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THE SUN, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 1897. ' 5 i
COL. GEORGE BLISS DEAD.
tassed akat at ma bummer
HOME IN RHODE ISLAND.
ia Attack rurlsi Brought On Ufr Trouble,
nktrh llesnltea In UMlk-Hli Career at
Ike liar ana In Pnbllo Ufte A Republican
Itainart III rolltlce Incidents T HI lAtf.
jUrtitACiANBgrT Picn, It. I., Sept, C Ool.
George B"" of New York died at hit country
lce In Wakefield early this morning. CoL
pUss beentno weakor yesterday nd (or part of
the afternoon and evening was nnconscloua.
jnstbeforo midnight ho recognized Mrs. Bliss,
ho was it hia bedside. Then hit heart's action
few fainter, and in a few minutes death en
jgeJ. Una a. quick collapse after a tedious
Illness. At his bedside were Father Prender
pjt of New York, Dr. Qulmby, hU .family phy
jlcjan, who has been with hint constantly for
fcr several weeks, and Sirs. Bltts.
CoL miss's fatal Illness was caused bjr an at
tack of crip last March. It left Uvor trouble.
Too body will be taken to New York this
sttnlng, nndthofunoral will take place at the
Church of St. Francis Xarlor In New York on
Siturdvr. Later tho body will bo taken to
cpringfleM, Mass., for interment In the family
lot there.
George lUIss was tall and rigorous, his eyes
vera piercing:, his nolo largxt and prominent,
ad hU head was surmounted by a bushy
mirth of curly hair which had turned nearly
hit many years ago and fare him the name
tf tit "white haired boy." lie was always a
itrong republican partisan. lie was born lu
trtn2lleM,Mas8.,of a Puritan family. Ills father,
(fcorgo Miss, was one of the beet-known men of
his 1st In western Massachusetts, having been
. member of the State Legislature far several
tanm and a leader lu the development and con
struction of a number of Massachusetts rail
roads, lie c led lu 1873. leaving ft considerable
fortune. Col. Bliss received us his share ib'JoO..
000 The elder Bliss had only oho other child,
the wife uf Ueorge Walkor, our Consul-Uenerol
ta 1'aru for rear.
0oor- Hints graduated from Harvard In
1851, and after taking a law course came to
this cliy to practice hts profession. One of
his fattier a early frionds had hecit Kdnln 1).
Slsrgan, a native of tho samo port of Maosa
duetts, and when Mr. Morgan became Gov
erocr uf New Y ork Stato In 1850. he mode the
in of Ms old friend his private secretary.
Young 1111m "as of great value to Gov. Morgan
lapctietratlng Iie work and designs of the lobby,
hat he olendod Thurlnw Weed and other lead
its and when Mr. Morgan was renominated
sad re-ehMcd two jeais later, Oor. Morgan
ni obliged to drop Bliss from the p. ago of
trlvste cvrotary.
Tho civil war was brewing then, and when It
hejau m the spring of 1S61, Gen.-Arthur, who
ns afterward President, was Qunrtornmstcr
Oineral of tho bUto. It was part of his bull
ten to provide transportation to the front for
the troops going froiu here, and Mr. Bliss was
appointed as one of his os'lstuuts to look after
'.Ola wort with tho rank of Colonel.
After tho wur Mr. Bliss held tho place of
United States District Attorney for this dis
trict for four yotrs. Thejo were the only lm
nrunt public place which ho tllle.I, but his
bAcesco was never absent in politics. In
company with John I. Davenport, ho framed
the scheme w hlch became a law.whoreby United
Stale supervisors were appointed to supervise
ill elections at which member ot Congres
vrere chonn. 'I ho law was condemned as of
firing an active meana.for political oppression
sal has been repealed.
Mr. Hliss was the Ilcpubllcan leader for
rears In the Eleventh Atmcmbly district and
vu one of the original members of the Union
leaguo Club. He was married twice and ho
kaves a widow, but no children. Ills tint
rdfe was of Sprlnglleld, and when they wero
tarried she belonged to the Episcopal Church.
She was afterward converted to the Homan
Catholic faith and became a most devout mem
ber of that Church. At their house at 01 West
Thirty-ninth street she had a private chapel
erected, and by special permission ot the Pope
mass was celebrated there. Many priest of
hlfh renown officiated there, Including Cardi
nal SIcCloskcy. Mrs. Bliss's devotion to the
church had a notablo effect upon her husband's
hfe and affairs. CoL Illlss had been originally
a Puritan and a Presbyterian. Afterward ha
Ltd become a Unitarian in thought, but for
rears he was only a nominal member of Ui.it
Church, and exhibited llttlo Interest in the sub
set long before Mrs. Bliss's death. In the
srij part of 1981, she persuaded Slgr. Capcl.
to had already converted Mrs. Louis C.
Htmersley and other members of New York
ncKty to his Church, to undertake the task
tt bringing over her husband.
It was a fight of mind and of argument and
cot one of persuasion, but finally CoL Illlss
elded, and In June, 1881. he was baptized
to the Catholio Church. In that oamo year
Uw Italian Government converted all the real
tstita ot the Propaganda in ltly into national
bonds, and the American College at Home was
threatened. Col. Ullss urged upon and per
suaded President Arthur to protest against in
cluding this.lnstltntion In the execution of the
decree, and under the instructions of Presi
dent Arthur our Minister, Mr. Astor, succeeded
la hsrlrg it exempted upon the ground that It
vu used exclusively for tho benefit ot Ameri
can dtiiens.
In the J-tate Constitutional Convention of
ISM Mr. Bliss Joined with Mr. Coudert In a
vigorous defence of the Catholio charities of
the State which were threatened, and pre
vented any advene action. In recognition
ef these tervlcca the Pope received CoL
EUss at a Personal conference early In 1893,
ud a little later In that year conferred upon
thn the title of Commander ot the Order of St.
yregcry the Great. Tho decoration ot the or
der which CoL UHea received In June 1895,
coasuts of a red ribbon with a yellow border,
from which is hung a green wreath, and from
tnls In tarn U suspended a rod Malteso cross,
tos raised edges ;and knob points are of
fold. About tho centre of the cross Is a gold
band bearing the words."8- Oregorlua Magnus,"
and within la a circle with a blue ground, upon
Jhlch appears a picture) of St. Gregory, worked
hi gold.
CoL Bliss's second wife waa a Miss Casey of
this city. In the earlier years of his law prac
tice he was a partner of John L. Cadwalader.
At the time of his death ho waa the senior
Bember of rho firm of Bliss A Schley, his part
ut being Mr. William M. Schley. Among the
yrltlngs of Col. Illlss aro "A Treatise on tho
law of Life Insurance, with a Chapter on Accl
ust Insurance," published In New York in
1872: "New Court Itulea of the New York
Courts," 1681, and "Tho Charges Against Mr,
Kalne, Examined by a Itepubllcan," New York,
LIQVOIt DEALERS Ilf COXTEXTIOir.
Haj.r Mom Sara Ranaaj ClMtoc Drive at eney
to Coney Island.
The thirteenth annual convention of the New
Jersey Liquor Dealers' Protective League was
leld at Columbia Hall, Jersey City, yesterday.
Over iOO delegates were present. The address
I ot welcome was made by Patrick McArdle,
I President of the Hudson County Association.
I Other addresses were mode by Senator Daly and
1 Hayorlioos.
The Utter said that the liquor dealers worked
Ouch good In Jersey City because they paid
li'50,000 a year Into the city treasury. Of this
one-fourth went to repair streets and another
fourth to build schools. As for the Sunday
location. Mayor Hoo thought It was better to
t Jersey City men spend their money at horns
fan i to drive them to Coney Island, leaving no
one but women to fill the churcbos.
Tnp old officers were re-elected and the con
vention concluded with a banquet.
nvnniED to urn death.
Rn. HcDermott Utiles, nr aUnrea Train
at a Grade Creasing In Freehold.
Freehold, N. J., Sopt. 2.-Mrs. William Mo
Oermott, wife of a real estate dealer, was struck
J the Philadelphia express from the shore
hlch passed through here at 7 o'clock this
aornlng, at Main and Throckmorton streets.
Sne was killed Instantly. Mrs. MoDermott was
67 years oia. She was on her way to the station
jo take a train for Imlaystown, In Upper Free
hold. On reaching Main street Mrs. McDermott
Jf fed dovin the track and saw tho express
train coming. She evidently thought It was the
ii, W "no hurried across to reach the sta
"on, bbs was struck by the butting block ot
"otiiKlne and was thrown twenty-are feet to
tie ttuUon platform.
Slevm llur.ra Ilurnea In n West Share Car.
KiMiaiim, Sept. 2. filevcu horses consigned
w A. SI. KInuey of Poughkeepsle, who waa to
wve held au auction hero to-day, woro found to
kavo been burned In a car of the West Shore
RAllroad when It arrived here this morning.
im iur. It Is sold, was set allro by a spark from
simoinotitOHt Coeymans Junction jenterdoy.
V-Klniity refuted to nccept tho horses, and
S'S'rt company engaged Veterinary 8ur-
FmuUii.J: s'olth to look after the sultcrlng an-
!i7 T ' i.1 n?d .Ul"! tl0 attention etneo yester-
StV '.. A ?ew5r ft hor" ro suld to be valua-
.lih'i'l,).r,a",Llilf. i0""" luat "'"of them
il' hnvo tube killed.
w VorU llalance llsck t.uipaiij PUselved,
Judge Stover of the Supreme Court granted
u order yesterday dissolving the New York
lanie Dock Company In proceedings brought
ovl! !T,C. Bc? ; tl,e ""fetors for the voluntary
u.mo.uiIciii of the corporation, and appointed
ti,,'."iinl w",1ir2 ' aliaw receiver. Tho com.
KSfniVWiVJ ' "" J'u'n fo years ago.
lor de,',J,' 7 i)itn TrV J'r"Ucnt of the company
ortMuayjears. There are no liabilities Taud
the tompauy has assets of H!,000 cash.
BARREN ISLAND A XVIHAXCE.
Its Oder Declared Imageraas. but ees
title r Complete Abatement.
When the spool nl committee of the State
Board of Health appointed to Inrostlgato com
plaints made against Barren Island odors
opened its Investigation yosterday In tho rooms
of the Hoard of Health Mr, Frankcnlielmer,
counsel for the Barren Island Fertilizer and Oil
Company, endeavored to havo tho Inquiry posi
tioned. He said that tho company oMcors
hadn't been Informed as to tho nature ot tho
complaint. Thero was a breezy protest In
stantly from counsel for tho complainants,
who declared that the company ofllcors had
boen. arrestod two years ago on a chargo of
maintaining a nuisnnre and knew perfectly
well what the pretont luqulry was for. Franken
hclimir next disputed the authority ot tho
StaUr Health Hoard to make an lnvo tlga
tlon. and moved an adjournment. Comnils-
Slonor Owen Cotsldy. tho Chairman, promptly
enled tho.tnotlon, and said that tho tttnto Hoard
J as proceeding undor authority of taw, and
Idn t propose to watt are or six years beforo
getting at tho root of tho troublo and applying
Uio remedy.
William P. Dixon, a summer resident at Far
Hockavtny, said that the odors wero so had at
night sometlmeo that they woko people tip and
compelled them to got out ot bed ana cloeo tho
windows.
Dr. K. W. Martin, Chief Inspector of tho Bu
reau of Noxious Trades, testified that tho nuis
ance at the fish boiling work could bo ntmtud
If the Industry wero carried on In properly
constructed buildings. Charles F. itoborts,
sanitary superintendent of tho Board of Health,
testified that tho noxious odors wero llablo to
affect potions sutcoptlhlo to certain forms of
dlsoaso.
Frankenholmor strove to show that Col. War
lng's soows were Just ns big a uulsanoo so far as
odors wore concerned as tho fish boiling works,
Tho hearing was adjourned until Sopt. 10.
TO FMEE rKExenr.
French Rraldents Preparing ta retltlan Oar.
Illaek far a rnrdon.
A petition bearing a list of tho signatures ot a
number ot well-known Frcnoh rotldents of this
city, hoaded by that of Mr. Edmond Uruwaert,
the French Consul-General, will be sent to Gov.
Black to ask of him a full pardon for Amcr Ben
All, alias George Frank, or " Frenchy No. 2,"
who was condemned to life imprisonment for
tho murder ot Caroline Brown, known as "Old
Sliakespe ire." She was a disreputable womnn,
who was found dead In a hotel, with tier body
mutlluted somawhat after tho fashion of the
Jack the Hipper victims In lB'Jl. Ben All, who
was found to havo passed the night In tho hottl,
was arrested and convicted of murder lu tho
aocond decree. He Is an Arab, was born In
Alglors and for eight years served In the French
Army, In 1870. after his discharge, he came to
this country. At thotlmoof his trial he could
speak little English.
" There has always beon a doubt of the man's
guilt." said Ovldo RobllUrd of 'J5 Pino street,
who Is In chargo of tho petition, "and It was
thought by many persons that It was rather as
a satisfaction to tho Chief of Police than as nn
act ot juttlco that he was convicted by tho Jury.
They said 'murder In the second degree."
whereas he waa accused of murder In tho first
degree, and as thero was that doubt In their
minds, he should have been ncqitlttrd. Ho Is
now for the second tlmo in the Slattenwan
Asylum, suffering from chronic melancholia. We
aro petitioning the Governor for a full pardon
with no Idea of questioning the verdict or tho
merits of the case. It is only to accure relict
for a man w ho may be Innocent. Tho petition is
not to be confined to the French population, but
has been started by us because Ben All was a
French subject."
Among the signers are Agent Forget of the
Compagnle Generate Transatlantlque, Consul
General of ltnssla Olarovsky, Itobert J. Hoguct,
and Charles Thoron.
cuixAsir.s onosH the nnnnEit.
They Am Net Co Be Arretted Until Thpj Ar
rive In Thla cur,
p'tATTsncno, N. Y Pcpt. 2. The Chinese
business took a new turn to-night. Three
weeks ago eleven Chinamen walked across tho
Canadian border Into Malone. They were what
It known as boys, and camo over for arrest. The
Chinese lawyers, when esses havo been called
heretofore, always produced fathers who swore
that the boys were their sons and born In Amer
ica. In this Instance, however, the United
States Commissioner would not lssuo a warrant,
and forthreo weeks the Chinamen wandered
about Malone with a Chinese Inspector watching
them. To-day they bousht Itlckots for Plitts
burg and Chinese Inspector Pennington did tho
same. They honed to bo arrested here, but wero
disappointed. The Inspector rcmnlned nn the
train when it reached hero, and the Chinese
who had come to look upon him a a guide, did
tho same. Chlncso Inspector 11. K. Tippett and
Deputy Collector of Customs Dwyer took tho
train here with orders to take the Chlnrmen be
fore United States Commissioner Shields in
New York. Tho officers on tho frontier aro
working bard to break up Chinese smuggling,
and It looks as if they miirht be successful.
EX-SEXATOIt JtETXOLDS'S DOO SUIT.
Be Tntafcs Banert Sebmldfa Service VTere
VTrtb 01 S, Onft-Tentn or the Kanerfn Bill.
Ex-Senator William II. Heynolds owns a St.
Bernard dog named Defender that is valued at
91,000. A year ago the dog became ill and Sir.
Reynolds sent him for treatment to Frederick
Schmidt, a dog expert. The dog waa under
treatment for ten months, and Mr. Schmidt pre
sented a hill tor $141. Mr. Reynolds offered tin,
which he thought was all Schmidt's work was
worth. He then began an action In replevin
and feherlff Buttling took possession of the dog.
Application was made to Justice Dickey in tho
Supreme Court in Brooklyn yesterday on behalf
of Mr. Schmidt to set aside the replevin, on the
S-ound that he had a lawful lien on the dog.
eclslon was reserved.
RUN OTEB EX 11IS OWlf TRAIN.
Conductor Barnstt fell from nStlvperr Prelih
Car Beer la (be Tracks.
LaMBXltTVlUX, N. J Sept. 2. John S. Bar
nett ot Phllllpsburg, N, J one of the oldest cool
train conductors on the Bolvldere division of
the Pennsylvania Railroad, was killed by his
own train this morning at Stockton. Harnett
was In charge of a draft of freight cars which
was being shifted ontoa.sldlng. He was on top
of tho first car. which was wet and slippery. In
applying the brake ho slipped and fell to tho
track and was run over. Harnett was about 00
years old and leaves a widow and family.
MR, DEXJlKlXI.ll'B VACATION,
He TmU It VTithaol Leave, nnd Slay Las Bhi
Jstss Street e;mmlsalener,
Oiutfafe, N. J Sept, 2. Street Commissioner
John P. Dexheimer has been suspended by the
Street Committee of the Common Council on
charges of negleot of duty. Tbo charges are
made by Alderman Daniel F. Maloney, Chair
man of the Street Committee, and at the next
meotlng of the Council a committed will be ap
pointed to try the Commtsslonor. One ot tho
charges against Dexheimer Is that he took a
vacation of ten days without permission and
without arranging for the paying of men em
ployed on the streets.
Struck by a Train nnd Killed.
Oxiltu, Sept. 2. Simon Lowenthal, a liquor
agent of Syracuse, was struck by a fast freight
train at this station at 0 o'clock this morning
and Instantly klllod. Ho started to walk over
to the north side from the Allen House, but be
ing very deaf did not hear the loud cries of the
many bystanders. Sir. Lowenthal was a He
brew, about 70 years ot age. He was a silent
partner In the liquor firm of Uhlman, Instieu tt
Co,, Ctevoland, O, Houasrateu at one of tbo
wealthiest men In Syracuse, and had travelled
on the road a great many years. Mr, Lowen
thal Is survived by his widow and several
children.
Did He Mean "Steal" vVbeu He Said Take"!
- Ml.sKEAixiLlrf, Sli'un., Sept. 2, The Ilor. Wil
liam Wilkinson, rector of St. Audrcw'B parish,
and well known In tho Northwest for cburltahlo
work In connection with the Hinckley fires, has
been sued by Mrs. Adeluhlo K. M. Daniels for
90,000 damages for lnjur to hor feelings, social
standing and reputation. Sirs. Daniels snys that
on live occasions tho dufendaut accusod Iter ot
having "taken" certain curtains from the
church. Sirs, Daniels believes that by " taken "
Mr, Wilkinson Intended toacouso her of halng
stolen the curtains. She also says that be ac
cused her of upholstering a piece ot furniture
with some of the goods.
Lang Island Cllj's Credit deed.
Treasurer ICnapp ot Long Island City openod
bids yesterday for 3SO,000 ot la per cent,
water and revenuo bonds. Fourteen bids were
received. Wiiann ti Schleslnger bid 107 and
got the bonds.
Is Year Brain Tired I
Take Horafhrd'a Aeld Pbaapbalr.
It supplies tss needsd loud for the brats and nerves,
and makes exertion easy, Atv,
SENATOR MULLIN DEAD.
BUCOVMliS TO HEATIT DISEASE AT
THE VNirEttSITT VI. VII.
He Waa n Member, nnd Went There nn Reach
ing Town en Tueadai Pmtd Drnd tu
Ills Room Vraterdny Had Srldently Kleen
"Irlcken While Cndretslng Ills Career.
Stnto Scnntor Joseph Mullln of Watcrtown,
who had represented tho Thirty-fifth district
lu tho Sonata tlnco 18111, was found dead yes
terday morning In a room In tho University
Club, at Twenty-sixth street mid Madison
fqiiarc Senator Sltillin was a monihcr of tho
cluh, nnd tt was his habit, when ho camo to
town, to make tho tlubhuueo Ids hoadquarters.
Ho arrived hero on Tuesday nnd ougagod a
room at tho clubhouso as usunl, Ho wont to
bin room botwoon 1 and 2 o'clock yestarday
morning.
It was Sir. Slullln's lmlilt to get up between
7:80 and 8 o'clock, so tho club valet, when, at
10: SO o'clock, thero was no sign that Sir, Mul
lln was awako, went to tho Senator's room and
knocked. Thoro was no nnswor. Ah tho door
was not locked, ho entered. Sir. Mullln lay
dead on tho bed. Tho body was but partly un
dressed, Doalh was duo to heart disease, nnd
tho Senator had evidontly beon strlckon while
undressing.
A half-pint bottlo nearly full of whlskoy and
a bottlo which had contained oucalypto), a
medicinal extrnot from tho leaves of the eu-
BHNATOn JO-JEm MUU.IS-.
calyptus tree, wero besldo the bed. Coroners'
Physician Donlln said that neither of tbcio hnd
played any part In Senator Slullln's death.
The eucalyptol Is used, among other purnoes,
to stimulate tho action of the heart, and this
was terhaps tho use for which Sir Mullln had It,
HiWgennt-at-Arms llonsou nrrled to thNclty
during the afternoon nnd wm mit at the Uni
versity Club by Hl.ite ienittors ('.tutor, Toloy,
Pardons, Ilrusti. Schermcrhorti. StcNulty, and
Coffey. Tbo body of ''rnttor Mullln was pre
pnrod for removal tindtrSlr. llrnvin'n direction, '
and he started with It for Wn ertortn on tho 1
9:15 P. SI.tr.tln from the Grand Central Station. J
Tho arrangements for thu funeral will bo an-
nuunccd bj Acting Oocrnor Woodruff to lay.
.Senator Mullln was horn In ntertnwn on !
Slay 'Jl, ISIS, and ho nlwu) lived there. 1
Ills father m tho late JuclUu Mullinuf the
Supremo Court. He w.u a pupil nf the puhlio
schools of Wntertown. and was graduated later
from the Troj Polytvcbnlrnl Intllnte. Ilu
aftcrwurd (tinned law. nnd, lu.vlug U-en ad
tuittnd to the bar, became a partner of Daniel
O. Griflln of Wntertown. Sir. Orlltln Is a
rtrong Democrat and .Mr. Slullln was o strnnuly
Republican. Thli did not. hunover, lnttrfi-to
with their profcasluntl harmony and the built
up a tine practice, ha lug among tholrtlleuta
the Homo ami Watcrtown Unilway Company
and a number u" other (.orpontttont
Mr. Slullln ni ent a u do'egi.to to thi l!e-
?ublican N-ttionul Contention in ln1-. and in
HtU ho wan clcetcl by the Itcpulilliai.s to
reproient Jefferson und l.etvl eottntles In tho
State renate. This is the only public ofllce
that ho evix held, but LU work in the Senate
was so Mitlsfnctnrv to his constituency that ho
wu twice rev elected, enih tlmo bj lnerctsed
majorities, and was still in tho harar at tho
time nf bis death. During hl first term he
was n member of the Senate Judiciary Commit
tee, Chairman of tho brnnte Finance Commit
tee, and a member of the Committee on Priv
ileges and Elections. Ho was afterward Chair
man of the tannic Flnnno Committee and a
member of the Committee on Itallruad. He In
troduced many bills during bis three terms of
service. Among these, in the session of lfiOO,
wns a hill to Mop the public exproturo of nude
living pictures, and another, which made a
State reservation of that part of tho St. I-nw-rrnce
Itlvorund the adjoining land which lies
within tho Mnto of New York. At the time of i
his death Mr. Mullln was a director In 'ho Wa
tcrtown National Hank, In tho Farmers' Na- i
tlonal Hank of Adams, N. Y.. and In the On
tario Paper Company and tho Watcrtown Street
Railway Company. Hn wns aUo n member of
tho Transportation Club, whose headquarters
aro at the Hotel Sfanhattan and of which
Chauncoy St. Depew is President.
Obituary Xotea.
James E. GUklnson, a well-known politician
and hotel keeper of Coney Island, died of apo
plexy on Wednesday night. He was 44 years
old and had lived at Coney Island for twche
years or more. He camo to New York when a
boy. and after serving as a drug clerk etartod In
business for himself at Greenwich and
Canal streets. Several years after he went
Into the wholesale grocery business at 331
Greenwich street, and bo remained there
until he told out and went to Coney Island,
whore he built tho Arlington Hotel and engaged
In several other enterprises. Ho was one of the
Republican leaders ot the Tblrty-flrst wurdof
Brooklyn, and was at one time u strong sup
porter of John Y. McKanc. Ho leaves a widow
and one ton. The funeral will take place to
morrow from the home of his sister, Sirs. Henry
O. Waller. 201 West Twenty-first street, and
the burial will bo in Poughkeepsle.
Lewis B. Root, who was the senior partner in
the dry goods house of L. B. Root & Co. of Fort
Wayne, Ind died yesterday morning at the
Fifth Avenue Hotel In this city. He was about
68 cura old. Mr. Hoot was In the habit of vis
iting this city and staying front a year ton
year und a half, living during tbo timeut the
Fifth Arenun Hotel. He had been away for
about n rear, when be arrived again about
two months ago and took up his resilience, horo
luhU customary quarters. He wus taken 111 of
nervous prostration several weeks ago, and bis
death was the result of that Illness.
Dr. J. Ruf us Bratton of Yorkvllle, B. C, It
dead. Ho entertained President Davis of the
Confederacy at his home whon, with his Cabinet,
Mr. Davis was retreating to Washington, Go.
A speech from hit veranda was the last made In
publlo life by Sir. Davis as President of the Con
federacy. Dr. Bratton was In chargo of the
Slllledgeville, Ga hospital In the latter part of
the war. He wus a leading spirit In IbeKu
Klux organization, and was once in tho clutches
of Federal authorities, but escaped to Canada,
where he was in exile from 1870 to 1878,
Capt. Octavlus C. Henderson died In Alexan
dria, Vo., last night, aged 57 years. He was the
son of Gen. Arrfilbuld Hondorson nnd grandson
of Alexander Henderson, a Vlrgiulu lender of
tho Revolution, who, with James Slndlson, had
to do with tho Virginia and Maryland boundary
commission. Octavlus Henderson graduated
from the Virginia Military Institute In 18511
and commanded the First Virginia Battalion
Regulars at Bull Run, both times, and who went
through the war to Appomattox.
J, 0, Adams Frltchoj, u wealthy retired law
yor of St. Louis, formerly of Harrlsburg, died of
splnnl disease at Atlantic Clt cstenlai. Ho
was 07 yours old. Ho prcsontcd to tho Univer
sity of Sllthlgutiona of the tlnest collections of
geological specimens In existence. About two
years ago bu purchased a trait of land In Cali
fornia with the object of determining whether
tropical plants would thrive in that region.
Rabbi Isaac. Kpsteln, the oldest Jewish priest
In St. Louis, Mo., died at his homo yosterday.
Death was tho result of senile doulllty. Ilu was
74 J ears old. Dr. Kpsteln was horn In Slotnln
gen, Saxon), Germuiit, and his tlrat charge In
America was at .Mobile, Ala, Ho was Piosldeitt
of the Unite 1 Hobrow Belief Association, and
was for four yours in charge uf Hliuro Kuioth
Temple.
Thomas llnssry'a 1VII1.
A petition for the probato of tho will of the
lato Thomas Hussey, thucccentrlcoctoonarlau,
who tiled Inst week at 8 Vine street, was pre
sented to Surrogate Abbott of Brooklyn yester
day. It la said that the ontlro estate, valued nt
about $70,000, has been left to Sits. Harriet L.
Mitchell of Vine street nnd Sirs. Mar A. Dona
hue ot North Klllott pluie, Brooklyn, nieces of
IluuBoy. Sloul of the properly Is In Slontuoiucry.
Aln. Dr. Joiepli SI, Ruiihol 2t'S Clinton street,
who attended Sir. Ilutsey during his illness, is
named as tho executor.
Workman Killed by a falling Derrick Iloom.
Whlloa gong of workmen employodbjr Contrac
tor George SI, Cuhlng, who Is cutting through
Kdgecomlmuvoiiuc, vtrro hoisting stone with a
derrick nt K7th fctriet riMcnlay the boom
sllppt d olf tun in ist, tiid, falling, crushed John
Spurtfg of 1 7hlh street nud Eleventh at euue to
But txeij that ho died shortly utter being taken
to the Slsnhattan Hospital. Tho foreman and
the contractor wero arretted, but tho latter wus
discharged, Tho foreman, John Flanulgan, was
held to await the result of tho Inquest. y
T7. 5. ABSATETi TORItSr IN COVET,
He and Ills en Held for Mallrlnns Mischief
rer Enuring Their Experimental ghen.
MonntsTOWN, N. J., Sept 2. Ihe preliminary
heating of the cste of Prof. Herbert G. Torrey,
United States Assayer In New York; J, Grey
Torrey, his sonj Abram Cornish and Richard
Thoniat, who wero arretted on Aug. m charged
w Itli entering the factory of the Stagnollu Metal
Company at Stirling with Intent to steal on
Aug, 5, occupied tho ontlro afternoon boforo
Juttlco Charles Sttlwoll, Sr. Tho State was
reproontcd by Prosecutor Joshua 3. Salmon
and by Charles Slllwoll, Jr. Col. IL O. Bacon
Mid Do Laneoy Nicoll of Now York, who havo
been retained to npslt the prosecution, were not
pro'ont. Tho defendants wore represented by
it. Wano Pitrkorof Newark.
Jutileo Htllwell hold tho "lorrrys, father and
ton. In &300 bull each on the charge of malicious
mischief to anit tho action of tho Grand Jury.
Cornish and Thomas wero dltchargoil,
Mr. Torroy loused somo latitl In Stirling to
carry on oiporlincnts. Tho SIngnolla Sletal
Company entered Into n contrni t with htm to
erect buildings nnd supply machinery for the
experiments, In roturn for services which Sir,
Torrey was to perform for them. Tho compsny
and Sir. Torroy fell out this '('""K, nnd tho
criminal charges followed. Sir. Torro) suld yes
terday: "It's nbsnrd to think of my cntorlng with In
tent losleal. Why, in) or. nproncny was there.
As to malicious mlschlor, why, I didn't destroy
the slightest thing. 'Iho wholo thing ta nn
effort to Loop mj sou out otabuslnoss In com
petition with this company.
A VATUEIt AEDUCTS Ilia SON.
Cnasht by Pellceman After n Cbase and
Then Allowed ta Take the Bay Away.
Sir. and Mrs. Isldor Kraus separated six
months ago. Mrs. Kraut took tho two children,
Isldor, Jr., and Slay, aged 5 and 3Vj respectively,
and went to board at 23 West Nlnoty-olgbth
street. Yestorday afternoon at 4 o'clock a nurse
took Isldor. Jr., out for a walk In Centrul Park.
Sho was followed by Sir. Kraus and when she
reached Ninety-eighth street and Central Park
West bo grabbed tho boy and Jumped aboard
an Klglith aenuo tar going south. The
nnrsn cried for help, ami n crowd chnicd tho ear.
At Nlnelv-stxth street Sir. Ktuus cut off tho ear
with tho hor and ran through to Columbus nvo-nil!-,
still followed by tho crowd, which had
grown with the t hne.
l'tilicciiiuii faihuinn of tho West 100th street
station stopped Mr. Kruus at Ninety-third
strict nun Columbus ntenun, unit when the
niirsocnnio up with tho crowd ohe tuld the po
liceman that Sir. Kraus had stolen tho child
from hor, I 'ashman, folla-ud t) tho crowd,
took Sir. Kraus and his tun up tu Mr. Kruus's
hojse. When the slti.ntlon 'tis explained to
Sirs, Krnu? she said that it hor husband wanted
to tuko the toy she would not stop him. Hho
kissed tho buy fun well nnd to' I the policeman
situ would rttherxctk redresit tliruiiKit the civil
courts. Her hushind went uway with the boy.
3IONVXENT TO SEVlTOIt OEOHOE.
Howl or lllsarnt .Sxnlii.t nulttlttia It nt the
Riprnta of tho lntr.
Coi.UMtirs, Sliks., scpt. '-'. Tho t roposal that
the State should erect a monument to the ment
or of tho late Senator Georgo has raised a howl
ofdl-ent. Tho objection to such a course has
Its hendqunrtcrs here, und tho ground upon
which it Is b ised Is the fact thtt Senators und
Rt prcsentntlt es got paid for their sen lee while
in life, nnd it Is not rlht to tax tho people for
munuuicntf. Tho Ihtpiitch uf this city savs that
tho common people will bo In favor of tho
prujict provided It is dnno by privato subsc-lp-tlons,
hut If the press expects the inoiiumi nt to
be erected ut tho expensoot thoMalo It will bo
nn t with oupojttlou b the pcop'e.
"llilsktudnf business," It s-tjs, "should ho
stopped. Our SlRlc is now In ilcbt and borrow
ing money to meet current expenses. 1 ho Illus
trious litorge has tm 111 his own monument. It
sttinds rot only on tho A. an 1 SI. college
grounds, hat it -ttaiKis humlrols of cubits high
in the marts of his fellow citlrcns. Gen. George
wns ngr.nt man ami served his coutttty atlmir
ably, but hi- was well paid for Inn sen Ices. He
did o-ilr his nty. If he hnd sc-vc-d his people
without remuneration then the Stuto should
build u monument."
KILLED ill' AN EXCISE.
A Clerk Itun Dawn by fine Train VAnlta Trr
lua In Uoard Another.
Henry Bowman, 27 years old. a clerk In tho
employ of George Wood, a broker at 00 Ilroad
street, was klllod last cvonlngwhllo returning
from an outing at Van Cortland: Park. He had
gone to tho park with a number of tbo em
ployees of the satno otllco to piny ball. At 0.22
o'clock they got ready to tako a train homo
from Van Cortlandt station, nud all got ntoard
safely except How man. lie run to catch the
smoker while tho train was blurting, nnd did
not see another train running in on the north
bound truck. Ho was stunk b tho engine.
Both trains wero stopped, und Bowman was
taken on tho south hound train to get him to
surgical help ns soon ns iiosslhlc. He died on
the train before ll arrived at Klngsbrldc-e sta
tion. 'Iho body was tnlten to tho Harlem
Slorgue. Bowman wns married about fix
months ago.
STOLE A SKTLIH1IT.
Thieves Carted It fin on n Macon and Raid It
Tor PIO.
William Fay and Chnrles Kngllah, two work
men who have been emp!o)cd on tho new Ap
praiser's stores at Washington and Christopher
streets, were arrested Inst night by tho Charles
street police for halng stolen from the new
building a big copper framed skylight worth
SSOO. Tho skylight was In tho basement. While
the night watchman was In another part of the
premises Wednosdny nlicht tho two men ap
peared wlthn wagon and carted off tho sV.) light.
They took It to n Junkman a few blocks nwny
and agreed to sell ll to him for $10. When they
went to get their money Inst night the police
were In waiting for them und nrroslcd them.
THE llttlDOE IKOI.l.ET XEI13I1NVH,
A Sew Plan for n Loop at the street Ivel
Under Conililrrntlau.
A brnnd-now plan for the trolley railroad ter
minus at the New York oud of tho bridge is t.n
dcr consideration and will probably bo adopted.
It provides for n loop on a levol with tho street,
thus dolngnwny Willi one nliovo tho roof of tho
bridge cars nnd tho contemplated stnlrwajs nnd
elevators. Should the bridge trustees appro a
of this plan, the trolls) companies w HI acqulotce.
A Flagman Hent Cp Tor Drunkenness.
Henry Crosswcll, n Brighton Beach rond flag
man, was sentenced to twentv-nlno dn)' Im
prisonment yesterday by Justico Steers lu Flat
bush for Intoxication. Tho Justico said he
Eunlshed blm because ho thought a flagman
ad no right to drink, on or ntf duty. Ho "died
Hint ho hud Information that It was ut Cross
well's crossing in Hheepslieud Hay that a train
wrecked a police pntrol wagon a your ago, when
one officer wus killed and another wns perma
nently disabled. Crosswcll suld ho never wus
on duty ut that point.
Coal lilt In llaud.
Ottawa, Sept, 2. Tho Canadian Minister of
Customs has decided tbut henceforth petroleum
Imported In tank cars Into Canada may be
stored in bond In hulk. Heretofore tho Importer
might Import In tank cars, but upon entry Into
Canada duty had to lie paid upon tho entlro ton
al ntnent boforo tho oil could ho storod. Thus
the dealer had to barrel the nil at once before
I ittlng it in warehouse nnd was minus the
vuluoof tho oil lost by loakage. This nuw ruling
rrtnoves another voxnlloiis restriction against
tho importation of American oil, nnd will give
a now stimulus to the trade.
Allesed niiamltt Ilrnttr Wnt-d for Kmbetale
nient. George Thomas Hcnoy was taken to the Grant
Street Court, Flntbush, yesterday, to answer to
a chargo of bigamy made by Sirs. Ida Hcnoy,
whopt ho niarrlufl ivtenlv )onr aico, when hi
wns a prnspiiroun bitslnesi liiuii In thlstliy. A,
SI, BlrtUttlloftlio Fidelity and Cusiinltr Com
pun) entured court with u warrant for lleney's
arrest for tho ullegcd emhezzloinont of ij.100
from Ltidwhr Huumann & Co., who employed
him In 18H0. Tho blgani) case was adjourned.
Drowned lVklle (lathering Uririwood.
Five-year-old Frank Kostrlok, whose parents
live at 62 North First street, Williamsburg,
went to tho North Fifth street pier last evening
tngather driftwood, While reaching over tho
strliigplecehelosthlsbaluncoaiid fell into the
river. Hlchurd Hull, a dock laborer. Jumped
into tho water and brought Kostrlck to tho
pier, Uho boy died before an ambulance arrived.
Iladli Hurt In n Row Over Dice,
John Frlegor of 1 IS Franklin stroot, Hobokcn,
and Jnhn Best of 107 Franklin street quarrelled
over dlco in Chrlsholm & McKeo'n saloon yes
terday afternoon. Best struck Frlegor on the
head wlih a club or Iron bar, fracturlmz bl
skull. Frlcger will probably 'die. Beit '
locked up. Frlcger ,1s a produce merchant In
Uantaroort Markot, ' u
MSatassSataasMaiaiaaMiiilL.-'r,'' Mir' -'' '
NACK ACCUSES HIS WIFE.
MAKES AEPIDAriT CUAROINO HER
iririt iionninzE crimes.
Declares Thai She Practiced Illegally ns a
Itlldnim la the Ninth Avenue Pint nnd That
Mbe Ilnrned In Her Stove There the Rodlee
or Ulnar Infants the lays Mack I.tes,
District Attornoy Olcott made pnbllo yester
day an affidavit tnsdo by Herman Naok, the dis
carded husband of Mrs. Augusta Nack, who Is
Indicted Jointly with Martin Thorn for the
murdorot William Golldtentuppe, tho Turkish
bath rubber. In June lost. In the nllldavli Nack
accuses the mldwlfo nt burning up tho doad
bodies ot Infants at her rooms, at 470 Ninth
avenue. Simultaneously with publication of
affidavit n roport was circulated that Mrs, Nack,
by advice of her friends, intended to plead
guilty to murder In the second degroo nnd turn
Rtate's evidence ngalntt Thorn to oscnpe execu
tion. District Attorney Olcott said that ha was
not proparod to talk about tho report. Mrs,
Nack herself denied that sho contcmplntod
turning Stnto't evidence. She also declared
that Nnck't affidavit was made up of lies.
NscVh atlldavltwns tuado unwillingly. Dis
trict Attorney Olcott summoned him from his
home at 1530 First avenue ou Wednesday, and
tho stntometit was secured after two hours'
close cross-examluatlon by Assistant District
Attornoy Mitchell. Nack Implicates lu Sirs.
Sack's haby-farmlng work a druggist, a physi
cian, and an undertaker, but District Attorney
Olcott withheld their names pending an Inves
tigation of Nack's statements. The affidavit Is
valued by the District Attorney beoaute of Its
bearing on the domestto relations of Mrs. Nack
preceding the murder of Gleldstnsuppe.
Nack swears that he married tboaoonsed wo
man In Germany in 1888 undor her maiden
name of Augusta Putsat, and that when the
Joined him here, after he emigrated, she at once
started the baby farnilng business. He quar
relled with her about her attentions to boarders,
and on one occasion she attacked him with a
kntfo and he disarmed ner after a desperate
struggle. They quarrelled also recaueeof his
refusal to give ner nl! of bis wages of "17 a
woek. After the attack with tho kulfo she left
him. Sho told him that sho loft Mm because she
wanted to live with (lleldsensuppe. nnd later he
found hor living with the bath rubber In West
Forty-third street, and thor continued tollvo
together until the murder.
Sack swore that w hlla at the flat at 470 Ninth
avenue Sirs. Sack attended five or six female
rnllentx, and three or four Infanta were born
here. Ho saw medicines and surgical Instru
ments nt the house, ui.d he swears that hit wife
told him thut one patient died at llellorue Hos
pital from nn Illegal operation the hnd per
formed. He further swears that Mrs. Nack had
no midwife diploma, having failed to pass a
medical examination In Uurcpo, and practiced
is a midwife hero Illegally, llosnearn also that
Sirs. Nnok brought ta the homo ot 470 Ninth
avenue soveral dead Infants, nud put tho bodies
In Jars con lain lug spirits. At one time he stw
half a dozen of theso Jars In tho house. He
anenrs tliut Sirs. Nuok told him thut sho hod
bu-nod other bodies of Infants, preinnturelr
born. In tho stove In the flat. Many Indies were
thus disposed of during n period of ten jears
thut she practiced un a midwife. On an in crugo
twoor threo hodlosu inoiitli were biirue 1 up In
this way. He nvroxra that sho hid thus disposed
of bodlts ccr stneo she camo to this country,
and p-rfonutsl illegal dpratlons whenever the
opportunity wns afforded her. Infants who died
naturally at the flat were burled by an under
taker. District Attornoy Oleott had a conference
with District Attorney Y'oungsof Queens tounty
over Nnek'u affidavit, und nfterward said Hint
tho Queens toutity Grand Jury would indict
Sim. Nack and Thorn for the murder of Girld
seusuppo when It ronvonea next Stonday, nnd
tint the trial would Imi held In Ourvii tounty
rather lato net UHiiilli or early InNoveiubr r.
Dclt'ttlvo 'urn Price of tho Central Ofllce
conned the records of Hellevue Hospital last
night trtiug to verify the statements uf Sir.
Nack. He sild ho thought bo had found aouio
corroborative evidence.
RESPITE FOE UVRIIKRERS.
They .Vred Sjot Bo Uanard In Cnltrornla IT
TI1C3 llnve Money to tpprnl.
San FittM'luco.Sept. 2. There is little chance
now to hang a condemned murderer In Califor
nia If ho has money to appeal to tho Federal
courts and secure an Injunction restraining the
prison Warden from hanging him. This method
was adopted by Durrant, Warden, nnd Hill, and
to-day tho counsel for Harvey Allender, the Sun
Jo6murdoror, nro following the snmo course.
Tho tlrst petition for a writ of habeas corpus
wus mado to Judge Morrow In tho United States
Circuit Court, and was denied. Letve to appeal
wns Immediately asked. This Judgo Morrow
refused. He told tho lawyer first to procure
sureties In $300 to cover the costs of proicod
Ings, nnd promised that upon the production of
such mrctloit ho would sign the petition order
ing ardeu 11 tie to itppetrwhen summoned
iieroro tho L'ultod states hupreuio Court at
Washington.
In this mutter tho Judtro hus no discretion.
An long us an appeal In h the.tscorpus cuc may
he made to tho Supremo Court of tho I'lilted
Mutes appeals can Iks taken nnd stan granted.
Until that right nf appeal Is taken away no
murderer need go to tho gallows unloss he
wills to.
Bandsmen were produced Into this nftcrnoon,
und so the execution of Allcmlcrto morrow, for
which Imitations bad been sent out, will bo In
definitely postponed.
TO TAKE VP V. P. NOTES.
Jndse Ijirombe uthorlira the Sain ar Securi
ties Held by the Trustees.
Judge Lncombo of the United States Circuit
Court has signed an order authorizing the trus
tees under the Union Pacific Railroad collateral
truBl indenture to sell from tlmo to tlmo any of
tho bunds, stocks, nnd securities hold by them
an triinlees, for tho purpose of procuring funds
witn which to redeem outstanding toiluletal
notes Issued In 11-111 through mi ngrctment
with thoi redltors of tho touipnny. Ills Honor
ni reels thai the trustees shall tllo in tho nltlco
of tho clerk of the United States Circuit Court
monthly reports of such sties.
Itorrivrr Here or the 1'nlted state CnrCo.
Judge Lacomln of the United States Circuit
Court has appointed William C. Lano nncillnry
reeclicrot all tho property In this Stato of tho
United States Cur Compaiiy, n New Jersey cor
poration, which Is alleged to bo Insolvent. Tho
receiver Is empowered to convert tho property
Into money, to bo doposlted In a hank or trust
compun) In this clti to nwult tho further action
of tho court, nud the Judge orders thnl nn In
junction lssuo restraining tho ufilccra of tbo
compaii) und nil other persons front interfering
with tho receiver. Sir. Lane nnd Flnvrl SIcGeo
have been appointed receivers of tho Now Jer
sey properly by tho Court of Chancery. Tho
receivers are required to glo a joint bond of
$160,000.
llotinrt .Sfn Longer n Director.
The nnninl meeting for tho election of direc
tors of the Now Y'ork, Susquehanna and West
orn Rnilroad Company was held jestorday In
Taylor's Hotel, Jersey City. A letter was re
ceived from Vlco-Prestilcnt Garret A. Hobart
roquostlug that he bo not elected u member of
the hoard, ns his otllelnldullos would not permit
him to nttt ud to tho business of the company us
ll should bo attended to. Ills request was com
piled with.
Tho directors elected wero Anins L. Hopkins,
Roswell Kldridge, Simon Bnrg, Ilrnrv Sanforit,
Herman (), Armour, Henry B, 1'luut, Thomas A,
Mtlulyre, Cornelius C. Cuj It r, George W,
Young, Cyrus J. lowrrncc, W. Ijumcn Bull,
Gustuv K. Klssoll, and Henry Slurquand.
The VAe-Mlhrr.
The weather was clou 1 and showery oror tha
Missouri Valley, Iho lake reitlont, aud middle Atluullo
States yesterday. There wai a dsprSMlon eoterlng
the Northwett, which kept thn temperature high In
the central States, but lu Montana unit to the north
ward It was much colder. Iliu temperature louLtied
treating point at Calgar,
It waa clear and dry lu I lie Interior and Soutl.urn
States,
lu tbls city thero was a heavy thundrr thower In
Iho early morning. .84 of an Initio! rulu falling.
There waa alio a dente fug during tlm mornlug hours,
which cleared away before noon Tim avorngo bu.
wldlty wasl ter. rout t wind south to nortiwrti
average velocity ten miles nn hour, barometer cor
rected to read to sea lot el, at H A. M 110.00, lip M.
80 08; highest olflelnl temperature, 71't lowest. Oft'.
Tho luermoiuutor at the Uulled Htatea Weather Ilu-
reau reglatered the temperature yesterday u lulUmat
1BU7. ltilld I 1T. 18HII
i it 67 SUM OP, M 7H' BO'
itu ' ou en fi' it w us'
Jjfjt 70' HO'1 12 JIM , . ..e: 03
WiiHL'DTOs roniccsT roa FSItltV,
For Xiw E'lVlw '"' rn Neu York, fair till
Saturday, northerly cfnd.
For the District of Columbia, eastern Pennsylvania,
New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia, gen
erally fair, northerly wlnrti, teouilng northeasterly.
Forweatero Sew York, western Pennsylvania, and
Ohio, falri light to fresh northeasterly to easterly
winds mm.mm
FLINT'S FINE FURNITURE.
X'lANO STOOLS,
Mahogany Finish,
$2.00.
1U COIlTJLiANUX ST.
MEN'S HATS.
Newest Shapes anil Colors In Derbya and
Alslnea, at stl.ntl in Uli.tO.
Hllk Hats, an.llii, (St. ISO, b5.no,
o Middlemen Prollls to Pay.
AWN'S $4.00 SHOES AT $2.19.
igSBTp. Thorn 91. oo liana Sewed
Y5js. Welt, full Bitrnelon Sales,
vv'SN- naH n V'
VvW yv 'n t'alent, Rn
4i'A,uL,.S-f03nn,t,' '"'I Cnir.
shin, to go at . 111.
MEN'S FURNISHINGS.
50c. SUSPENDERS AT 25c. PAIR,
or Imparted Webbing, Kid lends.
,T J& SWAGGER COLLARS
(pMA IOC. EACH.
WL&Etagi tioo unew n-ri.Y.
KILZIAir KENNEDY'S RE31011SE.
Ilied at the Itemalns t Ills Ilond Son and
Went nnd Elrowned Hlmanlr.
BALTUionic, Sid., Sopt. 2. Thirty-five years
ago William Kennedy, an expert ship oarpenter,
married happily. After a few yeurs he began
drinking and his wlfo left him, taking with hor
their four children, three eons and a daughtor.
For over twelve joars tho husband und wife
never exchanged a word. Thcnouoof thoeons
vt as stricken with consumption, and ns he luy
dying he succeeded lu ulfectlng a reconciliation
between his pnrontR.
Kennedy soon returned to his old habits, nnd
tho reunion wns not of long duration. Not long
ago another son wns stricken. The father did
not Unroof hut Illness until cstcnlny, when n
friend told him that his son was dead. He went
to tho homo of his wife, but sho left tho hoiino
when sho saw him coming hu ns to avoid tho
necessity of speaking to him. Kennedy walked
In, vlowcd tho remains of his boy, nnd then
walked to the dock, dropped Into tho water, and
tt wns not known that ho niu drowned until his
hat was found floating on tho surface
JUMPED IX AXD CALLED EOR HELP,
Kllrr Wanted to Din I'ntll He Htrurk tha
Tlnter Oflrrrd to Itenard Ills rtracucrs.
TiiKNTox, N. J Sept. 2. Herman Ellcr, n
German farmhand, 23 cars old, ot HIghtslown,
Jumped from tho centre of tho Trenton Bridgo
Into the Helnwaro River just after mid
night. Ho wus despondent becauso tho girl ha
loved had Jilted him. Whon he struck the
witter, thirty foot below, Kiler changed his iiiltid
and licgnn to shout for help. Ills cries woro
heard by l'oliccinan Hlhhsand tho men In the
pumping station ot tho t'lly Works. Tho litter
Mcnloutlnabo.it und h tilled Kilcrlu. Ho wus
standing In the wntt r up to his tici k.
Boforo Jumping, Filer had blanketed his horse,
tlod the animal tu tho bridge, and pinned tu tho
blnnket a note directing tha tinder to roturn
horse nnd w.igon to his brulhur, John Filer, at
Hightstown, Filer wus locked tin. He offered
to roward the men who roscuod him.
SOURY HE ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.
Itasniusaen Took Parla Croon, 2ot TToll. and
found I rlonits In Somervllle.
Pomeiu ili.k, K. J Scpt. 2. Gerhard Rasmus
sen, who attempt! d sulcldo by taking l'arls
groen In tho street hero a fow days ago, was dis
charged from the hospital cured to-day, and was
sent to South Brookljn, where ho says he has
friends. Itamushen eniuo to this country from
Copenhagen lu lBlt5. lie has nn excellent edu
cation, and thought that ho would be ublo to
make his fortune. Ho could not got work, und
sec oral dnjs ago he stttrted to wulk through
Now Jorscy looking for a Job, Ho borama do
Bpondent here and took some poison which ho
hnd carried In his pocicct. After taking tho
poison ho regretted Itnnd went tu a physTclnn.
homo of tbo women in town have interested
themselves In tho caso and will help him.
A Hatcher Inhale Has.
Herman Blum, 215 yonrs old, a butchor, of 68
Held avenuo. Brooklyn, committed sulcldo on
Wednesday night by Inhaling Illuminating gns.
Christopher Kch. icfTcr.nn cmploji'c, found Blum
de.td jestcrdnv In a fcinsll olllrc In tho store. On
Wednesday afternoon Blum dre-od In his best
clothes, and called on a )oung woman, with
whom ho went to walk. No cause fur the sulcldo
Is known.
A Teniumptlvo Kills tlltnsoir.
Joseph Thompson, 22 years old, commlttod
suicide early yesterday morning at Stnplctnn,
Stnten Island, by Jumping from a third slory
window of his home. Ho had tieen 111 with con
sumption. Ho wus .tilt o when occupants ot tho
tenement carried htm to his room, but died bo
fore the arrl ul of a ph) slclun.
II". II. HOYT ARRESTED.
Cbargod with lnvlns tho Hotel SI. Coorga
Without rajlilg n Illll or (511).
W. 11, Hott, at) jours old, of 223 Qulncy
street, Brooklyn, was arrested last night on a
warrant Issued by l'ollco Justico Brlstowon
complaint of ('apt. Ttiuibrldgo of the Hotel St.
George, who alleges that Sir. Ho t left the hotel
on Juno 21. leaving it hill of ipi) unp'tld. Sir.
llojt ears that ho had n (iinrrel with fume of
Iho hotel attaches, and that his huggngewus
fiutoutho sidewalk, so that Instead ot leaving
le was virtually ejected from tho hotel. Sir.
llojt will ho arraigned before Justico llrlstow
this morning.
Loaer Slabs tit Inner nt a Cnril (.ainc.
Angclo Ileiaroof 3111 Fast 140th street won
while playing cards Inst night with Frank
Slerloof 587 Slorrin aveuuo aud Joseph Dlorlo
of 273 lt)dcr street. In the yard ut hilt) Kant
1 tilth stroot. Slerlo flnnlly necuseil him of
cheating and drew a big clasp knife. He stubbed
Uo.uro in tho groin, unit, whrn the wounded
man tried to run uway, cut htm four times lit
tho buck, lluzaro was taken tti tho Foulluim
Hospital. Slerlo and Diorlo wero urrcMcd by
I'olliomau SIcAiidrows of tho Slunlsanla
station.
Two Youthful (.old-Keekers Cuusht In Jrraer
Cllj.
Arthur Huckcrjos, 17 years old, of 33 Riving
tou street, and Arthur Duhlgrcer, 111 years old,
of 170 Forsyth street, this t Ity, wero arrestod in
thnCtnlral Railroad yards, Jersey Citj. lato last
night while attempting to board a train for
Philadelphia. Kioin I'lillndeliihla thoj Intended
to take a stcuumhln tor the Klondike gnld Holds.
The) wrro supplied with prot islonsnnd eorrleil
ret ol vera. Tho l))i mild they hopud to muke
their fortunes In the north.
lAUlteU or n Coaster.
WlLMlKmoN, Del., Scpt. 2. -Tho steamer
Juanltu was launched this afternoon by tho
Harlan & Holliugsworlh Compnur In tho pres
ence of several thnuninil persons, including
visitors frum Baltimore, Bin-ton, nud Prut I
donee. The vessel Is liulll furthoSlcrCmnta and
Sllners' 'I ruuspoi tut ion Comiiaiiv, und is 270 feel
long, 12 feet wldo, ami .11 feel deep. The hunt,
was chocked ns uho floated by nit electric car at
tached us u hnw her.
(outer ted la Christian Neirneo.
ICanbah Cnr, Slo., Scpt. 2. Frank II. Riley,
local set rotary and phjBlc.il thro tor of tho
Y. SI, C. A has resigned. He has I-mii con
verted to Christian fc lent o nnd priipnscs lit
priii'tUoiisu lieuler. Him uiiio hi ro from I iltf,
Fuglaiid, nud s.ijhIio shall letiiril there, Hols
an othlctlo Jtiung man uf 21) and Inn been
ft ulrong Mrtiimll-it,
llurk Collides mill ( atinlbiial.
Thn British bark Hei tor. whltli silled from
Kilgotviitcr, N, J jestnrday for hi, John, II.,
collided lu tho uppfrbuj with tho Menu eunnl.
boat! oliiinbla, Tho lurk hud u hole Mum 111
hernbovo the water line, 'Ihe ('tiliim'di wai
not iluinugod. The Iliulur c.iuio lu anchor and
will go lulu dock to-du, for rcpuirs.
The nor. Dr. Abbott Hack from I'uro-in.
Tho Rev. Dr. I,)ninn Abbott, pnsinr uf Plyni
outh Church, arrived front Kurupi In Iho ntenm
ship Saele yesterday, and uftera brief visit to
lliiMiV.li n weut to his count, v h utn-at Corn w oil-on-lho-Hudson,
whoiu he will in wiln until tho
close of the month.
Where Vrstrrdaj'a I in t Mere.
A M. 3:15, tnj5 becond avi nue, dainago 111), t),
lhJ3 Third aveuue, 1 llodeiibert'. damage SJU, u 30,
l&fi Attorcoy street, damaze fru V 0, 17 I'iatt
street, a Urunlug, damane Sl.sou
I' M. SiSo, 3 lliatirstris'l Annie lleujlman, dam
ate 7, lVUU Thhd uteuur, Frvd, ilabltr, dam
sielo, 1
GEORGIA'S RRCORD SHOOT. ".
THE SOUTHERN CRACKS IVIN THB I
INTERSTATE MILITART MATCH.
IVew VorU ftulibra Sernmt nnd Ilnlh Teams
eclipse tho nest Previous Hrnre, Which Was) ip
Mnde by Ponnsvlvnnla In IHWO-rtve eor !
glnna Make full I'lmires on One tlaaie.
8KA OlttT, Sopt, 2.-Tbo State of Georgia dl- -J
tlngttishod Itself again to-day by winning the)
ititcrstnto military nintclt, held under tho rules
of tho National Rifle Association. This Is Qeor
gin's thltd year to eaptnro the trophy, which Is v
nlnrgo hronto "Soldlcrof Slurathon," proscnted -i
by Iho Comuinndor-ln-Cblcf on behalf of thn
State of Now York, to he shot for nnmtnlly ant ,
to bo held during tho ear by tho Adjutant-Qen-ornl
of thu Stnto whoso team wins 11. Georgia's
comlitiicd score on the 200 and 000 yard ranges . ,
wns 1,107, which eclipses by 80 points tho reo- ;
ord of 1,051, tunde by Pennsylvania In 1802, J
Now J ork's sharpshooters wero second, with M
1,072, mid KowJersoy'sthlrd.vtlth 1,022. These
wero tho only tennis In tho match. Boms 1
thought tho District ot Columbia would enter s M
team, but on account of the largo amount ot l8
monoy roqulrcd for practiolng and getting tha 1'
marksmen In shape, tha Washington boys do- J
elded that they would not compoto this year. 9
This was generally regretted. Major Harries, I
who camo hero with tho District of Columbia if
shaipshooters, told Tun Sun reporter that f
team could not think of preparing for ths aj
match for less than $1,000, and ho thought this J
money could ho put to a better purpose, 9
Tho tnterstato match occupied the greats W
part of the day, and was not conoluded until st K
o'clock. The ntmospherlo conditions were not
tho best, on account of tho varlablo winds and m
cloudy sky, which threw shadows on tho tar- W
goto and made thorn Indistinct to tho marks 3t
nicu. Tho match was open to teams of twelve) '
membors from each Stato or Territory In tha Sj
United States. The distances were 200 yards) m
standing and fiOO yards prone. Any military fn
rlflo adopted as tho olllclal arm by any Btate o ' W.
got ornmcul could bo used. W
On thu short rnngo Cant. Cann, Private WIN ?
son, Lieut. F. C. Wilson, Vrlvato W, G. Austin. B'
niidl'rltuto E. C. Slerccr, all Oeoralans, werej Jk'
tho only murkrmen to mnko a possible CO. Tha w
team's ecoronl this rango was 070. NowYorlc 3
was second, 32 points behind, and New Jersey St1
brought up tho rear with 030. With this lead is,
everybody conceded that tho match" would go to if;
Uaurgla, as her shooters were equally good at Si
00O jards. Now Y'ork gave n close call , Sk
to tho Southerners on the long range, V:
and as beaten by only threo points, i
the scores standing 031 nnd 528. SergenntW, S
S. Lamb of the Tw elfth mado the best Individual Ml
store for New Y'ork. with 03 points out of a pos- m,
Blhlo 100. Cnpt. O. D. Napier of tho Twenty- '
third also shot In good form and scored 03. iS;
l'rli ate lloylo and Llout. Stohblns of the Twelfth 'osr
mailet2ench. gj;
l'ollow Ing aro tho scores! 3
INTEItsTATG illUTAllV MATCH OEOROIA THAU. S
soo noo ft
. rards. rardt. Total. S.
Capt. OeorneT Cann 00 48 tu It
("apt J. C I'ostell 48 40 04
Corjioral h Meyers. Jr 40 40 88
rrltatf K O. Mero.r DO 48 OS I'
1'rUnleJ c Iltiey 4t! 48 S3 '.
I.'eut C. s. Itiehtnond 40 83 (14 f
PrltntoH K.Wilson 60 48 SO W
Cnpt. Thonihs Hunter 43 44 80 .;
Lieut. C II Koimeinan 44 44 88 I
Capt W ti Ilarrlnou 47 44 8 1
I'rlvatr w. ti Austin 80 47 ST f
Lieut. . C. Wllauu 80 44 Si i
Totals 878 751 7,T(7l
NEW YOIIE TEAM. '
errand " .S
l!tat. 200 rut. BOO rft. rotaJ. ?
ergeant W. 1 Lamb IS 40 48 88 ti
FerKi-autC.WMnltti.la 47 48 88 Ar
Corporal A. fc Crall.. 7 48 43 0 S
Bersoant V K tnilth. 7 47 43 SO 3
Llcut.lt CI Told. .. 7 47 40 87 1
Ilrut S. 31. l'hllllta..28 41 43 88 ,V
l'rtTatoOeorgelioyle.71 48 44 M 5
Private W. V 11 Hie. .13 47 43 VS 5
Lieut S. h. btet,Uus..l8 47 43 B P
Sorgiaut J. ( iirrlo ....ID 43 44 811 V
Capt.K A Writs ...Z.I 40 88 "i
CanuC. 1). .Najiltr. ...a 47 411 88 1U
Total S44 08 1,078 "TO
SEW JEIU3EV TEA1L 33
tOQ BOO arxmd H
fords, yards. Tolal. a
Capt. C. n. Sprtngstead 48 40 88 :1"'.'
Capt. Alvln UraT 37 83 79 'i
Private William Uayea 48 48 80 "'
Private John Ilatuon 47 44 VI vt
Col W.T.Becker. 44 4 88 i
Private William Hartman 48 87 TV i?
Stajor Henry Ixjhman 43 88 80
Lieut Joseph Falrhurst 47 88 85 ,V
Col. Ctiarlrs A. Held 48 44 88 '
borgcani Adam llubschmldt.... 47 4t 88 $
lieu. O. K IMIoward 44 47 81 f
Major Daniel A Carrie 4U 33 78 '
Total B3B 487 1,081 1
Onoof the distinguished visitors today waa
Ron. George W. Wlngate. President of the Na- ;,
tlonal Rltie Assoclatlon.nndex-InspectorotRlflo -,;
l'ractlcoof the Stato of New Y'ork. Gen. Win- I
gate Is opposed to tho stlhouetto army targets, -i
which are lielng used this year for the first time. ml
Ho said they were the cause of a deal of grunt p
tiling among the marksmen, and were not a jji
bit satisfactory. "Theso targets," said Oen, rJ
Wlngate. "bring in tho element of luck Instead 9
or tho element of skill. The silhouette on ths ?
'JOO-ynnl targets Is altogether too large, and I
should be placed In the centre Instead of on tho g i
bottom. A man who makes a wide lateral shoe j:
enn often got tlve, while ono who shoots soy two f 'j
Inches undor the sllhoueltogetsaicro, ultbough - .
his shot Is the best. i, ,'
"The silhouette at 000 yards is an almost per- i- I
pcndlctilar line and should be made wider. I i- I
would suggest that changes be made according s
to my Idea. Tho new targets aro only an army 3.
fad and will not become popular." . 4 ?
(leu. Wlngate considers the Georgia sharp- 3 J
shooters almost Invincible. He tald that that ft
State had a wonderfully good team. It was an s i
oinmploof what can be accomplished byprao i'i
tleonnd organltation. t
Oeorgo S. SleAlpIn, the crack ptgoon shot. j
who Is n member of tho Seventh Regiment, Nevr ,5 J
Y'ork, sent a tolegrnm to the (leorgla team to- , M
day congratulating It on Its victory yesterday if; ty
In tho company match. SIcAlpln formerly lived vg.
In Savannah. Thn following telegram wna roc 2, L
celved to-day by Cnpt. (ieorgo Cann from W. T. B
Atkinson, tlovcrnor of fleorglat x9
"It lsasourcoof sreatsatlsfacttnn and prldo ;
to mo to rond tirrounts ot the splendid record 1-M
tbo Georgia team Is making at Sea Uirt. Please) -iW
extend to the members of tho toani my hearty PM
congratulations." 5S
Now Y'ork will bo svell represented In the wsa
Presldint's mutch, which will he sbotto-mor y$l
row. The dlstnines nro 'JOO and 300 yards, ten Am
shots at each tlls'nnce, open to nil members of 'ym
the army, nitrj, or National Ounrdnf any State. XM
'I ho New York tunrksmeii already entered arot 9
MTkeant Cerrlo. sergeant W, A. Doyle, Lieut. 8teb- $9
I In', 1-erKi tm W H Lnmli, Private John Satan, and .
f Jt sndib of IbxTnelttlilU-glmrnti Privato Oeorge T
Dot loot iho best nty llrsi. .seritoant E. V. tloff, ttajor jji
' l' i: " Tliurslon. Capt. Ishorwood, and Serjeant C Jpl
M l'idlllis of Hie Twenty-second. y i-Vd
Other iiintches to-mnrrow are the Hilton ilM
Trophy nnd thn Intpector of Rifle Practice. xm
Caiit. Isherwood of Compnny li,Twonty-aoo m
oud iti'gliiieul. Is tied with Cnpt, Oeorgo Cann ot I'SP
ticorgln in thn K. P. Stcnny match. Each baa .fS
4Moutof it possible 00. fc
W-
EI.MS SCORES A KNOCKOUT. W.
""""-" tSll
Mefatlden nnd Dnlanry Slopped by Ihe Pellee 4p
for Trait Flahllnr. &A
(Ieorgo SlcFadden ot New Y'ork met Jack Do
litnoy in n fifteen round bout nt tho South Bench ij9
A, C.btnlen Island, last night. 'Iho men fought YlE
with biispiclous titmenoss, and woro repeatedly dm
hissed. Drlitiioy was vory fat and out of pijfj
condition. Y&
In tho stventh round, when it smacked of Yttj
geniiluo " fuke," the rcforeo cautioned tho men. ;1W
They didn't mind him, however; eo In the im
tenth, when It become et blent thnt tho men UM
wero tint boxing on Iho levol, tho police Inter j
forod und stopped tho mill. Tho decision was m ji
draw. 5
Jon Klma of Boston, colored, nnd Jim Cnulfleld i
of Stateu Islnnd opened tht) show with it el '!
rouiiil lHiut at IIS poiiuc.s. Just near Iho close & -,
of tho tlrst round Kims drove his right clean f, '
under thu heart, and Cuiilllolil tjttlvered undor J
the blow, Kims was cxeilod nnd wai aliout to k
finish his man when tlmo was called, and tha f ;)
btuten Islander was saved. Kluu was the as y' )
grtrtoi, Ifu ATtecii CaiililcIQ to hli comer, ""V'
win to ho suit In boih loft and right on tho fare, ', '
Ciull'cld nmaHhed hluis on tha Jaw with hl( fl
left, but the blow- wa light. Then Joe rushed ;
aim luiighll'aiilllel I Willi the right In the pltof M
tin- tttinui h Cuiiltleld tiimhleil rorivardon his J,K
fncoitinl then rolled on his back und was counted "H
out, -C
A pair of well-knit bantams, In flno condition, f, '
wero tho principals In tho next bout. They -V J
wero Jolinuy Johnson and Billy Barrett, ,'
tiiiit lieI for eight rounds at 112 pounds. They f, y
lultett it upejuito clovoil)', and kept the crowd '.' r
In gfnd hnmur. i
Johnson made Barrett reel rt lib a stinger on 5 '
tho tl In In tho fourth ami nlsoiuailo Billy wince) ?
with two In tho stomach. Barrett rushed as 'I
soon its ho left bib cornor in tho llflh, but John- i '
son was ready fur hliu unit mot him with a t '
beauty on thu mouth. 4
Barrett pegged awny nl Johnson's mouth In 1 ,
tbo suth and mado It bleed. Johnson fought "
hack h louslj-, Ihtirclt kuueked Johnson duwu J ':
with n tlght-h.inder on tho Jaw In the noventh. 1 '
Barrett cut tho pace in the last round. Tho do
cislon wat a draw. -J
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