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t' 1HE SUN, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 10,, 1898.. 3 tl
; UNDANDWATERFOGHAPS
m..t raaarnsrr nrulsed an Fireman
J Ml,-tollllenliivoilnj Man Ferry
Three Tlinrn-The I'olumblaVi fcotiB Vip.
A southern icphyr blow on tlio clilllod surface
, l,nd ond sea hereabouts yesterday, and cro
. d ono of tlio moat opoqtio fogs rocordod In
Vbooksof tlioWcntlicrllurcou. Tlio murk!
.... ict In beforo daw n. nnd was nt Its worst be
fn 7 and D o'clock in tl.o morning. Thoro
-. then no isto ashore that was uihro than nn
M.thof a Ue.k long, and nlloat thonavlga
;coul,l not sco bcjondliiobowsoftliolr craft.
Thcro were three crashes on tlio olovatcd roads,
.mi more collisions, bumps and close shares In
tho risers and biy Hum havo occurred Inn
,!nBlo day nl fog for ninny oars. All tlio out
bound liner- wore kept In port until nftor noon,
when tho alrwnscloar onotigh to pormlt navi
gation without danger, and a fleet of Incoming
craft wcro quarantined many hours by tho
"Vitro were two collisions on tlio Third avenno
elevated railroad and ono on tho Second avenuo
line all rear-end humps. Hundreds of passen
gers' got a shaking up. nnd had to get out nnd
walk to tho nearest elation. Cars woro de
railed nnd engines smasbod, but only ono man
as aufllclcntly Injurod to roquiro trentment at
..holtul, and libs hurts wcro not serious.
Tho thrco collisions took placo qulto early In
the morning, lout tbo tlnio tho working pcoplo
are going to work. At 0:40 A.M.. while an on
Klne with Ave cars was going slowly from the
Forty-eocond street station to tho Thirtj-fourtli
street station, nn englno drawing another
loaded train caught up to It from boblud and
bumped the rear car with such forco that tho
Impact sent tbo first car or tho front train Into
the tender uf the engine and crumpled tho ten
der up considerably. Hoth trains wore crowded,
and the ehock throw all tho standing passonBore
either upon tho tloor or upon tboso who had
I seats. There was something llko a panlo, and
the men climbed out of thn windows until tho
guards opened the gitcs nnd let them out upon
the footway of tho Btructnre. This accident
blocked tho road for sc cral minutes, nud was
thus tbocaiuc of the second crash.
A third train was standing on tho downtown
track, near Fortj-tlfth strcot, when an express
caino along at a good rato of speed. So thick
was the fog that Engineer Hall of tho oxprcss
did not sco tho stationary train until his loco
motive was close uron It, Shouting to his fire
man, John Morrison, to Jump, tho engineer ro
Tersod tho lover nnd swung himself out of hlB
tab. Morrison felt and sprained his ankle. Tbo
force of tho collision broko tho steam pipes
and tho clouds of Btcaui scaldod tho tlrcman
as he lay beside tho engine, helpless nnd only
half conscious. Ho wns taken to tho Flower
Hospital, svhera it was said that his Injuries
were not serious. Passengers In tho front train
were very bidly shaken up and tossed about
and brslses w ere plenty- In ono car thoro wcro
a, number of shop girls, who set up a chorns of
creams, and encouraged each othor in this re
spect until threo of them bocame hysterical nnd
a fourth fainted. They wcro rcvlvod at tho
nearost station.
Policemen In the street below, seeing tho
clouds of steam, turned In nn alarm of flro,
which brought a hook and ladder truck to tho
scene. Scv eral ladders woro run up, by w hlch a
number of tho passengers gained tho street.
The road was blocked for nearly three-quarters
of an hour. Hundreds of persons went over to
I Second avenue, and congested tbo elevated traf
fic there to such nn extent as to cnuso another
collision. A train drawing in nt tho Thirty
fourth street station wns held behind its sched
ule by tho crowds getting on nt Forty-second
street, and v as bumped from behind by nn en
gine which was bringing a loaded train down
town. The collision was not a sorcro one, but It
o startled a boy w ho w as running up tho station
stairs that be had it lit then nnd thcro, und rolled
bscktocarth to bo carted away to Bellcvue
Hospital In an ambulance. Thero was littlo
delay to trafllc. All tbo collisions wcro pri
marily duo to tho Inability or the engineers tu
see moro than a few yard3 ahead of them
through tho to?. 'I ho trains could not run
slonly becaiiso of tho pressure of tratllc.
Tho pilots of the fcrryboits which wcro about
the onlycrnft thit ventured out in tho gloom,
steered entire!) by the rule of guess. Thoymndo
their slips occasionally without mishap, but
general!) they ran up against other ferryboats,
ferry racks, pier ends, nnd bulkheads. Thu South
UrooklTii, on a morning trip from Thirty-ninth
street. llrookljn, to her slip in tbo Kast Hit cr.lost
ber way completel). Her pilot, Capt. ltlpley,
was startled by thn screaming of n Hirer), which
be recognized as t hat of the tl rcboat New Yorker,
which lay at her pier near tho Aquarium, lie
fore he could check tlio ferryboat's headway sho
bad rammed tho flr boat on tho starboard uow,
staring ono plato. cracking two others, smash
ing her guards, nnd buckling her deck. Thoro
were about 150 passengers on tho South Brook
lyn, and many uf them were knocked down, but
not hurt, b) tho shock. Tho ferryboat was not
damaged.
The ferryboat New Jersey of tho Pennsylva
nia line, which left Jersey City nt 7:110 A. M.
crowded with passengers, missed her slip on
thla title of tho North ltlvcr and smashed into
the Cincinnati, which was in tho slip abovo,
read) to start tor Jersey City. Tho Now Jorsoy
backed away from tho Cincinnati out Into tho
stream and aimed for tho honor slip again. Sho
again hit tho Cincinnati. Then sho put out
Into the atream once more to take another shot.
Bho rooted blindly through tho mlet, and for tho
third time banged into the othor boat. 1 hero was
a smashing of glass and a breaking and crack
ing of woodwork. Tho gato nnd rail of tho
women s cabin on tho Cincinnati wero carried
away, b Millar damngo w.isdono to tbo rail and
woodwork of tho New Jersey on tho men's sldo
or tho boat. The two bumps preceding tho final
one baa put tho nerves of the women on tho
Iew Jcrscj on edge, and several of them fainted.
Tho ferryboat Astoria of tho Thirty-fourth
street lint, which left Long IsInndCity ato
o clock, inlssea her slip on this side ofthorivor
yy two blocks aud rammed tho pierhead at the
foot of hast Thirty-second street. Tho forward
guard rail of tho boat was broken and soveral
corses ana many passengers wero thrown from
their feet.
The ferryboat Sag Harbor struck tho end of
tbernck of tbo Thlrt) -fourth street slip, whilo
attempting to gel in, nnd ga o her passengers a
great jar. Theodoro Johnson, fir )eara old, of
01 Saufurd avenuo und .Mrs. Kdward Jl. Peck of
B5 i arsons ovenuo. Flushing, woro among tho
Passengers who wcro tumbled from their feet,
iK:ir!l"1,on. rl.ht ll was dislocated. Mrs.
fT!tts,cut!' ,hu knoc3 "id sultered much
rrnm shock, They tro taken to their Homes.
Hi,. J.!."??0?1 America of tho (irand street
ihin i?w 'J1 licr Nmv York 8I for her sister
!X1 . i",,ll'i to i oino in, as lior pilot did not
r..m ri-ih ""K ot "'"ting ber In mid
tKffu ' . Th? 5llne. when Bho arrived, aeleeted
SJi Z A-riin was in. The weight of tho
5"? e"lt,c"' ''"r-i-s, and vehicles nn thu forward
SSr,f .in8 ,oli" S""l"l tbo deck under tho
Ki.1lIS".?f "'u America. Thu I ostK of tho
in.m,.in .tho 'l'0." " 8i,1 "f 'u Mnlno wcro
anappoilotr.andiho iiiidcrhrnccs and the rud-
lhew,.,Jatrfa"t'r"'l.',l"'K,;i1 tobadl) that
ri '! '"' "" l,,r repairs.
rmMwi.,i0",'ild,.i"c?,""",a cit? ot Norwalk
whl i ,'lV'iT ll,,u "',,,,tr '"'ir ' Aquarium
will '.? n,K fur ''7 "k'r' '' 1"cl"!,' u
Onlr?t,t..r1,"i,im10 n"a ,C1 "t'lienrthollargo
Broadw VJ 'ivViiVol,ln,,,,B " Llr1' l?llc8 botween
mad. . M.-'i 'Ht'iiHiLmn,'. nnd (irnnd Btroot.
D" ., Sie? 1 1, l.i"ffc"t 0Ke,f hor career. Hho
( weather I, ','''" ,,rul" bllJ.10 " ' ideaBant
lttooLi.',,l'l'H 'ni'MIU:8' Vcstorday morning
and TiVani u "!4l'".1 Ilv hundred passongora
PMiing "ir .i,?.n"i',.w,,Bon' .x'"-lrlt of her
I cltr ll lY, . N ",,,u'' report for work In thla
I after Ll in.1 !'tv,,'u ''' ot lost tiltimelf Just
1 urfiV.u'd'l '"," ' iiV''lmr """ Wheroho
1 of anho, 'r ,, , ;'Vci ,'" "','! "cxt ': quarters
1 The M, n,0..'"lw,l'.l " '," net or bo ahli lo toll,
il e?e goin i',"'.ler 1,c' '?""" lbat ""?
kAt S5?kLb,51 "e" '" '0t'-""ckkh.,n'd0,t
1 1 1 rlwbir win ili !'."'u. "tH"1 ,ld0 !,wa'r "P ",0
I 1 1 oceailoiVa'lli i im.'iS r"P""8l, w histlcs, and
Ml airain i l "lu Island get out of siuht
W SS ! .hoi'feMdJllntUI,''?!,'.
.in, one or the in 1IB f.tf l . .' U1"" .'" .''! bended ror
' ll boundtdoiit in ih. lil1' Ll"'. of lm' fcrr' ik.
tS ddies or the Ltr ".- i cr'i 0.'!' K" t""(-ld In tlio
JLHl igan Onlr,'""u U,1.c'.' ''e Island was
iflil JllPK o In " IbIii "n!?",0-0,' '",i"J "trcct
im broaaild ai,ii.i i'i," "" ! iu"'bla brought up
M '' over, VlVAii,rt'i?f,,d ot a racr; n"(1 '"tied
al nd the hor e? hJ?i'ncn .""" lrown down.
IH fet. 'rhetoSiJi ai"1'nr'1 fllno keeping tbolr
Mm made her "w $W lX, 0" t '"t and
W f WM U i tb, KuiSc: '?; dttr ,ue rnd Tet line,
' LiBVJa 'mate of tho Naaaau lino, whJeh runj
bstween East Houston street and (Irand (treat,
Williamsburg, mot near the WIDInmsburg
shore while making for their slips, which are
near together. The Florida's guard overlapped
tho forward deck ot the Jamalon nnd carried
away llfteon feet ot tho rail nnd sorcral potts of
tho Jamaica.
roa VAvsm a. fnzianx irntsoK.
A Fait rreliht Crnabti lata na Kxtr '
the Km Itochelle Yurd.
rictnAM Manoti, Fob. 0. A roacnd collision
occurrod thin morning on tho suburban lino of the
New York, Now Haven and Hartford Ilallroad.
An oxtra freight train bound west was feeling
Its way ln tlio fog nnd had slacked up awaiting
tho signal to proceed tnln tho New Itochcllo yard
when fast frolght 183 plunged Into It wlthn.
crash. Tho cimlnccr nnd tlrcman of tho fast
freight saw their danger when they wcro within
n car length of tbo other train and jumped for
their lives. Conductor Charles Itlddlo wns In
his caboose whon tho crash came. Thn car went
down an embankment twenty feet high. Itld
dlo wns aoirrcly bruised. Tho boiler head of
tho fast freight locomotlro was crushed and tho
holler exploded with u loud report. Four cars
wero wreckeil and piled on tho track and tralllo
was delayed for threo hours.
r A It M Ell AXlt OUX 1SXD A FOX 11UST.
A niicut.lon or thn Merita or Local Ilonnda
Nlarl. thn (port nt Trenton.
TltBSTOX, N. J., Fell. 0. All old-fashioned fox
chaso came to an abrupt ond In Knlng township
this afternoon by tho shooting of tho nnlmal by
John Miller, a farmer, over whoso farm It ran.
Miller had not been notified of tho sport, nnd
when h: saw tho fox he ran forhts gun, shot tho
animal, and had picked It up just as tho pack of
hounds camo In sight. Tho foxl was a fine, largo
red ono. obtained In Hunterdon county n fflw
days ngo by John C. Pratt of this city. Mr.
Pratt, with Bush Pitman. Thomas S. Kvorott,
Samuel Margeruin, Wesley Veriiain, nnd other
friends, released tho animal about - o'clock on
tho farm of Mr, Vornani, about llvo miles from
Trotiton.
1 hu dogs wcro tnken Into n largo Hold and
held while tbo fox wiib led before tlictn. After
the dogs bail become sullicicnlly excited tho fox
was released nnd allowed llvo minutes' start.
When the dogs wcro releiecd they started on
tho trail und ln less than haltnn hour, when tho
fox attempted to Jump over n large Biinwbink
nt tho stuo of a field, Thomas I'.verett's dog
Bock caught him. Somo of tho hunters wero
close nt hand and reloaeed tho rox bcroro ho was
Injured. Then tho fox was taken to the head of
tlio "Flvc-Mllo Swamp" nnd again released.
The dogs wero hold back tills tlmo for eight
minutt'H. The) wero u mllo behind tho tox
when Mr. Sillier bkw him and ended tho Bport
with a load ot shot.
To-dny's hunt wns tlio result of n discussion n
fow da)s ago by n number of local sportsmen
concerning tho abilities of several hounds to
follow a fox. Tbov bio know n ns foxhounds, but
havo hnd little experience In following anything
but rabbits. Their performance lo-dav demon
strated that they had not lost their inherited
ability to follow- n fox, nnd there Is a probability
that In tho futuro fox hunts will bo made n
feature of tho wluter season by Mercer county
sportsmen.
DJtVilMEIt VS. BAQQAQE 83IASIIER.
Both Fall Pistols, nnd the Smuttier Is In Curt
on n Chnrae or Assail.
PouoilKEKPStE. Fob. 0. Bofore Justlco Wll
lctt Hicks nt Stanfordvllle to-day tbcro was a
hearing on a charge of assault In tho first degroo
profcrred by Frank C. Hazen, a shoo "drummer,
representing Montague & Co., Kingston, N. V
against William Deegan. an American Kxpress
agent on Busscll Sago's Poughkcopslo and East
ern Ballroid. Hazen wns n passenger on tho
road, and when ho nrrlvcd at his station Dec
gnn commenced to throw tho trunksoff In tho
ordinary biggngo-smashlng st)Ie. Ilnzon hnd
been paying for repairs to trunks until ho had
got senslllvo on the subject, and tho racket
made by tho fulling trunks stirred him out of
his scat In tho smoking car nnd sent him on a
run Into tho tmggngo car. Agent IJeegnn had
his hand on his trunk as llazcu approached, and
tholattorshoutod:
I.ot that alone; thoro s something thero that
will gooff."
As tie said this ho pulled a pistol. The agent
reached bucK and nlso producort a pistol, which
ho pointed at Hszcn's m-.id, whilo hogavotho
trunk a final slam. Then ho chaRcd Hazen
through tho train, which had left tho station
and was moving thirty mllos nn hour. Tho pas
songers provented lilm fmm harming tho drum
mer. At Stanronhlllo. Hazen caused Doegan's
arrest. Justlco Hicks odjourni-d tho hearing
until Friday. Haxon sajs ho will euo Itussell
Sago to recover damages.
WAS T1I18 alJ'.L l'OISOX'EDT
Sodden Dentil or Don or lbs tilrl. Ilrld for
Giving Ktiocbout Drops to a Parmer.
SvrtACCBK. Feb. 0. May Sco, 10 years of age.
held nt Onondnga Penitentiary with a com
panion, Daisy Fulton, charged with giving
knockout drops to a farmer nt a concort hall re
sort soveral weeks ago, was WKcn to I'onco
Headquarters to-day for examination. Soon
after sho had arrived there she exhibited symp
toms of violent illness, nnd was turned over to
the caro of tho matron and a doctor called. Sho
grow worse rapidly, and died with nil tho symp
toms of arsenical poisoning. Tho case Is very
suspicious. Two mon are chnrged with com
plicity in admlnlstorlng tho knockout drops,
and tho girls wcro being held as witnesses
against them.
Coroner Woavor nnd Chief Wright nro In
clined to the theory of suicide, but nro aware of
tho udvaiitago It would bo to certain parties to
bavo the glrlout of the way. Daisy Fulton, her
companion, told Inspector O'llrlun that Bho saw
a convict at tho penitentiary who dlsponses tho
drus at that Institution give Mny, just beforo
shelcrt tbo penitentiary, a whilo powder, which
she swallowed. Tho penitentiary authorities
denied to-night that drugs wero dispciiEod by
any convict, but tho Fulton woman makes a
positive statement. An inquest will bo held.
SATS HE KTJIUCK. IT HICIL
Vancouver Mon llellrro In Dan Slel.eod, Who
as a He Took Out 81,400 Uolil In Two Days.
Vancouver, B. C, Fob. O.-Dan McLcod ro
turnod recently from a creek not named 300
mllos from Fort Selkirk. Ho threw tho wbolo
town Into excitement by announcing that ho
had located gravel beds of fabulous wealth,
having taken out himself 581,400 In two dayB.
Hepresentatlvcs of rich Kngllsh firms attempt
ed to eet him to lead them to tho new Eldorado,
one firm cabling 8340,000 for their ngent, but
Mcleod wns sllnpory or tho agents became aus
picious, for negotiations foil through.
Thon Mr.O. W. Willis. manager or theChanno
Company, sutlsrylng hiniBclf that McLcod was
rollublo, responsible, and capable, took him In
hand, outfitted a big purty undpr J. A. r rascr,
nn expert prospector, nnd sent thein off by the
Danube, which sallod yesterday. Mr, Willis,
in an Intorvlow with Tins Hun correspondent,
says that ho believes that McLcod can lead his
-mon to tbo richest gold-bearing gravol In tbo
Yukon country.
IlorkUnd County Men Start ror tbo Klondike.
NVACit, Fob. 0. Bocklnnd county has tbo
Klondike fovcr. On Monday Ueorgo Axr.n shoe
manufacturer of Spring Vulley, and A. X. Hood,
a shoo dcalor of tho samo place, gavo up
tbolr business nnd Btnrtod for Victoria, I). C,
whorotiioy will fit themselves out with all tho
ncccssnrlcs for gathering Bold. I).i id Fox, Jr.,
a civil engineer, nnd Thomas M, Hopper, a
draughtsman In thn Itoiiuipo Iron Works, will
civo up their positions and on Saturday start for
tlio Klondike, accompanied by three wcll-knowii
men of Pultereon, one of whom is Cliarlta E.
Beckwlth.iion or ex-Congressman Iicckwllli.a
graduate ot the Columbia bchooiof Mines, who
has had prat tlcnl oxperlento In. the mining dis
tricts of tho Western btntes; Philip Donegnn.
an oxpert mechanic, and Clinrles Jaquiiy. A.
bliiipfon of Hiittoriiand his brother, a clothier
of Hnvorstraw, will nlso start toon, and nnother
party will bo inado up from tho northern part or
tho county.
EXaj.lSU aiKJ.H ItESEETED.
Tbejr Marry Chlneoo In London and Are I.ert
In ihn Lurch In Cblua.
Vancoovkii, 11. 0., Feb, n. Shanghai society
Is greatly disturbed, according to mall advices
recolvcd by tho oteaincr Empress of China to
day, over the degradation or tho English girls
thero who married mombors of tbo Chlncso
Legation In London, wcro brought to China by
thulrhusbinds, and desertod thero. Thoydldnot
dare wtltu to their parents, whom they bad dis
pleased by marrjlng Chinese. Ono pf Ibesp
uirlBwas left in an empty houso in Shanghai,
her husband having takon everything awny,
oven her clothing. In her terror she ncroamod
for tweh o houra beforo the door wus burst opcu
'jfnii'y'or1 these English girls have drifted Into
disorderly liouseB rather than ask holp from
relatives In England, Tho Chlnoao .Legation In
London Is being severely coiuiired in tho press,
and tho British Government wilt bo askod to interfere.
Comedian Johnny Wild Dying.
Trot. Feb. O.-Johnny Wild, the famous old
time IUrrlgan comedian, la dying at his homo
at Burden Lake, uear'iroy.of Stomach troubles.
I Uo U very loiy to-night,
tVM1J)lwa f1riWnMrVtjij,iifMJrtlt!
SLUUTH BECK'S TALE ENDS.
a. xirnzT vay xir thj kooitav
aiuraox ebiberx xnzAL.
Fro.ecutor Kllnb Bebaked by tb Conrt Ha
ITaatod TTItnou Simon Baltner Dotalned
I'ounsel for the Aoenaed iATfyera rrobo
mtneea Beck About HU Fast and Frraent.
During the Noonan-Slmpion conspiracy trial
in tho Court of Oyer and Terminer In Jersey
City yesterday a scene was created by an appli
cation made by Assistant Prosecutor KUnk to
dotaln Samuol Buttner, a witness who had been
subpoenaed by the defence. Buttner Is con
nected with the Star Hotel ln this city, where
tho allegod negotiations for the releaso ot a
prisoner from tho county jail ln Jersey City nro
alleged to bavo been conducted. He Is said to
havo boon lnducod by Pldgeon and nock, the
Jorsey Cltr Journal's sleuths, to poso as the
friend of tho prlsonor, who was to pay $300 for
his release
Just beforo recess Mr. Kllak said: "May it
pleaso tho Court, thero Is a witness for the de
fence ln this room whom the State proposes to
call, and ns I havo reason to suspect that he Is
an unfrlondly witness. I ask that he bo placed
in custody of nn o nicer and detained."
" That Is highly improperl" exclaimed coun
sel for the dof onco.
" It Is vory lmpropor, Mr. Kllnk," romarked
Justlco Lipplncott. "You have no right to
make such n statement."
Mr. Kllnk endeavored to continue his motion,
but Justlco Lipplncott ordered him to bo quiet.
" If you desiro to mako a motion of that kind,"
said Justlco Lipplncott, "you must prepare an
oflldnvlt nnd submit IL"
"Mr. Kllnk Is only making a grand stand
piny," said f ormor Judge Noonan.
" It Is not a grand stand piny," exclaimed Mr.
Kllnk. " I morcly wish to sccuro tho attendance
of the witness."
"That will do, Mr. Kllnk," said Justice Lip
plncott. sternly, "If you wish to mako a motion
to detain this witness preparo "an affidavit and
submit It nftor recoss."
Mr. Kllnk nttomptod to speak again, but Jus
tlco Lipplncott rapped his gavel and ordered a
rccosa for half an hour.
Whon court openod In the morning Louis J.
Beck, the detoctlvo-rcportor-cnfd kooper, took
tho witness stand, nnd his cross-examination
was resumed by rormer Judgo N oonan.
Q Did you oik Mr. Noonan over tho telephone If
you couldn't meet htm In New York on tbo following
day I A. I bflleve I did lay I could bo seen at Silver
Dollar fcmlth'a. , ,,......
Q Now, alnce you. with Pldzeon. ftirnlihed the
Iniiiriuatlon to tho Journul, to tno Grand Jury, and
to tho liar Aiioclatton. how la It that notblim has
been ald ln the Journal artlcm or before the liar As
sociation about Sliver Dollar Hratth? A I ana not
sure 1 did not mention hi. name, because I signed too
statement of my testimony to the Bar Association
without reading It.
Q. Didn't you make up that statement Ju.tnow
about Noonau suggesting a meeting at Mlver Dollar
fcnilth'. ? A No. air; I don't mako up any thine.
In his testimony beforo tho Bar Association
Beck told tbo exact number of drinks ho. Pld-
Eron, Noonan, and Simpson had In Kngel s chop
ouse. but whon questioned about It yestorday
ho contradicted his ronnorBtatcmentand Anally
said that he could not rcmomber.
Q Did you state to tho Dar Association that Mr.
Simpson, when a .tight difference arost, said to Mr.
NiKman. "Joe, don't kill the sooao that lays tho
RoMenrgir"? A. I don't recollect.
Q Yet you have laid liberal howls that? A. I
don't know.
Beck was questioned at considerable length
about his testimony bofore the Bar Association
nnd the testimony no gavo on his dlroct exami
nation on Tuesday, and. when discrepancies
nnd contradictions wero pointed out to him, ho
said ho didn't remember.
Q Where wire you when you lent the 810 bill to
Noonau f A. Wo wero .lauding near the table.
Q lie borrowed the money prtvatclr, as between
vou and him, o that no one cuuld co It A. I don't
know w hetber nn t od could see mt flash the bill.
Q Why didn't ou deduct the SKI from the S.100
you sa) jou paid him the noxt day and return his
cuff and button' A. Oh. I forgot It.
6 Didn't you ateal that cuff fiom Mr. Noonan when
you had him over In New York intoxicated t A I
ne cr saw him luloxlean d.
q When ) ou aint Noonan went over to Simpson's
oftlec. what was the flrst tnlng- donei" A. The door
Q Who locked It? A. Simpson, I believe. I don't
remember.
In nnswor to questions tho witness told again
how tho money was paid and nbout tbo dispute
botween Noonan and bimpson as to tbo divis
ion of it. His memory failed him a number of
times when Judgo Noonan pointed out to lilm
that tho statements ho was making differed
considerably from bis direct testimony. Jus
tice Lipplncott nskod him if tbcro was any dif
ference in his statement then about tho tlmo
thu money was to tie paid and his statements on
other occasions. Ho said thoro was not.
So what you swore to yesterday w oa not true,"
said Mr. Noonan.
"I am trying to tell tno truth." replied tho wltneaa.
Poor trial, ' remarkod Mr. Noonan.
Attcr rocoss Mr. Noonan questioned Beck
about tho business ho hnd been engaged In last
1, I. ..-t.1 ,ln Iia ..na llin nnmtn.l
summer, in-c-.. di. i ....a ... ...........
manager or Buschman s card at Conor Island,
near the Bowerv. He also mannged tbo hreninu
ll'oi Ws slck-bab) fund, and had an advertising
contract. Ho tlonled that he had nn thlirg to do
with the Trocndcro Hotel, and Mr. Noonan pro
duced a sign on which his namo appeared as
""somebody stolo that sign!" cxelolmed the
witness angrily. "You know. Mr. Noonan, 'he
continued, " that ono or ) our men stolo It.
"That Is a vcrv Improper remark ror you to
mako. sir." said Justlco Lipplncott, rapping his
gavel. Beck admitted that ho had tho sign
painted, and said It was only put up to notity
his rrlcnds where ho was. A few moro questions
closed the cross-examination.
Samuel Buttner, proprietor of tho Star Hotel,
was callod next. Ho testified that ho hail Boon
Noonan nnd Simpson at his hotel on Dec 3.
Beck ond Pldgeon wcro with them. Beck in
vitod tbo witness to join tho party nnd intro
duced him. Beck or Pldgeon asked him how
nbout that monoy. Tho witness Bald thot oil bo
could glvo was ifUOO, Simpson said It couldn't
bo dona ror that. An application had to bo mado
to tho court, and Mr. Noonnn would not object
to tho reopening of the case. Mr. Simpson askod
him when tho monoy could be paid and the wit
nose said lo would glvo him a chock If be
wanted it right nway.
" Did Simpson sny anything to Noonnn nbout
tho payment or the monoy I" asked Prosecutor
Oarrcttson. ,
"Noonnn wasn't there at the time, replied
the witness.
q Did Mr. Slmraon .ay anything to Mr. Noonan
about tho time or method of payment? A. Ye,
Simpson eallud out to Noonan. "Joe. I'vo made that
tj.rgulu for SHOO." Noonan .aid, "Oh, I don't caro;
do what you pleaso."
"Ono ot our great actresses. Miss Comer, was
there, and sho played and sang," continued tbo
witness. "Arterward Mr. Noonan Insisted on
going homo, hut Mr, Simpson remnlnod with
tho pnrtv until 1 o'clock and thon went to bed."
A fow days arterward Buttner saw Noonnn nt
Silver Dollar Smith's. Thoro were two Noonans
thoro. Smith said to Buttner that his friend
Joo Noonnn was ln trouble, nnd Buttner snld
that ho would belli him If he could without per
juring himself. Noonan said nothing. Smith
snld that Noonan had done a groat many favorn
for him, and h would llko to help lilm.
Elbert llnppleye, managing editor ot the Jer
sey Cltv Journal, was called noxt. Ho said tbnt
ho enip1o)ed Pldgeon nnd Beck on Nov. SO and
told or tbo dally roports they mado to him. Tho
witness wrote tbo most or the Journal artlclo
rrom tho Information thoy rurnlshed him. Beck
was paid tj10 n dny and Pldgeon 7 a day be
sides their expenses.
Linjcr James D. Manning. Dosczkowskrs
original counsel, testified that Noonan hnd con
sented on Doe. 1 to tho dofctidnnt changing tits
plen. That was tho aay bofore Beck and I'idgcon
called at the Prosecutor's office to see about
"turning out a guy." The trial will probably
close to-morrow.
SVIOIDE IX OEXXEAI, PARK.
A Woman l'ol.ona ller.elr with Carbolic Acid
Her Letter to tho Poltee,
A woman dressed ln mourning poisoned her
self with carbolic acid yesterday afternoon In
Central Park, noar the Sixth avenue cntranco
at Fifty-ninth street, A policeman summonod
an ambulance, which conveyed her to Boose-
elt Hospital, Sho dlod there an hour later. In
tbo pockot of her dress was found this letter:
" To tiiic Police; I did this bocauso I am so
tlrod of life Pleaso don't go to any bother
ilndlng'my people. Put mo In any kind of n grave
so long as you get rid of roe. Olve ull that bo
longs to mo to a young lady that will call.
" Hedecoa Le (Iiieoa.
"P. S. I have no one ln this State belonging
to me."
Tho suicide was about 30 years of age.
Mrs. Annie Coalea a Suicide.
Mrs. Annie Coates, 30 years old, committed
suicide at her home, fiS Pennsylvania avenue,
Brooklyn, yesterday afternoon, by taking car
bolic acid. She was discovered by her daughter,
Allco. She had been despondent for sometime
because of HI health.
Opened tbe lam with BbeUtoa Ueya.
CmcAoo, Feb. 0. The Post Office at Harvey,
at the southern limits of this city, was robbed
last night of 8)1,200 worth of stamps, ?200 ln
cash, and two registered packages, one contain
ing a gold watch. The robbers used skeleton
keys and knew the combination of the safe.
Postmaster Ullson didn't know anything ot the
(robbery until half an hour after opening tbe
olllco to-dajr, so, okJHuLLy was tbo robbery com-
XUB OPERA.
tesTrted Olven at the Metropolitan Wei
die Beard Acala.
"Siegfried" as the second number of
the "Ring of tho Nlbclungs" was ad
mirably proscntod last evening at the
Metropolitan, Walter Damrosch conducting.
Mme. Nordic In tho role of Brannhilde,
Kraus as Siegfried, Mme. Toronta ns the
Foreit Bird, Mme. Staudlgl as Erda, Herr
Brouor as Mime, Mr. Blspham as Alberich, Herr
Btehmann as Vcr Wanderer and Horr Bains as
Tho wholo porformanco compared favorably
with most ot thoso that havo preceded It, Only
thoso flrst ones, whon Herr Alvnry Intro
duced to our publlo his wonderful In
terpretation of tho blltho young hero,
could possibly havo oxortcd moro charm.
He bo dominated tho presentation, so sub
jugatod all othor parts to his own plc
ttirosquo delineation, that at tho end of
tho drama nothing was remembered but
that central flguro In all its brilliant
promlncnco. Thero wcro oxcollont Mtmt
in thoso days.hut nono wns ovor moro striking or
forclblo thnn that which Herr Breiior portrayed
last evening. His gosturcs w ere most graphically
descriptive and qulto unusual In tholr freedom
nnd spontaneity. Tho seono botwocn Alberich
nnd illme was especially spirited and won
wrought nut ton cllmnx of quarrelsome splto.
It Is always worth while to watch tho work and
tbo methods of a painstaking artist llko Bls
pham, who makes tho most of tho cntlro role,
novcr falling, moanwhilo, to bring out tho
salient points ln tbclr just proportion. This ho
constantly does In w hotovor ho undertakes, nnd
fancy can but picture what tho glorious result
would bo should overy ono concerned In a rep
resentation do hlB portion as satisfactorily and
thoroughly. , ...
Herr Kraus was somowhat unequal In tho
merit of his performing somotlmes. In tho
stronger passarcs rising to n fair height
ot achlocmcnt, and again railing wbaro
subtlety, tenderness, or mixed emotions
needed to bo shadowed forth. Herr
Krnus has plenty of compelling power
but not much porsuuslvo chnrm. no thut In tho
main his Kitafrtrtl Is crudo, lacking In grace
nnd oMcn In buoyancy and thu Idoal of beauty.
As to Mine. Nordlca, sho surprised o en her or
dont admirers by nn ndequato and fascinating
presentation of llrilnnhtltle thp owakoncd. In
her former attempt in tho "Wnlkllro" Bho wns
too little tho goddo.s, too yielding, too sweet,
too human, llcro. having lost hcrgodhood, sho
wns right ln describing tno lorlng woiunn. and
Bho did it with an attraction and beauty
not excelled In tho past ou nny oc
casion. Tho difficult postures when iirunn
hilile first arises from her couch woro mado
with oxqulslta case and a graco that seemed
almost perfect. Her volco held out woll In tho
duct also, ovou against Kraus's immensely large
tones.
Tho orchestra did woll. and things were gen
erally vory complete and tidy with the excep
tion of somo clouds which, llko other of our
New York onos, did not vanish away as soon as
thoy ought,
POUND A irOMAX 2JV UTS BED.
Petrenelll tiot Policeman, and lb XTo
Locked Up Artor Uelac Dressed.
When Augustus Pctronolll, a harness maker,
of 139 West Twenty-eighth atreot. re turned to his
homo last night, attoran evening out, ho found
tho lock on his door broken. On entering be saw
a woman's garments scattered promiscuously
about the floor. Over ln the far corner ot his
room stood his bod. A woman was ln it.
"HI, there I" said Potronolll.
" Yes," said tbo woman.
" Will you toll mo what yon are dolnj; thero r
demanded the harness makor.
"(Join" to Bleep."
"In my bod 1 You get out, and qulok. too.
"Would )ou put lady out ln the cold I
asked the fcmlnlno Intruder.
Pctronolll advanced toward tho bed ln anger,
but bis v Isltor only smiled. Then be fled.
Ho went to tbo West Thirtieth street police
Btation nnd nppcolod for help. Policeman Hush
was sent around with him. nnd together they
made tho woman dress, hhu wns then taken to
tho station liousn and locked up. Sho snld that
she was Jennie McCiiiire. S3 years old. without
n homo. At tho station houso sho denied that
she had been ln PetronolU's room.
ADRIFT OX A CAKE OP ICE.
Four Boy Skaters lteseupd by a Ferryboat In
tbe Hudson ntrer.
Matteawan, Feb. 0. Tho employees of the
Ramsdcll ferryboat rescued four Bkatcrsjhls
afternoon who were adrift on a cake of ice ln
tlio Hudson Blvor, opposito Fishklll Landing.
Four boys, Jnmes Kennolly, Philip Xcurlng,
William Cowley and Hobcrt Jones, tholattcr a
colored boy, were skating on tho rl er when tho
ico, which had liecomo honcycouibod, licgan to
bicak up. '1 ho tuns were homo dlhluucu from
shore, and, realizing their perilous position,
started for the largest cake of ice noar hv. Pco
plo on the shoro who beard their cries wero
powerless to holp them, ns they wcro then tluit
Ing rapidly down tho rhor with tho tldo. Every
ono watching tho bovs expected to see tho Ico
cake go to pieces nnd tbo young sknters drowned.
Capt. Janscn of tho rcrr)boat FIshUM-on-liud-Bon
Boeing tliodnnucr onlored tho boat to go to
tho rescue On ncarlng tho floating cako of ico
the deckhands throw ropes to the bovs. who
wore now exhausted with fright nnd drenched
to tho Bkln by tho water which had washed ovor
the Ico. and, with difficulty, thoy were taken on
board of the boat.
iro orr-vs clippertox iseaxd?
A I.nvt.ult Tbat Involve tbe Title to This Bit
or rnclllo Land.
San FnANCtaco, Feb. 0. The question of the
nation to which Cllppcrton Island belongs may
be decided in tbo courts. A case comos up to
morrow which Involves tho title to tho island.
Tho plaintiff Is Cnpt. Pcrmcln, an old seafaring
man, and tho detendnnt is tho Oceanic Phos
phate Company. Forty years ago Permoln dis
covered Cllppcrton Island and holstod tho
American flag. Ho reported this fact to tho
State Department nnd claimed tho guano de
posits, Inter transferring them to the Oceania
Company. ,
Permoln now wants tho transfer declared
void. 'Ihovexod question ot which country has
tho right to cxorclso hotcrolgnty ovor tbo
Island lins boon Investigated. Tho Bccrotnry of
Stato has been communicated with. Contrary
to what has bocn reported tho Secretary docs
not say that It bclongB to Franco, but simply
that according to somo gn7eteers and other pub
lications, tho Islnnd was first discovered by u
navigator sailing under the French flag.
BEST THE BODY BACK.
Grave Bobber (live I'p a Stolen Corpse and
llon't Watt ror n Howard.
Indianapolis. Feb. 0. Jonah Fcrtlg, ono of
tho wealthiest farmers of Hamilton county, dlod
a few weeks ago at his rcsldcnco, elcvon miles
north of this city, and on Sunday night his body
was Btolcn. Friends camo horo In search of It,
but hceamo convinced that It hnd not boon do
Iheredat any college, nnd through tho demon
strators nl ono Institution negotiations wcro
openod with tho rohliers. Tho relntlvcs llnnlly
learned that tho Lody would bo returned for
$100, nnd tho amount was deposited with Un
dertaker Whltfcctt, tho relatives promising not
to tnkonuy steps to llndout tho Identity ot tbo
man who returned It. ,.,,,
An Intimation wns given that tho body would
bo dull von il nt midnight last night, hut bcroro
that hour a innn drove unto tlio Morgue and
left a box with ono of thu riiiplo)ccs, tolling
him that Mr. WhltBctt would understand it.
When Ihn box was opened it (ouliiliiud tbo
stolen body. It wns tuken to Hamilton county
to-day for reinterment.
Flrn In Senator Mn.on'a llou.r.
Wabhinoton, Fob. 0, Thoro was a flro In
Sonntor Mason's residence, 1 1-11 Chapln strcot,
at about 7 o'clock to-night, and for a brief tlmo
It looked ns ir the house would ho destroyed. A
servant In lighting tho gas jets In tho parlor
allowed the toper to come In inntnct with tho
drapery In tlio bay window nnd in an instant
a tlerro blazu tilled ono ond of tbo room, sotting
flro to somo richly upholstorod chairs.
Iho bonator was called and dashed wator
enough on thu burning curtains to stay tho
progress or the flames until ho could tear tho
curtulns down nnd throw them out ot tbo win
dow. Tho burning chnlrs woro also tosnou out
ot doors. Then, with n row buckets of wator. ho
entirely extinguished the tiro. Some valuable
pictures and a piano w ero damaged In addition
to the drapery and chairs.
Quarantine Convention at Mobile.
Mn ill LB, Ala., Feb, 9. The Quarantine Con
vention of tbo South Atlantic and Gulf States
met this morning. There were about 300 dele
gates. Tho convention organized with Dr. C.
P. Wilkinson of Loulslunn as President.
Hannla Taylor opened with a paper on nuar
anilnu with reference to International rights
nnd interests, saying that tho lato Dr. Cochran
told him yours ngo that tho plaue for the United
States to light tho yellow- fevor was In Havana
harbor. Edward 8. Farrar made an argumeut
In favor of Slate quarantine. Dr. S. A, llobtn.
son of New York, W, A, Blount of Georgia, Dr.
Haralsou. and ex-LIeut.-Uov. Sband of Missis
sippi spoko.
Flatbusb CanH Uve a Slow Poat Offloo.
Word reached Flatbush yesterday that Don
gresimon Drlgga'a bill authorizing tho erection
of a new Post Ufflco there would not Pass.aa the
Uovernmont deemed It uawlae to pat up any
BOrr buildings now.
.. vi ilr! A tw-- -'4,.-i-t M-1
THE NEW MAJOR-GENERAL.
CttARZES JT. ROE TO COMHAND THE
lrHOZB STATE XATIOXAE OVARD,
Cor. Rtaeb Reads tba Aomlnatlon to the Senate
and It la Promptly Coonrmod len. Bo la
a Native or tbe Slate. VTaa at WMt Point,
and Ha Served In tbe United State Cavalry,
Amianv, Feb. 0. The Governor this morning
nomlnatod as Mnjor-Goncral of tho National
Guard of tho Stato Charles Francis Boo ot Now
York, now Major of the First Squadron ot cav
alry, nnd tho Sonato confirmed without debate.
It had been expected that Major Itoo would bo
appointed beforo tho bill to reorgnnlzo tho Na
tional Guard should be Introduced. This was to
prevent any misconception as to tho attitude of
Adjt.-Gcn.TIIllnghnst. His rank Is that of Major
Gcnoral, nnd when ho began to ndvocato tho
proposed reorganization thoro was somo suspi
cion that It was a schemo for his own clovntlon
to tbo pcrmanont command ot the Guard, As a
matter of fact, this was never In Gen. Tilling
bast's mind, and It was ln order to mako this
clear that ho announced two months ago that ho
hnd recommended Major Itoo to tho Governor.
Tho division of tho First Brlgado and tbo Intro
duction ot tho bill to amend tho Military Codo
aro now expected to follow ln short order.
Major-Gen, Charles F. Hoe lives In this city
at 33 East Thlrty-sovcnth street. He Is best
known horo as n club member and u society man,
and as tho organizer and commander ot Troop
A, our crock cavalry organization, which has
Blnco been developed Into Squadron A, with
threo troops. Ot this lino body of men Gen. Itoo
had command ns Major, Ills nomination as com
manding officer ot tlio wholo Stato National
Guard has been expectod, for It was fore
shadowed by a rocouimcndntlon recent
ly mado to tho Governor by AdJU
Gen. THIInghast, Ills advancement will glvo
gcnoral satisfaction to tho ofllcoraof tho Guard,
although thcro will bo somo feeling on tho part
ot somo or tbo higher ofllccrs thoso of whom
wcro In tho direct lino or promotion to tho placo
or Major-tlenernl. Thoso aro Brlg.-Uen. James
McLcor, In command or tba Second Brigade In
Brnnklvn, who has held that placo since Oct. 13,
1889; Brlg.-Uen. Peter C. Doyle, who has com
manded tho Fourth Brigade at Buffalo sltico
Jan 10, 1BS0, and Brlg.-Gcn. Hobcrt Shaw
Oliver of thn Third Brlgado nt Albany, whoso
commission is dated Dec. 30, 181)0. Thcro aro
also a number of Colonels who thought they
might bo considered tor tho place.
Gen. Itoo is n native or thla Stato. Ho was
appointed n endot at tho United States Military
Academy nt West Point on Juno in. 18111. Ho
boenmo Second Lieutenant ln tho First United
States Cavulry on June, IB, 18118, nnd served
with thnt body until Oct. 211, 1870. when ho wns
transferred to tho Second Cavalry. Ho was
mustered out of tho scrvico on Dec -H, 1870,
but joined tho service ngaln on Dec. tl.
1871, as Second Lloutanant In the Second Cav
airy. During this period or his scrvico ho was
ln the West, and he led ono column ot tho forces
which went to tho nsslstance or (Jen. Custor
when ho met his death nt thobnttloot Littlo
Big Horn In tho Black Hills on Juno '-D. 1870.
Lieut. Hoo'b command was tho first to reach tho
fatal field after the dlsnstcr to Custer and his
men. From Nov. 2. 1870, to March 31, 1878,
Lieut. Boe was Adjutant ot his regiment. Ha
got bis commission as First Lloutcnnnt on Dec.
0, 1880, and ngaln served as Adjutant from
that dato until Mny, 1880. Ho resigned blscom
mlBstou on Jan. 31, 1888, and moved to this
city to live. On April 3, 1880, ho organired
Troop A and mado It ono of tho finest cavalry
troops In tho country. Troop A did duty under
Capt. Boo during the switchmen's striko nt Buf
falo ln August. 1801!, nnd nt Brooklyn during
tbe trollovmeu's strike ln January, 1805.
In February, lSUS.thc troop was divided Into
two troops, known as 1 and", and organizod as
a squadron, and on Feb. 18. 1805, Boe was com
missioned ob Major in command. On Nov. 27.
1800, tho squadron was dltldcd Into three
troops.
1 bo First Troop Is now commanded bv Capt.
Oliver D. Uridgman, the second by Capt, Howard
tl.Badglcy.botli holding comml-lona from Feb.
18. 1805. and the third by Capt. Latham Oallup
Hoed, whoso commission is dated Dec 4, 1600.
Capt. Brldgmnn Is most likelv to succeed Major
Hoc In command of thesqundron.
Hon. Hoe married Kntherlno II. Bogert. Ho Is
a Dumber of tho University Club, tho Union
League, tho New Yonc Athletic, United Service,
tho boos of tho Revolution, Military, Barnard,
Biding, St, Nicholas, Drivlng.and Unltod States
Army clubs.
DISCORD AT XEir "BEDFORD.
Stormy Scene YTben Mr. Compel- Denounced
no I.eon to tbo Hlrlbcr..
New Bfhi'oiiii, Mass., Fob. 0. Tho first open
rupture In tho mnks of tho striking mill opera
tives occurred this evening when I.nwrcuco
Compcrs, President of tho American Federa
tion ot Labor, nddrcssrd n meeting of strikers
In City Hall. Ho was compelled to leave at 0
o'clock to catch a train at tho heat of the most
tuibulent gathering of tho strike. Tho Social
ists hao shown unusual activity In promul
gating their doctrinoo during tho present labor
crisis. A local paper this afternoon printed a
chnllcngo to Gompers to a joint debate over tho
signature of Jnmes T. Hancock, a membor
of tho Spinners' Executivo Committee. This
called forth a blttor speech from Gompers,
who denounced Daniel Do Leon, who Is to speak
hem l'rida);ccnliig as "a pnld Pinkcrton tliug
coining hero to ruin tho causo of tho mill
lllllldK ."
"Thut's n lie," shouted Hancock, who was in
tho audiciicc, and lie attempted to gain tho
Btnge, dcmnndliiR fair play. Tho meeting wus
nt onco thrown into disorder, nl tbo bright of
which lioinpers withdraw, Tbo Socialists,
who wero In the minority, although sc-attcicd
through tho hall ln large numbers, mnilo n igor
ous demonstration, nnd tho meeting was brought
quickly tunc loso, after a vote of I hunks nud im
expression or conlldcnco in Uompcis hnd been
udopted. Thcro.ls no changolii tho manufac
turers' nttltudu, and no prospect of nn early
oponlng ot tho mill gates.
BortTON, Feb. 0. President Gompers of the
American Ft deration of Labor and .Mrs. Kvn
McDonald Vnlesh of New York spoko to dny at
tho hearings given.ut tbo Stato House In favor
of an net to prcv enl tho Imposition of linos upon
wngos of weavers. A special committee of In
bor women was proont. Mrs. Vnlash sold tho
Idea of tho bill was to put restriction on tho
power to linposo arbitrary linos.
President Gompers said it seemed to him that
thero was an inccntlvo for tbo companies to find
Imperfections In tho work. In tho reply to a
question by a counsol ror tho mill owners. Mrs.
Vulesli replied that she did not intend to nsk
tho samo legislation In Now York.
7,000 OAR3IEXT WORKERS OVT.
Strlblnc Trousers ninboro Joined by Cloak
umber with (arlovunre.
Notwithstanding tbo declared Intention or tho
Cloakmokors' Union toget along w ithout strikes
this season its members began striking right
and left yesterday. Strikos occurrod In tho
shops of tbo following manufacturers: Freed
man Brothers, 1,000 hands; Julius Stein A: Co.,
COO; Strotton Cloak Company, 300; Meyer
Wcsscll, -100; M. (iourovltr, 100; Blooming,
krohn & Stone, 'JOO; ltiibln Brothers & Son,
10(1; smaller linns about 500.
Tho trouble In tho shops of 1-rcedmnn Bros,
wns caused by tlio llrm'n retusal to recognise nr
huvo mi) thing to do with tho union. Tlio othor
llrms declined to accept tho now wagoschcdula
presented!)) their uiuplojocs.
During thu day 500 members of tho Brother
hood of Tailors wont on striko In tho shops of
tho rontruUorH for tho Itoscnthnl Manufactur
ing Company bocauso of an alleged violation of
thu last agreement with tho union.
In all 7,000 garment workeis woro on strike
yesterday, thu striking trousers makers having
Increased tholr numbers by 3,500,
Four Uundred Clgariuaher Strike.
Four hundred clgarmnkcrs wont on striko
yestordnv In Soldenborg & Co.'s ractory, In Kat
Sovont) -flrst street, ngulnst a roductlon of ij-1.80
u thousand in wuges.
Lillian Illauvolt Win a Lav Point.
Cincinnati, Feb. 0. Lillian Illauvclt, tbe
singer, dtvorcod wife of Royal Stono Smith, ob
tained to-day a ruling In her favor concerning
the note on which ex-Judgo Lnfayctto Smith of
this city, her ox-father-in-law, has sued her.
Smith's plo.i was that tho noto was given tor
her "musical education." This phrase the
court ordered stricken from tbo pies, this vir
tually placing tho burdeu ot that expense on
ber formor husband.
Thirteenth liniment Itevlewed by Gen, Her.
rllt,
Major-Gen. Wesley Merrltt, commanding tho
Department of the East, Unlttd States Army,
ravlowod tho Thirteenth Hegiment of Brooklyn
at tbe Sumner avenue armory Inst night. Tho
regiment turned out In full numbers under Col.
W. L. Watson. Thero was a review in line and
Easslng and a parade, and these wore followed
y a dance. Gen. Merrltt was accompanied by
bis staff.
Commander Goodrich Win a Prlae.
ANNApoua, Md Fob. 0. Commander C. F.
Goodrich has received the annual prlzo offered
by the United States Naval Institute for tho
beat essay on a naval subject. This entitles him
to a life lutmbenulp, tylVO and a gold medal.
:.fc ttj, fr,'-,!,., ...tV,4V.,,9Jll. J j. fjty rf M.k-ICV
IDA PLACE XO BE BVRZBD XO.DAY.
Her Father Condition Imprvlaa-,' and Ho
May Hot Well ar Hla TToand.
Ida Place, who was killed by ner tepmother
on Monday at her homo, 008 Hancock street,
Brooklyn, will bo burled to-day In Cypress Hills
Cemetery, whoro her mother Is burlod. The
funeral will bo private. At 8L Mary's Hos
pital, where Mr. Placo lies Injurod, It was sold
Inst night that thero had boon a marked Im
provement ln his condition, and that ho would
probably rocover from tho wnunds.
Dr. A. C. Hondcrson mado known last night
tho result of tho autopsy upon Ida Plnco'a body.
Ho said that hor death was duo to suffocation.
Thoro was a clot of blood In tho loft templo
which might havo been produced by a fnll or a
blow. In tho opinion of Dr. Henderson, after the
neld was thrown Into tho girl's face sho throw
hersolt on her bod, nnd whilo sho was lying
thero hor stepmother throw tho bedding over
her and kept ltproisod down on hor until sho
wan doad.
New HitCNRWiCK. N. J Fob. 0. Tho trunk
which Mrs. Martha Placo sent to Now Bruns
wick directed to hor brother, Peter I). Garret
Bon, was opened nt the baggago depot late this
afternoon by Detcctlvo ltnbert Mitchell of
Brooklyn In tho presenco of Mr. Garrotson. Its
contents included drcssos, plush nnd fur gar
ments, linon, Jewelry, and many small articles
such as a woman would nocd during a pro
tracted V islt, Mr. Garretson, after noting that
nono ot tho nrticlc could havo been meant ror
his daughter Graco, as was Indlcatod by a letter
ho had received rrom Mrs. Plaoo, consented to
urrendor tho trunk.
S. r. WHITE CEXSVRED.
Stoek Exchange Member Warned to Avoid
Objrrtlounblo Advertising.
S, V. Whlto, who wob reinstated as a member
of tho Now York Stock Kxchango on Dec 30
last, wns conBured by tho Governing Committee
ot tho Kxchango yesterday for advertising In a
manner hold to bo objectionable. Tho ndror
tlscmont complnlnod of Invited tho pcoplo to
subscribe to a s) ndlcnto for stock speculation, of
which ho was to bo tho manager, tho money not
to bo withdrawn. If ho so doslrod It, beforo Doc.
31, 1800. Mr. Whlto concludod his advertise
ment thus:
"I want money from those only who nro suf
ficiently accomplished thoroughbreds that thoy
can Uiko a loss without depression and a profit
without oxultatlon."
Tlio Governing Commlttco passed theso reso
lutions: "Resolved, That, In tho opinion of this com
mlttco, tho publication of snld advertisement
whs nn net Inimical to tho credit and good re
pute of tho members of this Exchange,
"Rewired, That In tuturo tho publication of
an ul crtlscmcut of other tbnn a strictly legltl
mate business character by a member of this
Kxchango shall be decmod nn net detrimental to
tho Interest and welfare of this Exchange."
It Is known tlint several mombers. who havo
been advertising In n sensational uiannor, havo
received wnrnings recently that unless they
stopped doing so they might bo disciplined.
Now tho Governing Commltteo lms put Itself
doflnttoly on rocord against tho advertising
methods objected to.
JU31EL HOUSE TO BE HOTED.
Horrlo null! It In 1T.11. Wn.hlncton Stayed
In 11, nnd It Wa Mine, Juninl'a Home.
Tbo old Jumcl house, on Washington Heights,
ln which Washington had his headquarters dur
ing the battlo or Harlem HcigbtB, will soon be
moved from Its presont site to a smaller p!ot200
feet distant, across tho Kdgcmont road. Tho
houso now stands on foundations built In 1758 In
the contro ot a plot of -CH lots, extending from
100th to 102d Btrcet, between Jumol tcrrnco
and Edgcinont road.
'Iho houso was built in 1758 by Col. Hoger
Morris as a wedding meson t ror his bride, Mary
Philipsc. daughter or rrcdo.-lcko Philipsc.'sccond
Lord or tho Manor of Fhllitvuburs:. During tbo
revolution, Col. Morris being u loyalist, tho
property wns confiscated by the patriots. Mme.
.iimiel purchased tho cstato in the carl) part of
tho century nnd remained in possession of It
until her death In 1805. Tho property wns thon
Involved in litigation and was occupied by ten
nuts who becmed bent on destroying tbo his
torical features of tbe bouse. Soven or eight
years ago tho house, with thlrty-ilvo city lota
n.rnntiillnf. It m. n a mirplifis.il l, Af r nttrl T.
Ferdinand P. Karlo. They havo restored tho
houso to its original aspect both inside nnd out.
nnd latterly It lias been a meeting placo of many
patriotic societies. Tho houso Is to bo moved
now becauso tho plot on which it stands has
been sold.
BROADWAY RTjVECOAT HURT.
Thrown r n t'Alile Car Under n neavy Truek
Ublrli Pn.ae. Over III Hand.
Pollccninu Jnmes Welsh or tho Broadway
Squad was Injurod vcBterday afternoon while ou
duty nt Thimcs street. Welsh signalled a
downtown Broadway car to stop, but Jeremiah
Calahano. the grlpmnn. disregarded tho order
nnd allowed tho car to Btrlko Welsh. Tho col
lision threw Welsh ngalnst tho wagon toneuo
ot a twn-hore truck. Tho wagon tongue struck
him. Ill thu sldo nnd knocked him to tbo ground,
Bcroro Jeremiah McCarthy, tho drlvor. could
stop tho team tho heavy truck passed over
Welsh's left hnnd. crushing It badly.
Policeman llonnctt, also or tho Broadway
Squad, sent Welsh to tho Hudson Strcot Hos
pital, where It wiib discotcrcd that ho was also
intcrnnlly injured. Bennett placed tho grlpmnn
and truckman undor arrest nnd arraigned them
In Ccntro Street Court on a technical charge ot
assault. Magistrate SluiniB hold tho two pris
oners to aw ait tbo result ot Wo lah's injuries.
A RED CROSS IX THE SKY.
Tbo Phenomenon Seen from the synek mil.
Ju.t Ileforo Sun.ee Veaterday.
Nvack. Feb. I). A number of porsons living
west of the Nynck hills witnessed a phenomenon
In tho sky shortly boforo sunset Ibis evening
that filled them w ith wonderment and nwr. The
sun wns vet a short distance abovo tho horizon,
wltli Its inconoarly hidden by clouds. Suddenly
part of tlio clouds seemed to melt away, and tho
nun shone pnrtlr through thoso that remnlnod,
with blood red light In tho form or a perfect
c ross. 1 ho sight, did not Inst long, but for a fow
momenta It looked as If a cross or crimson had
been set In tho sky just nbevo tlio western hills.
'1 ho cross was so perfect in form that the eight
or It was a striking and lmprosslvo ono. Super
st It ions pcoplo wcro nervous over the phenomenon.
CIIESIICAIj baxk stock sold.
A Drop In tbe Prlrn or Nhnre na Compared
nllb tbo I.n.t Prevloua Rale.
Three shares of Chemical Bank stock were
sold nt auction j cstorday nt tbo Now York Heal
Esloto Salesroom. Thoy woro tho flrst that
have boon sold slnco tho discovery of tho Grablo
nnit Silver loans and the resignation ot Cnshlor
William J, Qulnlnn, Jr. Ono shnro brought
$3,8 15, another tr.'t.Hr.d, und thu third J,lKI0.
Thu par value Is $100. (In Jan. 11) Inst tl.o
shares wcro sold ot $-1,150 a share. Thu slock
brought $1,300 ot auction a year ago.
Aunt Mary Hpooner I OS tear Old.
Nr.w Bbpfohh, Mass.. Feb. 0. Miss Mary
Spoonor, agod 101, tho oldest woman In Massa
chusetts, rccolved a largo conipaii) of callers at
hor home In Aciishnct to-day. Shu Is tho eighth
of tlio eloven children or Mlcnli Spoonor. who
wns one or tbo settlers at Acushnct, and who
served honorablv In tho ltonlutlonnry war,
Novcr has Aunt Mary ridden on steam or elec
tric cars.
Cialrord Found Utility or Kllllnc Itartnw I.Iojd.
GiieenviLle, Ala., Fob. 0. After nearly four
days' deliberation tlio Jury In tho caso of John
Gafford, tried for tho murder or Bartow Lloyd,
tho well-known Soiithorn writer, returned a
verdict ntl;45 o'clock this nfternoon of guilty
nnd fixed punishment nt death. Tho verdict Is
received with approval by tbo citizens. There
will bo nouppoul.
Muter Hilled by Git..
James Waters, a compositor, 85 years old,
waB found dead ln bod nt tho Botol Comfort, 45
Bowery, yesterday afternoon, Tho gas jot was
partly turned nnd tho room was full or gns.
This Is believed to havo beon due to accident.
Waters was a member or Typographical Union
No. tl.
An Alabama Celine nulldlaa: tlurned.
Huntsvii.i.e, Ala., Fob. O.-Seay Hall, one of
tbo handsomest buildings of tbo Agricultural
and Mechanical College, at Normal, was de
stro)td by lire this morning. Twenty-live
students who wero asleep In tho building nar
rowly escaped with their lives.
Ilrldse Trolley Service to lie Increased.
Arrangements havo been mado for operating
flvo linos ot trolloy cars on tho Brooklyn Ilrldgo,
beginning on Sunday. Tho cars will run on Ifvo
minutes' headway.
Where Yeitrrday' Fire Were.
A.M. ViiOt, 08 Mott street, Mayer Beterlcl, dam
ago (40; 1:90, 41! llond street, 11, V. McCatterty, dam
age SI0 li, 88 Attorney atrect, Max Levy, damag
'r if Ii30, 4HJ First avenue, Charles Andenon,
dauiago $10i B;l. 17U Brand atreot, Knerrlna; and
pleikavor,i!odamaiioi llilO. Hth atreet and Man
hattan atreet, Oreu Bliaw. daniano ISOOiBilu, White
atun UndluK. l-ons Mand, John ration, daniaco
tl.SOOi to, olTwuleU atreet, Solomoii Ptntscb, dam.
axe 11U0. ' 'J i
it is H
ROYAL I
Bmklng I
Powder I
that makes tho tfM
Delicious Biscuit,
Griddle Cake 1
and Doughnut i
ff I m
BLAZE IX A FIRE110VBE, 3M
m
The Firemen en Watch Fined On Day's Par -. .
Tor Xcsllaence. ifl
Firemen John Swocnoy and John Kane ot 9
Truck 10, tbo quarters of which ar ln Fulton 1
street, woro on trial yesterday beforo Fire Com- VH
tnlesloner Scannell at Flro Headquarters bo- 39
causo of a flro tbat occurred ln the company ilfl
quarters ono night a wcok ago. Tjfl
While tho two men wcro on watch attormtd- ljV
nlgbt aflrogalnodconsldcrnblo headway In tbo
front part of the company's houso boforo tbey 2H
dlscovorud it and extinguished It with soveral
palls of water. !
" What caused tho flro I" asked Commissioner '';
Scannell. );
Tho tlremon said '.hoy did not know; that they
wcro in tho rear part of tho quarters whon they wJB
discovered tbe wainscoting nflrc. gH
"Firemen must nut lot Arcs break out under
tholr very noses without tbclr knowledge" "
commented tho Commissioner, ns ho tlncd each KM
of tho men ono day's pay, M
ASSE3TRLYMAX S.MITII ILZ. bM
Stricken with Cancer or the Liver at Albany Aj
Ten liny Ago. tJM
Thomas Smith, w ho was cloctod Assemblyman '$j
for the Fifteenth district on tho Tammany
tlckot last fall. Is dangorously III at his home, "
3U0 West Fifty-first street. Ho Is sufferinfj 'JM
from cancer of tlio liver, which first developed ,vl
ton days ago whilo Mr. Smith wns In Albrny. j&B
Ho returned homo and has been conilned to bis .!
bed over since. Ho Is a contractor and has bcon - YM
I a partner of ox-Senator Plunkitt. M
Deatb or nn Inventor. A
Samuol Rockwell, formorly of Utlcn, N. Y ffi
dlod last night In tho Hudson Strcot Hospital. ' ,?
Ho was taken thoro two w ccks ago to bo treated A
for kidney trouble from a lodging houso at B8 d'
Park row, whoro ho had lived for two years. i
Mr. Hockwcll lnventod n schemo for tnak- &'
lng gas aid another for tho consumption 5;
of smoke. He lost his properly In tho flrst '!
venture. Tho second Invention, it Is said, is at
present undergoing atrial at Washington under vV
the auspicos of the Government. Mr. Hockwoll A
was at one time ln tho commission huslnoss in 'Jx
this rity, and for somo tlmo hnd been employed v
by Thomas Miller & Sons, bardwnru merchants $
at 100 Centre street. Ho w ns 74 j ears old. Ha 'V
will be burled In Potter's Field unless his rchv J.
tlves intervene. i
Ernest Walker Die or Ilodakltt' Disease.
New ITAvn.vt Conn.. Feb. 0. Hrnest Walker, T
tho Brooklyn young man whoso serious lllnoss '(
ot Yale was notod In this morning's Sun, died -
to-day nt tho Yale Infirmary of a complication 'I.
or Hodgkin'n disease and Inflammation of the in- 5!
testlnes. His is thu first caso ot Hodgkln'a 31
dleenso on record lu this State. An operation j.
was performed last night, but Walker was too il
weak to rally from it. Ho was 21 j oars old and Xt
a member of tbo Bcnior academic class. S
Obituary !Yofes. ($'
Daniel Jackson Steward died yestorday at bis J 3
home, 10 Gramercy Park, ln his clghty-aocond ' 1,
year. Ills death was duo to paralysis. Irora , .Vf
which ho had suffered for the past six years. 'f
Ho was born on Oct. 12. 1810, nnd was tbo son M
of John Steward, an old Now York morchant, "
who lived formany yoare at 1 Pearl street, Mr. &
Steward graduated from Princeton in 183-t. In- ,
hcrlting wealth from his father, ho never en- S)
gaged in business, hut became on nniatour of iU
art and science. Ho had consldorahlo ability as iYv
a palntor and was n member of tho National V
Academy ot Design. He was for years Firs! ' jL
Vice-President of tbo American Museum
of Natural Hlsto-y, rotlilng to tho post of See- $
ond VIce-Prosldent when overtaken by 111 '
health. Soveral years ngo ho gavo to this ?,;
museum its collection of shells, thn finest In the "p
country, which Mr. Steward hid gathcrod. Ho ,y
was a patron of the Metropolitan Miisucm, ond if.
a director of tho Houso of Ilerugo on Randall's 11
Island. For forty- years ho wnson older of tho
South Church or Madison avenue, or which tho ,'
Itev. Dr. Terry Is pastor. Ho leaves a w Idow '
nnd four daughters. Tho interment will be nt ?
Sir. Stuword's country homo at Goshen, N. Y. a
Augustus Sherrlll Whlton. who dlod of cystitis m
on Monday nt bis home. 110 West Soventy- m
sixth street, was born ui Ulnuhamion. N. Y., on -m
Dec. 25. 1R20. Educated nt tholtharn Acad- W
finr, ho bee. 1 mo n civil engineer, nnd ln 1845 JE
built tho brunch of thn Krlo Railroad from W,
Goshen to Plerniont on the Hudson, which wns Jt
tho first railroad nutlet to tho West lor Now HB
York. After nractlclng his profession for sov 1st
ernl years In Kentucky, Ohio, nnd Now York, bo
became general superintendent of tho Krlo )0
Itnilroad. In 185:1 bo hecnmocliier ongineernf gP
n Kentucky railroad, und lattr of 0110 ln VIr- X
ginln. Coming to this tlly ho entered tlio stcol tf'
and iron rail business, ami was ngent ot several S
Kngllsh llrms. Inlb!l2 bo retired from active . tj
business. Fur a number of years ho lived la ,
Jrrsoy City. Ho was 11 ilctcondant of nn old Jf
Kngllsh family which settled nt Hlngbam, jj
Mass.. In 1047. Ho leaves 11 widow, who was fj1
Miss Caroline Ward or Rainnpo Vnlloy. N. J.: ?A
a daughter, Mrs. Hobcrt W. Little, and a Bun, .7.
Louis C. Whlton. y
Henry Hose, 01 roars old, tho oldost rcsldont
ot Whitestonc, L. I., died Inst night at his home. ,',f
Ho wns born in Germany Jan. 20. 1807. Ho i
rnmo to this country as a lad nnd lonrncil tlio r:
biker) business. Ho established himseir In a ,(!
bokerv In Ccntro street In this city, whoro ho a:
nmasscd a fortune. In lPOIl ho retired and set- ?
tied in Whitestonc. While ho wns In tho bakery
huslniss lie had in hla employ the threo Hockcr ar
brother", who afterward bceamo widely known j-
ns manufacturers of Hour. Mr. Itose'n first wire A'
was one or their i-lsters. Mi. Hobo louvos n S'
widow and threodnughtersMrs, Herman Hess, &n
Mrs. Hem iotta Jones or Mouroo street, Brook- y,
ll 11, and Miss Susie Hose. H
Dr. Oscar A. Monacal, son or Civil Knglneor A. '
O. Monocil, r, S, N dlod yesterday ot his av
fathoi'a house, 15 Flushing avenue, Brooklyn
Nnvy Yard, of Lonsiiinptlon. Ho was 28 years g
old. Ho was graduated from Columbian Uiil- y
vorslty at Washington. I). C and practiced tfi
nirillclnn for flvo years In that city. Ho was '
tnken III Inst August. fi
Joseph Merrltt. tho historian of Amesburr. $
died nt his homo )estcrdav, ngtd 81. In 1844 A'
hu was thn Demoi ntlo candidate ror Itepre- ,7.
mutative, rcecii lng fin moro votes than John O, 5
Whlttlcr, tho Abolitionist candidate, &'
James It. .Mangles, Village rierk of Hockvlllo S1
Centre, L. I., died suddenly yostnrdny. Ha S-
lcnves n widow, who is tho onl) daughtorof S;
Capt. Samuel Hawkliurst. treasurer or the Pa- it
cllic Mull Steamship Company,
Otto Derlick, a musician, who wont to Sara- 1,1
toc,-a from this rity ror his health otout n roar '
ngo. dietl 1111 Tuesday night trom consumption. .'
Ho lammltcd by n widow nnd three children.
A Winter's Fog I
Would Freeze a Dog. $
A This old ndriBO, being j
true, how fnros it with jj
tho human fnmlly, with ij
tholr proclivity for tak- ,
lnp; colds, with Its train M
of coughs, grippe, pnou- U
monla, consumption, cVc. b
Tho best antidote on f
mm "mo mm m."
ymkWX It Bives warmth, j;
Y yP N( strength, tones up tho ft
VvsMMtjAW stomach and the system,
fffff.yln) and wards otT diseaso. 'i;
IwnTrJSp'rv.ll Thousands havo tried it. is
r'JS&ril Buy only from rellablo fr,
" Jp doalore. j,
H. B. KIRK & CO., 69 Fulton St.
Ala BroanwajanaiTUSt. .''j