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ic " ' ' r THE Stflf, 'TUESDAY, DECEMBER 28,-1807? f " ; avsgpwp .
I SAVINGS BANK INTKHKST.
B' $K xr must conrc doii v i. the near
H 8s future inrVdJ r nounr.
Hi Sjji The Pepr Aro Mrottlnu Welier, nnil Are
B jSj Heaping Money lutu Hnilnsi liana He-
H! V yona the Capacity or l.rndrr In lel I Per
M, w, Cent. II. or rerhaM rt mi BVj Per 4nl.
H. , With tho nrproach of the lint of the year
H ' ( and Interest-paying tlmo for the savings banks
H the talk of ft reduction In the rntc of Interest is
K revived, as It ha been nt Intervals for the pnit
K- two years. Many of the banks now pay only
B r RX per cent., but n number havo rontluucil t
K I pay 1 per cent. In spile of tboMccIIni) In the In-
B . terost yielded by the Government. Htato mid
BS ' i mnnlclpal bonds in which tho banks nro per-
Bv mltted to Invest, These banks, however, hnt e
BS' ' been forced to consider a reduction In the rate
BS .illonod by thorn on deposits, and tho matter has
BS' been dlsouased Informally from time to time
Bff 0 among tho ofllcers and In the Kxccutlve Com
BS ,''- - mlttee of tho Havings Hanks Association. As
B, jet no definite or combined, action has Ik-ph
BM'. nirreed to. Tho only union of action likely
Ki '" -would be, It Is said, a tacit agreement among
Bfl Z tho bankors to make the reduction at the sstno
BC i time so that no bank should be obliged to bo
BS't J tie Orst to come down. The January intorest
Bft, s - U Axed, so that any change mado will not bo
BMH 'i felt in Interest paynionts until next July, any-
BK ij -nay.
Bs' M President John P. Tonnscnd of the Dowery
BJ M enrlngs Hank, tho largest Bnings Institution
B9& jf in tho world, said yesterday that tho rapid do-
fj, cllno In tho rato of-interest yielded by Invest-
Bff). !J went securities for the past two or three years
BMfi M nod the groat inoense In the amount of de-
Bx n ' posits indicated that a reduction in the Interest
BS UjV paid by savings banks to depositors would be
BK ft inovltablo as a plain business proposition.
BK f? With a lessening In the percentage of Income
Bj! i nnd with the amount of money deposited for In-
x vestment augmenting all tho time, tlicrocnuld,
HfK it In the nature of thing", be no other course.
I'! Only nine, he snld, of thu iwenty-tlvo savings
HPi.TJ i baiiKB hero were now pujlng 1 iter cent., the
i'i?, roet Iw) Ing, !l)i. Only those had been iihlo to
B ft continue the rule at 4 per cent, which had had
S conslderablo incstmciiln In long-term bonds
ii' t bought when tin) into of Interest on bonds was
Hfj- 1 hlith and their innrkol prlcn was low. Tlieso,
';; liavtng this high rato of Income, could stand
Hfk ft Jiaylnc depositors a higher rato than could n
HV ,y lank -obligeit to look tor all 'of Its Income to
fy low-rate bonds bought In a market which re-
H(j j' iluccit tholr net yield of lnteroi". by a consider-
)A able Itnctlon.
.;; Y Q'be Howery Savings Dank, for instance, had
HL! its $S,000.0OU surnlus largelv In sevuritto
isV. . which nald tho nluhir rut en of Interest and to
KS V? 'wo" ennbled lo maka good the I percent. Inter-
Hjtrv est paid to dcposltur-, although most (lneru-
IsVwi (sent. Btato, nnd city IhjikIh which it line ru-
K i 7w cently purchaHcd bring in only :ila per cent, or
vk less, llut tho long-term, lilgh-intcrcM bonds
"t are fast maturing. Tho Inst of thulJnvernmonl
bsSr I, 00 mature In January. 1 8!i. Somn of them mn-
HfH " ( turo In 1B1IH. There aro n few Now York ult
Hr 7e still outstanding, hut they nro nt nn ex-
Hfi ' troordinary prrmiiun. The bonds the Unitnd
Btf Bltntos Uovernmcnt has insued recently yield
r f onjy alnnit 3 per cent, at the market value.
f? g. The city :)s just sold, while the city p.tys :it
Bj& per cent, on Uiom, jleld only about :'.(' per
fil cent, to tbe purchasers, becauso of the pr mlum
Bff i Xkid for them. Tho ImiiiiIs of New York .State,
Brl i ! which nominally are .'I per cent., vield onh
ft;? i About l!per cent. It Is the same way Mitli
B HV bonds of Masnchti4cttH, nnd so on general!)
Kk ti through the list. Tho bunks hcio nro not per-
4' Sr . Klttod, as aro tome of tho Western banks, to
K? M Invest In all kinds of stocks, limy cannot, for
BJ i.i Instance, buy rnllrood stocks. Of tourcc, out-
rj; If aide of the Government, State, nnd municipal
ksW ;-. bonds, there nro bond and mortgages which
Hfl V;'t the savings banks lmvo thut pay more than :m
Bw T Pcr enl. Outsolargo a proportion of their de-
B'Jr v' posits must bo Invested in tno ilaseos of bonds
H f named that it is only h question of time. In tho
$ f , opinion!of the bankcrsn hen a reduction in the
HC-' ; rato of Interest paid depositors v ill be necessary.
I'' Mr. Townsend thought tho first reduction
', -would not bo likely to bo morn than one-half of
ono per cent., or to 3W pcr.cent. The tiankers
- know Just what bonds are to mature next year,
i nndjf they'knew what deposits were going to be
It would be easy, ho said, to toll omcthIng
about th- rato of interest. Hut with tho nb-
1 normal incrcaso of deposits which there has been
', of lato it was dllllcult to make forecasts. If the
deposits kept on Incrcabing at the rate ot $41,000,-
; l WHl or 94.000.ooo a year a reduction In tho rate
i'i of intcrost on deposits w onld bo ino liable at tho
p current innrkol prices of bonds. "The talk
fc about tho poor of this country growing poor-
r f er, was all ,bosh," h J enkl. "They aro growing
i richer." a
"Wo had ll-l,50r depositors a enr ago," ho
I5 laid. "N'ow wo ho S 11H.0OO. nn increase of
r; 4,000. Wo pay ou Bu Junuury Sl.iOO.OiKl In
dividends. Our d lts in Jnnuary, 1B07,
r '"ero $58,500,000, c Sldcnds ndded. In Janu
ary, 181)9, thoy will Kiipuroxluiately, if-tl'J.'.'SO..
. , 000, dividends add SI. Tho tnlk nboul largo
L " accounts Is wrong. JThcro aro u few, but they
; are not worth mciRlonlng In tho uggirgate.
The fact as. tho ttrtirklng people Tare saving
money and mitliu It in the banks. They are
prosperous."
' Because of its age and place among hanks
' v tho experlontfo of tho liimcry Havings Hank
I nnd tho oplafons of its President afford a fair in-
t , dication ojf conditions as they ulfecl and nro re-
' fleeted by savings Instltiill-mB. Other savings
fi bank presidents interview ul cxpiosscd similar
! opinions. J. llarsen Ithoadus, President of tho
K y y ,WtDtnwlch riavinRs Hank, and also President
2 v ' of the Savings Hnnk Assmlntion of the Stato,
fe St V has been asked to help a mo cmeut to lower tho
J. S rate generally. President Jnmcs Mc-Mahon of
i h t tho Emigrant Industrial Snvlngs Hank, which
S , for Bome little rtlme lias been paying 3'i per
gflg cent., expressed the opinion that the general
tm , tendency was toward a (.till loner rate, but ho
i- N thought tho reduction w ould not come this year
'4 .: s or even pext.
if Sb1 ssmr yjLTAr, aoabt.hy nvu.njNaa.
, - tSr' tt'trlt t-'r o Xectulty r Rralaelag
1 Those That Have lleeit Coademned.
J S, WABitrNOTOS, Dec. 27. Assistant Secretary
3a K Itoosevolt ot the Navy Department submitted
P W to Secretary Long to-day his report on the
' O Booessity of providing now buildings ot tho
W 3 f Naval Acadomy. Tho scholastic admlnlstra-
LvrY I tIon ' tb9 Aca,emy nas Deen seriously ham-
I yip pared on aoeount of the condition of a number
V V. L' of buildings. The recitation hall has been
I'm 1 vC abandoned on account of Its tendency to collapso
f & "h ty at any time, thus compelling the Instructors to
i- ?i r liear ne cadets recite In attics and other dls-
iMtm 5 agreeable places, and the storekeeper has
m 'ft ' served notiee on ibedepartmont that he will
W t ' B0t D0 responsible for goods in his department,
'&" a-1 J tho storehouse is liable to tumblo down. Mr.
' Sti 2H Koosevelt recommends that a new armory,
fit 2i i ISoathouse, and POwerDiouio bo built ot once.
itg r, , and that work should also begin without delay
ilff-. on a basin for torpedo boats and tho Academy
,3? ;i - training ship. The estimated rost of thrso
H.K m'. projeots Is between $1)00,000 and 81,000,000.
flS JK Mr. Roosevelt urges that tho work bo done as
W iff Y Rrt. 9 general scheme of reconstructing all
fi, iw the Academy buildings, whlob are neither at-
;, jt tractive nor safe. All the buildings which those
iSS f i (recommended, by the Assistant Secretary will
'' M replace hay been condemned.
S'v HOZtdLZT VIIQXTA.Z,Zirii:it.
i fj I Tk B"a r Meat. Thames U. Olmni Carter
,fc t la the .Yhtt.
W a '' Wabhiwoiok, Dec, 27. The end of the pro-
f I J' fesslonal career of an ofllcer whose father had
Ipf m l aerved many years in the naval service before
Sat' him wss foreshadowed to-day In a report re-
L M e i celyed by Secretary Long from tbe Naval Ex.
&. 3 ( amlnlng Board In tho case of Lieut. Thomas H,
Jfe" m if Slovens. Lieut. Stevens went before a board
S. Bj J last year to be examined as to his Illness for
W?1! J promotion to the grado of Ltcutenunt-Com.
'St M " IT""1".',. Jhe board found him professionally
3K 3 I disqualified, but President Cloveland gave him
K- a J f,CDa2C8., l!roV b' eesmanf hip by sending
jl i him off with the Cincinnati for u year.
w H, Itecantly be was examined again at the end of
S. 9 I, Probationary period, and the board found
C :9 i. him qunllned professionally for promotion. Its
Si M findings .wore not clear on tho subject of Lieut.
A, -M Stevens s moral tltncw, and Sooretary Long
V3 ' S? . Jf llt Vftclt llJ r'Prt wltu directions to aild lo It
iS -m v thovlewsof tho boardon that point. Charges
1 m m I- J'oncorning Lieut. Stevens's sobriety wero made
SB a '-, the subject of Inquiry, and tho board found that
iffil'V i i luo aiipllcnnt was morally disqualified for ud-
pM m k, vsncemciit.
6 1!, J'1'!U, Wtevens is ft son of llear Admiral
:,' Thomas II. Stevens, who died last May.
j) & -i yotl JIEH TITllf JUWTUEH'S fAUDON.
p , iUatoeky Ctrl'. Aparnt I. the Prealdsat
, Sl r I'rttt Nurrraarnl.
'' 'k Washington, Dec. 27,-Prreldent SIcKlnley
M lev listened to-day to tho pathetic appeal of n
w W X Kentucky girl. Miss Maggie Ayro. in hebalr of
'W f, 'licr twin brother. A jenr ago Kdcard Ajro
j& i was convicted in Newport, Ky of eiuliezllng
'R m . Post Olllce funds and wu ientenicd eight
e-HI ,., months ago In serte eighteen months In thu
l m ' State, penitentiary. Young Ayio belongs In an
V excellent fumlly, and Iiuh n devriled sister.
3, M Last summer she liegau hci eirorln to S1v we hi-,
"1 j IVml,0," .When the iiuillci was tlrsl lirought lo
m V.'". Preshiuiil's attention it wus found thai the
M I nlteil HtnteH Klflrlil Allorney In Are's din
ft H -. tr.i-t had not signed tho petition for p.irdon,
S H - - mid Iho eiim was dropped rr a time cm thut
jM nciount. Toihiy Miss Ayio Mslted tho Presi-
H ilent wllh itopresciilHlhn Hcrrt nf Ki mucky,
; m and submlltrd tho petition for pardon, with iho
; ff rccouimeiiditllnn or Iho Dlntilit Attorney at-
. tnchwl. Thu President ordered thai the pa
tf lrs in iho ae by brought from tho Attormy-
(r Jeiioral's olllce, and It Is iirohuble that the girl's
Pp- brother wllluie pardoned.
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KOW MIT.tTAJtT ATTACHE HTX-OlTBOir.
Col. n.ilr Cela Ibe riae Tkrsalh tbe IntUano
er Ibe nan Wha Raved- His l.lrn tThen a Bey.
Washington, Deo. 27. Behind tho designa
tion to-day of LlonU-Col. Alfrod R. Hates, Pay
matter. U. S. A., nt military nttacho of tub
United States Kmbassy In tiOndon, there Is an
Interesting story. This assignment la contld
crcd In bo ono ot tno most desirable In Iho army,
but only oftloern of means can afford to take it,
oiinrcount of tho expensive social obligations
which It entails. Tho place has been vacant for
somotlmr. Its last Incumbent was Capt. O. M.
Carter of thu Kuglneer Corps, who was detachod
became ot tho iharges concert-Ins hit conduct
of tho engineering work In SftVh.inah harbor, on
which ho is soon to bo trlrd by a court-martial.
Pant. Carter Is well to do and was highly In
dorsed. Col. Hates wns a )otitb In the little town of
Monroe, Mich. One ot his companions was
neorge A. Custer, afterward the gallant Indian
fighter, and another n as Ueorge Spalding, whoso
fnther's farm adjoined that of Col. Bates's
father. One day omig Spalding saved Bates
from drowning In tho rher Raisin, to which
Monroltes point with pride, as tho stream that
gavo a name to ono ot the great battlts ot thu
warof 1H12, and It wns natural when Spalding
organized n company of the ITrorth Michigan
ltcglmont, othcrwiso nnd morn popularly known
throughout the Slate a tho Old Smith Guards,
that Hatesshould enlist under his rescuer. Bates
was a mcro boy, nnd he had servedafow months
only when he was appointed a cadet at- tho
I'nltcd States Military Academy. That was in
18(11. Pour years Inter, Just at the end ot hos
tilities, ho vsan appointed a Second Lieutenant
of cavalry. He served on tho Western frontier
until lHOI), and wis highly commended for his
conduct In engagements with Indians. Hebe
came n paymaster In lH7f.
A few ilsvs ago Col. Hates ennio to Washing
ton, and called on his old friend and com
niunder, Gon. George Spalding, now a Repre
sentative In Congress from Michigan. He told
Gen. Spalding thnt he wanted to bo military
attach in London; so Oen. Spalding started
out to get It for him. Ho saw Secretary Alger,
told him all about Col. Hates, and explained
Just how well fitted hu was for performing tho
duties of the ottlce. He secured the indorso
mrnt of the Michigan Senators, nnd although
there wero several other army cifilcers, highly
Indorsed, who wanted to go to London, Secre
tary Algor decided In favor of Col. Bates, and
signed the necessary order to-day nt his bome.
whore tho Secretary Is confined by an attack ot
the grin.
Col. Hates married tho niece and adopted
daughter of tbe late Edwin D. Morgan ot Now
York, and received n share ot the Morgan
millions.
The formal designation ot Capt. Alexander
Rodgers, Fourth Cavalry, as military nttacho
at Paris, previously mentlonod in The Scn, was
made to-day. He is a son of Henr Admiral
John Rodgers.
1'Ksimox onnr.it. ,
Applicants for Inereaa Must Walt a Year
Trom Itatn of Ijtat Action In TbelrClatma.
Washington, Dec. 27. The Commissioner of
Pensions has Issued an order against the con
sideration of applications for Increasoof pen
sions until aftor the lapse of twelve months
from Ihedatoof last ajlowanceor rejection ot
the claim. These claims ureaunost nsnumerous
as those of applications for original pensions,
and Commissioner Evans thinks It will work no
great hardship to the former class If they aro
compelled to wait a year between for reviews of
their cases, while at the same time It will give
tho cxnminors an opportunity to ndjudlcato
cases which have not had any consideration,
Tho greatest cause for complaint against the
Pension Olllce at present is the delay in acting
upon original applications, and it Is thought
the new order villi materially lessen this by
hastening tho adjudication of the great number
of these cases now awaiting action.
Commissioner ICvnns says his published views
on the proposed compilation of a list ot pen
sioners have been misconstrued. It wns not
his intention, ho sajs. lo distribute these lists
indiscriminately over tbe country, but. on the
contrary, solely to examiners in the fluid to aid
them in their work.
Regarding the accuracy of published statistics
on desertions during the lute war, which uto
given as about 200,000. Commissioner Kvans
is convinced thnt tbe number is greitly over
estimated. It has often been proved that sol
diers who wero recorded as deserters were not
deserters at all, bnl bad been captured by the
enemy or killed in battle, und the numerous
bills for removal -of charges of desertion that
lmvo boen pasted bv Congress wero men
tioned as an Instance, i Then, too, the list was
swelled by the successive desertions of the
bounty Jumpers, bo would enlist In ono Siato
under one name, and, aftor securing the advance
money, would disinpenr only to practlco tho
same game In another locality under another
name. The Commissioner thinks the actual
number of desertions von be Bet down at about
100,000.
cot., .iionjimox's auccEssoit..
Tbn Illinois Senators Urce tlm Appointment or
D. T. l.lltlrr or That fltatr.
Wahiiinotox, Dec. 27. Hie name of a new
cnndldnto for thu Chalrmunshlp of tho Inter
state ComnjercoCotiimlsslon was presentod to
the President to-day. Senators Culloni and
Mason urged the appointment of David T. LIU
tier, a State Fcnntor of Illinois. Mr. Littler is a
close political friend of both the Illinois Sena-
I tors, and his appointment win urged both on
thu ground of his fllncss and, because he comes
from the sumo Statu an the present Chairman of
tho commission. Col. .Morrison.
Reprcicntntlvo Prlnco of Illinois Is urging
tho appointment of another cltlien ot that State
to the same oflUc. This candidate Is George A.
Lawrence of Galcsburg, who Is Indorsed by
labor organizations generally and by the State
Grange.
Senators Hoar and Lodge of Massachusetts
visited the President to-day In the Interest of
candidates for olllce. They said that they had
heard nothing of tho candidacy of E. J, North of
Boston for Superintendent of the Census.
T1TE CITS OF ISrERETT'S VOrAO-X.
Ina7 Trip of tho Cleaner That Took a Cargo
or Pood to tbo Rtarvlna In India.
Wabhinqi on, Deo. 27. Tho American steamer
City ot Everest, which last fall mado the trip
from San Francisco to Calcutta with a cargo ot
food for the starving Hindoos, Is now on her way
across the Atlantio from Spain with a cargo ot
ore for Charleston, S.C.. where, tbo will arrive
about New Year's. Aftor reaching Calcutta and
discharging her cargo shomade a trip to Madras
with a load of coal, and, returning to Calcutta,
Bhe took on a load of Jute for Valencia and Bil
bao, Spain, going by wuy ot the Suez Canal and
tbe Mediterranean, After discharging her cargo
of Jute In Spain sho proceeded back to Iluelva,
where sho loaded ore for this coast. It Is said at
the Treasury Department that this is iho first
voyage ot this kind ever made by an American
steamer.
THE CllIXEBr 3IIBSIOJT,
Charles rate Bryan flota Indorsements That
Mny Overcome the Onnoaltlon to slim.
Washington, Dec, 27, The friends of Charles
Page Bryan, whose nomination as Minister to
China was recently withdrawn, owing to pro
tests made to tbe President, are confident that
the resolutions passed by tbe Illinois Legislature
Indorsing his nomination and testifying to his
fitness for the mission will overcome what oppo
sition has developed to his appointment. In
addition, Mr. Bryan has recently received mnny
Indorsements from thu mlsslotiarv element, from
which the opposition waa at tlrsl Htrongc&t.
lilshop McLaren of tbe American Missionary
Hoard has written the President, saying that be
lias had for many years an Intimate personal ac
quaintance with Sir. Bryan, and Indorsing the
latter a appointment as eminently fit and
especially desired by the missionaries.
A Pair or Taica steer Horns fur tbe Ilatlla
ahlp Teins.
Wabiiinoton, Dec, 27, Secretary Long re
ceived by express to-day a pair of unusually
long boms that formerly grtced the head of a
Texas steer. They were accompanied by a note
from Jutncs O, Luby, a lawyer ot San Dlcgo,
Tex.
" I forward to-day," said Mr. Luby, " a pair of
'lexas steer horns for tho battleship Texas,
whkh hone on willucccpl as a tribute to tho
shin bearing the name of our Stale. Tbefa
horns nr from n Texas steer raised on the
i audi of .Mr, Edward Corkhlll, In Starr county,
and aro the largest I could lltid of ananlmul
that israpldlvillsannenrlng from our prairies."
Secretary Long will aeml tho horns to Cant.
he of the Texas, now at Hampton 1 toads.
Movement or U'ur raarls.
Wamiinotmn, Dec, 27. -Movements or naval
vesnels lme been reported to the Nav Depart
ment as follows:
Arrived -'I he Amphllilio at Charleston, the
rjrnir ul rorl Monroe, tho Montgomery at
l h illotte. and tbo A tun, pulls at Harhadoes.
.sailed Ihe Muchliis I rum Colombo for Aden,
Iho .alelghfrom Port "-aid for Aden, and tho
Detroit from Port uu Prlnie for Port Antonio.
The cruiser Detroit luft Port nu Prince, Uuytl,
to-duy for Pi.rlJAiitonio. Sho will visit nil tho
ports of Iluyti und San Domingo to show the
rjtara and SI rlpos nud ullay t ho apprehension of
Americana In regard to tho rumors of anup
ris ng In Ha ovy tbo collection of the Luedert
indemnity by Germany.
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COURTED HEKWITfl A WILL
WIDOWER ZAWHBSCB0 WOOING
nESCJtlllED ill' 1IIS WIDOW.
Among Other Tfilnaa Re Hrnlt Her His Testa
ment ffotv tlltpnted by Ilia Children, Which
(.eft to Her the Income from One-IIntr Ills
Katale He Went .Mad After Itfnrrlaae.
Louisa Lawronco told further In tho 8urro
gato's Court yesterday of tho courtship resulting
in her marriage to De Witt C. Lawrence, whoso
flvo daughters by hU first morrlogo are con
testing his will. Lnwrcnco was a banker nnd
broker, who left about "fl 00,000, half to his
t-hildren outright, nnd tbo rest as a trust fund,
the Incomo to go to his widow. Sho married Law
rence nt Geneva, Switzerland, July 21, 1887and
lie went mad a few days after tho marrlago
and was flnnlly takon to tho Mlddlotown asy
lum, where bo died In 18(111 at no years. Sho
was a widow and about twonty yen's hit Junior
on their marriage. Lnwrence'B first wife was
a daughter ot Richard M. Hoo, nnd his five
children by her w ill, under tho will of Mr. Hoc,
recclvo largo bequests on the death of the
widow of Mr. Hoe, who is now about 80 years
old.
Mrs. Lawrence said that she had. known Law
rence about two years before the marrlago
through visits ha used to make nt the resi
dence of her fathcr-ln-lnw. Dr. Colton, with
whom sho resided. She said that ho proposed
marriage somo weeks before the marriage, but
she did not nt first give him an affirmative an
swer. On May 10. 1887, he showed her tho will
now contested, nnd said that ho deBlrcd to In
dicate to her how he was providing for her.
Sho did not want to hear thu will read, but he
Insisted on reading it. He also rcnowod his
proposal of marriage, but she told him that she
was going abroad with Dr. Colton, and sho
would consider tho matter with her father-in-law
and would let him know her decision nf tor
consultation with Dr. Colton on hor return.
Sho told him he must not go abroad, but she
nnd Dr. Colton had bcon but u short time in
Geneva when Lawrence arrived. As ho was
still persistent, she agreed to marry him then?,
nnd they wero married heforo tho Major of
that city. She producod a menu card of the
banquet which Lawrence hnd given In honor of
tho mntrluge two days before tho event, im
mediately atlor tho marriage they went on a
trip of tno days across Ijike Geneva. Sho
said her husband was very happy going, but on
tho return trip ho was depressed 'and spoke of
having pains in the head. She was asked:
. Q. Didn't he drink bnlf a quart ot brandy!
A. Oh, no.
8. Old ho over drink brandy? A. Oh, yes.
n cross-examination sho said that ho hod
t3ld her beforo the marrlago that his children did
not oppose the union. A neck after tho mar
rlago they went to Pails, Intending to roturn
Immediately to this country, but Mr. Luw
rence became so ill that they had to put him In
a sanitarium in Purls, where ho remained six
wccLb. Shu then accompanied htm to this
country, lie had to bo watched on tho voyago
over. Shn identified n letter sho bad written
on Aug. 15. 18S7, from Paris about her hus
band, in which sho said:
I du not know whether his troubles aro rest or
Imajluary. but 1 am told by tbe do-tort that they aro
ImaRluarj.
lu tlie last days when hts mind seema right he
pra a Uod to sparo me and tiloi, and looks so isdlr
uud fears he Is going to lie alek. He Is ao depressed.
He tor danger and rata la evervttalng.
She said the Paris physicians stated that her
liusbuud hud "u uianfn of suspicions and perso-
utlons," with u tendency to suicide, nud symp
toms of Intemperance. They said there wns n
possibility of hi recovery.
Several letters wore put In evidence which
Lnvtxunio wrote to his children while abroad
In which ho complained nt reduction of his
Income, nnd advised his children to ho economi
cal. Eight days after his marriage he wrote, to
his children that his health was very poor,
and thnt his head pained him constantly. Ho
said ho had a presentiment that he would not
11 e long. Tho case went over to Jan. 3.
VXIOX PACIFIC'S FltEMDEfiT.
Horse C Hurt ftrlectod Tor the Ofllee br tbe
Ueorgnnliatlou Committee.
It was announced yesterday by tho Union Pa
cific Reorganization Committee that Horace G.
Hurt, now Third Vice-President of the Chicago
and Northwestern Hailnay Company, would be
tho President ot tho reorganized Union Pacific
Railroad Company. Mr. Hurt was the Chicago
olid Northwestern 's chief engineer at Chicago
until 1888. Ho then became general manager
of the Fremont, Elkhorn and" Missouri Valley
and Sioux Citv and Pacific fnilroada. About a
year ago he ajsuuiou his present olllce.
Mr. Hurt, as President of the Union Pacific, is
expected to c.irry out tho policy determined
upon by tho Reorganization Committee when it
was honed that S. II. H. Clark's health would
permit him to continue in the mnniigementof
the pn perty ns President. Thnt policy is to
put the u .erntton ot tho properly Into the hands
of a local management, through th- cbolco of a
prat Ileal mid experienced railroad mnn as
Prchldcnt, who will hn charged with tho re
sponsibility for tho results of operation nud will
hold ample powers to enable him to meet that
responsibility.
Besides President Hurt tho Hoard of Directors
of tho company will Include Wlnslow S. Pierce,
Chairman; James ntillman, Marvin Hiigbitt,
Roswcll Miller, E. II. llarrlmnn, lxuls Fitzger
ald. Henry II Hyih-, John W. Doanc. Otto II.
Knhn, T. Jefferson Coolidgc, Jr.. George J.
Gould, Oliver Ames, George Q. Cannon, and
.Incob II. SchltT. Oliver W. Mink will lie Vice
President in charge of the ofHpo in this city.
ASK ltBCKIVim FOIt CESTRAE OHIO.
tarhboldera 4lleae Tbnt It Is Mnnaged for
the flenrllt or the H. nnd O.
Columul's, O., Dec. 27. Application woa
mado in tbn United;. States Circuit Court hero
to-day by John Black of Baltimore and other
stockholders for the appointment of a receiver
ot the Central Ohio Railroad Company, wfiose
lino between this city and Bellalre is under
lease lo the Baltimore and Ohio, Thu peti
tioners also seek to enjoin the receivers of the
Baltimore and Ohio from further Interfering
with the management ot tho road. The com
plainants, who own 2.318 shares of common
and 8S1 shares of preferred stock of tbo vnlne
of $50 a share, allego that the road has been
managed injudiciously both since and prior to
tho appointment of rcceherx for the Baltimore
nnd Ohio. Thoy allego that prior to tho up-
S ointment of therei cheroot tho Baltimore and
hlo sjstcm thcro was $713,227,115 duo tho
Central Ohio Company ns its sharo of the gross
receipts of tho road, and that since thu appoint
ment ot Receivers Cowan and Murray tbe addi
tional sum ot $500,000 has become duo, both of
which sums remain duo and unpaid. They
complain that several years ago tno Garretts
secured n controlling Interest in the stock of
the Central Ohio Railroad and that since thnt
time tbe lino has been managed solely In the
Interest of the Baltimore and Ohio syBtcm. The
Central Ohio Company has been reorganized
recently, they i-ay, ana its officers nro nlso tho
officers of tho Bnltimoro und Ohio system.
WISOOSBlff CENTRA!, FORECEOISED.
The ffutt ntep Toward Complete Reorganisa
tion. Miiavaukke, Wis., Doc 27. A decree of fore
closure has teen IsBued by Judgo Jenkins nf the
United States Circuit Court In favor of John A.
Stewart and Edwin II. Abbott, aa trustees,
aguinst tho WIsonsln Central Railroad Com
pany for $12,000,000, the amount ot tho first
mortgage bonds, unpaid interest coupons v."
$1,800,000, and Interest on tbo deferred interest
payments since July 1. 1801, nil payments hav
ing been In default slnco that dale, the total
amount being $1 1.300,125.
The matter Is referred loF.M, Hoyt as special
master to ascertain and report whethtr the
franchises und property of the company should
be sold as nn entirely or In two or more scpurnto
parcels, and what liens, if uny, nro superior to
the first mortgage. Tbo muster Is authorized to
conduct hearings either lu this Judicial district
or in Chicago, Now York or Boston, ss may ap
pear to him to bo best suited for obtaining tho
required information. The BUlt Is a steu toward
completing tbo reorganization or tbe company.
ftovruKRX JiAir.nojn change.
fharlMton and Western Carolina Tramrarred
to the Atlantic C'onat Line,
There was a report tu Woll street yesterday
that the Seaboard Alt' Line had been consoli
dated with the Southern Hullwuy system. Tbls
was denied by tho officials of tho Southern.
The rumor probably grow nut of tho transfer of
the Charleston nnd Western Carolina Itullnay
Company to tho Atlantic Coast Line sjstcm.
Tho Charleston lompuny busa total mileage
of 330,15 miles, 1 12 of which extiud fiom Port
Royal, S.C., to Augusta, Go.; 133 from Augusta
to Spartanburg, S. C; 57.75 from MiCormirlc
to Anderson, S, ('., and 30.30 from Laurens lo
Greemllle. S. C. The road wss practically
owned by Samuel Thomas and Thomas F. Ryan
of this city, J, 11. Cleveland of Spartanburg,
S. (!., was the President. It 'was capitalized for
$1,200,000. The Atlantio Coast llnu Is con
trolled by Harry Walters and U. F, Newcomer.
CARRIAGE JtZOCKB BXtBBTt.
Bnroan or taenmbrnneeo Carries Thorn OB"
front Several Uptown directs.
Recently the City Improvement Society com
plained to Gon, Collls thnt many carriage blocks
wero set nlong tho curb ot tho public streets, In
violation ot tho law, and asked that they be re
moved at once. Tho complaint was turned over
to William Ilenkol, Superintendent ot tho Bu
reau ot Incumbrances, nnd ho dotalled nn In
spoctor nnd four laborers to sclzo the stones
complained of. Tho first day tho men gathered
in seventeen stone carriago blocks In Madison
avenue, between Fifty-ninth and 130th streets,
sotnoot them being valued at $50. The stones
wero carted to tho corporation yurd at the foot
of West Fifty-sixth street, where they aro held
for cartago charges.
Yesterday In Flftv-flftli. Fifty-sixth. Fifty
seventh, nnd Fifty-eighth streets, between
Eighth and Ninth avenues, soventoen more
wore seirod. In West Fifty-fifth street tho
slones In front of 327, 331, 335, 310, 351, 354,
nnd 3C0 wero pried up with crowbars and
loaded into the inspector's truck. In West
Fifty-sixth street tho stones in front of 318,
320, 310, 355, nnd 301 wero carted oft to tho
corporation yard. In West, Flfty-soventh street
the stonos lu front of 407. 425, 421), and 431
wero taken. Not n single house owner uttered
n protest while tho work wns going on.
Officials nt tho Public Works Department say
thnt thnro Is no warrant in law for putting car
riage blocks on tbe sidewalks of pnbllo thor
oughfares, nnd that even a permit from tho
Hoard of Aldermen does not mako It legal.
llAllBEltS WHO WANT REFORMS.
The laltlature to Be Ashed to Regulate Their
Trade br a IVew Ian,
Tho Metropolitan Barbers' Association ot
Greater New York held a meeting at Progress
Hall, 845 Third nvenuo, last evening to discuss
reforms which it proposes to ask the Lcglslnfuro
to put Into effect. The organization Is a branch
ot tho Master Harbors' Association of tho State
of New York, which Is represented Irt twenty
eight towns and four villages. These are the re
forms which It seeks:
1. Tho abolishing nt the barber schools. B. Tho ap
prenticeship ot thiee years. 8. The receiving of a
certificate aftar three years at a barber. 4. Theea
tobllshnient of a Hoard of Examiners consisting ot
fire practical barbers. 0. All barber thops to be un
der sanitary Inspection of the Board of ll-Mth. 0.
The violation of the above rules shall be punished.
A circular setting forth these objects, and
calling attention to tho largo number of shops
in which a shnvo may be purchased for flvo
cents, w as mailed to 47G barbers not mombors of
tbe association by Secretary Gustnv Gross. It
1b proposed to interest In tho mnttor all tho bar
bers ot Greater New York, of whom there are
estimated to he nearly 30,000.
President Joseph Miller ot the Metropolitan
Association said last ulgbt: "It Is for tho inter
est of the public os well ns for our own welfare
thnt we advocate theso reforms. The barber's
trade I ono which must bo thoroughly learned,
as much as tho ulumbcr's or tho printer's. No
inau can learn to bo n skilful barber in
Bix weeks, and wo aim to keep grenn
barbers from Inflicting themselves on tbo
public. Then there Is thndnngerof contagion
from tho cheap shopsin which ono towel is mado
to do duty for soicral customers. Wo are mak
ing no attempt to regulate the prico of n shave,
but. If our measures go through, It Is notllkclr
thnt a Journeyman who has served a three-years
apprenticeship will be willing to work for thu
w aires paid in the cheap shops, and they will dlo
of themselves."
Tho Metropolitan Association was organized
three years ago, and at that time secured tho
passngo of tbe 1 o'clock Sunday closing law. It
is composed almost entirely of master bnrbcrs
nnd has a membership of about 400. At last
night's meeting n commltteo wns appointed to
draft a bill embodying the ideas of tbe association.
TO COLONIZE OARUENT WORKERS.
A Plnn to Relieve tbo Cons-ratten In tho Kaat
Aide Ilebresv Quarter.
It was learned yesterday that tho officers of
tbe Baron do Hirsch Fund, who havo been try
ing for somo time to get eovernl thousand He
brews to lenvo tho congested cast side, uro en
deavoring to securo tho co-operation of Meyer
Schocnfcld In it colonization project. Schocn
fold has been approached informally on the
subject, and is inclined to favor thc.plnn.
It is proposed to purchase n tract ot land at
bomo distanco from tho metropolitan district
on which to found n colony of Hebrews from
the cast aide, nnd thus to relievo tho congestion
in thnt part of tho citv. Several attcmptB havo
been made to get tho Hebrew clothing workers
to leave tho tenements nnd form colonics out
bldo of New York, but they hnvo been fnll-urt-ri.
It Is thought thnt with Schocnfeld's
assistance the colonization plan can bo carried
out.
Schocnfcld said vesterdav that he wns wil
ling to cooperate in the onterpri.o If a yenr's
bunnort wero guurnnteed tu the members of the
colony In order thut they might havo tlmo to
Htart dlllercnt trades, 'lhcy knew nothing of
farming or anything but tailoring.
"I could eunrantco to get nt loast. 5,000 to
leave New- Yurk," ho Mild, "nnd more would
follow. Thcro urn 40 per cent, too manv gar
ment workers In the Grenter Now York. There
tire 1)0,000 altogether, i minting tho cIohU
nakcr!", in tho metropolitan district. Thcro aro
muni reasons why Hebrew lmmigrnht1 stay in
New York. Ono is thut moat of them hnvo
been learning tho tailoring business, of which
New York is tho centre. Another is thnt tho
riunday law Is not enforced ugalnst the Ortho
dox Hebrews here, to that heio they work on
Sunday and keen tho Hebrew Sabbath on Satur
day, while in other largo cities the Sunday law
is enforced ngainst all allko. For these rea
sons tho east sldo has become more and moro
congested and colonization is the best remedy."
ENGINEERS WIT,r, KEEP OUT.
Not Wllllne to Join tbe I'ropoaert Federation
or Ritllwnr Bmploreea.
It was stated yesterday that tbe Brotherhood
of Locomotive Engineers Is opposed to Joining
tho proposed federation of various railway
unions. Tbe project for a federation Is tbo re
sult of a conference lately linld at Peoria, III.
Chief Arthur of the Hiotherhoodof locomo
tlvn Englnoers Is also. It Is s.dd, opposed to hav
ing the engineers join tho federation. Under
tho constitution of their organlrntlnn tho engi
neers could not join It without Chief Arthur's
consent.
Work Heauined on tbe Ivlna Syndicate Build
ing. Work wns begun ngaln yeBtcrduy morning on
the Ivins syndicate building In Park row with n
number of non-union laborers and houscsmlths.
A non-union hoisting englneor was put at work,
and in a short time the bricklayers, w ho did not
join In tho strike but wero forced lo bo idle by
tho strike ot tho engineers, were able to resume
work,
i A PROVD OLD SOLDIER DEAD.
Ho Itarnsed n Fonaton ns K,ontr as He Could
Poatllily Do Any Work.
PiTTBBUno, Pa., Dec. 27, Samuel Lowry, 70
years old, died this evening in his cabin, near
Laurel Hill, whero he lived alone. Lowry served
In tho rebellion and contracted sickness. Al
though ho had been ailing tor years and nns
constantly dogged by pension agents, he refused,
Ills neighbors say, to apply fur a pension ns long
us ho could mako a modest living, decrepit
though he wns. He finally became totally un
able to work and thou got n small periston, but
thereupon refused to accept additional aid from
two well-to-do sisters in Allegheny. The proud
old soldier died in extreme poverty.
Paul Melncko a ftiiiclde.
Miiavaukek, Wis., Dec. 27. The dead body
of Paul Meincke, u promlnont carriago manu
facturer, and tbo son ot a veteran dealer in
v chicles, was found early this morning In ihe
establishment nt 2111 Broadway. A bullot
wound lu tho houd and n revolver beside tbe
bod) told a story of suicide. Meinoka was 35
years of age, ami lived at bis father's residence.
He leaves a widow and ono child. No cause for
his uct can be ascertained.
I,oat Ilia Monr? and Killed lllmarir.
San Fuanuibco, Dec 27. Matthow Refder, an
old Comstock mining assnyer, shot himself
through the head on Siindu. He was a well
known mining man. Ho was working on the
CnmetocKnt Virginia City, i-overal years ago,
mid cleared up about $25,000, which hu lost
speculating In slot Uk Tills loks is said to have
been the real cause of his suicide.
Convict Hants lllmarir In Auburn Prlaou,
AfliUHN, Dec, 27,-Rlchnrd Flnukcn ot Syra
cuse, serving a sentence of flvo years for assault
in the socond degree on his wifo, committed
suicide by banglug himself In a t-cll In tho
Auburn prison Jail Inst nliihl, Kiniikon had
been acting queer for some time, uud he vtus
plui rd in the Jul) pending examination us to his
sanity.
nn j Hsto n tonic effect on tho
06 Op Q 8 stomach and bowels, eiun
PlIlS wl'" tbl',r catharll quail-
tics aro at work. They are
easy to take, saty to operate. Druggists. 25c
poison iron whiskey.
THREE PVRStTUnB MOVERS DRINK
CORROBtrC SUBLIMATE.
It Was Mixed wllh Alcohol, Honee Tholr Hit-
lake Trra Killed by Ihe Poleon Third
"nved hy Prompt Treatment nt a Hotpltnl
la Which He Went Instead of Going Home.
Through mistaking a mlxt.iro of corroslvo
sublimate, alcohol and water for whiskey
three furniture movers wore poisoned last
wreck, Ono of them, James Flnnnlgan ot 115
East 'Forty-eighth street, died on Sunday, nnd
Patrick MoNnllr of 317" East Forty-eighth
Rtrcot died last night. Tho third man, Viotor
Llndcnholm, known as "The Swede," did not
drink much ot it, and when he realized that
there was pome thing wrong with tho drink,
went immediately to Bellovno Hospital. A
stomach pump woe used on hlra with success,
nnd hls'llfo was saved.
Tho three furniture movers, with a fourth
named John Hyland, wero employed by Cor
nelius Lynch of 770 Second nvenuo to movo in
n van tho household effects of tho family of
Daniel J, O'Matn from tho tenement at Forty
ninth stroct nnd Second nvonuo to one nt Fifty
second ttrcot nnd Socond avenue on Motday of
latt weok. Thoy had almost cleared tho
O'Mara, flat nf furniture when Hyland picked
uo a gallon demijohn. lie took It downstairs
and, after the men smelled it, Hylnnd protended
to tako a drink. Tho mtxturo had an nlcobolto
smell, and all behoved It was whiskey, Hy
land passed tho demijohn ovor to tho other men
and they took drinks In tum. Tho liquid
burned their mouths and mado them feel un
pleasantly, hnt thoy simply thought It was lad
whiskey and continued with their work. Thoy
finished tho Job nnd wero driving bnck to tho
stable wlioji they began to fool 111. Flannignn
nnd McNuliy Jumped otT tbe van nnd went
homo
Flannignn suffered nil through Mondny
night, mm tho following dny his wlfo went to
tho .Northeastern Dispensary In Fifty-ninth
street and got Dr. Lons to visit him. The phy
sician found him completely salivated with n
mercurial poison. Ho did what ho could for
him. Flanntgnti lingered until Sunday morn
ing, when ho died. McNally's taso was nlso
hopeless from tho first, MoMnlly aald that the
demijohn was labelled whlskoy, but O'Mora
;nld later that It had a poison label on It.
Ho said tho mixture was mado for washing fur
niture, so ns to prevent tbn gathering of ver
min. It was a mixture of half nnlnt of cor
rosive sublimate, a pint of alcohol, and three
pints of water.
Coroner's Physlolan O'Haulon will perform
an itutopsy toKlar on the bodies at both Flan
nignn und McNnlly.
KLONDIKE RELIEF PT.ANS.
Capt. nralnard Derides Acalaat the Purchase
or Concentrated Pnoda.
WantNGTON, Dec 27.-Capt. Bralnnrd of the
Commissar) -General's Department, who Is in
Chicago arranging to secure provisions to be
lent to tho starving miners, has decided against
tho use of concentrated foods. This self-explanatory
telegram from him was recolved by
Secretary Alger to-day:
"I bollevc the nutritive value claimed for
condensed food somewhat exaggerated; be
sides those foods aro difficult to pack, and tin
packages add greatly to tho weight. I deem
tho most satisfactory food for Alaska to be
bacon, flour, beans, peau, rico, sugar, coffeo,
tea, chocolato, tho necessary condlmonts and a
small quantity ot butter and condensed milk.
These articles possess proper nutrition, are
easy to pack, and, except butter and milk, have
no extra weight for packages."
The War Department heard to-day from
William A. Kjlllmann, assistant superinten
dent of the Gov eminent reindeer herd In Alaskn,
who was sent to Norway to get deer for the re
lief expedition. Mr. Kjlllmuiin savs ho has
nil the reindeer needed. Ho will wnlt tho ar
rival of Dr. Sheldon Jackson and Lieut. Devoro,
who sailed for Norway on Saturday with funds
to pay for tho deer selected by Mr. Kjlllmann.
Secretary Alger will bo nt tho Wnr Depart
ment to-morrow to meet CHfTord Slfton, Uie
Cnnadlun Minister of tho Interior, and J. A.
MeKcmin of tho Dominion Interior Depart
ment, who will rench hero to-night. Beforo he
contracted the cold which compelled him to ro
niain indoors. Secretary Alger intended to v Islt
Ottawa lo consult with the Canadian officials
about co-operation between their Government
nnd tho Lnitod States lu scndlnc supplies to
the relief of the starving Klnndlkers. Wben
he found he could not lonvc Washington tho
(Secretary inv Itcd Mr. Slfton to consult with
htm here.
MR. BEFTON (JOES TO. WASHINGTON.
Canada Una Doubts About the (Success or tbn
Klondike Rrller.
Ottawa, Doc. 27. Mr. Clifford Sefton. Cana
dian Minister of the Interior, left yesterday for
Washington In connection with Yukon affairs.
Tho customs regulations, bonding privileges,
nnd mall arrangements will be discussed. In
all theso matlerB the United Stales have so far
met the wishes of tho Canadian Government,
but thcro nro still unsettled questions In con
nection with them.
About tho most Important matter Is the de
cision of the American Administration to send
n relief cpcdlllon to the Yukon. Tho Canadian
Government desires to join hnnds with Wash
ington in this endeavor. U U asserted, how
ever, in official circles hero that Gen. Algor's
scheme for relief cannot succeed, ns It Is ex
tromely doubtful If Major Wulsh hlrasolf will
bo able, to get through to Haw son City this win
ter, altliouglfho has every possible facility.
NEW RAD .t SILVER CERTIFICATES.
Look nt She Treasury dumber. Whleb la
3,ISa,OMT..
Notice ot n new counterfeit silver certificate
wns received by tho local banks yesterday. Tho
counterfeit pen ports to be of tho scries of 180C,
check loiter C, face plate No. 22, back plato No.
12, and Treasury No. 2,852,(187. It is printed
from photo-mechanical plates on two pieces of
very thin paper p isted together, between which
silk threads h'avo been distributed, but tho silk
Is too heavy. The most noticeable defect Is tho
numbering, which, although of good color. Is
mmhtoo smiill. Most of tho shading on tho
face of t he note, which In the genulnn Is mado up
of parallel ruled linos. In tho counterfeit is solid
hlnck. The seal is darker red than the genuine.
Tho back of tho noto Is much better than tho
face, yet tbo shadoof green Ink used Is lighter
than the genuine, aniLmuch of the lathe work
Is poor,
A BU11VET FOR THE ALLIANCE.
The Vnlted Slates Training skip Ordered to tho
Portaraonth Snvj Yard.
Tbo United States training ship Alliance,
which arrived bore on Wednesday, nfter a long
cruito In tho waters of southern Europe and the
West Indies, has been ordered to tho Ports
mouth Navy Yard, where she will be survoyed
by n board consisting of Commander R. E. Im
pev. Naval Constructor Howies. Acting Naval
Constructor W, H. Noyis. anil such master
workmen ns tbo commandant of the yard may
select. The apprentices on the Alliance will bo
transferred to the Vlcksburg,
Good Materials
Good Tailoring
Lowest Possible Profits
We ask iStfii?,,
you to no- JH& j'isS-Kr
tice the good U Jg$$H
texture and 7 C.5x
fabric, the M AWi
superior m 1 Hr
tailoring, i'"' I l5
ee how I Aj
closely the Louy.
collars lav, "tjfj'.l
See how IPfJ
clean every yjP
garment is. U
We are Trvllng men thoulJ buv
selling these .r'."n0DT.hto .Vng?"' t,0,,"
excellent
garments at smaller profits than
heretofore supposed possible.
E. O. T, overcoats and trousers
at half price.
E. O. Thompson's Sons
ReTa'&int 245 Broadway
CLrlCAlotWei; above Ptik Place,
8nTtannnaanlffiSS3SaS2aiEijijSLlZl'g.'l,ri mip
JVROR ZARSEN'S DOCTORS' RILlS.
Qntena Count npervloera Advised Mot to ray
Them In full.
Tho Queens county Board ot Supervisors hat
bcon advised by its counsel, Townsend Scudder,
not to pay tho bills rendered bytho physicians In
attendance upon Magnus Larson, the Juror who
becamo 111 at the first trial of Martin Thorn, and
who tindorwo Lnn opcrntlon for appendicitis nt
Iho Garden City Hotel, whero tho Jury was
boarded. Mr. Scudder holds that tho board can
pay the physicians for atli-tidlnir Ijirajn only
from tho tlmo when ho became 111 to tho tlmo
when tho Jury was discharged. Ijirson wns eon
fined to bis room in the hotel nbout tno weoks.
Dr. Ij. n. Lanehnrt nf llompstend presented u
bill for $400 nnd Dr. W. J. Burnolt of l,ong
Island City sent in a bill for JUOOfor his services.
OBITVART.
The Rev, G. W. Barnes, widely known as a
Universalis t preacher nnd the pastor of the Pot
ter Memorial Church at Goodluck, Oconn coun
ty, whero Unlvcrsallim had its beginning in
New Jersey, was burled thero yesterday. Mr.
Barnes, who was 70 years old. died in the
ltoinoeopathtollotpltal, Brooklyn, on Wednes
day last ot angina pectoris. Ho wns born In
this city and late In lite went Into tho Iron trado
and built up a prosperous business, which ho
abandoned about twenty years ago for the pul
pit. Ho bad been reared an n Methodist, hut
when he becamo acqualntod with tho doctrines
ot Unlversallsni ho felt constrained to teach
them. In Sentembor, 1884, ho attended tho
dedication sorvlcos ot tho Potter Memorial
Church, which attracted prominent Uni
versalis from nil porta ot tho coun
try. This , church had been built on
the site ot a rude structure put up in tho latter
half of the last century by Thomas Potter, nn
ecccntrio but public-spirited farmor. Potter
was dlsnatlslled with the prevailing creeds, and
although he allowed any passing preacher to
use his church, ho had always said he would re
servo It for a now Gospel. About 1770 the Rev,
John Murray, founder of Unlversallsni In this
country, preached in the Potter church. Pottor
was so much pleasod thnt ho Immediately gavo
tho building lo tho new sect. Mr. Barnes was
prevailed on to tuko tho uastorato of the new
church In 1884, and hold it until his death. He
was the moving spirit In tho formation of the
Murray Grove Association. Ills funeral services
wero conducted by the Rov. Dr. Frederick A.
Illsbcn ot Philadelphia. Many prominent Unl
vcrsalists wero present.
Dr. S. Amelia Harnett, one of tho oldest
women plotlcianBot this city, died on Sunday
at her home, 201 West Twenty-third street, of
old age. She hnd almost completed her eighty
fourth year, and up to thrco weeks ngo hnd been
In good health. She nns born lu Newark and
was a graduate of the Women's Modical College
of this city. She was a profossor In tho college
for several years. Dr. Barnctt was devoted to
her profession. Four years ago, when sho had
become too fceblo to continue to practice, her
frlonds, without consulting ber, took down her
sign from the door. Dr. Barnett noticed tho ab
eenco of tho shingle, nnd without saying n word
went to a sign painter nnd had another sign
painted. Tho new sign hung In its place for n
while, but finally the trouble of answorlng tho
doctor's would-be patients grew somowhat bur
densome and the second sign wns removed. The
doctor noticed its absence nnd had another put
In its place. Hor friends then saw how great
was her pride In her profession, and tho sign
was lot alone thereafter.
Dr. II. P. Wilson died lit Baltlmoro yesterday
afternoon. Ho was 70 years of age. and re
garded as the leading gynecologist lu the South.
Ho was born In Somerset county, Md and re
ceived his medical degreo at iho University of
Virginia. Dr. Wilson had written many arti
cles for medical journals, nnd had Invented a
number of surgical .Instruments. Witli Dr.
William T. Howard lie founded tho Hospital for
Women of Maryland Ho wns President ot tho
medical and chlrurgicnl faculty ot the Univers
ity of Maryland and the Baltimore Academy of
Medicine. Ho wns a leading member of Iho old
Pathological Society of Baltimore, nnd hnd
been Vice-President of the American Gynecol
ogist Society. Ho was also a member ot the
Maryland Academy of Sciences.
Conrad SI. Smyth, a nonhow of Hubert O.
Thompson, died of erysipelas on Sunday at his
borne, 172 East 120th Btrect, at the ago of 15
years. For twelve years Mr. Smyth wus Clerk
of tho Yorkvillo Polico Court. About thrco
years ngo ho was obliged to resign his clerkship
on being nccused of receiving motley from n
woman charged ith keeping u disorderly house.
Parkhurst agents took the matter In hand, nnd
It wns found that a $500 check boro Smyth's
indorsement. Smyth iiluays Insisted thut ho
wns Innocent, nud declared that he had merely
cashed tho rheck ns an accommodation to a
lawyer. Mr. Smyth -was formerly County Democ
racy leader In tho Nineteenth Asseiubl) District.
Charles Bull. (tJ ) onrs old, died of nponlcxv at
his home. HftS Bergen Htreol. Brookhn. yester
day. He wMsslricKenon Christmas etening.nnd
did not regain consciousness. Mr. Bull wns born
in ltullvillo, Grange county, nnd wh long en
gaged there In fariningnnd t he raising of blooded
hoists. Mneo he settled In Brooklyn, twelve
)uarsugo. ho had been engaged in tho Iron busi
ness. He leaves a widow and four children.
'Ihefunoral services, will be held at the house
to-morrow evening. '
William Ij. Cole, u leading citlcn of Port Jcr
vis. died at his home on S.tindny, aged 72
years. Ho was born In Colc-jville, Sussex county,
N. .T., in 1823. Ho as for many c.irn n pioV
ticrous merchant nt t'olesvlllo. und In 1801
bought a huge tract of 1-ind in Orange roiiutv,
N. Y which is now covered by tho thriving vil
lage of I'nlonvillc. He retired from business,
nnd slnco 18C!) resided In Port .lervls. Ho Is
survived by a widow and four nous.
T. K. Thompson died lu Galveston, Tex., jes
tenlay, from the elteet of a paral) tic stroke. Ho
whs bom in Sackctfs llnrhnr, N. Y., on Oct. 15,
lSHO. He wont toToxaut Iho ago or 21 and
engaged in tho Jowolry business in Houston.
Tvteiit-nIuo )eivrngohe removed toGulvcxtnu
nnd built up ono of thelnrgust jowolrv trades In
tho State. In tho fallof ISM) In married Miss
Slnde of Richmond, Vn wbo.w lih two daughters
and n sou, survh on him.
The Hon. Dana P. Hoi ton died nt his home at
Flndlny's Ijike, N. . c.sterdio. Hn hud been
n member ot the Chnntauqiia county Board of
Supervisors lor manv j ears uud served severni
terms In the Assembly. Ho became prominent
in pnliilcftduilng Ihe Miller-III-iii.k lUhl tur
the Lulled States Senate bj leading Ihuhreil.
from Miller In lllstnek, thus making the lnttcr's
election possible. Hounsnboul UOj curs old,
Capt. Andrew- I). Coleonl dlid nn Sunday nt
his home. 28 Rogers nvenr.c, Brooklyn, ugecl 70
jears. Ilewnslong tho commander or thuH.ill
lug vessel Morning M.ir, which was in thasc-i-vice
of tho Hoard of t'umnilvhioucn for Foreign
Missions. He was one of the oldest members of
Plymouth Chinch. The funeral t-crUs will
bo held this evening in the Central Congrega
tional Church, In Hancock street.
Georgo F. Hess died nt his home in Kllznhoth
N. .1.. on Sunday night of niioplex. Air. Hess
was for thlrtj -seven enia thu pa) muster of tho
t'eulial Ruilrnnd of New Jersey. He was Irani
hour Kaston, Pa., bolug Iho son of Judge George
Hess, whuwariunoof the rounders of Lafayette
College and tho first Mayor of Kaston. Ho
leaves a widow nnd twoduughteis.
Choi les 11. Pa n of Hamilton, .Madison eoiinlv,
an assistant Slate Commissioner of Agriculture,
while visiting his Bon-In-law, Prof. F.llcrj. In
Altmiij on Christmas Day. wus taken III nnd ex
pired Christmas night. Heart trouble wns tho
caiifce. Mr. Payn wus a prominent Republican
of Madii-on county and well known In Central
Now ork.
Jacob It, Westervolt, ono of tho hcst-knnwn
resldontauf Rockland count). 82 cars of nge
fell donna flight of stairs on Saturday night, nt
his home In Spring Vnlloy nnd died onSiindnv
morning. He is survived by n widow and two
sons. Frank Wei.tervelt of Brooklyn and Will
iam Wettervclt nf Hackcusack.
Mrs. Helen Rydor Lott died yesterday nther
home. In Nineteenth avenue and Klghty-third
street, Drookljn, In bur ninety-sixth )eur. Sho
wns a member of the old Ryder family which
settled In the New Utrecht district In the Dutch
colonial days. She leaves three daughtors.
Miss Ij)dlnltathbuno Reed, dniighlor of Mre.
Marinnna Townsend Heed, nldownf Joel Rath,
rbone Reed, died in Albany lam Christinas after
noon. Millo she wus distributing Christmas
prohuutu u blood vessol burst. Sho sank rapidly
und died u few hours ufterward.
Samuel Clark. SUto Treasurer ot Rhode
Island, died at his homo In I.lmo Rock yestcr.
day evening. He had ntiemlod to his duties in
Pro idunvii as usiml during llu dav and had not
complained of feeling III. Ho hnd served nn
State Treasurer fm m.iiy years. Mr.Clarkwns
over 70 ) ears of age,
Col, Robert M. Gates. President of the First
National Bank of Ch.irlolli-. N, C. and ono of
the wealthiest and most Influential citizens of
tho Statu, died at his homo In Charlotte, v ester
day aftornoon, of catarrh of thu stomach.
DavidA.Jucksou, editor of tho Parish, Osivego
county. Mirror, a wuckl) nuwbp-pcr, undn foi
mcr member .ot Assembly from Muiliioii county,
died in Parish jestorday of u paralytic shock
which he suffered on Dec. 11.
Tbo War Department has la-en uollllcd of the
death on Haturdny at Whipple Ilarraeks. Ari
7onu. of Second l.leut. Sawyer Blaitclutrtl, First
Artillery, of tuberculosis,
SPAttKft rilOM THE TEt.rnilAPll.
The Hoard of Villain. Trustors of Wlilu-jtcme, I,. J,
at a nievtliiit Isst nli;lit soled t ram hi.. totbelNnw
York anil Norlli hlioro itallwnj ('onii&!ir
Joseph NeliiM w sabphvx ai, hllo cle.inlni: ens
receiver at ihe hlnifrr acwlutc ma luuc Hoiks at Khz
abeth,.V J, vcm.rda) Ifa was found tun-outi-luiia
anil ri Ireii with dlrth uli
The V York and Kiotru laland Kluctrle Cciiupmiy
yittrrdar llleil ueiriineateor miliar .u-.. or iKcii .
lal noil, iri.in .".uti.uii i si, OH" ono 'il.m.ua
uny' urllee It In .Seu-V. ork i II) Ibe di-bla and lla
blllthsof the eoiupali) oKim-irate STON
The L'uiiiim r lal I lulit, lli-at, and power Oiiiupaiiy,
toup, ride lu the letrltor) t-r linaier New York, waa
lucornoratrd )ctiolj with acaplial of .'00 i
mauuracltire and furnish elertrlill) for pululu nud
tirivate purposes The directors are Join K. ile
uaald aud Itoiatrt U. Wooley of New Yuri, city, and
WUIIajn 11. Cashing of Urouklyu.
i
Is gonorally bettor than reading
about thorn. Como and soo.
You must be prepared for New Yoar'a social
demands. Tho swell rflocta shown by tbe best
tailors are duplicated here.
Gravmlxod Vicuna nnd Kngllsh Thibet Prlnosj
cVabtsratCat! ,.1..'f.,!'.t" $18to$25
Full Dress Suits of unfinished worsted! $24
Wblto Waistcoats, Full Dress Shlolds and every
requirement for evening wear.
You'll find our name in tbe best Dren Shirt
made In New York at tbe prico. It has a per ..
feet fitting bosom, self-conforming neckband
nnd every point good shtrtmakera are ORr "
proudof... VC
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At our Sixth Avenue Store, a lot of Silk Neck , j
wear, formerly marked 25c. to 60c., has been m
bunched togother. and, "Just to soe how M
quick you are," will be sold to- IRq if
Outfitters to Men.
MTTD ( 279Broadwy.Near Chamber
lUUK J 47 Corilandt.Near Greenwich
Korty-lttth Beaton.
F. BOOSS & BRO.
Importers and Uaken ot
FINE FURS
ARK OFtT.IlI.VO
THE BATjANCB OV THEIR XABGB STOCK
AT
LOWEST PRICES.,
EALSKIX COATS, IB5 and upward-.
PERSIAN COAT. SOS, 100, A!tO 8100.
ItKM. cojLr.ARETTKa, rich Alaska Boat, OSS
AMD H!IO.
aTOSB MAItTBX COLI.AP ETTES, S0 A OSO.
CIUXCniLI.. COIXAKKaTES. SOB AM 0. '
I'KIIMAX roLLtnETTEO. SIS AMD SS3. Ij
NTOKE MAR.TRY CLUSTER nOA.. 913 at BIO. 1
tnlVK ClX'nTKIl DOAH. BH .WD SIS. "f
F. BOOSS & BRO.
449 BROADWAY, 26 MERGER ST.
Grand St. Station. Telephone 3ns Spring.
CAI1LE CABS 1'AbS THE DOOH.
Ktyle Honk Mallei on tppllcntloii.
Firmhold
Eye Glasses
AVill not slip nor tilt nor pinch
VnutctI liy cvfiy cyo uhiss wenrcr
excepl tliiMt! who linvp nlrcadv
fouiui it in the Schmidt Clip. At
tached lo nny cyo trlnsaeH (ami ad
justed to hold without hurting) for
00 cents. Circular l-'HEK.
OcullRtv PrpBerlullons nileil. Factory ou premises.
ii-k repairing. OTKX I. VIA" IN us. Phono loos-'iu.
P. G. Schmidt,
Optician 16 East 42d St.-"nfiMhA'r.
"PlTYSTGIlSTEGOiMEflO"
WINCHESTER'S
iiYPOPiiosi'Hrri.s or i.isin m sod
forwent I unsr-t. n rwiut dyip, nlu, aixl totreni,thea
tbo whole tiervoiiH slid r;-liernl $tuiti la a liraia. (
nerve, nnil Mood foo I V
All ilrui;irlnti.. ac
wi,'iii-:sTj:it & co.. .v. y. ji
jpLINT 'SpiNE pURNITURC -fl
Antique Oak Dining Chairs, j 1
$2.00. ;j
4 West 2d Street. J
LOST A COAL II Altai:. Hj
It Wai One or n Toxt, unit HroUn Avray ft-an HI
I lie lug In ii ;le.
I'lioviUKNui:. 15. 1 Dec. 'J-.-Tho tug L. I.utk- f I
cnbnik left XewporlXons last Vcdnci lay with J i
tho barges Coal King and Helicon In tow, the J 1
latter being sernud on the hawbcr. When about J
thirty miles south of the capes of Delaware J
tho 1 lelleon parted her haw ser In a heavy north
oast gnlo und went udilft.
The tug, with the other barge in tow, was un
able to go to the iibslstanceof Ihe drlf ling barge, I
and tho helpless vessel was lost. Slneo then 1
nothing hnt been heard of the barge. The tug. I A
wllh tho remaining barge, put for Ihoonpesof 'AJl
Delaware for sheltor. andwlllmnko i fresh stnrt HI
for this port, whero the cirgo is consigned. 'jVbe Wt
missing bnrgo Is heavily ludon with coal for this KI
port.
Jerome, Ai-li., Horned. fa91
Ai.nugt-KitijuE, N. 51., Dec. 27. A despatch j .H
was received In this city to-dny saying that '
Jerome, tho groat coppor mining camplnArl- vHJ
foiiu. was burned on Christmas morning. Loss.
1-10,000. H
A Ship's Bottom I
Covered with Barnacles. -I
As a ship's bottom becomes IB
covered with barnacles alter long 'aM
voyages, that impede its progress, JE
so the inner lining of the stomach m-i
becomes changed, unnatural and tWk
its action after years of abuse oh- "H
structed. The recent discovery ifl
of a process for " scrubbing" out ""I
the stomach and releasing from
the delicate inner tissues accum- mfu
ulations that nature has been un- U
able to repel, is only another
endorsement of the celebrated
Carlsbad Sprudel Salt, now sold H
in every dtug store of the lana.
lnis salt dissolves the mucous H
coatings, restores to action the 9
full functions of the greatest or-
fuu ? the J)0cJy. brings back to
full force the digestive powers ,
whole body through nerves and
veins renewed life Physicians K
recommend a trip to Carlsbad M
after fruitless efforts to cure. Why II
not try Cailsbad Sprudel Salt, Z JM
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