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Hjf B. & 0. LOPS OFF $20,000,000.
HBk FICTITIOUS ABSETB WIPED OUT BT
K, XHB BEVALUATION COMMITTEE.
K' tearltr Hlar Jw Can Jt Clr lae ar
B& Iks.Aclnal Ctadltloa of the PrrlT A
Bjt Heavy AHtuneal PastlMe th Aannal
B- lUltnuit-TlK OU Director He-elected.
ESf DALTluons, Hd., Not. Its. A surprise na
Kf In storo for the stockholders of the llal'Jmoro
Kf nd Ohio llallroad Company to-day when, nCtbo
K? annual meeting, the report of tho President and
" directors tonvoyed the Information that It had
Ei been decided to wlpo out what Is known M tho
E" book surplus. A special committeo of tho
& board had hcen appointed for the purpose of
Bf xamlnlng tho assets of the company and re-
HBg raining tho rolling stock, stocks, bonds, and
HB, certain other assets. It dccldsd to reduco the
HK. value of these and of the advances for con-
RsE -traction to the various subordinate lines and
Bli1 certain otlier assets of tho company. The total
BB: tmount to the credit of Droll t and loss thus
LVatffl Tripod outCls about $20,000,000. The securities
Hv cf other companies owned by the Daltlmoro
SW'Pu & 0hl Trcre cut down about $0,000,000, vid
Fwl tbs otner 1Ura about VK.000.000.
Hi Elf Men familiar with the true financial condition
HJtf I?''1 cf tho Daltlmoro and Ohio have always Insisted
R X that a fictitious valuation baa been placed
Kg upon the rolling stock ana certain of the securl-
BJT, tie carried as assets. It was the policy of the
K SB old management to place a vdluo upon all roll-
R '! IntT stock, no matter how worthloss It was.
H& w Oar and engines thav have been condemned
B '1 continued to bo carried as profit and loss at
Kj; '-V their original value, and by this means a stir-
Eb PlQI w" fljurod out, where an actual deficit
H? j? existed. Stocks and bonds wore carried at
H?, ;n theirfaoe value, regardloas of thelrmarketvnlue.
Hjfs K? The old management would never admit this as
Hj f? ft tact, and persistently. Ignored the criticism
Hp J- beeped upon It by financiers and the real own-
Ki J;;- en of the property. There ore many who
BM ,;- ascribe tho company's present embarrassed con-
K " ltion to this fact.
p Tho security holders now, for tho first time
HnV ;!, since tho .death of the late President, John W.
Wtl 5 Garrett, hare a clear Idea of tho actual condt-
Br.' $p tlon of the property, except, of course, as to
Bslro eld management In this respoct may never bo
explained satisfactorily. It Is generally be
lieved that few of the dividends paid for a fow
BK'fr-. fears prior to 1803 were earned.
BRi W After the Issue of tho statement to-day there
BK 'g- as considerable talk In regard to the amount
F f'i e assessment to be loviod upon stock-
ly . . holder when the time comes for rehabilitating
I 'A the property. It Is the desire of both commlt-
B'? -A toes to make tho assessment as light as possl-
Bii S(- trie, though there are many who predict that
HjF J It will bo heavy, possibly as much as $50 a
B,' ft- share. It Is believed that the bondholders will
y, also be callod upon to make concessions in tho
6 .ft ehape of tho consenting to havo their bonds
V csiod.
t , it The gross earning for tho yenr cndlnir June
Ki ; 80 wera $25,S82.12'J.31, nn increaso of $1,037,-
vJ !r 810.71 compared with tho previous year, and
Mi Yt, a.764,010.07 more than in 1895. Tho freight
h tt' earnings wore $18,33)1,831.87, an iicreaso of
K lh 01.518,180.03, which Is ascribed to the many
n. i; Improvements and largo Increaso In equip-
fc tnent, and to a general and Intelligent effort to
BR ! Increase the traftlc of tho road. Tho passenger
BM ;fc revenue was $3,050,001.02. a decrease of $250,-
5' 041.47. but $'J,004.05 more than was earned
;!, if. In 1805. The miscellaneous earnings Increased
k r.i B378.740.1B, of which tho elevators contributed
m? :k 8320,770.38. having earned $514,125.11 in
Bfet i 1897, as against $lH7,35.r.733n 1800.
lrf The total expenses of tho lino wcro $20,012,
k? 003.81, an increase of $2,428,073.40. This is
KIlTJ aoeountod for by tho largo sums required in
A maintenance of way and equipment. Tho aggro
Hi pate expense for construction and betterments
for thettwelvo monthCwas $1,805,400.80, an ln
'f ;'S create of $1,380,300.00. This amount was
f 3V charged to the different investment accounts
4 gt to which the expenditures nppertAlnod. The
Wi !V trust fund derived from tho salo of terminal
-" mortgage bonds, the use ot which Is restricted
A 10. maiuns certain improvements, v as used
i, i eubstantlally ot two points, tho Plttsburg-
f I Olenwood terminal and tho Bhops, roundhouse,
:,' ii and yards at Cumberland. Nine locomotives
,S vrere rebuilt, 445 received thorough repairs,
VT 1,330 ordinary repairs wcro maac, and 211,-
V& 012 running repairs. Tho total cars in per-
ijlfc, y08 .on Juno 30 w fl72 passenger and 30,080
rljB freight: locomotives, 803. Tho car mileage
jK- . - woe 05,504,408. Tho total number of passcn-
-AV sen carried waa 8,344,078, a decrease of
Mfy 823.110.
K; T16 meeting to-day was called to order by
tmff President John K. Cowen. Itovcrdr Johnson,
Zwp! y10 'ias Presided at every meeting of the stock-
' wP holders of the Baltimore and Ohio in the last
' w years, was elected Chairman, and C. V.
'- Woolford' secretary. The number of shares of
??; Itock voted was 103,700 out of a total of 300,000
..'( shares. The old Hoard of Directors was ro-
SlS fleeted, as follows: William F. Frlck, James
UmJ l McLane, Ooorge C. Jenkins Alex Shaw,
$? Qeorge A. Von IJnecn, Maurice Gregg, Wil-
Wmr Warn It Blackford. Louis Fitigerald, Eupeno
Rr Dtlano. Edward It. Bacon, Willlnm A. Held,
.'..' eid uowland Davis.
esTil Edward It. Bacon and William A. Held were
Zwffl' X ml?..New York directors present. Among
its' the Baltlmoreans who attended the meeting
"V were Maurice Oregg, Qeorge Jenkins, Thorn-
sS i2? KoUins, John W. Oarrett. Joshua Harvey,
iWM Charles i Nitie. George A. Von Llngon, and H.
fl?,. Irvine Keyser.
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SlS CENTRAL PAOiriC XEXT.
Wy
ShJ ffereelesnre rneeedlan nay FoIUw a Defanlt
:l' la Interest Jan. 1 next.
f Wt- Wabhwoton, Nov. 15. Ex-Gov. Hoodley,
Wii. eennsel for the United States in the Paclflo Rail-
l road foreclosure litigation, was in Washington
jt;jg;. again to-day In consultation with Attorney-
S m General McKenna. They were discussing tho
if fg line of action to be followed by the Government
If 3 should the Central Paclfio Company default'on
ft jff Its payment of Interest due on Jan. 1 next The
J t?t first mortgage bondholders, it isnld, under-
j M- Stood that the interest will not be paid, and in
$ j. that case it Is probable that tho Government
'& r "111 unite, with them in foreclosure proceedings.
I'l -f. Nothing has yet been heard from the Reorgan-
i & Uatlon Committee of the Union Paclflo regard-
f T lng lie intention respecting the Kansas Pacific,
!& S- but tho Attorney-Qenoral Is still confident that
3 jK the Government will realize every dollar ot the
jS J Indebtedness of that line, as It has dona on the
jL Union Pacific. This view of the probabilities of
& the situation Is also held by Senator Harris of
'& Kansas, who has an lntlmato personal knowl-
T edge of the condition of the road. He says it
3J5 will pay 4 or 5 per cent, on $30,000,000 of se-
W curitles. The Senator was opposod to the plan
, for dealing with tho corporations adopted by the
administration, but now commends that course,
S; as it has resulted in securing all bo over con-
,tL tended for, the payment of tbo Government's
', claim.
I W OmSAPER FARES OX FABT XRAXKB,
S Vae Kxlra Rate Mow Charred Likely t Be Oat
m Uawii One-Hair.
: S Negotiations hare been going on for tome time
! ?& looking to the reduction of the extra fare
w charged on fast trains between Now York and
g Chicago, and ot tho moetlng of the Board of
I ft Control of the Joint Trafllo Association this
r afternoon tho matter will probably be discussed.
. S It Is not on the docket for the day, but if brought
f S np will bo considered as a special order. The
' mi Board of Managers have it on their docket for
S W, to-morrow, and it Is moro than likely that an
'2 I g egTeemont will bo made whoreby the extra fares
fji 'jg vlll be reduced one-half.
3 Under tho Bliss Cassoll agreement of 1803,
i ratified by tho Joint Tronic Association after
I !JT tholatter'sorganlintion, tho standard running
t wmc uciwecn .-sow YorK nncl Chicago was mBde
I (ft twenty-eight hours and tho standard lato of
f 3f fare for the Now York Central and l'ennsjlvn-
t ,f nla roads $20, The Krlo got a differential of $2
: and all other roads ?3. It nna further agreed
i 3 IIUSFJM 5roln8 ? 8l'''l rate should be
t 5"Ked .f i,oliar exiT.n 0T c"- ''our tnkon
7 cH tho standard running timo. Tho Contra"
! S hoe two twenty.four-hour trains on which tho
E f yxtrafaro is $ I. and tho I'onns)lvanla has n
f twenty.flvo-hour train on whlili the extra fare
'si & XS SJ,
' t. V ''De('elro of theso companies to cut these
VW extra fares one-naif, llefoiu Itcaiiboiione. how.
, K ever, thoconvuiiof all tho roads oporatlug under
the agreement must be seuired.
EjK HVnsoX RAY R. R.
! 'M Wfceat ComU lie niilpprd Tbrouth luo Hlralt to
l Kurapn Four Uanllis In llir Irar.
? H Toronto, Out., Nov. lft.-A seml-olllrlal ro-
port was made hero today by James Fisher ns
It 1 to the Drobobllity of navigation on Hudso-i Hay,
' jgf and its uso as a summer port for export of grain
f B rom Canada to Europe. Fisher, who went w th
, &' t.Uu!l,m ,,ar expedition iih reprcscnutlro
I a of Manitoba, says thu bay is sulllcloiitly free of
r , loe for four months, beginning wiib July and
' W fhfhr'. 0ttbV, 'J..h' taken to show
f tp?Jih? fch.iul,0 o' ."ul'dlng n ruilroud from
ii Winnipeg to Hudson Hay auU establishing a port
h Sh t5aro '"''ne export or grain from western Can-
W tfpfacScal8 ' 0t ""1 Ulnne".
t $
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exnxAirr wasts a ohixxbk port.
ke May tree Ike Mnmer er Tvre Ginuu aa
a Means er Aeaalrtaa- Oaa,
fiptelal CabU Dtipateh to Tns fltnt.
BsnuK, Nov. 10. For the purpose of obtain
ing satisfaction for the rocont murder ot two
German missionaries, the German Aslatto
squadron has been ordered to tho Shantung
coast ot China. It is understood that the For
eign Office designs to use tho occasion to acquire
n port In China, which Germany has long
coveted.
Tho Cologne Oaxette to-day reports that the
squadron has landod a forco at ICnlochou Bay,
and this Is regarded as tho point of Germany's
aspirations. Tho harbor is a good one, and Is
far enough from the centres of British and Hus
sian Interest to avoid wrangling.
RTE'ELECTIOJT IK EXOTjAim.
Th CeassrratlTM rtrtaln the Deptfard Real
ky a ".mall Molarity,
Spicial Cabtt Ditpolch to Trafltrx.
Lontmw. Nov. 15. Tho vacanoy In tho House
of Commons for the Parliamentary division of
Deptford. causod by the elevation of C. J. Dar
ling to the Judicial bench, was filled to-day by a
bye-elcctlon, which resulted In the Conserva
tives retaining the seat. Thevoto stood: Mr.
Arthur II. A. Morton, Conservative, 6,317: Mr.
J, Williams Benn, Liberal, 4,003; Conservative
majority, 324.
At the last general election, whon Mr. Darling
was returned for the dl'trlot, the Conservative
majority was 1,220. The poll to-day was 10,310,
as compared with 10,070 at the last eleotion.
rovxnxRixa ov the rvtitbrqx.ex.
Thrlllta Beseaa ar the Craw 00) Mllaa West
of Faatnet.
Sptrial CabU Deapatih to Tnx Sen.
IiOifPON, Nov. 15. Tho crew of the British
steamer Rutherglon, which foundered at sea
while on a voyago from Now York for Plym
outh, say that a gale was met on Nov. 0,
which kicked up a heavy soa, causing the
steamor to roll badly, and later causing her
cargo to shift to port. Tho vessol had such a
bad list that her port rail was submergod. It
was practically Impossible to handlo her while
she was In this position, and fruitless efforts
irerojuauo iu kui uur upun uu dvuii kcui.
On Nov. 7, when the stoamer was laboring
heavily, a big sea boarded her, swept away tho
deck fittings, and rushing down the compan
ion wars tilled tho cabins and staterooms. On
Nov. 8 all liopo ot saving the steamer was
abandoned, for she was filling so rapidly that
her foundering was Inevitable. That evening
the Norwegian b&rk Harmanocs hove in sight,
nncl in response to signals from the RutherRlon
bore down to her. As soon as It was loarncd
that thoo on tho steamer wished to abandon
her tho Harmanocs stood as closo by umlor tho
lee of tho Kutherglen ai was safo, and waited
for tho boats from tho steamer to roach her.
The steamer's crew hod tho greatest difficulty
In gottlng away from her In view ot the fact
that she was then almost on her beam ends.
Two lifeboats were smashed to bits before they
could bo got clear ot the vessel. The third boat
reached the Harmanoes safely, but was dished
against the bark and had its side stove. Thoio
in the boat were hnulod aboard tho bark boforo
their littlo craft sank. The Harmanocs thon
dispatched h r own boats to tho rescue of thoso
still aboard tho steamer, and after much hard
and dangerous work they were taken oil and
placed on tho bark. Mnny ot tho Huthcrglen's
crew were badly Injured. They wero nil landod
at Crookhaven. The steamer went down 330
miles west of Fastnet.
AWARDER XO CARREREA JTABTXNOB.
Their Deslra far the Academy or Dallam's New
Building; Accepted.
The Council of tho National Academy of De
sign, at Its regular monthly mooting last even
ing, selected the archltoct and plans for the
Academy's new building, which is to be erected
on Amsterdam avenuo, betwoen 109th and
110th streets. Thn nrn1 ItAeta hnnnrr! hv ttin
Academy are Carroro & Hastings of 44 Broad
way, who recently secured also the work of de
signing the new publio library building.
Six firms of architects were Invited to enter
the competition, which closod on Nov. 0, and
since that timo the plans have been considered
by the Jury which was selocted by the council
of the academy. The Jury, at Its meeting last
Saturday, made a unanimous choice, and this
choice was quickly ratified by the council of the
academy lost night.
The design drawn by Carrere & Hastings
calls for a monumental building ot imposing
style, massive and strong in appearance. Situ
ated on the eastern side ot the avenue, thebuild
lng will cover 171 foet on the avenue side and
200 feet on tho street sides. On the 110th street
side, facing the now Cathedral of St. John the
Divine, the structuro will be two stories high.
The exact height in feet has not yet been de
cided upon. The main entranco Is on this side.
JU UIU 1UI71U BLrCCL B1UU WIO UU11U1UK Will OO
four stories high, and the main part of this sec
tion will be devoted to rooms for the uso of stu
dents In the academy. In the centre of the
building will be a court 60 feet square, which
will bo covered with glass.
Tbo material to be used in the building has not
yet been decided upon, owing to uncertainty as
to the funds which will be at the academy's dis
posal. It Is hoped, howovor, by tho council that
white marble can be used throughout. The
building will be essentially simple In character,
and will be adorned with large statues.
On the Amsterdam avenue side will be situ
ated galleries, which will contain tbo paintings
and sculpturos owned by the academy. Tho
back, or east side, will be devoted to a lecture
hall. Another hall will be situated on the
southern side.
Tho Bocretary of tho academy. J. Carroll
Beckwlth, In describing tho plons last night,
stated that the design made by Carrere and
Hastings would not be followed implicitly
throughout, the right of making changes having
been reserved by the council. It Is unlikely,
however, that any material changes will be
made. He stated, further, that It was hoped to
begin work on the building next spring. Said
Mr. Beckwith:
"In my estimation, and in the estimation ot
the council, this was the flnost competition of
theisort that ever took place in this country, nnd
the highest standard of beauty and excellence
h" s been attained."
Tho designs will be on exhibition at the acad
emy to-day.
A R ARK'S CARGO OIT FIRE.
Bnralng Jate In the Isold er the Anttrasla
The Lou If ot Grant.
A fire was discovered In the lower hold of the
four-masted bark Austrasla. lying at Beard's
stores at the foot of Richards street, Brooklyn,
at 0:30 o'clock last night. Tho vessel arrived
from Calcutta a weok ago with a cargo of Jute,
and was consigned to Basslng It Archibald of 18
Broadway, this city. Two alarms were sounded
and the flreboats Both Low and David A. Boody
responded. Thoy lay alongsldo tbo Austrasla
and poured several streams Into the hold, while
the streams from six onglnes on tho land were
also turned on the burning Jute.
Most of the cargo had Leon discharged, and
the men hod left tho vessel hut n short timo ba
foro tbo lire was discovered. It Is bellovod that
the fire was caused by a workman dropping
the hot ashes from a pipe, or carelessly throwing
a lighted match Into tho jute.
At 10 o'clock last night the lower hold was
flooded, and the tiro was under control. Capt.
Parks was unahlo to estimate the Iobs, but did
not think tho vessel itsolf had sustained much
damage. He said he understood that the Juto
was Insured. Tho llreboat Scth Low remained
at tho side of the Austrasla until lato last night
pumping water Into the hold.
STARRED IK SALOON RRATTZ.
lawyer Samuel Lobenthal Wounded by a Maa
n itsrapaa.
Lawyer Samuel Lobenthal of 173 East Ninety,
third street got into a row last night about 7:30
o'clock with a man named Forgotston in a
saloon at Ninety-third street and Lexington
avenue. Forgotston escaped nfter cutting Lo
bonthal over tho left eyo with a pocket knife.
After Dr. Rosenthal of 103th street nnd Lex
ington avenue had dressod his wound Lobenthal
en t homo. No arrests were inado. Those who
witnessed the row snlil that thoy did not know
what i orgotston's first name was nor where tie
lived.
A MORTOAOE rOR $1011,000,000.
riled by tho Chlrnco and Northwestern to
Cover Its law lloaiU.
Mknominee. Mich., Nov. 15. A mortgage
was recorded with the Register of Deeds to-day
by tho Chicago nnd Northwestern Railroad
Company to the Union Trust Company and John
HtoAart. as trustees, of Now York, the amount
of which is U 05,000,000. Tho Chlcag nnd
Northwestern road recently retired Its old bonds
and Issuod now ones. Tho mortgago is to tovor
tbo new Issue.
Winter Mlramer Iletwern Canndn nnd London.
Sptclal Cable IXtvatch to Tnc Sex.
London. Nov. lO.-The Allan line of steam
ships has.contracted with the Canadian Govern
ment to maintain a fortnightly winter service
bctwoeu Uu John, New Brunswick, and Londou.
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WARSZAWIAK RULED OUT.
PREaDITERT ItEHIEB TDK HERRE1T
MlaaWSER'B AVl'BAT.,
He Rests, Therefore, Under the Condemnation
or the CommlMlen That Tried din as He
Inn- Morally Unfit for Membership In tk
Chnreh Ills Conniel's Angry Froleat.
Amid tho Indignant protests of its members
who still adhere to tho cause of Hermann
Warsxawlak. the New York Presbytery yester
day recolvcd and recorded tho decision of its
Judicial commission in declining to sustain Wars
zawlak's appeal from tho verdict of tho session
of tho Fifth Avenue Church. The verdict
found tho missionary to tho Hebrews guilty of
conduct Inconsistent with his membership in
that church. Tho evidence brought boforo the
session was an alleged oonfesslon mode by
Warsmwlak to Anthony Comstock, supple
mented by statements and photographs col
lected by detectives hired by Morris K. Jesup
to watch Wnrszawlak. Tho appeal from tho
verdict of the session was based on tho alleged
refusal of the Judicatory to hear evldenoe in
support of Warszawiak's case and to permit
him tho advice of counsel. To simplify and ac
celerate tho examination ot Warszawiak's ap
peal tho Presbytery dolegatod its powers to a
Judicial commission of eight, of which Dr.
osso F. Forbes waa tbo Chairman.
Sovcnty-two members of tho Presbytery wero
present at yesterday's mooting, nnd tho galle
ries wore filled witn spectators. WarszawlsJc,
huddled in a tightly buttoned overcoat, with
tho collar turned up about his oars, sat on tho
floor lwsldo his counsel. Dr. Robert O. Pnttor
son. Tho Jlodcrntor, Dr. Walter B. Buchanan,
looked Hushed nnd foverlsh. Ho said that ho
wns qultouiinell and ho was obliged to learo
tho meeting long beforo it ndjournod. Dr.
Forbes rend tho decision of tho commission.
Ho culd that it wns unanimous. Tho Rov.
Jnmos Ford Sutton a venerable, white-haired
minister, row to call for tho reading of tho
mlnutca of tho commission. Ho wanted a vote
on tho question of tho adoption of the commls
lion's decision. Tho Moderator, after listening
for noma timo without any effort to conceal his
impatience, said sharply that nono ot the things
thu Rov. .Mr. Sutton, desired wore feasible. Dr.
Hutton broka out in fervent indignation. "Tho
Synod," wild tho Modorator, "is tho proper
? ilnco to enter an appeal from tho decision of
he commission. Brethren, to entertain that
motion would b3 to negative tbo fundamental
idea of a judicial commission."
Mr. Sutton 1 objoctl
Tho Modorator You are out of, order, sir.
Mr. Sutton I am no such thing. I insist
Tho Moderator Just be qulot, will you. You
are out of ordor, and you aro old enough to
know it. You uro
Mr. Sutton, amid cries of "Order! Orderl"
Sir! Sir! 1
Tho Moderator You aro an older man than
I am.
Sir. Sutton I am, Blr. I
Tho Moderator And I dislike to speak to yon
this way
Mr. Sutton You aro arguing a point of or
der from tho Chair.
Tho Moderator Sit down!
Tho Rev. Sir. Sutton sat down with soms
colcrlo. Tho Modorator then, despite tho re
monstrances of tho Rov. Mr. Hutton. Dr. Rob
ertson, Dr. Patterson, nnd one or two others,
declared tho Wnrszawlak mattor sottlod.
Dr. Mullaly handod In a complaint with re
gard to the Moderator's rulings. ;
The Rov. Mr. Putlorson, Warsxawlok's coun
sol, was very nnirry over the outcomo of the
proceedings, and last night ho sent a typewrit
ten statement, in which ho said:
"Such a trnvrBty of justice, and such an
outrngoous violation of tho law and constitution
of thoProBbytorinn Church, was ncvercommit
tod by nny ecclesiastical body since the dark
days of tho star chamber, tho thumbscrew, the
rack, and the stake, for all who held or dared to
utter opinions contrary to tho prevailing view.
"Thoprevnlling vlow nt prosent in Prosbv
terlan circles is that Herman Wnrszawlak is
guilty of gambling, becauso found so by a vote
of 7 to 5 In tho session of tho Fifth Avenuo
Presbyterian Church. I am in a position to
know nnd stand ready to prove, beyond tho
shadow ot a doubt, that he is as Innocent ot
theso baso nnd slnndcrous obarges as Is any
member of tho Proshytory.
"But what docs all this avail, so long as tho
decreo has gono forth to crush this little Jew,
and a trusted helper is at band, whose
false accusations and suspicions are cir
culated constantly against Warszawlak, by
letter, telegram, and cablegram, in every
direction whero ho thinks ho can work him
injury and do him harm I Iho little Jew must
bo Bquclched' at any cost of money or any sac
rifice of tho principles of Justice, truth, and
righteousness. Mr. 'Moneybags' is in the sad
dle. Tho ecclesiastical boss has Issued his
orders, and a company of men show themselves
his most obedient servants in exocuting bis will
and purpose.
"Such a disgraceful exhibition of toadyism to
wealth, and to the power and Influence that
wealth implies, has never before been witnessed
in any ecclesiastical court. But such is
the exhibition witnessed on tbo floor of the
New York Presbytery In the filibustering meth
ods by which eight of its members secured the
registration of what they call a 'judgment.' but
which thoy themselves know Is not a Judgment
arrived at by legal and constitutional methods,
but n decision to And which ther must first
break through and trample under foot tho
constitutional provisions by which the Presby
terian Church safeguards tbo rights and liber
ties of the most humble of its membership."
IsEO HIE AND 3IANITORA.
Tho Pop Belleveo the Catholics Aro Right, bat
Aska Them to Do Patient.
Montreal, Nov. 15. Special cable advices
received hero say that the Pope's utterance on
the Laurler-Grcenway Manitoba school settle
ment will be promulgated on Wednesnay of this
week. It will deal very exhaustively with the
facts, supporting what is claimed as the un
doubted right of the Manitoba Roman Catholics
to separate schools, and showing also the al
leged Infringement ot this right by the action
of the Manitoba Legislature.
The Pope declaros that the Catholics must not
attend the public Bcbools; that they must, like
Roman Catholics everywhere, loyally and obe
diently support their own school system, oven
where the State, refusos to assist. He says that
no opportunity must be lost of assorting the
claims of Roman Catholics to the full enjoy
ment of their constitutional rights. Still His
Holiness advises thaManltoba Catholics not to be
to grasping and aggresslvo, but persuasively,
nnd by all poaocful methods, to Impress the jus
tice and fi.lrness of their temporarily lost cause
upon their fellow cltlzons ot other faiths, in tho
hope that eventually their full rights may ba
restored.
NEW TORPEDO IlOATB EAVNCUED.
Two Twenty-Hnotlsrs Put Overboard by tho
nerresboffs.
Bristol, n. L, Nov, 15. Tho two 20-knot tor
pedo boats 15 and 10, under construction for the
United States Navy, hare been launched from
the south construction shop of tho Herre
shoffs. No. 15 was put over at high water
yosterday, and No. 10 shortly before 11
o'clock to-day. These boats are exactly
alike, and are Intended mostly for harbor
and bay work. They aro of about the same size
of the Stiletto, built by the Horreshoffs several
years ago. Tho dimensions are: Length, 100
feet; bourn, 12 feet, and draught, 3 feet 3 inches.
Tho displacement Is 403, ana the armament is
to bo one 1-pounder rnplu-fire gun. They aro to
be fitted with two torpedo tubeB 18 inches in
diameter.
Jeraey City Water Supply Rpecincatleus Vatsed.
Mayor Hoos ot Jersey City has vetoed the
specifications for a new wator supply which
wero prcpurod by expert engineers 0. C. Ver
meulo and Oarwood Ferris. Tho veto message
was sent to tho Board of Street and Water Com
missioners yesterday afternoon and a copy was
transmitted to the Board of Finance.
Tho Mayor's chlof objection Is that tbo speci
fications are not sufficiently strong to bind the
contractor and save tho city from loss in cose
tho contractor meets with serious and unex
pected obstacles which would throw the cost of
any oxtra work on the city. The Mayor also
makes several suggestions for nmending the
specifications. The veto was laid over for a
week.
sfa Wllneurs far llslser, tho Murderer.
Taking of testimony in the trial of Constan
tino Stetger, who was Indicted under the name
of Fritz Moycr for the murder of Policeman
Smith in tho scboolhouso attached to the
Churchof the Holy Redeemer, was concluded In
tho Supreme Court jcslcrday. The defence
called no witnesses, and Lawyer Stophen J.
O Hare, who wns assigned to defend Meyer,
stated that in his opinion Meyer could not be
convicted of murder in the first degree. To
day the lawyers will sum up.
Fire In n Vormtr Folioo Station.
Fire did $3,000 damage last evening in the
building at 128 Prlnco street, which for years
previous to 1804 was tho station house of tbo
r.lghth police precinct. It Is now ocoupled by a
number of manufacturers.
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SBOOKLTX MURDER XTBTBBT,
The Patloa Laoklua- for tk stranger Wk Was
eon wltk Lyons.
Despite the foot that Brooklyn' entlro detec
tive force has been at work since early Bunday
mornlnjf, little or no progress has been mado
In the search for the murderer of Thomas 3,
Lyons, the printer, who was found dead In a
lot, on Fulton street, betwoen Saratoga and
Ilopkinson ayonues, early on Sunday morniag.
Th police hare a fair description of the man
who Is supposed to have killed Lyons. They
have no Idea who he Is or whero he comes
from. Tho description furnished by thoso who
saw tho stranger and Lyons together at about
midnight Saturday night Is too general to bo of
much use to the police. The stranger was a
slender.man, of medium height, with a blond
mustache. Ho wore a groy suit and a slouch
hat, say those who saw him. Tbey can glvo no
detailed description, however.
The theory of a chance acquaintance, a quar
rel, and an adjournment to the lot to fight It
out Is tho ono tho police bollovo in at present.
Thoy admit that If this is correct, thoy have a
long chose, ahead of them. ,
Acting Superintendent Mackellar, Inspectors
McLaughlin, Brennan, Clayton, nnd Murphy.
Capt. Reynolds of tho 'Detective Bureau, and
Capt. Ennts of tho Ralph avenue station mot at
Police Headquarters yesterday and wero
closoted for o or nn hour. . , ,
Tho man with tho blond mustaobo went Into
Sloan's saloon at Saratoga avonue and Fulton
street with Lyons at about 12:15 o'clock Satur
day night, Tho last hoard of Lyons, prior to
that, was at 11:30 o'clock, whon be was In Peter
Shannon's saloon at Gates avenue nnd Knicker
bocker avonue, two mtlos away. Ho was drunk
nnd alono. When ha loft he promised Shannon,
who was bis friend, that ho would go straight
home. If his movements could bo traced from
11:30 until 12:15 o'clock that night tho invs
tery might bo solved. John Schumacher, ono
of Sloan's bartenders, served tho men with
drinks. Schumacher says thaflt didn't socm to
him that Lons wan very drunk. Tho othor
man, as ho remembers, was qulto sober. Lyons
tried to sell Schumacher u ticket to a ball to be
given by an organization to which ho bclongod.
Tbo bartender declined to buy It, and thon
Lyons and tho stranger wont out togothcr,
Schumacher says It was about twenty min
utes lator when tho man with the blond.' mus
tachn camo In alone. His slouch bat was pulled
down over his cyos, nnd ho scorned to bo much
excited. Ho went into tho toilet room, and the
finftnTtfMH lianr.1 tittn limn nn tliatpatAP
Ho supposed tho man was washing his hands.
About two minutes later the man camo out of
tbe toilet room, walked up to tho bar, and
ordered a drink of whUkoy.
"Hurry It up," ho said to Schumacher. "I
want to catch tho noxt elevated train down
town."
Tho bartender noticed the man examining
his miffs and his coat sleeves. Ho wont back
into tho toilet room and again washed his hands.
Then ho came out, took a big drink of whiskey,
paid for It, and went nway.
Tho bootblack who has a stand ontstdo of tho
saloon, and for tho privilege koops the toilet
room of tho saloon in order, went to change
tho towel In tho room nn hour later, and
found that tho soiled towel was stained with
blood in several places. When Schumacher
saw the body and Identified it as that of tho
companion of tho man with tho blond mus
tache, he told tho police the whole story, and
turned tbe stained towel over to them.
PRINTER FAI.ES PROM A WINDOW.
Re Was a Friend ar Lyons, the Murdered Com
positor He May Die.
One of the most lntimato of tho friends of
Thomas J. Lyons, the printer who was found
murdered in Brooklyn on Sunday morning, was
William Carpenter, another prlntor, who lived
with two men cousins on tho fourth floor
of the flathnuse nt 27 Mnrntniralfln avniiA. An
soon as Carpenter heard of Lyons's doath he
called on the widow and offorcd to caro for
Lyons s effects, a proposition to which she 0.0
sentod. When his cousins went to their bedrooms last
night thoy left Carpenter aBlcop In a chair in
the parlor. Shortly after they found ono of tho
parlor windows open. They looked out nnd saw
Carpenter lying in tho aroaway as though he
had fallen out.
Carpenter was taken to Manhattan Hospital.
Ho had a compound f raoturo of the right thigh,
his left thigh was broken, and he was Buffering
from concussion of tho brain. It Is also thought
that the base of his skull is fractured.
Carpenter revived sufficiently to say that he
had no idea how he had fallen out of the win
dow. He remembered going to sleep In his
chair, but nothing more. Carpenter will proba
bly die.
XjArob trust pvzled up biiort.
Tho zaoetrleal Workers' Union Notified That
It Mnst Extend Its Memberablp.
The Brotnerhood of Electrical Workers, No. 3,
notified the Electrical Contractors' Association
some timo ago that on and after Jan. 1. 1808, it
would demand an increase from $3 to $-1 a day
for its members. The employers replied at once
that the demand would have to be denied, as
the condition of business and tho amount ot
skill required in the work would not justify
an Increase in wages. Conferences wcro after
word held bctweon the employers and em
ployees, but the situation remained unchangod,
although there continued to be a good deal of
troublo about the employment of union men.
Tho Electrical Workers' Union, like many other
labor organizations, is a close corporation and
it is charged doea not tnke in enough new mem
bers to Bupply tho demand of tho employers
for competent men.
This condition of affairs has now resulted In
the Contractors' Association Issuing an ulti
matum to the union. Yesterday a letter signed
by P. H. Klein, secretary of tno Contractors'
Association, was sent to Thomas Keating, Mas
ter Workman of tho Brotherhood of Electri
cal Workers, declaring that unlCBS tho union
could supply enough men to moot tho demand
non-union men would be employed. This was
to "have gone into effect yesterday, but tho as
sociation decided to give tho union until to
morrow. The letter Bays:
"Neither employers nor employees can over
ride the Iots of trade, and whon a fulluro to
ngreeon any rule occurs, tho employer is gen
erally conceded tbe right to decido tho question
ui vvticiuui ui ujk cud uuBMiesif requires It,
Your union apparently not only does not con
cede to us this right, but evon seems to havo de
cided that the employer shall have no voice
whatever in the making of working rules In
our business. Thcro can be only ono decision
on this question when It comes before the bar
of publio opinion."
The letter goes on to say that admission to
the union is refused to many skilled workers
who ore anxious to earn a living, or they are
confronted with Impossible conditions. Ah a
result employers ore at present unabio to pro
cure enough competent men from the union to
perform the work on hand."
KNOCKED OUT TBE STRIKERS.
MarrU Krohao, Tailor, risbta UU Way to a
Job Striken lio to Jnll.
Morris Krohne, a tailor, of 27 Selgel street,
Williamsburg, went to tbe shop of Cohen &
Braun, at Drlggs avenue and North Fourth
street, yesterday, to look for a job. He had been
informed that tho sixty employees wero on strike
for an Increase of wages, and that he had better
be armed. He took along his shears. When he
approached the shop two strikers. Max Samkl
and Philip Oulness, who were doing ploket
duty, attacked him. Krohne defended himtiolf
with his shears and knocked out both assailants.
A policeman arrested the three on the charge of
fighting. Thoy wero arraigned In the Lee Av
enuo Police Court, hamki and Oulness were
each sent to jail for ten days. Krohne was dis
charged. Ho went buck to the shop and ob
tained a job.
Coat Preuora to Strike.
Coat presaers' branches 15 and 17 of tbe
United Garment Workers tbreaton still another
series ot east side strikes. Their contractors
hare demanded that thoy return to tho piece
work system or work eloren hours a day, the
present workday hslng of ten hours. Con
tractors Blum of 134 Norfolk street and Sturtz
ky of 30 Suffolk street attempted on Sunday to
put this change iu practice, and their emplo) oes,
numbering HnVMntv.flvAurniif.nn Mtr-llrn n.il.ib
day. A mass meeting of tho coat pressers, of
which thero are about 1,600, will be held to
morrow night to denounco the contractors and
decide on what further action to take.
Woman Who Will llecom Knights.
One hundred women, employed as electrical
instrument makers, are to bo organized as part
of a local assembly of Building Constructors,
District 253, of the Knights of Labor. Six hun
dred men working at the tiade have been organ
ized as a local assembly of District Assembly
25B. The new local, including tho women, will
then be a part of tbe building trades.
Arrested lOOTImrs In as Venn.
Eugene McCarthy, thrfFlatbush Market gar
den man, who has been arrcstol 100 tlmos In
twenty-tlve years, wjs fined if5 cstcrda for
breaking n city ordln nee. Up to ctoto he has
paid tbe county about 700 in fines.
j ja Have a tonlo effect on the
srlOOU S stomach and bowels, even
Plllc '"hilo their cathartlo qualities
lllo are at work. They are easy to I
take, easy to opsrat. Druggists. 25c J
grrr'V'g'V.tM.jMii.ffrfii ?... n'l'uifi
LEE DENIES THE REPORT.
HB IIABXOTQONETO CUBA TO IRBAX
WITH TUB INBUROBNTB.
Americans la Havana Am Clad ta See Bins
Ma ok Tho Inoura-entt Itlow Vp Anothor
Tratn A Hard.Pouaht Ratlin In Santa Clara
Campatsa Acalnst Iho ratrlata In Havana.
Havana, Nov. 10. Tins 3tm correspondent In
tervlewod Consul-General Loo to-day about the
reports In Havana that he has been Intrusted
with a sooret mission from the Administration
to confer with the most Important Cuban revo
lutionary leaders nnd offor them eomo plans of
poaco with Spain through tho friendly Interven
tion ot the United States. It Is said hero that
the American Consul-Genoral, beforo loavlng
President McIClnley, received sealed Instruc
tions to carry out tho plans.
0 en. Leo absolutely denies that any special
mission or special Instructions havo been given
to htm by his Government. " I returned to Ha
vana," ho said, " merely to resume my ordinary
duties, and all that has been printed about me
hero is preposterous and nonsensical," La
Lucha prints a similar statement,
Tho American residents In Havana are very
glad that Oon. Loo has returned.
Another terrible explosion ot dynamite is
officially reported hero to have taken place yes
terday near Sanctl Spjritus. Two bombs were
placed by the insurgents on the track over
which tho Spanish military train leaving that
city passed. Both oxploded, dorall lng four cars
and utterly destroying two.
Thu report says that the train carried only sick
soldlors and victuals for tho hospitals. Tho ex
act number of dead nnd wounded is not re
vealed. It is announced later that the track
has boon repaired and tho way clcarod.
How fiercely the war is being raged is shown
In tho reports publishod by tho Captain-General's
on n staff. Tho town of San Juan dolos
xeras, Santa Clara, has been attacked by the
Insurgent lender. Caylto Alvarez, with 300 men.
Hero Is tho report of Gon. Blanco s stnlt:
"Tho Insurgents woro 300 nogrncs. nnd tho
garrison bravi ly ropulsod them. Ten Insurgents
wore killed nnd a gront many wounded. Tho
regular loynllst troops had nnlv ono Sergeant
wounded. Two Spanish guerrilleros wore also
wounded. Two clvlllnns, residents of the town,
, nnd a woman wcro killed by tho shots of tho In
surgents." Another report given io reporters at tho Gov
ernment o 111 co says thnt Spanish cnvnlrv forces
ot tho bittalton of Iberln routod the insurgent
bind of Manuel Diaz, killing thirteen insur
gents. Tho Importance of the war in the province of
Hnvann, and the mendacity of Wojlor's proc
lamation of nncltlcatlon. Is neknowlcdgod hero
by tho fact that Gen. Gonzalez Parrado. Bccond
In command of tho Island, lort iho capital to-day
to take tho field ngalnst tho insurgent bands
swarming In this province. Ho has a groat
reputation aa a soldier among tho Spnntnrds,
nnd hlsdcparturo was the occasion of a brilliant
military display in the city. Ho will havo under
his orders 20,000 men at least to operate
against tbo bands of Arangurcn, Arango, Del
gndo, and tho othor well known lnsurgont lead
ers in Havnnn.
Tho President of the Board of Sugar Planters
In Havana has requested an answer by teio
graph from tho principal farmers in all the Im
portant cities of the Island as to tho best means
to reestablish cnttlo raising and tho production
of sugar and tobacco.
Tbo object of thoso questions is to get facts to
sond by cablo to tbo Minister of tho Colonics,
Sofior Morct y Prendcrgnst, w ho has demanded
such a report from tho Iloird of Sugar Planters
In ordor to proparo a law to help restore pros
perity In Cubs,
SPAIN'S EABTERN TROURT.B.
Philippine Insurgonts Are Practically Masters
or the Situation.
SdiHoI CabU Dttpateh to Tm 80s.
Madrid. Nov. 15. Tho Htraldo publishes
mall advices from Manila which show that the
insurgents in tho Pbilipplno Islands are virtually
masters of the sltuatiou, largely owing to tho
skilful control of Agulnaldo, tho Insurgent
chief. It is calculated that there is an organized
body of 50,000 active Insurgents and sympa
thizers throughout the Island of Luzon, Aguln
aldo generally avoids concentrating his forces,
but in the centre of tho island ho has a body of
14,000 armed followers, who recelvo munition
mainly by way of Hong Kong and Shanghai.
Agulnaldo holds a regular court nt Blaona
bato, where tho populace are placing themselves
under his protection. Thence his forces occa
sionally sally forth to obtain supplies and levy
tribute. Blacnabato Is a thriving centre of
trade. Tho Inhabitants readily sell commodi
ties to the insurgents, who pay them in paper,
which can bo exchanged for cash when the
toxes are collected. If a pollco patrol makes it
self too obtrusive It generally falls Into nn am
buscade and lsannihllatcd, but this seldom hap-Pon8-
The Insurgents havo penetrated almost
to within sight of Manila without meeting a
single soldier.
FIGHTING NEAR HAVANA.
The tpan'sh Driven Into the City Another Hos
pital Massacre.
Havana, Nov. 14, via Key West, Nov. 15.
The combined forces of tho Spanish battalions
of Bsrbastro and Canarioa met the insurgents
under Col. Pctirre to day a few miles from
Havana. A Bovcro engagement occurred, in
which tho insurgents used dynamite success
fully ngnlnst the Sponlsh troops, as usual,
the explosions throw tho Spaniards into a panic?
and thoy retreated in disorder, leaving on the
field twenty-nine soldiers nnd four officer
killed, hen tho Spaniards hnd nearly
reached Havana thoy wcro attacked again by
Juan Delgudo and dinpersi d.
At Bocas, Santa Clara province, tho Spanish
battalion of Barcelona ruided n Cuban hospital
assassinating sick and wounded Cuban sol
diers, us in tho worst times nt Gen. Woylcr
v omen and children w ero ulso mnssnercd. The
butchery ended only when a Spanish Captain of
the battalion protested agnlnst thocrlmo. Thon
the Colonel ordered that tho survivors be taken
to 8unta Clara, Tho number of victims was
twenty. Tho Prisoners number thlrrv.
The Tug Dsanllm nt Kay Woof.
WASniNOTON, Nov. 15. Information was re
ceived nt tho Navy Department to-dny that the
tug Dauntless, which has been connectod with
Cuban filibustering expeditions, was on tho
marine rnllwsy at Key West undergoing ro
pairs. hen last previously "heard from sho
was lit Jacksonville, presumably under tho sur
volllnnco of tho Vesuvius. An official in tho
Treasury Dopnrtmont. when ho learned of tho
tugs Intest location, remarked thnt It would
be u great relief if ubo would only stay thore
a.11."?8 BRJrt nt thnTrcasury Department to-day
that the Bchoonor Donna T. llrlggs, which has
len held at Norfolk for a fortnight or moro
has been or would bo libelled by the United
States District Attornor. hho wanted to cloar
from that port for Buzzard's Bay with a cargo of
oyster shells.
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BHOT MIMSBEF IN A C1WRQB.
Bene Wnlted ttaitll toe Close or Sortie to
Commit Sulelde.
ItaPoimc, Ind., Nov. 10. With the words ot
gospel sons ringing In his ears Charles M.
Spencer drew a revolver In the Methodist Epis
copal Church at Westvllle last night and with
out st word sent a bullet through his brain.
Spencer waa a communicant ot the church, and,
having premeditated suicide, selected It as the
plaoo for taking his life. The only motive ap
parent is despondenoy, resulting from financial
troubles,
Spencorwas formerly manager ot the Postal
Telegraph office at Westvllle.
, "BID" WILBON A BUIOIDK.
Ill afoaltk Drives the VTell.Knowa Marjlaa
Han to Shoot lllmaeir.
Snow Hill, Md Nov. 15. William Sidney
Wilson, a leading politician and w ell-known oIud
man, committed sulcldo yesterday afternoon
at his homo by shooting himself with a revol
ver. Ill health Is sold to havo been the cause.
Last Thursday ho returned from Daltlmoro,
whero bo had beon under treatment, nnd said
ho proposed to go on a gunning expedition. Ho
was resting on a loungo, and his daughter, who
was alone with him. was looking out of the
window when Mr. Wilson Bent a bullot into his
heart.
incro was no mnn Doner Known on moiuiBV
emtShoroot Maryland than "Sid" Wilson. Ho
wns tho son of tho lato United States Senator
Ephraim IC Wilson and managed his father's
campaign when ho was first clooted to tho Sen
ate. Ilo was tho senior member ot tho lnw
firm of Wilson & Collins. In 1877 Mr. Wilson
was elected to tho IIoubo of Dolcgatos and sub
sequently becamo State's Attorney for Worces
ter county, a plnce ho held until 1801, when ho
resigned. In addition to considerable real ostato
ho practically owned two banks nnd vv as largely
Interested in commercial enterprises. Ilo as
sisted in developing Oconn Clty.tno famous sum
mer resort, and served as Mayor for somo years.
Ho wnB a member of tho Maryland Club in Bal
timore and w as also well known In Washington.
His widow, a daughter, and four sons survivo
him. Mr. Wilson was 45 years ot age.
BANDMASTER ZEAVT SELF-BUOT.
For niteen Tear lie Had Been Boiloiel at
tbe National Soldiers' Home. Unrapton. Va.
IUcmtONi), Va. Nov. 15. Prof. Dennis Leavy,
for fifteen years tho bandmaster at tbo National
Soldiers' Home at Hampton, committed suicide
to-day by shooting himself. He used a shotgun
and his position showed that he placed it against
his breast and sprung tho trigger with his foot.
Ho was alono In n small building sot apart for
his uso. Tho report atlractod the attention of
sjvoral porsons, who went to the door. He wns
already dead with a big ragged bote In his
breast over tho heart. A year ago ho underwent
a pninfu surgical operation for an organia
trouble. The rosult was not entirely successful
and ho becamo despondent. Ho wns a natlvo of
Ireland and sottlod In Now Hampshire, from
which Stato ho cnlistod in the Federal service
and won honor In tho war. He was CO years
old. Ho loft a will asking that no display be
made at his funeral.
"DENVER" SMITH'S WIFE A SUICIDE.
Sb Take a Doss of strychnin In Her Boom
t Draill, Ind,
BnAzn, Ind., Nov. 15. Tho wife of "Denver"
Ed Smith, the pugilist, committod suicide In her
room horo to-day by taking strychnine. She
was 35 years old. No cause was assigned. The
only writing she lelt was a note to ner little son
very affectionately begging him to grow up a
good man.
Davis of Ilarrtsbura- Shoots nimseir In Boston.
Boston. Nov. 15. A man who registered as A.
L. Davis, Harrlsburg, Pa., committod suicide by
shooting himself through the heart at the Blxby
House this morning. Two lettors were found
on him, ono addrossed to Mrs. William March,
1255 Diamond street. Philadelphia, and the
other tp Mrs. Blxby, owner of tho hotel. In the
latter Davis said he was out of work and de
spondent, Tho body was placed in tho morguo
subject to word from Harrlsburg.
SHELLING NEW GUINEA TOWNS.
JL derail Warship Avaas-oa the Harder or
Trader Von Ilace.
Saw Frakcisoo, Nov. 15. Steamship advioes
from the Orient by way of Vancouver report
that the Gorman -warship Falks a few weak
ago shelled and destroyed six villages In New
Guinea.
The bombardment Is said to have been the
outcome 'of the murder of Von Hags, a trader
there. The natives refused satisfaction to tho
German authorities, and were punished for this
by tbe destruction of their villages.
FAILED TO TRACE THORN.
District Attornor Vonnn Unable to Find Any
Record era Conviction In Philadelphia.
PniLADni.pniA, Nov. 15. District Attorney
Youngs of Queens county nnd Dotectlvo Captain
Methvcn, who came to this city yosterday to
look up certain alleged criminal antecedents of
Martin Thorn in Philadelphia, applied to In
dictment Clerk White to-day for Information
regarding the imprisonment of a Martin Thorn,
or Thornlskoy, a barber, convicted of robbing a
customer hero of a diamond pin two years ago.
Tho records show that a number of Thorns, and
likewise a number of Thorniskeys, wcro indicted
and tried for criminal offences, but none that
borotho first name of Martin, and nono that
wns tried on the particular charge of larceny of
a diamond pin.
The Bpecltlo information tho visitors had was
that a warden or a keeper of Moyamenslng
Prison had seen Thorn in New York and identi
fied him as a barber named Thorniskey. who
had been convicted bore. At the prison Su
perintendent Hichardson said the information
must have been a mistake, and that no koeper
at the prison had been absent from duty since
the 1 beginning of the Thorn trial long enough to
District Attorney Youngs returned from Phila
delphia last night.
Vjf a.lA. Un(J 0llt somo things about Thorn." be
said, but I am not at liberty to make them
known now. ".om
GEN. BATCHELLER BELBOTBD.
dominated ta Be Judge or the International
Court at Cairo, Kgypt.
Washington, Nov. 15.-Secrctary Sherman
to-day notified the Egyptian Minister of Justice
by cable of tho nomination by President McICln
ley of Georeo S. Batcheller of New York to bo
Judgoonthepartof tho United States of tbo
International Court established at Cairo in ac
cordance with tho treaty of 1H74. Thi.nnm..
nation, under the terms of tho treaty, is oaul vn
lent to an appointment, for. whllo the Kliodlvo
hasthesolecllon of tho Judges, his tholco iS
Imlted to the nominations mado by tho nowers
interested. Gen. Dntrholler take tho oTnen
mado v cant by the retirement of Mr. Wake?
?,eSi?f.AllPamn' wuo resigned on Oct. 3"
Judge Batcheller was tho first representative Tof
the United Htntes on tho bench of the Interna
tonnl Court, serving from 1H75 to 1885 pari ?ot
the time as Chief Justice. Tho position T Is nrao.
"cal'rfor llf and pays !7.500 i year. mT
?Laeiad'd1.oTt'Decem0berr''laPOat0t At
$13,000 FOB NEW TORK POST OFFICE.
It Is for Additional Clerk Hire and th Pnen.
matlo Tube Service.
WAsnntOTON, Nov. 16,-Tbe Post Office De
partment to-day notified Postmaster Van Cott
that 910,000 would bo allowed himforaddl
tlonal clei k hire. In order that he might increaso
the salaries of deserving clerks. He was also
notified that 133,000 would be allowed him for
tho pay of tbo mechanics in chargo of tho pneu
matlo tube service.
Tho department has so far done nothing in re
gard to tho proposition to order a now station In
the vicinity of 'Howard street and Broadway since
y" i,1 l'I,al,toreneral himself v Isited Now
)ork. Postmaster Van Cott was authorirod to.
Jjy.'0 look into tbe matter and see Twho her in
additional carrier station In that neighborhood
T'h.LI"6- Ho ""8 olBU Instructecf to raako
tho necessary arrangomeiilsforthe Introduction
?nl"J.,i,DUt hi VrW11 Co'lnv's pnoumatlo
Mrolputn.Wdn.nBgq.Uar "tftlfta ln tho
Cal. Bell Appointed Couraluary-Ooneral.
Wabhinqton, Nov. 15,-Col. William II. Bell
tho senior officer of the Subsistence Department
of the army, and Assistant Commissary-General
of Subsistence, was today unnolniad fVnnmU
ear General to ucri(iriculXSMO
hulllvan, who rutlred on Saturday. """1 u
Slew Post omre Nub-station.
A new Post Odlco sub-station will lw opened at
the corner of 144th street and Mott aunueon
lheuCtinsacM0lL.rrov,dt,a wl,tl1 'cilltles for
ordor bnitSil..nna.Pe"er,al ngistry and moiiov
order business and the salo of postal stationery.
The Fall and Winter
Overcoats taken from E. O. ,.
Thompson at j
tHALF W
PRICE. '
If there was
any one thing
the rcfircd Vl'
owner of this w0?
house was
well and fav
aoodappttnncsfor orably known
mttott- for, itwashia I
overcoats. No othep tailor
ever made better ones. I
Not many years sro he Introduced th Ulster, L.
and setths fashions In Melton Overcasts. The JEri"'i
Kerseys were next In fashion and now soft snsppy B- '
roods of brighter colors are coming In style. WkA
Th Ksrsey and Melton Overcoats made by Ht
Ins old house art Just as good s the later styles. sesssQai
but most people want th very latest when It comes .SbbHI
to clothes and that's the kind the new firm hat 'dHti
suds for this winter's sales. $10 and up. ( lRI
We haven't room for tBI
ooth stocks so the old xnufi " Wfty,
go at half price. Wfjt
" Among them are some Mm
elegant Meltons. Wed be P1W
perfectly safe in guarantee-
ing them never Ao wear
out. Fall Overcoats of ex
cellent qualities.
Boa f tbe Prices 1 (, I
Fall Overcoats 'M
DOT Pries. How. lH
SaSoo Oxford Twill Vicuna sllk-llned... .$14 00
tSoo Dlack Twill Vicuna sllk-Ilned...... u-oo
j.oo Oxford Twill Cashmere lllk-llntd.. 19.50
05.00 Black English Melton velvet collar it. 50
5.00 Carab. English Vicuna satln-IIned.. it 50
15 00 Drab Scotch Homespum 7.50
1500 london Made Covert Coats 7.50
n.50 Blue English Thibet serge-IIAed... 6.1J
itu Bliss Tweed serge-lined. (-
Winter Overcoats v
S40.00 English Kersey sllk-Ilned Soo-oo V.
j5 00 English Kersey sllk-Ilned IT.50 ' 8f
ojx English Vicuna cashmere-llntd.... 15.00 ui
15.00 English Kersey satin yoke it 5 '-'Si
0500 Invincible English Kersey it.jo '
00.00 Black Kersey satin yoke toxo ' ,
o.oo Blue Kersey satin yoke tox '
15.00 Black Kersey cat hmere-llned...... r.jo ,
11.50 Black Kersey cat hmere-tlned 615 - '
10.00 Black Kersey and Black Cheviot.. 340
E. O. Thompson's Sons -1 s
I5aol&r 245 Broadway , '
Clerical Clothing above Park Plat.
:
Carpet Dept -
135 Rolls 5-frame
Body Brussels, v-
and ' 1
112 Rolls f'k
Best Quality Velvet,
go els.
per yard,
regular prIcoi.loi$l.M. A,
Smyrna Rugs, I
size 6x9 ft. 'I
Lord & Taylor a
Broadway & 20th St. 1
Brentano's
will be open for business '
as usual and prepared to
serve their customers, y'r
notwithstanding the fire
which occurred last even
ing1 on the premises of
George Prince on the
upper floor of the Bren
tano Building,
31 Union Square W&.
Cowperthwait's '
Special Bargains, gf s
RELIABLE Irish Point Lace JJ,
Curtains, vff
CARPETS. S3-50 and gs.oo WfJ
Ku cnKUir:r """ K3
! WIMT 1-iTII ST. ! A
pIsigWsIegommend I
WINCHESTER'S M
nrropnosi'iiiTEs ok lihk and soda f
for weak lung-t. nervous dyapepiia, and to ttrtn.th.n I M
All druifKtsU. ' "(, t v
WINOHKBTim & CO., N. Y. rV
J0U0 U, Iloiibert Nrrlouily III, ";
John O. Deubcrt, Urnml flecroturyof th In- T''
dependent Order of O.I.I Kelows of the Slate .' K
NewWk, and tho liepubllcan leader In tl.a mU
Twenty;eigh.ln,ar.lofIlrookly,Idageol,,.y W '
V.Vtt?naTC;.?o.ng,orrntN?,.r'00!i,)'' l
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