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MEWTflEATKICAL MATTER.
...r, op AitEBWAX nvtton AXt
r oxn of r.sai.isti pathos.
, st.nh.tln" "! "1th "What ""
in Jn.ir.." n the. m.irlrenlli Street with
."(.hull r.nlt llrrl-Tli Columbus
Theatre Trie. "Mrillnl. Ibe Upon."
K The Manhattan Thontro looked m ncwns Hi
n eanio hcn It was reopened lust night. Tho '
U ,iL.,,c-i of Uic Standard had disappeared tit-
f telly and. "' ftl1 ,l,e "KtllncM ot fr08,, dccoro- I
I J, . 't,r nuailorluni presented ft handsome as-
wcU Thoolnypcrioiincd for tho first time at
' the Manhattan, In tlio presenco of an nit-
alenco composed chiefly of theatrical people,
. a farce entitled "What Happened to
i jonc" by Oeorgo H. Ilrovlhtirst, Tlio fun
In derived from the Imposture of a hymn book
agent, who projected himself Into a family as a
Bl'hop. nnd so rained somo ludicrous troubles.
,,(, was nothing ingeniously novel In tho
design of the piece, nor any particularly bright
U or unctuous humor lh tho execution.
Th tnlso pretender was the snmo cheoky
Irbsp tbt we have had on tho Amori
n ,tBo theso many years, and his com
I0I)5 noro equally familiar acquaintances,
lt nald professor who rocs surreptitiously to
id a prlio fight, cornea back battered, and Is
iirerelv controlled by a henpecklng wife, was
tbere strain. So was the fond and foolish old
niM. " J lne mawkishly Sentimental girl, and
lie riskily frank one. The only stranger whom
lf. Crondhurst Introduced was a Swedish maid
urtsnt, and sho, with her measured speech and
delist misunderstanding, was by no means an
mUrfdnhie character, although Carefully
tUlcakJ Pearl Andrews.
Uorcr' " What Happened to Jones" should
oibmnderratedas farce of the uproarious
Had. It made Its first New York audience laugh
igTtstdeat. The carping observer may have
condemned the foolery for itSHlowness of action,
Iti excess of words, and its scantiness ot
otlglttnlity, but ho could not shut his
ttrs to the fact that a thousand persona,
el a particularly sophisticate sort, were much of
the time In throe of merriment. Here nnd titers
.laugher wan suspiciously boisterous, and the
atinlavisc at the falls of tho curtain were surely
tit Inslrccreos the profuse offerings of flowers.
Nevertheless, the very obvious old expedients
nf comicality did serve their purpose astonish
Inclr well. 1 lie director of the performance
ectnicd to have recognlted the necessity of
using force In making tho matter sero Its pur
pose, and to have therefore Instructed the
actors to plsy with might and main. Except
ing George llonlface. It. F. Cotton, and Miss
Andrews, they were vociferous. But violenco
ot delivery mav have conduced to help make
the larce acceptable, as It surely was, to a ma
jority ot the persons present.
Every theatrical season brings its Frank
j Harvey melodrama, and two a year is the more
1 usual allowance. Last night the second new one
A to be seen In this season waa acted nt the
H Fourteenth Btreet Theatre. On this same stage
U "The Wages of Sin," with Charles Harbury,
W Agnes Doolh and lne othor capable players who
H Introduced "The Wages of Sin" to this country,
I gained for the author ot the long series ot
Wk dramas tbnt has followed that beginning his
IW Toguo In this country. So tho Fourteenth Street
B teems alwuys the appropriate homo for these
jjj pieces.
H Shall We Forgive Her I" is superior to some
2 ' r- Hrvey'a works seen mors recently
M here. It Is stronger than "A House ot Mys-
tery " and more engrossing than "A Fight for
I Honor." Its heroine has a past which she
B keeps to herself until Bhe has married another
man, and then. Indeed, she falls to dla
H dose It herself. It is made known to
M him by an old love jealous of hia new wife, and
jHB the shock of it blinds him. This extraordinary
pathological result does not affect his beart,
'which remains cold to his wife until the last
MM act. Then be takes ber back, past included, and
v the doctor tells Mm that his sight will certainly
JHB return to blm after awhile.
JMm Mr. narvey's methods are well known here.
jHflfl They are not subtle, but they art nearly always
fjMMW effective. Their emotions nro elementary, and
the way of Indicating tbcm to tho spectators
"" the pre at merit of clearness. Villoma ot
BBaft the villainy-for-villalny's sake type keep lov- i
jfBBpB tug hearta apart just as long as tho
J4BBM,'ndlence can stand It. Then some lucky
T.iBBBP rovldence sends them about tbclr business.
IIIJBBBT This simple llirme la the baals of moat plays In
WBBw oat form or another. But Mr. Harvey serves It '
iVJBBr op without tbe least attempt to disguise the
aVBBi UmWUr taste. He writes too many plays to
CtliBK petite Ume over tho seasoning. Usually they
ri.aj are substantial enough to satisfy without it.
UB The audience last night thrilled and laughed
1' IH allenuttely. and It laughed, morover, in the
I 'BB nrhtplce. Tho piece waa vehemently acted,
rBB nd ft settled It. John J. Farrell, Edwin
i, ! Ardrn. E. T. Stetson, n. P. Webster, T. A. Wis,
ivH si'c, l-"ekaye, Hannah Incham. Gertrude
ILiH Whllty. Madeline Lack and Annie Wood pre-
Jt'iBj sesled the play In a manner that was suited to
S I ft. and Roroer F. Emens had painted one charm-
0H ugcouDtry scene for the lost act.
'H Qtta Morris viewed ber first vaudeville audi.
j H ace yesterday at Keith's, and found it noisily
PH cordial. There was a racket of approval as soon
i7fl u 'he nas in sight; this was repeated when-
I H ver in ber performance there was a
( thsnee for It, and at the end there
'H " recalls for ber. This was as It
n'jMl tM to be upon the dramatlo stage, and the
1 (H change of environment did not bring an al-
I rfl '?4tlon m the nature of her effort. " Hllnd
i'B Jistlco" was the name of the melodramatio
t'H sketch in which sho appeared, and, though kept
H vrltMn the limits of the usual vaudeville inning,
HM Ithsd for Miss Morris the part of a woman as
BH Jor? bv emotion aa though three full acts had
BB Jollded her woe, Bbe was seen as the wife of n
f reach Justice, and In his ofllce at a timo when
I was pondering an application for clemency
the part of a convicted murderer. At first
er gay sporits conflicted with his desire to get
BBJ. n "lib his work, and, to sober her to tho point
J ynere she would not encroach on hia time, be
BB tanded tho application over to her for examlnu-
BB on, inylnc (hat he would abide byherdocl-
BB Va She found that the condemned man was
B tr first husband, tho fntber of her only child.
whom she bad thought dead. Then began a
Bfl rtle between her desire to bo finally rid of
if this fellow, at whoso handB she had rerelved
' ue routbest treatment, nnd ber dlstnste for con-
Jcmnlng any one, especially tier child's father,
H ?"'.. The first feeling waa uppermost until,
' Jf,n? sortonel by a lotter from her son, she
BB, f leaned for mercy for tho murderer on realising
jmt mat her own verdict waa to be supported. A
91, second letter announced tho condemned man's
Bl IJlclde, which ended hor struggle nnd the play.
E JJurlngbyfarthoBroitorpartof ItMissMorrls
UVJ as scaled facing ber audi-nee, and turning
li owanrt then to her companion, who sat with
em at back to her. Her picture of n woman ills
Bl jraught was ccrtnlnly convincing, and her
carers met ber hysterical collapse wltbaclat-
rr Pproral as n sign of their own relief
Br Irom tension. Soveral lighter passages that
BE f11 a chance for laughter were pounced on,
E wo, with the same relish In contrast. Leading
1 V to the end waa her own frantic, hysterical
Bl Jfy at relief from her dilemma, and in this her
H Utteiiers Joined most heartily.
Bl ,v, "r"' Justice" was nn excellent medium for
"Is actress, and It would liedlrllcult to choose
Bl nether of the samo shortness that would show
I E." talents off to us good advantage. Uutiun't
BB r5PPelh ' rather bold or careless to claim it
BB u his own I
H The stock company at the Murray mil Theatre
Mems, from Its performance on Saturday night
when the regular seasoa at tho house opened,
to be a very serviceaolo organization which
ettht to become an i.njoyablo feature of tb
theatrical year. Moif, ot tho actors showed
H some special ability, nnd they all exhibited In
BB Ulllgent preparation end guidance for Coyne
HsUber's "The Ilarhelor's llaLy," which was
til play that Introduced them. Compared to
BB tho usual travelling company, the players
B totrenoware far above tho at erago presented
H to tbo patrons of tho theatre. One of the curious
BB features of the capnblo cast is that not one name
H Uthellst Is well known to New Yorkers. Mo
H Kee Itankln, to tho present generation of our
BB theatregoers, Is a stranger, and it tnkes a
BB lonir memory to recall tho tlmo when Ellen Cum-
mens was a Cordelia good enough to attract tho
BB sttentlonof Edwin lloolh and a worthy Ztcka
BV laacompany that Included Maurlco liarrymoro,
BB Frederick Wardo and Ocorclo Brow rs the other
B leading interpreters of Sardou'a "Dlplomac."
B siue O'Neill was nocr heard of hero heforo
BB "t wlnler.nnd the rcstof thenclors Introduced
B Ihemsclvcs on Saturday night. They may have
H sppe .red from tlmo to tlmo at tho combination
BB i.m"' wlll'h. for piirposcs of thealrlrjvl u.
I th,roJru,uTiB l,"1,t r,rcame " tho Vilkon but
Ite VSnil, V? Ic,),ra .""f" ?monlf them. Mo
BB i!,.""kl"' wLo '", "t the head ot Manager
H tlrf'nL"," t0'I""'y. has a habit of getting good
SlS I ,wJ;!:,l, ".' 'heplalersaf0cUtod with
SlSVr.1 llMWlf','l0,,0A,M, "OectWcly at tho
H f J"r"i "". I00 oll"ir "'tfht that every one of
BB them played belter tbanhe did. ,"'uuou
H.b"'i.mlMli".''' Irniiia, "Tho Ilachelor's
BB ii,,-Su,d bS.on1 tlresomo were It not so
m ,' n. iit has nono In thnt niece tprrnlsftn ak.
. U'""'lil!K1cniu3 for doing1 ""wrong fhlng
I tk niaUou of the tharacur. wwt not cl w
til dlalogtio wa not bright, and there was Vary
little expertness In the construction of tho piece.
Hut thfaa faults ore common to all poor plays.
"Tho Ilachelor's Baby " was unique In another
particular. An old army officer, who looked
and acted ns though ho were beyond all bus
pliloh, had an Intrlgun with a woman, whoso
Initials wcro"C. 8.", Ills nephew, of tho aamo
name. Is engaged to his ward, 1 his nephew re
ceives a telegram signed w Ith those letters toll
ing him that a bnbv has been sent to him.
This otcV farcical situation is fumlllnr
ehough. The hoop-la promptly commences, and
the ilramntlst's Idea of farce Is presented. Then
adventuress number two finds tho telegram
and tells the wlfo of the rcnrrablo sinner thnt
the baby has been sent to her husband. Hut tho
nephew steps forward and with nn Mr of mag
nificent heroism says in the hearing of bis bo
trothod: "The baby has been sent to mo." To
this climax there, nro added throbbing Inci
dental musla nnd darkened lights. It might
have seemed burlrsnito it the heroine In the per
son of Nnnce O'Neill had tint thrown tho emo
tional throttle wide open nnd added tho pathos
of real tears to this moving situation. In tho
last net thero was only a little emotion. There
tho cradlo, the nursing bottle, nnd the baby food
had tho floor and Miss O'Neill gulped down her
ngltatlon only two or threo tlmos. There was n
silly cllmnx to tho business that was trhlal be
yond bollef.
Thoro were Intelligence, discretion, nnd appre
ciation In every detail or tho performance. After
awhlloths nelorswlll bo seen In bettor plays.
Nnnco O'Neill was utterly miscast In a comedy
role. It was hard to believe that sho was tho
samo actress who stepped Into view nt the samo
thentro last winter In "True to Life," and dom
inated the piny from beginning to end. She is
not proity, butsho hnd distinction nnd refine
ment then In her slmplo gowns. Covered with
flounces, ribbons, and artificial floworson Satur
day, sho seemed quite commonplace. Hut her
dresses were au ordeal, nnd so was her part.
There are two ballerinas in "Nature" at tho
Academy of Music Ono Is slight and Bprlghtly;
tho other Is stout, although she, too, exhibits
an agility at remarkable variance with her sire.
Hor face Is pretty nnd youthful. Her expres
sion has something childlike In its Ingenuous
ness. But her pink tights nro uncommonly
crowded, Sho twirls on her toes llko a revolv
ing peristyle and smiles llko an Infant. Bho
looks like a mammoth cupId that had grown to
heroic proportions without having lost Its cus
tomary manners, Bhe comes from Germany,
and no thought of her weight disturbs the com
posure of her mind while sho pirouettes
aa lightly as though sho weighed less than
a hundred. There aro one or two other
etout marchers nmong tho cohorts, and ono of
theso tho woro silver armor had sn ovation all
her own on tho opening night at the Academy.
Tho dancers are all very much more expert than
one finds them in tho ordinary production,
for tho ballet is not as a rulowell enough ap
preciated hero to make the dancing seem of par
ticular Importance. There may bo some rela
tion of cause and effect in this. At all events,
most of our ballet dancers aro women with lit
tle or no training who are accomplished as soon
as they keep off ono another's toes. Hut there
arn at least twenty women nmong tho dancers
at the Academy who nro expert In their work.
The majority of tho spectacle In "Naturo"
conies In the second xct. It represents n scene
In Hades and shows the most of the work that
William do Verna did for the production. Ono
example of this Is the throne on which Kino
Jfapslts to view hia forces. On either able of it
aro two graceful figures In n form thnt Is n
compromise between a human flguro nnd a bat.
They aro unusually One examples of such urt,
and equally etriklngare tho six grotesque boings
that appear to dance with the two mortals.
They ore fanciful and hideous animals with
long ears that flop, eyes that roll, and tails that
shake as their unearthly owners dance In tho
hills. No maker of stage animals ever gave bis
imagination greater latitude than Mr. do
Verna did w hen he devised them, and the three
beaded Cerebus carried in the procession Is a
domesticated animal compared to them.
The costumes worn In this, tho chief scene of
the play, aro made to suit In a measure the
character of the gloomy scenery, and mapy of
them are combined with either red or black.
Some eevernl hundred marchers apparently en
ter the- stage over a flight of stairs in the back
ground. Ibe most striking feature of their at
tlrr is the armor. The helmets, the breastplates
and the spears are all beautifully made, and
they have tbe weight of solid artlilea. Tboy
stand the closest scrutiny, and stage apparatus Is
rarely made wltb such care and cost. Tho
climax of the net fills tbe stnirs with irlitterlnir
figures and it Is genuinely impressive. In tho
second act tbe dlspluys are or- a somewhat less '
elaborate scale and the macs of perrons gath
ered In the following scene are lulsslnc Tho
first act shows an unusual ballet of Eskimo
women dressed In Imitation of tbe costumes of
I their country, nnd It Is novel and curious.
Fashions change In singe spectacle aa well as
in other matters, and "Nature" la not of the
kind seen to-day, which Is best represented prob
ably by the transformation scenes contrived by
lien Teal for "Jack and tbo Beanstalk." That
Is a more delicate and artistic kind of work, nnd
"Naturo" relies for its beauty on themssslvs
and gorgeous nature of Its materials. There
are an abundance of these if only tbe other noc
essary features are provided. The music has
already been widely criticised, nnd it is in
deed bard to see why such a score should
ever have been used. There aro acres of good
ballet music to be had on all sides, and what
freshness and vivacity a few pages from Strauss
would add to those now lifeless ballets! There
are many other composers whose ballet muslo
would have an astonishingly advantageous
effect on the score. Tbe speeches are about on
a level with thuno in all merely spectacular pro
ductlons, but "Nature" would tie a very differ
ent performance if somo capable conductor se
lected tbe ballet muslo from the large field of
good works that could be readily drawn on.
Tho Columbus had its first new play of tho
season last night, nnd renewed its reputation as
a grand launching place. Tbe upstairs enthu
siasm that always fairly bubbles at this theatre,
had last night a fresh flu, and repressive ones
were few on Its ground floor. Yet the new play
waB not more than a, rcmarkablo fine thing.
There waa a title with a distinctly classio
sound, "McGinty the Sport." which the ad
vertisements had described as n "dream of a
comedy," and the chief player was Joe Flynn,
whoso mission in life heretofore has been to sing
doggerel from a book in the variety shows. Cer
tainly the dream of comedy must havo been a
broken one, for it Included songs, dances,
and other specialties, all connected, when tho
process was easy, by lines whose Jokos had dons
duty in theatre playbills. An angry wife, in
berating ber husband for not reaching borne the
previous night, told him that ho needn't think
himself tbe only piece of jewelry in tho store
just becnuso ho had rings around Ills eyca.
Of ouch was the dream's originality or, to
come to tbe playbill's description, of such was
its "glistening fabric of comedy," in tbe
hands of "a network of comedians, sprightly
soubrettes. sweet singers, dainty dancers,
and sterling specialists." When the audi
ence had tired of laughing at such Jokes,
and laughter was general mid almost constant,
a specialty was begun. A sample introduction
of euch an Inning was given by tbe " star," who
expresstd a desire to seo a dance In his business
olllce, and then left the stage when it was
begun, returning to take his cue when
the women's heels were once more on the floor.
When Charles Jeromo sang bo kept bis cigar In
bis mouth, but tbo shouts of tbe gods failed blm
not, and when ono of tho network's clever
comedians voiced bis love for floweis becnuso
tbey kept open Sundays tho responsive rack, t
was so great that another Joke was not needod
for a full minute.
The grandest moment of all was that which
brought tho "star" forward to slug a budget
of parodies. Then, just nt the tlmu when brace
lets, brooches, nnd gems might havo been ex
pected to "hotter uuon the stage, the final chorus
was commencod. lhe short-skirled young wo
man of fashion, the daytime outing folk In
evening dress, the Irishman with tbe exuberant
chin whiskers, and the others, lined up heforo tbo
orchestra and sung tbe hodgepodgo to an end.
Even then tho ehouters in the gallery were not
wearied. They liked the show, which will do
well at the Columbus nnd wherever else nu
dlencea can be found who are diverted by that
sort of thing, P obably tbo dream was written
by come thread of the network; tho author was
not named In the playbill.
A Jersey City IVoinan Prevents ai Eltirsiary,
Mrs. Losel, wife ot ex-Alderman Albert Losel,
of 040 Jersey avenue, Jersey City, was awak
ened about 1:30 o'clock yesterday morning by a
noise at tbo rear of tbo house. Col. Samuel D,
Dickinson, City Treasurer and Jtepubllcan
leader In Hudson county, lives in tho adjoining
house, 038. Looking out of tho window Mrs.
Losel saw two men trying to pry open the rear
door of Col, Dickinson's house. When Mrs.
Losel asked t "What do you men want!" the
men made it break for tho buck fentu, xcnled if,
und disappeared. Mrs. Losel blow a call whistle
and several policemen responded. Two men,
who gave their names as 'llmothy nnu John
Harrington, were arrested on suspicion. They
sulci they belonged in Philadelphia ami were In
Jersev Clt) looking for work, No burglar's
toolawero iound in their possession, but they
are held for examination.
Newport's fecial Life.
KBvrroiiT, It. I., Aug. 30. Mrs. Cornelius
Vandorbllt and Miss Gladys Vanderblll have
gono to Now York, and on Wednesday will anil
for Europe on the Majestic. They wero booked
for the Luranlft on Sat urdny, but decided to sail
earlier. The soilalevetita to-day wero n luncheon
on tho steam uiht Varuiia by Eugene Hlgglns,
a large reception by Miss C. O. Jours, and din
ners to-nlghl by Mrs. William Urostenor, Mrs
J, T. Spencer, Mre. fc. T. Gerry, Mrs, U. L. Me)
er, and Mr. James J. Van Alea. The Coslao
hop was also largsly attendsd.
MRS. STEVENS'S LAWSUITS.
TAVtmAitzi: dbcisios's jForr.orr
TUB BUCIAZ ZEAIWIl'S JiBAXtt.
During Her Lifetime One Court Alter Another
iav Its Verdict Asalnst Her Slow tbe
Court or Appeals tlaa II hied Tbnt Many
or Her Contentions Were Well Founded,
Mrs. l'nran Stevens was not only notod as a
social loader In this city and Newport, but for
twenty years and up to tho tlmo other doath In
April, 1R!)5, showns tho best known woman In
this country nmong lawyers and in tho courts.
Almost Immediately after the death of hor hus
band sho began a lawsuit for the construction
of his will, and this nr.d controversies which
arose, from tlmo to tlmo between hcrsolf and tho
executors and trustees under tho will gavo rlso
to a long scries of bitterly contested cases which
lasted beyond her own lifetime. Mrs. Slovens
was defcatod In many of Uicbo cases In one
court after another, but sho novcr gave up nnd
wa always certain that sho was right both In
law and equity,
Wero she nllvo now sho would havo the satis
faction of knowing that tho highest court of the
Unto agrees with her, for In tho last report ot
tho Court of Appeals nro to bo found decisions
which favor all of her most ImporUint contro
versies. That this triumph would havo been
a source of great gratification to Mrs. Stovcns
no ono could doubt who had ever talked with
her regarding her litigations.
Sho was always euro that sho was right, nnd
her denunciation ot Uioso who wero opposing
her was both vigorous and bitter. Her con
stant defeats never mado her wavor In her de
termination to fight, nor did It weaken her be
lief in hor causo. Ill success proved lo her
only tho failure of her lawyer, nnd tho band
ing down of each ndverso decision was usually
followed by tho dismissal of tho lawyer who
had tried tho causa for her and tho engaging ot
another. When, on the other hand, Mrs.
Stevens was satisfied with tho way In which
her lawyer bad presented her case and tho find
ings wero against her, she would energetically
dispute tho Interpretation of the law by tho
courts or tho findings of facts by referees.
I'aran Btevens died in 1872. Under his will
Mrs. Stovcns received $ 100,000 In money and
a trust fund of 1)1,000,000 was established. Tho
provisions mado in tho will for tlio widow woro
In Hou of dower. Tbo personal estate left by
Mr. Btevens amounted to more than $300,000,
and Included his Interest in the Fifth Avenue
Hotel, In tho Itcvcro and Trcmont bouses in
Boston, nnd in tbo Continental in Philadelphia.
Ho also owned considerable real estate In this
city and ehewhere. The executors of tbe will
wero John 8. Molchor, tho hutbnnd of Mr,
Steveno'ii stepdaughter; Charles G. Stevens of
Dos'.on, and Mrs. Stevens herself. The trus
tees of the $1,000,000 Tund wero Charles O.
Stevens and George F. Ilicliardson of Lowell,
Mass.
Mre. Btevens wns Intrusted nolthrr with the
possession nor lhe niianitiiMiicnt of tbo properly.
lis cure devolved upon tlio trustees, and they
could not leave It to the management of Mrs.
Stevens, for that was what tho testntnr was
determined not to do, Ibe first controversy
aro-o with reference lo the premises at t:i!8 nnd
'.'UO Fifth nve'uue. Upon tbcto lots were two
dwelling houses which bad been occupied for
many years as residences. They were incum
bered with mortrages to the amount ot 9140,000
and were iilueilat 9130,lxx). 'lbn houses were
badly out of repair, and in thst condition they
wero Incnpiible of yielding n rent sufficient to
pay the tojtes and accruing interest ou the mort
gages. Mrs. Btevens took possession of tho Iota, and
on the conwjanee thereof to her trustees as a
part of her trust estate she entered Into a con
tract In the nnme of berolf and the trustees
to erect upon the premises u new building cor
responding with und to Ui made part of tbo
Slovens apartment bouse in Twenty-seventh
1 street At first the trustees refuted to becomo
parties to tho eontrai t, but finally they agreed
to do so on oelnir indemnified by Mrs. Hten ns
agaliibt itTsonal liability, but not tbo liability
i they of necessity assumed us trustees of tho
estate. The trustees afterward disclaimed Ua
bllltv for relmbur-ement of moneys advanced
by Mrs. Stevens on tbi: account.
Tbe new building added to the value of tho
property tome 9'JO.OOO. Mrs. btevens claimed
that tho amount expended by her In construct
ing the enlargement of tbe houee, or at least as
much as uddad to the permanent value of tht
premUes, should bo allowed to ber ami charged
against tbe million-dollar trust. Tho court
now says that after a careful examination of
tbe authorities, "wo have reached tilt conclu
sion that Mr. Stevens's equities are such that
her claim should havo been allowed, and the
990.000 charged to tho trust estate."
Following this dispute raised by the trustees,
Mrs. Stevens turned about and refused to ac
quiesce in an expense of nearly 93-1.000 which
was charged as so much paid on account of the
million dollar trust. 1 his sum wna for occurlng
tho foundations of a wall on Broadway ana
Twcnty.cventh rtrcct, which had been laid on
a muddy bottom. The trustees. In Mrs.
tevcns'a abenee in Europe, called uion the
utura to advance this money, which thev did
nout prejudice to tho question upon wbnt
t- les or fund the cost should be charged. Tbo
.noree before whom this question went held
that this churge wns proper. Mrs. Stevens
stood ber ground, hut the General Term wns ot
opinion that she wns wrong. The Court of Ap
Iienls now declares that tbe costs of the rrpnirs
must tio charged to tho executor, ami tbo million-dollar
trust should bo relics cd therefrom.
Thero aro many other subjects of dispute
which nrosc between Mrs. Stevens nnd the exec
utors and trustees which have now been finally
determined, and ulthough the referee had found
that "Mrs. Stevens hnd not faithfully dis
charged her trust as executrix, that tho had rot
kept up the accounts of her receipt and dis
bursements, that sho hnd not taken proper
vouchers for disbursements, thnt she had pro
moted unnecessary nnd vexatious lltigntlon
and had Insisted upon unjust and unreasonable
claims, that she has mauo frequent und unex
plained chnnircs of counsel wberc'iy the trials
of nctlons havo been greatly prolonged." the
final Judgment seems to Justify her long fight.
T.Vr, JiVT JXtAT It ATE A ZICEX8E.
nre Eiemptloa In Drooktm far Bvan is Twa
lound Dor,
Fifteen of tho twenty persons summoned in
the Twenty-ninth ward for keeping unlicensed
dogs were discharged by Justice Steers In tbe
Flatbush Court yesterday, as they hnd secured
the necessary license, Mrs. M. Nelson of 05
Iiutler street pleaded with Justlco Steers for
exemption from tho law. Sho said her dog did
not w elgh over two pounds, and 9-, sho thought,
waa too much to pay for the llcenso for It. Tbe
Court said weight did not count. This case was
laid oter.
Policeman Peter Harkett of the Tvvcntv-third
preilnct wns one of tho accused persons. Ho
said heowned no dog. but allowed stray dogs
tho freedom of his jard. Justice Steers old a
man who harbored dogs must pay Ibenso, and
the S. P. C. A. could cntor his yard and take un
licensed animals.
" I'd like to seo the society enter my yard and
tnke a dor nut," said Uackett.
" I shall give the society an order permitting
Its officers to enter your yard and take the
dogs," satil Justice Steers.
'Well, they won't enter my yard a second
tlmo," Harkett replied,
Justlco Strom postponed tho case and In
formed tho policeman that ho must got a license
CIlAltOF.Ii IF1TU AltSOX.
A Septuagenarian Raid la Have Ueen leesi
Virtue lit Woodshed.
Louis Cook, 72 yeirs old, of 3010 Third ave
nue, wes held In 9300 ball for examination In
Morrlsaula Court yesterday on a charge of ar
son. He lives on the first floor of a two-story
frame house, Arthur Harnes, an englhecr, oo
cuples tho top floor In the samo bouse. Cook
persisted in throwing rubbish In the alley be
tween this bouso nnd the adjoining bouse, and
Dames complained to the Hoard of Health. The
two men have been bad friends over since. The
barking of n dog at a o'clock ye stenlny morn
ing nwoko Harms and his wile, 'I he) looked
out ot the window nnd, so they say, saw Cook
lighting man has In a frame uonilehed In the
yard. A few minutes later the shed burst Into
flume. After tb tire had been put out kerosene
was found on the floor of tbo thud, together
with pnrllv burned bundles of cxiclslor satu
rated with kerosene. Cook, whin arrested, de
nied all know ledge of tbe origin of tho lire.
Jir.Llt VI' IX IIUUOKEX.
A Jewelry I'eddler !ot Only I-ost m dale, but
Wns nobbed, lie snss.
Henry Greenspan, n Jewelry peddler, of Illy
tngton street, New York, yesterday caused ths
arrest of Thoniss Durr of 110(1 Grand street,
Hnhoken, nnd Durr's wife on n charge of having
held him up In Iholr home, threatened blm with
a knlfo, and robbed him of 937. Orcmspnn had
sold to Durr a watch for MB, upon wblrh 9"j a
week vvum to be nald. When bo ailed vvslorday
for the Installment due, he says Mrs. Durr
throw the watch nt his head. Then sho soiled
and held him while her husband placed at aiv
Ing knife nt bis throat and demanded bis tuonoy,
Greenspan gave up 9S7, all he had, and was
thrown out of the house.
' "
ZttM TOPtCH AnovT XOWXt
Dr. Thomas W. Kvans, who has returned
temporarily to his natlvo land, teems from his
own statement to hftvo been as successful In
real estato speculation In Europe as ho hns been
lately In Philadelphia. Tho beginning of his
fortune Is said lo havo been an opportunity to
buy land In tho neighborhood of tho Hols do
Boulogne for a very small prlro whlrh cannot
bo bought to-day for many tlmos tho Bum ho
paid for It, During tho days of tlio Second Em
pire he was A friend of Napoleon lit. before
the fnshlonablo park was laid out, and ho was
lot into tho scheme on tho most favorable
terms. Ono phase of tho dentist's enrcer In
Paris which Is not understood hero does with
tho incident of his llfo of which he speaks with
the greatest prldo-hls friendship with the
Kmpross Eugenie. This began long before she
was married to Napoleon, and her mother hnd
beon one of his clients. While, sho wan n
sohoolglrl In Paris Dr. Evans got an Invitation
for her to ono of tho balls lv en by Napoleon
when ho wns President. Napoleon, It seems,
had come under Dr. Evans's professional min
istrations when ho wns only n claimant to tlio
throne, Tho first royal client tbnt Dr. Eans
over had was tho King of Belgium, father of
tho present Leopold. It was when tho I'ruwn
Prince Frederick was taken to i-an Ileum lhat
Dr. Evans, who was noicr known to havo hnd
any part In tbo operotlon performed by Dr. Mor
rell Mackenzie, was called Into sen Wo. There
waa nobody in San Ileum who was skilful
enough to moke tho sllvcrlttbc which had beon
put Into the Crown Prince's thront after tbo
operation was performed. Nobody had thought
to provide ono, nnd Dr. Evans, w bo had been
called In as ft friend by tho present Duvvagcr
Empress of Germnny, went to a silversmith's
In tho ltttlo village, put on his apron, and bo
gan to work with n blowpipe and a hammor
on a, flvo-frano plocc. Ho was kpt nt work all
night, but there was ft beautifully mndo silver
tubo ready for tho operation tbe ncv.t morning.
Dr. Evnns'a services to the Imperial family of
Russia oro said to havo been ctlfctcd In Ihi-
Proving tbe looks of soveral of Its member.
lis care has prevented their teeth from fol
lowing their natural tendency to grow In un
outward direction. Theso various servlcos to
tho exalted rcr"ons of Europe havo brought tho
American dentist something mora than for
tune, and his decorations displayed In ft cabi
net nnd not on his i erson- number now more
than 200. Mnny American dentists have gone
to Europo slnco Dr. Evans went thero tnnro than
half n century ago, but nono of them tins
treated so many royal mouths or made such a
fortune nt It,
Tho Ingenuity of tho book agent has not
been exhausted. If an Incident that occurred
tho other day in a lawjer's olllce downtown is
to bo taken as characteristic Iho principal
partner la ono of the best known lawyers ot tho
New York bar. One duy last week & woman
enmo into tlio outer office and, asking for tho
head of tho firm, said that she was anxious to
see him on Important business. The clerks
pavo hor tho stereotyped answer. Mr. So-and-So
was busy, ono of them said, but bo offered
to tako In her name. Then sho produced a card
to which sho added somo words In pencil. Tho
clerk glanced at It and saw tbnt beneath ber
tiaiuo sho had written "A woman with a his
tory." Ilo gavo It to his employer, who was,
Indeed, busily engaged. The unusual card at
tracted his attention, nnd tho woman was
shown lulu his ofllce. Sho gave no evidence
of bavinir bad ft history, and feeracd rather a
buInesllke. cheerful young person.
"I wrote on my card." she said, "that I nave
a history. That Is true. It Is one of the beat
of tho I rtltcd btatea ever published, and It Is
tbe cheapest." Continuing tbo description
to rapidly that thero wns no tlmo for the law-
ycr to Interfere she told hlni all that showont-
ed to before no had called in n clerk to show
ber out. hho did not f uccccn In selling a copy
of tho book, but she got nearer tbe great man
than any book agent had over done before,
Tho way in which tbo reconciliation be
tween Mme. Nordlca nnd Jcnn do Itesike. wns
finnlly brought nbout hns Just been described
In New York by an American who was present
when tho thrilling Incident took place. It was :
i In reality accomplished by Col. Mapleson, tho
I re-tcran operatic diplomatist, who took charge
of Mme. Nordlcft's business nffuirs when she got
to London. Col. Mapleson, who bod tho task
of straightening out her complicated affairs In i
London, saw from tho outset lhe adantngos
of a reconciliation between tho two, nnd ho set
to work. Nearly everv day ho went to tho
tenor's rooms, alwnjs as tbo bearer of an olive
branch from tho prima donna In tbo sbnpo of a
request thnt sho might he allowed to cull on
blm at his hotel. This routino continued for i
six weeks, and lq despair I)c ltcszkft eom-cntol.
Col. Mapleson hurried to Mme. Nordlca. sho I
hurried to Jean do Itesrko, and tho thing was
done. 'Then Mme. Nordlca returned to her
rooms in tho Savoy Hotel, sent hor husband
down to the otllco to bag the first reporter in
eight, and thus a cablegram wns sent to thin
country tho next day. Mme. Nordlca gave the
conclusion of this expenlvn auarrcl tho same
publicity that Its beginning bad received.
Probably the merchants who havo employed
detectives to watch tho baggago Inspectors on
the piers bavo done mora to Inconvenience re
turning tourists than any tariff bill ever did. It
Is particularly truo of those measures that their
special hardship Is due ns much to tho way in
which their provls'ons are inrrled out ns t tbo
original demands of tho Inw. The net that ex
perienced travellers never feared any of tho
laws very much may have been due to tbe
nasr.cr in which tbe laws wero administered.
But the detectives at tho piers rimv ih.ingo all
that. What IntunrU pi-rauiM who bring uomo
dutiable articles more than nnjthlngelse In tho
new plan Is whether or not tbo revenue Inspec
tors are to bo under hiirveillanco on tbe day niter
tho steamer arrives.
A rJlIXTEK J IliailTFVZLT Bvnxun.
t'psrt Pint r tirnslue, Ublrh Katnmtrd
Ills ( latblnr nd Took Fire.
PouttHKEErsi!', Aug. 30. Frederick Dennis,
20 years of age, a printer, employed by J. Wat
son Vail, a photographer of this city, was
frightfully burned to dnj whllo cleaning with
benxino tho chain on bis employer's blcjcle.
Dennis took tho blcyclo Into tho printing room,
whero n gas Jet and gnsstovo aro kept burning.
Dennis poured sonio bcnrlno from a bottlo onto
a plate and prepared to clean the chnln with the
fluid. Suddenly the, beii7lno Ignited, and Den
nis In hlr alarm overturned tho pinto mid the
blaring liquid saturated bis clothing from his
shoulders to bis wnlst. As the flro nto Into his
flesh ho screamed In agony and ran Into the
durx room, whero there is a sink und water
faucets.
Mr. Vail heard tho shrieks and ran Into tho
printing room Juat ns Dennis hurried by him, ft
living torch in nppuiranic, with tiro enveloping
tbo whole upper half of hU person. Dennis
only stopped In tbo dark room n Fccond and then
ran out again. Ho fell to tho floor gracing nnd
hugging as he dl(l so ft rug. Mr. all jumped on
top of him and fulled tho rug as tight ns ho
could around Dennis's body and held It there
until Iho flro was sniotl urcd.
Dennis's body presented ft shocking sight.
His clothing had been burned off lo bis skin.
Fhreds of hia shirt still thing to him. but thuy
crumbled and dropped off when tuinhrd. 'lhe
bonrino hnd flowed around under his arms and
burned his body there, und hU hands and wrists
woro frightfully burned.
Dennis was hurried into nn ambulance and
taken to Vasar Hospital, where tbo bums wero
dressed. No piomlse is clvin of his recovery,
although It Is hoped that bis joulh and courage
will pull blm through.
OVTLA1TS AllltKSTKU.
for Hambers r Ibe nrrlln Msontaln Gang
Are In Cnslady,
TnoT, Aug, 80. More members of tho noto
rious Berlin Mountain gang of outlaws are In
trouble. Deput Sheriffs Winters and Chapman
on Saturday arrested Edward Coons on a churge
of assault preferred by Edward WeMon.
"Mnrt" Casey, well known as the Jesse
James of lhe East, who has been In biding in
tho neighborhood of Alps, Ilcnsseloer county,
for a long tlme.lt Is alleged, Is Indirectly con
nected with tho assault, and Coons Is a com
panion or Casey. Weldon wus also arrested
ou a charge of ma) hem. lwo weeks ago
nn aged woman living near Stenhenlown wus
robbed of a silver watch. Weldon, who was
employed by tho woman, was arrested for tho
theft, It Is said, nt the instigation or Coons, A
quarcl between tho men uxer Iho robbery led to
a light, with the resulting counter churge.
Cahey was not lapturrd. Weldon Is the man
who was used bj t'huptu.in to capturo "Tom"
Cutei, who is now serving a leim of twovcars
in Auburn Prison for pa8lngeountcrfelt muuey.
A Lively Time far llrooLIjn EirurslonUts nt
College I'ulnt,
The Daniel Ttyan Dcmocrallo Anoctatlon of
tbo Eighth ward In Brooklyn went on nn excur
sion to Domiciles Orovo at Collrgo Point jes
terd.iy, A light follow od the arrival of the ex
cursionists nt tho dock. Pntrlck Canty of
Brook!) n was severely beaten. He was taken
to tho I'lusblng llospltul for repairs. John Ma
honey of Brooklyn received a bluw on tbo head.
Ilia skull vvas laid baro. but he wcut homo niter
being fixed un. Mlko Glynn, who is said to be
an cix-convlcf, beat Canty. Ho Is locket up.
Thomas Oloonan attempted to trip a policeman
who was chasing Glyuu, Cloonou w is clubbed
and flutd f 3,
a.
MUST WILSON'S FORT G07
iv-mr jtocucr.zjs i'Iussjitteiiiaxs
joix xua ATTAVK ox jr.
Church Trusters Meet, Discuss It, nnd ftraotva
Unanimously Thnt It Is on Their Cronnrt
nml Must lln tinted Connririil Thnt tlio
I'ropln Will Approve of Their Action.
New RociinM.E, Aug, 30. Francis Wilson's
dismantled fort, which now surrounds Iho sol-
liters' monument llko tho shadow of n great sor
row, In not completed yet, nnd somoot tho con
servative men of llesldenco Park li.no sent out
a lotter asking tho public lo suspend Judgment
until tho plans of tho de-signer, Mr. Kcmblc,
havo been executed. Mr. Wilson called a coun
cil of war yesterday on Huckleberry Island. Mr.
ICctnblo nnd Mr. IIcuiIiikIoii, who has studied
Fort Wcndcl on tho heights of Fort George, wero
present. No better spot than Huckleberry Isl
and within n radius of tcnmllosof tho soldiers'
monument could havo been selected for nn un
interrupted discussion of this last "Indignity to
the memory of tho soldiers." Observers with
telescopes wero posted on tho balcony of tho
New Itochcllo Yncht Club house and they
agreed In their reports of what they saw.
"Thov have landed," said tho spokesman of
tho telescope brigade, "and Remington hns Just
mopped his faco with his handkerchief. Wil
ton's lips nro moving. Keniblo Is now shaking,
as if greatly agitated."
"I'll bet tbnt Wilson is giving him fits." re
marked Old Salt.
"Wilson, Krmlngton and Kcmblo hnvo dis
appeared behind tho rocks," called out tho ob
server and for half an hour the yachtsmen
Smoked in silence nnd waited expectantly,
"Thoy are in sight ngaln," called out tho ob
server. "Kembleatid Wilson have their hats
off and they aro rubbing their hair with some
thing thnt looks llko a towel. Each man tarries
a bundlo under his arms."
"The new plans for reforming tho fort," re
marked Old Salt. No bulletin wns Issued as to
the result of the conference and gucssers had a
clear field.
" I guess," said a man who was watching tho
fort grow stone by stone, " that Mr. Wtlson has
accepted Tom Musson's charitable suggestion to
continue tbe walls up to tho top of tho monu
ment. A small hole could bo left In one side
through which persons who wanted to see the
munumenl Itself might crawl, 'lhcre is no truth
In the rumor that the monument Itself was made
by n retired blacksmith In thrcewecks. It's the
real thing In a soldiers' monument, as an) one
with Italian c)emu see."
"It's my opinion that nil this criticism Is pre
mature and unfair," snld a man who lives
within a stone's throw of tho fort. " Personally
Iowo Francis Wilson a debt of grntltudo. nnd
so docs every otic of my neighbors. Early In
the season nn Ico bills wereextravagant. Since
that dismantled fori took aha e I have found It
necessary to take h eotil) onion week. A fort) -pound
piece will last seven dav s. I take lco now
merely to help the Iceman along. It's quite un
neccssar.v In our neighborhood, I can assure
you. I left a pall of w nter In front of mv bouse
yratrrdit), and at night there wns a thin coating
of lei-over it, Th it's n frost to bo grateful for.
The most ihlllingrcbtiko whlib has been ad
ministered to Mr. Wilson In bis inner or pub
lic brncfai Hon has come from the trustees of
the FlMt Presbyterian Church, nn w hose propcr
t) the monument In situated. The trustees met
last night for tbo express purpose of acting on
tbo Tort. Tbey nre H. M. II Tiner. W. 11.
Switrer. It. C. Eddy, A. T. Si haulier, Alexander
Wlllox, nnd W. C. ttllllng. Iho) wero In session
for an hour discussing the matter, and a resolu
tion was passed unanimously ordering tho
Soldiers Memorial Committee to remove tbo
fort Immediately.
Tho trustees give Mr. Wilson credit for his
liberality nnd patriotism, hut tbey think Iholr
nitlon will lie approved by the tongregation and
the people of tho town. A peculiar feature uf
the situation Is that somo of tho trustees are
members of the Memorial Committee. nnd this
circumstance must confuse Mr. Wilson, who
submitted the plans of the tort, which is tho
Joint production of the artists Kemlile nnd
ltcmlugton. lo that committee before proceed
ing with tbo work. Iho church trustees
fir tbo committee have encroached on
their property without permission. Tho
plot Ib nt tho junction of Main und Hu-
fuciiot streets. In front of the church.
I was deeded to the church by the Pintnrd
estate on condition that it bo used for church
purpocs onl. The triangular plot bad not been
inclosed fori cars nnd was used by the village,
fcotne of the Memorial Coinmltteo my the undis
puted posifslon of tho plot bv the village for
over ten vears rorfelta tbo land to the public,
nnd tbiy b-vvnn right to uso tbo plot with tbe
consent of the v lllago authorities.
The church trustees sa) nlso that the monu
ment hides the ehuri h and is not artistic.
It l reported to night that the church trustees
will begin removing tbe tori to-morrow.
rnirsT a Arn a nfjioAit a bed.
llritar Stole Ills Ytntch Wrote lie Would
Return II Tor SSO nblied nt Trisllnr Plnee.
The Her. Father John .1. McGee came to town
from Dobbs Ferry on Thursday. That night,
whllo walking In Sixth avenue, a beggar ac
costed him with the usual tale of distress. The
priest took tbe mendicant to a restaurant and
bought him a dinner. Touched by the beggar's
story that he had no placo to sIccd, Father
MrGco hired a double room In the Mcnlo Hotel,
at Twcntv-clghth street und Sixth avenue, nnd
allowed tho beggar to occupy ono of the beds.
On tbe morning following the man wns gone,
and with him a gold watch and chain, the prop
ert) of the priest.
On Satunliiv Father Mi Geo got a letter from
a pi r-on signing himself Samuel Janko'vkv of
25 Pike street, in whlib Iho writer said that tbo
pnciil could buv e bis pro i rl If bo pan! JJiO for
II, and met tho writer on Snturdnv night nt
Twinty-nlnth street and Ninth avenue. Tho
priest kept tho appointment, hut took two d n
iriil Olllcodetcetlvis with blm. When Jniikon
sk) ntipoared the priest recognised blm as Iho
man be hnd befriended, nnd tbo detectives did
tho rest. In Jefferson Market Court jestcrdny
Mrglslrnto Mnim hi 1.1 Jaukow sky in 91,300
ball for cxumlnatlun to day.
J AX ITOn 5 MIT OFF THE ITATEIt.
Nald to Have Tried lo Maun Ills Tenants Drink
III lleer n n Substitute.
The cutting off of tho water supply In tbe tene
ment nt 181 Ludlow street Sunday resulted In
the culling ot nn indlgnntlon meeting of the
hundred men nnd women employed In tbe six
sweatshop located In the building, the appoint
ment of a lommltteo to wait on tho police, and
the filial arrest ot Max Kaufman, the janitor of
tbo tenement, on a chargo of violating tho
Haines lnw.
When Kaufman was nrrnlgned In tho Essex
Market Court )eslorday Detectives Buessernnd
Carroll of tho nidrldga street station said that
Kaufman, arter turning off tho water, stood In
the balls nnd shouted, "Fresh lee cold beer
three cents iv glass." ....
Tho Mvritshop workers Instend of flocking to
Kaufman's rooms, whero he Is nllcgcd to have
tilted una small bir, uatlicrrd in one or tbo
rooms and spei ebes were made dcnnuni Ing hint,
Whllo the meeting was going on Kuufmiu Is
alleged to have gone through the balls w lib a
basket filled with Itottlcs uf beer nnd again
shouted out that he was in n position In quench
thirsts. A committee of three sent to tbo
fioljee station. Kaufman's nrrest resulted, Ilo
ssaldtohaie been cnught In the net of selling
a bottlo ot beer. Kaufman denied guilt.
Halifax's nitr DOCK.
It la Heady ! Welcome Our Other llattlrslilpi
irThej Will Only Cumr. Alans.
Halifax, Aug. 30. The Sun reporter nsked
David Mcl'hcrson, superintendent of the Mall
fax dry dock, to-day If there is any tiuth In Iho
statement thnt the I'liited States battleships
Maine nnd Iowa aro to be docked here In Sep
tember. "So far as tho dock authorities have heard,"
replied Mr. McPhtruon, "there Is not the slight
est foundation for Iho stnlciucnt. Wobavore
eclvod no toiiniiimii.itloii whatever from tho
United States naval authorities in regard to tho
matter. Wo will bo glml i dink tbo buttle
ehltm wheiievrt the) uiiitf along but so far
nothing has lien benrd Unit li.nis us lo bellcvo
Hint the) iiri'iiimlnginSei I; ml" nn .il.in) ulhcr
time, tfur hiniess with Iho Indiiin-i giica us
hopu that sinni lime wo will t.tl the oilier buttlo
Ships, but that is .ill. ' , , , ,. , ,
A nblrirriiu Ins bun rei civ cd from England
announcing that Ihn biltlcshlp Itenoiwi will
leave ou sept. 1 fur ll,illf.i..
ruis smi'AitKixa was fatal.
Death orthe Italian llu Who lias Hurt While
Wrrstllnr.
Charles Penii, a 17-year-old Italian boy, of 023
Washing!"" avenue, died Inst evening at tho
Bene) Hospital, in Brooklyn, from thcoffectsof
Injuilis rucilvcd on tho evening of Aug, SO,
while sk larking with Mlcliao) Pitts, aged ID
viars. of tKIOOr ndnveniio. In a rough wrest.
fine' I nut letwecii Umbo) I'ltls klckoiPeun In
II c . limine h.Blul kiioiU-dhlin Insensible. Whllo
to niiiliiilanro surueon wns examining Pcim
iMitsrati uvvai.andhas slnco manuged to keep
eisurofthopoUcs,
BlCTCLB SMHD A OttVttOU.
Miss lmebens Tilde In Lake Hopatcong I)ls.
pleases Her Pastor,
Pcrlous troublo has arisen In tho Zlon Evan
gelical Lutheran Church at McAdoo nvonuo
nnd thn Bouloviml, Jersey City, In conscqucnco
of n blcyclo trip to Lnko Hopatcong which wns
taken last July by Anna Lntnckcn, Ida Krntklo,
Carl Mnhnkcn, nnd AuguBt Gchbcn, nil mem
bers of tho church, nnd Ueorgo Truo of New-
I nrlc, who accompanied tho part ns a frlond nnd
guide. Tho blcyi lists left Miss ljimckcn's
houso, 07 Old llcrgcn rond, on Iho morning of
July a and reached Lako Hopatcong In tho even
ing, 'lhcy put up at tbo Llcwellen Houso nnd
remained over tho Fourth, returning homo by
Iriiln on Monday. Iho trip was mndo with tho
consent of the parents of Iho ) oung people.
iho Hcv. William Sanlt, pastor of tho church,
has slnco object od (o tho appointment of Miss
Lntnckcn ns organist. Ho wns aslstnnl to tho
Hcv. Mr. Hurkhiirdt, pastor uf tho i him h fur
twenty-four years. About a jenr ago ho was
married to Air. Hiirkluirdl's daughter. Mr.
Bttrkbnrdt dle-d n few months afterward nnd
Mr. Sanft wns appointed his successor. Mm.
Sanft, who bad been orgnnist of tho ehurrli bo
foio her mnrrlnge, retained tho place. She nnd
Miss Lntnckcn wero very closo friends, anil Miss
lvmekon organized a choral union and trained
its members.
Whllo Mrs. Sanft was In mourning for ber
father, Mlsi Lamckcn took her place nt tho
organ. Later Mrs. Sunft sent her resignation
to tho consistory, nnd that body nrrniiged tu
appoint Miss Ijimckin. iho appointment was
to havo bciti mndo nt a mcctlt.g of the consist
ory which wns held n week ago last Tuesday.
Mr. Sanft called at Miss 1-nnu ken's bouse on
that Tuesday morning. Ilo wns rceelvnd b)
Miss Lntnckcn nnd ber mother nnd elder sister.
Mr. Sanft told MUs l.nmcketi Hint on account
of tho blcyclo trip ho would never consent to
her appointment. Mrs. 1. nnu ken opened tho
donr and Invited him to leave tho housn.
Mrs. I.nmckcii then communicated with tho
members of tbo conslBtory. At tbo meeting
Hint night Mr. Sntirt wns called upon for nn
explanation, but ho snld be had mndo no accusa
tion agnlnsl Miss I.nmckrn. ihen tbo con
sistory learned that Mrs. r-nuft hnd withdrawn
her resignation thul morning, ond thero wus no
vacancy.
Mr. Gchbcn, who was Miss Ijvmckcn'a escort
on the blcyclo trip, called upon Mr. .Sanft for
an explanation, but Mr. Smut rrftifeil tu say
anything, except that hu had not mado an 5'
charge. Mrs. Ijitnckcn nnd her nughters
have resigned from tbo church. Miss Krntklo,
Mr. Grhbcn nnd Mr. Mnhnkcn hnvo also re
signed, iho young peon o wero nil members
of tbo Choral 1'nlon and uctlvn In all church
work, icn other members, friends of thu joung
couple, bavo ntuiounied their Intention of re
signing, nnd tho members of the Choral Union
dcelnro that tbey will ro-lgn In n. body unless
ample npologv Is mado to Miss Lamckcn. Mr.
Sunft bus nothing to sa).
2II3SIXO FOB ForBTEEX TEABB.
Joseph MeCloy, Who nisnppearrd tn 1RB8.
Hern nt the a. A. It. Kiiranipuicnt.
Ncwiiuro, Aug. 30. Tbo mysterious disap
pearance of Joseph McCior fourteen ) curs ago
next month created a sensation In this city nt
tho timo. MeCloy was a married man with two
dnughters, one of whom has been married slnco
his disappearance. Ho was Jnnltorof the New
burg Savings Bank, ono of tbclirgcst flnincial
iastltutions ot its kind In tho State, a veteran
of tho rebellion, and an active member uf tbo
Nowburg Flro Department. Ho wns n mnn of
supposed integrity and was much thougbl of In
tho circles in which he used to go. Neither his
family nor any ono else in this city has ever
heard from him until last week. Ho was sup
pood to have killed or drowned himself, nnd
recentlv Mrs. Mclioy Ins applied for a pension
as the whlow of u veteran of the Into wnr.
Several Newburgers " bo nttended theGrand
Army encampment nt HulTnlosn) thnt Mr. Me
Cloy is still alive. Ho called nt the hcsditinr
tirs ot the Orange county veterans nnd spent a
' night there. He Is said to havo lived all this
time In a small placo not r-rrrom Buffalo. Tho
r.nt that Mr. MeCloy Is nllve will defeat Mrs.
MeCloy In her application for n pension nsn
widow. It It said, however, that she may mako
an application to the courts torn divorce on tho
ground of desertion.
BUS' 01V.lt BY A TltOLLET CAB.
Sir. Frailer or Missouri Ixvaes lloth Lin Wblln
Xlslllnc Ilia Old Home In I'll en.
Utica, Aug. 30. George D. Frailer of Brook
field, Mo., was run over by a trolley enr In front
of the lluker-Hose Sanitarium at Wbltesboro
at noon to-day, and received Injuries which may
result fatally.
Mr. Frazler Is n retired farmer, C9 years old.
He is a former resident of L'tlca, but for twenty
se en years he has been in the West, Ho came
on to Buffalo, attended the O. A. It.
encampment. and then enmo to this
city ns tho guest ot his nieces. This
morning he went, to the sanitarium to
vlslla nephew who is n patient there. At noon
he walked across the rovd from the sanitarium
mid stood lieshlo the car tracks, rend to board
an approaching car. The carcime nlongrapldly
and the forward steps struck Mr. l'r.irler and
threw blm across tbe mils. Wbrn be was
plikid up the right leg bad been severed ntovo
tbcnnkle aiidlbeleft was crushed an badly thnt
nmtmtntion was nenjesar). Mr. Frnrier vvas
enrried Into the sanitarium, where the leg wns
amputated br Drs. James. Tefft, and (tifford.
Later be was removed lo St. Luke's Hospital in
this cltr.
tIABIXB ISTELLIGEXCB,
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limit viTrn nu tat.
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R. F. STttAINE ARRESTED. M
he is at Ana tin irirn mrtnezzixa SiM
97.1,371 IX 110STOX. HH
Officials er the Pnatnl Telegraph Company f 'bbbbbI
.lew lorli nwrnrThnt Mr. Dlralne, aa lre- assi
tdent or the I'nliea Telegram Csnpaay fjjl
tn notion, Mas Taken Money lllrcaltj. 'JH
IIobton, Aug, 30. Robert K. Slrnlne, President !iH
and Director of tho I'n Itcd Telegram Company, ffH
was nrreslod hero Ibis nrtornoon by officers of V
tho Hank squad, charged with conspiring to mB
commit larceny, tho amount specified being f'S!
$7.i,:)71.17, Mr, Stralne'a arrest wns nt the In- llsl
stlg tionof thcolllclnlsof the Postal Telegraph jfKw
Company of New York. Tho arrest was the cul- JR'W
initiation of litigation In tho United 8tatet Wjl
courts In N'cw York nnd Massachusetts, In Shi
which Iho lelograph company had endeavored .n'V
towlndup IhcnlTnirs of tho United Telegram fKrl
Company, Mi
The cumplalnnnt charges tho defendant and lljnl
diaries A. Lninsnn, tho trensurer of the com- Ku
puny, who was nrrustcd this evening, with mis- ISrrH
appropriating tho funds of tho company, W. ?lhff
M. Blockbrldgo, counsel for Slrnlne, said this fjprl
evening: iwcr
"Tho nrrests of Messrs. Stralno nnd Lnrason IK $2
were the result ot personal nnlmosily. The doll- lrl
clt named was fully covered by the shares ot jftli
tho stock of tho company owned by Mr. Btralns 3P ;
deposited by him In lieu of the money. Mr. jfe
Stralno owned nine-tenths of tho entire Issuo of i I
stock of 0,000 shares, nnd I nm satlsflod thai e !
he, ns President of tho company, had a perfect U ,
right Id borrow money nnd todcposltas security l
for It tho stock on noil by blm. :
"Tho Postal ielcgrnph t'oinpany owns onlr K
twentj-nlnc abates out of tbo entire nuinbar or J
O.noo. Slnco tho appointment of n receiver the A S
telegraph i-ompnti tins tundu strenuous efforts j?
tn gain control or tbo property. Tbo raport of vf
tho receiver nt the lompnny appointed last i
February makes mention ot a dolli.lt In tho rash
on hand, but neglects to state thnt that deficit I. .
was full eovcredby tho number of shires of ths f.
compinj'ssloikdipojltcd by Mr. Stralno aacol-
lateral. This omission upioirs singular to the '
friends of Mr. Strain." i
M r. st ral tie Is 40 yenrs old nn d resides In Urook- J
line. Part of his life wns spent on tbo Pacifio i
const In tbo mining regions. He is a relative of ;
Commander Htraine who mado tho first sue- f
ccssful exploration of a rotito for a ship canal ,
across tho Isthmus of Panama. ?,
William It. 11 iker, the romnlilnant against ,
Itohcrt K. Mrslne, Is tho Vloo President of tho J
Pnstnl Tolegrnph Company of this city, ns well 1
nsor the I'nlted Tole.rr.im Cumtinny of Boston. 4 i
Mr. (stralno Is tho President of tbo latter com- i
puny. Tho two companies have mnny directors
and olllicrs In oimmon, but nro Bcpnrato com
panies. The I'nltcdTelernm Compuny supplied 1
DoalotiwItlistoikquntntlousoicrthotlcker.Tha j
Pnstnl company enrrlcd Its stock quotations, 1
Thu criminal charge against Btruine Is bnse-d 3
upon tho fact that bo took money from the f
treasury of tho United Telegram Company .
without authority and merely left his notes as 1 '
sciiirlty. i
Mr. Hiker, who caused President Slraino's ar- ; -
rest, said jestcrdny:
"The arrest Is iho result of ft suit which was 1 f
brought against President htraine several ,
months ngotn i ompel him to render nn account- : fl
Ing for thu 73,001) shortage which was found to m
exist in tbetrrnsury of bis company. Judge Colt 1
of the I'liited Status Circuit Courtnt Uoston last H
Kchrunry appointed J. Marsden Perry as re- 1
ccivurlu the- suitor tho directors of toe com-
piny against President Htraine. The receiver
found niter nn examination of tbo books that i
tho shortage for which the President was held I
responsible was duo to tbo fact that he had i
drawn out tbo money and put in bis notes find ; M
some stock of tbo e-ompnny as security. Tbe j
notes have nev er bocn paid. ;
BAS'K BOBBED OF $37,000. issfl
It TTns forty. rlshl Hours (Ware Ibe Vault iU
luuld Its Opened Ag-aln. HV
Natanhk. Ontario, Aug. 30 Tbe Dominion MM
Bank at this place was broken into on Friday '.'
night and ?J'J,000 taken. It took the officials fH
till Sunday night lo get into tho safe, the combi- 4sbbbb1
nation of which the burglars changed, nnd thus Ibbbbbb!
temporarily bid tbe extent of tbo robbery. 4l
American crooks from tbe Thousand Islands 'IbsbbbI
aro suspected, but thero Is absolutely no clue. Itsssss!
Only two persons, both officials, were known to tl
hive the combination of the vault locks. bbbbb!
Twenty-two thousand dollars stolen was in itssssi
cash and tbe other 910.000 In chocks. S'sssss!
On Saturday morning, when tbe bank was - gl
opened, tbo robbery was not suspected, as the ."H
safe had before been out of order and could not -H
bo opened. Therefore it was again supposed that Bl
something had gone wrong with the combloa- M
tion, nnd a local locksmith was called In to open '9
tho door. It was nlso thought that when th ''H
large, outer door opened that would be tbe end iH
of the illhiculty. Hut it was found that the ''B
combination of the Inner door was also changed. iMt
This complicated matters, so that it was not Bsr
until late on Sunday evening that tbe officials
w crc enabled to cllect an entrance. Bl
1 he burglars had opened tho eifo, secured tb VB
booty, rhinged tbe combinations, and care- ; Hal
full; locked tho doors, leaving no trace of their U
crime. Titer got n good start before the fact of ?HS
tbe robbery beiome known to tho bauk oDIclals, fj
viiosc business to diy was carried on by money , Iff
obtained from other banks In the place. cl!
lhe robber means a dead lo of $22,000 to ft
tho bank. Payment on tbe checks can be Eli
stopped. The robbery Is the work of experts jtH
who wero able to fathom the combinations of n
the vault. No suspicion attaches to any of the j su
bunk's otlicials. WS
TOOTI'AltS IX BOCUESTEB. ' AS
A rouse Couple Held rp and Itnlibrd nnd Then 'kf
Deafen t'ntll Lneonseloua. ' iMt
nociiESTKn, Aug. 30. Two footrads last '$&
night attacked Abraham lie Wit and n young Jetl
lady who wero returning from Brighton, a '( S
suburb of Rochester, whero tbey had been at- -'?flj
tending the wedding of a friend. As tbey were ifsl
pissing n coaiyunl two men jumped on De jjl
Wit and tho girl, holding their hands over dill
their mouths so tnut neither was able to make M
an outcry. Iho men drnggod them to ono of MJ
tho sheds of the eonlyards, took what money ijiji?
and valuables thev had with tbcm, nnd kicked iMJj
and bent both until tbey were unconscious. wH
hen De Wit recovered his senses ho resus- 5$B
citnted tbe girl, nnd tbey crnwlcd out of the 'Wi
shed to trv and walk home, which lhe girl hnd ,mB
stiomrth etiotig'i lo do. De Wit, however,
fnlntud nftcr going half doren rods, nnd lay
In u lornlU'ld until el o'clock this morning, ,53;
wb-n be managed to reach bis home. CKJ;
A f w- dnvs ago nn Jacob Do Wit. a brother lgSc
of Abraham, wus riding home on his hle-vcls IWtt
fiom ca llrcc?e nn tbe Lake, bo was held up 'jIh
bv two trnmps, who demaudod money. After !,j3B
going through Do Wit's pockets ana finding n
nothing of value, they let him go. It is be- MrC
Ill-veil tbnt theso wero the samo two men who jj-s
rubbed Abraham and the girl. i!$
2tU3lnrj3 Jlotlrfp. j
sir. WlnsinnB Soothing Ry nip for children teeth- rw
in s funs tre buius, reituees tnnaminailon, allays i
puln, cun wind colic, iltarrbiva. 'Joe a loit e. f rg
33X33X3. :
CorriV OnMonilay, Aug JO, Arts Anna, daughter ( jjl
of the late Alexander J. ami Mary S, Cufllu of I
rouRukrrptle, X Y, &3
Funeral services will be held at the residence or her ,j U
brother, F..trdA Coflln. fill McUonough St., 1 K
Brooklyn. S. V., ou Weilnssday afternoon, Sept. I, j iK
at 8 o'clock, lirlatlvrs and frlrnila are Invited to 1 j
attend, roughkrrpile ami Huston papers plsass J '(h
copy. ? '!
romms, On Monday. Aug 80, lf7, at Albany, J f
S. Y Fraitim Corning a.wil 70 years g
Irrvlers u 111 l lirtit nt the Cathedral of All Saints, ;
Athany, We.lnrk Ia Sft 1, at a o'clock ,jjj
roi.l.KTT, OnSaturdj, Auir. 118, Aultln V Follett. J
04 yrart of age. 'jfo
Funeral servlcn at Ids late residence, 47'J Frank- JfiJ
lln av , l'rookl)n. Tuesday, Aug III ut a P. M. jUR
Miriam . On Aug SU, Ann F. Loughran. JfJ
Funeral from the rc'ldiniv or hir son In law, '-Mi
Tlmuiaa ! pinnell, J1V West 118th st , on WA
Wiilues.laj, 8c. I, at 10 A M. latenuent at Bt, WJ
Haytiion I's Cetiietery WA
Mfltl'in.-Al TarrjKinn. Aug 80, John n., I- qg
Invnl son ot Ml h u-l und Mary Murphy, and 'M
brother ot I lie F.i i William II., I'd ward I', and MA
Tliomai 1" Mnrpli) , JJ51
Funi rat sen lies at M Terria's Church. Wednndiy, TJl
at lo 811 A M Itrlullvei and friends rcapectrully '3p
llislte-l 1'4
ltl)l.l.ls At Homersworth, N. II, on Aug. 80, iifl
luutild llollliia. &j
t uni nil si rv h and Interment at Homersworth on Wm)
Arioruoon (t Thurs.lay, Sept. 'J, at I HOoVliKk. fjft
Fll.s.-In Stillwater, N V, Aug Ji, lhU7, th jl?
Iter J Utter Wells, beloved buthaud ot Mrs C'l
AnuiWelli. Wl
Fuueral s-rvlees will he held Wrdnesitay, Sept. I, j
su;. at 10.110 A. H . at tho la rrnai-le Church, MS
vork and lleudersouats ,J, rsy city. V J fl
3)tiv i'ltliliriiUoiis. 9
Kft" KACH "Clll-8 rioiiiici "N pokhlti" ffil
OUKn-.pp's "WATKH lii'.l-. Hujl 'a Uama, S'
Btm's IVeuia, "Joab U14u(S." WUfT, 101 SUar, 11
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