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I t ..... i H "I r "'Fi3E-'TJ" I fT 1 , - lSfej Kv ' 2a?.a.4W,.,V llTHE WEATHER PREDICTION ll I S 1 IT'S so." kw I Jb ilgaJuQCgWwiil'yipip w v Falr: northeuterv winds. i 'h I jjj V-O'7' NEW YORK, FRIDAY, JANUARY 15, 18 9 7. -COPYRIGHT, 1307, BY THE SUN PItlNTING AND PUBLISHING ASSOCIATION. PRICE TWO CENTS. M , I l'LATT TO SUCCEED HILL. V I " I io.vix.tTrn ron sn.JTon nr tub B jti:vvni.iCAS cavcvs. il I y Hloeil 14 for Plait nnd T for Ckonte H. yr. mall's Niime Not Mentioned la "' I the Caucus Until After Hotl Call Jleunn H 111 Nomination Made Vnnnlmou. W AtnAKV. Jan. 14, It m all orcr In exactly fortr Ave minutes, and tho Joint caucus of Ito. u B publican benntor and Assemblymen to-night H nominated Thomas Collier l'latt of Owegn. J" Hi 'Hoga county, to bo United States Senator ', Hi l0 luccred David Ilennctt Hill of Albany. W The voto was 14U for Mr. l'latt and 7 for H Joseph H. Choato of New York city. Ht Thero wero two absentees, Sonalur Albert H a, Wray of Hrooklyn and Assemblyman 4 H Dtlot 1'. Mackey nf Delaware county. H Senator Wray turned up Just as tbs cauaui H brol np. and raid to tbn roporters that ho J H wuitimtnonnl to New York early this morning Hi anil startcil back to Albany at 1130, but his 1 It train was delayed by a hot box. The train was B doe at 7:45 this evening. Tho caucus got under r H wsy at 8:30 and adjournod at 0:13. Senator Hj Wray said that had ho been bore hs should H bars Toted for Mr. l'latt. Assemblyman Mackey I Hf ss absent with an ofllolal excuse. Those who H rottd for Mr. Choats were: Senators doors W. H nmih of Ilrooklyn; Frank I). Party H of New York, and Legrand Cannon , Hj Tlbblti of Hoosae. and Assemblymen ' Hj Frederick Elmer Hates of Tompkins, Francis H fcLalmbcerof New York, Frederick A. llobblns i H otAllecany, and William Cary Sanger of the Hj Second district of Oneida. The Erlo oountr H delegation voted solid for Mr. l'latt, althouch Hj xrtet pressure had been put uoon Assembly- H run Henry Wayland Hill of the Second district HJ to vote for Mr. Choate. Sumo comment was Hj heard after the caucus ovor the rote of Senator HJ TlbbtU for Mr. Choate, H THOMAS COtMEtl TVXTT, H The action of the canens was unprecedented la one particular. Mr. Piatt's name was not H presented for Its consideration. Ills name was H not even mentioned until after the roll call had H commenced. Snob a condition Das never been H presented In party polities In New York State. As one of tho prominent Republican lead M srs aaldi "We will let Mr. Choate' friends M) do tho talking and w will do the Toting." HK Mo objection was mads to the utterances in Mr. HU- Cboate" favor In tho caucus. Tbey were Us. Hj' tsnsd to without a murmur, and when nothing H- more was to bo said for Mr. Choato tho roll call Hj was ordered. After tho vote was announced HI Mr. Piatt's nomination was made unanimous. H Mr. Piatt will be formally elected on Tuesday H text, the two houses first voting: separately, H' and then Immediately voting Jointly. On that occasion the seven Kepubllcans who voted for Mr. Choato to-night will vote for Mr. Piatt. On Jan. SO, In narmanus Illeecker Hall, a great H banquet, with a thousand feaaters, will honor Mr. Piatt, who will be by that time " the United 6tstei Senator-elect." Shortly after 8 o'clock to-night the galleries H of the Assembly Chamber, In which the Joint caucus was held, began to All op. and by 8:30, I when Senator Timothy Edwards Ellsworth. Cnslrmsn of tho Senate Commltteo on Rule. H ' bsneed the gavel and called the caucus to order, the galleries were JammeJwlth men and I women. In front seats In the main gallery were W. D. Outbrle and Ed Mitchell, the only two I left of the eleven of the Commltteo of Fifty. Tbe others had returned to New York' late In tbs afternoon. Both Mr. Mitchell and Mr. Ontbrle wear glasses. They rested their chins I en their arms, which were supported by the I (sllery rail. They looked like spectacled and I mosttached cherubn. They looked down upon ths proceedings with rueful faces. When tho I 140 Republicans wero In tbelr seats. Senators and Anemblymen all mixed together. Senator I Ellsworth said: "Icsll this caucus to order by the direction of I th Caucus Committee ot tho Itcpubtlcan party et Senators and Assemblymen. Tho object of the caucus Is to nominate a Republican candi date for United States Senator and also a can didate for Ilegent of tbo University of the State of New York, lly direction of the Caucus Com mittee I nominate as Prosldent of the caucus Senator Cornelius It. Parsons of Rochester." Senator Parsons was escorted to tho Speaker's ebslr by Senator Horace Whlto of Syracuso and Autroblyman Thomas W. Wngslaff of Kings, fcenator Parsons, In a few words, thanked his fellow Republicans for tbo honor accorded to Mm to prrsldrover one of the mott Important tsucH-esthe Ueoiibllcans of the State of Now York hau ever t.sld. Then ho was ready to go sheati. B. A""mblymanCharlcs:F. Tupperof tho Second oiMrliuif Hrwimo formnlly nominated Kvnator va.!a V stranahan of Fulton nnd Assembly jnan Oe,,, (.t u-tln of New York to be eocre larir of the caucus, and they were unnnl ""'ill U cliotsn. The roll of HenatorB and As K'nWyinen as cnlled. and only Mr. Wray and H.-r,cl',Jr "'' absent. On motion of Astern "nKIredirUL Nixon of Chautauqua tlio csa'u, A'seiubly wero made to govern tho comJ".4.nt,.I,"r,loni,liensalil: "The tlmo has "nn..,l", ITfsentatlnn of candidates for slnMn0'.1."8 ' ""''1 Slate" Clmuin J i""h l't In nomination "Joseph F. br nn m..1""' Wl" luorely a "lip of thu tnnKtic. of a?,Snnu un,"""l with speakers III all i-orta the VmiiTi A'.'- Mr' llrush snlil that whatevor Uekn ,.! St' "! 'aucus ho proposrd as n Itepub "rlilei1,miU"'1 ,,y ll- Ho added "I have no who,.. V?1 ""," "1 any condldatn or any mnn Halite. sn',"'",' ""en mcntionod for United nstinn !'Kr,1n Winding Mr. Chnalo's nninl-Cuos,11-' "Vy1,0 Mam tliat It as Joseph II. com. i..?H .,lM) U'celess hrrllngCR which havo Prtvt?,'.?..,f0i'","u onrllrst daya of tho groat iiJoufl v1''' '' ,,B b,'nni-' '" tr,e ai'lrlt which Jreoii ?'" '" "llr Pnllllinl Hf'. thu fullest and 'iitl,,.?."'"" 'l "Xliresslon nf Individual ?lnfff,"1 """"lent with devotion to the prln 1 b.m i "if ''',rt'- " harmony with the uplrlt can.. , "' "uiuliiatlon of Mr. t'lioale. be i ,i" ' ,,'e'',, that 'hit nblllty and character "naiinf1,!1'' , '"" ,0 represent us In tho Mr ii '.' '" li'lud Miilffl. .My entlmatenf lbI.ii. J"1- " !ll",,,, '" '""i-il "'l ""IV ul"" I'1 oh. n!'",nl' bllt "tion knowledge nf his n !?'"" derived from n frlemUhlu or 1 ?J'l ,,w""ly ear. Oiirlng twn of which w.ii. i." t'1".'"', lll", almimt dally nsMiclallon nivv..""V kl"11 ll pleasure In canting in(i..V." ", l ' . eaucus for lilm biruusu I ail Kir.., "" "'''"did talentn. I rrrngmu bin high I.?i "'"'""aiter. nnd I believe thai liu In In !,,' " ,'i'iai.llfd to iierfiirm the duties (if tlm thi MH1.!''"l'""ru htlfactloii of tho people of ilAlJ,';",1ere now turned i.n Sonator Pnvey. lie Uin,,, steadily ut I'lesldent Parsons and ; e i kiizc mi. returned. It was evident that Mr. i '...in ,.X,P1 , Mr ,nV8 l(, blBIfy J,,, wi,H I n,.rMi,i "."'." ."' "'I. fhnlr. "uneillately lierore the caucus -ras called to wn ,ri,' "Jp' nidlhat he would say n tow Jjor ,. Hi, 1Uii changed his inlml. Senator ali.es also evidently ilDicleil .Mr. Pavoy to ii!',!,,f".r Rfler Mailing u reasonable time Mr. Ilainnstond no anil ankedi hjth.or"n'"'er gentleman In the caucus l) in.H.fnlr?f l? eennd tho nomination already J tnaat' U Uwkad steadUr at Air. l'aycjr and JMHHsla--. "' ft- ' .'! in ? . -1-V. . wSw1, ",f n.''." "mod Mr. Raines. "I will oder a resolution." .iSr. r?,lil4lon "" handed up and read. It tbelr cholco for United Mates Senator. It was ?U...7AIop,lwlt..nl, rl''t here It was manl Jested that the Piatt men hail decided to voto for tho Tioga chieftain, oven though he had not been formally put In nomination. At the roll call proceeded thu words " I voto for tho Hon. Thomas J. l'latt " were wafted up aloft to Mr. Uuthrlo and Mr. Mitchell with rapidity and When the name nf Assemblyman Jeremiah J. Sullivan of the Tenth New York district was reached he roarod ! " Mr. President, a volco from thu Hmvery, Thomas C. Piatt." This brought down the house. There wnj a paueo after tho roll call. Then President Patsons said: "CJeiillemen, you will listen to the result of the vote. Secretary Strnnahan-Thomna C. Piatt, 142: Josenh II. Choate. 7. A burst of hanrl.clapplng followed. Senator l)rush-I move that tho vote of this caucus bo made unanimous for Thomas C. 1 JAtt. Senator Pavey-I simply dcslro to second that motion. Mr. Piatt's nomlnallon-was mado unanimous and there was more hand-clapping. Senator llobart Krum of Sehoharln then formally nominated CheeterS. Ixrd of Ilrnnk lyn to be a Regent of tho University nf the Statu of Now York, In place of the late William I,. Jlostwlck of Ithaca. Senator Krum told nf Mr. Lord'a lnterost In educational matters and gavo a short sketch of tils career. Assemblyman Austin seconded the nomlna. lion, nnd Assemblvman Joseph Ilondy of tho Third district of Onondaga moved that the caucus proceed to vole. A tho roll was about tpbe called Speaker James M. K. O'Oradyof Itochestor rose and said: "I move tlm t tho Secretary of the rancus cast tho vote ot tho caucus for Mr. I.ord." This was quickly done and President Parsons formally announced Mr. Lord's unanimous nomination. Tho caucus then adjourned. It was not definitely ascertained until Just before th Republican legislators started for the Capitol to-night Just why the eleven of th Committee of Fifty cam to town. Th sup position has been that they packed their grips and came to Albany for the purpo.e of boosting along Mr. Choato's boom for United Stales Sen ator. This was clearly their purpose yesterday when they assigned Mr. Pavey to convert his thlrty.flve Republican brethren In the r-enato and detailed the rematulne ten of tho fifty to corral all the Republican Assemblymen they could. Karlythls morning the Choate boomers de cided that It would bo utterly useless to attempt to break Into tho platoons of Republi can warriors who wero for Thomas C. l'latt. and they adopted an entirely new change of action. They decided that It would not boa bad thing to attempt to keep track nf the fo'.v' legislators they claimed were for Choate. It got abroad that Assemblyman I.alm beer had escaped. The eleven sent runners out to lasso blm. They hauled htm back. Next It went abroad that Senator Pavey himself was shaky, and to tell of the perturbation of the eleven over this awful news would bo to write a chapter of one of tbo most ludicrous Incidents thai ever occurred In tho politics of the State, Republican or Democratic Sena. tor Pavey, when he Leant tlio report, flung up his hands In despair as he protested and protested that ho was a man of honor, and that ho would see Mr. Choate through lo tho bitter end. Mr. Patey said also that he only wished hoconld train adatllng gun on the rapscallions who had circulated tbe report. These reports and others of similar na ture led even tho eleven to look saulnl-eycd at each other. So all day the Choate boomers were rushing about In an eflort to keep the little they nail. It Is not necessary to speak of confidential matters or to print names, and yet at tho same tlmo there can be no harm In an nouncing that some of tho Choate boomers admit that they mado spectacles nf themselves In coming to Albany on their mlrslon, and they aro fully aware that political posterity will look upon the Chuate United States rienalortal con test of 1H07 as one of the roaring political farces ot the times. Thomas Collier Piatt Is 0.1 years old. Ho was born In Owego. Tioga county, on July IS, 183.1; went to Yale, and left collage In bis sophomore year on account ot poor health. Tho collese gave him tho honorary degree of M. A. In 1870. lie became President of the Tioga National Hank and anrurad In tbn lnmhar business in MlahlirAn allri tTolng Into politic In 1870, be iv elected to'Congresi' In 1872, and again in 1874. In 1881 ho was elected United States Senator to snoceed Francis Kernnn. In tho following May came the trouble with President (larfleld over Federal appointments, nnd Senators Coukltng and Plait resigned. They sought re election to the Senalo bv tho Lrclslamre. but both were defeated. Two years beforo ho entered the Senato Mr. Piatt had become a di rector and Secretary ot the United Mates Ex press Company. The following year he was elected Its President and he has been President ever since. Mr. l'latt was apparently nut of politics after Concllng and he were defeated. He was spoken of as a political solclde. Hut In the fall or 1M! he started In again. He was tremendously handicapped. Tho State machine was against him. Ha had no patronage whatever and had no Influence to speak of to aid him in getting any. II was himself a Commissioner of Quar antine, having been appointed In lrlitO and mado President ot the board. It was thought that ho wanted to get back Into politics lo punish tho men who hail gone back on him In his fight tor reelection In the Senate. Hut, Instead of fighting, he apparnntly for- Jot enmities and cultivated friendships, lis policy was a policy nf conciliation. He set to work, also, to bring young men Into the party. He encouraged them lo enter politics. The new blood waa his, and It was on this foundation that be built up the party and rehabilitated himself. Ho had been a delegate to the Na tional Conventions of lH7iland 1HS0, Huwas elected a delegate In 18HI. In the ensuing campaign he was constantly consulted by thu fiarly managers, and It has been said that, had lis advice that year been followed, the State wonld have been carried for Illalno. Mr. l'latt rstalnrd his place as Quarantine Coiniiilnsliiner nnlll 1H88, when he was removed by the courts on tne ground thai he was a resident of Tioga county and not of New Yurk. For the last seven years no man has seriously questioned his leadership ot tho party In tho State. He has been a power at every Republl can National Convention since 18H0, though lie has not always been on the winning side. Ills most nniable work was at the recent National Convention in ht. I.onls. Ho was opposed to the nomination nf McKlnley and did not heal, tate to light htm openly. Tho odds against hint wero overwhelming. Ho snw lung before the convention that tho Issue of the cam paign was sound money against frco sil ver, and be had tho foresight to see that that Issuo waa a great deal bigger than any candidate could he. He went to St. Louis pri marily to fight for the gold slaiidatd. The party managers In most of tho States that were sure for McKlnley favored a straddle plank In tho platform. They feared defection In tho ostern Stutes and a split. There Is no question that they had a majority of tho conentlnn not only for Mr. MeKlnloy. hut for a straddle. Mr. l'latt Jumped Into tho fight the mo. ment ho nrrlved nt the Southern Hotel, and ho never rostod until ho had forced tho McKlnley men to accept a gold standard plank. Of course ho was assisted In this by others, but bo was tho leader. It was ho who organlred the gold forces and dlaorgnnlred tho silver forces and the straddle forces. 1 hu men who assisted hirn. Senator Lodge Included, gn hltn credit for tho work, nnd tho Justice uf It never has been questioned except by a few per sonal enemies, mont of whom did not attend the convention, and all of whom either didn't know or didn't care whether or not they were telling At tho' last Republican State Convention efforts were made to Induce Mr. Piatt to becomo the candidate Tor fluvornor. If he had not post, lively refused to allow tlm use of his name, tho mention of It In tho convention would have stampeded that body. MIt. VI.A1T 31AUKS A MK.V. Hovtn Name on lilt or Pnprr Folded Away for lCnference, Ex.Senator Piatt received tho nowa from Al bany last night In tho loom of tho Republican State Committee at the Fifth Avenue Hotel. It was transmitted to him by long-dlstanco tele phone from tho Capitol. When thu man at tho receiver annouueed the names of tho thruo Senators nnd four Asiemblymon who had voted for Mr. Choato Mr. l'latt Jotted them down on a piece of paper, and after adding tho tmmts of the two absentees, Mackey und liny, ho folded tho paper nnd tucked It away In his vest pocket. State Treasurer Colvln nnd other Republl. cans will thulr congratulations over tho wire. They wero only a few mlnulcs ahead of tho telegraph messenger hojs. who began lo troop Into the lintel with messages of congratu lation for the Republican leader. Mr. l'latt had nothing to nr regarding tl.o result of tli vole, and went tn his ntmrtments tu read his telegrams. Alter ho had guno ouu of lil friends who was present said: " 1 know nf at lea.l cum of the Assemblytne.t who voted for ( liontu who would havoioted the other way lat Sunday If ho could have been insured thai ho would be iipnoltiltil on a certain committee. He was iinlaupolutid, and tlm anununremc.nl nf the committees wus not held back to Inlluenco his vote." A l.eadlaat Fhyslelaa Hayes "Mothers of croupy children should always Xeep a bottle of Hiker' Expectorant conveniently at band." I 1M SHERMAN OFF FOR CANTON. JIB IS KltOWK XO DB SLATKD TOJl BKcnBTAJtr or state. Uaasnehasett Oppoaeat of Gov. IonK for the Treasury Portfolio Huggest tho Name of Ihoasa Jefferson C'oolldce Alaer akd Bheraaan Are Kseoaetled. WAniXflT(ir, Jan. 14.-Senator Sherman left Washington for Canton to-night, aftet author Itlng the statement that tho matter ot his a p. polntment ot Secretary ot State has not yet been determined. At Canton to-morrow Mr. Sherman will probably meet Senator Burrows, who goes to make sure that there shall b no hitch In tho programme to appoint den. Rnssoll A. Alger Secrotary of War. Much surprise was caused In Washington by the announcement of Cornelius N. Riles that he will not be a member of McKlnley' Cabinet, built Is not thought his declluntlon will causa an entlro recasting ot tho slate. It wilt, ot course, stir up the politics of New York State a little, but as another New-York man Is sure to tako his place, tho lemalnlng places In tho Cabinet can be filled according to plana already made. It Is the Information of those In Washington who receive news from Canton and Cleveland that tho only names now under serious consid eration by tho President-elect for the appoint ment as Secretary of tho Treasury aro thoso of Charles Emory Smith of Pennsylvania and ex. Gov. John I). Long of Massachusetts. It was said to-day by n Republican who knows McKln ley ory well that the President-elect himself first mado the suggestion that Mr. Smith would bo a good man for Secretary of the Treasury and that he would like i cry much to appoint him. The President-elect, however. Is thought to be too much of a harmontzer to antagonize both Pennsylvania Senators at the outset of the Administration, as be would do by giving Mr. Smith a place In tbo Cabinet. Uecausa ot th active opposition of Senator Quay and Senator Penrose, therefore, Mr. Smith's appointment I regarded here as extremely doubtful. Massachusetts men In Washington would be Inclined to think that Senator Lodge's visit to Canton to-day wss for tho purpose of advising against the appointment of ex-Oor. Long, wero It not for tho fact that Senator Lodgo waa In vited to Canton for this second visit, as ho was ou tho first, and that otherwise bo would not have gone at this time. Senator Ledge and ei-Oov. Long wore at one time very good friends, but there Is said to exist a belief among the Massachusetts Republicans that the ex-Uovernor thinks that but for Mr. Lodge he would now be In th United States Senate himself, and that therefore there Is uot the best ot feeling between the two. It Is further retorted In Washington to-day mat those of tlio Massachusetts Republicans who are opposed to the appointment of ex-Uov. Long, or who think that bis appointment Is not likely, will urge the President-elect to consider tho qualifications and claims ot Its linn. Thomas Jefferson I'oolldge of Oostnn. a man who. tney say. would make a first-class Secretary of the Treasury, and whoso appoint ment would be very popular throughout New England. Much of the oppusltlon. If It may so be termed, nf the Massachusetts men to the ap pointment of Gov. I-onc Is due to tho fact that tbev ere not consulted, and bail no Idea that McKlnley hail him In mind until they learned that "Cousin "Osborno had been down to see him and talk II all over with him. His visit was a great surprise to the Massachusetts Re publicans, and they seem to fear that something will come of It. In returning from Canton this evening Sena tor Lodge will passon tbo road Benator Sher man, who go to talk for himself, and Benator Julius Cesser Ilurmwa of Mlchigan.who, having h.n detained In Washlnctnn for a dar or two. tartad to-nlghl tor Canton, He goes for lb purpose of making doubly sor th appointment of (Jen. Alger as Secretary ot War. which ha already been practically decided upon. Senators have been having a aulel laugh in the cloak rooms during lb past day or two over the fact that on Monday evening last Gen. Alger, tn a moment of good nature, called on Senator Sherman at his residence and suggested that tbe halcbel be burled between them. Mr. Sherman was very much eururlsed at this visit from the man wnom he has repeatedly de nounced for having purchased with money delegates pledsjed to his nomination for tbe Presidency, and he could hardly understand how (len. Alger could bav persuaded himself to make the visit. However, the Senator received him good-naturedly and assured him that ho waa don with fighting political battles, and that if they should b In the Cablust lumber they need not clash be cause of th old feud, benator IJurrows will tell Major McKlnley. who Is very anxious to removo any III feeling that mar still exist be tneen iho old-time Presidential rivals, that a treaty of peace has been aireed upon, and b expects to return tn Washington with tho for mal assurance of the President-elect that no after considerations can affect (Jon. Alger's ap tiolntment as Secretary of War. Mr. Sherman talks freely with his Senatorial associates In tho privacy of tho cloak room about the Cabinet matter, and does not hesitate to say that ho Is allowing himself to be forced Into tbe Cabinet for the pur nose of permitting Republicans In Ohio lo come to the front. His appointment was not settled upon until ll was known that Gov. llushnell would appoint Mr. Hanna to ho his successor, bill th Senator is said to bounder the impression that he Is not sure uf reelection himself, and on thnt account Is all th mure ready t remove himself from the turmoil of another political battle In Ohio and allow Messrs. Hanna and llushnell to fight out among themselves the battle for tbo election for the full term commencing In INiiu. A gentleman who relumed from Cauton abuulaueek ago says that he saw the slate ot the President-elect as arranged nt that tlm. and that upon It were th names nf Sherman, Secretary ot Stain; Illlss, Secrotary ot the Navy: Alger, Secretary of War: Goff of West Virginia. Attorney General, nnd Wilson of Iowa, hecretary of Agriculture. It Is the opin ion of this gentleman, who Is a friend nf the Pre. Idem-elect, that tho name of Mr. Illlss I the only one that has since been wiped oft tbo slate. jthias HOT IN TUB CAIIINBT, He Assessets That Ho Will Not Ilav a Portfolio. Cornelius N. Illlss furnished a genuine po litical surprise yesterdny by announcing that ho would not be a member of President McKIn ley's Cabinet. It Is less than a week since Mr. Illlss received tho congratulations uf many Republican friends on his accept ance of tho proffered appointment as Secrotary of the Navy In the new Administration. Those demonstrations wero made In good faith, and Mr. Illlss accepted them as If he bad accepted the offer of appointment without reservation. When, therefore, he an nounced yesterday that ho would not bo a mom. her of Major McKlnley' Cabinet tho news could hardly bo believed In some quarters. Mr. Illlss would say nothing further than: "I am not to be a member of tho Cabinet," Ho would not admit that tho Navy portfolio had been offered him and the refusal to acknowl edge the offer necessarily precluded any dis cussion as to reasons for his refueal to accept tho place. It Is known, however, that Mr. Illlss waa slated for Secretary of the Navy and It was believed by his friends that ho had agreed to take the place. His with drawal from the field of Cabinet possibilities now has occasioned somo of his friends tn ex plain that Mr. Illlss could not atTord to make the bnslnes sacrifice which tho acceptance of a portfolio would entail. There lias lieen somo talk. Inn, about Illinois In tho family, which may have bren an inducing cause. Having refused tn acknowledge the proffer uf place, Mr. Illlss refused lo have anything lo euy about these ex planations. One friend said that Mr. Illlss smarted under tho Hiiggestlnn thai hit had subordinated his political views and opinions hecause nf his deslrn fur n Cabinet place. This was Indlg. nnntlv denied by another friend, who enld Mr. Illlss was not so easily disturbed by tho blather liiL'inf I'arkhurHt. Now that Mr. Illlss Is really out of tho field for a Cabinet place, mi Interesting situation Is oren'eil, Ho was considered as tho repre. eiitatlie nf New York In Prosldont MoKIn ley's Advisory Cuuncll, That New York will have a member ot tho Cabinet Is cnnsld. ered bv politicians a matter nf course. Hut uhn Is ho to bo If not Mr. Illlss? New York has not been without can didates, Thero are Col. Fred Dent Oram and Gn. Horace Porter, cacti of whom would llketo he Secretary nf War. Then there are Dr. Depew and Andrew D. White, both of whom havo been mentioned as good timber for Secretary of State, Should a Secretary ot Uiato b taken from Nsrr ,ork, how. ever, John Sherman of Ohio would have to step aside, and It Is said by many who have closo relations with thu president-elect that Sen ator Sherman has been listed for the premier ship nf the Incoming Administration. Should Senator Sherman step asldo and a Secretary of Stato be chosen from Now York, Chairman Hanna ofth National Committee would havo no chance to become Senator from Ohio, at least till ISM), and It Is suggested that be might then consent to go Into th Cablnot, say, as Postmaster-Uoneral. In caso Senator Sherman does become a mem ber of tbe Cablnet.lt Is said that Mr. Hanna' chance of succeeding him In the Senate Is very slight. Charles L. Kurtx of Colum bus. Republican National Committeeman for Ohio, was In tills city on last Tuesday, and those who talked with him gained from the conversation that Gov. llush nell will not appoint Mr. Hanna Senator Sher man's successor In such an event. IIOWAIID UOVLIt BKOAOBD. Mr. Mayan Hay " Will Wed Her naach.. ler, Kutherlne .'lemma. the Aetr.ee. San FitANCtsco, Jan, 14. Mrs. J. W. Dayan, mother of Katherlne Clemmons, who has Just returned from a visit to her daughter, said to day: "My daughter li engaged to marry Howard Gould, and has been for a long time. It would bo foolish todeny It, butwedtsllkatho notoriety which th announcement brings. In deference to the wishes of Mr, Gould, she has given np her professional engagement. Not because Mr. Gould has any prejudice against tbe theatrical profession, bnt only becaus h feels It to be unnecessary for her to continue at work. " No date lias been set for the marriage, and I am not at liberty to give an opinion a to whether It will bo celebrated here." Katharine Clemmoos Is tbo stage namo adopted by Viola Dayan, who, as a girl ten or a dozen year ago, mad her d(but In a theatre In San Franclsoo. She was then very prepos sessing and li an attractive woman now. Miss Dayan (or Clemmoos, was living In Chicago In 18D3 while William F. Cody (" Hut. falo Rill ") was exhibiting his Wild West Show on grounds adjoining the Columbian Exposi tion. Cody decided that Miss CUmmon could and should return to the stage, and he " starred " her. Th vehicle selected waa a rotuantlo drama in blank vers entitled "A Lady ot Venice" A an "angel," Cody waa very liberal. Miss Clemmona was surrounded by an excelleut com pany of players, bar costumes wero elaborate and beautiful, th scenlo equipment waa gor geous, and the slag furnishings all that could b desired. Miss Clemmons wae liberally advar tlsed, but tbe play would not draw, and th tour ended In a fiasco, followed by several law suits. Mr. Cody retired from the expensive venture, and Miss CUmmons ha not due been teen upon tho stage. The reported engagement ha been a matter of gossip In theatrical circles for months. A few weeks ago, on Miss Clemmons' return from Europe, Mr. Gould met her at th dock and thry drove away together. sazlzxo nun's orenDUE. The T. r. Oak lot Oars Oat from Haas Uobk Kstaeprlas: the lord Dnffarla. Tho American Iron clipper ship T. F. Oakes. whlcb sailed from Hong Kong 104 dayr ago with a cargo of tea and curios, has not been spoken since, and It Is feared that she may have met mishap In the heavy weather of the last several months. She was purcbassd after she left Hong Kong by L, Luckenbach, who bought at tho samo time tko Iron ship Tllll E. Star buck, which put Into llermuda on Wednesday partly dismasted and with her bulwarks stove. Th btarbuok left this port on Jan. 0 for New South Wales. Th Starbuck and the Oakes were built In 1883 at th suggestion of Com mander Gorrlnge. They are the first and prob ably thUstAmrJcu Iron sailing ship. Th lB:riM.1nlD Manuel Wagun.wbich'salled from Hong Kong forty-seven day later than tbo Oakee, arrived here on Ilea. 0. The Oakes Is commanded by Capt. K. W. Reed and has a crew of about twenty. five men. Another sailing vrssel that Is overdue Is th new. steel, fnur-mssted llrlllsh bark Lord Duf ferln. termed by Yankee skippers and ship builders a ship, as she Is rigged Ilk our few four-masters. The Lord Dnflerln left Monte video on Oct. 7, and has not bien reported since. She has been reinsured at 43 guineas premium. She Is commanded by Capt. Roberts and has a crew of thirty men. The skipper's wit recently arrlvsd her from England expecting tn hear that her husband's ship had reached port. She frequently visit the office of th ship's agents to ask for news of her. The agents think the ship will be heard from In a few days. jr.v locatbd ir jr bats. It Has yieea la Sirs. Rlehardsoa' If aatf far Three Ytsrs-To 11 Catractsd To.Dsjr. For thre years Mrs. L. C, Richardson, wife ot a steamboat pilot living at 113 Clinton ave nue. West Hobokon, has carried part of a brossn steel pin In ber right baud. It bas pained her much, but surgeons could novar locate It definitely and extract It. Showentto the Hudson Street Hospital on Wednesday and exposed tbo hand to tbe X rays for four min utes. Ily yesterday morning a negative was sufficiently developed to show exactly where the pin was. The pin was a black steel pin. two inches long, with a beadllke head. It resembled a hat pin except thai It was not so large. Mrs. Richard son got ll In her flesh while cleaning tho hearth stone at her bom three years ago. Th pin waa In a crank between the floor and tbe hearthstone. In wiping the stone Mrs. Richardson ran her wrist against th pin. It entered at the wrist Joint. The head broke off, remaining In tbe llnor. The other pari of the pin disappeared tn A physician probed1 for the pin but could not extract It. For six week Mrs. Richardson suffered great pain and was confined to her bed. Tho physician told her to keep tho wound open, as perhaps the pin would come out of Itself. Tho wound healed and wss opened several times. Finally the pain ceased and this method of treatment was left off. nl. .In mmmm h. lllln . V... l.t. fn. . tltl,. HI-Pill I.TR lirr M.lll n jr.! l.ici tui . viuid. and has troubled her occasionally ever since. Part is now located In her little finger. Another partis Imbedded In th wrist. Ilnth ar to bo extracted to-day at tho Hudson Street Hospital, rAB.IOXS'S XKH' l'l.AX AltOfTKI). Bapld Traaalt Comralaaloasr Will Try Another ITadsrRrouad ICoatr. Tbe Rapid Transit Commission met In tbe Home Llfo Insurance building, '.'50 Rrnadway, yesterday afternoon. The commissioners ad Journed lo the Mayor's officii at 4 o'clock to meet In executlvo session. This was done so that Mayor Strang could attend the meeting, the weather being too Inclement to permit him to go to tbe office of the commission. The meeting nt the Mayor' office lasted but a rouplo nf min utes, and after It was over Secretary Delafleld said that tho hoard had adopted Engineer Par sons's plan for building an underground road, except In so far as that portion of tho road laid out south of City Hall Park. The portion of the road from City Hall Park down will not be hullt unieKs tlio properly holders along the route give their consent and waive damages. The board then adjourned. Tho plan now adopted by tho Rnpld Transit Commission contemplates a four-track system from the City Hall along Park row.Centre to new Elm street, to Lafayctto place, to Eighth street, under Fourth and Park avenues to Forty-second street nnd th (irniid Central Station; then westerly to Rrnadway, and along It to the Hon lavard and lOlld street, where n division will lin mado, nno branch turning east and going under tho Park to 110th street and Lexington ivcnue, as already laid out hy Engineer Parsons, and the other branch north from lOMd street nlnng the westerly shlo or the city to the city limits, Tho details of the plan were printed In Tiik Sun on Jan. 1. 70 isapucT s nivs coming iibiii:. An Axent nt Huea itnd Another at N'nnlnM Health ontcer Dotj". Itetiirn. Health Officer Doty returned yesterday from a tour of Inspection In Italy nnd Egypt. He said thai he had utipoiiiUd a resident agent nt Suez who will board all vesel IkiuiiiI here from East Indian ports. Ho looked Into and approved the methods nt disinfecting, rags that nru uhlpued from Egypt to New ork. Hu things thai tho chluf source of danger at Suez Is from the Mohainmidait pilgrims returning from ..ledli.a uml Mecca. An agent has been ap pointed at Naples who personally will examine each emigrant passenger nud give In the steam ship capiulna certificates to that effoct, Th agent will keep a sharp lookout on other Med. Itterranean ports and keop tbo Quarautlno authorities horo informed. SALISBURY'S GAME. Are Wo Raking British Chest nuts Out of tho Fire? EFFECT OF THE NEW TREATY, England Plays the Trump of American Influence to Awe Europe. , It I Fell la Knssla That T.ord Hallshnry I Making aa Eatraordlaarr Use erth ArkltratloaTrsi.tr la JCuroneaa Politic -Ussr nellev la Xagland That It I at lltn Prellmlaary to m Full Offensive d Dereaatva Analo. American Alliance They Welcome tbo Treaty Chiefly lor It Effect TJpon the rltrnKEl llrlllsh Pre. Use la IVnglaK with nival Power Belief That Jlaaala Woald Herve Vm Beat ir We Ara Heaklng Europeaa Aeesptaaee of the Msnroe Doetrla. Special CahU Dttpatch lo Tnt Bus. Loxno.v, Jan, 14. It 1 Important that th American people should understand that thero Is much mora Involved In tho pending Treaty of Arbitration between Great Ilrltaln and the Unltsd States than sweet aspiration toward tbe blessings of universal peace. The motives of President Cleveland and Secretary Olneymay be a pure and guileless as tbolr patriotism, but those of the other parties to tbe proposed agree ment ar not, Th exigencies of European poll tic have brought Lord Salisbury to consent to proposals which alghteen months ago he re garded a political child's play. English ipectatlons with regard to this treaty have become frankly apparont within the past three days. First, thy fondly and foolishly hope that It will lead to a full alliance between th two countries. Even those who know American publlo sentiment well enough to understand that It slgnlflsi nothing what ever ot that nature to the people of the United States ar credulous enough to "believe that this overture of good will from the mother country will create yearning sympathies on tho other side of the Atlantic upon which Great Ilrltaln may rely tn any emergency. A repetition of such a disaster as tho Venezuela message, which fell upon England at tbe most critical moment In tbe history of modern Urltlsh diplo macy. Is at all event provided against, and re moval of such a danger Is worth paying for In tbe estimation ot th Urltlsh Foreign Office. Great llrltaln's greatest satisfaction In mak ing th Treaty ot Arbitration with America I In the effect It will have In the vital struggle which Urltlsh Intsrssts and Urltlsh prestige aro waging with the rival powers of the Old World. Lord Salisbury has succeeded In creating th Impression In the other European court and capitals that England's relations with tbe United State are now so close and friendly that ah could rely upon American anpport In case hsr combined enemies should push her too bard. There 1 no doubt whatever that Russia and perhaps Franoo and Germany ar Inclined to accept this view ot the situation. It will bo of Immense diplomatic advantage Just now to Lord Salisbury If b Is able to strengthen and confirm this Impression. Indeed, th whole po litical situation In Europ might be changed bylU It Is hardly possible that President Cleveland and Secretary Olney can bo Ignorant of thl bearing of the pending treaty. His the clever est attempt ever made to play tho trump card of American Influence In the great game of European politics, and It is likely lo succeed unless the Senate makes ll plain that the Untied States Is not even Indirectly Interested on the sldo ot Ortat Britain In European affairs. Matters bare been rarrled pretty far lu th London press, especially In one newspaper, which credits Secretary Olney with saying to tho Russian Ambaaiador at Washington that the pending treaty Implies an Anglo-American alliance In support of the Monroe doctrine. This report la not believed In diplomatic circles here, but It Is urged against the Clvlaud-01ney Ad ministration that they failed to take tbe best advantage of the situation In sesklng European acceptance of the Monroe doctrine. It Is point ed out that Russia, wblch Is th traditional friend ot the United Stale in Enrope, would have been willing to make an arbitration or other treaty which Involved tbe acceptance of the Monro doctrln and would have used hsr Influence tn secure a similar acknowledgment from the other Continental powers. The Im pression prevails that the Administration at Washington, for some reason, preferred Eng lish to tbe largsr continental Indorsement. There are no means of learning whether It was Russia that mlsssd the political opportunity or th Washington authorities failed to offer it to her. At all events. It 1 felt at St Petersburg that Lord Salisbury Is making an extraordinary use of the pending arbitration treaty as a factor In European politics. If there does not come from America a dtstlnot disavowal tn some shape, Europ will be likely to accept the Impertinent assumption which Is widely held In this conn try that the ratification nt the arbitration treaty will bo a mere preliminary to a full of. fenslvo and defensive Anglo-American alliance. BxohANit i a HArrr. A. General Ksnlr to Calebrat Orsr the Arbitration Treaty, London, Jan. 14. Tho Chrontclr, under the caption of "Peace Day," says that a very gen era! deslro exists to formally celebrate the sign ing of the Anglo-American arbitration treaty. It adds that It believes thl dsslre Is likely to tako praotlcal shape, and It suggost tbo names of those who are likely to take part In such a celebration, Cnrdlanl Ultibon Approve the Treat. IlAl.TlunnR, Jan. 14. --Cardinal Gibbons to day expressed his npproval of tho arbitration treaty between England and lire United States In iini)tiallfied terms. He said: "Tho faot that tho two great English speaking nations of the earth havo taken so decisive n step In the direction nt universal ar bitration should afford to all lovers of peace the kecnost satisfaction. Its Importanco and Its significance cannot be overeslimntid." I, eland Cnatle llnrnrd flown. Nr.w RnciiKM.r, N. Y., Jan. 14.- Leland Cas tie, owned by Adrian lselln. Jr.. nnd occupied by tho Morso School, was deslro) ed by fire at '! o'clock this morning. The building was erne of tho finest In lower Westchester county, unci wns hulll of marble. A previous fire broke out at li o'clock yes'erday afternoon and was extin guished after damaging the cnstlo to theexteni of $'.'0,0(10, Tits tnlal destruction, ll Is osll mated Involves a loss of Sluo.OOO, Unconscious for Nine Hays After n Reproof. Damiiiuy, Conn., Jan. 14.- Cliarlotto Plttllla, the young bnt trimmer whnnu long period of tin conncluusness is attracting medical attention, has entered her ninth dnv nf continuous sleep nnd yet thero I" no Indication of returning ron sclousnrss. She fainted when spoken tn sharply liv the forcmap or tbudopartment In thu factury w hero she worked. Th Hot Mprlima nf Arknnnn. Ownsd hy the UiUlrd HtateKliweriiment. Winter cllmsie mild suit sunny. Arllusinn. Avenue, pull, man. Waukesha and other hol.U always opan. Hotel Kaatman opens Jsiu an. lllu.trala.l pamphlets and full Information furnished by W. K. Hoy ,'8ll llroad way, Nsw York. Coll or nrtts.-.iau, s ysWHBSManiaJiiin "ilMAjaHaisanariawasTi.iwn. BTBAStlSlta J-'.l.ir IX TUB 31VD. A neunrkabte Merles or Grounding la th Itlver Elbe, HAMnuno, Jan. 14. During the past few day thero has been a eerie of groundings In tho River Elbe that bas not been equalled In a very long time. Tho Hamburg-American lino stonm er Fuerst Illsmarck, which struck bottom n week ago, remained fast until lOp'clock last night, when she managed to get afloat. She will all for New York on Saturday, Th Normnnma ot the same lints, while coming to this port from Genoa, also took ground to-day and Is still fast. The German teatnerHoobhclmer, from Rom bay, ran aground In tho river, and white In this position was run Into by the Hrltlsh steamer Fernmoor, from Galveston. The latter had her stem stove and her bows cut down to the water' edge. The atom of the Hochbeimer was also damaged. The Hamburg-American line steamer Pota rla, from New Orleans, and several other ves oil are fast In tbe mud. lrOLCOIT'H VISIT TO bviiopb. London Financier Do Not Want an Iatr aatlonul Monetary Conference. London, Jan. 14, London financier gen erally expres the opinion that tbe purpose of the visttto Europe of Senator E. C. Wolcottof Colorado la merely for tho purpose of testing tho sentiment In monetary circles upon the cur rency question and not with any Idea of arrang ing for an International monetary conference, to which the consensus of financial opinion Is not favorable. COHTKLLO BSCAl'Ba TUB CltAIlt. Tbe Murderer of Pnresll Convicted of Man slaughter la the First Degree. Michael Costello, who killed James Purcell at n growler party In Mrs. Coslcttn'i mother's houso at 08 Varlck street, was convicted last night of manslaughter In tho first degree. The caso went lo ths jury at half past 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon. It took tho Jury over six hours to agreo on a verdict. While tbe Jury wero out a crowd collected In th corridors of tbe criminal court building. They tossed cent on tbe tnarbl flooring to decldo " whether Mlko 'ud go to do chair," and concluded that ho would get oft with an acquittal. Young Mrs. Costello was an Interested spec tator at the penny-tossing exLtbttlon, and re mained with the crowd sitting on tho stone steps with her sister Carrie. Annie Purcell. sister ot the murdered man, and Mrs. Phillips, the murderer' mother-in-law, took an oppoelte corner, leaning against the stair rail. They also .Mimeit Interested In the result of tho eent- tosslng. At ten minutes to 0 the Jury filed Into the court room and tbo foreman announced tbo verdict. Costello seemed greatly relieved, for he had told his counsel that be believed the Jury would find him guilty of mnrder In the first degree. When tbe vsrdlct was announced h turned to sbak hands with Asiletant District Attorney Davis, who bad prosecuted the case. Mr. Davis declined to take his hand. Justice Smyth remanded Costello to th Tomb. He will b sentenced on Jan. S3. Tho extrem penalty for manslaughter in tho first degree Is twenty years' Imprisonment. Costello shot and killed James Purcell on tbe night nf July 23, after bis wlfo had told him that Purcell had assaulted her. CVBAX STASira IX OVK 3IAII.fi, Post Offlee OBIelala Hay Thay Ar Qood aa Far aa tha VJallad Stat la Concerned. WAJHtlHOTOX. Jan. 14. Tbe appearance of th tamp ot th .o-caltod Cuban repnbllc In the' United States mall ha caused much comment here, and waa the source of somo discussion at the Post Office Department to-day as to whether uch stamp could b recognized as proper for the transmission of mall Into the United States, aa this Government bas not recognized Cuba as afreoand Independent country. This Is proba bly the first case of Its kind where Insurgent have established their own Post Offices and used their own stamps on letter transmitted In the malls to the United Stales. At the Post Office Department It was said that these stamp were good a far as th United States was concerned, aa our postal laws require only that the stamps be properly cancelled and the envelopes containing mall matter bear the postmark of a regular Post Office. These regu lations have been complied wltn as far a th department knows. Had they not been admis sible the letters bearing thes stamps would havo been marked with the letter T at th re ceiving office in this country, meaning " tax colleol." Tho department knows nothing about tho Poet Office stamped on theeuvolope except that it Is In Mpanleh territory, and Spain Is In the In ternational postal union. rnn rnzxcnss db ciiixat. Hhe and Her Paramanr Will Co la Africa to Eseane Farther Assorsset, Bcdai'EkT, Jan, 14. The Princess do Chlmay, who eloped from Paris a abort tlm ago with a Hungarian gypsy musician named Jauos Rlgo, has written a letter to tho Xavlo requesting that paper to deny the reports that she bos engaged herself to give publlo performances on tho stage In conjunction with Rlgo. Sho and Rlgo, the Princess writes, will start to-day for Africa, where they hope to find quiet and freedom from the annoyances tn which thy have been sub jected hy a morbidly curious public Th Princess and her paramour left this city for Nlco to-day. Thulr departure was very sudden. THE I'OVB IVOX'T IXTEJIFEHK. He Decline to notify the Hettlement or the Manitoba rlchool Qnsatlon, MoNTiir.At, Jan. 14. It Is said that Alibi Proulx. who was scut to Rome by Premier Laurler to have the settlement ot the Manitoba school question ratified by tbe Vatican, has returned without having accomplished his mis. slon. The Pnpe.lt Is said, declined to ratify the settlement, and left the Ulshops of Quebec and the Dominion free to pursue what they regard a tbe rlghtcours. Thnvlenaof the Risliops, It Is understood, will be made known tn a mandnmeut which will be read In all Cathollo churches on next Sunday, jVAi.ovax Aiion ixrv.XTona. It Keen th Portralta of Whitney and Me. Cortulck On" the Now SIO Crrliricnte, Washinoton, Jan. 14. Secretary Carlisle has directed that the portralta ot Ell Whitney, In ventor of the cotton gin, and Cyrus II. McCor mlck. Inventor of the reaper, be not put upon the new $10 silver certlflcnlo as contemplated by Superintendent Jolinstnn of the Ilurenu nf En graving nnd Printing. Th number nf protests tiled against the proposed plate was simply sur prising to Treasury officials, ho hnd no Ulna of the hornet's nusl of rlal Intonturs they wero stirring un. CUAZl.li DY XVItSISO LUNATICS. A Nurse In the Blanhallna Ntate Ilospttul Trlen to Drown Herself. Elizabeth O'llrlen, a nurse In the Manhattan State Hospital for tho Insane nn Wnrd'a Island, became violently Insane Yesterday, and would have throun herself Into tlio Harlem River at the foot of Kat llfith street had she not hcen prevented by n keeper. Her long Hocatlnn with the insane Is cred ited with being largely responsible for horde. . mentla. Magistrate Wentwnrth committed her lu Harlem Court to Ilellevue Hospital for moll tal oxamltialiun. Tore Up SIO Hills, William Mcintosh, formerly a snlesman In a Sixth avenuo dry goods store, was committed to Ilellevue llnnpltal for examination ns to Ids sanity by Magistrate Mott In the Vorkvllle Po. Hen Court csterday. Ills daughter llae), who Is said to boa chorus girl, made thu complaint. Mcintosh Is M vcars old, and lives with his daughter ai 4M:i West Furty-slxth street. The ulrl told the Magistrate that her father had been acting qncerly for some time. On Wednesday night, she eald, hu tore up several $10 hills which she bad saved, and then threatened In kill her. She called a policeman, and he was taken In custody. Mcintosh made a rambling statement In court, but was not violent, and mad no attempt to resist when locked ip. FOUR BREAK THE JAIL OUT 1 M f '1 1'UEXFltUXnEltTUII.t.IOX I'OTZTAU. $ 9 SEXZi XOC1I A'MAU l' , H Tnrasen Tanked Awar from the First Paa. ' JH l' Dinner by th New That Two Coon- $ Hal terfaltara, a Malt Rohbar, and n Proa "tfi jaw! eorer Hnd Left Ludlow rltreat Jail by ! JM tho Hoof A Woman Cauaht On of It t M TfaaBi-Tue Heat Vaatehea1-Wouldn't n. j IMm Here It atthe.inll, nnd Tamaea Though it fffl It Wna aChnke-Unt lltmmelkrana.Don. ,' 991 ner.Altc. Walter! DrrCball lf Owld- "i WJU Keeper Itnmpf and Flnkelaleln niaased, Ik H Four United States prisoners, two counter- 1 U fellers, n mall robber, and a prnrurer, escaped If ''aaaaaal from Ludlow street Jail at S o'olock yesterday ' !' BH afternoon, unkindly selecting for th purpose 'j! ifl tho night on which tho Sheriff was dining with 5f rjB tbo first pnuel of.hls Jury at Dolraonlco's. ' I (JS Tho prisoners whoosenped weret 'j PlH Peter Masso, or Moncoaux, committed on Not, ' u wl III, charged with procuring girls for Immoral if Wa purposes. He wns recaptured. I Hifl Michael Egan. committed on Oct. 10 for pat. H AM ing counterfoil money. He Is & feet 10 Inches ,jf tCtB tall. Is stout, and has a smooth face. He wore i 'Qui a plaid suit, brown derby, nnd tanned shoes, .T MVKI George Polvcramls, committed on Dec. 7 for V? ftlH pasting cnunterfclt money. He Is 30 year old, ' ShI C feet 10 Inches tall, slim built, and has a smalt. '!S HU darg mustache. Ho was Egan' partner In tha -, .Sflfl counterfeiting business. ' Un William 11. Post, committed on Dec. 30 for jf Bil making keys to mall pouches. Ho was a mall J 'Xf9 wagon driver, nn ex-convlct, and was caught '? JIlM robbing tho mall pouches between tbe Product) ij HTM Exchange and General Pott Office, lie left feet ji Rl & Inches tall, weighs 130 pounds, has a smooth j Ififtai face, and Is stocklly built. He woro a dark Ij fflfati ult nnd black derby. S fill The first they knew of tho escape at tho Jatt fj jH9 was when a detective from the Eldrldge street ,3 JHfH station came tearing around Ludlow- street j IffltlB from Grand and grabbed the gong handle out- ;? lEtcfl side the Jail door. Ho yanked and yanked and ' Mfpl yanked at tbe gong handle, and the gong '. IVbI sounded like a three-alarm flro with all tho .'2 StTs alarms coming In at once. There waa a rattling '5 , jLvjl of key and noise of drawn bolts Inside, and t jRkl soon an excited keeper appeared at tha en- ij ' nSlfl trance. J JErO "Wa 1st los?" ho Inquired. 'I ' fvfB "There' been an escape," exclaimed th ex- j I Vtffl cited detective. S ' (AH Tho excitement of tho keeper gay way to 5 .vImI amusement. and he said: A JM.M "Ach. ahtop foolln'." M . rhS "I tell you the truth. Some prisoner have ' -Jfil escaped." 'it t rtfjjl "Yah," laughed the keeper, "dot to on der y ld For't' of Chuly sine zwel ynhre." : 'TjH "You blathering Idiot, we have got one of th JTISbI men at the station house. Get the War- V! lisffl den," said tho ward man Imperatively. Tha Jf' Qj keeper became grave again and said: g lUtlal " Well, what Is It about It I" -J .fS $M " About It, you darned shoemaker? Getth -i ift.Bfl Warden quick," yelled the ward man. -ZSrl "Allrlght; waltaleedle; I gll him," laid th jM4l keeper, and he hustled off. $ StSffal Soon th Warden came to the door, and th q JivlCM ward man hurriedly explained that tbey bad a '.J jfitf ffl prisoner aronnd at th station house who said '' illlinei h bad escaped from th Jail. JwHfV "Impossible," said tho Warden. 9PV It did not tak the Warden long to act, how- .-V H.'anl ver, and b hustled np stairs, and. grabbing 9Suaai np a few trusty keepers on tbo way. hn them -1' ftVfl make a cell-to-cell Inspection. Then they dls- t 3Sai covered that four men were mlitlng. ;J tKMrl The familiar cry, "Der chatl i Owld I" rang I liivU through the wnlt of the old orison, and tha ' if?' i .ul prisoners that wero still confined wept becaus V .?') J they had not gin, too. A keeper waa do- a 'a iijfl apaicbed to the Eldrldge street station to get & ,?P kM some particulars of the escape from tha prls- 3 jjl TjJ oner thero. The keeper Identified the prisoner 3 Si fJB as one of the escaped, and then furnished th A jfrt nM Sergeant with a decrlptlon of the others. I ? MM X WOMAN PtbCOVEnttl IT AND CAL'OIIT ONE Or X'i 9M the rouii. J XA mI The man who was caught waa Peter Masso. ? .JjiiiH 27 years old, a French cook, who lived with his 0 rV''flai wife at 110 Illeecker streot, and who waa ar- fj jftiilvl rested a month ago charged with procuring rA 0jjj?9 young woman for a bouse of 111 fame. He wa S vritl a cook on one of th French steamships, and It .jlf?l was alleged lured th girl from France. He la a f- 'WKm well-built fellow w Iih a dark mustache. He waa j if VM rather shabbily dressed and wore an overcoat. ;i ktKan He was discovered by Mrs. Martha Steinberg, a jf S'nuvai widow, who lives with her little boy In ths 1 ''iii'il'lai rooms on the top floor of the tenement at 70 'J jv Wm Ludlow street. She was robbed of a cape by a J' 'Ifjfl sneak thief on Sunday last and was wary WilPiaal of strnngo men In tho house. It was near 3 i? llJ'jB o'clock when she was coming up stair with R fVRlirV groceries for her evening meal. At the toot of . (ijkffl the stairs leading from the scuttle on the roof, C'lf?al and Just in front of her door, she saw Masso. t m HjB She dropped her groceries and ran for him a $ f-wl JJ he started toward her. Sho grabbed him M ',! Vfm tightly and yelled t m 'xSf m "Gonoffl Gonoffl Was wlllstduj" 7PQT.M " Gonoff" is Yiddish for thief. Masso It a j JVrfl strong man, and he tried to break away from .IJ U l Mrs. Steinberg, but sho held her grip on nlsool fi , ' 1 j lar and clawed at him. J ' XM "Hcrol here, tako this and let mo go," said ' I V MffS tho man, pulling a roll of bills out of his poexot ' H f' J and offering It to her. ft"it';tJ "Gonoffl Thief 1 Murder 1 Police I" yelled J ff'i'ita Mrs. Steinberg, hysterically. Then tho wbol V f'p-lT tenement got Into a tumult n-id men, woman, 'v dtYM and children poured outlnto the hallways. fyr,' jhlS "Tako tho money and lot me go," crld ViVar'.! Maso, again endeavoring to thrust th roll ot ,, ''' -Vi j!fl bills Into her hand. ,' (,'f r Ji? M "No I No 1" exclaimed tho woman. '; b IJIfl Maiso exerted all his strength nnd brok '" .'v .ii away from Mrs. Steinberg. He dashed down ('' l.)l'M the stairs, but tbo tenants retarded hie prog. j it 5ji)l ress as beet they could, ihey Imrletl palls, f,. 3r,-l pans, nnd cans at him, nnd some ot the women u? ilt'Kl hit him with broomsticks. He ran Into ths t-j ,ifv-3' JJ apartments of Mrs. llertha Rosenswelg. the J. '"'iCTJl housekeeper, who lives In apartments In the -J J'iitM rear of thu third floor, and, thrusting the roll of ft, C''-'MAtl bills nt her. said! ', h t-iiKM "Let me go down your fire escapo and I'll yl R Ufl 9 give ou this." , , v. jyj'SjWl Shu bent Mm back and he ran tho gauntlet -j,. AhiM down tn the street. The nnlo hnd attracted j X rcR5cIJJ passers-by, and even llernsrd Frledlander and J Vt. T.tl Ills I'liualn, Max Wnlperl, who were working In , . . nLijl tholr selier water factory In the basement -yP 'V'S heard It. bit' everrtlllng was riilni and peaceful , pv. j.rfijl In the jail nest dour. Frledlander and Wolpert K fjsl A'U grabbed Masso Just an hu reached the front J- S' lfl', door. As they did another man stepped for. S'UrJM warn, nii'i, riiuiiiiij' ki..i..i.i- m.i.i m i imc jj s" atkim lander, tried tn break Ills grin nn Masso. saying! fi rXf'il ' Here, yon've gut nothing to do with this. hi '(,''' U Let that man go.", 'J. R-tfMah At thl point, however. Policeman Genrg j) n'A. t'Ct' Harnlt7 of the Eldrldge street station ran down y tt7iW from llronnio streot and vi-lred Mamo. ; rijf, ?i, "That man wns tri Ing in rob mu. Ho stole j, 4'5 SJJy mv cap.i last Miinlii)." said Mrs. Steinberg, whu .. Ji'viTi had got down stairs by this time. VI !! "Nn.lt was all a mistake, officer. I slmplr AfV 1 gnt Into tho wrong room." said Masso. Tlio , Kt ,iM; policeman took him around to the station house. i'i !' ',. followed by ngrenlrniwd, On theway he tried i-.'y.i tn bribe tho policeman to let him go. Huwas .1 Ut l'l' searched nt the station, and tlio SUA In bills f.l ' '' V wai. taken from lilm. ,, , f,'& IIIIST NK.WS THIT Till: CHAIt. WAS OWID. " .' ' 'B At flist hetefusod to tell any thing about him. "i B i.Cfy self, hut finally confessed that lie hnd brokeu ., O ,' i& nut nf Ludlow street Jail, Sergeant MnCoy lin. j J y.-V mediated despatched the ward man around lu i ,iiri. the Jail. As Koorniaii Frank tiondrlcli look . b Mnsan to hi" cell nil thochargnnf being a sua. '' V j t,1 ulcinus person l he prisoner said: f M. "There were four of us got uut this afternoon i t a, fj through a holo in tho window, 1 aaw it and got li ' S; through with tli others. 1 thought they wen ', ' ? t. going down the lira escape." . After tho escape was discovered messengers j , . '.'J, w ere despatched post haste for Sheriff Tam.cn, , W Under Sheriff Sherman, and Private Secretary ' - i'u- htrasHtier. or anylndy in authority in tlio . s.,tli Slierllf office. It was nut until nearly tbreu f if hours after the escape that tho Sherllf and III) ; , men ero discovered, " t. T One of the living messengers was despatched , ' ,,'f to tho Hotel Waldorf. The Holland Society was 1 ( having It aanual dinner thero and tut flying ,7