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VOL, LXV.-KO. 123, NEW Y.ORK, SATURDAY, JANUARY 1, 1898. -COPYRIGHT, 1898, BY THE SUN PRINTING AND PUBLISHING ASSOCIATION. PRICE TWO CENTS. : 1
liOLKKS OF THE NEW CITY.
I THIS IS TllV TASZUAXr SLATE, IX
(lit EAT FART maiAT..
2EL
Ilnsor Inn Wick OltM.Ont Part or II He
Hill It at Iho CIU Ilnll at !oon To. liny to
Tnlin Oor tlio Itetns rrom Threo es
tllnyoro District Attornej'o Appointment.
Richard Crokcr and tlio other lcadors of tho
Tammany organization who were milking tbo
ilato far tbo now administration roturncil to
Now York ycstcnlny afternoon from Lakowood.
Mr. Crokcr, with John F. Carroll, Senators
Grady nnd Sullivan, James W. Boyle, and half
a dozen ol hers, took the 3:45 train from Lake
wood and went direct to tlio Murray Hill Hotel
after cotttnc to town.
Mayor Van Wyck gavo out at midnight as
an olllclul Hit of appointments tbo names ot
John Whulcn as Corporation Counsol, Theodoro
Connolly as first assistant, William J, Ladd as
second assistant, Charles Blnndy as third assist
ant. and, as counsel to the Health Hoard, Henry
G.Stolncrt. Ho also gavo thcto names as ofllclal:
President of tbo Charities Department, tosorvo
tx years, John W. Keller; Adolph Slmlsof tlio
borough of llrooklyn. Commissioner, to servo
four years; Dr. J. 1 Fcenoy of tho borough of
Itlchmond to serve two yoars.
Hero 1b tho full list, Bubjcct to change to-day:
Corporation Counsol John Whalcn, salary
$115,000. Assistants First, Theodoro Connolly;
second, William J. Ladd: third, Charles Blandy,
Counsel to tho Health Hoard, Henry Stclncrt.
City Chamberlain, T. C. T. Crain; salary
$12,000.
l'rcsldont of tho Hoard of Publlo Improve
ments, Daniel F. McMnhon; salary, 98,000.
President of tbo Park Hoard, not eolocted.
JSocrctary, Willis Holly: salary, $5,000, Com
missioner from tho Bronx, August Mocbus;
alary, $5,000. Commissioner from the bor
ough of llrooklyn, Gcorgo V. Drawer; salary,
$5,000. '
Department of Taxes President, Thomas L.
Fultnor; salary, $8,000. Commissioners of tho
borough ot Manhattan, Edward C. Shcoby,
Thomas C. Creamer; Commissioners from the
borough of Brooklyn, Arthur C. Salmon, Thomas
J. Patterson; salary, $7,000 each.
Flro Commissioner, John J. Scannell. salary
$7,500; Deputy Flro Commissioner, James U.
Tully of Brooklyn.
' President ot tbo Doard of Health, doubtful;
Wilson may bo rotalnod. Commissioners', Dr.
William T. Jonklns and Dr. Cyrus EdsonJ salary,
$0,000 each,
l'ollco Board President, Bernard J. York of
I tbo borough of Brooklyn; second Democratic
Commissioner. John B. Sexton of Now York
county; Republican Commissioners, Thomas L.
Hamilton ot Now York county and William E.
Phillips of Brooklyn; salary, $5,000 each.
Dock Board President, J. Sergeant Cram;
salary, $0,000. Commissioners, Patrick Kecnan,
possibly, and James J.l'helan.
Building Commissioner Thomas J. Brady;
alary, $7,000. Commissioner of Buildings for
tho borough of Brooklyn, Daniel ltyan.
Commissioner of 1 ridges W. J. K. Kenny,
probably; salary. $7,SO0. Dei dty Commissioner
from the borough of Brooklyn, John L. Shea.
Commissioner of Sowors James P. Keating,
alary $7,500; Doputy Commissioner for tho
borough of Brooklyn, James Kane.
Commissioner of Street Cleaning James Mc
Cartney, salary $7,500; Deputy Commissioner,
John J. Hynti; Deputy Commissioner for Brook
lyn, Henry Hcsterberg.
Commissioner of Jurors, John Purcell, salary
$5,000.
Prisldcntof tbo Charities Board and Commis
sioner for Manhattan and the Bronx, John W.
Keller, salary $7,500. Commissioner for Brook
lyn iind Quocns.Adolph Slmls, Jr., salary $7,600;
for Itlchmond, Dr. J. I Fcenoy, salary $2,000.
Commissioner of Highways Charles Murphy,
sulary $7,500 ii joar. ,
Commissioner of Correction Thomas n. Mm
ry, sal.iry $7,600 a your; deputy for tho bor
ough ot Brooklyn, James J. Kerwln.
A I turnoy for Collection of Arrears of Personal
Taxes w. E. Sailings, salury $4,600 a year.
Collector of Arrears of Taxes John M. Del
inoiir, nnlury $0,000 a yoar.
Deputy Comptroller .Michael T. Daly, Balary
$7.0110 n soar.
Major van Wyck will also have tho appoint
ment of n Commissioner of Water Supply at
$7,600. who will piobably bo William Dalion,
mill n Commissioner of Publlo Buildings, Light
ing mid Supplv nt Uv aauio salary. Henry Fuhr
bai.li will bu Doputy County Clerk.
Dr. John T. Nnglu will probably bo tho Chief
of tho Huron u of Municipal Statistlcsata salary
of :;..'()(), ami Utorgo I. Uu88i.ll Will got tho
jobol Uhlotof tbo Brooklyn Bureau of Elections.
The iise.b5ors for Urooklju will probably bo
John Ddlmar and Thomas A. W. Hon.
District Attorney Gardiner inado public late
lam. night his oillclal list ot appointments.
TnlH includes as full assistants James
T. Grady. John F. Mclntyro, Jamos W.
Osborne. Hunry W. linger, Juntos I).
McClelland, Stephen S. Blake, James J. Walsh,
and Itobert Townsond. 'Ihe doputy nssist
nnts are Charles K. Lo Barhler, James
Llndsny Gordon, Moses Hcrrmun Forbos
J. Hennessey. Jacob Borllngcr, John F. Cowan,
(icruhl Hull Gray, Charles K. F. McCanii,
Thomas F. Byrne, Daniel F. O'ltellly, Robert
son Honey, and D. Frank Lloyd, who Is retained
as spuU.il Assistant District Attorney.
Henry W. Ungor, who bus boon a doputy as
sistant district attornoy In this county and
chief clerk nt a salary of $3,000 a year, re
signed yeBtcrdny, but bo will bu reappointed by
District Attorney Gardiner as full assistant at
n salary of $7,000 a year. He will have charge
of tho indictment bureau.
Among tho others who will be retained in tho
otlico will bo Doputy Chief Clerk William .J.
McKunna; Calendar Clerks John J. Buckley,
I Thomas J. McGulro. John O'Connor. John J.
Carroll, and Jamos Smith, with Val Carleton,
an ludlctmontclork. Messengers John Donohuo
and John Iledmund, and Librarian Thomas J,
Kcau, all of whom are stanch Tnnimaiiyltcs.
It was announced yesterday that James H.
Boutk would-be Deputy Receiver of Taxes for
tho borough ot Brooklyn, Michael E. O'ICeofo
ltcglster of Arrears, and Ed. J. O'Flyn Deputy
Register of Arrears. Former Skoriu" Jonn
Courtney and former Register Thomas J. Kcnna
are also said to be slated tor places on the bench
of tho now Court of Special Sessions.
Ono thing Is certain about tbo slate, and that
Is that is that few men who were In sym
pathy with John O, Shochan have been
plucod, Jaircs W. Boyle, tbo lender
In the Ninth district, was n strong candi
dal) for tho place of Dock Commissioner
up to Thursday night, but he learned later that
lie was not to have that placo. His friend
ship for Shcehan is supposed to bo tbe causa
of his removal from tbo slate, although
tlio fact that John W. Keller, who comes from
his district, Is slated for a Commlsslonersblp
may havo had something lo do with it. J,
Bergonnt Cram, It Is understood, replaced Mr.
Hot lo on thosiato.
James .1. Pholan Is not sure of his place on ths
bnnrd. Tbo leaders have a man for the placo
who has not been mentioned as yet and they
may m;iko another shift before tho appointments i
reeoivo tbo olllclul visd of tbe Mayor.
Tho lobby of tbe Murray Hill Hotel was
crowded lust night with Tammany district
leaders and politicians. Mr. Croker, John F.
Carroll, and Senator Grady were on hand, but
they wero not talking about appointments. ,
Nathan Straus, who was among the crowd i
in the lobby with Willis Holly, said ho
would not accept a Park Commissioner
bin, and this pluco was left open, John
Fox may ho nppolntod Park Commissioner,
and Willis Holly will. In all likelihood, be made
Secretary. Ex-Mayor Grant had a long consul
tation with Mr. Croker during tbo evening.
Tho ceremonies at the City Hall will begin at
noon to-day. At th.it hour Mayor Van Wyck
will he welcomed at the City Hall by Mayor
Strong, Mayor Wurster, and Mayor (llcainn,
and tho olllce will bo turned officially over
to him.
Tho retiring Aldermen will receive their
Kcnds from 1 until 5 o'clock and tbu day will
given up to a general jubilation.
$100,000 FOR 1IJS PATEXT. ,
A Maine Man Sells I'urt or a Loom luvenllsa
at a III Prior.
Baxqok, Me., Dec. 31. Millard F. Field of
Nowport has invented n machino for drawing
In warps for looms, and has sold a third interost
in bis patent to 11. P. Cheney of Boston for
$100,000. It guuges Its work automatically,
and it draws in '.',000 ends properly In soven
minutes, something that would require the most
expert workman about three hours to perform.
I Kaitltablr llu.luru fur inltT,
J The Equitable I.lfo Assurance Society of tho V. 8.
I report Unit iliflruew buslueufortti)ur IHU7 will
I uu-,d ons hundred aud lift if lidlllun 9iuu. tb'lr
' uuLtuiidlLK lumiuiicuUuitrniut huicJr.U end nfly
I oillllouuoUar., sua tbtlrsurtilus prer all liabilities
h tUnfwg-iUmilaVin tfoinw.-tfts A ..j..,
, 1 -.MHmA)ti!iibm- -rtW:
UE LIKES TO MAKE FOLKS HAITI:
o a Newark Justice Marries Couples After
Ills Term Kiplrrs.
Kx-Jttsllco of Iho Pcnco John F. Scldel of
180 William street, Nowark, N. J failed of re
election In 1805, but ho Is a big, Jblly old man,
and ho did not think that allttlo thing like that
should stand In tho way of making pcoplo happy.
so ho allowed tho old sign to hang out, and
whllo ho did not try criminal complaints ho
novcr refused to marry eligible pairs nor de
clined a fco for tho Bcrvlce, and yesterday It
was brought to light that ho had married at
least bait n dorcn couples slnco his term of of
flco expired. Ho said yesterday:
"Well, what's tho difference! I was for
twonty-flvo years a Justice of tho Poaco, and 1
got In tho habit of mnrrvlng folks. It Is so hard
to irlve up an old habit. My marriages nro
good enough. Why, I rend Bomewhcro that all
that Is nocessary Is for a man and woman to do
claro themselves man and wife before wit
nesses, and then tboy can go to housekeeping.
I tried hard to get elected again, anyhow, but
Gcrmnnus ho beat mo. Ho was on tho ltcpubll
enn ticket. Next ttmo I will try again and I
will win. Then tho marriages will bo all right,
and It won't bo worth whllo for nnybody to
mnko a fuss about tho short tlmo I was out of
ofllco. I llko to marry people It makes Uiom
happy, and I like to soo pcoplo happy."
Tho Aeststant Prosecutor said yesterday that
tho Irregular marriages wero volld under tho
common lnw, nnd that Scldol was not Indicta
ble unless he took foes undor tho pretence of be
ing a Justlco of tho Peaco.
SCHERaiEItllOKX COAC1I WRECKED.
lilt fay a Madison Avenne Rlrelrlo Car Trjlnc
to Fix the Dlame.
A brougham owned by J. E. Schcrmcrhorn
of t!5 East Seventy-ninth stroot was run Into on
Thursday night by a Madison nvcnuo trolley
car at Madison avenuo and Sixty-third stroot
and complotoly demolished. John Cox, tbo
coachman,' was thrown from tho box nnd so
rlously Injured. Ono of tho horses, n valuablo
mare, was so badly cut on tho right flank that
It Is feared eho will have to bo shot.
Tho peculiarity ot tho accident Is that no one
is ablo to toll just how It occurred. Yesterday
Roosorolt At Koppo, counsel for Mr. Schcrmcr
horn, advertised in sovcral of tbo evening
papers for any posslblo wltnosscs, In order that
responsibility for tbo accident might bo deter
mined. John Cox, tbo coachman, says ho drove
slowly up and down Madison avonuo whllo
Mrs. Schcrmcrhorn was dining with friends In
the vicinity of Sixty-third utreot. Tbo foot
man, Edward Bosca, stood on tho front stops
of tho houso waiting for bis employer, whllo
Cox wns driving slowly up Madison acnuo on
tho right-hand track, hci heard tbo clang of
a motor gong. He could not turn to tho loft,
as a downtown cor was npnroachlng, nnd,
baforo ho could turn to tho right, tho motor
itrtick tbo back of tbo currlage w 1th great force.
Ho was thrown to the pavement. Tho burses
broko away and wero subsequently caught in
Sixty-third street, near Fifth uvenue.
It Is alleged by tho footman, who hurried to
tho assistance of tho coachman, that tho mo
torman did not wait to make Inquiries, but turn
ing on a full current, proceeded uptown, leaving
tlio coachman on tho street.
"I want to plnco tho rcHponslbillty for tho nc- I
rldent where it belongs." Bald Mr. Schormcr- I
horn yesterday, "for had it occurred a few min
utes later my wife would probably havo been
killed. I also want to mnke an Investigation
concerning tbe spoed of tbe trolley cars on Mad
ison avonue. After 8 o'clock at night tho cars
abovo Fifty-ninth street are run nt a speed of
from fifteen to twenty miles an hour. 1 havo ,
ridden from Fiftv-nlnth street to Seventy-ninth
street, a full mile. In four minutes. Including
twu or three, stops. This would tnaka tho sneed
at least twenty miles, ami, to my mind, such a
high rata of epeod is a menaco to publlo safety
nnd must inevitably result In some Berlous fa
tality. 1 don't know whether my coachman
or tho motnrman was to blamo In this Instance,
but I am sure tbat unless tho sneed ot the car la
limited, this first serious accldont on Madison
nvcnuo will he frequently repeated. I am
somewhat of a bicycllst,butl would not think of
riding on Madison avenuo undor such conditions?'
CUAXOES XX THE VT SOW AST.
Abolition or the Cnmmltten on Orvanlutlon
and or Associate Leaders llecotnraended.
Tho Executlvo Commltteo of Tammany Hall
met yesterday afternoon, and after a Bhort dis
cussion decided to recommend to tho General
Commltteo ot tho society that tho ollico ot as
sistant leader be abolished and that tho Com
mlttoe on Organization be dono away with.
Tbe Organisation Commltteo has been in ex
istence since 1872, when Tammany Hall was
reorganized by John Kelly. At first It was
made up of one member from each Assembly
district, and its work corresponded to that of
tho present Executive Committee. Later each
Assembly district was allowed to have two
members on tho committee. Then tlio number
was MlBcd to live, ten, and finally thirty mem
bers for each district. As tbe commltteo In
creased in size It became leas useful. The uso
lessncss of the committee having become ap
parent. It was decided to do away with it.
It was said at Tammany Hnll yesterday that
a large number of the proscnt committee would
join tho Democratic Club, whlih expects to In
crease Its membership nbout 1,600 becuuso of
the interest Mr. Crokcr has taken in It.
Tho asioelato district leaders havo been a
feature of Tammany's organization for thrco
years. Tboy wero selectod hv the lenders in tho
various districts, nnd tho ofllco 1b to bo abol
ished in order to centralize the power and to
prevcnticalousy and discord.
John C. Shcchan, Chairman of the Finance
Committee, wbb present nt tho meeting of tho
Executive Commltteo. nt which ex-Palico Com
missioner Jamos J, Martin presided. All tho
districts were represented. Tho General Com
mittee will meet on Jan. 111.
COXTItACTOJl FltUWS TROUBLES.
lie Pawas Ills SSO.OOO Collection or Jewels
Notes Protested In Ills Absence.
George Fruh, n Brooklyn contractor, who re
lieved tho Cody Brothers from their big job on
tho now Shnro Road Brlvo nnd who is engaged
In other extensive publlo works, has not been nt
his ofllco at 41 Court strcot, Brooklyn, slnco
Saturday last. The Shore road contract was a
losing enterprise and recontly Mr. Fruh with
draw bis choice collection of jewels, valued nt
between $50,000 and $00,000. from tho Frank
lin Trust Company nnd hypothecated them
with Moses Cabon t- Son, tho money lenders of
41 Canal street, Mr. Fruh guvo the Cahens
threo notes for $14,000, $'J0,000 nnd $S,500
respectively for tlio cash received on tho Jowolu.
Tho notes all enmo duo within tbo last week-,
but thoy were all protested. The Cahens hao
begun suits to recover on tho notes, which are
taut to havo been signed by another contractor
with whom Mr, Fruh was formerly in partner
ship. Whllo tbo friends of Mr. Fruh professed Ig
norance of his hereabouts, thoy wero nil enn
i lldcnt that bo would turn up all right and
I straighten out his accounts. Lust week Mr.
Fruh received $10,000 for his work on tho con
tract at tho Long Island Stato Hospital.
THE REMARKAUJ.E VEOSFERITX
Ot tbe Mutual neserve.
This has been a year ot unexpected fortune
for the Mutual Rcsorvo Fund Life Association.
The gnat stipulated premium company ha
written more new business than was received in
any year during tbe entire history of the Asso
ciation. Until this tlmo 1800 was tbe Mutual Re
serve's banner year. But tbat record was sur
passed yesterday when tho books were closed
and It was found that In 1807 tbe Mutual Re
serve had received new business to tho pro
digious amount of over seventy-on million
ijllj yt i aaa. lalaa TiBaaatf Pli'i'ifttttFfiFlii iTTf
THE BRIDGE TROLLEY WINS
AXD TOSt JOJ1XSOX COMES OYER OX
A TROLLET CAR TX 1807.
Courts Sweep Away All the Injunctions In Sight
Surface Loops Slny Be Unlit Across
the Passageway at This End and tbe
Tracks Mar Do Compteted'oa tho Bride,
The application ot Thomas S. Stlllman for nn
Injunction to restrain tho brldgo truBtaos from
laying tracks on the structuro for tho use of
trolley cars was donlcd by Justlco Van Wyck In
tho Supremo Court in Brooklyn yestorday. At
tbo samo ttmo tho Appcllolo Division of the
Supreme Court roversod tho ordor of Justlco
Andrews restraining tho brldgo trustees from
building tho proposed loops across the promo
nado approach at thoNcw York end for tho trol
ley roans. By tho plans which tho trustees can
now carry out tboro aro to bo four loops on tho
surfaco across tho passageway, Tho original
plans of tho englnoirs provldod for clovated
loops, and Justlco Andrews thought that tho
trustees wero not empowered to mnko this
change In tho plans of their engineers. Tho
opinion ot tho Appollato Division Is written by
Justlco Williams, nnd Justice Ingraham writes
an opinion concurring In the result. Justices
Van Brunt and Patterson wrlto dissenting
opinions.
As booh as tho injunctions wero removed a
corps of workmen were sot to stringing tho
trolley wlro on tho north roadway. Every effort
was mndo to complete tho work before mid
night In order that tho first car might bo sent
over tho now road In 1807. At 11:15 word was
sent tiiat tbo trolley line was completed, and tho
towor car, constructed for tho roptlring of
trolley wires, was run over. In tho car wero
Tom L. Johnson, his brother, Albert Johnson,
and several other oftlclals of Iho company. At
11:30 tbo car was taken back to Brooklyn.
Tho llrooklyn Heights Railroad Company
and tho Nassau Company will get ready to
go on with tbo work with tho utmost ex
pedition ns soon as tho legal formalities
can be completed. Tho orders of tho courts
must bo cntored, which may tako two
or threo w:ok days. Had no Injunction
prcccedings been begun II was tho ploasuro of
President Rosslter of tho Brooklyn Heights road
that Mayor Strong should havo a rldo over tho
brldgo on n trolley car on Jan. 1. It may tako
noarly thrco months to complete tho work now.
The tracks aro nearly nil In place. On the north
Bide of tho bridge they are completo from near
the New York tormlnal to Brooklyn and aro con
nected with tho tracks In Washington street.
On tho couth roadway tho tracks lnck n section
In tbo middle und aro not connected with tho
tracks In Brooklyn. Thoro nro still trolley
i wire to put up along both sides of tbo bridge
I and feeder wires to 1 iv, but this would tako but
I n few days. Tbo big piece of work is ut tho Now
! York terminal, whero tho four loops aro to con
nect tho north and south tracks. The mcro build
1 ing of tho loops is of slight moment, but to
mnko room for them and got tho present col
I tilling which uphold tho sides of tho building
1 t hero out of tho w ay big stool girders, each eighty
I feet lonir, bno got to he Inserted In the walls,
i one on each side. Besides this, tbo two waiting
i rooms must bo moved in wholo or In part, nnd
each roadway lias to bo widened live feet to
I mnko room for the curves of tho loops.
Tom L. Johnson. President of tho NflSBnu
1 Electric Railway Company, was in tonferenco
i with C. C. Martin. Chief Engineer and Superln-
' tondentof the Brooklyn Bridge, last evening.
I Ho told the reporters that bo knew nothing
I whotevtr abont nnythtAg. bulTlfwanHmlrt that
ho was arranging to havo men set to work nt
.once completing the trolley loop system. Mr.
Martin said afterward that he had not been
nskodnsyot for a permit to begin work, and
that nono could bo dono on tho brldgo without
such a permit.
LIFE IS RAQOED AT S08 BROADIfAT.
Shores. Props, flnppers nud Miners otlces to
Quit o Stram, Lots or Fresh Air.
Tho building nt 203 Broadway Is In a plight
most dlsagrcoablo to Its tenants. A yoar ago It
was as comfortable as wero any of the smaller
olibfashloncd Broadway ofllco buildings. Then
oxcavatlons wero begun to propnro tho foundn.
lions of tho Dun building at '1'J 1 Broadway. Tbo
walls of 200 and 203 began to sink. No. 290 was
closed. No. 203 was shored up right through
the ccntro of the building. Tho shoring was In
convenient and far from beautiful, but It was
reassuring and tho tenants submitted gracefully.
" Since then." said ono of tho tenants yester
day, " wo havo been visited twlco a month by
gentlemen who say that they como from every
conceivable part of tho city government. Wo
were snowed under with legal notices. They
told us tho building was not safe, and that It was
safo; they warned us to get out and they warned
us to stny In. I've got a nail keg full of tho
papers around hero somowhorc. Once In awhile,
just tor a chnngc, n gang of laborers would come
In from tbo i)rd knows where, (they said thoy
were city workmen) and plant beams and props
on tbo stairs, against doors and across window s,
Stnn I it I Wo didn't mind; they wero very
polite about It.
"A week ago n gang camo along and ripped
nut tho sldo wall on tho south Bide for two
Moors. The main stairway wns nn open-nlr
trellis after that. Then thoy came Into my
plncc'wltb a lot of picks and crowbars.
" ' Horc,' said I. 'what nro you doing I"
"'Going to tako tho wall down,' said one.
'Got an order from Justice Andrews.'
" ' Lcmmo see it,' said I.
" ' Ain't got it with mo.' ho said.
"'Then tho mnn who touches that wall gets
hurt." I Bald, and I meant It. So they went
away nnd haven't come back. My business is
going rlglH on. Our power stopped long ago,
but we run our machinery by hand."
Tho only tenants remaining In tho plnco nro
Wallace f.-Co., nn addressing nnd mailing con
rcrn, nnd F. Hllslcckl, n printer, tbe lo-seoof tho
building. The lease has tuo j cars more to run.
The property Is said lo belontr to J. A. Cbanler,
the ilrsl husband ot Amolle Rives, tbu Princess
Troubotzkoy.
TO IxrESTXOATE COL. STORHECAI.
Secretary Alger Will Go to Sprlnslleld, Mass.,
to LooU Into Armory Matters.
SrniNoriEM), Mass., Deo. 31. a en. Alger,
Secretary of War, has notified Col. Alfred Mori
decal, commandant ot the United States armory
that ho personally will como soon to Investigate
charges of maladministration against Iho com
mandant. Thcso charges nro that the new rifle
Is being Improperly made, that specimens wore
kept for inspection, nnd are unlike tho arm sent
out for Borviee, that poor material is being used,
mid that cheap and unskilled workmen are ro
iiluclng good mechanics, and many cases ot In-
' justice to the einplojecs havo occurred.
I A largely elgueu petition has boon sent lo
Washington, asking Col. Mordocni's removal,
and Congressman F, II. (Illicit Is working in tlio
petitioners' behalf. Tbo removal of Col. Mur
deeni wns reported to ho imminent when the
Colonel rnqumti'd a delegation of citizens, in
cluding D. II. Wesson, the pistol maker; A. 11.
Overman, nud others lo inspoct tbo armory nnd
they indorsed tho management. Col.Mordcc.il
then requested the Investigation, with which
request Ucn. Algor has complied.
FOVXZt XIOKEL AXJ SILVER.
Capitalists Interested In tbe Development of
Mine In llnverstraw Mounlalns.
NVACK, Deo, 31. Ricbsrd Seoloy of Thlclls,
who for years has been hunting In the Haver
straw Mounlalns for valuable minerals, some
tlmo ago discovered a nickel mine near the
Stone Church at St. John's, and ho has inter
ested a number of business mon In tho develop
ment of tbo mine. Mr. Howard Bunting of Now
York city, associated with other oapltullsu of
Now York and Newark, has had an analysis
made of tho oro of this mtno and finds that It
contains nickel and sllvor In paying quantities.
Tbe company proposes to erect near 'ihlells
extensive works for crushing and smelting this
ore. Mr. John Ferguson bus Hgroud to sell to
them a tract of tweho acres in Mluas Fulls
Valley, nn both sides of tlio New Jersey and
New York Railroad, whore the works and dwell,
lugs for the operators will be erected, Tho land
Is being surveyed by Mr. L. Wilton. Whon Iho
works get In full operation it will requlro at
least seteuly teauu lo transport the oie from
tho mines. f-
Decrleot Varw aausaaoa
Made of little pics and cboloa spies Yoa bav nsvsr
,frntd, sauwjpj jni pert; fiw uuloM-yoB.UsTS.wUa
XAVAL ItESERVE JtVSIOR AOA1X:
Central ,ews Says Knzland l III Aot Joint Eng
lish and Itusilan Coatrol of Corf an Customs.
Sptelal Cable Vt$talch to Tits Bra.
London, Doc 31, Tho Central Nows roltor
atos Its statement, mado yesterday, that tho
Government Is preparing to call out the naval
reserve It declares that tho announcement Is
made with the fullest ofllclal authority.
Tho Government, tho Central News says, be
lieves that by calling out tho resorvo It will
strengthen Its support from the country, which
is impatient with tho apathy thus far displayed
by tho Ministry.
The Government also believes that its action
will Bcrvo ns nn Intimation to tho powors that
Great Britain has decided upon an active policy.
This policy. In effect, is that China, which
furnishes tbo vastest market In the world, must
not undor circumstances bo allowed to become
tho prescrvo ot any combination of powers.
Tho Contrnl News says It has learned that the
Foreign Ofllco has exchanged more cablo de
spatches with tho East In tho past fow weeks
than for years previously. Tho despatches sent
include long Instructions to Vice-Admiral
Duller, the British Commander-in-Chief on the
China station.
IiRXTISn FLEET OFF CBESIULFO.
TVarsblpi Sold to De Anchored Off the Port or
the Cnpltul orCorea.
Suclal Cable Dtipalch to Tim 8v.
SniNQilAi, Doc 31. The Shanghai Mercury
says that a British squadron ot warships Is
anchored oft Chemulpo, Coreo.
Hokq Konq, Doc 31. The greatest activity
prevails at tbe naval yard here, but the opera
tions aro kept profoundly secret. The move
ments or whereabouts of tho British fleet are
unknown.
COSIFROSIIBE AT SEOVL.
The HnalUhtuan nod the Itutslnn to nave Joint
Control or the Corean ruaCorao.
Sptelal Cable Detvatch to Tut Stnc.
Pkkis, Dec 31. Advices received here from
Seoul, tbo capital of Corca, aro to tho effect that
nconiprotniso has been arranged by J. MeLeavy
Brown, the English administrator of tho Corean
customs, and M. AloxIcfT, the Russian who wbb
appointed at thodomnnd ot Russia to succeed
Mr. Brown. By the terms ot the compromlso tho
two will work conjointly.
DRTAX HAS COSTE RACK.
A Commercial Traveller' Impersonation or
Hint to Texas Crowds.
San Antonio, Tcx., Dec 31. William Jen
nings Bryan arrived here this afternoon from
his cxtensivo tour ot Mexico and left to-night
for Austin, where ho will bo the guest of Gov.
Culberson to-morrow. Ho was Bilont on tbe
Bubjoot of his impression of Moxico. It wns an
nounced that Bryan would nrrlvo horo yester
day, and at all tho towns along tho lino of rail
road between hero and Eagle Pass demonstra
tions wero given by crowds. An nmuslng Im
position wns practiced on these crowds nt sov
cral stations by Henry Long, a commercial trav
eller of St. Louis, who has a rcsemblanco to
Bryan. Long was in tho Pullman car of the
train on which Bryan was expected nnd whon
tho crowds nt tho arVtall towns enu?ht sight of
( him thoy chcorcd him vociferously and called
for a speech.
Long thought It an opportunity for a joke, and
he walked out on tho platform and was Intro
duced to tho crowds by the conductor of tho
train as Mr. Bryan. Long then startled his
audience by making a strong sound-money
speech, saying that his views on the financial
question bad been comolctcly changed by his
visit to Mexico, nnd thnt he had reached tho
conclusion thnt William McKluloy was ono of
tho best Presidents this country over bad.
This Bpecch was repealed at seroral places
and was ne-greeted with great applause, ex
cept by tbo cound-moncy men In the crowds,
who wero highly elated over tho supposed
change in tbo views of tbo former great frco
silver champion. They did not learn until to
day tbat an Imposition bad been practiced on
them, and their w rath was great.
COROXER TVTII1LL HOLDS TUE FORT
Will no Put tint lir I'uren ir Found In Ills Old
OMce nt rl o'Cluck Tula Mornlna.
Coroner Tuthill, who contends that tbe now
board was lllognlly arrested, accompanied by
Lnwjcr Haldnnc, bis counsel, arrived at tbo
Coroners' ofllco nt 11:15 o'clock last night.
When asked what bo Intended to do ho said:
"I'm going to hold tho fort. I'm going to sit
all night If necessary. Thnro Is ft lot of unfin
ished business to attend to. and I moan to finish
It, no matter how long it takes me."
Six policemen, under command of Sergcnnt
James Langan of tho Ccntro Strcot Pollco Court
squad, were waiting in tbo corridor outside of
tbo Coroners' olllce while Coroner Tuthill was
talking.
Sorgcant Lnngan said (hat ho was awaiting
ordors. At 12:30 A. M. Coroners Fitzpatrlck,
Bnusch, and Hart met In tbo Coroners' ofllco nnd
orgnnlzod, eleetlng Coroner Fitzpatrlck tem
porary chairman, and reelecting Kdwurd F.
Itovnolds chief clerk.
Thoy then procccdod to Coroner Tulhlll's
olllce, wlicro Coroner Fitnintrick read the bee
tlon of tho Greater Now York charter referring
to tho election ot Coroners, und thcti, turning to
Coroner Tuthill, said:
"I respectfully ask you to vnceto this ofllco,
as your term of olllce has expired."
Coroner Tuthill referred Fltzpntrick to his
counsel. Mr. Italdomo, who made tho point that
under tliots'ow York barter tho otliceof County
Coroner was not abolished. Both parties then
opened their arguinc nts.
Coroner Bauscli dually said to Coroner Tut
hill: "Iwillglvo yon until 8 A, M. tovncatothls
olllce. If I find you hero after tbat, 1 will havo
you put out by force."
Coronur Tuthill said ho would consldor tho
matter. The three Coroners elected went away,
leaving Tuthill still In possession.
aAxa of mail nox EonnERs.
Dressed In Letter Carriers t'nlfurms They
Ilaie Stolen Manjr Letters In Oblo.
CLEVKLAND, 0 Dec. 31, A gang of mall box
robbers has been operating In this city for n
month and It h estimated that they havo Bo
cured not less than $20,000. Making this city
tholr headquarters, tboy have opcrutcd In To
ledo, Akron nud ntbor northern Ohio cities. In
creasing this total to $30,000. Tho Itngett rob
bery reported is that of checks sent out by J,
ICruuso A; Sons nbout two weeks ago, which
wero valued nt about $7,000. Post Olilto In
epnolors Owens und llolmm arrived hero to-day
nnd after ft conference wllh Iho Postmaster
mado a round of tho banks, They bollcvothat
II. Davis, tho man urrested in New Orleans,
wns also nt tho head of tho northern Ohio rob
beries, Tbo robbers nro nttlred In mall cur
riers' uniforms and havo koys that tit tbo boxes.
JXDIAX AOEXTS ACCUSED.
Three Itecominended Tor Dismissal by the Com
missioner or Indjau Analrs.
PKlinv, O, T Dee. 31, Commissioner Jones
of the Indian Bureau at Washington has just
completed r tour ot the Indian ngonclcs In Okla
homa and iho Indian Territory, In his report
ho recommends tbo removal of Col. Frooman,
agent for tbo Osagcs; Major Baldwin, agent for
the Apaches, and Mnjor Woodson, agon t for tho
Ch-jrennesand Arnptihoes,
Tho charge ngainst Frcemin and Baldwin In
volve irregularities In business. Major Wood
son, it Is reported, has conducted tho business
otlalrsof the agency satisfactorily, hut his do
mestic rotations are such that thb Government
cannot afford to continue him In so Important a
position.
HrooUlm Kaaia Consolidation If umber.
Do not fall to read to-morrow's llrooklyn Eagle,
A notable souvenir of consolidation. Tbe most
conjpleUjliletprlo rtooni. y uutilbinA.ia a
ajMfc aifc'a ,'iiirfi'y'?'
HORSES TRAMPLE A BAND.
A TEA St TX LAST XIOUT'S VEOCES.
SIOX TOOK FRIOIIT.
Injured Many or the Musicians of the Seventy
first rtrslmrnt Hand Their Costly Instru
ments Spoiled Parado Ilangera-On Hurt
Team SUpped by a Policeman List oHnJurrd
While tho procession on the way to tho City
Hall Park to eclobrata tbo birth of tho new
city was passing tbo Broadway Central Hotel
last night a team ot horses following thoSov-enty-flrst
Regiment band took fright and dashed
through tho band, knocking down tho musicians
and sorlously hurting many of them. A number
of persons who had crowded Into tho parade lino
wore also knocked down and more or less hurt.
Nono of them. It was thought, was mortally
Injured.
The Seventy-first Regiment Band, undor tho
leadership of Fanclulll, wns stationed directly
behind tho carriage containing tho Mayor.
Behind the band cimo a long line ot carriages
containing guosts and distinguished citizens.
Tho cnrrlago loading this section was driven by
Jamos Lyons of 231 East Twenty-fourth street.
It was not i osslblo td learn last night who wero
tho occupants.
All tho way downtown the team had given
Lyons great trouble. Tho muslo of tho band
excited tbcm so much that Boveral times they
almost got beyond his control. Ho wan confi
dent, however, thnt ho could manago them, nnd
remained in tbo lino.
When In front of tho Broadway Central Hotel,
which Is opposlto Great Jones strcot, tho band
began playing n stirring march. To this was
added the too tlngof horns on nil sides. Thcsounds
of exploding bombs from tbo lower part of tho
city Incroasod tho uproar. At o particularly
loud blast from tho musicians tho horses went
up In the air. Lyons lay back on tbo reins nnd
pulled for his life but tho team got boyond his
control. Away the horses dashed straight
ahead, galloping at full speed.
Between the front ot tho detachment of car
riages and tho renr lino of tho band was a spaca
of perhaps fifty feet. Into this had crowded a
largo number of hoys and loung men, hangers
on of tho procession.
Tlicro was a roar from tho crowd as tho
frightened toam dashed forward. The bojs
mado a rush for cither side of the street. Soma
escaped Injury, otbors wero knocked right nud
left In a JltTy. In a few more seconds and tho
horses wero on the band.
Tho musicians had no tlmo to think. Down
thoy went under the hordes' hoofs. Some rolled
through tho mud to safety. Others were knocked
against a cable car. Their bodies were out nnd
bruised nnd their beautiful instruments bat
tered nnd broken.
Tho runawuy caused groat commotion. The
crowds on the sidewalks were panic stricken.
They rushed hither and thither without know
ing what to do, for thero was grao danger that
the other tonms in the lino might tako fright.
At tho northwest corner ot Broadway and
BlcccKcr street stood Policeman James Donohue
of tho West Forty-soenth Btrcet station. Ho
beard tho uproar and sn.v tho frightened team
ulunglng straight toward him, with tho driver
on tbo box struggling, hut powerless.
Running into tho middle of tho street tho
pnllcoman grasped the brldlo of the horse near
est him with ills light hand. His left bo throw
over thu borso's neck, and then ho hung on.
Donohuo Is a big, powerful man. but lie wns
llftodotT his feet. Still bo clung fast, jerking
with his right hand on tho brldlo which ho had
first soized.
Tbo pain of tbo bit swervod tho maddened
unlmal towird thu southeast corner of tho
strtet. The oilier l.orso was forced along with
his mate. In another moment they .swung
Into nn electric light pole. Tho carriago wheels
caught nud stuck.
Tho shock threw tho horses from their feet.
They loll with tho policeman still clinging lo
them. A dozen men leaped on them and they
wero unable to get up. When at last thoy
wero rolensed they worn cnlm enough to be re
strained from further running.
In tho meantime tin ro wns distress in tho
wako of tho carriage. Men. women, nnd children
lay on tho ground groaning or went limping
nbout looking for help. Tho large forco ot pollco
on hand immediately tot to work to relioo tho
BUflcrcra.
Ambulances wero summoned from St. Vin
cent's nnd New York hospitals. Pending tljelr
arrival thu injured were curried Into tho rent
ing room of the Broadway Central Hotel, white
Dr. 'lurner. tho hotel physician, attended to
them ns best ho might until morn help came.
Drhcr Lyons was not hurt. Policeman Dono
hue did not nrrctt htm. He took his iiauiu and
thnt of tho owner of the cairhiL-o, who is James
Thompson of 57 IrUng place.
1,1.101-. when Chicfof Police McCullagh was
notified of tlio uecicrcnt, bo ordered Lyons's nr
rcst, and detectives w oro sent for him. 'Ihnmp
sonwill nlso be culled bctoro tho Chief and
questioned.
Following Is n list of thoso who wero tho most
serious y injured:
Anm.. 1'im.ir. :i.'l Vat Elghty-nrih street, legs
bruised aud eut; tost. Vincent's Ilnoi ttal.
lltrro, (iroimt. 17 j ears old, hi Can al street, heart
ami Arms Injured; to St, Vincent's ltosijUal.
Cnovs, I'liAiii i s II,, 4tfJ Urocnwleh street, legs
cut; to New Yorlc Hospital.
Oovadi, ClllliLlii. hiutboy In the liaml, .120
.Spring street, badly brulbcd; to St. Vincent's Hos
pital. Hrnxrs, Locis, in years old, :i:ts Hast Thirtieth
street, hand crushed uuder cable tar; to New York
Ilnsilltsl.
Kausnol, IIksiit 1(1 years old 720 Kait Fifth street,
lci;s contused! to New York Ilnspttut.
KiirzKiv, Mrs. lur, 41U Fast J.lghly-nflb street,
bauds ami legs cut and lirul ed; to .Sen orlt Hos
pital. JIaiitiv, IIexjahiv, r.ii Henry street.
ItAHiciAMosT. Kciii, meiulM-r of tinnd, 410 Kast
Ekhty-lirth Btrcet, itgs Injured; to Meir Yort Hos
pital. lloMAto,Vncr.vo.clrhiet player, uncle of (Innartl,
flvu .Spring street i heud und tegs Injured; to bt. Vin
cent's Jtuspltal.
ItosEMii'itii, Jloiniis, nn', rnst Sinn street; less und
baiL Injured; to New Yorlc llotpltnt.
Kt'bklN, Josfiii, 10 j i ars old, o ( ha rlcs strtet. scalp
wound nn I probable fracture ut tie skull; to Xew
York Hospital.
WiMiKXorii. I.vnwin, 14H Sleserolo street, llrook
lyn, leg hurt: to Xew York Hospital,
SIISlIAl- TO O EX. Tll.il UMAX'S WIDOW
She Fnlls, Drrnhlna HrrTlilsh ttrroYrrj-Problematical
Owing to Her Age.
Mrs. Augusta M. TUgbman, widow of tbo lata
Gen. Lloyd Tllghnian, met witli a serious acci
dent a short time ngo, and Is now In a critical
condition at hor homo, U-0 Madison avenue.
On Thanksgiving Day Mrs. Tilgbman tell as she
was leaving her bed nnd broke hor tliLb. Her
ago mado recovery dlillcult, and, instead of Im
proving, Mrs. Tllchman is at present very low.
Mrs. Tilghmnn was liorn on Jan. 10, 1S1P, in
Portland, Me, Sho was tho youngest of the fif
teen cblldron of Joseph C. Boyd, first Treasurer
of the Stato of Maine, Her grandinolhor was
Mary King, sister of tho Hon. Rufus King, first
United States Minister to tbe court of St.
Jamos, nnd Mrs. Tilghmnn w s in tills way
cousin of John A. King, Gorornor of tho State
of New York from lsfltlto 1H5H. Hor mother
was Isabella Bouthgalc, whoso sister, Kllza
Southgnte, marrlod Walter Bonne, May. r of
Now York, In iS;i:i. When alio wusii joiingglrl
Mrs, Tilgbman visited .Major Bon no ul bis real
ileneo in lleekmun street, nnd there sho often
met Martin Van Huron, with whom sho was a
favorite.
Mrs, Tilgbman was named for Miss Augusta
Murrny. or " IJidy Auguslu," ns she was cuilott
by hor friends. Tlio Murray then lived on St.
John's Park, nnd nt their house and nt their
farm on Murray 11111 Mis. Tilghmnn was a fro
queut visitor. In 1KK1 sho married Lloyd TUgh
man. who utterward became a General in tho
Confederate army, und who whs killed In tbo
buttle of Champion Hill. Her eldest son. Llod
Tllghman, Jr., was killed in August, 1803, near
Selmu, Ala.
Mrs. Tilgbman has lived In this oily slnco tho
war. Of hor eight children only two aro now
living, Fredorlck 11. and Sidell, both ot whom
are members of tbu Stock Exchange.
ALLEGED WU11E CAPS ARRESTED.
Seven Mu Accused or Causing tbo Death or
Abo llnhn In Iowa.
Otti'M WA,In.,Dcc. 31, Abo Balm's death, near
Wcstpolnt on Wednesday night, from wounds
lnlllctod by White Caps, had a sequel to-day in
tho arrest of John Schantz, William Hchantz,
Joe Sanderson, William Vuusyckle, John Wel
lington, Rico Euslow, and Frank Fonncr, well-to-do
farmors ot Pleasant Hideo township, Tbo
warrants wero sworn out by Balm's brother.
The While Caps went to Balm's houso because
bo and his brother had permitted their father to
die In abject poverty and then refusod to burr
the remains,
Tho Talk of the Tuna. j
.-'. fSsTy.a Los Qpacaad 4t DoootU VadkC
UKEHBBdflUBB9E2aEiLsmaaW
OUR FLAG UAVLEDDOWXBT MEXICO
Aetlsn or Ihe Crew of tba Gunboat Oentoerata
at Cllpperton Island.
San Dtnoo, Cat., Deo. SI. By the arrival ot
tho steamer Albion from a, cruise down the
coast details have boon received of ths reoent
hauling down of the American flag on Clipper
ton Island by tho crow of tho Moxlcan gunboat
Domocrata.
Thrco Americans were landed to dig guano
for an American company. They hoisted the
Stars and Stripes on Doe. 14. Soon after the
Demoorata appeared and sent a party ot ma
rlnos ashore. Tho marines hauled down ths
Hog nnd raised tho Moxicnn colors, warning th
Americans not to molest the flag and also not to
pormlt any guano to bo removed.
The island Is claimed by an American com
pany and also by Mexico and Groat Britain.
T7IJJ HVRQLAR WAS A WOMAN.
A Discovery About a Thief TTbom the Folic
or Atcblson Have Ileen Seeking.
ATcntsoN, Kan., Deo. 31. It has bean discov
ered that tho burglar who has been at work In
tho resldenco section of this city Is a woman.
For two weeks not a night passed without a
burglary, and extra policemen were detailed to
patrol tho streots.
Shortly after midnight this morning Mrs. J. A.
Thomas heard a noise In hor house, and started
on tiptoe to Investigate It, Suddenly sho en
countered n dark object that flitted about
quietly. Mrs, Thomas screamed, and the dark
objoct screamed also In a distinctly feminine
voice.
Somobow the femlnlno tones gave Mrs.
Thomas new courage, and she rushed at the
burglar, wbo mado good her escape. It Is be
lieved that the woman must have committed
nearly all the other burglaries that have ac
currcd here in tbo post fow weeks.
STRIKERS OPEX FIBE.
Itenewal or tbe Trouble at tho TTeatslde "on
dry In Cohoes.
Troy, Dec. 31. Since tho shooting affray on
tho Cohoes road a fow days ago. In which Mrs.
Rohlcdor and William Coughlln wero wounded,
tho friends ot tbo Wcstslde Foundry strikers
have been less demonstrative.
Last evening William Sick-her drove to the
foundry In a carriage containing, besides him
self, two workmen. Tbe strikers on patrol
opened flro on the carrlugo, and its occupants
icturncd tho flro. Tbe strikers retreated, and
Mr. Sloicber nnd bis companions reached tho
foundry. No ono was hurt in tho exchange of
shots.
Early this morning tberoiwas another fusillade
of bullets, caused by some ono attempting to
leave tbo foundry. No one w as reported injured.
A STAT FOR TUORX.
Gleldstnsuppe'a Murderer Will Hot He Put to
Deuth on Jnn. lO.
Lawyer William F. Howo got for Martin
Thorn, tbo convicted murderer of William
Glcldsensuppe, yesterday n stay of proceedings
on ills execution, which was Bet for tbo week
boglnnlng Jan. 10.
Mr. Howo tiled with tho District Attornoy
and tbe County Clerk of Queens county n notlco
of appeal from Thorn's conviction, and obtained
it certificate of stay, which be despatched by
special mcbscngcrto tho Warden of tbo Stato
orison nt Sing Sing. The messenger saw-Thorn
In tho prisoner's cell in murderers' row, and in
formed him of what Mr. Howe had dono In bis
behalf.
ARSOX IiT IXDIAXS FEARED.
Policies on Cnlted Stnteo Court Ilouseo In tho
ludlnu Territory Cancelled.
PERitr, O. T Dec. 31. To morrow, in accord
ance with tho net of Congress, tho tilbnl courts
of the llvo chllbccl tribes of Indians in tho In
dian Territory will be abolished, Tlio Indians,
especially tho full bloods, nro very angry over
the abolition of their courts nnd in soma locali
ties nn uprising is feared.
It is reported thnt Indians set flro to tbo
United States Court Houso, which win burned
to tho ground, nt Ardmuro some days ago. and
it Is feared that the Court Houses at other places
will nl-o bo burned. Insuranco tumnnnics nre
cancelling all policies on United Stales prop
erty for fear ot incendiary fires.
OVERMAX COMl'AXX TO OO OX.
An Arrnngement Whereby the Illcjelo Plnnt
Will Continue Operations.
SritiNOFlKMi, Mass., Doc. 31. Tho creditors
of tlio Overman Wheel Companywhich as
signed on Monday with f 530,000 liabilities,
vntid lodav to continue tho bu!ne3. Tbo
creditor will bo represented by n commltteo
consisting of John Curr, Kdwurd i' Poor and
II. Rrlmrrs of Now York. An extcntion of
tlmo will bu granted on tbo company's notes,
which will bo paid in bix. twelve, eighteen nnd
twentv-four months In equal installments.
II. II. Bowman, tho trustee, wns uuthoried to
borrow moncv for present uses. Tho factory
will probably reopen on Monday.
KXOCKED DOWX IX COURT.
A Womnn Slops nn Attorney' rnce. and Usr
llusbnnd Finishes tho Job
Chicago, Dec. 31. Kate Knno Rossi, who for
years has been a conspicuous Ilguro about tho
local courts, Blnppcd Attornoy F. L. Brady in
the fnco this morning In Justlco Martin's court,
nnd her husband knocked him down. They
wero nrrestod later In Iho Hiirrlson Street
Pollco Court on a chariroot assault.
Brady nnd Mrs. ltossl were crowding nbout
tho comt she lis ami becamo Involved in nn
altercation. Mrs. Rossi said that Brady In
sulted hor nnd sho slapuod his face. I!"r hus
band, Vlnccno ltossl, went lo hor assistance.
Ball olllccrs separated tbo fighters.
COLORADO TAKES THE LEAD.
She Produced SSI, 117, Ola or (Gold Last Year
aud llent Cnlirorntn,
Denvf.ii, Dec. 31. Thomost accurate figures
obtainable to-night show thnt the mineral pro
duction for Colorado this j ear will reach $37,
173,500, as follows: Gold. 921,147,0111; silver,
S12,H.!,4'.!5; lead, ij.2,0Ji'J,313; copper, $1,131,
72.1. Tills will place Colorado well In tbo lead of
gold producing States, tho output for Calliornlu,
according to tho lost advices, being about tfllt,
000,000. For tbe first tlmo Colorado leads,
Crlnplo Creek nlono produced more tbnn if 1'-',-000,000
in gold.
FIl'TT PEOPLE HAVE A FALL.
The Flooring or n Hull Ulsos Itny nt an Ama
teur The atrlcnl rrrrnriiiniiLi.
Cudaii Point, Kun., Dee. 31. At an amateur
theatrical performance given in the publlo ball
last night tbo flooring guvo way, precipitating
fifty people a distance of twenty feet. Ono man
had u leg hruken, another had bis ribs irubhed,
and abuut thirty others were scratched und
bruised, Nono wns fatally hurt.
Severe Snonotnrin In tno Mohawk Valley,
Amstehdam, N, Y.i Dec. 31, Asovore snow
Btorm struck tbo Mohawk Valley thla after
noon, und within four hours more than eight
Inches of snow had fallen. It is still snowing
hard to-nlgbt. Railroad tnilllo will lm greatly
interrupted hofore morning unlnss tbo storm
abates. It Is tbe first genuine fall of snow this
winter in the valley.
Binoiiamton, Doc, 31. Over two fool of snow
fell bore to-day. To-night high winds uro drift
ing the snow so that travel is almost Impossible.
All trains are delayed.
Syraeuso to Cse nturul tias.
Sviiacusk, Dec, 31. Tbo Common Council to
night received from Mayor McGuire, with ids
signature, the natural gus francblse granted
ton days ngo to tlio Syracuse Stouui Heat and
Power Company, which proposes to furnish
natural gns to city consumers from the big wells
at Baldwlnsvlllo, fourteen ifosaw ay.
now lurk t'oimuerclnl.
-, Tb nw Commmilsl. Fluncll aud bhlpplox dally.
HAIL TO THE NEW CITY! I
GREATEST BUT OXE XX TUE WORLD, I I
AND BORX LAST XlOltT. ' ' P '"J
tverjbodr semsd to Bo Ont Colobrallag tba :f j
Dabr, and tba Customers or Old Trinity ,1'kl
Wero Swamped In the Journal's City Hall f) 'B
Display A Glorious Backet at Midnight. f;' 'lS
With tho roaring of cannon, ths thunder of -L' i aJm
bombs, and the crackle of thousands upon thou- &,' ,i fB.M
sands of pleoes of fireworks, with sevon bands W t llvl
playing soven tunes, with 00,000 poopla & H'H
gathered In and around City Hall, toot- M ' K-B
lng horns or yelling, and with every 3h" 1-B
steam whlstls within ton miles ot New f H
York shrieking, ths birth ot the now city of , Hjfl
New York was celebrated at midnight. It was 'B
such a display of fireworks and enthusiasm as & JB
porhaps had never been seen bofore In the 8tnto M, '
of Now York, certainly not In tho vicinity ot ?J? , '9
New York city. 1 fl
It was snowing and raining, and an east wind M "fl
was blowing. That part of ths city for half a ;,p -, vflj
mllo In every direction from the City Hall was a j r9
great amphitheatre. The sky was tht donio, w S
and thousands of colored lights lit It, while a ,y. ' JU
ton or so of powdors burning red and green and ft -9
bluo and yellow and purplo lighted tha body of W , 9J
tho theatre. Jy !(
The show that tho New York Journal pro ' 'wJ
vldod was all that that paper claimed it would " ?-
be. Mr. Hearst laid himself out, to say nothing
of laying out Mr. Pulitzer at tho samo time In I JM
doing It. In ths mid Ho of this amphitheatre ' -9
Pulitzer's building towered high, and from M
top to bottom It was covered with signs U B
of "Read tho Sunday Journal." "What'stha Si flj
matter with tho Journal" "Watch tho gilded M 'B
dome," and half a dozen othors. From half a SS SB
dozon other buildings the publlo was told by Ijfo AjjM
Mr. Hoarst to wotch the glided domo, j$ fM
and when 12 o'clock cams and tha Wf'
cannons and tho bombs roared and thundered W 1 fW
and tho sky was lit with all tho lights of tho 4 , VM
rainbow, half adozenflory snakes could bo seen js ' B
to shoot np from the dome. They woro followed i;B
by a pale green light, which dlod out In a mo- . ' yfl
nicnt. 31 j-B
Tbo crowd began to pack In around tha roj ' ;
City Hall at 7 o'clock in the evening, M, jjB
Thero had boon two stands erected, one In 'fc ' fl
ths Park, tho othor on tho City Hall steps. "W. ?
The front ot tho building wns doco- 5- J
rated from roof to walk and from sldo ij .' wM
to Bldo with flags and banners, and on cither ifjjg ,l
end of the building was an immense flag In elco- 'fff ;
trio lights, while In tbe centre wub an anchor. ".I -!
From 7 to 8:30 tho crowd kopt coming and frora 'Wfl $
tint time the park looked full. 'Jwl
Then 400 or 000 policemen arrived, and tho Ul "uB
fun began. It had been arranged to rcscrto tbo Ail ;
City Hnll Park for singing societies. Journal gi SB
reporters, and pnrudors. Tho crowd klckod. (ill wm
Tho pcoplo would not go, so the policemen bad , d , fj
to draw their clubs and march at them. It took ' spjj S8m
fully twenty minutes then of pushing nnd iji ' Mm
Bhoving and prodding to clear tho park. jnH' "K
Gradually tbo crowd was compressed until it Ty , iB
occupied only tbo spaco between tbo build- ia.l ' S
ings along Park row and tbo uiiddlo of tba '-"iScv; &
Btrcet, tbo buildings along Broadway nnd tho fi!B' 'fm
middle of Broadway and tbo plaza nonr tho Ww 'iiSk
Post Ollico. Tho Inter iome.rs packed In behind i".' nm
this crowd thut the pollco had comprcssol, iw'.'
livery street that opened on City Hall Purle ?Pf't wk
was jammed from building to building with -JSm $1
people. Park Row was literally packed; so wero idjR w
Nassau street, and Beckmnn, nud Frankfort, nnd MS Wl
Broadway below tho Post Ollico and abovo tbo jf-Js tfjj
park.and Warren, and Chambers, nnd Park plnco, ILti! ';!
and Barclay, and Vcscy. In fact, not an Inch of raja ll
ground was left any whero In tbo neighborhood jS XM
oxcept In tho park Itself. And thero wcra jK!s 88
enough pollco to bold tho Hues nnd keep than ij' .?
clear, excopt occasionally when terrific fights JM t 'SaJ
took plaio and clubs wero used. fjp? 'l
Now nnd then between the ronrings of tba Wfl
artillery later In tbo evening tho crack of tba S?" " -'-
clubs could bo heard distinctly. Tbo pollco had J 'ffi
a bigger job than they bad over bad in tbo fi .-.
neigbboihood of City Hull Park, und that's say- ,f- A
ing a good deal. -iff -M
Tho bombs announcing the beginning of tha rtM
celebration wero llrcd nt 0 o'clock, und ut tha W, ''RM
samotlute two binds ulnycd "Amorica," nnd a, 3i;
dozen flashlights bent lightning streaks la jlr fc
bewildering fashion. 'ffi-J .&,
A llttlo while before this a crowd of solcculi- 3b &j
Itors had begun to gather at tho City Hall. fflB! -sS
Thoy were armed with Invitations issued bj' 'j8 S
Aldermen. There was room in tlio City Hall fop 3th
about 200, nud tho Aldermen hud Issued 3.0(10 'j i,
invitations. ' j
Evory man or women who had an Invitation) Jpi ,
came and Blood at tho roar cntraucu of Iho City M' i.
Hall Bhoutlng for admission. 'Iho polled -lnrl 1
wouldn't lot them in, ami they denounced thu St'g ''
Aldermen, $P! "
With this bunch of 3,000 nlono a hundred ,;& , &!
policemen had to wrestle, nnd they were tho s"i1jj
worst pushed und ahoved policemen ill tho town. ' '-1
They hardly dared uto ibclr clubs, because thoy ''i j a
didn't know whoso constituents wcio in tht) lit - l
crowd. M 3J
Allttlonfter 0 o'clock tlio Joui-nnt bulldlnii jSt J3
was frrine din electric light, nnd ten now senrch-, !Sj ,tt
lights wcio added to those already zigaggln-r -aot fl
light boanis. At the bane f.imo lights began to Jivl 'iv
show on tho Post OHIlo. 'lyio Government build- ' (? !$Js
Ing apuartiitly had been hired. JillS &
Thosbow attlioCilyllCilwnsformallystarlerl jHI k
nt 10 o'clock when ubout 800 members of tho jshj .
United Singing Suclctlis of Now York nn I ' Jf M
Brooklyn, armed w lib Chlneso lanterns, marched '.1 'A
Into tho City Hull Part) and bogan a Blueing iJJ ,
contest. J ?$m id
Though thero wero POOJ of thorn, nobolycoulct ' J fi
bear what thoy sung except tho pollco. because ' 4lfl M
nobody could got near enough; tho police sur- 3jJj ,$
rounded them, M& J'
Tho singing lasted half a'ltvhour or bo, and, '"gj 'j'
then tamo moro bombs wero IlrcVc) nnd n barrel ,'ffiy o;
or two of colored lights sot off, iii Hicmoan- A .'
time the work of decorating tbo park went. on. X J
Some fifty or hundrod mon or boys wcrJr " C, jfj
armed with colls of red nnd bluo and whlta jVl ' A
pnptrtapo tho width of that used In ticker miv i!i ''f
chines, and holding ono end of a coll thoy would Jf3f f
send the coll Itself up Into tbo tops of tho trees. 5J ti
By Iho tlmo tho singing wns over every tree 'Xh $
In tho park resembled a weeping willow, axcont Ja ,,
that tho weeps wuru of many colors, Instead or ; Mr
ull grLon. 21 j1
Tno nurade, which had Btarted from Union 573 II
square, was nnnounecd loborit Ulecckcr street a ;
a few minutes before 11 o'clock, and another ,i'
batch of bombs and skyrockets und Human can- i 38
dies and another birril or en of rod Uro went up ,ilf
In bright light nnd nolso nnd smoke. '
The announcement of thu approach of tha J?
parade) wn a signal for ihe crowd to break looi ' ,,
everywhere, and thu pollco had to do somo ot
tln'lr IHellest plodding to save Ihcmsehcsfrom ,
being trampled on. V j
The two bands alieady In the park kept loot-
Ing "Tliero'll hon hot tl'iie In the old ton to- j
night," until another band was heard ocr 01a 1
the Broadway sldo of tho park, nnd tho proeus- . 1
blou, headed uy a siund of mouutcd police, cuiiia , .. 1
lu sight. ' I
At this tlmo Mr. l'lilltrcr's domo wns covered ,1 !'
with Journal ndiertUcmeiits, ns were most of j .jl
tho tnlt buildings In tho neighborhood. Th ,, '
turiilngcif the piuicslnn Into Iho park was iho r, '
bigual for the tirbigri.it outburst of fireworks ;1
ami enthusiasm, .,
Bihlniltho mount) d police rnmo tho dcloga- It
tluniif ChU iguciiui ns, who cnuio on to bo la j
nt tbu blrt li coli brti Ion. nud lliey bad In ha
saluted ltb twcnt)-ono bciuibs. Tboy wuru 30- I '
ilieh bomlM, too. ,
III addition to Hi bombs 300 skyroi kots woro I
Bent up, S(l roin.ui candles werelirod olj. 10 1
rnuinii eiiicllo mac hltics 011 the mof of Ihe Post) j
Ollico spurled out olnrid hill, b) tho bushel,
und reel, jellow, nnd Ohio (lit lit up tbo front ot ,
tin. City llull.
Half 11 doen mon- -e.irclilightshadappeare I
on ttici oi'i-iiof bund iig, and they changed co'
ors f i inn r 1 lo u, iiul then lo blue, and
lh 11 to ki 1 en. mill tnun In white, Tbey went
all liirned op tho ('liicago delegation, and tliosa
gi ntlenirii upneartd in Ibe various colors,
The delcjtullon rodo In carriages. The cm.
rlages stopped at tho City Hall iitalforiu mint
the visitors got out and were lujfn up no tha
platform mid Introdllied to WiJlw II linen, .
tbo grnndi.it ber of fit enter Nun -Moi. ,
Then thu review of ihu pi oejfu was begun. ' -i