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iff Ttm ' " '- ' . fpHB SUN, SATUJ&AY. JULY17, 1897. '' ' if
ATTUE MADONNA'S SHiUNE.
zttTT.t. irir.r snoxrma oifts ox
OIU LAD1' OF MOUNT OAItMEL.
fl Thirty Thousand Men. Women, and Children
H at the Harlem Jhnrch, Bringing Candles,
H jrtirli, Bannera r but r red with mil
H -I'rnyers la Church Jubilation Outride.
H More than 30,000 peoplo prayed yesterday at
H the feet of an Image, of tho Virgin in the Church
H of Our Lady of Mount Gormel in HBth street.
B They dime, a. thousand at n, time, bearing Rifts
H to the Virgin. In humility many of thorn walked
through tho strcots barefooted, Thoy fell on
H tholr knees before the Image. Soma of them
B stripped tho jowoltrSrom tholr persons, and be
B fore night the Imago was robed In such oontrl
B buttons and hadUltcreilr a frock of Bold. It vrtis
B tho groat feast day tho feast of Our Lady of
B Mount Curmol. Tho first itroaks of sunlight wore
B showing In the east when in a hundred places
B In Uttle Italy there Bounded tho crackle of ex
B plodlngllrccrackcrsjind the boom of (runs and
B small cannon. Thl was the beginning of the feast
B day. Out from tho houses in tho district then
B poured Into tho street bronxed men and women
B and chlldron,the women in clothes of every color
B of the rainbow, such combination of color as
B only an Italian woman can put together, Tho
B wholedlstrtct was alive, and in less time than
B it takes to wrilo it the thousands wero making
B their way,. laughing and jostling oach other,
B toward tho stops of tho church. Littlo Italy is
B that part of New York city between 110th and
lUOth streets, and Second avenue and the East
lller. Maro than two-thirds of the whole
Italian population of tho city lives in the dis
trict. , Tho Church of Our Lady of Mount Carmel is
in 113th street, oast of First avenue, and as all
the Italians are Catholics they all attend that
church. The Virgin, tho patroness of tho
church, tho Italians say has brought untold
blessings to tho district and to them, so whoa
hor feast day, July 10, comes around thoy start
at dawn laden with gifts for hor. Religious
festh als ordinarily lack the novelty necessary
to niako the report of their celebration of mora
than passing interest. This one was notable
' 'or tho undisguised enthusiasm of the celebrants
and their devotion, in tho quantity and tho
value o( their offerings, and above all It was
picturesque in tho extreme. The Jowelry that
thoy left on the Image of the Madonna or at her
feet was as great In amount sj It has bceu on
previous years. There were watches and
breastpins and rings, and earrings and chains.
Tho prlestd sold that in former years such gifts
had represented on outlay by the donors of
IftlO.UOO or more. "But, he added, "wo sel-
i (lorn realize more than $7,000 or $8,000 from
tho salo of them."
little Italy was covered with cheap decora
tions when the llreworks began. Every penny
i that could be spared outsldo of that laid by
to purchase the offerings to the Madonna bad
- been spent for bunting, and there was hardly a
window that did not snow somo color. It was
only a little after midnight whon wagons began
driving into 115th street toward tho church.
Thoy were laden with eatables and with candles
of all sizes, the candle being the popular gift of
the day. These wufons lined up along the curb
in tho best positions thoy could get and the
I drl era went to sleep on their loads.
f It wasn't until the lotting off of the fireworks
, announced the break of day that tho peopleTbe-
: gan assembling and trade woke up. At 3 o'clock
A. M. the walks were deserted ; at 4 o'clock they
were alivo, and It was hardly possible to hear
I yourself think for tho shouts of the venders and
the cheers of the people who were out to cele
brate. The buyors swooped down upon the
candle wagon first. Women with babies In
their arms and children tugging at tholr dresses
were In tho crush. There was a babble of
Italian. These candles ranged in length from
sis Inches to twenty feet, and in diameter from
half an inch to nearly a foot. They were all
gorgeously decorated with gilt circles and with
nlcturea in blue of tha Madonna or the ernel-
flxion. Infant Hats clutched dimes for the lit
tle onos and adult hands clutched dollars for the
' big ones. There were some that cost as much as
forty dollars, and curiously enough they were
; the first to go. It was the smaller ones that
lagged in selling.
i The church doors were not open at this time,
but around them a mob of candle-armed men
and women and children clamored for admis
sion. There were long candles and short can
dles In the crowd, thin ones and fat ones. They
had all been now within an hour, but when the
c church doors opened the heat had softened
thorn and the clutch of the holders had bent
I thun.
. Thero was a rnsh and a crush to be the first
'o, to pay homage to the Madonna. Iler image
stood in the basement, which was decorated
i with blue and red and gilt. Not an inch of tho
j floor or the walls could be seen. Tho image
5 which is about slxSoet high with one arm ex-
V tended holding the Bambino, stood at the
end of tho room on a platform. On the plat
form at its feet wero wax figures of human
hoods and humanZjegs and iirms and glass eyts,
t and from the platform dangled crutches. These
iwere the offerings of persons who had during
the year prayed to the Virgin that they might
bo cured of lnJlrmltlea and whose prayers
had been answered. The hoods were from
persons who hod suffered from some trouble
with tho foco or scalp. The legs wero from
persons who, perhaps, had had their legs
J. broken or had suffered from some disease af-
i fecting the legs. Tho arms and the eyes.
I likewise. The crutches were from the lame whe
had learned to walk. The first rush was led by
. women with babies in their arms. They
pushed to the altar holding out their babes
( una calling on tho Virgin to bless them. Some
f of them dropped on their km csandpravod aloud
1 but they wero quickly swept along in the rush
that came after them. They tendered their of
ferings to tho priests and tho helpers, who took
, them and piled them lnsido the railing. Ite-
turnlng from the altar, those who could found
i ecats and then they cat with clasped hands and
with eyes upturned toward tho 'V irgin, praying
" or chanting.
; Oradunliy this continued excitement worked
on the minds of the people and something like
a religious frenzy came over some of them. It
was then that the offerings of Jowelry began.
Hero a woman took off her gold earrings and
I as ed them up to tho priest, who pinned them
on the flowing robe on tha image. Jvear her
another stripped tho rings from her lingers and
passed them up, and a man with her took his
watch from his chain and bunded it over. An
other woman pulled her gold chain from hor
neck and fairly hurled It nt tho Image, a mo
ment later holding out her hands in suppllca
( Hon. The blessings, if tho offerings were a sign,
camofast, anil all the while thero was the
monotonous singing and the rumble of the mut
tered prayers. The church was packed. Other
doors had lieon opened for the crowd to pass out
of, but It wa.i next to impossible to get them to
leavo the altar. Now and then u man who wore
no Jewelry would tear off his coat in bis enthu
tlasm and would toss it among the gifts.
To the right of tho Madonna was tho Plots.
Ihe hand of the figure of Jesus in this group
was opened so that coin could bo dropped In
thut, and tiie enthusiastic crowd took advantage
of that. It was tilled with coin in a short time.
A basket was put under It to catch tha over
flow, llefore this group, whenever there was
i- vacant space, somo one of the crowd would
fall on his or her knoei, and bending low
would kiss the floor. Hut the devout could
remain kneeling only a moment.
Tha iron d swept them on In efforts to touch
the figure or to kiss It. omen with habloj scoot"
watching their opportunity to pu ill in nnd press
tho yu ng ones' faces to the figure, muttering
pruicrd it they did It.
Thu body of tho church kept full. Tho crowd
at thu door pressed on endlessly. Some bad
mora than one of Die decorated candles. In
the crowd outsldo wore many men and women
In their bare feet. It was a self-imposed pen
ance, tho reporter was told. Tho feast day hud
brought to their minds the wolght of sin and
the ncd for humility and so they had come
barefoot, disdaining the sidewalks anil by pref
erence using thu hot and rough pavement of tho
roadway, Iloro was a woman with a rich dress
of purple and with heavy gold earrings. Shi
tarried her shoes in her hands, 'llli HOW ro-I-orttr
fell in behind her and followed her into
tho church. Hho had been placid enough out;
Hue. 'ihe moment she roached the Interior nnd
as. heard tho chanting and tne praying she changed.
' fhe gasped, apparently for breath. She rolled
her ec about. She looked at tho face of the
imugulat tho other end of the room nnd her lips
moved huch moment she became inoro worked
up She began pushing und elbowing and in
Mate of the crush sho made headway. She
ilidut hied anybody near her. Tho pokes in
tho ribs that sho got in return for hor pushing
dldn t uttrait her attention. She keut hor face
tuiuel toward the face of the image. It was
a full half hourrbefore she reached tho nlta.
Jim last the minutes of that tlmo she held her
,' arms ahoio thoso in front of her and strotchod
5 out lowanlStho ImiikO in uppeuL At last she
, was right tiefore it There was a little break in
1 , Uio crowd, SheSfoll on hor knees and, stretch
ing out her hands, ho pruyod. , ,
row the crowd was pushing her on nnd she
was dragu-od lo her foot. As sho stood up sho
tors out hor earnings, pushed thorn into tho
hand of tho priest and went on. She found a
tdJlt. Klin .!...n.l n 1.j.h Imnii. fli.tm anrl ntl.
tlnuui hir pracr. Two hours later, whpn
i Hii M'n reporter was In the church, again he
was stilt Uicro and was chanting ft prajer.
I inked us the crowd was. thoso peoplo who
iiuiie wlili baio foot must havo had very sore
enun hnfore tin) got away,
I m luoiosbiuii was endloss, and thero was a
Ip'jd dial of bainoncsj about It until about 8
cihhk. , ,uo morning. The flm. parade iip
1 tared then. It was an Italian society headed
h u brass band. Hlght up behind the band
tamx four men homing a wonderful banner. It
"PI oared lo lo iiiudo of greenbacks. It was 5
foot long by su wide, and greenbacks wero
Juptini.l lo it In wads. Tuora were tens and
twim a jiionty, and ones and twos and fives In
ouanllilcs in tho centre of this banner pf
.noiihaiks was a picture of tho Virgin. The
banner was studded here and there with rings
ad watches and breastpins and lockets. It
iMBbJITi i ' Asm
v2Sii ?!Mi..to frhofo As tho prooosslon.
iVSSf .7 Vth1? banner, wheeled, into 116th
ifSiiHJfL ""' o' the candle sellers was
VSSSSS .tS?pSmrtIr' The crowds on the walk
cheered and cheerod as tha bannor went by. '1 he
ElSfSJ Pili101" Kf4"5 UP men, women,
Sn2 hl,dr,n . T1L children wero all in whlto
SS,imiirchod ,n, tho contro. Tho girls all woro
white veils and white shoes and the candlos
thov carrlod wore lighted. Somo of the men
and some of the women woro barefoot. Tho
women woro white, too, protty generally.
A quarter of tho way dow n tho line thero was
ft woman lorrying a church built of candlni.
lt.i,.ibliFtor tf?lxn sho wan herself, and sho
balanced It on hor head. From each of tho
four corners wero pink ribbons, the ends of
which wero hold by four womon in white. Hnlf
way down tho lino was a sturdy woman with
a, tremendous candle It was tho highest
candlo of tho day. It wan nioro than twonty
feet long. It looked as if It must certainly
weigh moro than a hundred pounds. Tho wo
man carried it on hor left Bhoulder, which was
baro. It had bent of Ita own weight and wns
ppw-Rhoped. Three-quarters of tho way down
tno i lino came another candlo ornament. It was
in Uio shape of a houso nnd was built of cnndlcs
with arl-cn!orod decorations. It was bigger
than the candlo church, but. Ilka it, it was
carried by one woman. She balanced it on hor
hood. After this camo fifty or Mxty glrK enih
with candlo live feet long nnd two or throe
Inches thick. All those candlos wero lighted.
This procession marched up tho street to the
church and thoro plunged into Uio crowd strug
gling to get into the church. Ono of tho leader
was asked where, if thoso nro hard times, all
the money camo from Uiat was pinned to tho
banner, Ilosatd:
"It was collected in ono hour. It is an offer
ing to tho Madonna."
An hour after this procession camo another.
Its bannor, too, held greenbacks and Jowelry,
but thoro was not so much as there wus on Uio
first. Somo of Uio women in Uio second prot es
sion were barefoot, and tlod to the candlos
which they carried wore article of Jowelry,
a breastpin, or a ring, or an earring. Thoy
marched on and into Uio struggling crowd.
Other processions camo. Tha twenty or thirty
polloomen on duty had all Uioy could do with
tho crowd at Uio doors. Into the church tho
people pushed as fast as they could get thero.
The scene thero was almost unvorj lng. Tho
chanting would stop now and then for n mo
ment, hut tho murmur of tho muttered prayer
novor. Everybody gave, gave, gavo. Tho
body of the church, tho pews, kept filled, and tho
people in them wore on their knees contlmi
ously,gazing at the imago as Uiey apj'Oalcd for
their blessings. The crowd surged about tho
Plota to touch it. It was high from tho floor.
The Uttlo children standing on tiptoe could
lust reach It, nnd many of them after touching
the flguro of Jesus would quickly withdraw their
hands and wrap thein in hanuKerclilcfs to pro
servo the blosslng. Thero wero tears in plenty,
though tho day was a feast da). Ihoy wero
most of them shed by the men and w omon who
foil on their knees before tho l'lota.
As tho day grow the crowd increased rathor
than diminished. People from Mulberry street
and Mott street and from llrooklyn and Jcrsoy
City came into the district. Meal time came
and passed, but no one thought of going home.
They bought cakes and candles or nuts from tho
wagons. They bought huge quantities of
watermelons. A big truckload of melons that
had arrived early in the morning was gono by
noon and another one took its place. The
tiiinlnnsji In fuinrllft nirrr (fumed. Families
came man, his wife, and seven or eight chil
dren. Eveirone must have a candle, including
the baby. Tho only difference was in sire.
SomeUmos there wasn't even Uiat difference,
and the babies would be hugging candied as big
as themselves.
At 3 o'clock in Uio afternoon tho parading
began again. Tho bannors loaded with money
bad been tendered to tho image and bod been
accepted, but were carried about at the head of
the three processions. Ihero were a dozen
bands in the dozen blocks all playing different
tunes. Tho streets were Jammed. Still the
crowd in the church continued and the peoplo
chanted and praj ed. The iewolry on the Imago
of Uio Virgin kept increasing
'When darkness camo hundreds of the can
dles that had been brought to tho church dur
ing tho day wero lighted. Tho church was sttU
crowded. Then came Uio burning of the fire
works outside. Tho whole district seemed alive
with them. There was nothing in the way of
fireworks that was missing. From half tho
windows there were lanterns hanging. Itows of
lanterns were strung across tho street nt Inter
vals of a few hundred foot. The peoplo swarmed
In the streets. It was nearly midnight whon
tho celebration wus over.
MOItE OAB COXSOZLDAXIOy.
Bcoltable and Bast niver Plan to Combine to
Uednce Expenses,
A plan for tho consolidation of tho Equita
ble Gas Light Company with Uio Now York
and East IUver Oas Company has been formu
lated, and Uio details are given in a circular
sent out yesterday to the shareholders of the
two companies by the Central Trust Company,
The circular explains that the consolidation has
become advisable by reuson of the law recently
enacted providing for the reduction in the price
of gas in this city. The association of interest
thus provided for will inable the management
of the consolidated company to Introduce
economies and to compete moro effectively with
the larger companies.
It is proposed to form a new corporation, and
to exchange the shores of the present companies
for newsecuriUes as may hcrtuftcr bo deter
mined and tho Central Trust Company asks for
deposits of the stocks of tho two companies, for
which It will Issue its certificates of deposit. If
before Sept, 1 more than two-thirds of tho
shares of tho two respecUvo companies shall
have been thus deposited a plan of reorganiza
Uon is to be issued within thirty da) s thereof
ter,and lCbeforo that tlmo or an extension Uioro
of authorized by the ltcoraulzation Commit
tee Uio requisite two-thirds shall not have bom
deposited then the share certificates are to be
returned to the depositors.
A syndicate has been formed to buy for cosh
the stock of such depositing shareholders as
may be dlssutlsllod with tbo allotment of new
securities under the plan. '1 Ills syndicate will
pay in cash $230 for each share of Equitable
Uos Light stock deposited b) such dlssatlsnod
shareholder. sU5 for each share of New York
nnd East Ilivcr Oas prcforrod, and WSO for each
shore of New York and East itlver common
slok.
'iho Equitable Oas Light Company has a
capital stock of $4,000,000, first mortgage U
per cent, bonds amounting to Sl.OOO.OOO. and
an authorized lssuo of M,000,0OO of consoli
dated mortgage S per cent, bonds, of which
$2,A00,OOO have been, issued. It has paid slnco
letll quarterly dividends of 3 per cent. each.
Its total assets on Jan. 1, 1800, were talucdut
87,(!ot,333. Tho President Is Henry Kccno.
Iho Sew York and East Itlver Oas Company
was Incorporated in January, 18111, and gas
was turned into Us tunnel under the Eust
Itlver, 1!,041 foct long, from Ilnveuswood, L. I.,
to East Seventy-first street in Uiis city in Oo
tobor of the same )ear. Its authorized capital
is f2,000,000 of preforred and $5,000,000 of
common stock. Its authorized bonded Indebt
edness is UJ.300,000 first and $l,ri00,00t con
solidated mortgagu S per cent bonds. August
Uehnont Is President of the company.
JUIIX MSAOltEEB OX SDJfDAT JtALZ.
An Attempt to Fnrnrtn tho Jfrnfjr lllite Lairs
Against the Arllnslon Ratrball Club.
John Gorman, John Morltz, William Holland,
and John Norton wero tried in tho Second Crim
inal Court in Jcrsoy City yesterday for allege 1
violation of tho Vlte and Immorality act, other
wise known as the old Jersey blue laws. The
defendants were playiug boll last Sunday and
woro arrested by Capt. McICalg and Detictlvo
Holtlo at tbo instigation of t ho Ilev.T. J. Kom
mers, pastor of the Lafayette Reformed Church.
Thoy aro uiembors of tho Arlington llaseb.il 1
Club, which has inclosed grounds noar tho lie
formed Church, and thoy played In tho presence
of the officers for the purpose of being arrested
and making u test case. ,...... ,,
Capt. McKalg admitted that tho Rev. Mr.
Koiumers bad wulked to the station on Sunday
to mako the complaint.
" Why didn't you arrest him for violating tho
lnwV'uskedLawryerSpeor.
"lie didn't violate uuy law, answered tho
"'llou'l you know that It Is a violation of the
law to travel on Sunday except in a caso of no
ccselty orcbnrltyf"
Law) or Sncor read the statute, which provides
"that no travelling, worldl) ciuplojiuont or
business, ordinary, servile labor or work, either
upon laud or water (works of necessity or
charity excepted), nor shooting, fishing, sport
ing, hunting, gunning, racing or frequenting of
tippling houses, or liny Interludes or plays,
dancing, slnclnt,. fiddling or any music for the
suko of inorrlinent, nor niiy pl).ngat foutliall,
fives, ninepins, bowls, long bullets or quoits, nor
any other kind of plit)iug sports, pastimes or
diversions shall lie performed, usod or practised
by any person or porsons within this State on
the Christian Sabbath or first duy of the week,
commonly called Sunday,"
iho Jur), after deliberating four hours, wps
unable to ugrro upon u lordlci and was dis
charged. It stood lour for ucqulttul and two for
conviction.
Pilot Bass the finale Was Kot Aground.
On Wednesday morning 1 UK So.v printed a
paragraph alKiut the grounding of the steam
ship Saalo of tho North German Lloyd line, off
Band) Hook, oftcr nailing for Hremcn, on Mon
day, Tho information lanie from n litter sent
back by the pilot boat. The company has denied
the report that tho vessel got aground, iho
pilot who went out wns Capt. I). S. Mcolay. lie
said yesterday that tho delay was made bocause
the boat got away from tho channel. Aieording
to bis statement, tho boat was not aground at
all. and was delayed in all not more than eight
minutes. The propeller sUrred up the bottom
somewhat, he says, and this caused some of the
passengers to think that tho boat ws In tho mud.
Mm 0VE1UM0R PLATE.
AXIXATED JiEttATJ! XX TIKX BOVHK
OH inB hUDJEOT.
By Veto or 149 to SO the nonm Insists
Its Amendment Piling the Limit or Pries nt
SSOO a Ton, nnd If It Cannot De Purchased
at That Price lo Install an Armor Plant,
WABnisoTO.v, July 10. After an animated
and nt tlmos somewhat acrimonious debate tho
House to-day ampbaslzod its belief, onco befors
expressed In the last Congress, that $300 a ton
was a sufllciont prtco to pay for armor plate.
Tho subjoct was presented in tho partial agree
ment on tho General Deficiency bill. The vote
was 142 to 45, a much greater majority than
that shown by tho vote on tho Naval Appropria
tion bill noar the close of the Fifty-fourth Con
gress. Tho amendment as thus insisted upon
directs tho Secretary of tho Navy, in caro he
cannot contract for tho armor at tho price, to
initiate tho construction of an armor plant for
tho Government.
The conference report on the General Dofl
cioncy bill wns laid before the Houso by Mr.
Cinnon of Illinois. Agreomentwns ordered on
tho amendment authorizing tho immediate use
of $50,000 of tho appropriation for improving
Cumberland Sound for sluicing and dredging at
thocntrnnco to tho sound; also to that appro
printing 95,000 for removing obstructions in tho
Kootenai IUver abovo Jennlugs, Mon.
Tho armor plate amendment gave rise to an
extended debate, notable for tho heat with which
accusations were made against armor plate pro
ducers. Mr. lloutello of Maine opposed tho ac
tion of tho Senate, reviewing at length tho his
tory of tho establishment of armor plate plants
In this country. Ho asserted that tho United
States paid no moro for its armor plate than tho
Governments of foreign nations, and that it
would not bo economical for tho Government to
Install a plant of its own, which was tho only
alternative
Mr. King of Utah said that the facts proved
bo)ond peradcnturo of a doubt that Uio Car
negie Company were rascals and scoundrels,
who had sought In their contracts with the Gov
eminent to foist upon It improper and imporfect
work. It was conclush ely proved, ho said, that
fraud had been practised, "and it is a disgrace
for Congress to deal with that company." He
preferred that the completion of tho ships on tho
stocks should bo postponed ten years.
Mr. Dalzell of Pennsylvania argued against
tho Senate amendment, and quoted from the
figures In tho report by Secretory Herbert
relating to tho cost of armor plate, asserting
that they showed that tho estimate of cost of
the plate varied from $332 to nearly 9000 a ton.
Mr. King interrupted to ask if the present ox-
Secretory wus not now the private attorney for
the Carnegie Company.
Mr. Dalzoll I know nothing about that, and
whatever I thought, I should not mako such an
insinuation on the floor of the Houso against an
absent gontlrman.
Sir. W. A. Stone And against a member of
the last Cablnot.
In conclusion Mr. Dalzell mot the assertions
of Mr. Ktngwlth the stotementthat no evidence
existed, or ever had, to show that officials of
the Carnegie Company knew of tho irregulari
ties charged against It, ind that their otters to
have the challenged plates reexamined at their
expense had bcon declined by the Secretary of
the Nnvy. who suld ho did not believe a slnglo
imperfect pi. do was on any vessel.
Mr. W. A. Stone followed with an omphatlo
and earnest defence of the Carnrgio Company.
Mr. Simpson of Kansas expressed n readiness
to postpone for twenty years the completion of
the ships now on the stocks rathpr than to sur
render to tho manufacturers.
In concluding tbo debate, Mr. Cannon said hs
found his grcitest difficulty In tho ctsc, not in
tho matter of tho dl ft erenco In the price proposed
to be paid, but in the existence, manifested by
the votes In tho Houso and Senate, of a doubt as
to tho expediency of conUnulng the poller of
building battleships. It had seemed, he sold, to
lurk in tbo Judgment of members, as it had
In his, that battleships, at a cost of tl e or six
millions each, was not in the line of securing an
efficient nov).
Tho debate had developed considerable frio
Uon and its opponents of tbo Senate amendment
endeavored unsuccessfully to stave oft action.
The vote resulted: Yeas. 142; nays. 45.
Tbo House further Insisted on its disagree
ment to the remaining items in dispute and ad
journed until Monday.
IX Tlir. SKXATE.
Tho Senate spsnt the chief part of its time to
day in ixecutlve session, tho doors having been
closed at 1'30 and not opened until 0, when an
adjournment took place. During tho hour and
a naif of public session h pnrtinl report of the
Conference Committee on thoOeneral Deficiency
bill wus mode and agree I to. No conclusion,
however, hod been reschod on the most Im
portant item in the bill, that lluilUng tl 0
avcragoprlcotobopiM for armor plate for tho
three new battloships to $J0O u ton.
A further con'ennco with tho House was
asked on lh-.t and xain other Items that were
still In dispute. Among the Senate amend
ments which were agreed to were these:
Appropriating SIM) 000 for new fireproof
buildings at the Kills Island Immigration sta
tion to replaco those recently destroyed, and au
thorizing contracts for tho same, not to exceed
in the aggregate U00,0O0.
For repairing building No 13, Brooklyn ravy
Yord, recently damaged by fire. $20,000.
To pay the families of the thrco Italians
lynched in Louisiana last year. $0,000.
Accepting the Invl'atlon of tho French Gov
ernment to participate In the International Ex
position at Paris In 1000. and authorizing the
appointment of a Commissioner-General and as
sistants. It carries an apDroprlation of $25,000.
A motion to adjourn over till Monda) uns
made by u Republican Senator (Mr. Quay) and
was supported by the votes of most of his party
colleaguis. w ith Mr. Allison at tholr head, w hllo
nearly all tho Democratic Senators voted no.
Tho position of the Republicans on that vote
would appeir to Indicate no expectation on
their part of a vir) early conference report on
the Tariff hill.
The resolution requesting the President to
suspend tho agreement with the Reconstruction
Committee of the Union Pacific Railway, and to
clear off tho Hens that are paramount to that of
theUorornmeut, was tiken up, find Mr. Allen
(Pop, Nob.) concluded the urgutnint which he
had bcun yesterday in favor of It. No action
was taken.
A resolution was offered by Mr. Morgan
(I)em.. Ala ) requesting tho Prosldont to send to
the Senate all the Information in possession of
the Ooernmont relating to tho arrest of Alfredo
II. Hngnot, a citizen of tho United States, last
September, In Havana, by Spanish authority,
nnd ns to tho conditions imposed upon him for
his reloase from prison. Mr. Morgan gave a
brief account of tho matter and tho resolution
was agreed to
rillLAFItlOASH HELATED.
They SJtere to Have Hailed To-Day, hut Their
easel Is flat or Itepalr,
The departure of Hell Chatelaine and the
monitors of thu I'hllnfrknn Liberators' Leaguo,
who were to buve suited for the Dark Continent
to-day, hus been unat oldably postponed. It was
discovered ycsterdiy that tho Vega, on which
thoy were tn bavo embarked from tho south
central plir, Atlantic Dock, Ilrookljn, had sus
tained such set ere injuries from some unknown
cause that it would be impossible to put to sot
without making repairs. The rudder of tbo ship
Is so boa ercly damagid that it will bo necessary
to replace it with a now one. This discovery
was only mado when the vessel was drydocked
to ro clve her last coat of paint. As tho vessol
hsd been stocked with n cargo that was Intended
to reach Lisbon prior to tho dato when n new
tarilf law goes Into etfoct In Portugal, very ef
fort will bo made to get tho now rudder In place
In lime toinako thoono in tho prescribed
tlmo, but tho Philafrlian Liberators cannot hopo
to start before next Tliurs luy or Friday,
All the storm for tho expedition, which Is to
found colonli s for freed slaves in the Ulterior of
Africa, nie ready and have only to bo trans
ported to tho Vega from the offices of the league
in tho United Charities building, Twrnly-second
street and Lexington nenuo. Ammij theso
stores are valuable surgical Instruments, a largo
medicine chest, eases of dry goods lor trading
purposes, boxes of food, bags of seed, imple
ments of various trades, farm implements, a
c.ifo of Winchester ritlos, with ammunition;
axes, and a bag of salt. According to Mr. Chat
elaine, who has travelled extensively In the in
terior of Africa, salt Is vnluod abovo gold and
diamonds, und tho good will of a village can be
bought for a cupful.
Ah 0 EL DENXETT IX AX ARYLVM.
He Ilnsbr Into the Street In Weirs, ST. II,, Ctad
lit n Mslilshlrl,
Concohp, N. II., July 10. Arthur V. Dennett,
otherwlso known as "Anol" Dinnott, for
merly superintendent of Dr. Parkhurst's New
York Society for tho Prevention of Crime, wus
committed to thu New Hampshire Asylum for
thu Insauo In Ibis city to da). After leaving the
New York Hospital lust spring Dennett spout
several wooks at his homo In this city, and then
went to thu Weirs, preparing to inaungo tho
Aqueitoktun Houso during Hie summer. Ho
suffered so severely from insomnia that he was
obliged to relinquish all work nnd he returned
tothlsLlty. , ,
Dennett showed no signs of violent Insanity
until 2 o'clock Ibis morning, when be rushed
into tho street clad only in n nightshirt. Ho
was arrested and lodged in a cell at thu station.
When his mother called to see bim he said lo
her, "Too late, too late," lis refused to speak
to any one oIm.
.
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POWDER
Absolutely Puro
EEX1IAKC VriT.I, XOT TESTIFT.
Bis Slater Influences lllm Mot to Take the
Stand Expert Testimony tor the Den-nee.
Rochester, July ltk All sorts of rumors aro
afloat in regard to the Dunham murdor trial at
Batavio. Otio of theso is that Howard C. Bon
ham is determined to toko tbo stand iu his own
behalf. In spite of tho advice of his attorneys and
tho wishes of his family. Yesterday Mr. Scarlet
announced to tho court that the dofence would
lot Denham tell tho Jury the story of his rela
tions with his dead wlfo, but to-day Mr. Scarlet
said that it had been definitely decided that tho
dofendant would not be sworn.
Benbam's physical condition Is such that his
counsel and friends fear that he would go to
pieces when turned over to tho tender mercies
of the cross-oxamlner. Ilenham only yesterday
avowed that ho would not go to tho electric
chair with his mouth shut, but to-day ho told
Tns Son represeutaUve that he had acquiesced
to tbo wishes of his frlonds. Ills sister, Flor
ence Benham, Is responsible for this chango of
mind. Aftor his mother and attorneys bad
given up in despair and agreed to let Benham
have his own way, she had a conference with
her brother, which had tho effect of bringing
him around. This removes a great anxiety
from tho attorneys for the defence, but spoils a
sensaUon for the residents of Batovlo, who havo
been anxiously waiting to seo what Benham
wonld havo to say in his own behalf.
Nearly a dozon medical exports have been re
tained by tho defence many of whom are of
national reputation. In tho number Is Prof. It,
A. Wltthous of Now York city, who was tho
most promlnont expert In theCarlyle Harris and
Buchanan murder trials.
Benh im appeared more anxious and worried
this morning than at any time since tbo bo
ginning of bis trial, and ho hod several earnest
conversations with his attorney. Mr. Richmond
stated to tho court that ho desired to prove as a
part of tbo defence that the autopsy was badly
conducted. He thon procoeded to swear a num
ber of exports, who told tho Jury how they were
accustomed to conduct autopsies. Among the
witnesses sworn on this point was Dr. Henry C
Boswell of Buffalo, who said ho had assisted at
600 autopsies and witnessed nt least 1,000.
Would you not," oskod Mr. Richmond. "In
a coso where a man's life was at stake, consider
it necessary to cxauiluo every organ of tho
body I '
" Yes, sir. I would," wos the reply.
"Now, what would )ou consider would be tho
result of Uio peculiar Injuries received by Mrs.
Benhnm in childbirth upon the general condition
of her health I ' , .
" It would have a very depressing offect on her
genorals) stem, and particularly on her mental
health; nnd I should also expect an Injurious
effect from the lack of support to some of the
important generative organs."
If her condition was so serious, said Mr.
Keneflck on tho cross examination, would she
have been around the street riding her blcvelo,
going to Rochester for several months previous
and up to the time of her doath i '
" I am not ablo to answer."
"Now do you think that a person, supposing
they had these derangements nnd diseases of
the generative organs, would be liable to sudden
death from thoso causes, say within an hour I"
"No. sir, I do not." . ...
By Mr. Richmond Might these organs be dis
eased to such an extent that It might culminate
in an hour or two t
"Possibly It might.''
Dr. W. D. Wolfe and Dr. Henry Henckell were
also sworn and gavo similar testimony.
At 3.30 o'clock this afternoo-i. at Mr. Rich
mond's request, court adjourned until to-morrow
morning, to give tho defence opportunity to
frame hypothetical questions to be submitted to
tho experts. It now looks us it the end of tho
murder trial was not far off.
police aunaEox.s happt.
They Won't nave to Fsamliin Applicants ror
I nimblp Iny !or.
The pollco surgeons are happy In tho prospf ct
that they will soon hivo nothing else to do than
doctor 4,000 policemen, lb it Is n trivial Job
compared to the one th yhave had In the last
two years examining 14,000 applicants for ap
pointment to got l.'.KX) iKilkemen. Thoro Is an
eligible list now that will last until next Jan
uary, and of ter that tho City Civil Service Board
will take this duty off tne surgeons' hands. Tho
regulations of tbo toard expressly forbid "any
person other than the Commissioners, examlnei s
or experts directly cniplovcd b) the board" from
Interfering or having nn) thing to do with tho
examination.
Under tho civil sorvlre requirements that will
supersede tho "start hloss law "with tho coining
of tbo Greater Now York and Its charter, t bey
will bo reaulrcd to oxumlno landldotcs for pro
motion, however. That bos never been done
before, but the civil porv ice regulations require
a certlfli.ito that tne man to ho promoted Is
EhVBicall) fit. They are also curious about his
aides of drinking and go Into detail on tho sub
ject. "Is bo correct in his deportment toward tho
public with whom ho is ol'lclully brought In
contact t' Is one of tho questions at present
askel In Flro Hi inrtuiciit i xnmlnatlons. and
which, the civ 11 scrv Irr pi oplo sny, will be asked
also oi the police. " How about his Judgment" Is
another. ,
Chapman, who wants to lie an Inspector, will
have to pull all tho wires within reach before
Jan. 1, for tho board declared unanimously tho
other day that ho had littlo, If any, Judgment,
although bo was otherwise, a gooi policeman.
JJ1QA3IV ISTEll OF MUItDEIt.
VTettlaar lUd of Ills V ire and tier Lover, Slot
The) or lllm.
Max Felix Winkler, convicted In the General
Sessions on Thursday of being tho guilty con
sort of Mrs. Mary Then soWelUauf, whom ho
married after running nwuy with her from her
husband's home, wus sontenced yesterday to
Imprisonment in 8lng.-ing for two and a half
years. Mrs. Wcltlnuf gets a similar term in tho
woman's prison at Auburn.
Jacob Wcltlauf, husband of the woman, was
in court vviicu the guilt) pair woro arraigned lo
gothir. Ho told lUioulcr Goff that Winkler
hadtrlod toinduiuMrs Wcltlnuf to put poison
In his tea, and hud ollered to get tho poison for
her if sho would administer It. Thu woman was
afraid to commit murder, however. After that
Winkler hud thiu itcnod him with an axo.
As tho Roi order was about to pass Bcntonoeon
tho woman she fainted. v Inkier was sentenced
whllo sho was getting over It. When her turn
camo hor Invvjcr askud for clement)',
"I run mnku no distinction in the treatment
of tho defendants," said tho Recorder. "Ihls
woman, in fact. Is worso than tho male de
fendant. Sho certainly know that sho had no
right to marr) Winkler.
Winkler said that ho had no religion and no
home, und uld not know who his parents wore.
While in Urn pen awaiting urralgnment, ho
abused WolUatiT. ,,..,
"I'll do that man )et. ho cried, "Just wait
until I get out of this scrape."
Wcltlauf told Re order Goff that ho believed
Wliiklorhad hypnotized Mrs. Wcltlauf.
OBJECT lO THE PLAZA BITE.
Sailors Hunt I lie HoldleiV nnd Sailors Mono.
mint tr Ihe Hudson.
A communication signed by more than ono
hundred otllccrs of tho navy protesting against
tho erection of tho soldiers' and sailors' monu
ment in tbo plara at Fifty-ninth street and Fifth
avenue wns roeclvod by tho Memorial Commit
tee estorday. 1 ho signers of tho protest are all
in favor of hnv lug the memorial orictcxl nt Sov
enly-seiond street and tho RtversldoDrlve.be
cause tho situ Is moro suitable und tho monu
ment when iructed there can bo seen from tha
Hudson River, Mn)or Strong and Reeorder
Goff are ulso In favor of this site, but tho com
mittee sooms to bo determined to slick to the
pljjs, vTbcrothe monument will bo surrounded
on three sides by nuisslv o buildings.
A report was received from the Park Board
in which It wns stated that borings made dem
onstrated the plaza wus safu us u site for tho
monument. Rock was reached ut u depth v ary
ing from twenty to fort) feet, Bruce Prlco wns
then select oil as consulting architect, and be
will nrringo tho details of the lompclltlon of
thu architects selected to draw plans, hix arch
itects hud already been chosen to compete, and
a seventh was added)esterday at tho suggestion
1 of AcUng Mayor Jeroloman, He named Albert
K. Davis. Mr. Price will receive $200 for his
services, and when the plans are passed upon
the pomes of thu designers will not bo attached.
TWO MORE BODIES FOUND.
Till! XAST OF THE VICTIMS OF IBS
TIMOXEXriLLE DIBABTEIt.
Tho Remains of the Children of John Conrey,
Who Als Loot III Wlfo. Ponnd Floating In
the IUver An Knoineer's Statement of the
Cause or the Banting or the Two Dams.
Ngwnuno, July 10. The bodies of Julia and
John Ccnroy, children of John Conroy, whoso
wife also lost hor Ilfo in tho flood nt Tlmonoy
vlllo last Wednesday morning, wero recovered
to-day. Tho searchors woro woll nigh discour
aged whon to-day's noon hour arrived. Thoy
had gono o vor e vory bit of tho ground two and
three times. Hooks bad been brought Into
requisition to drag tho streams, which ordinarily
are nothing moro than brooks. Tho heavy
machinery which was used for hoisting brick
was moved, but no traco of the missing children
could be found. Whon tho mon relumed to
work thoro was somo dissatisfaction among
them. They had lolled Incessantly for forty
eight hours and felt that further search was
frultloss. Coroner Bovier, who had worked as
hard as any of tho men. Insisted that tho search
bo continued. At this Juncture big High Bagley
stepped up and said:
"Boys, I've not had my clothos off in two
da)s. Jack Conroy's nwuy bur) Ing his wife.
His children aro somowhero in this heap. I for
one will not give up."
Tho men then wont to work with a will. In a
few minutes thoy saw a ploco of nightdress
nbovo tho ground. Somo of tho bystanders nt
once recognized it as tho dress of ono of tho
Oonroy children, and word was sent to Coroner
Bovlor that It had been found.
Investigation provod, however, that tho ru
mor was unfounded, but whon tho men woro
again about to give up two stretchers wore seen
coming across Uio yard below w hero they were
working. On thoso two stretchors wero tho
bodies of tho Conroy children, bruised and man
gled almost beyond recognition. Thoy had been
found side by side floating In the river opposite
tho brickyards of Aldrldgo Brothors, throe
quarters of a mile above whore tho Malzlngah
stream Hows Into tho rlvor. Tho Captain of a
canal boat had discovered them. Thoy wero
token to the rooms of Undertaker J. E. Bottell.
Their f unornl will bo held at Vcrplanck's Point
at 2 o'clock to-morrow.
When The Susropresentatlvo saw John Con
roy to-night he was a physical and almost men
tal wreck. His right arm was done up in a
bandage He said that he had lost all, his wlfo,
home, children, and money. Even tho clothes
on his back ho hod borrowed from a brother
brlckyardcr to attend his wife's funeral. "I
wish 1 had gone, too, ho rcpoated many times.
Tho Coroner's Jury this afternoon paid their
first visit to tho broken dams. Coroner Bovier
had Georgo II. Wood, District Attorney of
Dutchess ic-untr: W. E. Hoysrndt. his Assistant,
and Benjamin Brevoort. an export engineer, to
occompiiuy them. From what was Raid it can
be ascertained that the Flshklll and Muttcnwnn
Water Company will bu held responsible for tho
deaths, but not txcnuo tho dams were not built
securely, Tho trouble was that there was not
sufllciont overflow. This, Engineer Brevoort said
to the District Attorney, was tbo first thing to bo
looked at in tha construction of a dirt dam.
'M) ldoa Is," he said, "that th overtlow on
the small dam w as Inadequate. This caused tho
water to rush over tho top of tho dirt, and there
was n general washing away, Tha breaking of
the small or upper dum caused tbo larger ono to
break."
District Attorney Wood said that he Intended
to personally conduct the Investigation. It has
boen adjourned until Tuesday, at Mctroisilltun
Hall, the largest public plaeo In thu vlllago of
Mattcawran.
This afternoon TnE Scn representative wos
told that the keeper of tbo dam fulled to open
the floodgate during the awful storm. If this
charge can be proved before Uio Coroner's Jury,
there Is littlo doubt but thnt the) will censure
tbo water company for criminal negligent e.
When tho Coroner's Jury retired from the
scone John Robertson, tho civil engineer,
handed Tint ho representative tho following
signed statement:
" The Melringah dnm was of tho rip-rap typo.
And for thnt sort of a structure was fairly con
structed It had a water cell of masonry run
ning its entire length. Its dimensions were
thrco feet wide at the base and eight on top, ter
minating at nn altitude of forty feet. Tho
w uter cell w as constructed of cobble stones and
cement, which any one can obsorvo could not
stand of its own w right unsupported. On either
side of this cobble wall, the nam w as supported
by an embankment of earth. This soil,
lu consequent e, constituted the dam, so
that b) an Insufficient ovcrt'ow the
embankment was washed away. Tho news
papers should c ill the attention of engineers to
all rip rapdamstind baveauuxamlnallon of the
overt.u v. Thi ) should be certalnl) of sufficient
size, nnd. above all. iow inough Had thoso
overflows been four fei t lower there would hare
been no nccldcnt. As thev stood they wero
nothing mini than a pair afdeitb traps erected
over our heads. The theory of n cloudburst,
as spoken of by Olios Tnlntor of tho w-vtcr com-
I pan v. Is not worth consideration, as there was
nothing but ordlnir) rains that night."
A.JT HE 11AI $f,000 OX DEPOSIT.
A Crank Alarms the officers or the Harlem
Savings Ilnuk.
A man, who gave his nnmo as Matthew Pur
cell, went Into tho Harlem Savings Bank early
on Thursda) afternoon and demandod $5,000,
which he told tho paying teller was there on do
polt in his name. When ho wns requested to
produce his bank book ho left tho bull ling, say
ing that he would lie hack again on Friday, Yes
terday morning ho made his appoarnnre again
und asked to tn c somo one of the otllcers of the
bank. When he saw rxirotan Hart he Insisted
that thero wos $1,000 in thu b nk in his name,
and when tbo Secretary Informed him that such
wus not tho cvie he took f nun bis pocket a piece
of paper, upon which be wrote:
''l'vo got $5,000 here nnd I'll come with
pistols to morrow to got It."
Ho went out, only to return a fow minutes
Inter to get tho paper, saying that in his hurry
be had forgotten It. Soeretnry Hart refused to
giro it to him nnd he went nvra). The officials
of the bank, fearing that he would return with
bis pistols notified iho police of tho East 125th
street station, who nrc making a search for him.
Ihe man said that he lived with his mother at
301 West 132d street, but thorn is no such num
ber nnd no one of thu nainu of l'ureell is known
in that neighborhood.
I, A lit HE WAS ISO.
Klnth, the Slave or n Man Hho Fought In the
llrvoliillon, AeeliJi ntnll) Hilled.
Pi ainfiki r, N. J July lfl. Reuben Kieth,a
well known colored chnractcr, who claimed to
be 120 years old. died in the Muhlenberg Hos
pital this morning from Injuries received by
bolng struck by a frelitht train while ho was
picking roal on tho Central Railroad tracks
three bourn before. ICIetli lived with his daugh
ter, Mrs. William Colcmin, on Cottage place.
Ho was lorn n slave In Virginia, hut had no
recordsto 1 rov o his ogo. It Is known, however,
that hu wns a very old man. His wlfo lives In
Kleth was tho fatht r of Ion children, and Mrs.
Coleman, his daughter, is the mother of a family
of fourteen, Kleth wns bom upon tho planta
tion of Capt, James 1'uvuo in Virginia. Capt.
Puvno was n Foldler of the Revolutionary War,
mid Kleth had u distinct memory of him and of
thoHtorlrs ho used to relate of tho tight for In
lUipen lrnee. Kieth's mother wns tho nurseof
t'ipt. Pavno's children, and tho whole fniilly
were treated ns favorites by their master aud
mistress. Of tho war of 1812 and tho Mexican
war Kleth bad distinct recollections.
I1ETTEK TIMI.S IX MISSOURI.
IThnt the rtrrord of Companies Incorporated
Itereiilly Mhows.
JrFFEitBON Citv. Mo July 10. An domina
tion of Ihe records In thu olllie of Sei rotary of
aiain fBpiir full to hear out tho assertions of
the Silver Democrats and Populists that banl
times continue in Missouri, and that they are
frrowlng harder. iho Incorporation of now
mslness inunmnlcs can Ik) legardtil ns an In
fallible Index of the business situation. In fact.
It shows the movement of capital more clearly
than anything olse.
The records of incorporation in tho Depart
ment of Stale show thut fur Iho three months
ending on July 1, IR'10, there were 135 iorpora
ttons formed In Missouri, and for the same
period of 1HU7. that Is, from April 1 to July 1,
theru wi ro 100, un Increase of (II,
In making hlstonipnrlsou it was noticed that
thoeiipllnl snicks of tho corporations fonroci In
1H07 vvcio I irger Ihun lhoo nf lHilll, ihoso
figures show atendenc) toward better tlmos
and a healthier stateof business, .which oven tho
most deluded and enthusiastic llryunlto cannot
don).
Grorgn II. llan-ell Ncrlously 111.
George H. Hansell. treasurer of the Fifth
Avenue Raptlst Church, Is seriously ill at his
home. 1 WestKlghty-soventh street, und Is not
expected to llv o,
i t iu itsTAKT rnn MOSQUITO BITES
lllll A! AKlirV rUn IY PUISOMISfd
tl 111 Jl Aorugglit, oruirai Co., 851 VT, 2Lhtt
BjlUllioTXfte. Write tor FrosBampIe. HswYork
Hnlf tho fun is being dressed
for it.
We ciin dress mnn or boy for
anything, with everything; but
not after 1 o'clock we're closed.
Rogers, Pkitt & Co.
Prince and ProaJway.
Warren and llrosdway.
Thirty-second and Urosdwsy.
COMPAXr OFFIOERB ItESIOX.
C, Klnth Itrslment, Coiumnnded by Detailed
Offlnn-ew Uniforms the Matter.
Company O. Nint h Rcglmont, Is wit bout ofilccrs
except as detailed. This stuto of affairs is due
to tho resignations of Capt. II. S. Poole, First
Lieut. F. N. Owen nnd Second Lieut. H. F. Pcuko.
Somo tlmo ago tho ofilccrs and men of Uio
regiment took n vote on tho proposition to secure
a distinctive uniform at tho expense of tho men
of the command. Years ago tho Ninth had such
a uniform but gavo it up with other regiments
when the Stnto service uniform was adopted.
Tbo Ilrlgadler-Goncral, Louis Fitzgerald, has
boon strongly in favor of dlstlnctlvo regimental
dross for tho commands of tho brigade nnd
gradually his Idea bis been adopted by nearly
all the regiments. Iho voto In the Ninth was
overw liolmlngly In favor of tho chungo.
Capt, Poole, his otllccrs, and a number of the
mon were against Ihe Idea, as they thought tho
expense would Interfere with recruiting, and
Uiat the men hnv o burdens enough now. When
the vote was finally announced Capt, Poole and
his officers decided to withdraw, and have lust
sent in their resignations to Col. Howard. Tho
hitter has appointed J. G. tjuluby. Lieutenant in
Company G. to temporary command of C. pend
ing the choice of a successor to Capt. Poole.
Capt, Poole first joined tbo gu ird as a private
In Company I, Twcntj -third Regiment, in Sep
tember, 1888: wns elected Second Lieutenant of
Company C. Ninth Regiment, November, 1WI1;
was promoted First Llou'enant, February 23,
1803, and Captain in November of the same
yoar.
Lieut. Owen began scrvlro In the guard as a
Second Lieutenant In the Twelfth Regiment In
March. 1880. and was honorably discharged In
Mav, 1801. Ho was elected First Lieutenant of
Company C, Ninth Regiment, In Doccmber, 1802.
Lieut. Pcaka enlisted as a seaman In Iho First
Naval Battalion In June, 1801, and was pro
moted Second Lieutenant In Company C, Ninth
Regiment, In September, 181U.
JE11BET CITT LEPElt HEAD.
His Case Pronounced Inrurablr, and Ilelleved
to Re One or Ornulne IeprcMy.
Jasper Joy, tho Jersey Cltv leper, whoso caso
attracted considerable attention a short tlnic
ago, died about O A. M. yesterday in his room
on the top floor of 103 Palisado avenue. Ho
bad not been out of the room since last Novem
ber, when he was discharged from Uio Skin and
Cancer Hospital In this city as Incurable. His
wife visited tho room at 7 o'clock and asked
him If bo wanted his breakfast. He sold not
yot, and his wifo left Uio room. Two hours
later sho returned and found him apparently
asleep. Sh! called him, but there was no an
swer, and.liccoming alnrnicd, sho sent for Dr.
Putnam '1 ho doctor pronounced Joy dead, and
said that death bad resulted from paralysis of
tho hiart, the usuul cau6o in cases of leprosy.
The body will be placed In u hermetically scaled
metallic casket and taken to Nevvburg, N. Y.,
for burial on bundny.
About two years ago Joy, who was then a
motorman on the North Hudson County ltail
road, was attacked by a skin disease which
was supposed tn be ecrcma. Tho disease de-
eloped rapidly nnd Joy, nt the suggosUon of
Dr. Putnam, camo to tho Skin and Cancer Hos
pital in this city. Ho remained thoro seven
months nnd was discharged tho day before
1 butiksgiving ns Incurable. Ho has been ut
homo since. onfincd tn one room nnd uticiided
only by his wifo and Dr. Iutruin. lfhysirlnns
from all tbo surrounding citios have been to seo
lilm. and with only one or two exceptions
they pronounced the.coso o le of genuine leprosy.
EELLErVE OFFICIAL ACCUSED.
SiTlfr of an Insane Pnllrnt Kays Ho Tried to
Kztort Money from Ilrr tn Explanation.
Mrs. Yctto Fnrbcr of 201 Delanccy street,
whose husband became v lolcntly Insane In the
Essex Market Court on Wednesday and tried to
choke her, npDearcd lieforo Magistrate llrann In
the same court yestordnvand said that after
her husband had been taken to Rellcvue Hos
pital sho collected $40 from his friends for Ihe
purpose of having him put inn prlvite asylum.
hen she went to tho hospital to nrrango for
his trans'cr. sho continued, a man wearing a
blue suit with brass buttons told her that her
hUBlmnd couldn't tie removed from llellcvue un
less she guv e him S2")
Maklstra c llrann warned her not to pay any
money to any one on such a plea,
Dcputv Superintendent Itlekiird of nellevuo
Hospital said last evening that the rules of tho
Department of Public Charities provided that,
when an inssne person was transferred from
the Insane pavilion nt llcllcvuo toanrivato
nsTlum, tho two physicians of tho hospital who
rertifv to the patient's insanity should tie piid
$12.50 each. If the patients dc-dre It, outsldo
phvslelans may be employed. Usuillv outsido
?ih)slclanscharge about S'lOiaeh. All patients
ransfcrrcd to private asylums have to bu taken
first to a court of record, whero tho commit
ment is made.
sixcor'.s expixsive cihse.
Swindled or Blia, He Hunts Ihe Swindler i Crla
a Jar, and Lonro OHM More.
The attention of Frank II. Slncopof Chester,
Pa., wns attracted recently to nn advertisement
Inn Phlludulohla paper offering inducements
forngenlo to sell patent halters. The advertise
ment dlroctod that orders nnd money lie sent to
T. M. Kenned), P. O. box 70. Jorsey Clt), or to
130 Carle ret avenue, Sincop sent on $12 and
willed for the halters, but the) nover rencbed
him. Slnccip stnrtod for Jersey Clt) to hunt up
Mr. Kenned). Ilu wns Informed (lint no mnn of
that naini rented box 70 or an) othei box In
the i'ost Olllco. SIncop then went to look for 13H
Cnrterot nvcniu, but the highest numbered
houso he could find wns 100.
Re tilling that ho had been swindled, SIncop
iiroccedod to nccumiil ito a jag. '1 hou he laid
lovvn in the gutter at Oiean and Woodlawn
nvi nuts und fell nsbep. Whcnliowasi'w iki iicd
ha found that $38 hnd been taken from his vust
pocket, John McCann 17 years old ofWISteg
mnn avenue, was nrrcstc d on suspli ion nf hnv
Ing taken tho mo'iuj.but Pollen Jusliie Kevin
discharged him for want of evidence, hlncop,
who hnd taken tho precaution to provide him
self with a return ticket, vv cut homo.
here Yrotrrday's Firm Vtrn.
A. M I Aft, Thirteenth street, near Slilli avenue,
tVllllanislirtilKtf, Louis Konip, damae ISOUi 0 33, 0
East Thirteenth ilret t, dsmsse (S.
!', M 1 iO, 7H Oliver sirent, damage to, 40, loo
Illusns street, II. Van Wairoer. ilamae tloiii HOD,
4"? Fast Houston slreet damage J1; i 1&, It'll Mo
Douical 'r M, Lewln iIiiiubk S3, v.tu, 18 lu Third
avenue, II, Bvhiiuian tlmnaie $5
The lirntlicr.
Fair weather prevailed over alKiut all the country
yesterday, save for light showers lu the Ohio and
Tenuessne valleys
There was a low pros sure di volnplng In Ihe North
west and nn area of high pressure ourlhe Atlantlo
and Fast Gulf 8tstes eaunlng a xeucral rlsu uf tain
pf rsturr In Iho ei ntrsl an I Nortlie rn rtstes
The temperature In Iho npiwr MImII pi nnd Mis
souri Valley Htates wss atxiut tin, thu heut Is moving
eastward
In this city tlis day was fair, blutioat nrtlelal tern
Krsturo Ht low i si 71': average humidity nn k r
cent.-, vvlml southerly, arerago velocity U miles an
hour; Daromeler corneteil to read to sea level, ut
BA Mill 13, II 1'. 11. .Ill 17,
The thermometer at tho United Status Weatlii r nu-
reau registered thu teinrature yesterday as follows!
1M7. IHIIft I 1MI7 JRun
A M 7V IK I flP )l . 7h 74'
ltM ... wj" 71' up vi 71 nn-
81'. 11. , . Oi' 7-rllHJIId 71' UU'
WASIUIOTOX FORCCiST OII SAT! HPAT
Vor htxo tnvlnnd atut tttftfrn .Ifie lore fair,
toutherti to luulhuvattrlv trlnis
Sot cssttn I'euDijIisnlu, New Jersey, Delaware,
iVsryUud, lbs lllstrtct of LoluinMs, and Virginia
Partly cloudy, preceded by light showers In Ike early
ttoralai) soutbsrly wiads, ,
d
IT PAINS THE EX1I0RTEB. S;
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A MEDICIXE MAX'S OVTFIT AXXOTB i ' ' 'i
THE EEK Mlt. FIIAXK. . I W Jl
Bcllslena rnlk In a Uoapel Tent In Brooklyn t . it '
Wert with Opposition- limn stand nasi -,, J f ,
Fnon Nongn Iio Hot Jibe with Sermons and i ' 1
H)mna-An Appeal Made to tho Mayor. ' ft
She'd no excuse ' I if i
To turn me loose. j ' il
Ah've Is i n abused, Jl t 1 jj '
'N' ah'm all confused, vt i J If ;
lor theso words sho did cxrlatm 't i I "
Willi a brass band vigorously turning out th "vl'l j '
accompaniment, nnd lusty-lunged, blnck-facs ' ', j if ,
" vnudevlllo artists" doing a stunt with that V M( . ff '
glccBomo uiolod) ," All Coons Look Allko to Mo," JJ'k
w hat show would a meek and lowly ovangallss , t
havo next door I ,r V; . 1 j
Ihtrolsnn Interesting rivalry In tho tented ?j,
arena nt Saratoga nvcnuo nnd McDonough j I
street, Ilrookl) n, whero Bnrnum's circus holds ljj A
out onco a ) ear. The situation Is as follows: &
About tvvnmonUisngo tho Rev. Elmer K. Frank, jl , Jj
on cvnngclistof tho Seventh Day Adventlsts, J j,'
pitched his big gospel tent nnd two small llwoll- $ ?r )
ing tents on tho Serntoga at onuo lot. Mr. Frank: ?r i
isjoung, enthusiastic, and nn anient exhorter. !$'
Crowds flock to his gospel tent. Ho addod in' N'sf In
terest to his oxhortations by answering all ques- . j j !
tlons flrod at him by his audience. He also f(il I1 '
makes of congrcgntlonal singing a foaturo of his 2)$' v J
nightly sorvlccs under the canvns. iSj, n ;
A f ow dn) s ago two big wagons were driven jmi J, ;
Into tho field, nnd with considerable clattor and im '' J
somo lull swearing workmen unloaded tho jfjj "t '".
trucks and soon had placed in position another ':'( I" "l
tent. Alhl
The Rev. Mr. Frank took an Interest In tho Ws. X V
proceeding. Ho wnlkod across tho lot nnd asked , I jj, I
tho can us men what they wero doing. Thoy ro- ' Iffe 8 i
Piled: Wit'
" Plain enough to seo wo're putting up a tent; (I.W & ?
nln'tltl" feJS: f
Then they explained to tho horrified evangelist. Mt& V
thnt a troupo of pntcnt medlclpo men. with y$hw? '
variety singers, coon dancers, a I rass band. IrffllaTt ' fc f'
and shouters and barkers would shortly open la ialBti Hi'
opposition to the nightly entertainment In tho vwW aW
Oospel tent, S Hi JW
Night cumo on. Mr. Frank's congregation il J9
crowded his tent. Ho gave out the opening T 'tj iBi
hymn, and tho organist, tho choir nnd tho eon- iff im
S rogation had commenced to sing, when tha v .; St
rass band of tha medicine outfit next door com- &4?lt jv
menced to clay "All Coons Look Allko to Mo." SSSQsT'
The worshippers struggled with tho hymn to XWr !
tho last vers". They deserve credit for tholr HIh? '!&
grit. Then Mr. Frank's patience guv o out, Ho ScSl'
"Ijidles and gentlemen, wo pay rent for this 'iWlal'
ground. o were hero arst. There is a law of Viitt9s'
this city whl h makes It Illegal for p itcnt mcdl- M&'rIsV
cine men or nn) body else to set up such a nolso .fflliiii
within a certain distance of a church." .Am'.fiM-.
The band stopped pin) ing and Mr. Frank con- '! s'
tlnucd: "Thoso mon have violated that law, Hl7tn
but now that the horrible not has subsided wo 4,Hi(isf
will have a committee go over to tho other tent 4sI"t1
and tjlk with them." ' IU-!
Mr. Frunk instructed his UBhcrstoput down jHSiilS''
tho canvas sides of his tent, so as to keep out 'RO Bi
some of the unseemly noise. Everything being irilfS. 4t
quiet. Mr. Frank opened thu Bible sn)lng, " You Ixy x J
will Hnl inv text in the third chapter of " rtl, J;
"T'row Him Down, McCluskcy, was themes- ! I
sage of tho band. Mr. Frank was plainly In ift't' P
censed cirft' i IS
"Ladles nnd gentlemen," ho Bhoutcd, "Jam ffii t
unihlo to miko myself henrd abovo this out- it It i'
rngeous noise. Had we better sing again I" 11; j I
lledrow a long breath, fanned himself a mo- .'HS V
ment, then with earnestness said: air
"How man) people arc there In this tent who ilia i I
will Bign a petition to the Mayor if I draw up Jgf) f
tho petition ) Just put your bands up so that I Bs3 ' It
can sou who will stand bv mo." IfaU K
Every hand wont up, nut the noise next door IwA Sg'
was louder than ever. Mr. Frank's sermon was Slai K
punctuated h) remarks such as, "It is difficult Jft'l H
to maintain a clear tram of thought under such Stih If
circumstances." bo It was. KSj, M
A pstcnt-imdicinc barker at tho other tent ijltl) !
was loudly extolling the virtues of his ware. , -IM jffi
This was too much for Mr. Frank, who shouted 'JE iU
" My friends, I want to tell you that there is sis; 31
absolutely no virtue In their alleged medicine. JifJ- jf
They are slmpl) In that business to mako money .,!;! ii
anil anno; other people. I just sent over thero Jpr; J
forabottloot their so-called medicine, which I jk A
shall hjn o analyzed, and I propose to stop its $fl t
sale in this lot if I can." 456? 5
Oh. 1 don't know. 1I& B
ou're not to warm. ljw-1 !
came floating over from the opposition. The f Spfcj
brass band did its work. too. with variations. ii Mill
"That settles it," shouted Mr. Frank: "I 'CssskSH
don't propose to submit to nny more such in- '''tsSninSn
suits. Let us get that petition ready for tbo ' j vasnanSBal
Mayor, and let every lady and gentleman in tho K BSBB9BT
tent sign i'." friBTlB
There will bo no service in the gospel tent to- 'iJfisTie
night, nnd the medicine men will not givo a ifiS -;
show nn Sunday nilit, but Monday night will '.Lf f(
tell tho talc. Alr' t f
SPALDiya ACQUITTED AOAIX. fflP ffl
The Chicago Danker nerlarrd nt Guilty on O ''jfM; f '
Krrond Fmbezzlemeut Trial. Mst
Ciiicvgo, 111, July 10 Former banker and 1 j
ex Stato University Treasurer Charles Warren 3 i
Spalding scored another victory to-day in his h ;,'
FCiond trial in tho Criminal Court on a charge ftk ;
of embezzling tho university's funds. A jury M: '(
in Judge Dunn's court decided tho prisoner not Jjif
guilty. Spalding, who had apparently lookod tc ;
for a conviction, was brought into Uio court &f S
room this evening to hear tho verdict. Ho jfe
looked worn nnd haggard, but his faco lighted Vfi. I
up when he heard tbo words of acquittal. Jjfj 4 .
"Of course I am delighted with the verdict," "s; j .(
ho said to a group of reporters. "I do not soo J '
how the jury could bavo found dtffercnUy. Tho . I
Ulobc savings llnnk wus not insolvent at tho Us i
time It was thrown into Uie hands cf a re- &'t
ccivcrand it Is not to-day, if Its affairs aro uilf'ii A
bandied properly. 1 cannot say whethor tho TMi Ji"
other indictments against me wiirho preyed to Si if
trial or not, but. If tho aro, it will be rank iwr- tJ H
sedition, and not pruecutlon, for tho purpose SB, th
of setting justice. If I must stand trial -af 4 '
icguin I shall defend myself and will bu vindl- iW jjj
calid." &JJ"J '
Malo's Attorney McKwen said he could not 32 if
positively announce tho future course of tho p y
Mate m thu sp tiding matter. 'Ihero uro jjPJ If
twent) -seven moro Indictments against tho Jv IS
I priiiiner, nnd ho presumed thnt another trial Ffc, nf
would be had iU $i
A point innde by Spalding's attorneys, which MB Jr.
wb1- ruled out b) tho court, hnd a telling effect igjj is'
upm tho Jury. It sras that Spalding was be- fiffl I
ing made n victim of politics, because ho was p ;
an appointee of Altgold. WM j
Tmiis-tllssUalppI Congreoo ror Wee Silver. m ,
SvitLakk City. Utah, July 10. The Trans- K j '
Mississippi Congress was to-dny engulfed by s m
wavuot llryunlsm, and Its charter as a purely "-l- I
commercial body suffered m itcrial damage if Mi ii
not total wreck. The small minority of tho jl
Bound-mono) muii nnd conservative sliver delo- U,
gates struggled heroically to provnu this dlsas- & if
tor. nnd wero ably lod h) E. V. bundle) ofMin- A '1 il
nenpolls, editor of tho .Norf.ufif MaguztM. but ft,
It wus a forlorn hope. u if
Ulllllon.Uollar llulldlng ror lower Broadway. 4A j
Plans hnvc been filed nt the Hulldlng Depart- 'HJiU.
ment for the erection of three buBlnc ss buildings vfeliil'
for John S. Ames on tho northern portion of the Sitdi f
old Metropolitan Hotel silo, on tho cast side of 4tiltt
llroidwii), north of l'rineo strict. and extend- ISKk'
lug through to Crosby street, Kaih building Is VHffJ
tohnvu a frontngunf 51 feat on Urondwii), and il!
toliotvvclvo storks in hoight. Thu estimated W If'
cost of the buildings is 91,350,000. IhH,.
Making 111
CZHlS nnc llcnU', fluking gh
luilisW nre Included in tho jH1 I
VkW'tKiv makinB of HIRES - til! g
Vi Rootbccr. The prcpa- m U f
VOjiy ration of this great tem- ii'jJ-
JfL perauce drink is an event i ? Itfi
lr flfTR ofitnportaticcinaniillioa ft if I
oHi well regulated homes. T ' I
1 1 HIRES I
T$J& Rootbeer - ij
O fWk is full of Rood health. M '
hatf ' ' HSsnl Invigoratitip;, appetit- ,(', i
Vllflfl Jtifj, 8atisfiiig. Put )' h
OEl ' IS1! some up to-day and f ii. ',
fcHf 1 j j have it ready to put Li is .
afi a I down whenever you're K
Bisjtsl th,n,iv- ''5r '
ffil -m l 5Inde only by Tho ' ,
liMlffiU Chnrlcs K Hires Co., f '
VfMmM I'hiUdclplua. A paclc 7 ,
lilllnH iRc makes 5 gallon. V ;
ssssnfasBC Sold every whets. , ,
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