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W ; THE SUN, THUBSMY, JUXY 29, 1897. , ijifl
f GORMAN'S STRADDLE WINS..
M X ARTE AND DEMOCRATS DODOE OJT
THE MONEY QUESTION.
Tby Are Ir the "flold and Silver Moncr or
i tbe Constitution," and Huts Considerable
. to imy Aboat McKlnley and Bimetallism
1 Tlia "liver Men Gave Way Reluctantly.
!DALTlMoni, Md., July 28. Senator Gorman
carried off all tha honors at too Domocratlo
State Convention hero to-day. IIo not only sno
ceedod In inducing tho Committee on Ilcsolu
i tlona to adopt his financial straddlo, but securod
I Its adoption afterward by tho convention by a
'', unnnlmons vote. It required treat diplomacy
: and very hard work to brine tho silver and gold
factions together, both being represented In tho
convention. Thesllvcr men had a decided ma-
1 jorlty, and had tho question come to an lsius
I there Is llttla doubt but that they would have
' put tho Chicago plank In tho Stato platform.
Alt of last night and this morning Senator
' Gorman labored with the county dologates,
some of whom were very hard to movo, but by
keeping everlastingly at It, be finally succeeded
In having hit plank adopted. The selection of
candidates was deemed of minor Importance.
Only two candidates were to bo named for State
offices. Thcso wero a Comptroller and Clerk of
the Court of Appeals. At tho last moment, how
ever, a change In the slate was made. State
1 Senator Thomas A. Smith of Carolino being sub
stituted for Charles A. Deakyne of the samo
county for Comptroller because Deakyne had
pome trouble with his accounts when he was
County Treasurer. Frank Ford was unanimous
ly renominated for Clerk ot tho Court ot Ap
peals. )
There was not that enthusiasm that usually
prevails ot a Democratic Convention. It was a
businesslike affair all the way through. The
only time the convention applauded was when
Senator Gorman, who was a delegate marchod
down the aisle to his seat. Ford's Opera House
was comfortably filled when Chairman Hattors
ly Talbott called tho convention to order. He
named Col. Buchanan Schley for temporary
Chairman. Col. Schley read a speech from type
written pages. Ho sketched out In a way the
resolutions that wero to follow by arraigning
the Republican party and touching very lightly
on the money question. He Bald that McKlnley
was being won over to tho bimotalllo theory be
came ho bad appointed monetary commissioners.
After selecting Secretaries, Committees on
Credentials and Resolutions wero appointed.
senator uorman Demgcnoeen inairman or me
Resolutions Committee. When the commltteos
retired Gen. Lloyd L. Jackson moved that tho
convention adjourn for a half hour. 1 his was in
order that there should be no spocchmaklng to
excite tho crowd. It has usually been the plan
to amuse the crowd with patrlotio speeches
while the committees are out. but the leaders
had evidently planned that nothing of the sort
should take placo this time. No Incendiary free
silver speeches were to be made.
Meanwhile Senator Gorman bad some trouble
In getting the committee to adopt his money
Slant. Several free silver men kicked against
lie straddle, but were Anally overruled and In
duced to support It. When the committee was
ready to report. Mr. Gorman, as Chairman and
writer of the resolutions, read them to the Con
vention. Now and tben a cheer was heard, but
enthusiasm was not marked. The monoy plank
was:
"The Democracy of Maryland, In common
with the Democracy of the Union, believe now.
i as they always have believed, in honest money;
the gold and silver money of the Constitution
i and the coinage of both metals,.wlthout dis
crimination against either. Into standard dollars
of final payment and redemption. We noto
with satisfaction that tho demand of moro than
. C.BOO.000 ot Democratic voters, expressed at
the polls last November, has compelled Presi-
i dent McKlnley and a Republican Congress
to urge upon the European powers, through
, the medium of a duly appointed commission,
I the necessity for an International conference
to arrange the terms of a bimotalllo system
fc under the operation of which both gold and all ver.
shall be used and recognised as money of final
redemption. The suffering of the masses, the
honest tollers, the bone and sinew, the brain and
couraga and manhood ot the land have met with
the sympathy ot the Democracy, and the protest
of our great party, so eloquently voiced In lost
year's elections, has forced the Republican
party, despite Its arrogance and recklessness,
to recognize the needs of an aroused and
patrlotio peoplo; and while many Demo
crats have not approved all. the ex
pressions of the party in national convention,
, bimetallism will surely come. It may como
j through the Instrumentalities set In motion by
the present Administration, though in truth In
spired by the intrepid action of the Domocratlo
' voters: but It will come, and the prosperity and
happiness that follow In its train will be due to I
the courage, the undaunted fidelity, and the In- I
telllgent patriotism of the Democracy." I
Tho rest of the platform Is devoted to an ar
raignment of the national and State administra
tions. At the conclusion of the reading the
Chairman placed the resolutions before the Con
vention, and they were unanimously adopted by
a rising vote. The two candidates for State
office were then nominated, and after selecting
I a party emblem and naming the State Central
' Committee the Convention adjourned. Murray
" Mandlvor, the present Collector of Internal
- Revenue, will probably succeed Senator Talbott
,j"B as Chairman ot the State Central Committee.
I CAN'T REMOVE HIS DEPUTIES.
A Perpetual Injunction Against a U. . Manual
, from Dlscbarsrlng Ills Office Farce.
PAHKERSBuno, W. Vs., July 28. John J.
! Jackson of tho United States Court this after
noon rendered a decision In the deputy marshal
removal case which has been under considera
tion for several weeks. He restrained Marshal
! Thompson by a perpetual Injunction from re-
j moving or taking any step to romovo Office
;," Deputies Priddle, Al; shire, and Randolph,
x- holding they are under the classified civil ser-
fTlco. Tho decision says:
"This cause is now heard upon a motion for
i an injunction upon a bill filed by the complain-
' ant, an offlco deputy marshal of the United
, States for tho district ot West Virginia, against
i the defendant, the Marshal of tho United States
for the district ot West Virginia. Tho defend
ant files a demurrer to tbo bill and insists:
First, upon the right of tho Marshal to remove
tho complainant in this cause from the posi
tion he holds; second, that thero exists no legal
remedy to prevent the Marshal from remov
ing the complainant from office and appointing
another In nix place. Congress did not intend
that deputies should bo removed except for
good cause 'other than for political or religious
opinions or affiliations,' but intended to keep
tnejofilce in the hands of trained men, leaving
tho field deputies alone subject to removal.
"It would Boom that Congress Intended that
offico deputies should not be removed from
their positions by a marshal who happened to
entertain different political opinions so long as
such deputy was an clllclont and faithful offi
cer. There Is no provision In the act to re
more an office deputy once Installed In his po
sition, not even for cause."
Hero the Judge quoted from many books on
the subject, and continued:
"It' follows from what I have announced as
the opinion of the court that an injunction will
be allowed to restrain tho Marshal and all oth
ers claiming the position now held by the
plaintiff from any Interference or molostatlnn
with him In tho possession of the ofllco or posi
tion now held by him until further order of tho
court."
. , HUNTER AOAIN IN POLITICS.
The Uealackr Politician Is Arter These Whs
Deflated uim for Senator,
FrtArfttronT, Ky July 28. Dr. W. Godfrey
Hunter has again appeared in Kentucky poll
tics. He has been actively at work, through his
friends, for two wocks, backed by tho McKlnley
Administration, to control tho State Republican
Convention at Loulsvillo on Aug. 10, the dele-
fates to which are now being elected. The
lunter men aro rallying through tho old or
ganization, which Hunter has practically con
trolled since ho was Chairman of tho committee
which elected Ilrodloy Governor, They say that
' '. thero must be a plain understanding that Hun-
-, ter will indite the resolutions.
Dr. Hunter lias behind him every member of
' the Stato Committee, and thoy have been talc-
' (ng a hand to this end. Dr. Hunter will avail
f himself of this opportunity to get back at his
v old-time enemies who defeated blm in his race
' for the Kentucky Benatorsblp, chief among
t whom is Jlradloy. It is said the resolutions
may bring up tho story of tho Senatorial fight.
X Ool. A. f. ood. Gov, Ilradley's appointee for
' Benator.-was here to-day and said he would
. lead the fight for Bradley's faction in tho con-
; yentlpn, and would presont a resolution lndors-
' I ing Ilradlcy and advocate It before the conven-
I tion.
I Aruttted or ColonUlns-.
1 Charles Kramer, a restaurant keeper at 123
I Allen street, a Tammany Hall election district
I captain, who was Indicted for procuring the
H false, registration of a Philadelphia colonizer at
the last election In tho Eighteenth election dts-
trlct of the Klghth Assembly district, was ao-
quitted by a Jury after twenty minutes dellbor-
ntlon In tho General Sessions yesterday. Con-
grossnian Bradley defended Kramer.
9h A IlrnuVljn Man Declines an Easy ai.oOOJob,
Joseph W. Kllms was recently appointed as
j. the official chemist of the City Works Depart-
' ment in Brooklyn at a salary of 91.000 a year.
T llo bos doullnod tho easy job, for which there
m were a lot of applicants. Yesterday Commit
m sloner Willis appointed K. D. Jackson to till tho
. Taeaacy, and Mr, Jacluoa accepted la ajiffr.
jaMdata"atatatam,Msfc''''-i'''- .iy- !.-, Hiinri' (!!- -.-' i--..-11L
JEKROJUSVJUrX PROTESTS JSXAKD.
Tha irvldeaea Ottered In Bapnart srTkeM by
Kicking Itepablleana,
The Organization Committee of the Repub
lican County Committee finished Its work last
night on the protests made In various election
district! against the enrollment of June 20. Tho
evidence that was submitted showed each case
to bo ot the most picayune character. Thero
was not a particle ot evidence to warrant any ot
tho howl that has been made from time to tlmo
about fraudulent enrollment andpadded rolls.
Postmaster VanCott is Chairman of the Or
ganization Committee, and when hs called It to
order last night the room was full. Tho most
notablo contestants present were tho Hon. 8. V.
R. Cruger and his lieutenant, Mr. Charles Stur
gls. As usual, they wero nftor tho scalp ot the
Hon. James L. Stewart, Stato Inspector ot Gas
Meters and leader ot the Twentieth Assembly
district. President Qulgg of tho County Commit
tee dropped In early In tha meeting, prepared
to jack up tho district leader or any election
district captain against whom there was any
evidence, and he himself took charge of tho
questioning ot the witnesses who were called.
He didn't have any Jacking up to do because
thero wasn't ons of the twenty odd cases in
which testimony was taken where the protest
was warranted.
In ono case, the Twenty-ninth election district
of the Thirtieth Assembly district, there was a
protest because enrolling officers had declined to
enroll tho namo of a Mr. Propper. Their defence
was that Mr. Proppor admitted that he had not
voted the Republican ticket at the last election,
although they admitted that he had said be In
tended to vote it hereafter. Mr. Propper him
solf, when ho was asked to testify, said that that
was true.
"Who did you vote for I" asked Mr. Qulgg.
"I voted for Mr. Bryan," said Mr. Propper.
"Well, you don't think you had the right to
enroll when you voted for Mr. Bryan, do you I"
asked Mr. Qulgg. . , .
"Well," said Mr. Propper, "I made a mistake,
the same sort ot mistake that a lot ot other peo
ple made; but don't Intend to mako It again.
In several districts the complaint was merely
that the enrollment bad not been held in the
places advertised by the County Committee as
the places for holding It. In none ot these cases
was there any evldenoe that the enrolling offi
cers had not met as the party rule requires, and
In all of them there was evidence that a chango
from tbo advertised place for holding the enroll
ment was necessary. The committee was In
session until 11 o'clock, and then It went Into
executive session to decide on tho various pro
tests. A decision will probably be announced
to-day.
AXOTIIEIt WAIt OX QVAT.
The Rational League or Buttneaa Hsa sf
Pennsylvania Starts This Ono.
PmuLDExriiiA, July 28. The National League
of Business Men in Pennsylvania, which was
organized in the McKlnley and Hobart cam
paign to aid the election ot the Republican
national ticket, fired the opening gun to-day
in its crusade to end tho sway ot Senator
Quay. The league announced the appoint
ment of an executive committee, representing
twelve or fifteen of tho Important counties of tho
State, and Issued a manifesto, in which tha chal
lenge of Senator Quay to submit his candidacy
for re-election to the United States Senate to
the popular voice Is accepted. With Rudolph
Blankenburg as Chairman, the Executive Com
mittee will begin at once the taskot thorough
organization In every important political centre
in the State, and will move on the Quay strong
holds, not with a "fiery cross," but with a
" searchlight."
The question whether Senator Quay Is sincere
in his proposition to submit his candidacy to an
expression of the will ot tho Republican voters at
the primary elections Is in doubt. Outside ot the
strongholds of Quay sentiment the chances
of a vote on the lssuo are thought to
be problematical. There will be an ex
odus of Republican leaders to Brigantlno
Beach to-morrow. Including David Martin,
andlnthenoxt few days the perplexing prob
lem of the selection ot a Republican Postmaster
In Philadelphia may be settled. The outlook Is
a little muddled on account of the opposition
that has sprung up to Thomas L. Hicks, and the
appointment may go to Israel W. Durham, in
which cose the Business Men's League may ex
periment with their power of persuasion on the
President.
Robert It. Dearden was indorsed to-night by a
local branch ot the Leaders' League for Post
master, and he Is believed to have the active
sympathy ot James MoManea, who lsunmov
aaly opposed to Hicks.
A STATEMENT BY XB. TTOBTH.
Ha BaanetatM Political Boetrtae nTprlstaa to
Old-TUne friends.
County Clerk Jacob Worth, according to well
informed Republicans, seems to have broken
away from his wise advisers in Brooklyn. Yes
terday he fulminated another statement In
adulation of Seth Low. Even some of Mr.
Worth's most devoted followers now express
chagrin over his attitude.
The Brooklyn 2YmtwhIch Is regarded as Mr.
Worth's personal organ, thus quotes blm as fa
voring tho subordination of the regular Republi
can organization to the Cits' Union In the mat
ter of nominating the Mayor for Greater New
York:
"If the Citizens' Union will nominate the
right kind of man for Mayor and stop there,
and should that man get the Indorsement ot the
Republicans, all will. I think, be well."
According to Mr. Worth, the Cits' Union, In
consideration of this great privilege, should al
low tho Republican Convention to namo the
subordinate candidates on the ticket.
"If, however," he continues, "the Citizens'
Union insists upon nominating a full ticket,
without regard to the wishes of the Republi
cans, It Is now hard to tell what might follow.
The Republican party, an old party recognized
by law, cannot be expected to give way entirely
to a temporary organization that is simply
formed for immediate purposes, and that will go
out of existence as soon as the election Is over."
This, It Is said, will surely be regarded as a
strange political doctrine to be enunciated by
the Republican chieftain in Brooklyn, who, of
all others, has been a stern stickler for the abso
lute independence of the regular organization
In making nominations.
Lleut.-Gov. Timothy L. Woodruff seems to
have failed in his self-imposed mission as a
Worth pacificator, for last night he pronounced
the situation "deplorable."
Amaaa Thornton spent a couple of hours In
Brooklyn yesterday working up the Low boom.
When last seen be was making a desperate effort
to find Mr. Worth.
OHIO BEPVBZIOAIfS OltOAJTIZE.
George U. Rash of Columbus Chosen Chairman
or the State Central Committee.
Columbus. O., July 28. The Republican State
Central Committee met here to-day and selected
a State Executive Committee of nine members,
with George K. Nash of this city as Chairman
and John R. Malloy, Clerk of the House of Rep
resentatives of Ohio, as Secretary, who will con
duct the campaign. Major Charles F. Dick,
Secretary ot tho National Republican Commit
tee, was here as the personal representative of
Senator Hanna, who decided not to attend the
meeting. Gov. Bushnell Is HI at Springfield
and could not be here.
The new committee is one of Senator Hanna's
own selection. Judge Nash In a speech said the
Democrats In reaffirming the Chicago platform
had raised tbe issues involved In the last na
tional campaign, and that tbe Republicans wr re
ready to meet them. Judge Nash is ono of the
lending lawyers of the State.
Congressman Grosvenor, who Is a member of
tho committee, had a warm welcome home to
night from his constituents at Athens. Ho was
met at the station by a large delegation beaded
by a band. Ho mado u speech In which he told
of tbe redemption of Republican promises and
the return of prosperity.
Gen. Collls Describe His Dinner.
As The Sun said yesterday, tbo dinner given
by Gen. 0. 11. T. Collls to Lemuel E. Qulgg, Pres
ident ot the Republican County Committee;
Frederick S. Glbbs, Republican National Com
mlttcman for tbe State of Now York, and tho
Hon. George R, Bldwoll, Colloctor ot tbe Port of
New York, and others, was not a political din
ner given for the purpose of boosting Mayor
Strong for renomlnallon.
Gon. Collls yesterday backed up TlIE SUN In
this assertion. Gen. Collis said:
"Tbo dinner was given by rao to Mr. Qulgg.
It was to compliment Mr. Qulgg on bis efforts
toward solidifying the Republican party. It
was our opinion that there should be union of
all anti-Tammany forces this year like that ot
1801. I did not mention tho name of Mayor
Strong, and tbe dlnnor was not for the purpose
ot booming him for renomlnatlon. Ills namo
was mentioned by others and commendation of
his administration was expressed.
Another Young Democracy Organisation In
Brooklyn.
A branch ot the Young Democracy of tbe
Greater New York has been organized In the
First Assembly district in Brooklyn, with Wil
liam HUle President, H. Hahn Vice-President,
and George Kabn Secretary, Resolutions were
I adopted pledging tbe members to work for the
affirmation ot tbo Chicago platform in tbo com
ing municipal CAmpsJita.
HON.P.KERRIGAN NOT DEAD
XT BOTHB11S HIN TO BB TOLD HE IB
rrUBS JIB IS OUTAFTEn VOTES.
Aad If ken He Rajs He's a Candidate tor Coun
cil tha friends That Went to Ills funeral
Keep Popping Into Ills Place Asking, "Pat,
Aren't Yea Dead I" Another Man (Hurled.
This Is to notify the publlo generally, and tbe
publlo of the Seventeenth Assembly district In
particular, that tho Hon. Patrick Kerrigan,
former member ot tho Assembly, Is not dead.
Despite the fact, a largo number ot tho Hon.
Patrick Kerrigan's trtonds believe Uiat ho Is
dead, and as Mr. Kerrigan says:
"It's mighty annoying when you want to run
for offico and tho pooplo you want to havo voto
for you get the Idea In their heads that thcy'ro
attended your funeral and read your obituary
notices."
Tho Hon. Patrick Korrlganot tho Seventeenth
district Is tho only original Honorablo Patrick
Kerrigan In the city of Now York. Tho Direc
tory Is sprinkled with Patrick Kerrigans, even
as tho grass Is sprinkled with dow In tha morn
ing. But they're not Honorablo; that Is to say,
they nover won tho tltlo by holding tho office of
Assemblyman.
The Hon. Patrick Kerrigan's trouble camo
about In this way: Years ago the Hon. Patrick
Kerrigan, who was then plain Patrick Kerri
gan, was nominated for momber ot Assembly
and elected In tho Seventeenth Assembly Dis
trict, and he was renominated and olectod, and
was renominated again and elected, and
ho got It a fourth tlmo. Then tho Hon, Georgo
W. Plunkltt. who was tho Tammany boss of tho
district, got tlrod of nominating him, and so ho
missed a fifth trip; but it happenod that the
year that the Hon. Georgo Plunkltt got tired
the people of tho Nineteenth District, which
Is the new Soventoenth district, arose In
tholr might nnd nominated a plain Patrick
Korrlgan for member of Assombly, who
thereupon divided tho honors of being tbo
Hon. Patrick Kerrigan with tho Hon. Patrick
Kerrigan of tho old Seventeenth district. Tho
Hon. Patrick Kerrigan of tho Sovonteonth dis
trict had made a namo for himself. Tho new
Hon. Patrick Kerrigan wasn't up to the mark
with tho old Hon. Patrlck.but. being of tho samo
name, and beginning bis term, ns ho did, at tho
finish of the terra of tho old Hon. Patrick Ker
rigan, ho bad thrust upon him much of the
honor that tho old Hon. Pati lck Kerrigan had
succeeded in gathering. ...
Tho now Hon. Patrick Kerrigan was elected
for a second term, and at tho end of this second
term he dlod. Tho newspapers recorded the
fact that the Hon. Patrick Kerrigan, member of.
the Assembly from tho Sovonteonth district
tho change In district had been made tben,
was dead. Ot courso the friends of the now
Hon, Patrick Kerrigan know that it
was their Hon. Patrick Korrlgan thnt was
dead, but tho friends of tbe old Hon. Patrick
Kerrigan didn't know anything about the now
Hon. Patrick Kerrigan, and being, as they
thought, familiar with the whole Patrick
Kerrigan family, and believing, as they
did, that thero uas only one Patrick
Kerrigan, member of Assembly, when they
read In tho papers of the death of
tho Hon. Patrick Kerrigan, member of Assem
bly from the Seventeenth Assembly district,
supposed, of course, that tho Hon. Patrick Kor
rlgan about whom they rend was their Hon.
Patrick Kerrigan. Many of thorn. It Is asserted,
purchased fioners and sent them to the funeral
of tho Hon. Patrick Kerrigan who was dead.
Some of them attended tho funeral, all tbo
while under tho Impression thnt the funeral
they were attending was the funeral of their
Hon. Patrick Kerrigan, and they mourned his
loss.
But their Hon. Patrick Kerrigan wasn't dead
by a long shot. He runs n place at tho corner ot
Thirty-eighth street and Broadway. When he
read the charter of tho Greater New York
the Hon. Patrick Kerrigan decided that he
would Just about fit ono of tho Councilman
places under this charter, and so bo sent out
word through his district, which is tbe new
Seventeenth Assembly district, that he, tho
Hon. Patrick Kerrigan, former Asscmblyraon,
was a canoldato for member of tho Council
under the Greater New York chnrtcr.
" What I ' demanded tho friends of tbo Hon.
Patrick Kerrigan who hud attended tho Hon.
Patrick Kerrigan's funeral, supposing it wns
th.lr Hon. Patrick Korrlgan. "What I tho
Hon. Patrick Kerrigan, candidate for member of
tbo Council! Why, tho Hon. Patrick Kerrigan
Is dead." ....
Of course, they wore not to blamo for so ex
claiming, for they bad themselves attended the
funeral of the Hon. Patrick Kerrigan, and could
there be any better evidence that a man was
dead than could be gathered at tbo man's own
funeral t Of course, tborc couldn t be.
The messengers who took out about tho dis
trict the news that tho Hun. Patrick Kerrigan,
former Assemblj man. was candidato for Coun
cilman under tbo new charter assured theso
friends or Iho Hon. Patrick Kerrigan that de
spite the evidence they had gathered by attend
ing his funeral ho wan not dead.
"Go," they said, "to tho corner of Thirty
eighth street nnd Broadway, and thero in his
own placo. In flesh and blood, see tho Hon.
Patrick Kerrigan himself."
Most of tho frionds of tbe Hon. Patrick
Kerrigan thus invited said to tho mes
sengers: "Uo to, man, wo wore at
his wako; wo pent him flowers nnd we
attended his funeral." Hut soma of thcm.bnlf
convinced that, though dead, the Hon. Patrick
Kerrigan had como to llfo again, followed tho
Instructions of tho messoiigers, poked their
beads in the door of tho Hon. Patrick Kerrigan's
place and said:
"Pat. aren't ycz dead J And when they' saw
the Hon. Patrick Kerriuan and heard bis voice
In answer to their query assuring them that ho
was not dead, tbey returned In hasto and told
the others. But what ovldcnco can bo given by
word of mouth that will convince una that the
evidence he has seen with li!sownc)cs ho hasn't
seen at nil f Of courso, thero could bo no evl
drnco by word of mouth tint could convince tho
friends who had nttended tbo funeral of the Hon.
Patrick Korrlgan and who had scon him burled
that he wasn't dead nnd wasn't burled, and
they, ono by ono, following tho cxauiploof thoso
who had first taken t ho nil vic of tho messengers,
went themselves to tho Hon. Patrick Kerrigan's
place.
Now, when a man sticks his noso in your door
and says, "Are yo dead. Put!" it Is posilble to
think of it as a good Joke. When two men
do it in a day it is still possible to
think it Is a joke. When threo men do it
it begins to get serious, but when four, five,
six. ten. twenty, fifty in a day do It, It becomes
unbearable, especially If you re a candidate for
office, and especially If when you assure tho In
quirer that you nro not dead ho still has the
look ot a doubting Thomas on his face.
This Is precisely tbo position of the Hon.
Patrick Kerrlgnn that Is. And, as stated before,
tbe Hon. Patrick Kerrigan hereby notifies the
Subllc generally, nnd tho publlo In the
eventocnth Assembly district In particular,
that he Is nil vo yet, nnd that he
has hopes for tbe future, and that If tboy vote
tor him for member of tho Council of the
Greater New York, ho, the Hon. Patrick Kerri
gan, of sound mind and understanding, will
benefit by that vote,
rupubllran Club Campaign Committee.
Chairman Charles II. Treat of the Republican
Club, which has announced officially that It de
sires to confer with other organizations as to
tho OreatorNew York Mayoralty campaign, ap
pointed last evenlrg tho following subcom
mittees of the Campaign Committee ot the Re
publican Club:
Bub-Commltiee on Finance !.out Stern, Chairman!
Braou llaydeu, John Hablno Smith, F.ilbu lloot, Wil
liam lirooksehl, Haiuuel W. Ilowne, Janus A. lilanoh
an, Hmul lIcMllhtn, Alexander Caldwell, Arthur L.
Herrlam. President,
Bub-Commlttoe on Meetings MortlmtrC. Addomj,
Chairman! John l'rocmr Clarke, John A. button,
Alfred K. O i men, Joseph II. Kmery.
hub Committee un 1'otlttcal Literature James I'.
Foster, Chalrmani Kdinund Wetmoro, I.. K. Chitten
den. James W. IIhwoa. John Sahlnn Smith.
Sub-Committee- on Kleetlun Work William Iary,
Chalrmani Columbus o. Johnson, Alfred it. CoDkllnx,
Illebard J. Lewli, Frank Williams.
Subcommittee on biM-asont Adelbert II, Steele.
Chalrmani Warren llliflcy, Junius K. Lehmaler, Usury
Uleaiou, Charles N. Talutor.
Demand That Tammany .omlnatn Rohmer,
The Association of Ballroom and Park Pro
prietors and Managers of tho Groatcr Now York,
which Is booming former Register Willium
Sohnier for tha Tammany nomination (or Mnyor
on a "personal liberty platform," met jestcrduy
at Herman Sulzcr's Harlem River Park, and
listened to tho reading of a lettur from Mr,
Sohmer, In which ho Jumped on tho linlnes law.
After tho reading ot the letter a losolutlon wns
passed, lo the effect that tho communication bo
printed In pamphlet form In Gorman nnd Kng.
llsh and sent to nil German societies In Ureal or
New York, with tho request that they forwnrd
to Tammany Hall resolutions asking for tho
nomination of Mr. Suhmcr. FredMajser, Her
man Sulzer, Frod Muuss. F. Anderson, S. A.
Weber, and A. Wlnknpp were appotntod a com
mittee to visit Tammany Hall and demand Mr,
Sohmer's nomination.
Supposed Loss or a freurb stall Steamer.
Washington, July 28. Delated nows of the
supposed loss of tho French mall steamer
Alphee, which loft Bclra May ai for Mozam
blquo, was received at tbe Stato Itcpartroont to
day from W, Stanley llollls, UnheilKmtes Con
sul at Mozambique. Mr. Mollis said tho vomol
had not been hoard from nnd It was feared that
it had foundered, .She probably haa mails tor
the United States ou board.
The University or Denver Gets 9S,000.
Bishop and Mrs. Warren have recently mado
gift off 20,000 to the University ot Denver,
TRYETO TO PULL BUY AX OFF.
Bis Prlend In Nebraska Think He Cannot
Make Another Baee ea the Silver Issue.
Lincoln, Nob., July 28. For tho past two
months tho loaders of tho silver party In Ne
braska havo been manifesting much uneasiness
concerning tho locturo business of Mr. llrynn.
Primarily n number ot his warmest supportors
remonstrated with htm about trying to begin tho
campaign ot 1000 at onco after the closo ot
tho last ono. But ho thougbt differently.
Now, howover, his loading supporters in this
Stato aro determined to havo him pulled off. A
conference of tho leading spirits was hold horo
recently. In which this question camo up, and it
was decided that something ought to bo dono nt
onco It Mr. Bryan is ever to mako another
Presidential raco. Tho plan as adopted
was that ho should bo ordered to como
homo nt onco for tho fall campaign,
as his services wero needed to eloct tho Populist
Stato ticket. Then to groom him for Governor
on tho fusion ticket next fall, nnd gradually
turn him from his present ruuto to a position
where ho can mako a dignified raco In 11)00 for
tho Presidential campaign. Ono of tho mem
bers of that cotifcrcnco has mailo tho Biihstanco
ot tho sentiment that prevailed at tha meeting
public, and It Is provoking much comment. lu
discussing tho situation ho said:
"It would nppoar that tho interest is lessen
ing in tho silver lssuo dally all over tho country,
nnd If Mr. Bryan keeps on ho will hnvo nothing
to tell In the next campaign. If we can get him
nt homo and keep him quiet on tha silver busi
ness, elect him Governor, and send Gov, Holcomb
to tlio Scnato next year, all tha factions will bo
in lino for llrynn to mako tho campaign lu 11)00.
Wo have almost abandoned hope, for thu silver
Issue appears to bo dead, but unless on that
lssuo we cannot seo how llryan will bo a factor
In tho noxt Presidential campaign. Whllo
his leading supportors here think tho
silver Issue to dead, Bryan Is not In
clluod to como home and go into tho
Stato campaign, but would prefer to Btay
on tbo platform. If wo cannot get him Into this
plan, how over, wo are firmly of tho opinion that
no can never mako another raco. Kven as It Is
wo can scarcely got tho former fusion sllvor
forces out to tho County Conventions. They In
sist that they aro too busy to attond, and laugh
nt our ndvfco that thoy should keop up tho
party organizations a they begun Immedi
ately after tbe last campaign closod.
AVo accept this as the forerunner of tho
Inevitable lack of Interest In tbe cuuso of tbo
white motal. Somo attribute It to the great
crops and general business revival, and think
tho agricultural clement will begin to attend
tho silver rnllles as soon as tho crops aro out of
the way, but we think differently. llryan has
not yet refused to abandon tho platform, but at
least has not said he would. Ho says hols
willing to stump tho State this fall in tbe inter
est of the fusion tlckoL"
JUDOE irZLLIASr L. BAYIOX DEAD.
His father, Minister Dayton, Died In tbo Same
Manner and at the Same Asp.
TnKNTON, N. J., July 28. William L. Dayton,
a Judge of tho Court of Errors and Appeals,
died ot apoplexy, at Mercer Hospital this morn
lng, aged 68 years. He had been spending tbo
summer at Bay Hoad, and camo to Trenton this
morning at 10 o'clocc. Whllo Bitting in his
office talking to a friend be was stricken, and
was removed to the hospital, whore ho died
without regaining consciousness.
Judge Dayton was born in Trenton in 1830.
and was graduated from Princeton Collogo In
1858. His father was ex-Unltcd States Senator
William L. Dayton, who was tho first Repub
lican candidate for Vice-President of the United
States on tho ticket with John C. Fremont, in
1850. nnd was Mlnistor to Franco In 1801.
Whllo serving In tho latter capacity Minister
Dayton died ot apoplexy lu Paris In 18(14, at tho
samo ago at which bis son died to-day.
Judgo Dayton was Assistant Secretary
ot Legation under bis father, with whom ho
studied law. Returning to Now Jcn.oy in 18C.3
Judgo Dayton finished his law studies under the
late ox-Gov. Peter D. Vroom. Ho was private
secretary to Gov. Want from 1M)B to 1800.
After serving In several municipal offices ho
was appointed Mlnistor to tho llnguo in 1882
by President Arthur, nnd served In that capnclty
until 1885. He was nppointcd n Judgo of the
Court of Errors nnd Appeals by Gov. Griggs
In April of last year. He was President of tho
Hoard of Trustees of the First Presbyterian
Church, a director of the Trenton Hanking Com-
8 any, a manngor and counsel of tho Trenton
tvlng Fund Society, and President of the
Board ot Directors of Mercer Hospital, In which
he died and of which ho was one ot the organ
Three years ago Judge Dayton married 'Maria,
tbe oldest daughter of Gen. Robert F. Stockton,
and a sister of Mrs. Moses Taylor Pyne of Now
York. He leaves no children.
Obituary Note.
William Cookson Carpenter, tho oldest law
yer In this city, died i.n Tuesday at his home,
119 Chnrles street, Mr. Carpenter was born ot
American parents In St. Andrews, Canada, on
June 30, 1803. His early boyhood wns spent In
n llttjo town on tho Maine coast, whoro bo
learned tho trade of carpenter. There ho re
mained until ho was 23 cars old, when he camo
to this city, going by wator to Philadelphia,
thencoby stago to Perth Amhoy. and by water
to this city. For a few years ho continued at
bis work of carpentering, nnd then be was
elected Constable In tho old Eighth ward, and
during his term of offico studied law.
That was sixty cars ngo, and ho did
not ceaso to praetlco until a very fow
months ngo. He had an office nt 31 Park row
until live years ago, and nt that tlmo at thu
earnest solicitation of his children ho gave it up,
but be fitted up another in his house and con
tinued to do legal work until a fow months ago,
when ho wns compelled to retire on account of
tho feebleness of his health. Ho was the oldest
surviving member of iheTuuimany society. He
was a Democrat until war times, when ho bo
camo a Republican. His Inst vote was for Gov.
Morton. Ho would hue voted for McKlnley,
hut ill-health prevented him from registering.
William II. Talcott died in Plttsfield. Mass..
yosterday. aged 04. lie wns n native of Lanes
boro, Mass. When 17 ears old ho entered the
employ of II. . Clatlln k Co.. where ho held a
place for forty-two years, becoming manager of
several departments. He leaves n widow, two
daughters. Miss Carol) n and Miss Bessie Tnl
cott, and two sons, William H. of New York and
John of PItUUeld.
William R. Valontlne. a Brooklyn newspaper
man, died at Oyster Bar, L. I., jesterday. aftor
a short illness. IIo was born In Dublin thirty
two years ago. Tcnjears ago hu camo to this
country nnd settled In Kansas, where bo beenmo
tho Mayor of a booming town. I lvc i years ago
ho camo Bust. In early life he studied for tho
priesthood. A sister is a nun in tho UrsuIIno
Convent, Dublin.
James Prior, w bo died on Monday at his home,
252 Hewes street, Williamsburg, after a long ill
ness, wns for more than thirty years engaged In
tbo con! trade. He wan born In Knglanil sev-enty-tbrco
years ogo, nnd was a member of the
Produce Exchange und tho ( oal Exchange. He
leaves a widow, the daughters, and onoBon.
Capt. William H. Oslrom of Paterson, N. J.,
died yostordayln tho hosnital nt Sailors' Snug
Harbor. Stnten Island, llo was 78 years old.
nnd for forty years was a sea captain. For
twenty years bo lived In l'atorson nnd wns trass
otovcmiro for Ostrom It Morris on South street,
this city.
Judge Samuel W. Rollins dropped dead yos
terday In Meredith, N. II.. while in his barn car
ing for hlB horse. For many yours he was Judge
of Prohaln for llelknap county, N. IL, and re
tired In April, 18115.
Francis llaumcr. tho largest manufacturer of
wax candles in tho United States, died at his
homo In Hyracuso yesterday after a long Illness.
James Kcmn. a momber of tho Brooklyn Flro
Department slnco 1H70, dlod yesterday at his
homo, 409 Eighteenth street, agod 61 years.
ATTACKED 1 AXOllY WIFE.
Mr. Cowlro Made Things Lively for Her Una.
band suit III female Companion.
Mrs. II. B, Cowlcs, wifo of Henry B. Cowlos
of 25 Wost Kloventh Btroot, attacked her hus
band and a joung woman with whom ho was
walking at Buy Seventieth street and Bath
avenue, Until Ranch, last evening, and boat
thom with nn umbrella. Mrs. Cowloa has been
out of tun n, and heard that hor husband hud
called several times on tho young woman at
Hath lioarli, Sho went th.ro last evening and
lav In wait for them. Sho upbraided her hus
band nnd donoiini od tho young woman. Thon
bho attacked them with her umbrella. A
crowd collected, Mr. Vowlf.H a.n1 -lle young
woman oscanod from Mrs. CowIoh In opposite
directions. After they had gono sho went to
tho Hath lloaeh pollco station and asked to
have hor husband arrested. Her request was
not grantod.
Sonio Ilrewers Won't Join the Trust,
St. Lotus, July 28, Although a consolidation
of tbo properties of tho American brewers and
maltsters interested in tbe English group in tbe
various largo cities of tho country Is being rap
idly consummated, two ot tho largest St. Louis
brewing companies, tbo Anheuser-Busch and
Lemp, will not becomo identified with tbo big
trust. It. Knlppenherg, Corresponding Secreta
ry of tho Anheuser-lluBth Compaiiy.suldto-duy:
"This nowspapor talk from Now York in
coupling tbo Anhouser-lluscli with the ullegod
Hruwcrs' Trust Is wholly gratuitous. AdolpEus
Husch has said tlmo aim again that the property
of which he is tbe head is not for salo ut auy
price, and I am perfectly safo In repeating tho
ussertlon now, Mr. Husch is not a ' trust' man.
He believes in individual entsrprUa making its
way on lu own morita,"
WAITING FOR A VERDICT.
BEXHAU'S FATE IS ItOlT IX THE
ItAXDS OF TUB JURY.
Tbe -Inrora rtemlled by tbe Court, After They
tlad netlrrd, to Listen to further trttlruc
liens Counsel for the Defence Complained
That the Judge's Charce Was Unfair.
Batavia, N. Y.. July 28. At 2:30 this after
noon tho caso of Howard C. Benham, accused of
wifo poisoning, was given to tho Jury. Not long
after tho Jurors wont out they wero recalled by
tho Court to listen (o a supplemental charge,
counsel for tho defenco having complained that,
while tho Judgo called attention to tho testi
mony of witnesses for tho prosecution regard
ing Benham's treatment of his wife, ho noglocted
to rcfor to tho testimony of a largo number
of witnesses for tho defenco who swore that
they lived happily together. The Judgo supplied
the omission and touched upon other points in
tho testimony, and then tho Jury went out
ngaln to delibcrato on their verdict. In tho
moan tlmo tho cxcltemont in tho vlllago was at.
fovcr heat, and tho Court House and tho sur
rounding streets wero filled with knots of peo
plo discussing Bonham's chances of acquittal
and eager to get tho first news from tho Jury
room.
In continuing his summing up for the peoplo this
morning District Attorney Lereur. after paint
ing a vivid picture ot tho defendant in his guise
of nurso, experimenting with tho acid poison on
his littlo eighteen-year-old wife, kcoplng her un
der tho constant influence ot morphlno powders
so that sho would not talk too much, finally
transported his listeners to the Jail, where tho
Sunday after his arrest Benham was visited by
Dr. Lozter.
" Hero," said tho District Attorney, " took
place a conversation which was strango for an
Innocent man. Ho asked, 'Can they find any
thing ngatnst met Can thoy find It If It wns
thero I' nnd thon he said: 'If anything Is found
and I am convicted, I want you to bring mo
something to finish tho job.' What Job I A job
of murder that ho had committed. Benham
wanted to tnko tho coward's refuge from punish
ment, poison.
" Who Is this defendant, and what Is tho part
he has borno in this tragedy. Tho first record
In this case of him is In the mail service, whore
we find him a Uborttne. He had Induced this
10-year-old girl to run away with him and
marry him, and his married lifo was a constant
courso ot infidelities. And. moreover, ho
wrongod May Wiard, a young woman of chaste
character up to that time, as far as wo know.
We next find him as an adulterer, and as ho
eat thero and listened to tbo evidence of his
infamy, that would bring a blush to the
check ot any man, ho smiled, apparently
glorying in his own shame. You were appealed
to jesterday as fathers. You remember tho
chargo ngalnst Catiline, that ho corrupted the
youth of Athens. Is It rcasonablo to ask you to
forget your duties to your families, your neigh
bors and your country, that ou might save a
lifo as worthless as wo havo proven his to be I
And, gentlemen, ou were asked to consider
tho defendant's mothor. Isn't the mother of tho
dead woman who has appeared every day before
j on. not with an air ot bravado or with a smile
of defiance on her facer but with a strained,
heart-broken look. Isn't sho entitled to Botne
consideration at your hands I
"And now, gentlemen, in closing I will just
call our attention to the points as I ha e jotted
them down in tho cose. First, ho had lost all
respect for bis wifo: second, ho wnnted her
money nnd MnyWlard; third, ho had premedi
tated this crime; fourth, ho bought Oils acid
under falso pretences; fifth, thcso illnesses of
his wifo always occurred whon tho defendant
wns nlono with her; sixth, before each Illness ho
had given her something: seventh, her symp
toms were all those of prussiencid; eighth, her
Tjast-mortein aiincaruncosall nnlnt to death frnm
pni'slc acid poisoning. And us several letters
standlngalono mean nothing, but put thom to
gether they umko n word, so any of these points
takon alone mny mean something else, but token
togethertheyprovomurdernnd Howard Benham
as the murderer. And now, gentlemen. my duty
in this utso ends nnd yours begins. I do not be
llcvu thnt you will turn this man loose upon so
ciety, and 1 cull upon you to render such a ver
dict as tho cuso demands."
Justice I.uughlln began bis charge to the jury
at 11 o'cloik, concluding at 2 o'clock. In re
ferring to tho testimony of tho experts, which
has been so much at varlanco In this case, tho
Court aaid:
"And now I must call your attention to an
other class of evidence. There are many things
which it is Impossible that the Court or you
could know. Those men tcstlfj ns to what they
hae oh-crrd in tho particular sclcnco iu
which they are skilled. Their statements must
ho taken only an deductions that havo been
pro ed. You will remember that tho evidence
of experts on hypothetical questions is not en
titled to much weight unless every point stated
in the questions is true. You arc to decide
whether thcso points havo been correctly
HtrttPtl."
Justico Laughlln Instructed tho jurors that
they must givo tho defendant tho benefit of any
reasonable doubt as to bis guilt or innocence,
and also told them that tho fact that Henham
did not tnko the stand in bis oh n behalf did not
authorize thom to raise any presumptions
against him.
At tho conclusion of the Judge's remarks a
number ot requests to charge were made.
Aluongthcm was ono by Mr. Scarlett, that if all
tbosjmptoms in Mrs. Benham's caso indicated
heart disease, tbo juryshould find that her death,
resulted from heart failure and from no other
cause. This wns dono by tbe Court.
After tho jurors hail left tbo court room the
attorneys for tbo defence mado a groat ado
ovor the Judge's chargo. Mr. Scarlett protested
that I lie chargo was unfair. Ho told tho Court
that while hn had read portions of tho testi
mony given by tho witnesses who bad Bworn
that Benham was In tho habit of abusing
his wife, ho hud said nothing about tho
twenty wltncssos who had testified that the
relations of tbo two wore happy. Such a storm
wns raised that Justico Laughlin finally directed
tho olllcers to bring the jury Imck into court for
further instructions. They were brought from
their dinner at tbo Hotel Richmond and filed
Into court at 3:30 o'clock. When thoy hod
taken their places Justice Liughlin said to them:
"Goiitlemcn. as you havo been to jour dinner
and havo not yet been to tbo jury room, I as
sumo you hnvo not yet discussed this caso.
Havo you t"
Each Juror shook his bead, and Justico Laugh
lln then explained that iu tils hasto ho had for
gotten to call their attention to certain mem
oranda on his desk. Tho omission he said, hod
been entlrolj" unintentional. He then reminded
tho jurors of tho testimony given by tha wit
nesses for tho defenco relative to tbe pleasant
relations existing Iwtween Henham and tils wife,
and told them thnt they would understand why
tho ovldcncu regarding Benham's Immorality
had been Introduced upon the trial. The de
fendant wns not on trial charged with any act
of Immorality, but with n crlmo. The Court nlso
recalled to the jury thu testimony Riven by tho
coaehmnn, Frank Klein, nnd Mrs. Prentiss, nnd
tho contention made by tho dofenee regarding
that. At 4:20 tho Jury ngaln retired.
Batavia. N. Y.. July 20. At 1 o'clock this
morning tho jury had not reached a verdict.
Court has not yot adjourned.
COSISTOCK'S PIIEY ESCAPES.
Indictment Dismissed After Right Adjourn,
ruente of Frank's Trial.
Recorder Goff, at tho request ot Assistant
District Attorney Carpenter, dismissed yester
day In Goneral Sessions tho Indictment against
Abraham Frank, a dealer in street fakirs' sup
piles, licensed by Anthony Comstock of having
In Ids possession for Bale miniature kinotoscopo
pictures of a luwdchnractor.
t'oinstoek had prosecuted tho case In the Spo
clal Hessious, but tho Judges thero could dis
cover not hlmr Improper In thu pictures and dls
(huracd Frank. Couistock then went before
thutiraml Jury, and upon his statement that
thopletiiros were Impiopcr tho Jurors indicted
Frank on Aug, t), lH'.W. since thon tho trial has
boon adjourned eight times nt Comstock's In
stniu'o, Tho Impression hutt gained ground that
C'uiiistock wns lighting ngulnst having the case
tried before Recorder Guff, who, us counsel for
tho .iexuw committee, hnn permitted a witness
to testify against Comstock.
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AXDREE'S BALLOOX.
A Story That It Has Been Keen la White
Re Discredited.
Snsetol Griefs Dttpatehti to Tns Box
London, July 28. An Amsterdam nowspaper
prints the statomont of tho Captain ot the
Dutch steamer Dordrecht. Ho reports that
while In the Whlto Sea. on the 17th Inst, he saw
a strange object. It was soft and f rco movlng.and,
therefore. It was not a ship. The conjecture is
that the object wns Mr. Andree's balloon.
CorKMnAQKN, July 28. Dr. FrldJof Nansen,
tho Arctlo explorer, discredits the conjecture
that Andreo's balloon was seen floating In tho
White Sea by tho Captain ot tho Dutch stoamor
Dordrecht. He says that Andrco could scarcely
havo reached tho point described by tho Captain.
Other persons who aro acquainted with the
polar seas aro of the opinion that the object
seen was tho satis ot a wreck, or that It was nn
experimental solf-steerlng balloon, many of
which havo been rccontly liberated.
Stockholm, July 28. Tho report that what
was supposed to have been Andreo's balloon had
been seen adrift In tho White Sea caused much
popular excitement hore, It bolncr feared that
the Intrepid oxploror and his two companions
had boen lost. Men of experience In the Arctlo
regions discredit the report.
SEDITION IX INDIA.
Arrests in Bombay Causa Great Hacttement
Wealthy Men In Custody.
Special Cable DetpatoK to Tns Srs.
Bombay, July 28. A considerable number of
arrests havo beon made here on a charge ot se
dition. Notable among the prisoners is the
Gangadhur Tllak, editor and owner of a native
newspaper, and member of the Bombay Legis
lative Council, whose recent acceptance of his
nomination thereto raised a great outcry In
England.
There is intenso excitement hero and at Poona
In connection with tho arrests. Among those
taken into custody aro two brothers named
Nntu, who are the possessors ot vast wealth,
being tho owners of large estates that wero
granted to their forefathers for services to tbe
British.
The elder Natu has been prominent in politi
cal agitations, and for this reason ho was re
moved a short tlmo ago from tho position of
msgtstrate which he held. Unlimited ball was
offered for tha brothers and for Gangadhur
Tllak, but it was refused.
TURKEY AND PEACE.
It la laid TewMc Pasha Will flla-u the Prelimi
naries on Saturday.
Bpial CabU DttpatoK to Tan Stnt.
Athens, July 28. It is credibly declared hero
that the Sultan haa authorized Tewflk Pasha,
the Turkish Foreign Minister, to sign the peace
preliminaries on Saturday next.
Italy and Our Tariff.
Special Cable DetpatoK to Tarn Ben.
Rome, July 28. The Oplnlone, the Ministerial
organ, commenting upon the heavy blow struck
at the German and Austrian sugar industries by
tho new American tariff bill, commends the pru
dence of Italy in declaring against a policy ot re
prisals toward the United States, notwithstand
ing the Incitements to such a course.
1.1 nunr Chang's Chler Opponent Dead.
Special CabU Dtipalch to Tax Bex.
Peein. July 28. Grand Councillor LI Hung
Sao, the chief opponent of Li Hung Chang. Is
i dead. A redistribution of several important
posts will ensue.
BROKE INTO A CANDY STAND.
Three Doys Plied Out or Its Window and Cot
Away, but the Pourth Was Caught.
Four small boys broko into a candy and fruit
stand at 101th street and Third avenue on
Tuesday night and ato up $20 worth of candy,
fruit, and hokey pokey ice cream. Policeman
Hannlgan happened to hit the stand with his
club as he passed and a boy tnmbled through
the little square window of the stand and
scampered off. Two more appeared and disap
peared in the same manner before tbe police
man recovered from his surprise A fourth boy
tried to climb out, but the policeman caught
him, and be told who his comrades were. They
were arrested later on.
The young culprits are Eugene McCafferty,
aged 10. ot 172 East 101th street; Edward Oatos,
aged 10, of 217 Eastl04thstreet;CharlesBryce,
aged 13, of 207 East 104th street, and Arthur
Brandt, aged 12, of 201 East 104th street, Tbo
boys' parents paid for what they had eaten, and
Morris Kebes, the keeper of the stand, refused
to make a complaint.
FIRE AT CAT ALLEY.
Thirty-seven none and a Dog Rescued front
the Flames.
Cat alley had a parting blare yesterday morn
ing. It Is shortly to go, in tho Elm street widen
ing, and thore aro only three families left in it
now. It Is right opposite Pollco Headquarters,
and the newspaper reporters' offices cluster
about tbe wall of It. Early yesterday morning
smoke was seen coming out of the gap, and thero
was great commotion. Tho fire was not in the
alley, but In a stable back of It, at 101 Crosby
street.
Thirty-seven horses were in the stable, much
frightened. Thoy were saved by tbe police and
tbe reporters, and the remaining tenants in the
alley were routed out. When all were supposed
to be out. a relief expedition bad to be organized
to save the Skye terrier In the stable, Jim. The
dog was half smothered.
SWALLOWED A IOOTU FILLING.
Charles shepard or This City Drought Home
Nuflrlna- from Appendicitis.
Middi-etown, N. Y., July28. Charles Shepard
of Now York, who has been summering at
Charles Woeks'B, In Otlsvillo, was taken seri
ously 111 whllo attending a lawn party of tbo
Otlsvillo Methodist Church on Thursday even
ing, July ir. He was taken to Mr. Wccks's In a
carriage and bas been In a critical condition
over since. Dr. Taj lor of Otlsvillo diagnosed
tho rase as appendicitis. The patient attributed
his troublo ton tooth filling ho had sh allowed a
few days before, which had probably lodged in
tho vermiform appendix. Dr. Tnjlor advised
tho removal of tho patient to New York at tho
earliest possible moment, and, deeming blm
strong enough for the journey, this morning
took blm to tho city on a cot in a baggage car.
COULDN'T LIVE W1TU O HOSTS.
Jamee Burke nnd Ills Family Remove from
tbe Ilouso or the I.nte Squire Du Dots.
Kingston, N. Y July 28. James Burke has
moved with his family from the residence of tho
lato Squire Joslah Du Bols in Ponckhockle bo
cause of his fear ot ghosts. In The Sun some
weeks ago a story was told of how Mr, Burke
found his wifo lying senseless on the parlor floor
ono night after Bho had returned from spending
tho evening with somo neighbors. When tho
woman was resuscitated sho said sho had seen n
shadowy form and had been selrrd by somo one
and bugged. She nnd her husband thought
then, and think an yet, that tho hugger whh a
ghost, and that It wns the ghost of old Squire
Du Hols, tho former onner of tho mansion, who
during ltfu was an ardent Spiritualist and had
repeatedly told his friends and neighbors that
after his donth he would return to bis former
home. Tho ghost has not since been seen, but
strange noises havo been heard In the house at
dead ot night.
THREE BURGLARS NAliHED.
Tbe lookout's Capture Followed quickly by
That or Ills I'als.
Policeman David Roche of the Church street
station saw a young mnu loitering at Barclay
street and Broadway last night. On tbe police
man's approach tbo loitcror set out to run away,
Tho policeman collared him, and In Iho caf6 In
tho basement at 1 Barclay street, kept by A. II.
Id oyer, he found two other youths. Ho arrested
them all. They had broken Into tbe place, and
were gottlng ready to tako away what was
portablo when nabbed.
At tbe polite station tho three gave tholr
names as Barnard Thompson, who was the
lookout; John Flynn and Frank Smith. Thomp
son said ho was 17 years old. The others said
they wero IS j-eurs old. Thoy were locked up.
SVJ.OOO Allmouy for Mrs. Coolldge.
Justice VnnWyck of the Supremo Court in
Brooklyn, who gave to Nellie Louise Coolldge an
absolute dlvurco from W. J. Coolldgo on Tues
day, yesterday awarded to Mrs. Coolldge 2,000
a year alimony, 6800 being for her own support
and 6000 for each of tho two younger children,
Mr. Ooolidge is in North Dakota looking for a
divorce. ij
SI'.l....i-i.is-l,ifriifiiiir-- 1snnnnanulii'' r n - 4
LURED OChTtO ROB HIM,' Jjfl
TOLD HI3I HIS FA THER- IN-LA W WA& ! jH
INJURED AT RIDOEIVOOD. 'ujiH
Two Men Try a Hold liamn on a Wealthy ' ija i
Williamsburg Dresser Wot Illm Into at T'imunl
Lonely Collage nnd Tried to Throw at Noeoe ', !J
Oter Ills Ilead-Ochs struck Out and Bscaped f JaH
A well-planned attempt to rob a wealthy ji
Williamsburg brewer was frustrated yes- it ami
terday afternoon by tho agility ot tha in- 'ianfl
tended victim, aided by his hard fist and X !H
strong arm. Ho was Ernost Ochs. the A ijH
President ot the Etna Brewing Company, "J U
nt Bushwlck avenuo nnd Scholos street. Tha. ?' ' H
scene ot tho attempted robbery was an empty , ' lH
cottage In Washington avenue, Rldgewood, 'i, H
whoro the railroad crosses Cypress avenue, 4 jH
a lonely and desolate spot, to which Mr. Ochs ksnannni
had been lured under tho pretext that his !$jl
father-in-law was there, badly injured, .v?luanl
At 1:30 o'clock yesterday afternoon a man 'sH$ital
walked Into tho ofllco of tho brewery nnd asked evwiana!
to seo Mr. Ochs on business of Importanoe. Tho isrannnl
stranger scemod to bo about 33 years old. Ha ' Kcll
was five feet six or sovon Inches tall, with a 'SnfSM
long sandy mustache. Uo walked with a da- rl&'ifH
elded stoop, and looked like a consumptive. Ho- fiH
appeared to bo very nervous. 'WlfiH
" I have boen sent to tell you that your father. iuf oB
in-law was badly hurt a little while ago," ha, -.if ilJsunl
said to Mr, Ochs. "Ho was crossing tbo rail- W4 ilM
road tracks in Rldgewood when a train struck; Mi mm
him and he was severely Injured. Ho is in ft 1)1; tlal
houso out there now. Ho didn't want an ambu 'i H
lanco called, but wants you to como as soon aa , ji
possible." j': IH
Mr. Ochs's father-in-law, Henry Lehnert, Is a 'ilaun!
man of over 70 years old and quite feeble, Mr' 'lillunnl
Ochs questioned tho stranger closely. Tho laU Mraa
ter stuck to his story. Finally Mr. Ochs vrasP yffffm!
convinced that tho man was tolling the truthj 'S&'HiiB
and he went out to Rldgewood with him. jj SimB
Ononosldoot Cypress avenuo stands Constable jjIH
Brochter's saloon, whllo a fow rods away, lq: 'rilal
Washington avenue. Is a row ot mean framo 1'ilaB
dwellings. Mr. Ochs looked about him, thinking ImU Unas
It was a rather strange placo for Mr. Lehnert tct 'i'sJaunai
" Where Is my father-in-law I" hs asked hlsl LH
"Over In that cottage," replied the stranger, ftSaanl
pointing to a low, one-storied frame building; ?llyal
about thirty feet long, that stood In the angls 'ifi una!
mado by tho railroad tracks and Washington SiMnnnl
avenue. Half of It was flat-Iron shaped, and aft 'tffif EM
its greatest width was not moro than fifteen. 0fj tjl
feet Mr. Ochs followed tbo stranger to tha jfsini
The man unlocked tho front door and entered. ?jf J 9m
Mr. Ochs followed. Tho front part of the house) -Ms VM
was divided Into two rooms, tho one to the lots fl fjB
being of an irregular shape, conforming with tha 'Itu TM
shape ot that end of the building. To tho .'J& fill
right was a small square room, at the back: vfl jl
of which was a passago leading to the) -W j tfl
back door. Besldo this passago, back of tha f'i jpfl
front room, was a small room about eight foefe jjj ffl
long and five wide. Apparently there was net $5 H
furniture In tho place, Mr. Ochs was sua- J3 M
" Ah. It's all right," tbo stranger hastened to) !gff 9
tell him, " he's lying In there," and he point) 'M jjfl
ed to tbe little room leading oft the passage. itipi 3fl
Mr. Ochs looked iu nnd saw sticking out of tho 'twn fll
door the Bhoeless feet of a man who was lying iima Hi
on the fioorof tho littlo room. Ho went forward .flmfl
slowly and looked in. Ho saw a stout man on eM H
the floor, who was not bis father-in-law. Tha W'W 19
man had In his hand n long piece of timt lasl
awning rope, which was made Into ct ''& IH
doublo sllp-noose. When be saw Mr. Ocho 'ittHafl
he jumped up and threw the noose at Mr, 75nflni
Ocbs'H head. In a trice Mr. Ochs dodged and .'''tJMMM
tho noose missed him. Then he turned quickly Ijnfljl
nnd knocked down tho guldo. who was behind 'aja
him. Then he walked rapidly to tho front door. 2rBl
unlocked It, and ran into the street before the uMffll
other man had tlmo to get at him. '-3119.
Instead of giving an alarm Mr. Ochs went to vSisns
tha house of Mrs. Watterson next door and iliUm"
asked her if she knew the tenants ot the cottage. f-i ,vf
She said she did not. She wns the agent for tha to !M
house, and sho said had rented it to two men on -ifSlH
Monday. They paid her a week's rent In ad- ?u
vance. -Sho did not ask their names. 'jg HJ
Mr. Ochs went back to the cottage and tried to 'Swtsl
get in. The door was locked. Ho knocked, but -ijtlt'ui
thero was no response. Then ho looked through) T, .SaFjiW
the shutters and saw tho man who had played ' Jmijmm
tho part of father-in-law- putting on his shoes. A .j-Sflfli
Then ho went over to Fritz Lobcr, who stood on y" sSj9r9J
tho opposite side of tho Btreet, and told him 'S'-Wirl
what bad happenod. Lobcr took him over to) PSl'
Brecbter's saloon and got tbe constable, and ' '?5:ri'
they went back to the house. TfiS"
They pried open a window, but by the tlmo 7i 3
they got into tho house tho men had escaped "Hill
through tho back door. They jumped ove: tha W) s
back fence and ran down the railroad track: W1'5
toward Brooklyn. A littlo girl came along 'Kjjfi
shortly after, and said she had met two men Wil-S
answering tho description walking rapid- ii'l&t?
ly down tho track, cursing each othe fe&SU
loudly. In tho little room was found the slip il3j)
noosu and another piece of cord about twenty '
feet long, evidently to bo used to tio Mr. Ochs WnfJ
after they bad choked him with the noose. Mr. Hal;;
Ochs went buck to Williamsburg and reported SulH
the case to the police of tboStatrg street station. 3HKI t
Capt. Lees detailed DetectUes Becker and fWi?
Kennedy on tho case, and they went out to SilU
Rldgewood. JBSff
Mrs. Watterson told them that the men camo w'
to hor on Monday and asked to rent tho house. ffiSf ;
Sho demanded a month's rent in advance, but -tifP
Anally compromised matters by accepting 810 iiiij',1'
for this week's rent. The men tola her ifufr
that they were in a hurry to take tha -jfajs
bouse, nnd would pay her for August 'MS'
on the first of the month. She heard tho thla vKte1
man say whon tho deal was made that the houso at!?:
would suit their purpose excellently. She did .Si j!
not pay much attention to them afterward, but 'ErW'.
noticed them about tho place on Tuesday and VM
early j cstorday morning. ffc1j
The police snv that tbo men evidently knew ijM II
about Ochs. nnd were nwnre of the fact that ba Wmh
was In tbo habit of carrjing considerable sum; wMl
of money about with him. Yesterday be had fljftii'
S105 in cash, a gold w atch nnd chain, and a?5O0 Iftif ,(
lamond stud. Sir. Ochs said that ho had neve ,ti !t
seen either one before. lii :
OEN. BODOE BADLY INJTTBED.
Thrown rrom a Cable Car Ills Wrist Brakes "jjS
by an i:ii-Taled l'lllar. '& h
Gen. C. C. Dodge. President of tho Esmono A3l'i
International Electric Traction Company, wm fig '.j
badly hurt yesterday morning by tho too-suddca $jj !l
starting of n cable car on which he intended to i j
go to his offico nt 45 Broadway. Gen. Dodgo MMu
left his homo nt 1 West Eighty-third Btroeb Hm
about it o'clock in tbo morning and walked to Jvi
Columbus avenue to tako tho car. Tha oaV frl
Btoppod to allow him to get on, but while ha utiS
wns standing on tho stop' the conductor gave tha "jilii
signal to go ahead and thu gripman started tha fffijl
oar with a snap that nearly throw Gen. Dodgo tRlit
off. Winn
IIo wns swung around nnd threw his right 'TtSiM
arm out to help him keep his balance. As ho .(Q!?
did bi tlioi.tr paased nn clovated railroad plllur. sJB;1 ,
Gon. Dodge's hand struck tho pillar. Hlswrlct TsLl'
wns broken. The p iln caused Gen. Dodge to stils
fall from tho car. llo struck heavily on tha HKir
pavement nnd received h bad cut ovor the right ;iMk
eje. Hois under treatment ut his homo. Ucn iffl
Dodge is 05 years old. 'ftuji
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NEORO CONVICT KILLED. ifflii
Shot by a l'ollceuiaii na lie Was Trying to Eft. v)
rape by Mntnimliii? ArrtMM tbo Missouri. "J&r
jKFFi'.nsos Citv, Mo.. July 28. BobCarr, t Ms ;
negro convict, sent to tho penitentiary front W
Jackson county In Mnj, 1807, under sentence rgjjj
of tlio j cars for burglar)', met hi doath la IjS
tho Missouri Itlwr this afternoon while fM
at tempting to osenne. By some meant fjflj,
Carr contrived to evade tho vigilance ol 'lift
tho o Ulcer a in chargo of the brickyard, '3
and bid In a big sower leading to the river. Ho 'fsB-i
was missed nnd n search w us instituted for him. USSf?
Ho had succeeded in reaching the river and 'Mi'
started to swim across to tho Callaway shore. fijll
Olllcer I cc Morris appeared on the bans Jul
and ordered him to return to the shore. jNK'i
He refused und redoubled hi effort llflvf
to swim out of rnugo of tbe offlcer'a ll'llil
gun, Harris tired four shots at the blackhead vY'lP
just vislblonlinvu Iho water. At tho fourth shot H JV
tho negro sank. Ho was either killed by tb 'iBt'fi
shot or so severely wounded that ho wa HS
dronucd. MP?
Where Veslerdaj's Fires Were. Sc'i
A.M. S:1U, ia Delsuouy street, damage S tile, JJJjj'
2CKI West Forty-fifth street, 1. Ourlii, damage (S0 An
4:10. 15U fro, by street, William Adams, damage BB '
S'J.&OOi 11 lb, d8 First avenue, daniafre 9A, wihi
I M, 1 'jo, 10V Second street. daman 0 4:80, 87 Bal;
Mulberry street, damairo (10, twin, 230 Wost Btxtyt Hn,
fourth street, II, WK-hol, damago 5. fffgi
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