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iTCARTKBYTO HIS CRITICS.
M -,.,. rarM anil "" to "" inxt'
B a.! That II" '"" " ""
I' Whirl. II." "" Mu.t ! nrm.twl-.
i) ' . .. (leaning Commissioner McCartney
I ! . ." ,0 ,,,8 "0!,rd ' ,,' m
I m ', ! .tMlctday in reference tothoerltl-
I J bo ucparlinent. Tho statement ye-
I ? triwciflll " ",0 re"101 of " na
I 'i'mml lo nrr "ke.l that U'0 thoroughfares
I I1" h it t iu enow Is to be removed In the
"B in lcs United by the- board and the
i?tUl .pa " mV. '"nl "PWIe could
" n.iwhat to expect. '11.1.. Mr. McCartney
kT would I II- Department of Street
f' iTofn (treat deal of uncalled-for critl
TandnouWrt .ho same time bring before
Jo. TclUrtn" the question of bow much money
'i Slire the city t spend for the remoTal of
lhnWrom ho P.hl.0 street.. Mr. McCartney
' Zi A: Tt the manner in which hi. man
Si oMbe department has been criticised.
?h,blUo ",!. a, I think, unfair criticism
.btLslcn Indulged in by some newspaper
uh regaid to my administration of tbo Street
a ean"s Hopnrtmcnt.'' he said "was based
In thocro. nd that I bad not done as well
SmuIS my predecessor, in that I had
cleared certain street, above Fifty-ninth
,treet on the cist and west sides.
This work of snow removal has been done by
B, under a contract executed Let year by my
Mcdccosor.aml which, by its terras, will re
mala a force until the middle of April next. It
u.ho the fact that 1 have cleared substantially
the same streets of snow as wcro cleared by my
r,rliccssor; that the work has been carried on
fnsu the streets of tho former City of New York
r precisely the same methods as were used by
the former Commissioner. It Is also a fact that
'.ht to be remembered that I havo employed
In this work precisely the same forcoof men
that as empioj cd by my prcdoceBSor.includina;
the samo person In chorgo of the general super
Tlilonof the work, tho sanio district supcrln
tendonts. tho same section foremen and tbelr
Militants.
'Alter three days of almost continuous snow
storm tho main thoroughfares of the city woro
entirely clear within twenlviocr hours, so Jthat
traffic was not impeded. This storm was-tol-lowed
by a cold spell lasting almost a week, and
within five days thereafter more than 800 ad
ditional mllos of streets, which Include all the
paved streets within tho boroughs' of Manhattan
sndthe Bronx, wcro cleared by the department
men. This latter work was accomplished by 'our
regular force, who, In addition, attended to
their duties of removing farbasre', clearing
gutters and keeping the crosswalks clear), there
by entailing no extra expenso to the taxpayer
of this citr.
"IJr consulting tho official map of streets
cleared of snow Feb. 12 to 10, 1807, In the
pjmphlet report published by Commissioner
Wsrlngsnd submitted by him to Mayor Strong
en May li, 1SD7, It will bo observed tftat on tho
east side, abovo Thirty-fourth street, tbo total
number of blocks of paved streets cleared of
snow by blm was about 1)0 out of nearly 1,000
blocks of paved streets. Not ono of tho cross
treets east of Central Park, where the mfisJ of
the peoele of that portion of the city dwell,
from Fifty-ninth street to 125lh street, was
cleared of snow bj my predecessor, with the ex
ception of 110th street. ....... 4N
On the west sido, from Flftyilnth Street
north, as indicated intbeabOTO map, not a sin-
fie street was cleared of snow, except the Bou
evardas far as lliith street, whllo above Con
tnl Park nothing was done on thafside oxcopt
la 125th street and Mnnhattan street to Fort
Lee ferrr. one block of HUtb street, a few block
of Elzblb, avenue, and n portion of 124th street
west of Mount Morris Park.
"In regard to this subject thore arp numer
ous questions that must bo taken Into consider
ation. The city of New York, below Fifty-ninth
atrtet, and in the business streets above Fifty
ninth street, is, during a heavy snowstorm, in
the position of one whose bouso is afire, and
when one's house is at re. tho thlpi; to dp is to
putthellreoutas quickly ns possible, ana with
the best means at hand. When a snowstorm of
such magnitude as to IrapVdo travel and trafllo
visits the city, the thlncrto do is to.remoTo.it
airiridly as possible, and the best meana avail
bleatthe time are the proper one totiae. In
connection therewith there are a (treat many
things to be considered. My predecessor say
In his pamphlet report:
" li It were df sired to remove snow from every it rert
In the itty la hetorra would cost per Inch of snow,
ucomrutM from ttio records of the season of 1890
'W. 131,011.60. Thus, with tho ten Inch falls of
snow Just pas-ed, the cost, exclusive of any Itema ex
ctpi tie lumi ictually paid to the contractor at his
pric-j per cubic yard, would be tor each storm 310.
418 ThU Is on the basl or the present mileage
8J) of pared streets In the city, and would maka
tie cojt vgrciato for even an ordinary winter
SI. 500.000 Even wero the money forthcoming It
would be practically Impossible to clean tha entire
street area or the city within a reasonable time on
account or the limited supply of vehicles available
lor the purjoie of snow hauling.
"It has been estimated that the cost per win
ter for clearing all the streets of the borouprbof
Manhattan of enow would bo about $2,000,000.
If this question of Bnow removal was left to tho
citizens at largo I doubt very much If tbo
amount neccss iry to be oxpended by any ad
ministration for the removal of all the enow
would meet with their approval, Another
Question presents Itself, A great many people
do not understand that when a. snowstorm
comes, followed by a cold snap, so thslt the snow
is frozen uport tho asphalt pavement to any ex
tent, the snow cannot bo remoed except with
P'ci with more or less dam ago resnltlnc
thereby to tho pavement. Tho department la
therefore compelled either to damngo tho as
phalt pavements or wait for a thaw.
.. It seems to mi, therefore, that it would be
advlsablo, in order that nil who take an inter
?!'?'? mittcr may know beforehand what
particular streets His the duty of this depart
J?"' to clear of Bnow. that your board rrcom
mend to tho Municipal Assembly tbo adoption
K ho rdinaiue or resolution as shall define
?..' Llrcc,ts are to ho cleared nnd what streets
areuottobcUearcd.
1 vV &.,0 "dvisablo. in my judgment, that
S, recommend to tho Municipal As
semnly to revise, If necessary, tho city ordi
Sff. c'Jsotlitthe Police Department will eee
Ki JU,t '"'"'cdiatcl following a anowstorm
h.rupnnis.of rtwellingsond business houses
ffmc led 1 f'.nr a 'bo I"'"- 'rom tho sido
thHVnf,'!,nt?,.the,lr Promises, thus enabUnir
aUemnP.ajm.tnt.,0v.CD'," ,h0 streets at the flrot
sam?.P.: ?,,,,J0"t being compelled to go over the
arter the last snowstorm."
" rcqueat was laid over.
Pudo v .'lii1-. ili? Commissioner of Water
eoniv-Jit1 v nUd '"tbohoird for rntlflcallon a
WaiS ,iUi'Vl'c.' J.uo t,ly "ni1 tbo Citirons'
Queen, HnES1' n'Nctown,ii.tho borough of
fsUndViTJ n.ddItlonal water supply for Long
effere l rln. Af ' amo tlmo o resolution nils
authorli'n1,';,'-' lno .Municipal AHsembly to
Pewanf l!;?'000 ,,0rth nt "O"1'' t Py tho CX
Kirthn ;?!" ".ow niillns thero nnd connect
the main, if n'i"".0' jMna l9lnnd Clly "'th
The r ii? Vi1'" Newtown company.
nnlFvnn.,itil0" B.kAnt for tl,o bond Issue was
foronVweek ' 8Ud ,Lo contct was laid over
X'CVLLAGU TALKS TO CAPTAINS.
a..lljl., P Hud ..rd Appll.( M.a,
"Iliu Think (, Town Wm t0 0pe)i
Chief McCullatth ga o tho Captains of the old
e.LV '"""'"' t0 ytcrdny tm pool-room
nlaTnil S "'"' ""'r U"ll,' " told them as
Plainly a, .words could that ho would not have
"otKot,ih1'n1,:,:,'"0,h waa Chief New York was
The it ... a.V l"-open I own.
sornelhiL1 7,? ',"t.',,' Chief had found out
L to 1 "L "tar '' t lem f his mon In doubt as
he uuia lav ,.,., ' " '! b,,t. .nel1 hcr they nor
that raiul ... ,',',k',',,,,oul l iftcrwnrd. All
hat ", i . ,V '" "X'sldo world miih tho ocho of
hMe bet1?a'1'ribrltUlu,ir.''0bU who U"rd " ,0
U'cau, io ikai, At.nr.nMEx.
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thehlwihrr, ,' ",0 """ownt'o members of
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- XXOKXB OPT QV ttFJFXCJR. . ,
Cemntttenerr Rtkhwlix KeattstsT M
er ireast Aepalat.
Followinu- the example set by some'of Mayor
Strong's) CommlasloncTf. Commissioner of Hlffh
ways Keating abolished twenly-lhreo places ln
his department yesterday and redncod the me
chanical and laboring force to.'a point which It
ha not touched In years. Lock of work and a
desire tq economize wero riven as the roasons
for the reduction arid for tlie cutting of a num
ber of salaries, but about City Hall It was eald
yesterday that when rqoro employees becntrrk
necessary .'the fanks would he recruited from
new civil service eligible lists and that most of
tho mon displaced wcro appointed nndor Mayor
Strong, Here Is a 'list of those whoso offices
wcro abolished!
Engineer Inspectors Myron K. Evans, Al
bert W. llanklnson, William M. Dunlap, Gardi
ner O, Chopin. Charles V, Hessalbach, Ulysses
B, I.utto, Luclon It. Shattuok, Josoph P. J. T.
Mcl'eak, Samuel 1). Seats, Joel Allen, David O.
Hcrbcr, John M. Evans,1 Miguel 0. Palmer,
liUthdr K. Oregoty, Thomas O. Chapln, John II.
Uarnes, Frank I). Lelllngwell. Thomas K. Adri
an cc, Kdward W. IJbare, Edward J. Carney,
Isaao J. Standor, Frank 0. Cud worth ( Exami
ner of Complaints Henry 0, Farqubttrson.
The Salhrios ot these employee wore re
duced! Cnlef Clerk Henry plmse: Clerks Pau
rick Ji lJrennan, K. Percy Ilolande. IlenJamin
P. JJenJarain, ltlohard V, llawes, Timothy F.
Iiillon. -Irving Torrey, William F. Danhntn,
Henry II. IJuyd and William U. Btodddrd, Jr;
Stenographer Ferdinand C. Sekussler: assist
ant Engineer It. W. Creuzbanr; Inspector
Mark Sohleslnger. James Anthony, Charles
O. Hanon. John Cnthrnll, Charles IJlankenborn,
Andrew J. Clark, Thomas Coyne and Jbsopti
A.-rteardon.
Reductions were made In the pay ot tho fol
lowing employes In theJUronx:
Superintendent ,T., P. Hyddt Clerks J. Plck
ard, K. Schweitzer, 'E, It. Hoffman, 8. Kfrm;
Oenerallnspeotors A. M. Shrady. William Gilt,
II. UafTenj Timekeepers J. J. O'Connor, C. U.
Huntlnx, J. J. Cotter. J. H. E. IJoynton, K.
Houlleyet, V. V. O'Sulllvan; Stenographers W.
F, Odcrwald and J. A. PachJerl Clerks J. It.
M. Shlel. V. A. Lynch.
As an offset to those cuts Commissioner Keat
ing raised the pay of one laborer, Patrick Ilyan,
from $2 to ,$2.&0 a day.
SCHOOLS STILL, OrjMCIlOTWEP.
AdmluUn Itefueed te l.OOS Children la Jaa
uarr Jew Bj-Lana AMeatast.
At the meeting of tho School Board of tho
boroughs ot Manhattan and the Bronx yester
day It was deolded, on motion of Commissioner
Anderson, to adopt provisionally tbo proposed
by-laws for the board. Some members objected
that they hod not bad a chanco to rcad.thcm,
but the only alternative eoemed to be to con
tinue with tho old by-laws, unsultcd to the
changed conditions of tho board.
Tho report ot Superintendent of Schools John
Jasper, which came up, shows ihat on tho last
day of January tho school population ot the city
was 211,509. with an average dally attendance
for the month of 180,811, This is an increase
?vor January ot last year or 12,03 1 ln tho, regis
ored school population, and 10,411 In the at
tendance. Including principals, 4,508, teachers
aro employed. Admission to schools had to bo
rofuscd 1,301 children for lack of accommoda
tion, 73 bolng turned away ln the Tenth dis-
Tho School Board doclded to apnrovo trio pay
roll aa made out, la order that Salaries may not
be delayed. , Any changes necessary can bo made
later. A ctrmmunlcatldn was received from Cor
poration Counsel Whalen to the effect that an
award made In thecassof the proposed purchase
of new scboothousp land at the' fear of 07 and
DO Mott Street WAS excessive, and the board wns
asked t6 decide whether the proposed purchase
should be dropped. The property Is valued at
617,000 by the city. The award was $211,300.
This proposed purchase was for tho purpaso of
giving light and air to tho school on Mulberry
street. l
The question wns referred to tho Committee
on Sites, which considered the question at once
and reported in favor of abandoning tho pro
posed purchase, which was done. It was shown
that otflet lah t near the school could be secured,
removing the necessity for paying an exorbitant
price. j ...
It was-dectded to excuse from duty and to pay
tho expenses of Associate Superintendents
Henry W. Jemlson and George 8. Davis, who
are to act as delegates to tho mooting of the de-
gartment ot superintendents of the National
ducatlon Association nt Chattanooga, Tenn.,
on Feb. 22 and 23. After further routine busi
ness the board adjourned.
HAKE CXAItTEh VAT JUElTOItABLE.
itm Tint Cei'rbnu'ion "Will he ri tt Seal or
"it tittmtttt MagnUleenceV
The committee arranging; for the celebration
of Charter Day ore hard at work preparing tho
preliminaries. The Military Committee pro
poses to make the parado of soldiers the largest
and mosUmpresslve over seen ln New York. It
is tho hope pf tho committee to brine together
the National Guarda of all' the States, end it is
estimated that It will cost $275,000 to do this.
Of this amount It Is thoucht that the State may
be induced to pay $179,000, and the balance will
bo raised by popular subscription. Tho visitors
will be pot In camp during tbolrstayin town,
and tents may bo pitched at Van Cortlandt Park
for them., It is also possible that tho Now York
Stato Grand Army posts may bo Invited to be
present.
Chairman Washington of tho Charter Day
Committee, CoL Garnptt. its Secretary : Chair
man Cantor of tho Lcgislatldn Committee, Ed
ward Lauterbacb. Judgo Joseph A. Stlncr. Gen.
Howard Carroll, Senator Jxixow, p. H. McNulty,
John J. Murphy. William Astor Chanter, Stow
art M. Itrlee, Henry W. Backett, and Major
Gen. Charles N. Roo wont to Albany jesterday
to lay tbo matter l.eoro the Legislature and pet
tho aid of ho State. They were confident that
the Legislature would look with favor on tho
plan and that they would receive tho support
they desire. ...
Col. Frederick D. Gtant, Chairman of the
Invitation Committee, announced that an im
portant meeting would be hold on Friday in
parlor K of the Astor Houso, Mayor van
Wyck'e citizens' committee, of which there are
nearly SOO members, will meet this afternoon at
4 o'clock ln the Aldermanlo chamber, City Hall,
to organize.
TirJSXIX-FOVll SX.000 PJlOnATIOXEES
If Made Begnlar Policemen They Will Oct Only
SOO a Year.
Twenty-four policemen appointed by the old
board ln December are ln rather an odd fix. Aa
probationers of the old city force they aro re
ceiving pay at tbo rate ot 81,000 a year. If they
were now to bo advanced to full membership on
tho force they would, under tbo chnrter, havo
to begin nt $800 in ttu) lowest patrolman's
grade. Meanwhile tho board Is heeltatlnir
whether to appoint them at all. The Hoard of
Estimate refused It money for more policemen,
and It has now more in the consolidated depart
ment than tho charter allows. It has asked
th Corporation Counsel what It shall do.
Tho twenty-four nro going to bchopl mean
while, nnd aro getting way up ln police business
theoretically. Same of them havo been attend
ing the school over alxty days. The usual limit
Is n month. They nrn not saying much, brcnuso
now they aro 20O hotter off than tbolr best
cbanco with a change,
Uoroutb or Brooklyn.
The Justices of tbo Court of Special Sessions
In the borough of Brooklyn havo appointed
It an Lovlno, a Twcnty-eccond-wnrd Domocrat,
an Interpreter at it salary of $ 1,201 n year.
Deputy Commissioner of Buildings Walton
has dismissed Charles Holscr. a watchman in
tbo Hall of Iteiords, who had absented himself
from duty for ton dujo without leave
Moglstrato Furguesnn of tbo Knrt Hamilton
Court has appointed John Shaughncssy, n Fifth
ward Democrat, aunogiapbir at a salary ot
$2,000 a year.
JIHOirXED .V A IUTUTUn.
Kptlepsr Taa tha Cause of This Scbnolboj'a
Tnhlaa; on".
John n. Howe, a 10-year-old schoolboy of 207
West Eighty-fourth street, was seized with a fit
of epilopsy un Tuetdny afternoon whllo taking a
bath nt his homo and was drowned in tho tub.
The boy bad been subject to epileptic Ills for
soino ) oars. On the afternoon of Ills death whllo
riding n blcytle on the Jloulcvnnl ho was seized
with one mid had to I o tuki u homo bi n poliio
mun. About 0 o'clock tho miiio evening ho told
his oldir brother ho was going to lukoii bath,
Ho waa hoard wlilslling uud slnclna after ho
went Into the bithroum. About half nu hour
later Ills bruthor, nut hcurliii; nny sounds from
tho halhioum. opened tho door and found lilm
lyin at full ltjigtli lit tho bathtub, with his
hcuu under water.
ISSUE or BT'fOK Xt.LEOALT
flna sintt Bltelrlo I.lalit Camnslaslonera Nay
BU, 000,000 or ripe I.HirSeeiirltlra Ar Invalid
lloSTOK, Fob. ID. Tho Gas and Kloctflo Light
Coinmlns'oiicra Invo decided that the Issnn of
oiiu million i oil r of hio.k b) tho Miissaihu
iIUPiioLlueL'u!iipuny to the Central Trust
Cumpany of N'cwork was illegal, nnd thoy
lnuo notified tho At.oruey-Uoneral. to that ho
may proceed against the company for violation
of the law. Tha company aays that under its
charter It bod a right to issue stotib Without au
thority from the commlnloi.
, ' i
GOMPERS SCORNS A JUDGE.
DECLINES XO MEET JOOtlX WOOD'
If A Bit AT WtLKESnARKE. '
After His Visit U tha Mltlrair Trial QemiMn
rroaannen the Jadg Manlfmily Unfair
nnrt Unlatt" In the trlurtlrr trial Hare
TfVltntasea Badly Tnnglexl Vat by the lAwyera
Wit.KfiBnjtnrtB, Pa,, Feb, la Thero is aravo
dinger that Stanley Woodward, tho pjetldlng
Jadgs lb tho trial of Sheriff Martin and his
deputies, will have to strugglo along for tho rest
of his Hfd without tho honor ot Sam Qompers's
acquaintance, Gompor bobbed up at the trial
yesterday and forthwith began to bubble over
with Indlgnrttlon at what ho termed tho unfair
rulings ot tho Judgo and bis leaning toward the
defence. This ruornlDg whon District Attorney
Martin wanted to introduce him to the Judge
ho shook his head, and rising to the full height
ot his flvo feet nothing, replied lit his tndst bom
bastic manner:
" I if 111 not meet such a Judge. Ills decisions
nro so manifestly unfair and unjust and so pro
nounocd ln favor at the defendants in this mur
, der trlnl that I must decline to tncot him."
The first v. 1 tuo88 called ln to-day's proceedings
was 'Frank Mateshak, a miner from Hat wood,
who had marched with the strikers from that
place to Lattlmer.
" When w got to Lattlmer," he said on direct
examination, "wo saw tho deputies all Died in
a row near the fence. Then the man called
Sheriff Martin came out ot their ranks and
stopped us. I saw It all because, I was in the
front raw. The Sheriff talked with tome ot our
men. Of c'ourSo tho crowd was a pretty lotig
ono and tho hind end was struggling, so some of
tho men got past tho Sheriff. Tha Sheriff then
grabbed a-nian and shot him. Tho man called
out!, 'The Lord help us,' and foil to the ground.
Then I beard another- shot, and then the volley
came. The shooting camo from tho ranks of the
doputics, and I saw men falling all around me."
"Did tho miners have any armsl"
''No! J saw no ono with arms, and I could see
along tho wholo lino."
" Did you k'ndw a'by of thd deputies I"
"Vest I saw Cal Pardee, Cook, Dodson and
Haines. They all had guns In their hands."
"Did they shoot them oft I"
"Well, tho guns didn't gb oft by themselves."
"What other deputies wore there that you
know I"
Tho witness wont down Into the body of the
courtroom and picked out Itobert Kay, J, E.
Anderson, Schuyler RIdgoway, John Zelrdt, A,
Plait, Edward Turnbnch, C. J. Ualuos, Joseph
Sorbcrs. It. C. Jones, John Cook, John Turner,
John Bornhclser, and AloliZo Dodsbn.
" Whore wero rou when you were shot I"
"I was shot while I was running away and
was about 170 feet from tbe doputles when I was
shot ln the back undor tho shoulder blade."
Tho wltpess took off his clothes and showed
tho Jury where the bullet had entered and where
it had been extracted ou tho tipper right breast.
Continuing the, witness said:
"Tho shooting was kept up for about two
minutes."
When the witness was turned over to Mr.
Lcnahanior cross-examination the lawyer took
him. carefully point by point over his story and
soon succeeded ln making lta glaring discrep
ancies pritont.
"Where wore you working just before the
hooting t" was his first question.
"At Crystal llldgt."
" When was that I"
Tho witness couldn't fix any time, whether It
had been one weok, or four or six weeks.
" YoG. have no idea," exclaimed Mr. Lenthan,
"and yet you como hero and after all this lapse
ot time attempt to identify a large number of
men whom you profess to have seen at a m616e.
Yet you cannot tell whether you stooped work
one week or six beforo this Lattlmer affair."
" No, I cannot tell."
" You havo said In direct examination." went
on Mr. Lenahari, "that you had been told on
the morning of the strike not to tako along
any arms, any sticks or stones; who told you
that I"
"A fellow: I don't know who ho was."
" What did he look like I Did be have black
hair o? blond f Was tin little or big I Did ho
have a coat-on or not t" , ,
The wltnoss floundered about hopolcssly for a
while, arid then was finally obliged to acknowl
edge that ho bad not the falhtest recollection
of nowiino man looked.
"Of what nationality were th men you saw
at Went Uazleton werethey Welsh or Irish or
Slavs f" ,
"I could not say."
"What language did the mart use who told
you not to'takpajung any arms I .
"L don't remember."
" Well, whatdld ho say J"
"Ho asked me whether I was going to Lattl
mer. I Bald ves, and then he tola me that we
should Dot take any sticks or stones."
" Didn't you ask him why you should not I"
"No, sir.'
"Dill you know what you were going to Lattl
mer for V
" No, sir,"
"Then do you mean to tell me that you went
along with this great crowd to Lattlmer with
out knowing what for and without asking I"
"Yes sir.
"Whllo on tho way to Littlmer you did not
ask a living soul why you were all marching to
Lattlmer l"
"No. sir."
"Never opened your mouth the whole way:
didn't say a word 1
"No. sir."
Coming down to the occurrences at Lattlmer,
Mr. Lenahan succeeded In making the previous
testimony of tbo witness seem Incredible, if not
absurd.
"You have stated." asked the lawyer. " that
the Sheriff grabbod a man, held him for a fow
minutes, let him go, grabbed a socond mau, and
then shot this man!"
"YcS, that is true."
" Well, hbw long did the Sheriff have hold of
this man Did ho grab blm and then at once
shoot, him through tbe breast, as you have
siaicai
" He did not shoot hlm-rlght nway."
"Then how long did ho hold hlml Was it for
one minute, or for flvo minutes, or fifteen min
utes T"
Tbe witness could not tell or give any particu
lars as to the personal appearanco ot tub man
shot.
" Well," we will pro-luce him," said Mr. Lena
han. "Will vou plcaso ask tho witness Ncvouty
to be called I" ho asked of tbo District Attorney.
"I am sorry," replied Mr. Martin, " but I am
afraid that ho Is ono of tho witnesses wo have
allowed to go home. Judgo Lyntb received a
very pathetio letter from ono of tbo witnesses
saying that his family was starving and nsklnc
that ho bs allowed to ro homo and earn nomo
money for them. Judgo Lynch niacin me ac
quainted with these facts, which applied with
equal force to a number of tho witnesses de
tained hore, and I came to the conclusion that
it would be only humano to Allow these wit
nesses to depart for tho purposo indicated, and
excused those whose presenco was not necessary
Just now,"
Mr. Lenahan proleMod that tbe law required
tbo witnesses to romaln within nil of tho
courr, and be was sustained by tha Judge. Mr.
Martin promised to send at once for Novouty,
ami Wllni-on Mutixhak wns temporarily Willi
drawn nnd Witness Matin Shocfanlk called to
tho stand.
Hhoefnnlk testified nsso many other witnesses
havo, Hint the .Sheriff told tbe strikers at Wtst
Hn7leton not to go to iAltlmer, but that tho
strlkrshad persisted and had gono to Lattlmer.
" What happened nt Lattluiorl"
"Tho Shorllf stopped us again nnd asked us
to go no further. Ihon ho grabbed a man nnd
Solntcdblsplstol.at Ida bicmt, hut tho pistol
Id not go oft. It only oil kcd. Then he
K robbed unothcrmnn ami pulled him outot our
lib. Then 1 heard a shot, nnd stw tho man the
Sheriff wns holding, bleeding. The man lnfiont
of me with a Hag was shut by tho policy that
camo. Then 1 ran, and whin 1 was about a hun
dred yards off wns shot in tbo shoulder."
' Where wae tho man who carried tho flag
wounded I"
" He was Bhot In tho head. I saw blood com
ing out of hi mouth,"
" Was thoro nnv shooting ntter you fell I"
" Yes, sir, thcio wns."
" What did the men do I"
" Tho ctrlkors all ran nway."
" What did I he deputies do I"
" They bhot after tbo men running away."
On cross-examination tbo witness said the
Harwnod breaker had boon stopped on tho 3d
of the month by the men from MoAdoo.
The missing witness had by this time been
found and entered the courtroom. Mntoshnk
was recalled to the stand and askod if this was
tho man that tho Sheriff had grabbed and shot.
The witness said that ho was not, an answer
Ibnt sceineit to ploiso Mr, Lenahan very much.
.Air. Lonaban said subsequently to tin: Sun
reporter thai" us a matter orfoct the Sheriff had
necrsliot off bis roxolvcr ut L..ltfiuur, much
less killed a man, nnd that ooi wliclmiiig evident-it
to tlint nlfocl would bo produced later on.
T'ha oxmilnntloii of tbo succeeding wlliiossim,
John Fcrrli, l'otcr Pardon, and Stanislaus Kn
mliisky. Him barren of results In io far iu the
isclosurd ot any now foitiires was concerned.
Did Cltarottea Kill Ulni I
Mark Brown, nged 20 years, a clerk, of 1101
Madison avenuo, died In the Harlem Hospital
yesterday morning aftor profuso hemorrhages
from tho nose. It Is naid that ho had amoked
clgari ttcs slnco ho w as a little over 0 years old,
nnd kmokod the morn us he grow older. His
death Is attributed to the habit.
Kiprra lnicN.ri Ilium. Kuril h llubbcre.
C'AHUBLX, Pa., Feb. 16. Tho ofJIco ot tbo
United Bthtts Express Company wns robbed
early this morning. Two safes ware blown open
and looted. In the same room Is tbe city ticket
ofllco of the Philadelphia and Heading Ifallroad
Company, Tb funds ot the company were
laJtaa . .
' . "
vp a fM-root t.ABDxn?
-AaeeiaiitTat
inornate Us Tarltd fnu
IVkkai Deal Miner Are fes-rf.
"The varied perils ot coat mines," said a Now
Yorker who was formerly a wining engineer In
the Laokawanna Hold, 'fworo shown vividly to
me by ah accident which occurred at tho Harry
K. mine. Thl mine M th6 property of the
Sirdpion & Watson Coat'Company, and At Uio
time of this octrntrenee If was-being- worked In
what li known, 'asfhe eleven-foot coal Vein, At a
depty of 'SOO feet. Front that -rein the shaft
Was being sunk deeper, and was 'down about
140 test below the eleven-foot vein.- The air
shaft was 400 feet deep. On onetldiot tho
mine shaft from the working vein to tho (urtaoo
was what Is ca'lcd by tho minors tho bulntlng-'
cleat fastoned to tho retaining timbers of tho
shaft and forming a sort ofrudo perpendicular
ladder SCO foot ln length. Tho shaft, with the
exception of tho glimmer ot davllght a fow feot
down from tho opening at tho top, was ono long
tlnd ot absolute: darkness.
"About 8 o'clock ono afternoon One of tbe
boilers on the surfaco that furnished power
for tha machinery of tbo mlno exploded, and In
stantly all the machinery stopped, Tho dlreot
datnago wa serious enough, hut tbo explosion
brought about a situation, still more serious.
Hundred ot feet below the) surface men were
at work in tho dork deptbs-fortunatcly, as It
happened, not tho ustiaUlaige force, to no cflal
mining .was .being .done that day, the wort on
hand being shaft sinking And;drlring ot gang
ways. The former operations wero at the bot
tom of the main shaft, 385 fectbelow tho surfaco
and ln the air shaft 400 feet down. The gang
way driving was lnthe elevsn-foot vein, 'JuO
feet under (round. Half a doten men were at
the bottom ot tho main shaft, ten in tho air
shaft and a dozen In tho eleven-foot vein.
"The outsldo men of tbo mlno went to work
with a will to Improvise means to rcicuo their
fellows from their precarious situation. Tho
rigging ot a hand windlass Was tho only mcahs
by which thfcy could bopo to render aid. This
required a long time, arid tnoro than two hours
Eassod before tho windlass was ready to bo put
i place.
"The report nnd shock ot tho explosion, ter
rific Aa they were, did cot reach tbo men ln tho
I nine. It, was not long, though, .beforo they
inow.tbat something was wrong, for tho great
fan at the mouth of the nlr.shaft was no longer
drawing foul air out of tbe mine and forcing
pure air ln. Tbe men in tho eleven-foot vein
bethought them of the bunting sldo of tho perpen
dicular shaft as a means of. cscapo by a bold,
exhausting, and extremely hazardous cllutb of
1150 feet, but tho men at tho bottom ot tho
shaft and ln the air shaft far below them had no
even that "perilous avenuo Of escape obcii.
There was no bunting os.rot bolow the oleven
foot rein, Iho men In the latter chamber to
solved to mako an effort to ruscuo their fel
lows beforo attempting to seek their awn safe
ty, although foul Air would noon bo threatening
them with Buffocatlon. With all tho haste
thev could command, they fitted up a ropo And
tacklo from tho always abundant mine appur
tenances nt hand, and lowcted ropes down Iho
shafts to th men Imprisoned there. Thus tho
men, were ono by ono bulstcd from the lower
dopths safely to tho eloven-foot vein. Then all
hurried to the foot of the main shaft and tho
tedlouB ascent ot tho ".50 foot ladder began,
tho terminus ot which was marked by tho clr
clo of light at tho shaft's mouth, that appears
from the mino depths no larger than a span.
"Went the top, ot, course, know nothing of
this heroic act'on ot tho imprisoned miners, nnd
they. Ignorant ot what had caused tho sudden
and prolonged stoppage of the machinery, could
not know what was being dono at tho surfaco
toward rescuing them. That help fiom abovo
might be sohtithey afterward said they realized,
but whether it would como in tlnio they did not
know. Thoy cboso rithcr not to wait.
"Tom Owen, A minor, was tbo llrst ono to
mount tho buntinr Sldo of tbo shaft and start
on tbe long climb toward the opening, nnd a for
tunate thing It was for all tbnso torrifled mon
that he was thn leader. Ho was young, strong,
and cool-headed. If ho had not been such, a
"lorrlblo death would havo been the fate of every
man ln the mine.
"To climb a ladder 250 feet high, straight up
and down, each round Btrong and clean and se
cure, with regular Interspaces and with tho full
Ugnt otday upon lLwould ecem to bo n tAskthat
even the most stout-hearted, iron-nerved of men
would not care to undertake. Here was n jud
der wrapped in a darkness that tho faint, flick
ering flames ot tho. miners' lampr mado still
more profound. Its rude, rough cleats nailed to
the timber at irregular intervals, slippery with
tho black oozo of tho shaft, and perhaps rotten
from long contact with thp dampnoss.
"Fprtlficd by.tho courngc of Owen, tho other
miners followed him upward ns thoy could. Wo
At the top, ttnconsclous of that desperate strug
glo for Ufa ln tho shaft, worked incessantly nt
the rigging with which wo were to rescue tho
unfortunnte men frbm tho fnlo wo knownwnitcd
them below if succor was tod long delayed, rod
at last it was done, 'and w 6 sWdng tho platform
over tho opening of tho shaft niid wcro about to
let It down when out of tho depths camo a cry, a
very wall of agony and wo heard tho words:
" 'Hold, up tbcrei For God's snko, holdl'
"Tom Owen had struggled up tho treacherous
ladder until hu hod reached a lielght whero tho
blackness ot thn shrift wns giving way to tho
penetrating light of tbo opening nbo c, when
suddenly ho rav tho dayliEht disappearing.
Glancing upwnrd ho was almost frorcn with
horror on discovering what it wns that v. as ob
scuring the light. It wus tbo platform we had
Tigged to send down tb save tho men. Tom
comprehended it all in an instant nnd saw In tbo
well-planned means for tbolr roscuo a tcrrlblo
englno for their uuro and swift destruction, for
if tbo platform camo down tho shaft It would
sweep from tho ladder -every man thenstrng-
gllng upward for tbelr lives, and hurl them
cadlong to death '200 feet below. Then It was
that Tom uttered tho cry that was heard.
"Ten minutes later wo lifted blm out at tho
shaft opening, nnd ono by one his follow toilers
followed him, the last ono to reach tho top hav
ing been more than nn hour and a halt on tho
way. Some ot them fell unconscious to tho
ground when they found themselves safe and
the unusual strain was ovor."
I1E SENT A. CHECK EOIt TBE BS.
The as Didn't ties Ike Check, bat tt was
Posted All ItlEfat.
A few days after the Committee of Flf ty-threo
began its enrollment of anti-Piatt voters ono ot
tho leaders Itu tho movement met one of the old
est hotel keopers in tho city In Broadway, Tho
hotel man, who ntwnjs voted with tho Republi
cans, remarked to tho leader that ho had seen
his name ln tho newspapers.
"Yes," said tho leader, "I duro say you'have.
Wo'ro going to reorganize tho Republican party
in this town. There's something w rong about
tho machine a good many .somethings, ami
protty wrong, too. Wo'vo stood it until wo
think it's tlmo to tako things In our own bands
and right 'cm. Tbo people aro aroused, nnd I
tell you, we'll turn those follows out. Thoy
rulo by fraud, and thoy'vo ruined tho party."
"My I" said tho hotel mnn. "Why, I had no
Idea things wcro as bud as that. By gad, somo
hlng ought to be dono. I'm glad you're going to
do it. I'm with you every time."
"If you nro with us, you can holp'tho work
along, said tho Flfiy.throer. "You ran sub
scribe money to help us light 'cm. Va can uso
money now, and (til do us a lot ot good in
amusing tho people."
"I'll do It," said thohotol man. "When I
get home I'll send you n cheek."
Tho two parted, urn! tho leader told aomo ot
tho other leaders in tho Flfty-thrco that Blank
tho hotel man. wns.wlth them, and would send n
choik. The loaders who held tho purt,ostrlujrs
waited for Iho check, but it didn't show up,
Kurly this weok tho hotel man met tho leader
again.
"Well, how's tho movement getting onl" ho
aBknd.
"Pretty well," said (he leader. "Ifovory
one waa llko you it wouldn't amount to much,
though."
"Why, what do you meant" asked tho hotel
man.
;r"Vou said you wcro with us nnd wanted to
clean out this Plutt crow," said tho leader.
"You said you'd contribute, and that's all tho
help we got from you."
"Why, what Uo you inoant" demanded the ho
tel man. "Didn't you get my chcokl"
"Chcjkf Certainly wo didn't. Not a. smell of
jour money did wo get," replied tho politician.
"You didn't I" gaspedjlho hotel man. "I sent
a check tnjou'tho day wo met. and I supposed
you'd Bpcnt it. I sent you IClirl."
"Vo didn't got It," said tho lender, "It must
hntOKona astray. To Whom did you send Itt"
"I v ant right to tho hnuso and filled out a
check forj'-'oiuid mailed It toLcmuolK, Qulgg,
of course, said tbo hotel man.
MumaronerK asirissrs Sllll llxl.t Mr. laelln.
WrtlTK Pf AINU, N. Y Feb. 10.-WHllnm H.
Telford, Nchcmlah Palmer, and William J I.
Lange, assessors of the town ot Mamsroneck,
filed In tho County Clerk's ofllco to-day n notice
of oxcoptlons to the decision of tho Hon, James
W. Hustcd ns refireo iu the case of C. Oliver
Iselln against tho town ot Maruaronock, In
which a reduction was mado In tho assessment -on
"All Vlow," thn country resulenco of Mr.
Iselln, from $100,000 to $05,000.
I'oiisht Flro will. Sellier Water.
When fi uncs woro discovered at 2 o'clock j cs
tcrday afternoon undor the stairway leading to
the basement nt 1 Wnll street, necuptedby Isaao
Smith u trunk store, tho clerks u tho phar
macy of William Wilson on tho ground floor ot
the building rushed to tho street armed with
seltzer water siphons. Thev directed Die gas
charged water on the flames, keeping tliom
down until the nreuien arrived. Tbe tfre waa
extinguished afttr dolor only a few dollars'
.damage.
WHt THE WAGESWEREOUT
XESTIHONV XN TUB M1T.T. XSQVIJIT
AT JtETT EEDFOnD.
Striken Cauta Blserder aa lb ftlaauriirtnrer'
ItepresenlntlvMTMtlry Before ineOalala.
live Committee Beducllan as Last Resort,
Nf.w BsDFonD, Mass., Feb. la Tho Legisla
tive Comratttco on Labor concluded Its striko
Inquiry hero to-daynnd will, begin Its wotk
ln Fall Itlver on Thursday. Tbo sessions to
day wero animated. Sevoral hundred oper
atives crowded Odd Fellows' Hall and chaffed
tho manufacturers who testified. The commit
tee was unablo to restrain tho strlKorsj and f re
quently tho session was'.lhrown Into disorder.
The lnost impressive statement of tho day
was that of Josoph F. ICnowlcs of the Aeushnst
mill, who declared that tho cloth mills of Now
Bedford wcro operated last year with a loss of
$71,000. Mr. Knowlcs said that his mill,
which has paid 10 per cent, dividends on n nom
inal capital ot $SOO,000, bad in reality paid only
5 per cent. It figured on tho same bnls as tho
other mills and only 0 per cent, on the assessed
value.
Andrew G. Pierce. President of tho Manufac
turers' Association, testified Hint tho cut-down
was compelled by tlo condition ot business.
He Insisted that ho preferred a radical curtail
ment and had run tbe largo part 6t tho Warn
sutta mills on short time, but tho proportion of
spindles that adopted this policy was not suf
ficient to ha-o any percoptiblo Influence on tho
market for goods, and, as tt was found Imprac
ticable to put In forco n curtailment ot produc
tion sufficiently radical to tono up and cause a
betterment ln tho goods market, when the wage
schedule came up for dismission It seemed im
perative that tho tost of goods must bo reduced.
As a last resort ho favored lhs policy., Mr.,
Pierce declarod that tho reduction did not orig
inate .with tho AwkwrlKht Club and his asser
tion was reiterated by olHlie ntner mill mert.
Otis N. Pierce, President of tho Grlnnell mUl,
said that tho .tariff to-dny was practicably tho
aamo as under tho Wilson-Gorman hill and
quite satisfactory. Tho tariff was a vital mat
tor to tho Massachusetts cotton tnnmifneturers,
who must have protection from foreign compe
tition. The Grlnnell mill Is ln direct competi
tion with Southern mills which nro nblo to sell
goods for IH cents a jard less and yotmakon
prollt. Mr. Plerco Bald labor agitators nnd
yellow- Journalism nro trying to mako tho pub
lic hellovo that New Bedford Is paying Bthrva
Hon wages. Now Bedford is regard! d as a
Klondike for spinners. The average pay of a
mulo spinner in Now Bedford Is $782 a vrur,
reckoning on a basis of fifty-one wcekl. This
basis Is made on ovorr mulo spinner employed
in cloth mills in New Dedford.
Mr. Picrco attributed much of tho mills' em
barrassment to restrictive labor legislation.
Tho mlllmcn all declared ln favor of uniform
hours of labor.
President Cunnnne of tho Weavers' Union
was 'tho last witness. Ho said that for two
) ears ho hall kept account of his wages and by
actual figures ho had been cut V1H per ecnt.
without notico by chahgo in style.
Tlierd Is a feclihir that the strikers are ap
proaching n crisis. The Weavers' Union'sfunds
nro exhausted, and the contributions aro coming
ln slowly. Secretary Hart says:
"If we nro to fight this butllo for tho rtst of
New England, the weavers of New Knglnnd
should respond to a num. The spinners nro ln a
position to mako a loug light, nnd so nro tho loom
Uxors, lit ono Benso wo aro donendent oh each
other, and unless thn funds forthcoming aro
larger in amount thnn they hnvo been ln tho
pan. it will bo a sovcro hardship on all outsldo
of 1lio loom fixers and epinnors.
Tho relict station ummigers nil report an In
crcuso in tho number of ncody families.
Cloaltmakcrs Are SHU Striking-.
Ono or two small strikes of cloakmakcrs to
compel employers to recognize tbe now wngo
Schedules took place yesterday. Most of tbo
largo employers havo made no sign of yielding.
Tbe busy season begins ordinarily nbout Mnrch
1, but it IS thoUghf that, ln order to bring tho
Strikers to terms, tho npcnlngof the Season may
bo deferred f or a w cck or two.
ttilmakrn' Strike Kitends.
About l.tiOO vestmakers went on Btrlke yes
terday. In addition to 1.000 who struck ou
Thursday, w huh makes tho strike general in
Now ork, Brooklyn, and Browusrlllo,
CAPT. POJNDEXTElt'S SANTTT.
Ills Antl-tnlt Theory, Ho Thinks, latbeCaase
or the 1'rocerdlnK lo Bellrn II I m.
Captain and Assistant Surgeon Jefferson D.
Polndcxlcr ot tho United States Army, now
Btationed at Fort Hamilton, is inclined to think
that his theory regarding tho use of salt Is the
cause of the proceedings pending to retire him
on tho allegation that ho is ot unbound mind.
Last January ho sent a letter to thoSugoon
General in which he said ho bcliovcd that salt
was Injurious to tbo human body.
"The broad hypothoeis," ho wrote, "la that
mineral matter dcrlvoddiroctly from tho earth
Is, if not poisonous, unnssimllnblo und unneces
sary for our body. Salt Irritates thestomath
and causes a flow of gastric juice, and It also
gives a false appotlto and enables a person to
cnt and drink more than his body noods. Absten
tion from salt will at once euro a chronic dis
ease. Publio opinion has it that salt preserves
moit, but that Is true only to a certain extent.
Salt, evon In a saturated solution, has scarcely
any of tbe germ killing properties, and in
laboratories salt is placed in bouillon for the
purposo of tho cultivation of germs, and thoy
seem to thrhoin tho mixture."
Instead of rccolvlng a letter from tho Surgeon
General In answer to this exposition of his the
ory Capt. Polndoxtcr was surprised ft week later
by being waited upon by a commission that hod
beon appointed by tho Surgoon-Gonural to look
Into his sanity, l.nst Saturday ho recehed no
tico to appear in tho Army building before an
enminlng hoard appointed to scelf ho should
not bo rottrod from active service
Capt. Polhdoxtor, when seen last night at his
qnnrtcrsnt the reservation nt Fort Hamilton,
Bald that hn had not learned just what day ho
was to appear beforo tho Kxnmlnlnp Board. Ho
believes that tha commuiilcatiun ho scut to
Washington wns tho causu of tho proceedings
for bis retirement, but ho Btlll entertains tho
snmo view son tho uso of salt that wcro stated In
his letter. Ho declared that Ills views on tho
subject were not eccentric, and that he ha1 beon
experimenting ln tho matter sinco Dec '(I, and
several of his friends had tried bis theory, nnd
can now cat food almost entirely soilless with
relish nnd with no bad results.
"To carrv out my mows," ho said, "I havo
had n portion of my experiments published, and
this no doubt Ima helped lo cause proceedings
for my retirement to be begun. I !iuu not diso
hojed nny of iho rules sut beforo mo und
hnvo divulged no secrets of the Government,
and consequently tho, notification I havo re
ceived to rellro fioin tho Bcrvlio has naturally
como nB n big surprlso to me, Tq bo rot I red for
expressing my vlowa on tho salt theory 1 think
ridiculous."
Cnpt. I'olndexter Is f)2 years old nnd has been
in tbo United States Army for eleven years. Ho
wns detailed to tho Fort Hamilton reservation
nt Iho llrst ot tho jonr mid beforo that tlmo nan
stntloucd In tho Army building hero and at
Wlllcts Point.
iov. Tiler'o rinn lo Cecum Brlrencbment.
ItlcnvoND, Vn Fob. 10. Gov. Tylor, enuring
tho general belief that tho LegUlnturo In the
remaining limited tluia of tho session will ac
complish nothing In tho way of retrenchment,
sent n messngo to tho General Assembly to-day
suggesting the appointment of a nun-partiean
commission of small slzo to consider tho whole
question ad Interim nnd report nt the noxt session
or u bpcclul botslon. lie mb ho fears tho oto
foraconstltutlnn.il convention mlgbt not sue
ceo I, und that if it wero cuilod it might bo con
trolled by an olomcnl Hint would uso It forother
purposes than tho ono Intended,
Another Stubborn Witness nt a Court. Martial.
Savannah, Ga., Feb. 10. Judgo-Advocoto
Barr encountorod another stubborn witness ln
the trlnl by court-nurtlal of Capt. O. M. Carter
to-dny. Mr. Sam Boss, Secrotary of theb'arantiah
Llghterago and Transfer Company, refused to
answer questions or bring Ids tool's Into court.
Tho Judue-AiUocnto hold out his threat of un
investigation In thudMl com is, but Mr. Itoss
persisted in his rofusal to answer questions.
Hay Ulllo Ills H.veell.enrt nnd Ill.uielr.
Ciiaiiiqttu, N. C Feb, 1G.-Klla Williams of
Sholby, N, O., 10 years o)d, was shot dead yes
trrduy by Sidney Grlgg, 17 years old. because
ohq refused to muriy him. Ho then killed him.
si If, Tbo bodies of thodoad girl atidborruur-
dcrcr were found lying in tho road together.
Old Tun. Ilvlulinii Will,
The will ot Thoiuss J, Holahan, known ns
"Old Tom." who kept a restaurant In Thames
etrcot, wns Hied for prohato yesterday. The
valuo of tho estate, which Is lnrire, wus not
Chen. Ills cslutu Is left lo his fourunuchtire.
Tweulx t-i!i.jidri tesls l.tisvr K. Join,.
St. John's. N. F Feb. lU.-Off-ehoro winds
to-day freed tho coast of ico and enabled a fleet
of twenty Ash-laden vessels lo sail for tho Ku
ropean, and Brazilian markets, tho demand for
oodiieU being unusually great.
XXLEtAEbB.
Amateur Have Nat Hektsfero nlfh tha A. A.
tJ.-MV eoei's Close) flame with I'oiseftbnnr.
Although the data fixed by Chairman Sulli
van for the registration of all amateur billiard
1st who wish. to. take part In the coming A. A.
U. championship tournoy expired onTuosday,
noonoot tho, competitors In tho Intercity ama
teur handicap has registered. They havo slm
pi) paid no attention to the A. A. U. proclama
tion. They all say ihat they have received no
official notico ot Chairman Sullivan's decision,
and also that no Invitation has been extended to
them to join tho A. A., U. ...
" Whon tho invitation to join Is mado properly
nnd officially," said Ferdinand Pcggonburg. "It
will bo tlmo chough lo consider tho matter.
Mauri co Daly said: "Tho Intorclub tourney Is
mot Directed by tho expiration of tho time fixed
for tho registration of amateurs ln the A. A. b.
Thn tournoy proper ended on Fob. ID. and tbo
contestants aro now merely playing off a tlo.
Ferdinand Poggenburg and Frank Kconcy
met In thn first of. the gamos plajod to dcciilo
the triple tlq in the tournament Inst night. De
spite tho fact that Poggcnbdrg hud defeated
Kconcy by U70 to 1G0 In tho regular games, tho
BrooklynItrwns tbq favorito ln tha friendly
WKgefs of tho clubmen. Ho was handlonppod ut
U7r to Poggenburg'a 370.
Tho Crescent chnmplon oponod with a doublo
flguro cluster of 18 and played with tho great
est care, his stylo In this pirltctilar being In
markod contrast1 to tho Lledcrkrans export.
Keenoy passed his first wlro ln tho fiftecpth
Inning with 102, tohlsrtval'sOU. Tho Brooklyn
ite had tailed tfiacoroln only one Inning whllo
compiling 'thd Tenuity count. Foirgenbtirc
had up lothis tlm mado only ono doublo-tlgure
break, a. run ot 111., .llouoko up after a while,
though, and turned niit Bomb pretty billiards
that eorybody applauded, A doublo cluster of
24 twang him around Ibbwlre and gitvohlina
lead of one point on u total of l'JU to it!3. i
Kcoiioy bogari to hustle and regained the lend
Immediately, lie held it until tho forty-sixth
inning, whon, with two runs of 10 nnd a doublo
for 1 1, tbollcrman-Amcrlcan brought tho senros
to iv tlo ut 107. tltnuas abend nguln after they
turned tho second wlro. Koeney cniuiht him
njroln. nndin tho close lltiish tho fortner out
played his rlviil a trlllo and won by six points.
Tho summary:
Keener (276)-lP, 1. IS, B, S, 8. 18. 0. D, 0, 2,4, 2,
in, 1,-4, 2,4. ,(!, 4,o.x; s,s,o. l. n. o. , i,u,
A. 1, 1, , 4. 0. H. 0, , e 0.0, 4. 0, 0. 1 9. 0, 0, 1), t, 1,
Of 0, 0, 0, 18, 1(1, S. B. 0. Of 0. o, lx-m
rog-genbarg C-'JUJ-S, ., 0, 0, 0. tt. 7, 0, 9, in, 0,2, 1,
8,1.0,0,0,0, 1,0, 11. IB, H. 2.0, a I, 4, 1, n. 1, 1,11,
i,w, i.o, l, i, s, h,,o.1. it., ti. it. 2. o. a, ,o, j, a,
t, ao, p, o. o, l, e, i, oj o. o. o, a. ii-alu.
Averages Koerjoy, 4 7 07; Fowr. -nburg, fl na 07.
IHgh run Krone , 2Si Foggcnburg, -U. Keforiu
J. w. Mfnor. '
T6 nfght Kceney will mcot J. Byron Stark.
charter Ilerenti Motion nt llnrtrord.
Hartford, Feb.,10. It took Jncob Schnofor
nearly two hours and a hntt to defeat George
SloBtion by 8r points in a -ltto point IB-inch balk
line game ot billiards to-night for a stated purso
of $500 offered by local enthusiasts. Tha tahlo
was on tho stage of Farrou's Thcutro. A strong
drnught was ln evidence, which handicapped
tho players considerably. Their Angers bccitno
numb, while tho Ivories lost much of their life.
Schnofor played tho stoadlcr game, gatnloc a
lead iu tbo llrst half which Ills adversary was
unablo to ocrcomc, ln spito of n run of 00
toward the latter part. Schaefcr's favorito
gamo waa closo playing down tbo centre, iu
which, fashion ho rolled ud several good scoie...
Slossonuon much npplauso for his difficult
Shots, unit ho did brilliant playing nt Utiles. Ho
wasgood on massu and kisses were oqsy. His
hlghist runs wcreOO. SHJ, 17. dnd his uvcrnuo
0113. Schaefcr's best tubs wcro 10, 'JO, lid, L"J,
JO, UO, nnd his nrnge7 1fi. Ono or Jako's
prettiest Bhots wns a Kiss follow, catching tho
red bait half way up tho mil. Ho did not tako
so many liberties ns Slosson nnd kept tho ivories
well in hand. Slossfln's best run seemed good
for tbreo figures, when, In playing for position,
he drew wild and missed on a difficult shot.
Ynebtlnc.
Moro than 200 amateur sailors gathered ln
tho banquet hall of tho new Deliuonico's last
night for tbo annual meeting of tho Larchmont
Yacht Club. As usual, ln tho affairs ot this or
ganization, thero was no opposition to tbo reg
ular ticket placed in the Held nnd the old officers
were, with tho exception of Oswald Sanderson,
Secretary, rofilcctcd. Tho hanih-omo prizes w on
in tho regattas of tho club last season
wcro on exhibition. Tho Itegnttn Commit
toe's report, read by John F. Lovojoy,
showed that thero had beon held under tho
auspices of tho club during tho past summer
fifteen regattas and in all 134 prizes wcru
awarded. Osw.tld Sanderson presented n resolu
tion that tho Larchmont Club join tho North
American YaChtltaciug union and furtborthoir
interests' as much as possible. Tho resolution
was ncccplcd ununimously. Olher Adams re
ported a favorable condition of tho golf depart
ment, which hasprocd during tbe past yonrone
pf tho most interesting features of thoclub.
Commodore Clarence Poitlcy prcMdod nt tho
meeting urd K. ,T. Grceeo acted ns Fecrctnrv.
Tbo Fleot Captain's report cxhlbitod 311 ynchis
in tho club, subdivided ns follows: TMrlj-slx
schooners, 9 auxiliaries, 101 sloops, 13 cabin
cats, 34 Hunches, G7 steamers, 21 opon cats, ahd
31 opon Jib and mnlnsnil boats, with a total
membership of 507. A icsolutlon t licit $2,000
bo spent ln titling up the front ilbrnry that over
looks tho Sound found tn or with tho membors.
Tho officers elected woro:
Commoaore, Clarence A rostley, schooner Cclonla;
Vice Commodore, r.lwnrcl s. llatcb, yawl Huron:
Itear Commodore, Charles F. Ulrlcbt Keiritary. Os
wald Hftadersont Treasurer, William Murray; Meas
urer. John Hystop, Truteea (to s-rvo threoycars),
Edward J. Qreacoa and William It. Jenkins.
Ulil.l.
The final game for tho iriter-club champion
ship of Brooklyn was played on Tuesday night
between tho Carletohs and tlrolrtlngs, caihof
whom had won an eaual numbcrof matcht's In
tbe preliminary games. Tho result was a -victory
for the Irvings by thrco tricks. Tho'tcrtms
wcro:
Carleton-K. T. Cakor, 51. J. Ilallcy, J P.. Tolar, and
n. U. an Vleek.
IrTintt It. Itodrlgucz, O. W.Simom, W. D. Towel!,
ahct alter Kerrls.
Had tho Carlctons won they would havo been
fiermancut owners of tho trophy, having won It
nice .
At tho Women's Whist Club yesterday tho
best Bcorcs, N and S nnd K and W, wcro tbo
same, Q plus, and were mado by Mr". Blood und
Mrs. Heald, und Mrs. Worth mid Mrs. WalKer.
Other cood scores wore Mrs. Plimpton and Miss
Cunningham. Mrs. Plcrson nnd Mrs. Foster,
Mrs. Hawthorno and Mrs. Goddnrd, Mrs. Irish
anil Mrs. ltiehnrdsou, nnd Mrs. Hnnnum nnd
Mrs. Allen. Tho club will have another guost's
night on next Thursday, in addition to tbo vis
itors' gamo on Tuosduy afternoon.
Thero wero fifty players nt tho Knickerbocker
Whist Club's gamo for visitors on Tuesday
lilght. Tho best score was mado by Watson and
Johnson. 7 pluB, N and S. Thomson nnd Fogcl
of Itutherfnrd and Hndimin nnd Colo got (I
plus. Two pairs tied lor tho bet K and V store,
Ailing nud Chile, and llajaud and Arnold
trotting U plus. Tho lctders ut the end of Iho
llrst half nro: A. Gtllu.oly. 1(W: Pattern, 111;
Tin-oil. Ill; I). C. Fuller. 87: It. M. Cramer. 71;
II. J. Bncbman. 73. Tho return match between
tho Knickerbockers ami thubtatcn Island Whist
Club, twenty-four pla ern, w .11 bo decided at tho
Stolen Island Club to night.
Trotting florae Bre-ealera Meet.
A business meeting ut tho Kiccutho Com.
mittcoof tho Now York Stato Trotting Horso
Breeders' Association w. is held last night nttho
Murray Hill Hotel for tho purposo of electing a
President nnd formulating plans for harness
racing this your, Thoeo present wore:
Ex-Aasemblyniau A, II Oray, K. II. ITarrlmnn,
Treasurer Horatio N, llaln. hecretary llicoiloro II.
Culuman, lUlim-lner Wevton, D. It llurrlrcttou,
Jui.us 11. Hurl. A', K. II. Terklns, Judsnn 11. . I rk, ,
1 bomas x. Flood, Jaooh lluppcrt, gamucl Wlllcls, '
David K. lljimiicim!, and D. 11, liudd. I
Gray was unanimously thoeon President. Ho
owns a horco breeding farm nt i'ougbkiipsle. I
Tho annual trottlntt meeting ot tho nsnociitlinu
will bo held fit i'oughkoupnlj In August, tho
organization having dtoldud to nit in concert
with tho Orange, county circuit. Tho nrobablo
dates for tlio Breeders' nnd other meetings nre:
rouicbkeepnle, Aug, 2 to Ds Mlddlttonn, Aug, 0 to
lit TortJerrls, An. 10 to IU, Go.Lcn, Auir. 1'J to '
01 New 1'ultr, Aug 00 to hopt, V. I
Tbo following schoduloof races was arranged t
lillU rlaat, Iciur-ytar-oldi uud under, trotting, uurso ,
IlliO, 2i4i.U. four year old and under, pului.-.
piirsi ioi: 2i.Hi eljtt, trntung purse t Ou, 2 ji
eUim. fruiting, puri- eS 10, nil!-' c.as, tiottiiu, iiiust.
ioUU, Villi iI&ks, trotting, nunc s..nu; 2 II ol i-w,
troll I n j. iuru 61IUU1 '.'.III tl-iiM, lacing, .nru t'"'U
2J4 cIcch, tftdiu, pur. SDUOi 2.1t cluu, p u Ing,
liur.o SDOU.i.U ,!-., pacing, puiau JUU, 2,UJilu,
puelug, pursu tcluu.
Wax ion liar Aba Is .tot Ileleased from Jail.
-PjTTsncmo, Fob. 10. Chris Von dcr Aho Is
still in jail. HI friends, it is claimed, have
ralf cd enough money to llbcrntu him, but they !
say they do not want to K tubbed. Among tho
itomsthargod up against on dcr Alio is ono of !
I l71 fur I ringing Chi Is In this (it,). Of this
nmouiit 4-iUKI to for fes for W. A. MmlcL'sut
tn iu h Vou der Ah.m iriends hau rf ikcu
I lo pa this shuigi', .in I. u in. iirfttiineiit uj d I
1 bo ri'iic bei , I tins rim uus in jull
I President Walkili of Hn P tUbur t n t.
llts Iho M I-ouu mugnnii n.iiuenl , ,iml
sends him ii b-mlict of food eicli ill.. Jnil pns
ontrs aro allowed to re echo onli ono basket a
week. .Chris hopes a settlement will be made
to-mvrrovf, j
.... -.,.'.. . t
"In time of peace, prepare for m
war; iu "Winter prepare for I
Spring." I
AVo wero ready Tuesday J p
wero you ? !
Tuesday's story : Several thou-
sand Spring suits, sacks and cut
aways none tho less fresh and x
good because last Spring's , I
$12.50 ; suits that were $14 to) M
$28. i
A chest measuring under 34 If
inches can be- fitted at $10.
llOGEItS, PlSET & Coi p
Prince and ltroadway. St'
Wnrren ami tlruadway. Xi
Thlrty-atcond and llroadway, TJ?
' ' s
KJIS. PAltKElVH STJtAXOE DEATH. f
Soundo or a, (itnrrl Iletween Iter and lief 'ff
Iluabnad larher Arreated. Jj;
Mrs. Amelia Parker, GO years old, the wife of W-,
James J. Parkor, a war votoran, wns found dead h
yesterday in a room occupied by tho couple on m
the third floor ot 817 Gates avenue, Brooklyn, ffl
under -circumstances which caused the police ' '
to arrest Parkor. On account of l'arkora ,,
habits his wlfo often left blm. Sbo separated iS
from htm tho last tlmo ln October. They began. 'i
living togcthor again last week, and on Tuesday $
thoy moved lulo iho Gates nvonuo house. T?
Lite on Tuesday nlht Miss Cook, who Urea ;
on tho scconrtt1oor. heard thesoundsof a quarrel
between tho .Parkers. Presently thore was, a .v
fait and then all becama nuiot. Later Mlsa A
Took benrd some ono In tho Parkers' rooms)' '$
groaning. Yesterday morning she spoke of this, 5S
nnd of tcrwnrd her mother went up to Parker'a w.
room and rapped on tho door. Slio got no re- Ci
ph. but i. iidii.tr the door unfastened, she. )-
entered, bhu found Mrs. Parker lying on -a
tbo floor. Bv lior sldo sat Parker, who sffi
Bccmcd too dnred to Speak. Mfs. Coofc ,
Bent word of thn matter to the ItAlph atenua 4l
police station. Parker declared that his wife
must have died ot heart disease, asnhqhad booh V-i
Atllictiil with lroublo uf that sort tor n.jontr
time. There was n slight discoloration under
Mrs.'Parltvt-'s right eye. '
J'ntknrwaB taken into custody and arralened
nt thb Gates Arcnhn Pollco Court beforo Justlcft tv
Worth, where, ut tho request of the police and i-
t'oronnr Dclnp, ho wan remanded until thb it--'
cause of his wife's dentb i an bo ascertained. Ant 7(1
untopsy will bo made) to-dny. 1.
PACE HE JI ET OX HAD BEEN ItUN, Wi
Wns Told lie Und I.ott, Ro Had tbn Baokmahes1 '"?,
Arrested Swindled Out oral, OOO. f;
Charles Cublck of 105 West Thirty-eighth W
street was held in $500 In tho West Fifty-fourth &&
Street Court yesterday for trial on a charge ot i
making a hand book on horse races. Ho bod fe;
beon arrested upon tho complaint ot Aaron ,
Kosoffky; a tailor of 750 Sixth avenue, who said J&
that ho bad bocn swindled Out of $1,000 by- W,
Cubick's motbod ot taking bots on races that; tyj
bad been run, i
Tho complainant said that after losing nearly ?,,.
every day for two months ho began to suspect r;
that ho had struck n crooked game. ':
This suspicion, ho said, was vcrltled yesterday, ISs
when ho overheard ono of Cubick's nsspciatea fh
talking over a telophono nnd Informing his em- fL
ploycr that a certain race had been finished. &.,
"Justto tost tho honesty of tho man," tho Kfj
complMuant cunttnuqd, "J then went to hie ;w
pIcTCa of business, ln a saloon on West Pony- .
sixth strcot, unci btlorcd to bet on tho rauo that bi
hn knew waa all ovor. Ho took tho bet nnd ten Si
minutes later told mo that I had lost." "HI
iv
Ilold-1'p Slan Id a lloaton Suburb. ?f.i
Dostov, Feb. KS. A successful daylight hold- &
up occurred iu tho busiest part of Jamaica Plain 'f
nt a o'clock tins afternoon. A tall man, muffled up Ki
ln an ulster nnd with a soft hat pulled over his Wj
eyes, marched into tho Highland lco Cream Paf. S
lors. on Hunter nvonuc, nnd, pushing a revolver
into tbo Inco of the Joiing woman caehlor.de- ?
.landed tho contents of Ihu money driwer. Khe i
wns too frightened to even obey, so lie pushed p
by her nnd cleaned out the drawer, securing 4'
nl out $D, and escaped. $'
Form -r Judca Hej rioldn Declines a rterereoahlp. fi,:
roriner Judgo George G. Itcynolds was re- $
ccntly nppolntod rofcrcoin thomattcrof Issuing i
$100,000 bonds by tho receivers of tho Brooklyn fcl
and lirlghton Hcach Kailrond Company for build- -JK
inp- defences for tho Iirighton Beach Hotel
against tho rnrngos of the ocean. Ho notified
tho Court ycsturlny that ho lould not sere o, be- St',
Ing ndlreitor In n, financial Institution whiib la ffiV
Interested In tho foreclosure proceedings agalnsrj ;
tho company. 'fe
i - as
Ilabrr got 8)390 a Minute Tor Fighting Smith. It
PniLADELPiiiA, Feb. 10. Buck Connolly and W
other Now Yorkers, who managed last nlght'a jfe
punching match between Peter Mnher nnd tht) vi-
" Thunderbolt," mado a successful squeeze by
rnlsinptlio admission prices nt tho door to tha ffil
si-aloof grnnd opora llguros. Tbo Philadelphia ',
public gno un easily to tbo tuna uf $7,430, of -K
which Connolly took onc-tlilrd ot tho not and v
fcmlth'H nnn-igcr pot HCMK) for thn flftccn-mln- K
uto eilillilllon. Tho rent of the building waa $
$-50. Maiier wns Iu tho ring ten minutes and
gutJ.OOO, orJuOamlnute. w
C;asatp or tbe Illnr. m
I'at S-ully. tho Irish beavj weight, whoesuie tier M-
latsenr. Jiae been appointed boxing Instructor at ut
tbe Dublin Club.
Kddlo Curry ha deferrd hi departtirs to Ktntland 1ft
to meit lien Jordan before tbe alloual riportlnr
Club until r. b. 2J,
(ljilrys Thorn, Sam FltupatrleL's inlddlewelgbt,
will sull for I tif,land on Srtttirctpj. Tliorn received a
cable deiipairl. yesterday that his wife 1 seriously ,
fclik at Loudon.
The content between Jim Janey of Ilaltlmorn and
Cliurl ) JfibnbfjnofIlnn. spoils, whit l.washclicduled , -
forTiueday utbt at the. bpa A. C, Waabliigtoii. .lid ?r
no. eoninorr. JobuiM.u objcitod to Jake KUralu act- $
lug it, referee-
Mill Madden fays that If Kid McCoy doesn't accept J
Peter Maher's dell and cener tbo IrHbrnau's forf.lt a:
Uii4 Ilulillu will i.io't Mnher InileaJ. Madden further
euyitli.t ho will eumeJ-ast as aouu as tuher shows w.
u wllllegnoiia lo take en ttubllti. 4-
Jlmrtty Kelly yesterday recelveul a telegram from a w.
club at Cleveland orrcrlng SI. 300 for n nrieen or '
t.crnt. round "go" betveen DleL OTlrleu and
"Kid ' Me(.oj, bull) Informed OUrlen of thn offer H
and received an ansccer (o aeeept. Tbo club wants u
tbo alTAtr to bedeelJed on Sluicb 17, g-
Tnm, lib 10 Tbo tveent) round eoutest at th V
Sluulialtau A. C last night botween Merlin Flaherty 4
uual.irn llLiusrcultvd In a victory fur Flaherty. 'i
Hums was ktio. ked out In the eiiblienlb round, fa fit
a ten rnuud prollmlnary "go," Jinn iy Itose eif New X
Vert r.oulved tho dulslonorir Frank bniltb uf Call- I
fornU
IllllvO'Pn'n II n 4 matched Jt-Herdiiy to meet 5,
Dave M. ill n ev Saturday nlglit In a twenty round
eoiiiest iM'ford ibeVVuverl) A.c of .mkjrs Krrd -&
Miller, uTii.niiell backer, sold yeel.rdi. to a re- 4'.
portcrnf tin MMliut If u'DoniMllwlDs h will post
u forfeit, lldly Iu uimt thuniuueruf the turry-Jor- J
dnn conn bt
ItoeitesTeu. lob, in Joe Hopklua reeehe.1 the da wf,
clslou uer Tommy llogan Iu Iml night's bobt at tha
ltluui A c Yank ' hulllvuu of sraiuec, the C
ieier'0 scut tin- men to tbolr corners ear1) lnthe -Y
fifth round and dreUred Hopkins the winner on a 'V
full. II jgun used hlsellmw Iron thn start. Hopkins J
would ha. o v. on the tight em Its merit. J
ClFriN0, lob. 1(1 The twe nty-round bout be-
tweu'iiKdiilo Council and Jim Kiurna of lloaton last h
night riiaiilleil iu a draw lien. iri even-even lur tbJ
lliMNinruuiid' rin n Conuolly let loove, uiperut !
bi urn,, mid iiot line sonic utirr left hundera From y
the li oh rum I l 'hi e Ml Ixdh boj a delivered ulna V
bard M e, t oiiiiolly I ring tin. ag.trei.anr Kid .Me- 4,
I uriia id, i efore (bu "go, ' Issued a challenge to tbe
w I ii ue f
ImioiTO, Feb in -nhle Woods la out with a 'A
elullrnr.' Hh l willing in light Md Mel'afllanil at V
III, tiouitdt. Aeljthli. nt H oelock ller.111 aUutalee jh
on aeorg Kerv. In of I blciigo on tbo aumci e-oiidtlliuis, W.
siis will alkn inxet Htuiirr Murriy of lluffalo. ii
Allowiu't tho lluffttlo man to webib It pounds Anr
other man .. ho wunts lonirlit at Ills pounJ.. neigh (S
In at the rlugnlde, will six. lie sccuiunodated Th I1
Toronto A, U. or lb lorouiu ituv. lag Club "III proba- W
bly jmt ut. u goud pure In c.se Wood a challenge Is
accepted, X
n4selii.ll ntea. J
Vlilnr Doughrr.) has bieu e.octed capUIn of tbe
lii.le.voml i-letd tMub . fo unci losin lie bus b en , J
in ml ruf tht leuiii for Hie lu.i live )eurs, iui ig
II ret bit e Ihu maiia.'i mi nl ot the t- .-.'ii . b ,i, .a ,',
Ik atitnded in b i our! i Iwiinablo i
Twe Keniilor I shiI ai ' en i ild like 'o hear fr ii 4
till ri list fa ior rr al r Nt' t rk Sew Jetsey i
and I ouuue tb ut fol Mill l.i and li illds) gllleai tl.o4
Im. Ing nc losed ground, and ufterlug kultubie guar. ,
ili.c- pretcrrrd. Addles Usruau U. Luitif, D9 i
Avenue II. J