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Hf jl' 2 ' THE SUN, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 26, 1898. 1
B SPAIN'S PASSING SPASMS.
KIp i $? aaRituaanxiifiBi.viriTnat.BK and
& s 2HEN is ri.uxaun ix iMuiir.
UtPti ' r First Tlilnltc Herself " Recenernted " by
M? I I g the Ktlllnn- ol Mnero. bnt U Dlalllu.
LjtP , y stoned hv I.earnlnir That, hut rop nn Ac-
Vp ) ' ltenl lis Wonld ilnr Enterad Havana
1 ! I MAIitllD, Dec. IB. "Maceo It tbo war," said
H&Jft ) i i fovr days ago tbe Havana correspondent of i'l
Brw ' "To conquer him, to annihilate his followers, la
MA?fl - -' to finish the war, to gladden the nation's heart,
ByjfjS' ; I and to present us before the world as capable of
Rgifi i accumpllshlug that which we purpose. Vic-
K$!i ' ' tory's firm requirement U that people know In
Hag !( advance who Is to be conquered."
HrP j , N These words were printed only throe days
Mf?y L, before th day on which Maceo Is said to havo
Kl $ beon Id' led. On Dec. to 1 Liberal recalled the
Eja- 4 words quoted nbovo and ndded:
K?i- '' " It was alrrndy time that the sun should shine
HeKJ j $ In Spnln. After manv a gloomy day, that of
V?W '-Si. yesterday was a day of happiness and us regen-
Mfctr 'Us "rating as any In our glorious past. It
Bff $r atrengthencd our minds, which deception and
Par- etf' misfortune were beginning to enervate.
Bi& Mt "Macno's death Implies that the Kreatest part
H jlH of his adherents will surrender nnd that the re-
K Hj)'' mnlnderwlll be dispersed. This Is uot, how-
HjL W ever, the reason why nil Spiln rejoices now.
ErT nvt Bpaln rejolcrs hecaunc a triumph has been won
Hty )f' in which she recognlro. her old telf. It was not
Ml Pyf strategy, but a bundful of horolo soldiers that
HL,, flit'. finished with the faiuouschlef, whoso arroeancs
Kjf m did not fall before n line of wisely la.d fortlfl-
M3;!' y- cations, but before a few braves, at the head of
Mktc ? whom was a modest and heretoforo unknown
K; M''. " Whnt comforts and pleases us most Is that
MM& m' Spain has known hnw to answer, as befits hur
MKv lM. dignity, Mr. Cleveland's supposition that wo
R& 'iMa- worn Impotent to overcome the Cuban ln-ur-
MMk- "MS recllon. Ho has had Spain's answer since yes-
B? M5- This' was the lnngunge of the press hereon
MM ('- Dec.OandlO. It Is now somewhat more mnd-
MH--1 -! crate. The chance Is due. porliap-, ti tbu fid-
MB& Wt lowlnc despatch rent via Key West by L'l in-
ll A' porttnl's Havana correspondent:
B; "The Cuban Junta In New York had written
BM&.' ?' to Gomez and Maceo (if the necessity that the
las' K publication of Cleveland's mvaeo should co-
E)B )Mh Incldo with some striking achlevi-ment by
l,'S! IM',4 them which niiu-lit attract the world's attcn-
,K Hlj tlon. (imuez mid .Macro L'nl reaily to comply
KWV tU&C' with this Miri:e-.tlnn. I di not know what
K-K& fjfsl Gomez's plan ", but I am perfectly well In.
HbHI.V lJ; tormed of .Macro's intention.
PK ' V "Mareo was persuailcd Hint It was Impossible
1 iM tot him to font- the trochn, and no hu UecliliMl
-j", IB,'; to mock the vlicllnnceol the troons and xlrnlth-
B Hi lly enter Havana province He purposed to
a-' 9 atrlko a bold blow by petting near Havana.
Ks a ' and, rushing to the outskirts of the city, pene-
K;, ji ' trato It a near tho centre as bis fortune and
K'j (3) his fnllovveri' pluik would permit.
i , "Tne band In Havana province rerelvrd
V' I9tl orders to rnncentrate alone the trocha. and on
HI ;' Dec. .1 Inrso lnurcent masses were reeu ir.ovlnc
; l. toward Puntiv Ilrava. Thi-y avoided all flmit-
HB't 11' lnc with mnll cilumns of ours oprratlne there.
2, )' Th'se column cnpiured come pncltlcos Bearlne
HK- ill' written orders to thu rebel bands. Ily this
h? . ''M, mennx Gen. Ahutnnda knew that the chiefs
WH ip were Instructed to make a supreme effort and
tfr? $; march toward tho northern end ofthotrncl.a
U ml where tliey were to meet Maceo. As thene
Hg' iff orders were Intercepted, Maceo could reunite
nt only :). 000 men. who wero thoe he lind with
Pi 'fit nlm when he wa- so oiTectlrely attacked by
But Vi Major Clrujcda.
Ul ffi "Some had raid that Maceo was colnR to pass
HE? 1R1'' the trocha earlv tliU month, but tbelr reports
HEv ill' were dl'crertlted n Intended tn mislead our mil-
HB'4 JaV Itaryactlon. Yet the rumor spread, and It was
B 'mi soon added that Maceo had actually passed the
Sv ' - trocha. The reheUympathizers nere del'irhted,
K i f; and It Is rerlnin now that snmcthlnir was
Kl r LH prepared here to aid the mulatlochlef In thoac
BSH S ' complislimeiit of bis told plan.
IV f , w "fo It srems that, hud It not beon ror the
1 r m providential encounter between Cirujeda ami
mi' ft'f Macro, and for the rharpshooitnK which killed
Ki k thelnlter. Spain and the whole world would tm
U Wft m'i ' now In acimimnttnn over the Innmnlnbla news
BS tit that the cnurni:eii'is insurgent chief had cotun
w 1 Iff to the doors of Havana and attempted that
MpS; ' El which may sirm linimjslblc to any one not
KK xl-' knowlnit the cnndltinn cif this cninpalen.
HS& W' "The rebels had bricun to execute their plans
HvL ' ( Ir v attai klnc Guniiabacoa. A report of the
His to B affair. Mich a- the censor nere vvnufil then per
K i,f mil, was trleuraphed to Madrid. Uunnnhncnn H
B f M as near llavanuat any ofMadrldV out ylnc dls
V ifiM"' trlctHare totlie city npiper. The rebel entered
Hlv vBi. Ouaialiiicoa and rcninlried there all tbe ilay.
Hi :'BV shnilntr Iheir booty In tbe mlddlenf the slrrrts.
T E'Bu All tljl-would l.nve been cmnmunlcnlrd u. ou
ll! pr had It not been tor the censor. It Is three day
B3 U m since the lat news from Madrid was published
B?f y here. Not a word i allowed tn be said as to the
B ?! lncrea-r of flckiiess amnnir the nrray.
H; h i J "Maoo's death has turned into an immene
f- i I K catattrnnhe for the rebel' that which might
v ' P have been for them n moral victory. I inuy
Ef- 'l Jj bhi.ii re joti that Maceo's drulh, as well its that
h , ft of Maximo Ci mrz's non, is due ton lucky nccl-
Ei p js dent. C'irujrdii's column could not help ilndini;
Hl! J " "" WH "IU lnureeni forces, which. a ex-
irl' v j. plained above, htvi cnnceutiated about I'unta
mm ft i? " Jit mo. I must rartici'Lirly insl-t upon the
:C t'r fact that neither Mujor ( irujedn nor nny other
H.f' vt ' person under lil coiiimand n avvure that
H?t-' (P '' Maceo v.anmi'HK tin-onemy."
H''t fl V 01 Dec. li Ueii. Weyler teleRraphed from his
Hllr Hf v campln I'lnardet ltiu:
HAS li, " "' am Ko'On now lo the provlr.cn of Havana
K fk- j .. to actively pursui- the rrbrl lands there ana
HV$" W 1 1 4 prolit by the nnlc which .Macro's ilratli has
Ha'i t' i caured amniic tbrm. Afterward I shall leturn
Hh'i '- toflnih with thine in I'lnai ilil ili". unites clr-
9r oumstances hhould compel me to co eUrwhrre.
Hal' ? IF' lam hlchly plta-id with t lie fnrcii wbtrb havo
H5 V ty operalnt In Hie jirovincrs of Ilnvaunnnd I'lnar
fit fc S del Klo, uiiil nlro with (ien. Ahiimnda. who liaa
Hl-$ f i- dlsplaied urrat (.kill and tact in tho fulfilment
H IS! Jy tv ' my orders."
.tSK i, Thlsdrrpatch reveals that Gen. Weylerwlshes
Hllr W ' tor him-rlf all the dory. If there be any, of
Vlu S. It) Maceo's di uih.
H'f'iiJB 1 'l Klolii. ono of Sngrata's nrpans, prorxned
Hffifi ? yesieidav that now t lie Insurrection hns suk-
HifSfi , talned huch u hcvere los, the mouienl had come
'S3; Kt f to etnnlih in Cuba the reforms which nero
WW i '-i autho Irrd b the ( ones in 1MD5. Hcferrlnc to
BwSv i this. Srf.oi I anoviisald:
jftv' V l " Macro's death uiul have been a (treat loss
HSfr 1 If- tothe iiiMiircinth: but vvk must wall mine time
KPK' k t? to be able to dpiirrrlnte Its real coii9rquein.es.
Hi'k4 l! "Jtiiiuet not be f..ruotten that a few innntlia
4' P '' "o soiueboiiy -imkr lo (joinrz and .Mucin of
HKh h autonomy us a iiirans of rmlini; tho war. and
BfiV? Ip ' that both chiefs atmwered that they wort not
Hltf.'' flRhllnir for reforms or Roy kind, und would.
H'r' ' t conrequrntl), nccrpt niitiilni: rhori of Inde-
iLj 3 i pendrnce, lrcnu-e whin they wished was In
B'fC v- 'f establish thr ( ubun irpubu. To speak of re-
Bk ''V i forms now, without knowlni: theelfrci of .Ma.
B?r ,f & ceuV death on the iiiMirurnls, would lie equlvn
mmWl t $ lent to prtipoi-lni! to iliem a cnunact, tns'eyk for
L'l ' aiimve which would mil laM longer than six
iMi, , V, months If It wiisL'rnntril.
mml'-r' nit "Ah lone ns then' may he a shadow of doubt
HfV "I ns to the superiority of our arms, we must not
HU .j think of anvthlui; but war. When the Insiir-
mmfr 4 J renlon shull lohucrnund in such a way that tlm
Hi"' fi vi fact will be evident to all. the Gmernment will
H.'j. i I? t0 8'B expression lo the nation's noble
I A v 1 feellnus and clvo In Cuba such reforms as it
H -r' i5l' may consider opportune."
f '" Accordlni! to otllcliil statistics, the Insurcenls
;, 3 iMt anstnlned tbe follow Hir toshes from February,
H- "T( ' 1H3- t this nionth: 1118 chiefs killed. IU
7 W SIT wounded, and :() who surrenurrnl; 11 17H prl-
' FiL . vales killed. ;'! "I wounded. Hltn prisoners, and
R S i tf.OIS surretir, red. 'Mm Ispanlhli had. durlnir
T"' H the Biuiie period, 01 nfilccrs killed and .'171
tW fE wounded. 1,U0', privates killed and 0.3U3
J !& ili " wouuded.
j .'K-y' ' II VIU1 LA H II K I.I) VI'.
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' f ft" ' A I.ona Islonit Cllv Bnelor Catches itTblef
' '"-E ' "n,t ,,M" ,,lln
' 1'lM ! -' A burelar broke Into a Lont; Island City house
f 3K f " yrstcrdat ninrnlnB. He was captured and held
5C upat thomiirleof a revolver, but whenlt came
AC ?M '- to turnlni; him uver to the authorities the wo-
H ' men in tlie huuse objected to being left ulone,
, t. v.. and tho thief was escorted to the front door and
'1( ' ji ' . told to make tracks in u hut ry. He did, but a
.; T ' detective cnptur.d the buri-'lar and his compan-
f !v i Ion yesterday afternoon. The home was at 270
J 5,f Vernon avenue, and the occupant Is Dr. Georue
.'. ,-, Forbes, Ho Iiiihii wife und jnunir child, and his
- v( wife's sister was v IslttiiK tliem.
', ; l)r, riiihesMiid jrhtinluy that at U;!I0 o'clock
y ; , In the moriiitiL' he was aroused by the biirkinK
if' ; of his vvutcluloi;, (ietl.llK out or bed. the Line-
I ; l tor took a revolver, and, itnliiK lo thedoor lead-
;.':, ItiKout Into the hail, iipenud It and taw a man
?, ?' 1 - crrrpiiitiiliiiif the Hour. The man had his shoes
3 :$ I anil coal nil, The plivMclim coveruil tbo liureliir
w , - with Ills revolver anil ordeird him in stand up.
1, , Thu thief held his hiunis ubiivu his head while
I f i , the pliyeltiaii waiclied hllu. The thief was
f j! - yomiR ami of athletic Inillil,
f i 5 ' When Dr. Korhessin.'pesied tnklnit theburclar
5' J c ! to a tire engine hi uve, thrre doors trom his own
I 1 ' i resnlenie, Mrs. lorries pi nlrsted. She said shu
ft if I was urc the tiiati liad confederates Hillside und
, T ' they would irrtniuly kill the Doctor should hu
'! X , venture lorih alone. After looklnn th thief
1 i'ii !' over larrfully Uni Ductur told him thut he
r tj would liberate liliu.
. ?i, "Hut remember," said the physician. "I havo
1 i 'i seen vuu belnre and will never L'l't your fuce,
,i', and If weuvcr iueetKiiln youwllt (in to Jail."
.V 9 Then he ordered tho thief to preeedo him
, fij ' down stairs, Arrlvluu in the lower hull, Dr.
kk kBt ij forbesnpei.ed thu (rout door and ordured the
7'!fi. t'f buritlartodepuru' The latter lost no time In
' , Sif, M Eetlluir nut of sluht, Arter his departure a
, itf search wusinade in learn the mauner of htsen-
- i'lj rtj traucw Into the house. A small window uudr
r W V , the (runt stoop wits found open. Dr. Forbes did
; SlS til, pot rrport the burglary to the polhe until yes.
i ,'m f terday afternoon, llusuld that the buritlar had
I Vb ',t been haimniu' around llioodway and Vernon
I ttj i-,I . avenuo for several das
I (( 1 he burclirtiiuclil In the house said his namo
S3E el WH lioni.ti. (iliimre, uilas , Gilchrist, and that
KL n k ha vyay,l years old. und Uvrd aH5 V street.
lai, n P; liosluu. Ilisiuinpanionsuld he was .lames Mc-
K i Coy. Sft jeaib old, of -h;i Uadde street, ,oni:
HBLkI i?,. "" Llt t'ha prlsuuers will be arralunvd
HBKjk I tuuruiig,
HHHjgyraw
intt TIG Bit AH A aniKUBR.
II Dots Not Drend Wahr, Do Others
or III Sptelea.
As far as Is known to naturalists, the tlner ti
tho only member of the cat family that with
out hesitation will take to the water and swim
lone distances. Whether the water be fresh
or salt seoms to maka no difference.
"Whenever In his wnnderlnes a stream
or estuary lies In his way, the tiger wastes
llttlu time In huntlnir for the shortest routs
, of crosilnir, but plunges In nt once, regard
less of sharks or crocodiles, which, unless ho
jo wounded and bleeding, aro usually willing to
slva him unmolested passage. Unless tho
stretch of watet Is of considerable width, ho
swims onward to tho opposite shore, shaping
his cnurso In tho same direction ho was folloar.
lng befnro coming to the Lank, Off the Malay
I'onltisula tigers sometimes swim from the
mainland to tho Island of Singapore.
Sedgv places by water pools are favorlta
haunts of tho tiger, tho rushes affording him
concealmont In which to wnlt for tho forest
creatures which tome to tho pools to drink.
For a similar reason ho prowls tho shores
of Inkct ?nd rivers, nnd often choosos as an
abode and lurking plnco the vicinity of an old
watot Utnk, ns tho mud or stone walled reser
voirs Lullt by the Indian natives to collect and
store rnln wator are calls I. If In springing
uion his prey ho miss, and tho deer nr buffalo
rushes Into the wuter, the tiger leaps after,
and, grappling, f itches It to tho shore If tho
victim's struggles In tho water aro violent,
lie ond them by breaking its neck with his
teeth before bringing it to the laud.
Of tho aquatic capabilities of tho tiger an
Englishman In one of tho middle districts of
India had n thrilling experience several years
age. Ensconced in the top of n largo IcanlLg
treo which extended from tho bank of tho
lake fur out. ovir tho water, he was vatchlng
for deer which two shlkarrls, o. native tiger
hunters, with a party uf natives, wero trying
to start from the Jungle. Suddenly a tiger
appeared on the shore close nt hand and iwam
ou, Into tho lake. Tho Englishman, thinking
that ho had a suro thing, II red. wounding tho
tiger slightly. At once tho tiger turned, swnra
to tho shore, and began to ' rawl out on tho
trunk of the leaning treo toward tho hunter.
The Englishman, whoso second shot had
missed, retreated before tho advancing beast
until he could go no further, ajd then dropped
into the lake.
Tho tlirer leaped after him, seized him by
the shoulder and brought him to tho shore.
Tho tiger had carried bis victim to the top of
the bank, when the two shlkarrls. drawn by
the sounds of tbo shoottnir. appeared from
the Junglo. Immediately they fired upon tho
tiger. One of their shots broke tho brute's
back. and. releus ng his hold on tbe Kngllhh
nan'a shoulder, tnu tiger rolled down the bunk
into the water, wheru am titer bullet quickly
despatched him. Although his shuulclir was
pulnfully bruised and lacerated by tiu grip
of tho tiger's teeth, the Englls man had mm- i
tivlned ti" serious Injury Irom the encounter. '
which taught him a lesson as to new possibili
ties of danger to the hunter In tiger shooting.
In times of hi,th flood in the East Indian
rivers, when the low country bordering them
Is Inundated, often wt'h much loss of brute and
human life, the tiger seems to shure In the
fear that pervades the Junglo beasts, nnd to
loe temporarily his ferocious Instinct i.f
slaughter. Gathered upon eminences that
rl-o like islands above thu spreading waters
may bo seen the wolf, tho leoDurd, and tho
tiger, stat,' lng peacefully hi company with
tlu deer and cattle and tho smaller animals
that are thslr natural prey, all tho ordinary
instincts of tho beasts being held in abeyance
bv the common terror ull feci nt tho inva
sion of their haunts by tho Hood. From his
facility In swimming and his ability to irowd
his way among other refugees to a place of
surety, the tluor Is apt to fare better than most
anlinuls. not distil. ctlv autistic, ar such times.
"1 hen w en better cannot bo found he will seek
nny available place of refuge, as an uproot
ed fee. the toD of a wall, or the roof of n house
that has withstood the rush of the waters.
Not Infrequently he has tried to install him
self on the raft or lioat with which some of
the natives wero trying to get to tho dry Und.
Such an Instance occurred In tho Ganges
Valley, near a village called Charpoot. more
than twenty years ago. A native camentrr
residing in tho suburb was awakened In tho
onrlv morning by tho water pouring into tho
hnute ovel the doorslll. and looting out ho
saw that wbnt hod been the night Defore a
fertile, open plain was a lake of muddy
water. Ho had the materials at hand, and
his carpenter's skill te.ved hlrn In good stead
In nulckly making a raft on which he embarked
with his family and their scantv nuttltof house
hold utensils. As ,rtth a l"ng bum Urn h pad
dled or noleil his s'ow way along In tho en
deavor to reach the safe haven of the hills
beyond the vul ev. he spied the head of a hujw
tiger that was swimming In the same direc
tion. The tiger seemed wearied, ns Ir he had
swam a lmig way. and I resei.tlv. to tho con
sternation of the carpenter, be turned nnd
hmided for the raft. The crnfr had all thu
pnssettgers on 'loard that it could well accom
modate, hut us tho tiger swain fasterZthan tho
man could paddle there was nothing to do but
let things tako their course. On reaching the
raft tho tiger put his fore nnws on tho edge,
sinking It to the water's surface, and snrang
on board, crowding the wife and children
from thetr places, and nearly knocking some
of them overboard.
Thu llgr seemed tnoronghly rowed nnd
exhaURtrd. and lay 'linvn quietly where he llrs,
struc. . crowded amid tho people on tho raft.
Here he remained without moving while tho
nvrpunter slowly worked tbo raft along to
ward the hills. the trip occupying several
hours. When within two or three hundred
Yards of thu shore the tiger lifted his head
and bega-. to show signs of restlessness, then
rose tu Ids fee) : hui nil this tluio ne paid no -it
tentlon to nnv of the Dcoploo-i tho raft. Pres
ntlv lie lmunded rnrvvaid Into tho water with
a might v leap, then coil of which nearly paned
the raft In the middle, swam swlftl) to the
shore nnd disappeared In the forest.
When itftervvnnl tne carpenter related his
experi-nce. nnd described the tiger, the bruto
was lodentltled by certain scars on the head
and body as a notorious man-oatlng and coi-lle-kl!lltig
tiger mat for vears hud ravaged
a district fifty mll-s above Chnrpoot. After
the Hood bad subsided a week later he made
his presence known In his old haunts.
Hritiiciyr. VAitnir.s rt'.itr aivar.
They Ilnve fcnst Tli-p Christiana Tips In
Addition In Tlirlr Wngea.
The striking cabmen kept away from the
stables of the New York Cab Compnny yester
day, and stood at tho adjacent street corners
mournfully watching cab after cab pass. Somo
of them admitted that a strike at Christmas
was a serious loss, as In holiday time the
patrons of tho stables are generous In giving
tips. Moreover, those cabmen who drive tho
same customers day after day are in the habit
of receiving Christinas boxes every year from
them.
" I admit." said one of the strikers, sadly,
"That we were fools for choosing this time to
strike: but It can't bo helped now."
It wus learned that this time was chosen
because the li uders of the Liberty Dawn Asso
ciation thought the company would capitulate
quickly rather than lute Its Christmas trade.
As matters have gone now, however, the men
have lost not only their wages during tbe strike,
but also their Christmas tips,
Jasper Fulton, who win knocked down and
kicked by four strikers on Thursday night, was
at work yesterday. A policeman sat beside him
on the box instead of loliuw lng In another cab,
A number of double rigs wero rent nut with
policemen mi tne box beside the drivers. Man
ager IlefTernan of the Now York Cab Company
said concerning the attack on Fulton:
"Wears Investigating tho matter, and havo
almost positive proof Hint at least one of the
culprits formerly worked for us. Wo shall
prosecute If we get enough evidence. It Is an
outrageous thing In a free country for an hon
est men In hard luck to boattneked and beaten
for merely trying to earn u living."
An ellnrt will be made .o open all the stables
on Monday or Tuesday with non-union men If
the strikers do not return to work before then,
A large number of applicants lire now on the
waiting list. The company expects that tho
strikers will return, ns they can fnrnlsh no
reasonable excusos themselves for staying out.
COOO riawr the Pishes.
It was stated at the Aquarium In Battery
Park yesterday that nearly 0,000 persons bad
visited the place during the day. Crowds ar
rived early In tho day, and as the weather grew
warmer, toward the afternoon, the attendance
crew In size until the closing hour. This was
tbe first holiday that the pluco had been open.
X Saloonkeeper Chartced with Robbery.
Alexander McLaughlin, who keeps a saloon
at '.'10 Hamilton avenue, Brooklyn, was ar
reted on Thursday night on the complaint of
John W. Nnman of HU Paclilo street, who says
McLaughlin came from behind the bar and
arter relieving him of his 1 silver watch
hurled him Into tho street.
To Cure- Cold In n Dar
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J tsfuaaniKUiouAriJiuaiutunurifc mc-jiilu.
nAWTIIORNEMAYRECOVER
Bej'BIV COBTOMB COLLBOTItB'B
icsock.oui is nuoAnirAT.
He mid IT. T, K. Kenny, with Tera Friends,
IlndsvRonrwrHIa Ilarteader Kelly'a Party
-He W Felled by Kelly. While Kea7
and Ilia Opponent Tambted DewssaArtk
Tbo police or the Old Slip station were unable
yesterday to clear up the mystery concerning
the assault on Daniel G. Hawthorne, deputy
collector of the Custom House, whleh occurred
at 7:30 o'clock on Christmas eve. Just outside
of Louis Schmidt's saloon, al 84 Broadway.
William Kelly, the bartender who was arrested
for striking Hawthorne, declaros that he Is In
nocent, and Hawthorne himself said yesterday
that he had no recollection of being assaulted.
Ho said he slipped nn the Icy sidewalk, and that
when he fell he lost consciousness.
Hawthorne lives with his wife nnd three ohll
dren at 103 Hawthornoavenuo. Flatbush. After
doing some Christmas shopping Thursday after
noon he went to the Ward line pier with his
chief clerk, Thomas J, Dunn, on a business
errand. At 7 o'clock they walked to Broadway,
and meeting W.J.K.Krnny.formerly Supervisor
of tho CUii Uecord, and a Mr. Lee, who Is Dunn's
brother-in-law. they all wont Into Schmidt's
saloon for a drink. After leaving the
saloon they stood talking on the sidewalk, ac
cording to Kenny's story, when three men whom
they did notVnow came out of Schmidt's, and
In an Instant thero was a row. One of
the newcomers struck' Hawthorne, knorklng
hlmdown. Another tackled Kenny, and, when
they grappled, both men fell Into an area In
front of 82 Broadway. Kenny's oppouent
scrambled out of tho area, and with his com
panions ran down Hector street. When Kenny
got out of the area ho found Hawthorne lying
unconscious on thosldonnlk with a crowd about
him. Tho Injured man was bleeding from tho
left ear, and from a cut In tho bank of his head.
Ho was carried Into a drug store near
the corner of Wall street and Broadway,
and when an nmbulunre was summoned from
the Hudson St rest Hospital, Ambulance Surg eon
L'Abl.e declared thai Hawthorne's skull was
fractured at the base, und that he was al?o suf
fering from a rupture of the Mt ear cirtlin.
John Ilurkiiwltz. a newsDoy. or 147 Nnrlolk
street, who stood In rrmit of Schmidt's saloon
when the tight occurred, told Deteit've Sny.
der and Policeman Wall or the Old Slip
station that Kelly who Is a bartender
at Proctor's saloon In Pino street, was
tho man who knocked Hnwthornednvvn. Kelly
was arrested on the strength of I'nrkowltz's
statement, although he declared Ibal he had
nothing todo with the assault. Hawthorne was
taken to the Hudson Slrrcl Hospital, and later,
when he heenme conscious again, be said ho
was John Hosengarlen, of Middle Village. L. I.
He was assigned to a private room, and when
Detective Snyder brought Kelly before him
Hawthorn" suid that he never saw him beford.
nor did he remember that ho was assaulted.
He expressed a nraliu to to taken home.
At 11 o'clock Kenny and Dunn drovo up to
the hospital In a coach, anil announced that they
were ready lo carry out Hawthorne's wishes.
Ambulance Surgeon L'Abbe protested against
the lemoval nt the Injured nian rrom the hos
pital. He said that bis condition was ex
tremely critical, and that a carnage Journey of
nny length might end fatally. '1 he house physi
cian was suuimuned. and he agreed with Dr.
L'Abhe that Hawthorne was In no condition lo
be removed. Hut Hawthorne, who did notseem
to be very rlrnr minded. Insisted on going
home, nnd his frie-ids snld that tl ey were de
termined lo get him away rrom the hospital.
The house physician appealed to Detective
Curry, but tbo policeman declnrrd that ho
could not Interfere unless be nut ihu whole par
ty under arrest. The hospital authorities would
not agreo to this plan, mid Hawthorne was led
out to the conch. A telephone message was sent
lo his wile, and vi hn tho carriage reached
Ilavvtnornn's residence nt 1 o'clock yesterday
morning. Dr. I.ii7nrus. tho family physician,
was there to recelvo him. The Injured man was
In a semi-comsto-e condition, ami all the symp
toms Indicated that be was suffering from a
fracture of the skull.
'1 here wero no marks of violence upon him
except tbo rcalp wound on the buck of his lienit
and a slight scratch on his llo. The watch which
he had bought us aChrltmas present for his '
wife was round In his pocket. W lion be nwnko
arter sleeping II vo hours Ids mind was perrectly
clear, and he told Mrs. Huwthornn that he had
no recollection or how he had been Injured. A
consultation or pbvsiclans wils held later In tbe
day. und they decided that Mr. Hawthorne's
skull was not fractured and that he would prob
ably recover.
Kelly cried nearly all night In thi station
house because he could not gel home lo his wife
and children, who were waiting for hi in to trim
tbe Christmas tree. When he was arraigned In
the Centre street Police Court j esterday morn
ing ho told Magistrate Deiirl that brand two
Irletids were drinking In Schmidt's saloon bn
Hawthorne, Kenny, Dunn and Leo came in. He
und his friends went out directly lie hi nil the
Hawthorne party, and when they reached the
sidewalk they all began to s'-ullle. There was
considerable pushing uud shoving, he said, and
Anally some one punched him In the mouth.
Than he struck the man vv ho vv as nearest to
blra.
Kenny, who was In court, said that no one In
his party was Intoxicated when they left, the
enlonn, but thai be could not explain bow the
ecrap began, llo said that he had a check
cashed in Schmidt's, and thai Dunn hail dls.
pluved considerable money while standing in
front of the Pur. For this reason he ttioughl at
first that the motive of the assault was robbery.
Young Ilnrkinvltz told the Magistrate that ho
saw all tho men com- out uf the saloon together.
They were quurrelllng among themselves, be
"said. Suddenly hu saw Kelly take off his over
coat and str ke Ilaivthoriie. Kelly was hold In
J.'iiiO ball for examination to-day. No effort
was made to apprehend his companion.
it ax Joir.v a ncnnoxrR.
The Overdue Scandinavian rllnkn the
C'ltrrle lVulter OtT floeton llurbor.
Boston, Dec. nr. The Allan line steamer
Scandinavian, from Glasgow, arrived to-duy, six
days late, owing to bad weather, poor coal, and
green tlremcn. On Christmas evo she collided
oil Cnpe I'cxl with the lumber-laden schooner
Carrie Wnltor, which becamo a total wreck as
thu result of the collision, her crew or elx men
being brought hero on tho steamer.
The accident was due to the steamship captain
mistaking tho schooner ror the pilot boat on tho
Cape Cod station, as sbo burned flaro-up lights
used aboard the pilot fleet us a signal. Chlof
Mate Allken answered what ho thought lo ben
pilot boat's signal by burnlug n blue light to
notify tboso on board that the steamer wanted a
pilot. Tho wind was blowing from the north
northeast, which being a fair wind for the sail,
lug craft, thu latter began to draw nearer the
steamer and the steamer kept her course at a
moderate rate of speed, thinking that the sup
posed pilot boat would come abautand launch a
boat. Instead of which the schooner crashed
Into the steamer with terrific forre, striking
her on the starboard bow and doing consider,
able damage.
A lifeboat was sent to tbe assistance of tho
schooner, but befnro It had gone far thu
schooner's yawl bnal wus seen approaching, and
both boats returned to the steamer, on which
the crew of six men were brought to this city.
The Scandinavian has two holes In her star
board bow, one about two rert square just nlxjve
tbu load line, while the other Is on the bluff of
the bow, whero a larce plei eof the schooner's
Jlhbnom and a portion of her Jllihud Indgrd,
Tho damaged plates will have to be patched bo
fore sho leaves hereon her return.
The schooner was commanded byCapt. T. G,
Starkey. When the collision occurred the
sclioiinrr's bows opened and lilted rapidly with
water, und she must have capsized, as she was
nowhere to be seen shortly afterward. Tbo
tlure.iiti light was used simply lownm the up.
proaclung steamer as to the rules of the road
at sea. The orevv had barely time to gather
their trunks and personal elf rots and stow
them aboard the yawl before leaving the wreck.
Oyatermen Freeae to Heath Arter a Ionc
. Hlruunle.
ANNAPOLIS, Md Dec. S3. Levis II. James
and John Drunzell, oystermen nf this city,
were frozen to death yesterday. They left this
city in a balteau for Magothy tllver. When
near Sandy Point the little craft capsized. The
men threw off their outer clothing and shoes
and swam for shore, but the exertion was too
much for James nnd he sank exhuusted at the
water's eilge, whero his body was found to-day.
Brauzell made his way In shirt sleeves and
barefooted nearly a mile through tho snnw, hut
also succumbed to tho severo weather when
within a few hundred yards of Dr. Spranklin's
bouse.
Ilia x.e Cat OCT lly n Hawser.
A tug boat steamed up to Erie railroad pier
No. 11 in Jersey City yeaterdny afternoon, and
Charles Bcnlelke, a deck hand, climbed up on
the pier to make her fast. Ills right leg was
caught in a twist of the hawser and before he
could extricate himself the lug was cut off Just
below the knee. He was removed to Bt, Francis's
Hospital.
Trolley Accident la Brooklyn,
John Gorman, S3 years old, of 1243 Third
avenue, Brooklyn, was struck by a Third ave
nue trolley cur In Third avenue near Fifty
second street on Thursday night and received a
dislocation of the shoulder blade and other lu-juries.
WtlllBMIOB UaUD AB BAIT.
Fifteen Dui Cancht with Thasa la u
Hoar.
There are lots of Oarrltons up at Greenwood
Lake, but among them there Is only one Tom.
The other may gain mora notoriety than ho
doer, but It seems to be always of a disagreeable
character associated with violations of the game
laws or of domes tlo ethics, Tom baa a single
ey to truth, business, domestlo happiness, and
the study of natnre In lu various moods. In
fact, ha has a single eye to everything because
Joe Brown shot the other one out soma years
ago while aiming at a rabbit.
Tom Garrison lives upon a house boat, and
gets np early evory morning to cat tbe Ico
around the boat and prevent It "bustln' the
oil barrels" which give buoyancy to the struc
ture. With Tom on the rait are his
wife, Hannah, and tho boy and tho
baby. It is a comfortable houso with
three roams, and next summer Tom will
have another just like It as an annex. Then ha
will take boarders. Last summer any stray
guests had to sleep upon two cots on either sldo
of the table In the dining saloon, vv hilo the fam
ily occupied tho bedroom and kitchen. The new
house will bo nil bedrooms nnd piazza.
Tom was In town on Monday and stopped In
Vesey street to tco his hardware friends. His
most cherished pntron Is Louis F. La Koche.
and next to him he banks on Ed Patcrson.
Tom sought their advice about a Christmas
present for tho baby, and Incidentally got one
for himself nnd two ror Hannah. He urged La
Koche to go up to the lake and enjoy tho pick
erel tlshing while It was good, and said ho had
been Just slaughtering the fish for several
weeks, and that his " pop," Stevo Garrison, and
his uncle. Hank Harcn, bad been "more than
slaughtering the Blinkers" In the upper lake.
Tom remarked that he did not expect Ed
Paterson to come up. "He's a kind of adudo
fisherman anyhow," he said right to Ed's face.
"I've got my opinion of a fisherman that
fetches goldfish up to the lake for bait. He's
almost as bad as tho fellow 1 look out a couple
of months ago."
"Did Ed really use goldfish?" asked a by
stander. "Deed he did." said Tom. "He fetched op a
tin pull full of them lasi rail. They cost him 10
cents ap.ece, and ho thought cause they como
high he had to liivvu 'em,"
"Did ho cutch anything on tbrm?"
" No. hedidn'l. but I did ntier election day. I
guess the buss were ull tor Ilryiin belore that
and they wouldn't take anything but silvery
shiners. Ed thought thut tbe gold tlsh would
be good at night, but I found they worked
better in day light."
"What about tho other follow J" asked La
Koche.
"Oh, he was a oeaclt! He lind monoy to burn.
He come up In October without any prepara
tion, and 1 took him out und lent hlrn tackle.
We had pretty good luck, but hu mude me. tired
a-klng questions about bait and kinds or fish. 1
gave him straight goods rUhL along uud didn't
try lustring him. When lie went away he mndu
a date for mint I, el trip, and he cainu up on tho
7th or November und put up ut Angermlller's
over night, lie told me that night that lie wus
going tu surmise me in tne morning, but I
wasn't ready for the surprise he gave
inc. We cot out nt 0 o'clock ir. the morning,
and he fixed un a brand new rod and reel and
line. Then he took out of his grip a box with
mosquito wire nulled over holes in tho ends. I
wanted to ball his hook with a shiner, but he
said llial tie would bait up himself, and opening
the box he pur tils hand down into a lot of cul
tbn and fetched out a little white mouse with
pink eyes, nnd hooked It through the root or the
lull. Say. I've halted with all sorts nl queer
things In inyduv. but them things took my
time. It made mo kinder squirm when I saw
him hook them."
"Hnw did he mnko out with them?" asked
La Itnchr.
" To beat the band. He had twelve of them
and ketched nrieeu bass In an hour. Tim mice
would Just swim un the surface mid the bass
couldn't let them alone. I never e anything
like it. I was dead set to gel some while mice,
nnd whon I nsked him where I could get them
he Just laughed .it me nnd snld that he reckoned
1 couldn't ntford to use thorn. Then ho told mo
that be paid SO cents a pair for them. Gee. but
that was a stllf prli e to pay for bait. He didn't
seem to care much ror money, though, and he
gave me the lish he caught, besides paying mo
$:) for a half day."
3IISS FLAllEltTT TAKliS FOI.HOX.
Had to See So BXnnr Pernons nappy IVblle
(she Wh Mo Miserable.
Miss Julia Flaherty, aged 10, who was em
ployed as a servant by Dr. Van der Worst of
:ill Mulberry street, Newark, was found un
conscious upon n bed In her room yesterday
afternoon, with the gas turned on and the room
door closed. The odor of gas was detected and
tho door was broken open. Tho young woman
was sent to St. Bnruabas Hospital, when it was
dis'nverrd that she nud taken a large dose of
laudanum before turning on the gas.
She left several letters upon a bureau In her
room, and in one mldressed to iter employer she
sahl that sho wanted to die and begged his for
giveness for committing suicide In his house,
but it made liersaatnseo everybody so happy
while she wns so miserable, li Is thought that
sho will recover.
Killed Illmscir on the Steps or tho Rrook.
lya City Hull.
A man. supposed to be William W. Morrow,
about 30 years old committed suicide by shoot
ing himself about 10 o'clock last night on the
steps of the City Hull In Brooklyn. A woman
heard tbe shot and saw tho man fall down the
steps. Sho Informed a policeman, who sum
moned un nmbulunce. The man vvatfdead when
tho surgeon arrived. He wore dark
blue trousers, hlnck cutaway coat and
vest, and a heavy dark ovormat, a
soft felt hnt. and gold eyeglasses. He also
hud a silver watch and a gold chnln.
and In his pocket was SI 1. Thero was also a
' crrtlllcate for four sharci of the stock of trie
Genesee Investment Companv of Iluirnln, mailo
out to William W, Moriow. In his isicket wero
several curds. I)niin was written "Mrs. Mur
ray. il'JT East 154111 street. N. Y. Good-hy. Aug.
ust. I will return again." Another card horo the
Incrlptinn "B udley & Poates," ami miner this
was tbo name " Morrow." In the left-hand cor.
ner the wor I " Itesurgum" was written. Brad
ley & Poaiesaro enarnvers at 10 and IU Vande
water street, this city.
SCllOVVAl.tlFF QVITS.
The Ctnr Ornnts lbs Count' Bequest far
Jlrltreraenf.
St. PETEnsnctio. Dec. sr,. The Czar has
granted the request of tien. Count Hchouvaloff,
Governor-General of Russian Pnlnnd, that he
be permitted to retire on account of 111 health.
Before his appointment to the plnco which ho
now relinquishes Count "cliiiiivaloff was Bus.
slun Ambassador to Germany. Some time nco
be was stricken with paralysis, complicated
with other diseases, and several times It has
been anbounced that his condition was critical.
Armenian Criticise tbe Amnesty.
Lonpon, Deo. 28. The Constantinople corre
spondent of tbe .Morning i'oat telegraphs that
the Armenians are dissatisfied with the terms
of the amnesty granted a fow days ago by the
Sultan, as it really does not Improve Hie condi
tion nf tho Armenian prltoner- In Constantino
ple, and comparatively few will benelit In the
provinces. Armenians who bnve been con
victed of rlutous conduct will be confined In
fortresses, while Mussulmans will be released.
Hun Lent! Mhnvr Hern Killed I
Mount Vkhnon. N. Y Dec, SS.A man about
00 years old was struck by a fast freight train
this morning near the Itvo Village station of the
New York. New Haven and Hartford Railroad,
and died of his Injuries soon afterwnrd. He was
dressed lespectubly. It was Inferred from let
ters nnd cards In his pockets that he was Lewis
Shaw of 4-10 West Fortv-seventh street. New
York city. He wore a Giand Army badge, and
tbe local Post of the (lj A. It. took charge of the
body It U supposed he had started to walk
from Hyo station lo Port Chester, a mile away.
Ilnlled Human Fleck nnd Talked Anatomy,
Topkka, Kan., Dec. 25.-Carl Montgomery, a
student In the Kansas City Medical College,
horrified the people of Broughton yesterday by
boiling, In his father's yard, the flesh from a
man's body. Young Montgomery says he round
the body In a box car. He talked to tbe passing
school children on the science of anatomy. The
people are Indignant and will examine the near
by ictnoterlei.
Where Yesterday's Fires Were.
A. M, 3:00, ev Onerry street, James Vannciter,
dim tie trlfllDgj 24P, 839 Washington street. A,
O. Held, damage 110U; 7i0, 21121 East Thirty,
third strett, F, J, Kaldcuberg and others, damage
1850.000; 7i80, D4U East Forty-eighth meet. Jnhn
Binltb, dsmsxe irlflloii 7i4o, tilts Writ Forty-fourth
street. Max Itulile. damage aifiO; M 30, Has Firth
avenue, lllchard Mortimer, damage slight! UiaO,
Canibrellng avenue, near Felhsm .avenue, llary
Ityun. damage f BUO,
I', M. lauo. 1b3 Amsterdam avenue. Then, Fit
ley, damns (301 1:S0, 20V-SI11 Ka t Forty-fourth
street, John llackett. damage trininai Oiuu, oT
West Slxiy-arit street. Hi. John'r Oullrt Hoapitsl,
dsmsgc 3S 0100. 70 Wtil lontn street, Krsnx T.
Ryan, dumagc V700I 7il0."tttg Kail Ulxteenth
street, damage trifling: 7iltv. 11 lelsncey street,
Rose Bchwam, damage trltUngi 7UU, 00 Cm si
street, U, liuckcrnian, uo iuigvj 0l3u, 411 Wash
ington strcst, no oatuago.
POLITICAL CONVERSATIONS
CIIO All! ItUUKKlt Bl VCIDATBB XltB
SXHTK3I UK OIIJF.C1H Tit.
Ones a Victim of It lllmccir-Hava Chonte
la Hare ofo Yotec at Albany Ont or I?l
-Other Victims or " Plntt's Hlntr-!lfll.
holUnd Explains tbs Inter of Hie Ilelnn.
" Mind you, I'm a friend of Piatt," said One of
the Choatn Union League Committee of Fifty to
a Sun reporter In tho Mills building on Thurs
day, " but I'm also a friend of Choate, and I ob
ject to tha system by which Piatt Is to be sent
to the United Slalos Sonate."
The speaker was a lawyer. He did not wish
his namo printed.
"What system 7" asked the reporter.
"Ob, the system; you know what I mean, I
moan tho system," replied the lawyer, who him
self has ocoupled public plnco.
"How were you elected lo tha Placa you
had?"
"Eh? What's that?"
' How were you electrd to the place yon
had V"
Tho Union Leaguer began to grin. He looked
out of the corners of his eyes. He was momen
tarily mum.
" How wero you nominated to the place you
had?"
"A caucus of Republicans, sir, snld I was tha
best man for the place." he replied, with fervor.
WnlU"
" Well, sir, my friends controlled the delegates
and I was nominated."
"How did thoy come to control the dele
gates?" "What's that?"
" How did they coma to control tho dele
gates?" " Why. you know, don't you J"
"Of course I know; but what do yon say
about It?"
"Well, that's got nothing to do with this
case." replied One of the Fifty. "Piatt has
been very kind tn mo. He has dono mo lots of
favors and all that: but I object to the sys
tem." "System any different In this Stato from
other States?"
" No-o-o-o."
" Among Democrats or Republicans?"
No-o-o-o,"
" Has It ever been?"
" No-o-o o."
"Will It ever bo?"
" No-o-o-o."
" Well,. Iiidee.'" asked the reporter. " give us
the renl reason why jou have become a Choate
boomer."
" Clioate's a friend of mine."
"A Inter friend than Plait?"
"Ilil? What's thut?"
"A later f i lend than Piatt ? "
"Oh. what's the usoor this talk," replied the
Onenf the Fifty. "I ooject to Hie system, and
that's enough."
"How muny votes will Choate get ?"
"Nine. sir. I assure you upon my honor: nine,
sir."
T hero will be only l.-.l Republicans In the
joint caucus nt Albany which Is to select a suc
cessor to Mr. Hill.
On Oct, 7, ) H'i:t,tho Democratic. Mugwump.and
some of the Republican newspapers or the Slate
announced in During headlines. " Boss I'lntt's
slate wins." Tills announcement line! rorerence
tn the result or the state Republican Convention
held In the Salt City the day before. Al that
convention the same old "system" was found
to he working with rnplditv nnd directness.
"Boss Plott's slate" at that convention con
sl'tid or the present Republican State officers.
Secretary or Slate John Palmer and his asso
ciates, Kdwurcl T. Bartlett for Associate Judge
of IheCouitof Appeals, nnd the following del
egates at largo to the New York State Constitu
tion Convention:
Joseph It. Choate, Ellhu Root, atd Edward lautrr
hsc or Xe York city, Jesse Johmo'i or I rooklyn.
rre.li-rlen W. Ilo'lsnr Yonkers. Jtlchsel II. tllr,-htnrg
o Ni-whureh.,1. ltlder t;adr o' HuJlon John T 51c
HoiioimIi of Allisny. John It FrnncUol Troy. John F.
rnrklitii-st or It iti.roiiunrslore V. Veitcler of Htlcnii
Tin- John i. Gilbert or Malon, Augustus Frank of
yvnrssw VVilllsni P.cioodrhe of Syracuse and Daniel
II. Mclllllauof Ilurfalo.
The Hon. William Brookfleld. Another of the
Fifty, was Chairman or the Republican Statu
Committee. He was reelected to that placenta
meeting ol the new Stato Committee, which
was held ut the I-'Iflh Avenue Hotel on Oct. ID.
lKII.J. The new Stnte Committee was elected at
Syrucuse lour dnys bernre. and vva- part of
"Boss Plan's slate." .Mr. Brookfleld, In other
words, was the chief representative and the
only affielal representative or "Boss Piatt's
slate." Mr. Brookfleld has alwnvs told his
friends In private and In public that Mr. Choate
and Mr. Rom were "puton"ithe "slute" pre
sumahlv I at Syracuse Oct. U. 1 Win. after he had
made a personal appeal In their behalf to Mr.
Piatt.
"That's true." sentcntlously said Mr. Piatt
yesterday when he wns asked about the matter.
"Boss Piatt's slate" wa- elected In the ftli of
1811. 1 The "system "carried with it the elec
tion of Mr. Chonte and Mr. Root ns delegates at
laro to the Constitutional Convention. The
Plait men snld yo-terday that the "svstem"
was O. K. in thnsoduys and was so considered
by tlie friends or Choate and or Root. Indeed.
It was a "beautiful system." while now the
boot is on the off hind hoof.
"Speaking or the Choate boom." fald a Mc
Klnley Leaguer ) esterday, "one or us asked
Johnny Milhollund the other day what thodcvll
there was Hi this t'hnaln business, and Johnny
replied: 'You bowline Idiot, don't y' know
we've got to light for something or fumebody to
keep us alive?' "
rOTKS FOIl CIIOATB VEItV SCAHCE.
Letters to an Inqnlrlnic Htntesmnn Continue
to Convey Thut Impression.
The Insignificance of tho demonstration which
the Choate boomers made ut Cnrneglo Hall has
had a disastrous effect on the boom which was
sent up through the Stnte. The vagrant boom
Is blasted. It was making uo converts among
tbe members elect of tho I egsature, but it was
pushed along with some vigor by n fewMcKln
ley Leaguers, who had been told that It was to
i be mndn u means of forming a now Republican
State organization Inoppositi-n tnthoregulnr
Republican machine. Word wns received yes
terday by tbe lenders or the regular organiza
tion that the up country McKlnloy Leagues
have lost heart and practically abandoned the
movement,
Tbe members oI the Legislature who will have
to chouse tbo Republican nominee for L'nlted
States Senator are fairly revelling In tho op
portunity which has been afforded them by
Senator Pavey to declare their reasons for vot
ing for Thomas C. Piatt. Three of them made
public yesterday their replies to the request by
the Senator that they voto vv lib lilm for Joseph
H. Llioate.
Assomhlyman-elect James P. Hegnanofthe
Thirty-third Assembly district of this city said
In tils letter:
" Tne policy that would dictate the election of
Mr. Choate would, In my humble opinion, be a
mistake because, while he possesses all the
qualities which you attribute to lilm, ho lacks
thai most etsentlal nualliy that leads to party
victory, namely, political acumen a quality
pnsse-sed to a rare degree by nnu whose namo
you monuon In your letter und to no small de
gree by tho&e who helped 111 in tight tho battle
and win the victory uf a single standard ai.SL
Louis.
" Thomas C. Plait was foromost In bringing
about tho 'union of the moral und Intellectual
pollilcnl rorccs,' which, you sny, 'inu-t be
preserved,' and li Is he to whom tbo United
SUlcs Senntorililpand thu lederul liiflunni a it
carries with It should bo given in tinier that
such union may he maiiilained, tho welfate ol
the people or this Slute promoted, and the In
let cuts or tho Republican party Jealously
guarded."
Assemblyman. elect John C. Knsup of tho
Fifth district of Kings County snvn:
"I shall vole for tbe Hon. T. C, Piatt for
Senator rrom New York, because In my view be
more thoroughly repre-ents the principles or
tlie Itepuhllcuu party than any cither man In
the State. Ho not only represent Repub
licanism, but he Is tho embodiment or the busi
ness interests of tho business men. He has
done more to promote and secure bu-lness
prosperity by his unswerving udvncucv or
the gold , standard, both in New York
al our own Republican state Convention in
March last, and then In the National Conven
tion ut St. Louis tn June, thnn any other man In
the country. He is a business man with busi
ness men nnd he understands business men's
needs. His devotion to Republic. inl-ni hashren
disinterested and unselfish lo a degree hitherto
unknown In this country, and the ability be has
shown in all Ills labors has never been excelled,
and that ability will be an honor to New York
Care
Should be exercised at this season to prevent a
debilitated condition of the systom. Build np
the health In winter by taking a coarse of
Hood's
Sarsaparilla
The bast In fact tho One True Blood Purifier.
Hood's Pills ".Vi? only PllU to tako
llUUUa a llianl(Q rood., tWiaua-Uls,
Didn't you got it?
Never miuil. If iinytliinrr
man or boy wears, bap; or
trunk to put it in it's hero
As p;oo I as money can
buy.
As low pricod a3 quality
will allow.
Rogers, Peet & Co.
Prince and rjrnadwav.
Warren and Rroadwav.
Tlurt)-secuii'l mid Ilroidway.
In tho Senate. These aro sufficient reasons why
Mr. Plait should receive my vole, and ho shall
havo It,"
Asscniblyman.elect Morton Cromwell of the
Third district of Ijueens county makes this con
trlliiitlon to lh correspondence:
"To begin Willi, I question tho sincerity of
anybody's Republicanism who allows his name
tn bo used for this ntllce ns oppo-ed to that or
the Hon, Thoinnn C, Piatt. It llttlu behooves
me to cast a slur on Mr. Clioate's scholarly nnd
legal abilities- thev would permit lilm to grace
any uflltn hut I believe the Republicans nnd
the people of these United States, nnd of the
Statenf New York especially, owo Thomas C.
I'lutt adebt or gratitude. Ills friends propose
to pity that debt by sending lilm lo the United
Suites Senate. 1 am freu und willing to state
that 1 shall be proud and happy to voto for
Thomas C. Piatt If ho U a candidate."
CIlAItTEIt TALK ATMOKTOX'H TABLE
Draft Mar nn Altered n I.ltlle by the
Commission Potltlcn! Anpectc,
Gov. Morton's dinner to Gov.. elect Black, tho
members of the Greater New York Commission,
the Hon. Thomas C. Piatt. Edward Lauterbacb,
and Senator Lcxow last Wednesday night was
more than a mere social function. Every one
of tbe guests has a special Interest In tho adop
tion or the charter for tho new city which Is to
be presented for the consideration of tho" Legis
lature by tbe commission.
The charter In all Its details had been agreed
on by the Committee on Draft of thu commis
sion when the dinner was held, land It could bo
discussed with a view to considering how It will
be received by the Legislature and bv Gov.
Black.
Ills the deslro of Mr. Plait and tho Republi
can leaders that the charter shall be passed as
speedily as possible after its introduction. All
of tbe Commies oners made speeches ut ihe din
ner. It Is said, and special features or Ihe char
ter were dilated on and dl-cussed. Nearly
everybody hod something to sny regarding tho
part that Mr. Plait had In pushing tno work of
consolidation.
It was said yesterday that Mr. Piatt was called
on to make a speech, nnd he said Unit, as a
humble citizen uf Tioga county, be was hardly
l competent to pass Judgment on the work or the
I commission, but tn view ot wlial the Cotnrals-
I sloners had said about thecharler he wusenn-
stralued to believe it to be u good thing. Ex-
Mavor Gllruv was praised for the great amount
' or Intelligent work hedldns a member of tho
. Draft Committee.
I It Is the Delier. general nmong Republican
i leaders, that the charter will pass tho Leglsla-
tnro practically as it comes from Ihe commis
sion. It is hoped that It will be so perfect In ull
, Its details that It 111 u-ril nn amendment, and
thero is lilllo or no likelihood that ll will be
amended tunny ol Its esentlal features.
Tbe full commission is jet intpus. nn the
draft submitted by the committee, and 11 may
makenny amendment to lu T he t'oiumltteo on
Draft was not unanimous In all its conclusions.
It was dlvld-d on the question of municipal
ownership of rrancnUes, on tho length of time
allowed the .Major In which he may make
peremptory removals from office (some wanted
to limit It to sixty days) and also on tho ques
tion of multi-headed commissions. It Is said
that most or these questions on w hlch tho Com
mittce on Draft was divided will be passed on
anew by llie full commission, und the charter,
so far as it relates to come of them, mav be
changed. The home rule features or the char
ter are said to have the lullest approval of the
Republican leaders.
The posslblo political complexion or the coun
cil districts in the present city of New York,
according lo the proposed charter, wus referred
toby Int. St'.N e-terdav. It aupeurs that two
are certainly Democratic, one Just as surely
Republlciin. and two will be flchtii'g ground,
with a shade tho better of It on the Democratic
side. Tlii.s estimate is made on present political
conditions.
In Brooklyn there are threo districts, two of
which, the sixth and seventh, it Is said are Re
publican and thu eighth Democratic. Rich
mond County went Republican al the Inst elec
tion, but Is ordinarily Democratic. The same
thing can he snld of the part of Queens County
Included In the city.
It will thus be seen that the iipner house of
the Municipal Assembly, according to the ap-
Iiorlionment proposed, may be carried by the
U'publu nn. although the Democrats seem to
have the better of tho situation under ordinary
conditions,
run ur.ALTii axd cusifubt.
Ample Ilnthlns Facilities of tha West Side
Itrnncb of the Y. 51. C. A.
All the bath rooms In the now building of the
West Sldo Brauoh of tbe Yonng Men's Christian
Association, extending through the block be
tween West Fifty-seventh and West Fifty-sixth
streets. Just west of Eighth avenue, are tile
floored. Besides the usual tub baths there
are here a swimming pool lSi.'H) feet and
twelve shower baths. Tho swimming pool Is
lined with white porcelain tiles; running around
the pool is a wide coping of white marble. The
water now ustd is Croton, which Is kept up to a
temperature ofalioiit 05 degrees. An artesian
water supply is expectod lator rrom a well now
being sunk on the premises and already bored
to a depth or 1,0(10 feet. The shower baths are
lined with white marble. In tbe dressing rooms
there are 1,'JOO lockers, with combination looks
and forced ventilation.
1 he bath rooms and dressing rooms are In tho
basement, w horo also thero are a bicycle room
with racks for 17S wheels and two bowling
alleys. The gymnnslum Is nn the sixth floor.
Ono of the elevators in the building runs be
tween the gymnasium and the dressing and
bath rooms, with a closed car for gymnasium
members only.
One of the Sfen Who Round and Gassed
Kx-Bhrrlff Linoriv In In ,lnll.
PotTOllKBP-PSlK. Dec 25. One of tho threo
men who entered the rcsldonce of ex-Sherlff
and Mrs. George Lnmoreeat Salt Point at mid
night about two weeks ngo, bound and gagged
the couple and cnrr.ed oft all tbe money and
valuables they could lind, was raptured this
afternoon by 0 Ulcer Charles McCabs of this
city and locked In Jail.
The captive gav u his name as Andrew McCabe,
At tho pollen station he made a full confession.
Implicating "Bubbles" Shauahan and Harry
Mason, the latter being tho leader nf the trio.
He also -aid that It was he nnd his pais who
bound and robbod tho Fulton family at Pino
Plains a week ago. The prisoner claims to bo a
deserter from the l'nlted Slates marine service
at Charleston. S. C,
Shnnahan and Mason arc still at large, but
their rapture is hourly expected, as McCabe
furnished vnliiablo Information, which. It Is
thought, will lead to their early apprrheuslon.
Theatre Ushers Form n Union.
Tho Socialists of the east slde.lt was announced
yesterday, have organized a union to which be
long the ushers nnd doorkeepers in the Hebrew
theatres. An application for a charter has
been made tn tho United Hebrew Trades,
with which the llabrnw actors, musicians, and
choir singers aro afllllated.
J OTT IX O S A 71 0 VT TO If.V.
Ltzile M. fsneldrr. a two months-old babe, was
suffocated In bed some time Thursday nltrnt, prob
ably by ono of her patents lying nn her.
Slorgsret Mullaner. who toot carbolic acid Thurs.
dsy nlKtil al her nnine at 014 West Kifuetli street,
died at thu Itnosevclt lloipiio yenerda),
George I'eiieri li. a deck hsnd ou tlie lurge Ellon
Wood of I'lillelelpnla, was struck on Ih-i head by
the boom of tlie barge during a gale niT Cuim Pels
ware on WednesUy uUlii, He received Injuries
from which he died two hours later
The horse and wason. witn the seven barrels of
whltko and caw of champagne, which were found
at Hlxtb avenue and Twentr.flfih street Tliuridsy
night by a policeman of the Tenderloin siutlou,
were claimed jtaterdsy by Fsttr Volk of 171 Lud
. . low stress, . s.
ELLEN KEATING KILLED.
BUlf OYEB TIT A WlhliOAT EXQIXR '
m iftjo;.x,r.v,
XVnm She Flcrlas rrom the Colored Porter JH
In Chnrse or the (station f lis In JR
Arrrnteil on Hncplclnn lie alnaea te "gfl
Home Allesed Contradictory rtiatemcnta. jjH
Ellen Keating, tho 31-year-old daughter of S
Patrick Keating, a carpenter, left hor home at 'JI
Hot) Moutauk avenue. In the New Lots suburbs ifl
In Brooklyn, about midnight on Thursday -S
night, to miet her 17-ycnr-nld sister, Kate, at
the station of tho Kings County Elevated Road fm
at Eastern Parkway and Montnuk avenue, a ;jjfl
few blocks distant. Kate has boen employed, 'jl
during the holidays. In ono of Hay- tn
lcr's candy stores, and on Thursday night
it wns understood that the store would .'!
bo kept open until midnight. The diss i$j
trlct witch the girl wnuld havo to pasa a
through to reach her homo from the station la '3d
very lonely and dimly lighted, nnd It was on '
this account that Ellon wont to the station to it
moot her. Vhen she pot there Alfred A.
Wright, the negro porter, was tho only person ,'j
In charge of tho littles station. After midnight .. ,
tho office Is closed nnd the fares are collected .
on the trains by the conductors. Thocoldwan V
Intense, and Ellon shivered on tho platform
while awaiting the arrival of tho train with her
sister. ,K
According to tho statemont of Wright, she ',
suddenly jumped off the platform to tbo track, 4(j
about 1L': JO o'clock, and was run over by a wilds
caterginonn IIb way on tho down track to tha ',
vurd In Williams avenue Wright hurried to a
drugstore In the neighborhood and notified tha '
police or tho nccldeiiu Whon Ambulance Sur
genu Shea arrived rrom St. Mnry's Hospital tea
joting woman had been llttod from Iho track, ,
nnd her sister, ror whom sho had been waiting .
and who reached the station n few minute K
after the accident, wns bending over her. .
Ellen, alt hough evidently mortally injured ana 'J
suffering gieuily from shock, was consolons ana -4
recognized her sister. She seemed nnxlous to ff
be taken to her home, and. It is said, faintly
whispered:
"I will tell yon all about this dreadful thins
when wu get home." Tno ambulance surgeon
found that Miss Keating hud received a severs
compound f rncture or thu right leg, an Incised
wound nn tbe forehead unci Internal Injuries,
shu had lost consciousness oo reaching Ihohoas
pltal und died within two hour.
Pnltco Captain Baldwin or tbe Liberty nvenun . ,'
station was not ratlsllcd with Wright's explana
tion us to how- Hid accident bad occurred. i
Wright was said lo have mado sevoral contra :
dlctory statements. It was also said that ha
merely Informed the druggist that a young .
woman had slipped un the platform and Injured t$
her leg. Wright. It Is said, first explained thai , '
Miss Keating vv'shed to cross over lo the down AAT
town station, as there was a stovo there, but '111
that instead or going down Btalrs to tha flU
street sho slipped down on the track.
He warned her. ho Is reported to have said, Mb
against doing so. nnd tried In draw het JHH
back Just as tho engine approached. Wrlpbt, tmm
ll Is said, told this story to tbo policemen who Mm
vvcrellrstnt the spot. Lnteron, when further HH
questioned, he said, as was reported to Capt. H H
Baldwin, that Miss Keating got on thu wrong IH
plnlfonu b) mistake, ana that when in tho act OH
of crossing the track she fell In front of Iho
engine, lie denied ttint ho had had any trouble DiBsl
with the youngvvomniiorthnthe had attempted mF
to assault hor. hfll
Although Capt. Baldwin was not satisfied with &rn
Wright's statement ho allowed him tn go to his ' U
homo nt 1070 Atlantic avenue. A further In- I I
vestlgntlon Increased Capt, Baldwin's suspicion d
of a pruhublo crime, add in the nftrrnoon B,X
Wright was arrested on a charge or homicide nft
nnd Hold to await the result or Coroner Nnton's 14
liiqulrj'. The Keating rnmlly Is well known nnd HI
respected in thenutlv lng New Lots district. Tho B'
two-story frame house tn Montnuk avenue shel- 9
tered. In addition to tbu dead girl, her father, U fj
motlier. three brotbers.and twosisters. Wright. m
under the dliectlons nf the railroad officials, n"
refused last night to make nny further state- navS
ment. He has a wife and two children. Tho MM
relatives or the dead girl s-y that she wns Hf"""
very cnrerul In her movements, was well ac- VT
qunlmed with the pluitorms, and would not. B
under any circumstances, havo acted as tho I
negro porter dccrlbe. unless trying tn escape I
from him. Coroner Nasou, who has charge of I
the ca-e. caused the arrest or Wright. He will I
goto thu Liberty uvenue station tills mornin?
and tako Wright's sworn tuleuient.
An autopsy will also bn made this morning by
Dr. Valentine, nnd It is surmised there maybe
some developments which may throw some
light on the mystery. Wrlgni. ll is said, has i
always boruo good reputation. The wildcat J
engine was going at full speed in paslng tho J I
Montnuk avenue station, nud the engineer was v
nut aware that any accfdeiitoccurred. A small 1-4sb1
oil lamp was the only illumination al the sta- rnVm
tlon. s
III A IX E TO IlEXBT CLAY. VJ
The Tonncr Bebnohnnsler's I.-tter to tha 1
Veteran Stntelmun In 1HIE1. '
Lexinotox. Ky.. Dec. SI. Thomas H. Clay,
grandson of Henry Clay, in looking over his old
papers the other day, found tho following letter
written by James O. Blaine to his grandfather.
At that time Mr. B'alno wus a teacher In tha
Western Military Institute of Kentucky:
"Drtr.SMiN SpHi.Nos, Ky., Nov. 17. 1851.
"HoNonr.D Sin: Some four years since, whan
I first canio to this State, I had the good fortune
to be Introduced to your acquaintance, and com
mended to your confidence In a letter from tha
Hon. T. M. F. McKenhon of my native State.
You generously offered then to glvo mo tho ben
etit or vour counsol. but I foreboro calling upon
jou. knowing, as I did, the thou-nnct demands
that were made upon your Kind feeling. Since
that time 1 have held a chair In this institute,
but Intend resigning next month, with tha view .
of settling In the South and practising the pro
fession or law, the stndy or which I have tn
part completed.
" Would vuu. at this Into date, esteem it a pre
sumption In me to reaucst from you a letter of
Introduction to some one of your countless
friends in the South particularly In Natchez or
Now Orleans, as I propoo visiting those places
this winter?
"Permit me tn sny, sir, that I do not maka
this request with the mere selfish view of ob
taining any direct advantage (though this I do
not affect to disregard), but I earnestly desire In
time In como to havo home memento of the Pa
triot Statesman whom, from my earliest yean,
I have been taught to honor nnd reverence.
" I am the Bon of Kphralm Blaine of Pennsyl
vania, a man vvho, though perhaps you may not (
remember him. was during a long life one of
your most nrdent admirers nnd zealous support
ers. 1 enclose a letter from Mr. McKennon to
Gov. Metcalfe, which 1 never had nn opportunity
to use.
" With the slncero hopo that yonr llfo may bo
prolonged these many years yet, and that yon
may prove In time to come as In time past our
relugo In national danger and distress, I hava
the hupor to bo with highest respect,
" Your obedient servant.
"Jab. G, Blaine.
"Hon. Ilenry Clay, Ashland."
yield for BealdlnB a lint.
Amy Palmer, a young woman who would net ,
give her address, appeared as complainant ta
Yorkvllla Police Court yesterday against James
DIJohn, a bootblack, who keeps a stand In front
or a barber shop at 740 Eighth avenue. She
accused him nt cruelty to animals. She laid
that she saw him pour scalding water on a rat
Thursday afternoon. Magistrate Wontworth
held the prisoner In 3S0 bail for trial.
Funk to Reply to the Police.
At the meeting of tho American Temperanoa
Union nt Chlckerlng Hall on Sunday, further
reports will be mndo by ngents appointed to ob
serve thu workings of tho Raines hotels In this
city and Brooklyn. Dr. I. K. Funk will also
make u reply tn sumo or the explanations mado
by the police authorities or this city and by
Commissioner Welles or Brooklyn.
West Chester Police to Move.
The West Chester police, who havo bean A
quarterrd In the Town Halt, are about to rc
movu to the part of tho Post Ofllco building on
Main street which was recently vacated by tha
West Chester Bank. The floor above has been
fitted up as n dormitory for the men. Capt,
Krers expects to open the new station on New"
Year's Day or before.
Allesed llrooklyn Horee Tulevea Arrested.
Frank finnan, i.'0 years old, and Vlto Vln
cenzo, ngod 48, of 44 Carroll street, were ar
rested ostrrday on suspicion of having stolen
thoS'.MO horse nnd wagon of Dr. Perazzo whila
slundliig In front or 57 Main strret. Brooklyn,
ou Die. '11. Tho horse und wagon were recov
ered two days after their disappearance.
Court Culcndtvra Tula liar. 43B
Supreme Court Special Term ran II. Ex-firte
matter.
Hu'rocstc's Court Chambers No dsy calendar.
Trial Term No dsy calendar.
City Court speclsl Term Motions. '
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