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J SHERIFF MARTIN'S STORY.
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leaded llrlrr rrortueed nt Iho Trial.
I v-iKFnnnic. P.i.. March 1.- Sheriff Mnttln
tM tieslnndlnbls own dofenco to-dsylntho
IJiof tiimsolf and deputies for thcljattlmcr
I IktotlnAon 10 " Ho made nn excel-
,ntniint. Ho was calm, well collected, and
I 'old his story " a straightforward manner. It
I ..nn eucllent Impression, nnd seemed to
I rrTCCii Hon " "- The Jury followed bis
words with tin- c!o0Jt attention, andnbsoluto
lllence pro ailed In tho crowded courtroom
abllo be spoke.
The cblcr polnto of tbo Sheriffs testimony
-tre that In response to tho demands of tho coal
tompsnles in the Hailcton region for protection
K, their tlitcatened properties ho had gono to
theclty of llazletonand had sworn In men as
oiDUtlt' whom he had evcrv reason to bcllcvo
to be good, trustworthy cltlrens: that ho had
taprcMcd upon them not to use their firearms
unit" the" "ns th0 dlrcst nece88lly l0 ,avo hls
rthtlrll'eii 'bat his life was In danger when
lbs dcputl" shot nthattlmer. but that ho had
iotclven tho order to Orei that ho had. never
btenablo to find out who had given tho order
tofirr.
Mr Merlin's testimony was not given until
town'rd ibo middle of the afternoon session,
isil his cross-examination had not been con
cluded when court adjourned In tho even
Inr. The morning session was taking
tpnlth hearing tho testimony of somo
0 tho minor witnesses as to occurrences
(tut before and after tho shooting and with
ether little odds and ends. William II. Taylor,
aoartltt employed on tho Wllkcsbarro Timet.
uld that on Sept. 3 he had marched with tho
strikers nil day and had takon photographs
of thcin at various places. Iheso photo
graphs were iroduccd In court and of
rcreJ In evidence. A picture of tho sceno
It McAiluo showed a largo nsicmblago
of people, most of whom were armed with largo
clubs. Thomas A. Harris, bookkeeper for Calvin,
Pardee & Co. lit Lindner, succeeded Taylor on
Ihe stand. He said that on Sept. 7 ho had scon
tte strikers come. Thcro wero about seventy
fltcottheoi. Many of them had clubs and Iron
bars. One man In tbo lead fired his revolver In
the air rnd then n man standing next to tbo
wltncs tired loth larrcls of his shotgun over
the strikers' beads and they ran away. As they
wrreRO.ng be beard one of them sav:
"ou have had jour day to-day. but wo will
come back to-morrow with 0.000 men."
On the afternoon of Sept. 10 tho witness, who
had been iworn In meanwhile as a deputy, was
t No. 3 breaker with somo otner deputies,
uhentbey heard that tho Sheriff was coining
and the rnii to mrcl him. As tho witness and
Officer Cook. Calvin Pardee, Jr., and John lvulp
were walking along tho railroad track they
beard a shot. 1 be witness said to tho others:
"There is toing to bo n light."
Then tbev went on toward tho Sheriff nnd his
men. Thewitniss then hoard two more shots
andtbenaiolley. When tho witness and tho
others got to tbo scene tho shooting had ceased.
The time that bad elapsed was less than halt a
minute.
George Thompson, Superintendent of tho Lo
klzh Traction Company, In llazlcton. tho next
witness, said that on tho afternoon of fcepu 10
be had acted as a uiotorman on n special car
tbstwentto IVcst Iluzlcton. There bo siwono
company of deputies lined up on ono side
of the street, another company across the
street, and tbo strikers on tbo other side.
The strikers nearly nil had clubs or
Iron birs and seemed to be in a ery ugly mood.
When the strikers had left on tbclr way to J.nt
timer the deputies bonrded his enr and bo took
tbenito Littiinir. At Harlclgh tho car passed
tbestrlLers again, and the witness saw that they
1 stlllcarrlcd clubs. Tbodcputicsloftbiscnrntthe
snlraacc to Lnttlmcr. nnd ho took tho car to
the terminus of tbo load in Laltlmer village.
On bis return, when he w still almost 000
yards from the line of deputies, bo beard a vol
ley. When he camo to the scene he saw the
deputies assisting the wounded.
Sheriff Martin was then called to tho stand.
After saying that ho had been olectod Sheriff of
Lucerne county In tho fall of 1803 and had gono
IntooHce lo Januury, 1800, Mr. Lenahan read
his commission and proclamation and put them
la evidence.
"Tell mo where ou wero and what you did
when you received word that you wero wanted
In Luierne inunty," began Mr. Lenahan on tne
V direct examination.
"1 was In Atlantic City on Sept. 4." replied
the Snirllf. " when I rocrhbd a telegram from
my thief deputy tint troublo in tho llazlcton
region demanded niv prosence, and that my at
torney thought it best for mo to coma back at
onccto Wllkcbarrc. I did so ntoneo. and on
Monday Mint with my attorney to tho olllco
of (ieneral Superintendent Latbrop of
the Lehigh Vallcv Coil Cnmpnny. llesldes
lr. lathrop I ulso found Mr. Stearns,
President of tbo Cro?s Creek Coal Company.
Both men told me that their properties had been
dlmaccd bv riotous striker'), thnt they wanted
protection for them, and If nuy further damuga
was done they would bold mo responsible for it.
As it less said thnt there unsulso trouble at tho
collerlesof the Lehigh and Wilkesharo Coal Com
pany, lacked that Superintendent Li wall bo
sent for. He enmc, nnd I advised him toarhl
trate with the men. Mr. Law all said ho would
do thai.
"My atfrncy, Mr. Korrls, however, advised
me tbat I bad hotter go to Hazletnn myself nnd
sector lunelf lion I hlngs stood there. I went,
arid stlhe station In llazlcton met Mr. Zcrbcv of
the L-hhtli Vnjlcj Coal Companv nnd Mr.
Arlo Pia't of I'ordeo & Co. I told them
lost I hnd roino thero to preservo tho
peiee. and that I did not want strikers
from other counties to come Into Luzerne. Uo
fore I Inil gone to Luzerne I had homo proclama
tions rimed. Mr. I'latt and Mr. Zerbey both
told me that their men, although sitisfled with
theniigcs I lies wero getting, could not work,
sihci had been drl en otf by strikers.
As I was not very well acquainted In Hazlo
ion, I asked .Mr. Zerbey whero 1 could get good
)1"l ,0 o'lfinic a posso, and Mr. Zerbey said
last a Mr. Ihoiuns llall would be a good man to
fo that for me. I sent for Mr. Hall and ho camo
in the course of tho afternoon. I told him to
jet mo Kood. sensible men. who could bo de
pended on not to lose their heads, and ho
prciilicd to do so. Then I telegraphed to
rhTirfsMerur C.irhon and Scott of Schuyl
ti.i lo meot inu In Haletou, us somo of tbo
iiireatriiid collieries wero situated in tboio
iZ ; 1 ,Thl'J o-imo. and wo agreed to lssuo n
joint proclamation calling upon all rioters to
fiJ!"?? ",."1 ,0 obev tho lftw Those proclnma
lions I ,ad published In tho papers of lluzleton,
., '"'t "me night I found t-fght-sovcn men
Msemiicd in ou empty store in Hozleton nnd
ore them In as deputies. They wero tho men
Pro: red for mo as a posso by Mr. Hall. I nskod
I1ttm whether they wero all citizens and they
.;2I ,' c- ' nt,K'd thcn whether they
I? i '.'!'i"t Ml0 '" preserving the peace and
iSi. le "" repllf'l Tinidlv I asked
joeni niu'ihr r any compulsion had beon exertod
lo Impress them Into service and they all replied
"-., 'ben I administered the ontli."
..,,. h,li,n"lI'":iloiis did you glvo them I" In
terruptp,! Mr. Lenahan.
.. d 'b0"1 'o keep cool under all cir
cumstances, not to hurt anybody and not
shoot aiitbudy unless It was absolutely
lar'I''iV .'. )'d,. "ot wa"t n- "hoot
Lari I Woodshed If I could avoid ft. As I
sa heard that a crowd was coming the
rn,...T 'am MeAdoo, U ordered my posso to
K1,"1? y.uo same placo tho next morning at
?h.. nTh?r cnn" O"'1 n" '""d guns. Win
frm! irlno''- I'wllevo. Whore they got them
jroi.il do not know. My orders to them had
thiv.l."ifo!!"."ll"fl)ay wo "'t tho strikers at
Bii,7.,i,,1,tl1f,,"lr,PI,lnlf- 'I hoy wero begin
antu throw blnmi-t at tho men working there,
sol Ho'Vi1'1""1..1'81" "nrt ,ol(1 them they must
ehiV? 'V'-.SI'.'iiy "f tlimu noro armed with
mo ir'Vi ' ,tl"""'l't there would bo no
..?!,. 'tf'' ' ."l'nl bo"10- Heforo I went I
arwdn . d Suinul J'rko ns my thiol deputy und
SJ"', "and Iboiiias lull us ciimuinndnrs of
uffi '",, " "10 'ollnwlnir morning I wus
iiUrf,.1' "'"'on und swore in deputies. I
lh. ,, ,,(;l" 'he sanio questions and givo tbeni
llazluu'i" ' " U,ul kUc" tho oeputlesat
Ithl'.Cr .''""rlblng tho occuncnecs nt Crjstnl
rXftr "!'ver1 Meadow, and Cranberry, tho
.oirtr tame mIohii to tho encountor at West
'..',.- ""on Sept. lo.
said ""JiV!0 ""ly'1 Rt "'' Hazleton," ho
tod;..r.'i1il,,'lw,w,lul kln'1 ' n crowd we had
be i,, ll'',' "',l' !" my deputies: -Thero may
cool " 'Wo .bore but for God's sako kcop
um. i.1 ,l0n-.t !,ho',l "nk'8 u ls "bsolutcly
that i, ' " he," lho "lob c-"110 closer I saw
Iron H,"a "liied with clubs. sledgL-hninmarr,
,, Jt- "I'd the. like, and soemod to be ina
yelfo in '.'!"oJ, ""'I t""lon them, but they
Cd rn?h l,Mt lhKi """Uu't stop for me. that I
ben ''" l?"1-;. '" "') to them, Hint I should ,:o to
I ,i V".lc'' '"" "" sun " o names.
Proilai, V., ,0 riftl,0'J , 'til llieiii. took out my
tm, 'Bni"ioiiaiid told them what tbo law was.
oj"l" '" lV,;,y,ty kept on jelling thatthcy
then. t"i.t" '-"'tlinor to cliaso out the men
them ti . i ' ,lrew' "'J' ovoHor, told
ord L,i ''," ' " "10 hherltl und again
they i,i""'nl. t0 "10l'- l "'ey vepllod that
that i '"?', ,caro n liwiin who 1 wast
togull'1,;,.,,lrt", .,ou tue'- Tl'oy wonted
MiLi "'"''" m tbaso nut the inentlmra
eoaiii I, ".' '"T" clmseu out. Seeing that I
file r ''"oiHheniuloi.e.I called for four or
,'", !" deputitH, who were slundlng a little
their, . .L'."1"'"',' ",l"' rhey came, and. taking
1Vk .lwl''.","l'w",,'"IU!,1'0ll "bo crowd back.
told n'. ! ,V' f Pe-l"orj standing around, and I
itrk.r"u"'eyliai1 ""'"er go homo, as tbo
i wi, ,i .CJ, '! !l vor5' "' wood and I couldn't
.1,"Jl, "light happen.
, to mlS),,,"ii"1!1 attempted toinduco tho strikers
! tef i.,,V" " but wiue of tbem cried. me no cltl-
I fce'ov. .IJ"llttt ' Ploasoaudsoon.' They told
I sue over uud over again that tbey were bound to
ft'1-! , v
co to Lattlrnor to chase the men Ihoro out. A
"lX8.! Tll?nt to me that I could do nothing
with them there, I thought I might try to slop
them nt Lattlmer nnd took a car with my depu
ties for that place.
" When wc got to Harlelgh wo saw that tho
strikers had stopped and were holding a kind
of meeting. As I saw that they wero
bound to go on to Lattimor I ordered
tho car to proceed. At Farley's wo
all got oil and tho strikers saw us standing
there, but t hoy went on. So 1 ordered my men
to get on tho car again nnd we wont ns far as
thocntrnncotoLntllmer. Then we got off nnd
my mon llnod up partly alongside tho road nnd
partly across It, 1 again said to them, 'Keen
cool and don't get excited.'
"I told them that I would try onco more to
stop them nnd then If thoy refused, to let them
go ns far ns tho breaker ami then stop them. No
ono can any what I felt by this lime. I was
tlrod and almost Played out and nervous. I
knew this was tho wnrsl crowd wo had como
across yot and I thought iny tlmo was up.
So when ono of tho doputirs asked mo whether
n should not go along with roo when I went to
meot the striken, I said 'No, It's enough If ono
man gets killed.' Well, tho strlkors came along
whooping and yelling and making a lot of noise.
I went out nbout 200 fcot to meot thorn, nnd.
taking out my proclamation, I again told them
to stop. Uut thoy yelled buck at mo that they
would not stop, and olosed around mo and tried
to grab me.
"Then I drew my revolver and tried to shoot
It off, but It would not go off. A man grabbed
my hand that held the pistol, and another man
seized me. Thou two other men lovellod rovol
vols at me nnd another lunged at mo with a
knife. This fellow I tried to shoot, but again my
pistol would not go off.
" Then n fellow bit mo a tremendous blow on
tho sldo of tho face and I went down on my
knees, and the crowd closed around mo. Just
then the shooting begin. When tho shooting
was over, and It did not last quite half a
mlnuto. I got up from my knees and I went
back to the line of deputies. I spoko to
Mr. Prlco and others and told them to
tend at once for ambulances and wagons to take
tho wounded men to tho hospital and also to
hind up the wounds of the woundod mon there.
Then I told some of tho deputies to stand by
tnolr guns, as the mob had not really dtspersod
yet, but were standing In groups of fifty to ono
hundred away off. Then my deputies shouted
to them, ' do on, go on,' and thoy went over the
hill."
" You say your pistol would not go off, nnd
that vou handed It over to the county dotco
tlvo I"
"Yes."
Tho pistol was produced and offered In evi
dence It was still fully loaded.
On cross-oxamlnation conducted by Mr.Scarlet
Mr. Martin sold that ho was qultosuro that
ho did not glvo tho ordor to tire, that ho
did not hear any orders given, nnd that
his tirst question after the shooting had
been whether tbore had been any order
glvon to fire, nnd If so. who had given It.
Neither Mr. Pries nor Mr. Hall could tell hlni
nnd bo hnd not been able to find out to tnls day.
Nor could ho over ascertain who had Hred tho
first shot.
The cross-examination, so far It went,
failed to shake Mr. Martin's tosttmony on any
material point. Tho onlv points of any account
nt nil tbnt were brought out. were that tho
Sheriff did not know who fuTntshod tho guns
to tho deputies, nor how nnd with what
thoy wore loaded. Ho said ho had had nothing
to do with thorn. His cross-oxamlnatlon will bo
concluded to-morrow morning and then tho
deputies will go on the stand.
OEOHOE JIOOItE SMITH, GENERAL.
Defeats Cot. (areeae by One Vale and ITU!
Command tho Firth tlrlsade.
Col. George Moore Smith, commacder of the
Sixty-ninth Regiment, was cleclcd Brigadier
General last night to command the nowly cre
ated Fifth Brigade of the National Guard. Col.
Francis Vinton Orecnc, commander of tho Seventy-first
Hegiment, was the only other candi
date. The vote was 0 to 8.
Tho olection was held in tho armory of the
Soveuth Regiment. Hrlg.-Gcn. James McLeer,
commander of the Second Brigade, presided.
The now brigade ls constituted of the Seventh,
Eighth. Sixty-ninth, and Bcventy-flrst Itcgl
ments and tho Socond Battery. Tho Held offi
cers of tho regiments and tho commanding
officers of tho battery had votes. They are:
Col. Daniel Applcton, LieuU-Col. KIpp, nnd
Majors Abrams nnd Conover of tho Seventh;
Col. Chauncey, Lieut. -Col. Jarvis. and Majors
Illdabock and Freeman of tho Eighth; Col.
Smith, Lleut.-Col. Duffy, and Majors Lynch
and Spcllmun of tho Sixty-ninth; Col. Greene,
Lleut.-Col Downs, and Majors Francis and
Smith of tbo Seventy-first, and Capt. Wilson
of the Second Dattcry. All voted.
Tho polld wero open from 8 to 0 o'clock.
Thero were many officers at tbo armory, besides
tbo electors. It seemed to bo tbo prevailing
opinion before the result wns announced that
Col. Urceno would win. After announcing tho
result of the vote, Gen. McLeer. who was In full
uniform, turned to Col. Smith, who stood a
short distance away In evening dress, and
said:
"Col. Smith, it gives mo great pleasure to de
clare ou elected to tho olllce of Brigadier
Genernl of tho Fifth Brigade, National Guard
of the State of Now York, and in making such
declaration I cnngrntulato j ou and tho Brigade
on the result of tho election."
Col. Smith bowed gravely, nnd. In a low volco,
said: "General, I thnnk you for your kind words
nnd I thnnk most heartily Ihoso who Imvo con
ferred upon mo this honor."
The ncwlv elected Ilrigndlcr-Gcncral lives at
l,iaJ M-imson avenue. He has a rountry placo
at Say vlllo. L. 1. Ho Is a lumber merchant nnd
Is n member of tho New York Athletic, Build
ing Trades, Uulll, I'rcsbj teriiin, nnd Forest
Luko clubs. He enlisted in Company II, Sev
enth Itcgimcnt on Arpll 20, 18U1. On Juno II,
18(11. bo was mado First Sergeant, and he was
promoted Second Lieutenant Juno 0, ISM!. He
went to tbo front with his regiment nnd served
until July '-'1, 1803. Ho wns mnden First
Lieutenant on Juno HO, 1804. nnd nn Ilcc. Ill,
18111, wns iiindo Captain of Company G. Ho
oecama Major on April 8, 1870, and Lioutunnnl
Coloncl on Mnrch 0, 1881. Ho resigned from
Ihn Seventh Hegiment when ho ivns clcctod
Colonel of tho SIxtv-nlnth on Aug. 0. 1805.
Mil) or Strong inado hlni a Police Commissioner
when Col, Grant resigned, and Mayor Vun W,ck
removed him.
Col. Smith must pass tho cxnmlnatlon prc
Bcrlhcd for n Hrigadlcr-ncnoral before he gets
his commission. Tho talk last night was that
Lleut.-Col. Duffy will be elected to tho command
of tho Sixty-ninth.
JlATMAIlItET tfEEPElt JJV OOVJtT.
Detective Teatiry to flrrlns Thieves and Prt
tllulea In Ills Place.
Tho examination of Edward C, Corey,
keeper of tbo Haymarket at Thirtieth street
and Sixth avenue, who was arrested last Thurs
day night for admitting disreputable women
nnd thieves to bis nreinisos, was begun In the
Jefferson Market Po'Ice Court yesterday after
noon. Laywer Abo Gruber appeared for the
defendant, whtlo Assistant District Attorney
Thomas J. Byrne prosecuted.
Policeman Kyan of tho Wost Thirtieth street
station testified to having entered tho place
nbout twentj-flve times in tho last few weekr.
nnd said that ho had seen on an nverngo 100
-vomen who wore gaudy clothes and htd painted
faces. Twenty-five of theso ho know to bo
prostitutes as he bad arrested thoui on several
occasions. Ho said that ho hnd horn tollcltcd
tbree times during his vlsts to tbo Haymarket.
Policeman O'ltourke of tbo Fourth Inspection
district said tbat ho had visited tbo place sev
eral times slnco September, and that he bad
noted that about one-third of the women en
tered without escorts.
Detective Dale, when examined, produccd'.the
Klciurcs of eight men and two women which ho
nd taken from tho Rogues' Gallery. They
were pickpockets, green goods and confidence
men, while the woman wero shoplifters and
budger game workers. All those, no said, ho
had seen in tho Haymarket ropoatcdlv,
Magistrate Deuel adjourned the caso until
to-morrow at S P. M.
rins iiivcic comes to aRirr.
Uut Ibe Parrot Policeman Smllb nelurnad to
lis (Inner Is Sated.
When on tho way to what proved to bo a
trivial tire In tho tenement at 111 East Fourth
struct, about 4 :3() o'clock estcrday morning, tho
n-nr uxlo of truck 0, which Is stationed in
Elizabeth street, near Prince, broko just as tho
truck wns bolng turned from Dlecckcr street
Into tbo Bowciy. Tho horses wero going slow
for the turn, bo nobody was hurt. Ono man re
mained there to guard tbo truck, anil tho others,
with hooks nnd nx.es, ran on to tho tiro.
One of tho occiip nils of tbo building, Mrs,
Orngcs, had a pet parrot which sho earned out
whun tho fire whs discovered, She mid that sho
thought agre.it deal of Iho parrot lecaumi when
oni-o It Hew away It hnd been returned to her b)
Policeman Fioierlrk Smith, who wnsiifterwnrd
mutdori-d In tho Church of the Most Holy Re
deemer In East Third strejt.
.Vll HPOltTJXO CLUB WAXTS IT.
Democratic Club 1U Another onr for the OU
Ken lrb Aililellr Club llniiae.
The Democratic Club Is said to have decided
not to sell tho Now York Athletic Club house,
but, Instead, Is considering an offer to rent tho
building mado by a syndicate composed of mon
who wish to use tho building for n rlub similar
to the National Athletic uud tho Phenlx Ath
letic Club of Ijondon, where high grade boxing
matches nnd similar sporting ecnts can bo
held. A member of the committee which has
charge of the disposition of the property said
yesterday tbat tho syndicate's offer would
probably be accepted. It ll for a tea year
lease.
IS DEVERY TO BE CHIEF?
HE TAKE COItTTtlOUT'S PZACE AS
21'OVLZAail'S l'inST AID.
Corlrlsht Inreeerls Illn In the Cemraand f
lh let District The Trnasrer apposed
to Indicate Tbat McCutlaBh Will llellre
and Tbat Devery Will Stea Into Ills Ihoes.
Chief of Police McCullagh made a movo yes
terday, for which ho publicly nssumed responsi
bility, but which ls said In Mulberry street to
havo been Instigated by tho presiding gonlus of
tho Democratto Club. Ho ordored tho transfor
of Deputy Chief Moses W. Cortrlght from Man
hattan to tho Bronx, and the newly mndo Dop
uty Chlof, Patrick II. Dorery, from tho Bronx to
Manhnttan. Chief McCullagh said, when asked
for what reason tho transfer was mado, that It
was a natural ono and should not oxclto curios
ity, and implied tbnt It was for tho mutual
comfort of tho two Deputy Chiefs. This Impli
cation derives a shade of Inferential probability
from tho fact that Devery lives at 410 Wost
Thirty-third streot. whllo Cortrlght Uvos at 037
West 140th street.
Before tho Institution of the enlargod muni
cipality, howover, Mr. Cortrlght was tho single
Deputy Chief, and, whllo Conlln was absent,
was acting Chief on diffcrentoccaslons. During
tholongyoarsot his service In tho Police De
partment his record has been a good ono, and,
during his Captaincy, ho was used freely nnd
generally by the Central Department "tocloan
up" precincts. Ho was known as a disciplin
arian, n Captain who enforced orders without
regard to consequence, yot who never "played
to lho grand stand," as tho saying Is In Mul
berry street. The Itov. Dr. Parkhurst, during
or after the time of his lubricous peregrina
tions, said that ho knew that thcro wore two
honest Captains In tho pollco forco Cortrlght
nnd one other. When tho Loxow Committee
pursued Its Investigations horo Cortrlght con
tinued his unobtruslvo course, and was not ac
cused cither of "offenslvo partisanship" or
"pernicious activity," nor did ho tnko any no
tion that, ns far as tbo public was informed,
drew upon himself bostllo criticism.
Devery, as ls well known, was removed from
ofllco by tbo old Polico Board In response to
clamor Induced by tho Parkburst-Lcxow rovo
latlons, and fought his way back to placo
through tho courts. By reason of this ox
perienco his namo has been more before tho
public than has Cortrlght' g. It hns been known
generally ever slnco Tammany Hall's success at
tho polls last Novcmbor thnt Dovcry wns to bo
ronatd for tho porturbatlon to which ho had
been put by his trying tiost-Pnrkhurst ex
periences, not the least potent reason for this
partial rocomnenso being tho known friendship
for lilm of Richard Croker, a friendship which
hns existed since DovcryS patrol days. As soon
as tho nresent Police Board camo into olllco
It promoted Dovcry from Captain to lnspoctor,
nnd left open ono of tho Deputy Chieftaincies
provided for by tho cburtor. It was commonly
understood that this open olllco wns to be
Devcry's lator. Under tho charter tho board
hnd the right to ad vanco all members of tho old
forco ono grade without competitive examina
tion. It was gcnornlly supposed that any
further promotions must bo upon competitive
examinations. Very recently tho Pollco Board
ndvnnccd Inspector Detery to tho post of
Deputy Chief and brought him from Brooklyn,
where bo bad nt first been dctuilod ns Inspector,
to the Bronx. President York wasquotcd as say
ing thnt tho board had the opinion of Corpora
tion Counsel Whalen that this action was law
ful. Mr. Wbnlcn was quoted as saying that bo
had glvou no smh opinion.
"Well, tho board did it." was Mr. York's
comment. " nnd that Is tho best evidonco tbat the
board had tho right to do It."
Tho politicians of Mulberry nnd Mott streets
look upon the installation of Dovcry In Manhnt
tan as n preliminary step to his promotion to
the chieftaincy. It Is said among them that
Chief MiCullngh would not bo reluctant to quit
tho forco uftcr he has paraded at Its head noxt
June, nnd that even If ho did object to retiring
it could bo mado expedient for him to do so, nnd
thnt. In such nn event, Dover.v would bo innile
Chief even nt so earlv n day. Rut If that should
not be, as Doputy Chief for Manhattan ho has
tho next most doslrablo post in tho department,
or what an old New York policeman, as Devery
is, would regard as such.
Tho Pollco Board held yesterday nfternoon a
meeting which was late, partly btcause Presi
dent York was engaged earlier in the day In
hearing pollco cases in Brooklyn. The moottuir,
as has been customary undor the present board,
was hold in private If the Commissioners dis
cussed in any way the pollco movement which
was of chief public Interest vesterday tho ex
change of places, ordered by Chief McCullagh.
of Deputy Chiefs Cortrlght nnd Doterj tho
board took caru that no Information on this
point should bo given to tho public in tbo rcgu
lar report of tho mooting. Tho session lasted
two hours, from nbout 3:15 till .ri:10 o'clock.
Tho botrd porformed the welcome task of In
creasing tho salaries of the confidential clerks
nf Commissioners Sexton. Hnmllton, nnd
Philips from $1,750 to 'J,500. Tho men directly
benefited by tho board's action nro D ivid Ryan,
clerk to Mr. Sexton; P. 11. Dunn, who it Mr.
Hamilton's clerk, and Charles M. Wlnant, who
performs confidential duties for Mr. Philips.
Janice B. Mulvy, who wns Tammany Alder
man from tho Fourth district In 1885, wns np
pointed confidential clork to President York, nt
tho eaino salary tho other confidential clerks are
to receive, $2,500. The salary is to run from
yestcrdnv.
Edward F. Curly of tho park pollco of Brook
lyn was dismissed the force. Alvnh G. Wilson
of tho Fifth precinct. Brookly n, resigned from
the force.
Tho board considered the Chief's report on
tho applications of three nthlctlu clubs for li
censes, but the report wus not acted upou.
AS TO CUMULATIVE PEXAZTIEB.
Provisions of the Chnrtrr Ilrlil bv Justlee Cax
nor lo ile Unconalltutlounl.
Justice Gaynor, In tho Supremo Court In
Brooklyn yesterday, directed the discharge of
Teresa Kenny, who had been committed to tho
workhouso undor sections 710 and 711 of tho
charter, and In doing so held tbat tho method
In which sho wns committed was unconstitu
tional. Tho sections referred to provide for
cumulutivo punishments for persons convtctod
repeatedly of public Intoxication, disorderly
conduct, or vagrancy. In bis opinion Justlco
On) nor Bas:
" It seems to mo that this statute Is vlolntlvo
of tho prohibitions of tho Federal and State.
Constitutions against depriving any person of
'life, liberty, or property without duo process of
law." Thero Is no such thing as due process of
law without notico of hearing to the person to
be air ec tod in his rights and opportunity lo bo
heard thereunder.
"In order to hold tho petitioner mora than five
days under this commitment (tbnt being tho
term prescribed under n lirst commitment), tho
statute In question empowers tho superintend
ent of tho workhouse, uud then tho Commis
sioner of Correction, to detormino, without pro
viding for any hearing to her, that sho ls Identi
cal with n person who has mined ono or more
former terms in tho workhouse, and than
to punish her by depriving bor of hsr liber
ty for n term proscribed lor such nn habitual
offender. It thus plainly allows her to bo nun
lshod, not for tho offence sbo was convicted of
before tho Mngistrato, but for being n former
offender, without requiring that sho have op
portunity to bo hoard on tho question of fact
whether she is such an offender. This Is de
priving bor of her l.bcrty without duo process
of law,
"Entertaining theso views. It Is my duly lo
dlschnrgo tbo petitioner, for sho Is probably tin
ablo to stand tho cxptiiHO of nn nppoal; but, if
nn appeal lie taken by tbo District Attorney, it
should be brought on by consent of tho peti
tioner's counsel nt once, in ordor to precnt
protracted uncertainty in ttio administration of
justlco boforu lho magistrates."
'lho sections of the chnrlor Involvod In this
caso merely rccniiclod existing legislation.
TEACHERS LOSE PER CENT.
Nome tu 1,11110- laland f'ltjr lleallin oa Salary
WnrrnuU ut a Ilia IMfCuunt.
Somo of tho unpaid school teachers of Long
Island City sold lliolr salary win runts estcrday
at n discount of 8 por cent. All of tbo touchers
would lmvo taken advuntago of tho offer, hut
tho purchaser did not wnut to luicst such a
tnrgo amount of money, Thoso who could not
sell their warrants plniod thcni In lho hands of
Superintendent nf Schools Demurest, nnd ho
will ndopt the million! Comptroller Color und
bring suit against the city of Now York fur tbo
money. It is understou 1 that tho only oppobl
Hon tu tho suit will bo such btcps us uru uci e
sry to keen tho legal record complete Tho
Judgments obtained by t tin teachers yill Lo
paid out of tho general Judgment fund of tho
city,
VALUATIONS IN QUEENS.
Hempstead Town Aaanaaor rinds Consolidation
llrduero Valuation Throe-rlclilbs,
Assessor Titus of tho town of Hempstead has
completed the work of apportioning tho prop
erty In tho town taken Into tho borough of
Queens. The record shows tbat 4,238 pieces of
land h-.vo beon cut off from tho town, reducing
tbe total assessed valuation about three
eighths. Of the lots la tho borough section
2,250 are on maps of laud companies. The total
ussesied valuation of tho illy end of the town Is
tllyutly in excess of ,000,WW.
nonouait of brookztn,
roll re Telecraph Operators nt Commissioner
glials Culling Salaries.
Ex-Police Commissioner Parkor yesterday got
an order from Justlco Gaynor of tho Supremo
Court directing Mayor Von Wyck, tho Board of
Estimate, and tho Police Board to show cause
why thoy should not be compollod to rescind
their recont action In reducing the salary of the
eight operators at Police Headquarters In the
borough of Brooklyn from $1,850 a year to
91,000. Tho order Is returnable on Monday.
Justice Gaynor has nlto granted James II. Ma
son nn nltornatlvo writ to test tho legality of his
removal ns general clerk In the Tax Offlco by
Commissioner Fcltner.
Pollco Commissioner York yesterday flried Po
liceman Michael Madden of the Fifth nventio
station thlrty-flvo days' pay for being drunk,
absent from his post, nnd abuslvo to his rounds
man. Leo G. McGownn of tho Leo avenuo sta
tion forfoltod twclvo days' pay for being absent
for twenty-four hours without leave. George
W. Rogers of tho Gates avenuo station was noti
fied that he would have to pay his lust debts
or that the money would bo doductcd from his
saUry.
Charities Commissioner Blmls of the boroughs
of Brooklyn and Queens has dismissed Charles
Gannon and James Vance, lnrstlgators, and
Gilbert Hicks, storekeeper, and abolished tho
pl.iceB. He also mado tho following reductions
In salaries: Bernard Lamb, chief clerk, from
? 2,500 to $2,300; Danlol J. Doyle, bookkeeper,
rom 91,800 to 91,700; J. Short. Jr., clerk, from
! 12,200 to 82,000; George Brown, clerk, from
11,800 to 91,000; Frederick Goodhue clerk,
rom S1.800 to 91,000: Patrick' Uroll, In
vestigator, from 91,200 to 91,000; J. J.
O'Connell, M. D.. oxnmlnor In lunacy, from
M.80O to 91.000; W. II, Bates, M. D.. examiner
Inlunncy, from 91,800 to 91.000; Balzar Kin
kcl, ineBscngcr, from 91.000 tu 9000; Charles
Krnitshaar. clerk, from 91,500 to $1,000; Wll
Ham Sullivan, clork, from 9000 to 9720: W.
Ham Murray, superintendent of tho almshouse,
from $1,800 to 91,000; A. E. Collins, head nurse,
from tlioo to 9120; P. McQutre, keoper Morgue,
from $1,000 tn 91.200. ...
Robert T. Brown, tho Democratto leader In
tho Twenty-eighth ward and 8ocretarr of the
County Commlltoc. vestordsy succeeded John
K. smith nB Secretary of tho Park Department.
Tho salary Is $3,000 n year.
Doputy Commissioner of Sowers Brennanhss
nppolntod Patrick Fallon cashlor nnd Jeremiah
Cronln assistant cashier of the borough depart
ment at salaries of $1,800 and 91,000 respec
tively. In tho recent assignment of municipal Jus
tices, Justlco Nou was assigned to Justlco Fur
gueson's placo at Fort Hamilton. Justice Nou
refused to accept tho arrangement, and tho re
sult wns thnt no business could be transactod at
tho Fort Hamilton court yesterduy. IIo also
refused to surrender li Is placo In theState Street
Court to Justice Van Wnrt.
Tho estimated expenditures for new buildings
for which permits linvo been Issued during too
weok foot up 5-224,505.
At tbe meeting of tho borough School Board
last night a resolution was adontcd providing
for nn addition to tho Erasmus High School at
Flatbush for the accommodation of 500 more
pupils. Tho work ls to bo completed In September.
MUNICIPAL ASSEMBZT SCIZEUES.
930.000 for Charter Daj Peidltn' Fees
Aanlnst Nlcbt Hanlilng or sfemapapero.
Councilman Christman (Tarn.) presented to
tho Council yesterday a resolution providing
that In the erection of buildings by tbe city the
work bo dono under two contracts, ono for tho
inside work and one for the outside, and tbat
no ono contract be mado forthoentlro erection
of any building. The resolution nlro provides
that all material and workmon, so far as prac
ticable, bo procured In tho city of New York.
This schemohns long been a pet plan of the Cen
tral Labor Union. Tho resolution wns sent to tho
Committee on Public Buildings, Lighting, and
Supplies.
President Ouggcnhelmcr presented a resolu
tion requesting tho Board of Estlmato and Ap
portionment to set nsido $30,000 to help defray
tbo expenses of tbo Charter Day celebration. A
similar resolution was presented in tbe Board
of Aldermon by President Woods. In each body
tbo resolution was roforrcd to tho Flnanco Com
mittee. Tho Municipal Assembly received a communi
cation from President Haffcn and the Board of
Local Improvement of tho Bronx recommondiug
that the namo of Waldorf street be changed to
Ferncllft placo. Thp street. wblch.bas not been
opened, runs through property owned by John
Jacob Astor. Immediately north of his property
is a largo lot owned by Wllllun. Waldorf Astor.
Thereon est for tho chango In namo is mado by
Henry B. Ely, representing John Jacob Astor,
who points out that confusion ns to the owner
ship of tho property may nriso In the public
mind if the chango is not mado. Fcrncliff ls
suggostcd for tho namo of tho street, that being
tbo title of Mr. John Jacob Astor's country
pi ice on tho Hudson. 'Iho Municipal Assembly
has not acted in tho uinllor.
Tilt: ALDtCUMES".
The Aldermen's Committee on Licenses re
ported un ordinance ) estcrday which provides
that cart poddlcra pa S-15 n yoar: push cart
peddlers, $10, and basket peddlers, $0, with pro
vision lor ncwBpaper, fruit, nnd other commer
cial stand". Tho Hrookljn Aldermon hao op
posed nn Increnfio in llconso fees in their bor
ough. The ordinance was finally adopted ns a
whole bv n vote of Wi to 22, tbo Brooklyn Alder
mon voting against it.
Alderman McCnll (Torn.) Introduced n resolu
tion prohibiting tho hnw king, crying, or selling
of liowspiipcis in tho public streets after 7
o'clock P. M. except In cases whoro the uuwspa
pors contain "extra or special now8,"when tbev
limy be hawked, Hold, and cried up to 10 o'clock
P. M., and no lator. The resolution was sent to
lho Law Committee,
Alderuinn Hjrno (Dcm.) proposed thnt lho
Dock Department bo nuthorlzed to expend $25,
000 on a rccre.itlon pier nt tho foot of Clinton
Btrect, Brooklyn Tho Flnanco Committee got
his resolution. Tho board passed a resolution
permitting tho General Committoo on Charter
Day Celebration to hang banners on lamp-iiosts,
and instructed tho Park Committee to hold a
public hearing on a proportion to name tho
small park at Houston, Stanton, Pitt, and Sheriff
streets Kossuth square.
PATS TO CALL TRAMPS TRAMPS.
Cltj Has Ixit a. Lot or Hints Money br Po
litely SUllac Them Vntrnnls.
The Commissioners of Accounts have made a
report to tho Major concerning the commit
ment of vagrants to Blackwell's Island In the
past seven years. The report states that of all
tho persons arrested for vagrancy in the old
city of New Y'ork from Jan. 1, 1801, to Jan. 1.
1803, not ono was committed as a tramp, and
tho city lost thousands of dollars therobv. Tho
Stnto Is obliged to pay 30 cents a day for tbo
keep of each prisoner committed as a tramp,
but nothing for those committed ns vagrants.
The report says thnt at least 00 per cont. of
tho 40.51)5 prlsonors sent to the Island ns
vagrants wero really tramps. Nothing could
be done, however, towni d recovering thenmount
duo from tbo State for their keep, becauso tbe
records of the commitments contained no ref
erence to tramps. Mayor Van Wyck will send a
copy of tho report to oach of the City Magistrates.
NETTSPAPER MEN IN OTTIOE.
Am Chler or Heeret Rrrvlor, nmutv Vtrs Itlar
hal nnd Chirr Deputy V. s). Marshal,
George E. McQiiaid, a newspaper man, was
appointed Deputy Flro Marshal yesterday by
Firo Commissioner Scannell In placo of Michael
O'Sulllvnn. removed. Salary, 2,000,
W. P. Hnzcn, who was superseded recently as
Chief of tho Secret Sorvlco Bureau by John
Wllkie. a Chicago nowepapcr man, took charge
jostcrilay of tho New York olllce of the bureau,
relieving his brother, George W. Hazen, who
w ill ho in ch.irgo nn tho Pacillo coast.
United States Marshal Khea has appointed
John A, Stewart, a newspaper mnn, Chief Dep
uty Marshal.
I'ralae Tor Street Cleaner HcCartnejr,
At a moetlngof the West Side Public Improve
ment Association yesterday a resolution was
adopted approving the manner In which Com
missioner McCartnoy Is running the Street
Cleaning Department, lho association also de
cided to do nil In Us power to uld Commissioner
MiCiirtnoy to keep thoBlrcetsup to their pres
ent standard of cleanliness.
The Hlinre Itottd at fort Hamilton.
Elijah R. Kennedy, President of tho Shore
Road Commission, returned from Washington
5 estcrday, and stated that tho bill now bofore
Congress prov tiling for closing tho Shore roud
within tho military reservation at Fort Hamil
ton would bo defeated.
Htroet Ilullroads Paid Ibo CUT SSI.ase. lo
In I HUT.
According to a statement prepared by Comp
troller Coler tho total receipts of the old city of
Now York in 1897 from percentages, franchises
and car license fees of street surface railroads
was 9351,883.10.
January Pay or Brooklyn Toacbcrs Iteady,
The warrants for the January payrolls of the
School Board of Brooklyn have been signed by
tbe Comptroller, and tho money, 92411,007.37,
will be available at once for the salaries cf the
teachers iu that borough.
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TROLLEY CAR INJURES SIX.
a Bonooz ouNinvs overiurned
IN ZESOX AVBNVE.
Rear Wheela Bmasbrd, and It Is Pushed with
Its Occupants ritxr Feet Along tbe Track
Tbe Hones linn Away Five Children and
Teacher Urulaed and Otherwise Hurl,
An omnibus of tho Rood Institute, a echool'nt
23U West 130th street, in which wore flvo chil
dren nnd n teacher, was run down by a Lonox
avenuo under-trolley car yesterday. It has
been the custom of tho Institute to send tho
omnibus, which is known to every ono In Har
lem, to tako the smnllor children from their
bousos to the school. The omnibus, which
was driven by Timothy Collins and was In
charge of Mrs. Julia Reed, tho mother of tho
principal, set out on Its customary rounds yes
terday morning.
At 0:30 o'clock, having collected nil but ono
pupil, tho stago started up Lenox avenuo. At
134th streot Collins turned his team In order to
cross tho track to the other sldo of tho avenuo,
whero tho remaining pupil restdod. Tho omni
bus had almost cleared tho trolley tracks when
n north-bound enr crashed Into it. The rear
wheols were smashed, and .tho wagon with Its
seven occupants turnod completely upsldo
down. Tho avenuo was crowded with women
at the time, and they screamed to tho motor
man to stop tho car. IIo was unable to do this
nt first, and tho stngo wns pushed nlong tho
track, Tho horses, which hod been thrown to
tho ground, began to run. Tho shrill erics of
tbo children mingled with tho shouts of tho on
lookers as tho overturned stage humped nlong
for about fifty feet boforo Policemen Hochter
and' Flannory of the West 125th street station
managed to catch and stop tho frlghtoned team.
In so doing Hochter was trampled upon, be
sides having his uniform torn.
A crowd of over 1,000 persons had mean
whllo collected. Tho door of tho stngo was
broken open by tho policeman, who started to
help out tho occupants. They wero all piled on
tho floor, struggling as they vainly tried tu gain
their ftet. Mrs. Reed, who is 00 yoars old, was
lying partly unconscious in ono corner. Blood
wns running from two cuts in her hond nnd hor
dress wns torn tn sovernl places. Tho children
woro taken out ono by ono. They wero nil
bruised or othorwlse injured. Following aro
their names:
Dix. lUnuv. 0 years old, of 138 West 130th stroet:
long cut on lho left aide of the face. Its Is a bom of
Uenry N. Dli.
Doi;, IUlf.s, 0 years old. of 370 St. Nlchotai ave
nue; cut and brtilsid on tbo bead and face. She la
the daughter of Thomas A. Doc, chief clerk of tbo
Popnrtment of Street cleaning.
(loui.D, Jaie, (I jeara old, or 484 St. Nicholas an
nuo, bruised on tbe left arm. Her mother ls a wldotv,
who ha, come recently tn New Yo:k from lluffalo.
Oaiiauik, M inruKFj, ogeil a Years, of 225 West
l.'llithetreot. liruUcd nn head and shoulders.
CUiisick, IlEitBcnT, aged 4 sears, of the same ad
drew, similarly brut'ed. John rt. (larille, thrlr
father.la a wholesalo shoo dealer at 131 Duano etreot.
All but Jano Guuld were sent to their homes.
Tho car mean whllo had continued on its wav.
Tho policemen, however, had learned that It
was In cluirgo of John Jchnson of -132 Manhat
tan avenuo. Ho was accompanied by James
Flynn, whom ho was breaking In. At tho tlmo
of tho accident Flynn was in chargo of tho
motor. Owing to his inexperience ho was un
ablo to stop tbe car in tlmo to avoid tho colli
sion. It was brought to a stop by Johnson,
who was foiccd to push Flynn aside. Both
nen were later on arrested, hut wero discharged
by tbo Magistrate in Harlem Court, as thero
were no witnesses present.
TXIB MURDERED OERMAN SENTUT.
Ifo Political Slanlflcaneo In tbe Tragedy JTtar
Ulao Cbou Ilax,
San Fiiancibco. March 1. Reports from Klao
Chou Bay show that tho recent murdor of a Ger
man sentry was an net of prlvato vengeance.
When tho nows of a probablo attack on Cblmo
was received, a dctachmant of German sailors
was sont to Chlmo. Tbey missed their way at
nightfall, and persuaded an old Chinese to act as
their guide.
Tho old man's son, who lived in Chlmo but
was paying a visit to his parents, was angry be
causo his father consontod to act as guide, and
followed the party. When ha reached Chlmo
he found that his opium shop had been robbed.
This Increased his rago against tho foreigners,
nnd seizing a knife he ran at the German sen
try, and boforo tho man could ward off tbo blow
nearly severed bit hoad from bis shoulders. The
sentry 11 red a shot and then foil dead.
Tho Boldiors rushed In and captured tho mur
derer. He was a small, feoblo-looking Chinese
and the marvel was how he could deal a blow
which nearly decapitated tho German.
DONNELLY SHOT JUS NEIGHBORS.
Ill' Tbree or n Vnmllr Whose Children Had
Quarrelled with Ilia Children.
New Brunswicic, March 1. Bernard Don
nelly of South Amboy wen', to tbo homo of bis
neighbor. W. O. Maxllcld, Inst night, and after a
few angry words drew a revolver and fired
three shots, oach taking effect on somo member
of Mnxflcld's family. The cause of tho trouble
wns n quarrel between children of the families,
who live on Ilordentown avenue.
Donnelly called Mnxlleldtothodoornnd asked
in an nngrv voice, with an oath, why he allowed
his children to throw stones nt tho Donnelly
children. Maxllcld attempted to closo tho door,
Donnelly drew-his revolver nnd fired three allots
Into tho house. Tho lirst passed through tho
flcshypartof Mnxilcld's arm. Tho second shot
struck Mrs. Maxllcld In tho nrm, passing out ut
tbo shoulder. Tho third shot struck W. O. Max
Hold, Jr n boy of 7 years. In tbo leg. Donnelly
fled.
Ho was arrested lator by Marshals Mlnnlck
and O'Toole. Ho was held under $1,000 ball.
ItEAD TI1E ItBTTARD FOR HIMSELF.
Allesjed Murderer Weaver Quickly liloapprared
TVblle n Mnn Went Tor au Ofllcer.
Eastov, Pa March 1. Adam L. Wcnver, the
fugltivo Bucks county murderer, is bolng pur
sued by otllccrs In tho northern part of this
county. IIo stopped at Charles Lutz's hotel on
Monday, lloand Lutz woro acqualntod. Lutz
did not know Weaver was wanted for murder.
During the afternoon Lutz received a poster
telling of tho murder nnd offoring a reward for
Woivor. Without saying anything. Lutz hui
rlcd to Portland for an ofllcer. Unrnrtunntely
ho left tho pootrron tho hotel bar. Tho loungers
picked It up and all, Weaver among them, began
lending it.
The next minute Weaver was gono. Tbo last
seen of hlni ho was running across fleldB toward
the mountains. Tho ufllccrs Lutz brought back
ore looking for tho murderer.
vSTBHP' It isn't much troublo
5rz5 'or a rea"y healthy man
to be good humored.
Jollity and rxtiulierant health arc a pro
verbial combination. The hearty man who
is always laughinp; doesn't have any trouble)
with his digestion, It hat been said that
laughing makes people healthy. The truta
is that health makes people laugh.
It is impossible to estimate the tre
mendous influence of health upon human
character. A man with a headache will
not be in a happy, contented frame of
mind. A man who suffer, from a v.cale
stomach and an impaired digestion will sit
nnd crumble through the best meal ever
prepared A bilious man who is not a
bore, is deserving nf a place in n museum.
A nervous man who is not pettilent and
fault finding is a curiosity. All these con.
tlitiotis lead tu grave diseases, when the
victim becomes not only disagreeable, but
dependent as well A wise wife will rial
ize that while the old saying that a " man's
heart is in his stomach," is not literally
true, it is n fact that liU stomach sweetens
or son t s his character according as it Is
healthy or unhealthy Dr Pierce's Golden
Medical Discovery is the best of medicines
for the conditions described. It makes
the weak stomach strong, the impaired
digestion perfect, invigorates the licr,
purifies and enriches the blond and tones
the nerves It tears down half dead, inert
tissues and replaces them with the firm
muscular tissues of health. It builds new
and healthy nerve fibres anil brain cells.
It dissipates nervousness and melancholy
and imparts mental elasticity and courage,
It is the best of all known medicines for
nervous disorders.
'Through our skillful treatment I am once
more a well man " writes I N Arnold, Ksq , of
fisndy, Logan Co Nebr " I suffered for yea
and could not find rrlirf until I commruccd
taking your 'Uoldeu Medical Discovery ' I suf
fered with constipation and torpidity of liver
which resulted in Irritation of the prostate aud
Inflammation of the bladder I had only taken
one bottle when I found great relief. Tbe niedl
cuc has effected a permanent curs."
FAKE WMB TAPPERS It ADDED.
Tbey Are Let Co, bat lho rellee Confiscate
Their Iloxns Plant,
Two men who were arrested undor fictitious
names In Sixth avenuo lato on Monday by De
tectives Armstrong, Vallely and Itoldy of tho
Central Ofllco woro discharged in Iho Centre
Street Court yesterday on tho statement of tho
detectives that they had arrested tho men on
suspicion and that they bad no evidence on
which to ask that tbey bo hold, Tho mon gavo
tbo names of William Oakloy nnd Gcorgo Kauf
man. Tho pollco took possession of somo tele
graphic apparatus that they found in two
rooms used bv tho men,
dipt. McClusky snld thnt tho men woro sup
posed to bo professional wire tappors; that they
had tho tolcjraphlu Instruments set up In the
two rooms, apparently connected with tho
street nnd the genernl telegraphic system, but
really connected only with catli otbor, and thnt
the men entrapped any gullible bettors thoy
could get hold of on the representation tbat
they bad tapped tbe wires and had early news
of the results of tho races. Tho strangors did
tbe betting nnd tho "wire tappers" profited.
dipt. McClusky expectod that tbo prisoners
would be discharged. Ills objoct In ordering
tho arrests was attained wbon ho had cleared
out the rooms of the "wire game" men. IIo
snld thnt somo of tho same gang had bocu
caught in St. Louis for swindling a man out of
85,000 nnd others In Philadelphia for doing a
man out of $2,000. Of course, their dupes wero
also trying to do crooked work.
ZONE STAR LINE COMES OUT AHEAD.
The Boycott or Texas Railroads Defeated Tem
porarily br tbe Courts.
Oalvkstun, Tex., March 1. After several
days' deliberation Judgo David E. Bryant of
the Federal Circuit Court this morning perpet
uated an Injunction Issued sevoral weeks ago
restraining the Santa T6, Missouri, Kansas and
Texas, and International nnd Great Northern
Railroads from demanding prepayment of
charges from tho Miami Company, oporntlng ns
tho Lono Star steamship line betweon hero and
Now York. Tho demand wai mado as a boycott
by the Southwestern Association lines against
tbo Lono Stnr line, which Is a rival of the Mor
gan nnd Mallory lines.
Judgo Br ant bolds it Is In violation of tho
Interstate Commcrco act. Tho case will bo ap
pealed, but meanwhile the roads are restrained.
Tbat ls practically a defeat of the boycott.
NORTIUTEST RATE WAR.
airport or tbe Trunk Linn Committee ea tbe
Chances or nn Adjustment.
The report of General Passongor Agents Rob
erts of tho Erlo nnd Daniels of tho Now York
Central, who formed tho commlttco thnt went
to Montreal to look into tho rato war In tho
Northwest, wns submitted to the meotlng of the
Trunk Lino Passenger Commlttco yestordny.
Tbo proposition or Messrs. Roberts and Danlols
that rates bo restored on March 14, preparatory
to a conference of nil lines lntcrostod on March
17, has not yet been accepted. Efforts nro still
making by tho Trunk Lino ofllclnls to bring
nbout n, conference. It ls not oxpocied tbit tho
points of dispute could bo thus adjusted, but a
basis for arbitration might bo established.
Baltimore and Ohio Chango or COclala.
Baltimohe, March; 1. The following changes
nmong tho ofllclals of tbo Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad wont into effect to-day: Edward S.
King, commercial freight agent nt Baltimore,
transferred to Philadelphia, with tho same title
and duties; H. W. Atkinson, chlof clork to Gen
eral Freight Agent Dalle hor. promoted to com
mercial ireight agent nt Baltimore, In placo of
Mr. King, und J, R. Bell, n clerk in tbe general
freight olllco, promoted to chief clerk. In place of
Sir. A'klnson. Roger E. Lewis has bocn ap
pointed a contracting agent of tho railroad. This
appointment is along tbo lino of promotion
instituted by tbe recclvors.
Texas ItallroadsMuatPay tbe State HI, 000,000
Dallas, Tox Mnrch 1. Final Judgment was
rendered yesterday afternoon by tho State Su
premo Court, in session In Austin, in cases of
tho Stnto of Texas against the Houston and
Texas Central nnd tho Galveston, Harrlsburg
and Snn Antonio railroads for sums approxi
mating $1,000,000. The money was loaned to
the roads by the State from the publlo free
school funds in 1800.
Dill to Repeal iaulhrra Paelllo'a Charter.
FrtANKronT, Ky March 1. Representative
German Stout of Woodford county this morn
ing introduced in the House a bill to repeal the
charter of tho Southern Pacific Railroad Com
pany. This company docs business on a chartor
passed under laws of this State, but has refused
to pay its franchise tax ns other companlos
have dono. Suit is now pending In the Cir
cuit Court for $50,000 for such failure. It Is
on this account that too bill was introduced.
Itew President or tbo Mobllo and Ohio.
Mr. E. L. Russell. Vice-President of tho Mobile
and Ohio Railroad Compiny, has been elected
Prcsldont to succeed Mr. I. C. Clarke, who de
clined re-olectloD, but who remains a member
of tho Executive Committee. Mr. Richard Car
roll has boen elected Vice-President and general
manager. Tho other officers have been re
elected. Mr. Carroll was formerly general man
ager of the Queen and Crescent system.
President Do Cnrmo or anarthtuore to Oo to
CornelL
PniLADELnttA, March 1. Dr. Charles De
Garmo, President of Swarthmoro College, hns
accepted an Invitation to occupy tho chair of
pedagogy and philosophy nt Cornell University.
Since tho fall of 1802 Dr. De Garmo has been nt
tho hoad of tho Quaker co-educational in
stitution, and during that period hns rnised
tho curriculum there to a high stan
dard. Ho has ulso been professor of phil
osophy nt Swnrlbmore, nnd it wns Ills de
sire to pursuo work on that lino which led him
to accept tho offer mado by tho Cornell faculty.
Dr. Do (inrnio is President of tho National Edu
cational Association, and Is also known through
n series of elementary text hooks which ho compiled.
Receipted Tor 810B,aa4,oan.0l.
Philadelphia, March 1, Henry K. Boyer
succcedod Herman Kretz to-day as Superin
tendent of tho United States Mint. Tho formali
ties of tho chango were very brief, considering
tbe magnitude of tho property which figured In
tho transfer. Mr. Boyer gave Mr. Kretz a re
ceipt In tho form of a general acknowledgment
for 17.1l8,tII3.U In cold bullion, $118,521.
4211.117 in allver bul'Ion. $0,748,080 In goldcolu.
SMI8.032.228.25 In sll cr coln.$32.n01.52 In minor
colnago ruetnl. $08,405 in minor coin. $112,
41)0.05 in currency, nnd $808.05 in coins re
served for assay. Total. $103,051,023.01. Mr.
Boyer took receipts from the coiner, meltor,
nnd nssaycr. and gave his awn receipts to thoso
heads of departments In exchango.
Oov. Uasllns-s Uolna to Calirornla.
IlAnmsnuno, Pn., March 1. Gov. and Mrs.
Hastings and Miss Hastings, 'Senator and Mrs.
Cochran and Miss Cochran, and Attorney-General
and Mrs. McConnlck will lenve on Thurs
day evening for n trip of thrco weeks in Califor
nia. Gov. Hastings feels that he will ho pel
fectly safe In leaving tho State at this tlmo, as
ho does not regard the rumors of war as at all
indicative nf imminent danger. Gov. Hustings
went to Philadelphia this nfternoon. Ho will bo
nn honorary pallbearer at tho funeral of Wil
liam M. Singer!)-.
Ribtiis Trlro Am In to Uet llacL.
A LIU NY, March 1. Among tho cases nrguod
In tbo Court of Appeuls to-day wus that of
Former Pollco Captain Joseph H. EnklnsnfNow
York city, who npne. iln from n decision of ll.e
Supremo Court In the first dcpaitmcnt on mo
tion for n writ of certiorari to review tho nctluu
ofthuNcwork Polite Commissioners in re
moving him. 'Ihlslstlip second time Ibo ense
has been before Iho highest court, tho former
decision nniini; been against Kukliif. Clunlos
P, McClelland argued tbo caso for Enkius nud
Theodore Connolly for tno Board of Pollco Commissioners.
The IVrnlbrr.
March failed to "coma In llko n Hon" In nearly all
parts of the country, 'fliere was a moderate depres
sion exlendlne from tliu upper lake rradon and upper
Mlslslppi Valley snutlinrest to anuthcrn Trxas. Over
thl" belt tho wratlier was cloudy, with light ralu In
I arts of tbe suulhern scctlou and Hcht enow. F.lae
where over Ibo country tho weather was fair aul
mild.
In this city Ibnday was fair: highest official tem
perature 41', lowest lit', average humidity no per
tent , wind weklt-rl,!, aierage tIoclty Id miles an
hour; barometer corn ct'd to be read to aca lei el at
b A It UP ll1.', 3 1' 11 '.'i Oil.
Tho thermometer at tbo United Rtatea Weather Ilu-
rrau registered the temperature yeslnrdaraa follow s:
1BIIH. 1HD7. lhPb, 1MI7.
VA.II, . .81' 41'l PM ... .40- HU-
18 H .. . oil HI' 1 . 117' .lh'
Sl'.M .S'i 4lfiU inld . HO' :u-
wasiiiNuTov roiiKusT ion wmr.sp.r
For .Veit; Englahil nnd eastern A'fu York, fair;
variable u'ln, becoming nori.eaa'e n't,
fur the District of Columbia, Maryland and Vir
ginia, fair, followed by threatening weather at nlghti
easterly winds.
Fur eastern Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Dela
ware, fair) varltbls winds, btooinuui taitorly.
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The Spring overcoats now on
sale go fast, but you can lasso " ' &
one if you don't put off till to- 1
morrow what you can do to-day. "
Long or short; brown, black , jj
or Oxford ; serge or silk lined ; '7"Jn f
men's or young men's'.' 1'-ri J
Men's, tO-ssrjeilnedHlB, sllklln-d. " -'"' 'ff
Young men's, (8 sergollncdi (13, silk lined. ,, .,.
You can rope in au odd coat, mj-.v 4
vest or trousers at the same ,v
time; perhaps a complete suit i.'.w $
last Spring's. ? $
Coats, 5 ; vests, $1.50 ; trou 7i Ja
sere, $3.50. ' " - $
.-sut-O, Igj
Rogers, Pket & Co. w
Prince and Drosdway. . fio vV;
Warren and riroadway. . f.
Thirty-second and llroadway. " i&
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BRASS BEDS. 1B, 122 50, 123 to T5. ,
iioiuBiitin MATTrtEssr-s io ibs.) am. no. ' 3
Sole Mfrs. of tho Imperial Double border Bprlnsj - ? tT
and Elite Woven Wire Mattresses and Cots.
B. FITCH & CO., t 1
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Factory, 43, 433 Wcat 1 3d St. " W
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PART OF A IIUILDING COLLAPSES. , Jgj
'Si hi
Twenty .Veaarb Workmen Ilacapo Injury, but w fl
One la Mlsbtly Hurt. $jj
An Iron girder sllppoi from Its placo In a ' -li
building undergoing altorntlous nt 010 Hroad , '
street, Newark, jesterd.iv morning nnd parts of S
the flooring nnd of tho brick side walls, of the .
old and new portions of tho building in tho see- " .5j
ond and third r.torles gavo way and crushed 1
into tbo cellar. Jloro than it scoro of workmen -
had sutllcicnt warning to got out of harm's way If
and escaped Injury. Kroderlck Hcyinan. a brick- w"
layer, who was at work ou n srnffold at tho
fourth floor, went down In tho crabb. but fortu- A
nately landed on top of 'ho broken timbers nnd $
bricks, nnd when tho dust cleared away It was SG
found thnt his onlv injuries wero n few cuts and . j
bruises ou his fnco uud hands. ' n
AIMED AT llEOril EltS; HIT. I NEGRO. JK
Brother or a Former lomhlleld Town officer j- y
Vaem a I'l.lol In a Fniiilly tlimrrcl. -1
Harry Keelcy, n brother of James I). Kcclcy, ' ;
former Town t'lerk of Soutblleld, Statcn Island, "' 01,
was arrested jctcidny In Clifton for assault in M
the first degrco In nttomptlng to Bhoot two of 4$
his brothers, William und John, nt their homo W
on Monday night. Tho hoys got Into a family .
quarrel and Hurry drove the other two our of
the house at tbo point nf n pistol, Afnvthcy if-
cleared tho door hu flred tbico hbots nt them, tf?
Neither was lilt, but 01111 of tho litlllcU found a 'h
lodging plnco In tho thigh of Pierre Btobnll, a -
colored man. fetobnll'8 injuries aro not serious, Wr
Kecley was locked up.
Jersey tltj'a Water FlEbl. $
The Hoard of Streot and Water Commission- .
ersof Jersey City wns sorved with n formal no- J"
tlco yesterday by tho Morris Canal and Hank- 1;
lug Company and Ita lessee, tho Lehigh Valley .
Itailrond Company, calling nttcntion to tho feet 1?.
that some of tho bids forn now water supply for
thu city, presented on Teh. '.'ll, lb!), propose li ,y
take waters for the iibo ot Jersey Cltj whlih K
havo already been appropriated and nro In pub- W
Ho uso for tho purpmesof lho Morris final, un- r
dor legislative authority, nud cannot t.icrcfoio, 9
the noilco dcclaics, bo dlvortcd und upprouri- R
ated to other uses, 'J.
Ijamjer Church Ruing Tor nil 0,000 in Frra. fp
Frederick A. Ward has bocn appointed by j
Justlco (inynor of tlio Supreme Coin t In Drook- 'I
lyn, referee In thu suit ut ,ir James C,
Church apaliist the 'n nu Kleetrlc Itnllio.ul 7,
Company in iccuver s-IHi.liOii, ulileli lie inserts t
is due him fnr legal cci-vltct. The company con-
tenda that Mr. Church's bill is excessive, A
Annual Uaios u.u.-o.OuO 000 Boxeo t?
FOR BILIOUS AND NEIIVOUS DISORDERS f.
sueli ns Wind nud Tain in Ihn Btoinneli, '
(llddliii'is, rtilii(ist iiftor nieuK Head. 4.
iii'lii-. JJlzlni'ss, Druwhliuw, l'lunhlnui j?
of llP.lt, JaH-4 of Appuilto. Costlvoiiosh,
lllotclicH on t-io Skin, Colli CIiUIh. Vl- $'
tiirhcil Sleep. I'ri.'lilful Dreams nnd nil '&
Nervous nml TioinblliK Hensntlonn. ??
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obstructions or irregularities of tho sib-
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Weak Stomach
Impaired Digestion
Disordered Liver
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