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II ' V.OL. LXV.-- NO. 95. NEW YORK, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1897. -C- OPYRIGHT, 1S07, BY THE SUN PRINTING AND PUBLISHING ASSOCIATION. PRICE TWO CENTS. II I DID WED A KHIN BLANDER. Ha H TTJTJIEJS MAIER'S HUSBAND A. H MEMBER OF THE OLD FAMILY. jH Married Her Alter a Ten Days Courtship H and Tried to Keep lilt Identity Secret . The Brldecroem Ha Ifad a Checkered Career Once Shot tbe Family Lawyer. ' It camo out yesterday that the man who was snarrlod last Sunday In the Little Church Around tho Cornor to a waitress, and who gave bit namo as William O. Rhynlandcr, li Wil- liam Cooeland Rhlnolander, grandson of tho lato William O. Rhlnolander, and oldest son ot William Rhlnelander, head of the family that baa been prominent in Now York for nearly a csntury. Before her marriage the brlds wu Jallctto Kathleen Maler. She lived with her Widowed mother at 232 East Twenty-firs- t street and was employed in a restaurant on East , Twenty-thir- d streot. Juliette's husband, although not so well known socially bb othor members of his family, has been hoard of before and lost Sunday was not the first time that ho went through tho try-in- s ordeal ot a marrlago ceremony. He achieved bis first distinction when ho was astudont at Co- lumbia College, more than twenty years ago. lie was a member ot tho class ot 187(1 and was re- garded as ono Its brightest men, although some- what indolent. A fow days beforo a competi. ' tiro examination for a prize in German in tho sophomore yoar Rhlnelander surprised soma ot I bis classmates by announcing that he guessed he'd tako tho examination. Thoy laughed at blm and told him to guess again. Whon tho )day came young Rhlnelander was on hand, and I when tho award was mado William Copeland Rhlnelander rocclved the prize. ' Tho next thing ho did to distinguish himself was to get married. That was In 1870. Miss Maggio McQinnls was hlsbrlde. She was a house- maid in bis father's family. Tho only person of tho bridegroom's station in life who was at tho wedding was F. K. Curtis. After the marrlago Rhlnelander left his father's houso, and from that day to this his family has had nothing to do with htm, except to prorldo him with a liberal allowance. It has been stated that this allowanco was $100 a week. It has also been stated that It was to continue as long as York. Rhlnolander mado his homo outside of New However that may be, immediately after his first rdftrlago Rhlnelander took his bride to Canada, whero they remained for some time. Two children wore born to tbem. Thon, owing to Mrs. Rhlnclandcr's ill health, they returned to this city and went to Uto In a boarding honso at 213 Schermcrborn street, Brooklyn. It Ijj' was whllo living at this address that $ Rhlnolander, on tho afternoon of June 10, 1884, 3 , called at tbe office of John Drake, his father's S lawyer, of 70 Cedar streot, this city. The two men wero closeted together for somo time. No X one lu tho offlce heard loud talking or i othor unusual sounds come from Mr. Drako s ofllco until tho report ,of a pistol rang 1 out. Two or throe of tho clerks ran into Mr. ; Drake's ofllco, wbero they found the lawyer and Rhlnelander In a hand-to-han- d struirele. Rhlne landor was hold pinioned against the wall by Mr. Drake, and in his right hand was a smoking revolver, which tUo lawyer was try- ing to tako away from him. After a i; struggle, in which the lawyer was assisted i ' by most of bis offlce staff. Rhlnelander was dis- - J armed. Then it was found that Mr, Drake had 1 been wounded in the right arm near the shout- - tf , der. lie was taken to Roosovelt Hospital, where & , be remained for some time. Be refused to make . n complaint against his assailant, both for tne' M Lib sake of tbe tatter's family and becauso ho said 41 ne believed the young man was crazy. SB !, The news of the shooting reached the ears of a . Inspector Byrnes the following day. lie in- - S9 V, quired Into tne case, and on the evening of Juno m 2 20 sent Detectives Crowley and Htckeyto 243 Si f Schermerhorn street, whither Rhlnelander bad X- been taken immediately after the shooting by Tf , his brother. T. J. Oakley Rhlnelander, to it arrest blm on a charge of assault. He was " locked up for the night at Police Headquarters '"j and the following morning was arraigned before r Justice Welde in tho old Tombs Court and held for examination. After being locked up In the Tombs, Rhlnelander gave out a statement In which he said that Mr. Drako had been trying to get Mrs. Rhlnolander to leavo Mm ana had even gone to Canada to offer to give her a large amount of money If she would do no. Rhlnelander stated that he had forfeited 1300,000 when bo married his wife, bad con- sented to tnke $100 a Week and live away from New York, and that be did not propose to Klvo his wife up. Ho said he bad shot Druko becnuso tho lawyer had first aesaultod him and ho thought his life was in danger. , A commission was finally appointed to examlno into tho question of Rhlnelander's sanity. The commission consisted of Ed- ward Patterson, now one of the Justices of t"ie Anpellate Division of the Supreme Court: Dr. W. Detmold, and Patrick Nolan. The two latter adjudged Rhlnelander Insane. 1 Mr. Patterson, In a dissenting opinion, claimed that be was sane enough to stand trial. The m ittor came before Recorder Smyth ou a uio-- 1 .tton of tho District Attorney, concurrel In by counsel for Rhnclandor's famil. to have tbe young man committed to an Insane asj lum. Rhlnclandcr's lawyer op- posed tbe motion, claiming that his client was perfectly sano and desired to be tried. Tbe Re- corder denied tho motion. That was in October, 1881. Tho case was never brought to trial, and about two years ago, the District Attorney agreeing, tbe indictment was dismissed. Little was heard of Rhlnolander after the shooting until Dec. 0. 1880, when ho waa ar- rested on a New York-boun- train at Mata-wa- N. J., on n charge of grand larceny, pre- ferred b Dr. Samuel Johnson of Asbury Park. Dr. Johnson bad attended Rhlnelander during nn Illness at Asbury Park and renderod a bill for $200, Rhlnolander refused to pay, and tho doctor attached some of bis client's trunks, oil paintings, and Rhlnelander paid no attention to tbe attachment, and shipped the things In New York. His arrest followed. Ho was Joe ked up in tho Monmouth county Jail at Freehold for some lime. Another period of obscurity followed Rhine- - lander's experience with New Jersey law, and little was heard of him until flvo or six years ! ago. when be appeared as a rosldent of Baratoga undor tho name of William Ralston. On ac- count of his pocullnr ways he was known about town as "Jack the Ripper." About tho tlrst thing Rhlnelandor did after going to Saratoga to live was to buy a farm and stock it with brood mares. He proclaimed his intention of breeding only whlto horses. He said that there was a great demand for pure whlto horses, and that there wns money to bo made in raising them. This hobby soon made him known to horse dealers from New York to Saratoga, by whom ho was regarded as a harmless crank. He found that it wns easy enough to breed horses, but ns for breedlnir only while horses, that was another matter. Tho colts were of nearly all the colon, of the rainbow except white. Finally the stock farm was abandoned. Itwlllboscm from this that Juliette Maler did not marry a man without a history when sho married William U, Rhlnelander. Tho couplo will start upon their honeymoon r this morning. 'I hey were going to Eu rope, Mrs. Malur said yesterday, but that was nbandonel, because Mrs. Rhlne- lander docs not caro to cross tho ocean. Instead thoy will go to Albany, Iloston. and Philadelphia, and probably make their futiiro borne in Saratogu. Hhlnclaiiilcr Is now about 40 curs old. Ho ncara glasses und is nearly 6 feet tall, very 1) in. ami Ills brown hair Is streaked with gray, ns are, also, bis thin, closely triuitiit.it bide whiskers and his mustaebo. Notlongngo his right side became partially paraljzi-- and when be wnlks there is adccldod limp in his g.tlt. Ho usiiully wears a gray Alpine hat and dresses rather roughly. Since his marriage to Miss Maler, Khlnclander hasbeuuanxloiuftokoop Ills identity from bo-ln-g generally known. When interviewed last Wednoxdny by a .su.v reporter he wns at the homo of his bride, whon as putting the tlnlsblug touches on her trousseau, Tho bridegroom wore a brand new full of coirso material and a woollen shirt. He wns asked: "Am you ono ot the Ithlnelamlrr lainlly of Now York I "That's what ho docrtii't want to hae put In tho paper," cxcl.iiined Mrs. Maler, his mother- - "Ion can't II d out that." Mr. Rhliiulunder himself would not answer sri tue question, nut no Naiii; "Spell my namo with W a 'lib);' get thittrlitht." Where-d- ou Hol" asked tho reporter of lii Mr. Rhlnelander, !" "At Saratoga in the summer," said Mr, Rhine- - 1 lander, "Then sometimes tit Albany and in M 1 Philadelphia." MI "What is your business I" M I "Oh, he hasn't any business, have you, Willi" B f exclaimed Mrs. Rhlnelander; "he bus an in- - H I oomo." 1 "You might say I had a business." said Mr. If Rhlnelander, assorting lilmtelf, "and If vou did 1 it would bo horses." aWtiTt i ''Ra(0 horses I" suggested (he reporter. MfTSft "No, just horses,'' snid Mr. Ithliielnndcr. WM 'fi 1 I'M"!. "' li'coiiie, dear; don't forget that," tHk'' 1 added the bride. H" t "2 Mro, Maior said vesterday afternoon that she M knew ur aVout ber ihau V could JfiV T1 Ynayr tht ho Is a member of tho Rhlnelander family." sho said, "and that his parents are living.'' "Where do they Uvol" asked Tub Boh re- porter. " Oh. that I can't tell you. Thero are certain family reasons why my doesn't want that known., Mr. Rhlnelander Is a gentleman, and that's all I core about. I didn't marry him, and so long as my daughter is satisfied, lam, too, Tho old Rhlnelander house Is at 11 Washing- ton Square North, whero an aunt of Jullotte s husband now lives, Mr. and Mrs. William Rhlnelandor llvo at ia West Forty-eight- h street, A sister or Rhlnolander Is now known as Sister Dolores, by whoso bounty the home for con- sumptives at Mount St. Vincent's was built. and where she now ministers as a Sister ot Charity. Tho bridegroom of lost Sunday mar- ried his wife after ton daya' courtship, Mrs. Malorsald. bury says that tho evidence against Morson is conclusive, and that ho will certainly ho con- victed. According to tho officers, 9153,000 worth of Btamps wero stolen from various Post Offices during 189G. Tho robberies began in the South lu second, third und fourth class Post Offices. Tho officers were hot on tho trail of tho gang when of a sudden tho burglaries in tho South ooasod. Soveral Post Offices wero broken into in tho North, and then the gang began operating in tho West, principally in Colorado, In one week the Post Offices nt Victor. Florence, Cripple Creek, and Manttou, Col., were robbed. At the Cripple Creek ofllco tbo tbioves got $900 worth of Btamps and $2,100 In money, and thero Waterbury got a cluo to their identity, and shortly afterward nlno of them wero arrested and thrown into jail at Denver. Five were notorious characters. They aro Fred Fergurson, Gcorgo II. Burton. W. S. Hostottcr. William Wcrth, and Oscar Dickens. Hostcttcr confessed that tho men who did tho gang's work in the East wero named Mnrson nnd Burkbardt, nnd that they lived In Brooklyn. After n month's work Waterbury got confessions from Dickens and Fergurson, and tho result was tbo indictment of Morsun and Burkbardt. Waterbury trucod tbe SflOO worth of stamps stolen from Cripple Creek to New York with the assistance of Wells. Forgo & Co , nnd here learned that they had been sent to Burkbardt at Conoy Island by tho Long Island Express. Ho returned from Donvor and learned from Dickens thnt Hostcttcr had received at Colorado City a check for $319 drawn on ths NaHH.vu National Bank of Brook- lyn by Morson. Dickens said It was payment at regular "fonco" rates for $123 worth of stamps. Tho check was dated the day after Burkbardt received the consignment of stolen stamps. Lntcr Dickons regretted hav- ing given information, and howrolon lettorto Moreon, wurninghlm that tho detoctives were after him. t the letter special delivery and Waterbury heard of It as soon as It was sent. When tho letter reached Brooklyn, William J. Carroll. Superintendent of tha Coney Island Post Office, took It lo Morson nnd asked htm If it was for him. Morson rend it nnd said that it was. Wntorbury was notified nnd he came East. Yesterday no went to Coney iBlund and found Morson In front of his bar. Inspectors Coleman, Dwyer and King stayed outaldo. whllo Water- bury ami Deputy Marshal Koch entered tho hotel. Waterbury told Morson (hat ho hid a warrant for him for being in with Post Offiro robbers, and snld: "If you'ronll rlghlyoti won't mind letting mi I see your bank book, will 5 out" Morson said he didn't mind, nnd ho handed the book to tho officer. Whilo Watoroury was looking for the stub of the check sent to Hos- teller a boy grabbed tho book and started to run. Koch tripped him. Morson struck Kocb, but Watertiury whipped out his revolver and speedily took tho fight out of tho hotel keeper. Morson wns arraigned boforo United States Commissioner Oakuy In Brooklyn and was held In S 3.D00 bail for examination. Ball was fur- nished by P. J, Montague, a Court street liquor dealor, who told a reporter that Morson had been n customer of his for twelvo years, nnd wns, bo for as he know, a rcputablo man. Morson was formerly in partnership with Arthur Mulllns, n lightweight boxer, in a saloon in Fulton place, Brooklyn. It wns in his saloon that 1)111 Poster Kenny hid his pistol after mur- dering a car driver about fifteen years ago. Burkbardt wns a Coney Island hotel km per. Hiram Steele, in whose room twcnty.flvo pounds of dynamlto and a, devlco nero found bv officers homo time ago, was arrested there by tho llrookljn police. JTO CVIUIEXOT ZEOISLATIOX. A Xlepnbllran Leader Bays That the Fassaga era Dill la the Senate la Impassible. WasniMiTOH, Deo. 8. Senators and Repre- sentatives are taking their time in coming to Washington before Congress convenes. Thoso in town who havo talkod with the Republican loaders appear to bo confident that there will bo no currency legislation at this session. Ono of the foremost leaders expressed htmsolf very frankly on tho subjoct this ovonlng, but would not allow his name to be tBcd. IIo said that it was generally recognized that when a thing was imposslblo, lime was lost In attempting it. With tho Senate constituted as it is, ho said, tho passago ot a currency revision bill along Bound financial linos was Imposslblo; tbercforo ho did not see tho advisability of making the at- tempt, which would havo no further valuo than to show what the Republicans would do If they could. When reminded that the Tariff bill was passed with tho same Senate, he replied that tho force which secured tho pasBago of that mcasuro was tho force ot clrcumtsanccs, and thoso circum- stances no longer existed. Thero was no party In control of Congress to agrco upon a currency revision measure and offer It as n definite party measure, which could, if approved by tbe coun- try at largo, be enacted Into law. Tho Houso, ho said, might Bteer a middle course by passing a compromise mcasuro, retiring the greenbacks by keoping thorn, basing the currency on assets secured by United States notos. Rut the Sen- ate would perhaps discover that tho greenbacks could not bo rotfrei without retiring them and that tho currency could not bo based upon assets without making assets tbo basis. Another difficulty be remarked was tho lack ot agreement in the country upon a measure of currency revision. Ho challenged any ono tc draw a bill and got six persons to sign it. Even In Now Englnnd n largo class opposed the re- tirement of the greenbacks, if the expressions of a prominent paper were to be relied on. Ho quoted a prominent banker, a man who under- stood his business thoroughly, whom he had asked to suggost what Congress should do'lu tho way ot currency reform. "Get rovenne," was this man's only plea. "Get revenue" ho said, "und then ask us about currency reform." Economy in appropriations will also be urged by tbo leaders and every effort mado to apply it. Tho revenue Is not sufficient, and tho lead- ers know It. Thoy say it is due to an under- estimation of tho importations preceding the passage of the Dlnglcy bill, but some of tbem bellevo that by Maroh the revenue will be suf- ficient. But until a balance- on the right side begins to materialize tho effort will be to hold the appropriations down. MR. ajlIBCOM'S DAUOnXER BURKED. The tittle Girl Cot at a Stove and Received fatal Injuries. Joyce Olive Grlscom, the d daugh- ter of Mr. and Mrs. Clement A. Grlscom, Jr., was fatally burn.ed at her parents' home, on White- st one avenuey Flushing, on Thursday morning. She died early yesterday morning. The child was in br room with her nurse. About 10 o'clock tho nurso went downstairs to speak'to Mrs. Grlscom. When she left the room Joyce was soatcd at her toy piano, and seemed to bo happy and contented. Tbe nurso had been gone only about two minutes when tho child's screams wero heard. Rushing to the room, Mrs. Grls- com and the nurso found the little girl's dress In flames. Mrs. Grlscom seized a coat and wrapped it about her daughter. Tho Are was extln- - but It sb too late. Dr. Hicks ot f:ulsbcd. called, but about 11:30 o'clock in the evening tho child sank lntoantateof coma, from which she did not rally. Death camo at 1:30 o'clock yesterdny morning. Thero was a small coal stove in the room whero the accident occurred. Tbe door was shut. Joyce bad never shown any disposition to med- dle with It, but she must have opened the door and In some way her dress must have been from, the stove. A hockey stick was found In tbo room later with ono end charred. It Is possible that the child poked the flro with the hockey stick, causing tho stick to blaze up, and that when the stick was pullod from the stove her dress caught flro. Mr. Griscom is manager of tho American line of steamships. CAD KNOCKS DOWN X1FO BISTERS. Tdbj Are tbe Mlssea Andrews r lied Hook nnd They Are HtrUnaly Uurt. Miss Gertrude Andrews, 57 years old, and her sister, Miss Georglana, CI years old, camo to New York yesterday from their home in Red Hook, Dutchess county, to do somo shopping. Shortly beforo G o'clock last night they were standing in tho roadway at Broadway and Thirty-nint- h street, waiting for a cable car. A cab driven by James Kipp of 301 East 105th streot' came along and knocked both of tho wo- men down. Sevoral citizens ran to tho aid of the women and carried them ihto a storo on the cornor. Roth had been seriously injured. They were taken to tbo New York Hospital, whoro it was found that the elder sister had a broken leg and was othorwlse Injured, while tho younger was suffering from internal injuries. Both may die from thotr Injuries. Dr. Tracy said. Cabman Kipp said that he tried to avoid tho women, but that when he sheered ankle they ran directly In front of his horse, they I cllorliig that he was going to drivo in toward the curb and he thinking that they would step back to tho curb. He was not arrested, PotrailKEEratE, Dec. 3. Gertrude, ond Geor- - Andrews aro n residents of Red look and aro related to Frank B, Lown of this city. Georglana Androws for a number of years conducted a private school in Red Hook, which was attendod by the children of tho leading families In that locality. A TRIPLE MURItERER HREAKSJAIL. John Horsnn Likely to lie Lynched ir llli Pursuers Can Catru IJIm. PaniCEnsnuua, W. Va., Deo, 3. John Mor- gan, who killed Mrs. Chloo Green, her daughter, Miss Pfost, and her son, James Green, a tew weeks ago and was under sentence to bo banged on Dec, 10, escaped from tho jail at nipley Possrs aro searching tho country for him and it is not at all improbable that it ho Is caught y ho will bo lynched. Early last evening he a allowed to como out ot his cell Into tho corridor of tho prison to play chccKors with the death watch. This wns tho opportunity ho hud been looking for. When tho guurd went to supper ho llxed up a dummy and placed it in bis bud, cocring the head with a nenspapcr. It had been Morgan's hublt to sleep this way, showing ho had planned his us-e- n no for feoino time. After fixing tho dummy be got on top or tuu cage, wuicu luut uccn left unlocked, and hid out of sight, 'lho dummy deceived tho guurd completely, I About 3 o'clock this muruliig the escnpo was discovered, Morgan had with him 'JO, tho money received for bis confession, llo was tracked for two miles out in thu country, where lie stole u horse. He was then going In thu direction ot his homo. It is thought that ho went homo to got his gun. 'lho authorities havo sent to Huntington for bloodhounds. Tho wholu country is urouscd and Morguii's capture is thought to bo only a question of time. SENATOR DANIEL RENOMINATED. Cbeseu by tbe llrsluta Iirmocrnllo Caucus far Another Term lu tne Sanate. Richmond, Vo., Dec 3, The Domocratlo legislative caucus met to nominate State officers, when an unexpected and unusual proceeding took placo. The member from Lynchburg, United States Senator J, W. Daniel's home, moved that tho caucus nominate a United States Senator, and Mr. Daniel was nominated by acclamutlon to eucceod hlmsolf. Uls term expires In lbuli. but, as this is a biennial body, it has to elect the ; Senator at this session. VAN WYCK OFF TUE BENCH. 1113 SIAILS HIS JtESIONATIOlT AND OOES TO ZAKETTOVD. Tammany Blatemakera Busier Than Brer Mr. Crektr Denies a Humored Conforenee with Mr. Gould About Itaptd Transit Gossip About Appointments." Lakewood, N. J.. Dec. 3. Mayor-elec- t Van Wyckhas returned to tho Lakewood Hotel, and the situation here is more businesslike thnn it has been. lie arrived at 0:10 o'clock this aftor-noo- n on tho Lakewood Special, and half a dozen men conspicuous in fTamnuiny Hall wero with him. Tbo Mayor-ele- Is In excellent health and spirits, and after dlnnor this evening ho talked with the roporters. When askod tho customary question which ho has heard a thousand and ono times since election as to whether thero was anything now, he replied: " Well, yes, thero is something that might In- terest you and some good Republicans. Just before leaving the city this afternoon 1 mailed my resignation as Chief Justice of tire City Court to lho Secretary of State. It is to tako effect at once, and I supposo that Gov. Black will or tho next day appoint somo ono in my stoad." "Was it essential that your resignation should bo sent In at this time I" ho was askod. "No," was tho reply. "Iccrtalnly could havo remained in tho office up till tho 1st of Jan-uar- r. but I felt that with tho obligations which t,lio duties of Mayor will rcqulro of mo I would not havo time to attend to the judicial business which would come beforo me botweon now nnd Jan. 1, and I want to enter the Alayor's office w 1th a clean desk before mo. I will stay hero a few days and then devote my entire tlmo to preparing far tho duties of Mayor." Tho Mayor-elec- t was accompanied on tho trip .from Now York by John Whalen, formerly a member of the Tax Commission; Bernard F. Martin, Victor J. Dowllng, James W. Boylo, John M. Richie, William M. Scbwenkcr, Alder- man John T. Oakley (who Is also Councilman-elect- ), all of whom are district leaders; Alder- man P. H, Kcahon, and John B. McDonald. On the train which loft hore this afternoon wero President ot the Council Randolph Guggcnheimer and Isaao A. Hopper. The latter will havo a place In the new administration. All the district loaders have thotr applications for places with thorn, and VtiU discuss them with Mayor-elec- t Van Wyck and Messrs. Crokor and Carroll beforo thoy leavo. The reappearance ot Mr. Whalen has added to the speculation as to whothor he will be made Corporation Counselor Prosident of tho Tax Commission, It is understood that ho can have tho latter place If ho will accept it. but ho and Vornon M. Davis aro still under considera- tion for Corporation Counsel. Victor J. Dow-lin- tho Tammany leader ot the Twenty-fourt- h district, is slated for a placo, and, it is bcllovod, wlllgctairoodonc. James W. Boylo is on the slate for a Dock and Bernard F. Martin will got places f r his men, as he is a Stato Senator and comes under tho Constitutional prohibition, which also obtains in tbe cases of Senators Thomas F. Grady and Timothy D. Sullivan, both of whom will havo to wait another year before tbey can bo appointed to any office undor the city government. The sun parlor ot the Lakowood Hotel this morning resembled tbo lobby of a political con- vention hall. Seated In the rocking chairs wero Senator Timothy D. Sullivan, his cousin Flor- ence J. Sullivan, EuKene Wood of Albany, Martin Enarel, Dr. Michael B. Feeney, Presi- dent of the Metamora Club; the Tammany organization in J3enator Sulllvan'o district, and Messrs. Crokor and Carroll, with Dr. Jenkins, John B. Sexton, Philip J. Brltt, and half a dozen others were chatting. Senator Sullivan had his list of places all made out. Dr. Feenoy Is on his slate and perhaps Florenco Sullivan Is also. John W. Keller also urrivod this afternoon, nnd after a talk with Messrs. Crokor and Carroll re- turned to New York. Of the appointments which are regarded here as most probable are those of John M. Rlehlo as under sheriff and Philip J. Brltt as counsel to tho Sheriff. Mr. Richie was tho manager of Sheriff-elec- t Dunn's canipnlgn, and is one of his closest friends, and Mr. Brltt is also a warm friend of the Sheriff-elec- t. Mr. Sexton docs not want to go back in tho Sheriff's office and is slated for something else, bo that thero is little room for doubt that Mr. Riehle (pronounced Itellly by tho Sheriff) will be under sheriff. He camo down here w ith Mr. Dunn. Mr. Crokor Is as silent as ever on tho question ot appointments, and is not talking much on any political subject Just now. He did take tbo trouola to deny u report which reached hero from tho Stock Exchange to tho ef- fect that bo had bad a conference to- day with Gcorgo Gould in regard to tho new Corporation Counsel taking measures to stop tho froposed system of rapid Mr. Gould wns not here but Mr. Crokor said he had not had a conference with him in regard to this or any other business subjoct while here, Mr. Crokor addod that he was in favor of rapid transit, providing a road could bo con- structed without tho city exceeding tho consti- tutional dobt limit. Tho weather y was mlserablo nnd tbe politicians stayed Indoors most of tho day. Mr. Carroll, who is an enthuslnstlo wheelman, hunted up a bicycle academy near the lake. He took a party of beginners down there, and will organize n wheelman's club before ha leaves. Mr. Carroll met Senator Tim Sullivan on his way to tbo blcyclo nca lemy nnd said: " Como down nnd rldo a wheel, Tim." "No, I'll go down and ploy the wheal If you tin ma whero I can." retorted the big Senator. DoLancoy Nlcoll, who arrived at the Laurel Hotel called at the Lakewood this even- ing nnd had a talk with Mr. Crokcr. His ap- pearance gavo rlso to the assumption that ho was being considered for Corporation Counsel, as his name has been mentioned boforo in con- nection with tbatofllco. After his lonfcrcnco with Mr. Crokor Mr. Nil oil said that he was not a candidate for Cor- poration Counsel, and that all talk about his candidacy was absurd. It is understood that Assistant Corporation Counsel Connolly, who has been In tho ofllco for years and who Is a Tammany man, is among the candidates for the placo. It is expected that there will bo a great gath- ering of politicians here over Sunday. Mr. Crokor has showed no sign of tiring ot Lako- wood, nnd will probably remain here for a week or ten days longer, and perhaps may stay throughout the month. NINA COUNCIL'S THIRD DEGREE. The Lodge Was Warklua- - It on ItlrCormlek and In Soma Way Ue Veil Out ora Window. STOTtlfJOTOK, Conn., Deo. 3. Thomas McCor-mic- is laid up In bed with his right shoulder dislocated and two ribs broken. This Is duo to the fact that Nina Council, Knights of Colum- bus, has boon working the third degrpo again. Stories differ as to how it happouod. A small boy who was passing tbe bluldlng says he saw a man jump out of a third-stor- window. Tho members or tho council say that tho room vuis warm and consequently tho window was open, and that In soma way MuCornilck stuiublod and toppled backward through the window. At m.y rate, McCormlck went out of tho window, lu his flight through tho air h struck on n cornico ono story below nnd on his feet, and then pitched forward to tho ground, striking on his hands und sldo. It is bclloved that ho will recover. It Is snld that a council of tho snino organiza- tion In South Prortdonce was working tho third degrco somo months ago when one of tho can- didates mado a hasty oxlt down a couvoniout vutiT pipe. ' SETTLINO THE SEAL QUESTION. nrrcotlatlons now Heine Conducted with Great llrllnln Direct. Washinoton, Dec. 3. Negotiations regarding the seal question, It is understood, are now be- ing conuuotod by the State Department through the Hon. John W, Foster, Special Ambassador, and Ambassador Hay ut London, with tho Gov ornment of G real Britain direct. Tbo answer of the Canadian Council to the proposals sub- mitted to Sir Wilfrid iJturier by en. Foster during thu recent visit of tbe Canadian Premier to Washington said polagio sealing was pursued by tho Canudlans by virtue of an Imperial Par- liamentary net, and therefore that IheUinadian Council had no power, evcu had it tbe desire, to cut oir lho citizens of that Dominion from that indust y, even temporarily, without lho concur- rence of Parliament, formed an amnio basis, were one needed, for thu transferor the negoti- ations to l)Udon. For tho present no commu- nication is Icing held with Ottawa on the sub- ject. The Talk of tho Tnm. V Simmon's new Loan Offlce and Sato Dep&iit Vaults, 111 West xd t.,ntarlljodwsj,-l4- v. Ilrrrroot Farm Nausaars Uade of Utile piss anil choice splees. You have novsr tatted tausuxe la perfection unless you have tried them. Lewaif of tiultatlca- - -- t"v. - "" f A ritOTEST AOAIN8T 3VKENNA. Oregon Iadgre and Lawyer Don't Want Blm Made a Supreme Court Justice. Portland, Or., Doc 3. A petition signed by Judgo Gilbert of tho United States Court of Appeals, Judgo Bolllngor of the United States District Court, Stato Judges hero, and many leading lawyers, asking Prosident McKlnlcy not to appoint Judge MoKenna to the Supreme bench, was forwarded to Washington Inst night. After reciting tho fact that only the nblost lawyers should bo appointed to tho Supreme bench, and that common reputation Is tho best tost of.n lawyors ability, tho petition snyBt "Tho Hon. Joseph McKonnn's common repu- tation among his legal brethren or among his judicial brethren has not accorded htm high placo, but, on tho contrary, though many who estocmed him havo refrained until now from an expression ot opinion, tho concensus of opinion has bcon and Is that ho Is not cither by natural gifts, acquired learning, or decision of character qualiflod for any judicial placo ot importance, much less for tho highest place in tho land. "His llfo record as a barrister, politician, Judgo, and Attornoy-Goncra- l is acccssiblo and should speak for ltsolf, but, bclloving tho cstl-ruut- o of htm by members of his profession to bo tho test, and bollovlng thnt wo of that pro- fession ono it to ourselves nnd our country to no longer keep silence, and acting without mal- ice, personal feeling, or prefcronco for any par- ticular Individual, wo earnestly protest against tho nppolntmont or confirmation of tho Hon. Joseph McKcnna as Justice ot tho Supremo Court of tho United States." irojri.Y pursues a. debtor. She Is n Lawyer, and She Isn't Cnlnc to Tell Ills Nntne Unless He Sails to ray. Lawyer Lavlnia Lally had her first experience yesterday in the City Court in examining a judgment debtor in supplementary proceedings. Tho judgment was obtained against him by McKesson & Robblns. for whom the young woman appoared. Tho man, when tho reporter asked his name, said' ho had forgot his cards, and Miss Lally said sho would not give the name; at least whllo thero was a chaneo that he might settle She couldn't ascertain that he had any prop- erty wherewith to moet her claim, and ho answered as If ho thought tho examination by her was quite a lark. Ho gave her the name of a man who owed htm money, and pricking up her oars, she asked: " Where does ho live I" " Cypress Hills." "Street and number!" " Don't know tho street or it ho Is numbered that way you see he's dead." " Look hero." said the lawyer, warming up in a way that changed tho countennnco of the wit ness, " if you trifle with me again by giving the names of people who are dead and owo you money, giving cemetery addresses, I'll bring you right beforo the court for contempt. The otber persons who the witness said owed him monoy wero all alive TALE iVON THE DEBATE. Harvard Advocated Hawaiian Annexation and Was Dereated. Nnw Haven, Dec 3. B7 tho unanimous de- cision of the thrco judges, Yalo won the tenth annual dehato with Harvard hero Tho question was: " Resolved, That tho Hawaiian Islands should bo annoxed to tbe United States." Chauncey M. Depew presided, and the judges were J. J. McCook, Prof. Nicholas M. Butler and William B. Hornblower, all of New York. The speakers were4, Yale Herbert Atkinson Jump, '09, T. S Now York; John Kirkland Clark. '00, Now York: Herbert Westcott Fisher, '09, Connecticut. Harvard Wilbur Morso. 1000, Pennsylvania; John. Alexander Hull Keith, special. Illinois; Charles Grill:. 'OS, Iowa. Alternates Yalo. Fred Erwln Richardson, '08, New Hampshlro: Harvnrd, Philip Greonloat Carleton, '00. Massachusetts. Harvard took the nfllrmatlve and Yalo the negative. Mr. Depew was toastmastor at a banouet given to tlio Harvard visitors by tho Yale Union after the debate. Harvard has now von five debutes to Yale's thrco. TROLLET CAR COLLISION. Burnlna Out or a Fuse Causes Three Cars to Come Together with a Crash In lloboken. A trolley car on tho North Hudson County lino was approaching tho ferry in lloboken at 0:30 o'clock last night when tho motor fuse burned out and tho car camo to a stop on tho elovntcd structure near Jefferson street. A car following was stopped near the disabled one, while an investigation was being mado to find tbo cnuso of tho trouble. A third car going down tho steop Incllno crashed Into this one, and tho collision jammed tbo second car up against tho first one. The glass in tho three cars was smashed, and tho rear platform of the second car and tho front platfo in of tho third car wero twisted and badly dumaped. lho passengers In tho thrco cars oscaped with slight injuries, but tho molorman of the Inst car. Robert McAlevoy, J3 years old, was severely injured, and was removed to St. Mary's Hos- pital In an ambulance. GOT. 1ILACK IN VTICA. IntprctB tho State Hospital. Takes a fllelch Itlde, Attends a Doll show and a lteeeptlon, Utica, Dec, 3. Gov. Black, accompanied by his prlvato secretary, arrived in Utica at 1 P, M. They wero met at the Central station by Congressman James S. Sherman, nnd accom- panied him to his homo on Ucnosoe Hill, whero luncheon wis served. Later in tbo afternoon the Governor, his sec--' rotary, nnd Congressman Sherman visited tho State Hospital and thoroughly Inspected that Institution, Afterward tha Governor had nn appointment with Surgcon-Genorn- l M. O. Terry and en Jo) eel a urniind tho city. At 0:30 a dinner was served ut Congressman Sher- man's residence. Bctwren 8 and 0 o'clock tho Governor attend-e- d tho doll show now in progress at the audito- rium of tho now Century Club. A reception to tho Governor followed nt tbo Fort Hchtnler Club. It was attended by over 200 guests. Tho Governor oxpects to return to Albany morning. HURRY ORDERS TOADJUIRAL SD3ARD Secretary I.ona Desires the Sauadron to llesln lis Uliiler truliit as boon us Possible. Washinotos, Dec, 3. A letter written y by Sccretnry Long to Admiral Slcard, the com- manding officer of tho North Atlantic Squad- ron, directs him to havo the repairs on all his ships expedited so that the vessels can start on their winter crulso In n week or ton days. Thero Is no significance in tho directions to hurry up work on tho ships, beyond ths dcalro ot the dopar'nient to havo the winter begin. The crulxo has been extended to IncludclKcy West, which will bo tho bnso of exercises lu tho vicinity of the Tortugas. tho southernmost point of tho w Inti-- r voriigu. Stops will bu mudo ut Churluston, S, C, and Bruns- wick, G a, A HANK CONSOLIDATION. Standard National M Do Absorbed bjr Prod, ure Esrba-is- e Trust Coinpauy, Negotiations, not yet coinplotod, havo been In progress looking toward tho liquidation of the aifnlrs of tho Standard National Bank, nt 1 Madison avenue, and the transfer of Its offices ami suih of Its business us can bo trunsf erred to thu now I'roduco Exchange Trust Couipiuil, wlili li is to huvu an uptown branch. Tho Htnndnrd wns organized In 1805 by the lato Murvelle . Cooper, who was its first President. On ills dcuth ho was succeeded by William (J. McUibbon. the presont Prosi- dent. The bunk has a capital of tjUOO.OOO and a mrplus of I'JS.OOO. Senator Hanna Grlflng Ilelter. Cleveland, Dec 3. Sonator Hanna's condi- tion continues to Improve, and he planned with Major p. V. Dick to go to Wash. Iiigton 011 Sunilui. Dr. Cushlng, the Senator's physician, withholds his consent. STAMP "FENCE" ARRESTED. A CONST ISLAND HOTEL KEBrEtt NABBED DT FEDERAL OFFICERS. Inspector Vfattrbury of Colorado, aclnc a Coney Island Cans. Failed His flss The Prisoner Allesed te Be Implicated In Bobberies Amounllnr HOB.OOO. Charles R.Morson, a hotel keeper at Thirty-fourt- h street and Breeze nvenuo, Conoy Island, was arrested at his place ot business yesterday afternoon by Post Ofllco Inspoctor Gcorgo 11. Watcrbury of Dcnvor, Col., asslstod by Dep- uty United States Marshal Koch and Post Ofllco Inspectors Coleman, Dwyer, nnd King. Whon ho was being taken from tho hotol tho Government officers woro by a crowd ot negro and whlto toughs, friends of Morson. and It looked as though an attempt would be mado to roscue tho man. Pistol In hand, Waterbury warned tho crowd not to intortoro with him in tho performance of his duty, nnd Morson was taken away without further trouble. Morson's arrest is lho result ot a six months' chnso by Inspector Waterbury for tho man or men In tbo East who havo been handling postago stamps for a gang of Western Post Office robbers, ntnoot whom aro now under ar- rest in Colorado. Morson was Indicted in Colo- rado somo tlmo ago, togother with Robert Burkbardt, another Conoy Island hotol keeper, for disposing of stolen postago stamps. Burk- bardt died six months ago. Inspector Watcr xoirNsiTE Rorr at dyea.- - One Man Shot Through Ilia Own Carelessness with a Gnu. SnATTLE.Wash., Dec. 3. Tliorohasbeonarow at Dyea, anuscd by the attempt ot the Cliil-ko- Hallway and Transportation Company to construct their lino through tho town with- out tlrst obtaining permission of Hcaly Si Wil- son, the original locators ot tho tonnslto. No bloodshed occurrod except through tbe ac- cidental shootingot a citizen named Peterson, whose gun was discharged by his own careless- ness. Inflicting a fatal wound. Rumors wero prevalent of u serious coulllct between lho rail- road men nnd tho towusito owners, but thoy wero unfounded. At Lako Bennett nnd Whlto Pass severe wcnthir has set In, tho thermometer dropping to 18 and '22 below zero, freezing boats und car- goes lu tbe lako and putting a sudden stop to transportation. NE1F3IAN SMYTH'S HOUSE GUARDED. Fears That an Escnvrd Liuiatlo May Try to Kill I lit CvBnrcllrut I'arkburst. New Haven, D.c 3. Tho residence of the Rev. Dr. Newman Smyth, pastor ot tbo Old Centro Church, lho i'arkburst of Connecticut, la in nlrrlit rvi,ni-ln,- l liv tlift nnllf-- tmaal. ble uttaek by a maniac. Early last summer Wnltor R. Clinton of West Hat en was arretted on tho suspicion that lie to kill Dr. Hmjtli. Ho was a .Sunday school teacher ill Dr. Hm til's church and wanted to Ishoot his pastor because Dr. Mm Hi refused him money to polled un. invention. Clinton wns committed In the blutu Insane Asylum at Mlddlelonn. This morning ho otf enped from that institution, and, it Ik bellovi'd, may attempt to carry out his threat Dr. Smith. HIS WIFE TOUD DIM DEAD. Suicide of tho Husbuud ofOue or Ibn Heirs or the lUlute or H.O Id II, hutlou. PlTTSitUlio, Dec, 3. Mrs. Louis O, Leech called on her husband at lho Mercy Hospital to- day and buw him Bitting on n chair, Sho spoke to him without receiving an utiBwer, and then found ho was dead, Ho hud shut himself behind tbo car. Ho had been ill for some tlmo, nnd when ho wont out thin morning to try on a suit of clothes ho bought lho revolver. Mrs. laoih is a grnnilnlnco nt David II, Sut- ton who died worth Hej.Oiio.OOO, Her share of tho CBtnto Is fc'JOO.OOO. Tho couplo wero mar- ried lust BUinmur, unci un tho boucjmoou trip Leech trlid lo commit suicide. A lllryrlltt Dies or Ills lujurlee. Antonio Araatorl. 15 jenrs old, died last night at his home, 300 East 100th btrcet, from in juries rutcU cd w hllo blcj cling Thursday night. Ho wus struck in tho abdomen and knocked from his wboel by tbo pole of a truck being driven P Fifth ntcnue. near moth street. Tbo polite f the East 101th streot station woro ill rectc-- by the Coroner last night to tlnd the driver of thetiuck. j, Hrrseant t'raui Tor Cbniuberlaln t Man) cnndldatesbavo boon named for appoint mont as Chamberlain undor Mayor Van Wyck. It was said In Tnmmuny circles last night that none ot those heretoforo named will gel Ihu place and that it is more lliuuprob-nbl- o that t he plum will fall to J. Sergeant Cram, who was President ot tho Dock Board under Mayor Ullroy. MAHOMED ALV8 DETROTHAD. The Khedive May Not Comeat te Bis Brother's Mnrrlaie te an American. SDCfl.l Call. Dttpateh lo tarn Stm. Londo.v, Deo. I10 Chroniclt't Cairo corre- spondent says thst the consent of the Khedive to the marriage of bis only brother, Mahomed All, to an American lady dopends entirely upon tho sex of tho child of which the Khodlvah U expocted daily to lie accouched. If another daughter is born questions of state will intorforo with Mahomed All's choloe. At tho beginning of November it was an- nounced In desp itches from Cairo that Maho- med All was betrothed to nn American lady whom ho had mot while travelling in Europe. It was stated that. In order to procure the Khe-dlvo- 's consent to his marrlago, he offered to re- nounce his right of succession to the Khodlvloto. - MR. HOLMES LOSES HIS WIFE. While He Wns Preaching she Ban Away and Unit llacU to Her Parents. Richmond, Va Dec 3. The pretty wlfo of the Rov. G. W. Holmes ran away from a hotel In this city while nor hus- band was preaching in Manchester, across the James Ith er from this city, and, taking a hack, returned to her parents In Chesterfield county. Mr. Holmes is nn evangelist of mature age who for somo tlmo has bocn preaching in this section. Ho met and married a farmer's daughter last August, His wife says that he has been insanely Jealous of her, and kept her locked in her room nt the hotol much ot tho time and sometimes maltreated her. Several guests at tho hotel assisted the wife to escape. MRS. HANKIN'S FOUR SONS. All Were Horn Together and ths niggest VTIU lie Kamed Alter Uryan. Dover. Del., Dec. 3. On a farm four miles from Hazlcttville Mrs. Aloxandor Uankln last night gave birth to four boys, all sound and healthy. Tho mother is doing woll, and is proud of the nchlovemont. Tho hem lest of the quartet weighs eight pounds and tho smallest three and a halt, Tho proud father of tho quartet will name the eight-poun- d boy William Jennings Bryan Hankln. Names have not been selected for tho othor three. SHOT DOWN IN THE STREET. The Superintendent of a Factory Tfonnded Mortally by a Workman. PntLAPELrniA, Doc, 3. George D. Haas, Su- perintendent ot tho works of tho S. S. White Dental Manufacturing Company at Frankford, was Bhot, and it is believed mortally wounded, by Alexis Uelrkoff, a Pole, employed at tho factory. Haas left the works at noon, accompanied by Miss Rena Balncs, a typewriter, and Miss Ella Campbell; both employed in tho company's offiro.r As they passed an alleyway Helrkoff leaped out. revolver in hand, and fired two shots. One grnrcd Haas's body ana tho other entered his back Just nboe the loins and near the siilne. Helrkoff tried to escape, but was seized by workmen, llo gavo no reason for his act, saying only: "I did It just good." Heirkoh wns discharged from the works some tlmo ago, and recently was reinstated, so that revenue docs not appear to havo promptod his act. SNAKE CHARMER KILL ED RY A FET. Simon Race Let Uls Rsskts Dlte nim to Preve Thnt n Had Divine Protection. Louisville, Dec 3. Simon Sugg, aged 60, who has travelled all over Kentucky, Indiana, and Illinois giving exhibitions of snako charm- ing and acting as an itinerant evangelist, died from tbo bite of one ot bis pets at Stonefort, IIL, yesterday. At his exhibitions ho would let anything from a copperhead to a moecnsln bite him without extra charge, Baying that tbey could not hurt him. In his assortment of snakes he hnd rattlers, sproadlng adders, copperheads, nnd cottonmouths. Ho declared that tbo Blblo taught that the consecrated or chosen of God could do anything without fear or trembling. To prove this ho permitted tbo snakes to bite him. It was a newly acquired snako that took his life. PASTORATE FOR DR. FAXTON. no Will Probably II Called to the Pulpit or the !Yw York Preibllorlau Churoh. It is likely that tho Rev. Dr. John R. Paxton will again entor into active pastoral work in this city after an absonco ot four years. He preached last Sunday at tho New York Presby- terian Church, Seventh avenue and 128th streot. to a large congregation. Ho will continue to preach thero for at least three Sundays, and the officers or the church say that he Is likely to be called to fill its pulpit permanently. Dr. Charles 8. Robinson, w ho has been tho minister ot tbe church for llvo ears, recently retired. Dr. Paxton bad been in cuargo of the West Prosby terian Church, In Forty-socon- d street, for cloven cars, when his wonderfully successful pastorate thero was suddenly terminated in November, 18U3, by bad health. BOSTON GAS DEAL NOT MADE TET. Plan and Scope Cnrrertlr stated In Tho Suna Despatches. It wns stated by Emerson McMillln ot Emer- son McMillln & Co, yesterday that the published despatches about a Boston gas deal were prema- ture, but wero based upon the fact that negotia- tions nro pending, though not concluded, for tho of nil tho Boston gas companies hrough tbo New England Gas and Coke Com- pany. Tho scope of tho doal and the names ot the interested wore correctly stated in Tub UN'ri desputches yesterday. AGED COUPLE FATALLT BURNED. Tbo wire Tried to Warm the lied nllh Hot Wood llloelio and Set It on Fire. SiltATOOA, Dec. 3. Mr. and Mm. Salmon B. Vanness nro dead nt their home in tho lown of Malta, Mrs. Vanness tried to warm the bed by placing heated wooden blocks under the covers. Tho bed was Ignited and she was fatally burned whllo attempting to extinguish tho flames. Mr, Vnnucs, who was an Invalid, was also burned, nnd his Injuries, niccimpnnled by tho shock of his wlfu's death, proved fatal. 1.A CROSSE'S RIO FIRE. Six rirrmm Hurt at a Illasn at Which a Mil- itia Company's Anlluunltlou Itxploded. LaChobsk. Wis., Dec. 3,-- The old "Brick" Pomeroy and McMillan Opera House blocks w ero burned The property Included the armory of CompinyMot the National Guard, Tho nuitnuiiltiiin xploded before It could bo taken out. Mx firemen woro Injured, three serious j. Ilie ln-- s will bo about 00,000, partly covered by insurance A CouIIukmii tilft ortMO.OOO to Ilrown. St. Louib, Mo., Dec. 3. The will of Joseph G. Chapman, a millionaire, filed con- tains several public bequests. Among tbem is one of $10,000 In Ilrown University, Provi- dence, It. I., contingent unoti his daughter's death without Issue, 'lho Vlllugo Improvement Society of Gllbcrlsvlllo, N. Y gets 5,000 for a fouutuln. Wauls III OlUce, but Mot tho Salary, Richmond, Ky, Dec 3. Henry Clay McKee, who Is a candidate for Police Judge of liount Sterling, pledges himself, if elected, to turn over totheClt) Treasurer at the end of each month for the term ot four years his entire salary ot 7f a month, or for tho term. The money is to bo used for charity. A Baneh owner Overcome by Knockout Drops. Robert Alkon, who says that he is the owner ot a big ranch in Texas, was found on West street yestorday morning dated by knockout drops. IIo had lost a large sum of mouey, bs said, but he did not remember how. He bad a aecoud-claa- s ticket for Englend on ths JTurnes-- t ,la, which sails today PRESIDENT COMING BACK. $m w.anH "&W TO BE IN WASHINGTON FOR XUM Tc'sanfl OPENING OF CONGRESS. ffanfl His Djlng Mother's Wish That She Might lte , tfH eaalie nim Oranted The Knd Said by the ifl Physician te Bo Very near The ''Bl te Start for Washington This Ariemooa. tManaal Cantok, O., Dec 3. That which President 'itRI McKlnlor has desired abovo all things slnca he il was informed of the illness ot his mother, name- - iiH ly, to roach her whllo sho was still allva 4 and able to rrcognlzo htm, has been '?VI granted him. Tho Pennsylvania Com- - Wsnaaa pany'a through express from Washington, IffauM fast as it Is, was too slow for his purposo, and IjB the last 100 miles of his homownrd Journey wors 'nH mado in a special train which dashod over tha 'UH rails at nearly a mllo a minute, bringing him to ''al Canton at 8:43 this morning, after a night ot M great anxiety as ho has evor exporloncod. ' Onco in Canton, tho President lost no time la ' .nfl reaching tho old homcatoad and his mother's ' H room. 4onaai "Mother, horo is William," said Miss Helen M McKlnloy as tho President ontorcd tho room. Slcsna! " If you rccognlzo blm bold up your hand." 'ial Mother McKlnloy seemed to mako an effort to ralso her palsied hand, and her son, taking this 5 fH jH as evidence that ho had bocn recognized. sl rasped the hand, foil on his kneos, and Innaai caressed it. Though it was so Blight fH as to bo almost imperceptible, tho Prosident '1 felt a tlghtonlng ot his mother's hand about his lll own, and then he know that ho had beon recor- - sCI nlzcd. But only those mute signs of recognl-- '',1' tion could bo obtained. Tho mother was too far riB gono for conversation. Thrso wero tho only evl- - "'aH denecs ot consciousness that sho had given for f rejaaaas hours. ivjHr Ono other tlmo during tho day tho mother 'Hana! rallied in tho presenco of hor son. From ths JxBl Whlto House conservatory somo of tha choicest 'Sananl blooms wero sent to choer the sick room, and annni when they wero carrlod in "Mother" McKln-- JJH loy took notlco of them and mado an effort to 'tvjjH roach for thorn. Tho President selected a white ,v H lily and banded it to her. She carried it to her H bosom in her almost helpless hand and hold It ,' H It wns about this time, nearly noon, that her '?nnfl condition was most tavoraolo. Hor rest was al- - aH most a natural sloop, and thero wore hopes that A H a rally was about to occur. But this hope was 1 H of short duration, and Bbo was soon further H from consciousness than beforo. When hor H daughter, Mrs. Duncan, arrived and completed H tbe Immedlnto family circle, no effort was mado H to arouse ber and get her to rccognlzo the H daughter. It was realized that such effort H would bo unavailing nnd only worry the patient, 1 H Mrs. McKlnloy did not suffor during tho day. JsLn! Her appearanco was that of one sinking to deep. H Much, ob be desires to! remain ut tbe bodsjdo "H ot his mother so long ns thoro is llfo, tho Prlsl- - flanni dent feels that he must roturn to tho capltaL 'itsnai His mother ia entirely unconscious and is likely fnaal to remain so to tbe end. Ha cannot help ber ibbbI by remaining here, so ho has decided to (nanl start for Washington at 2:03 P. M. H row, reaching Washington on Sunday mora 'aani lng. Judgo Dny will return with him. 1 Tho roasou for his return to Washington at 'nH this time is to prevent any delay in tho open- - jiaaal lng of Congress which his absence might ontall. 'anal The President has boon advised that business Inaal cannot proceed until tho Joint committee of Vsnai Congress tins watted on tho President in person. 'H The President will return to Canton just as soon l as ho has performed the duties ueccsary to tho lH opening ot Congress and so arrangod official jH matters that he can bo absent. ?aH Since his arrival the President has spent J.H nearly all tbe tlmo in his mother's room. Ho ' sometimes goes to tho floor below, but remains only a short time. Once during the afternoon 'VJH ho and his brother Abnerrrfbelingtlio need ot "TlM exercise and fresh air, took a wulkon tho elds ''H street near tho homestead, Thero is almost a constant stream of callers at ; the bouse. Including nearly nil of tho older peo- - , & plo in tho city. 'Ihoy como to Inqulro about tho 'Ttt condition of tho patient and to offer their sym- - - CM pathy. Many telegrams havo been rccrivod. Tl When the doctor called after dinner this oven- - "?ani lng ho found hut little change Ho Bald that tha 5M grrdunl weakening manifested all day was ?'fl continuing at about tho same rate, and that ifl thero wns a possibility ot Mrs. McKinloy's 111- - lng until morning. ;S Soon afterward tho family thought she was IB sinking fast, and the doctor was recalled. Ho M found the pulse very weak and slow and tbo ', Eatlent's condition rapidly growing worse, and tbo end was near at hand. H MESSAGE MIGHT RE DELATED, j sH 'H Should tha President be Detained In Canton, H Congresa Would Adjourn from Day to Day. ,H Washinoton-- , Dec 3. The departure of Preti- - f H dent McKlnloy for Canton on tho ova of tha ,4H assembling of Congress may do' y the trans- - IjH mission of his Crsf'ajinual mesgnge to that body. 'AU The document is completo and In typo, and the II President carried with him on tho train last H night the revised proofs; but the official copies, '! which go to tbo Senate and House and form a ! part of the records, havo not received tho President's signature Ills presence in Wash- - - lngton Is absolutely cssontial to the execu- - 'H tion of the regular programme at the open- - H lng of a session of Congress, and the course , B to be pursued was briefly discussed prior to the Am- President's departure last night. Secretary 1 Porter said this morning thnt If Mrs. McKln- - 1 ley's Illness should bo protracted over Sunday , or Monday the President would mako an effort " to gel back to Washington so as to send bis n message to Congress ou tbe day of Its assem- - ' bllng. But should tbeendcouieornppearlikolr to come within a day or two after his arrival. -- ' of course he would remain there until 9 after the funeral. In thnt event Congress 7 will adjonrn from day to day until tho Preal- - dent returns. Mrs. McKinley has not beon prostrated by the '1 sad event which oallod the Prosident from her so suddonly. Dr. Adnra, tho new Whlto House physician, called this morning and reported ,S that she was in hor ordinary stato ot health. ; Why I.llllan Dlauvelt Hunt Into Tears. H Cincinnati, Doc 8, Lillian Blauvelt, tha singer, who got a divorce the other day, was tho principal soloist In a concert given by the us Club last night. She had Just retired j frem tho stago after scoring a groat sucoess when sho was served with a writ from tho Common Pleas Court riving notlco of tlio tiling j of u suit for iC2,t)87.lJ! on a note. Miss Blauvelt ' burst Into tears. Tho nolo was given in July. 1800, to e Lafayette binlth, father of hrr '' former husband, for money udvanccd tor her musical education. Illinois Icielature Called Togntbor. SruiKQKiKLU, III., Dec. 3. Gov. Tanner Issued a call for a special session of tho Lrgls- - ff laturo to begin on Doc. 7. Tho mutters to be 4, considered are tho f rcionueblll i which tbo people of Chicugo demand, a primary 9 election bill, for which thoro lias brim 11 .general J demand, and the (reapportionment Mil which 4 lho Republican machine and thu Governor very a inuchdoslro. It Isuxpuetid that lho last project will provoke wurm opposition. Arrojo'a Assnsslna tu llln on Her. 3. 1 City op Mbxico, Doe. 3. 'lho tciiiubnwho i woroscnlonced to death bora uccntly for com- - pllclty In tho assassination of Anulfo Arroyo, j w ho ass.iultod President Diaz, will bo h but Doc , 'JO. If their appeal for coumiututlnn of lliosen- - J tenccs Is not granted. Public suutlmenl Is very d strong ngnlnst tbo prisoner und it is not be- - HJ lleved thut an appeal w 111 bo grantud. '1 Mr. Battle DresM-Fe- ll to Harry Asatn. PniLADBLVHlA. Dec. was made y of the engagement of Mrs. John R. Fell, who was Miss Silllo Droxel. daughter of the fate Anthony J. Drexel. to A pxunJor Van HcnsBelaerof tills city. Mrs. Kil s hus- band died more than two years ugo. ; Tennessee Medical College llurned. I Knoxville, Dec 3. Tho handsome building 4 of the Tennessee Medical College was hurued 3 this afternoon with Its contents. The loss is 4 40,000, and tho insurance not more than M lioiooo. New quarters havo beon secured and 3 the lectures will continue, A Wisconsin's Arlinrlal Barlhiuake. I Plattsvjlle, Wis., Dec 3. A powder houso 1 at the works of tho Laflln & Rand Company ' blew un today. The shock was felt many miles away. Madison, in this State, aud Galena, J In Illinois! mistook It for an eariug,uake. JW '- - UrMWUSlusU 1 h "ns"'''","-"L- 'IJn A iilf sfy,'"' ggfgggMM

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II ' V.OL. LXV.-- NO. 95. NEW YORK, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1897. -C- OPYRIGHT, 1S07, BY THE SUN PRINTING AND PUBLISHING ASSOCIATION. PRICE TWO CENTS. III DID WED A KHIN BLANDER.H aH TTJTJIEJS MAIER'S HUSBAND A.

H MEMBER OF THE OLD FAMILY.

jH Married Her Alter a Ten Days CourtshipH and Tried to Keep lilt Identity Secret

. The Brldecroem Ha Ifad a CheckeredCareer Once Shot tbe Family Lawyer.

' It camo out yesterday that the man who wassnarrlod last Sunday In the Little ChurchAround tho Cornor to a waitress, and who gavebit namo as William O. Rhynlandcr, li Wil-

liam Cooeland Rhlnolander, grandson of tholato William O. Rhlnolander, and oldest son otWilliam Rhlnelander, head of the family thatbaa been prominent in Now York for nearly acsntury. Before her marriage the brlds wuJallctto Kathleen Maler. She lived with herWidowed mother at 232 East Twenty-firs- t streetand was employed in a restaurant on East

, Twenty-thir- d streot.Juliette's husband, although not so well

known socially bb othor members of his family,has been hoard of before and lost Sunday wasnot the first time that ho went through tho try-in- s

ordeal ot a marrlago ceremony. He achievedbis first distinction when ho was astudont at Co-

lumbia College, more than twenty years ago. liewas a member ot tho class ot 187(1 and was re-

garded as ono Its brightest men, although some-what indolent. A fow days beforo a competi.

' tiro examination for a prize in German in thosophomore yoar Rhlnelander surprised soma otI bis classmates by announcing that he guessedhe'd tako tho examination. Thoy laughed atblm and told him to guess again. Whon tho

)day came young Rhlnelander was on hand, andI when tho award was mado William Copeland

Rhlnelander rocclved the prize.' Tho next thing ho did to distinguish himself

was to get married. That was In 1870. MissMaggio McQinnls was hlsbrlde. She was a house-maid in bis father's family. Tho only person oftho bridegroom's station in life who was at thowedding was F. K. Curtis. After the marrlagoRhlnelander left his father's houso, and fromthat day to this his family has hadnothing to do with htm, except to prorldo himwith a liberal allowance. It has been statedthat this allowanco was $100 a week. It hasalso been stated that It was to continue as longasYork.

Rhlnolander mado his homo outside of New

However that may be, immediately after hisfirst rdftrlago Rhlnelander took his bride toCanada, whero they remained for some time.Two children wore born to tbem. Thon, owingto Mrs. Rhlnclandcr's ill health, they returnedto this city and went to Uto In a boarding honsoat 213 Schermcrborn street, Brooklyn. It

Ijj' was whllo living at this address that$ Rhlnolander, on tho afternoon of June 10, 1884,3 , called at tbe office of John Drake, his father'sS lawyer, of 70 Cedar streot, this city. The two

men wero closeted together for somo time. NoX one lu tho offlce heard loud talking ori othor unusual sounds come from Mr.

Drako s ofllco until tho report ,of a pistol rang1 out. Two or throe of tho clerks ran into Mr.; Drake's ofllco, wbero they found the lawyer and

Rhlnelander In a hand-to-han- d struirele. Rhlnelandor was hold pinioned against the wall byMr. Drake, and in his right hand was asmoking revolver, which tUo lawyer was try-ing to tako away from him. After a

i; struggle, in which the lawyer was assistedi ' by most of bis offlce staff. Rhlnelander was dis--J armed. Then it was found that Mr, Drake had1 been wounded in the right arm near the shout- -

tf , der. lie was taken to Roosovelt Hospital, where& , be remained for some time. Be refused to make

. n complaint against his assailant, both for tne'M Lib sake of tbe tatter's family and becauso ho said41 ne believed the young man was crazy.

SB !, The news of the shooting reached the ears ofa . Inspector Byrnes the following day. lie in- -S9 V, quired Into tne case, and on the evening of Junom 2 20 sent Detectives Crowley and Htckeyto 243Si f Schermerhorn street, whither Rhlnelander badX- been taken immediately after the shooting byTf , his brother. T. J. Oakley Rhlnelander, toit arrest blm on a charge of assault. He was

" locked up for the night at Police Headquarters'"j and the following morning was arraigned beforer Justice Welde in tho old Tombs Court and held

for examination. After being locked up In theTombs, Rhlnelander gave out a statementIn which he said that Mr. Drako hadbeen trying to get Mrs. Rhlnolander to leavoMm ana had even gone to Canada to offer togive her a large amount of money If she woulddo no. Rhlnelander stated that he had forfeited1300,000 when bo married his wife, bad con-sented to tnke $100 a Week and live away fromNew York, and that be did not propose to Klvohis wife up. Ho said he bad shot Druko becnusotho lawyer had first aesaultod him and hothought his life was in danger.

, A commission was finally appointed toexamlno into tho question of Rhlnelander'ssanity. The commission consisted of Ed-ward Patterson, now one of the Justices oft"ie Anpellate Division of the Supreme Court:Dr. W. Detmold, and Patrick Nolan. Thetwo latter adjudged Rhlnelander Insane.

1 Mr. Patterson, In a dissenting opinion, claimedthat be was sane enough to stand trial. Them ittor came before Recorder Smyth ou a uio-- 1

.tton of tho District Attorney, concurrelIn by counsel for Rhnclandor's famil.to have tbe young man committedto an Insane asj lum. Rhlnclandcr's lawyer op-posed tbe motion, claiming that his client wasperfectly sano and desired to be tried. Tbe Re-corder denied tho motion. That was in October,1881. Tho case was never brought to trial, andabout two years ago, the District Attorneyagreeing, tbe indictment was dismissed.

Little was heard of Rhlnolander after theshooting until Dec. 0. 1880, when ho waa ar-rested on a New York-boun- train at Mata-wa-

N. J., on n charge of grand larceny, pre-ferred b Dr. Samuel Johnson of Asbury Park.Dr. Johnson bad attended Rhlnelander duringnn Illness at Asbury Park and renderod a billfor $200, Rhlnolander refused to pay, and thodoctor attached some of bis client's trunks, oilpaintings, and Rhlnelander paidno attention to tbe attachment, and shipped thethings In New York. His arrest followed. Howas Joe ked up in tho Monmouth county Jailat Freehold for some lime.

Another period of obscurity followed Rhine- -lander's experience with New Jersey law, andlittle was heard of him until flvo or six years! ago. when be appeared as a rosldent of Baratogaundor tho name of William Ralston. On ac-count of his pocullnr ways he was known abouttown as "Jack the Ripper."

About tho tlrst thing Rhlnelandor did aftergoing to Saratoga to live was to buy a farm andstock it with brood mares. He proclaimed hisintention of breeding only whlto horses. Hesaid that there was a great demandfor pure whlto horses, and that therewns money to bo made in raising them.This hobby soon made him known tohorse dealers from New York to Saratoga, bywhom ho was regarded as a harmless crank. Hefound that it wns easy enough to breed horses,but ns for breedlnir only while horses, that wasanother matter. Tho colts were of nearly allthe colon, of the rainbow except white. Finallythe stock farm was abandoned.

Itwlllboscm from this that Juliette Malerdid not marry a man without a history whensho married William U, Rhlnelander. Thocouplo will start upon their honeymoon

r this morning. 'I hey were going to Europe, Mrs. Malur said yesterday, butthat was nbandonel, because Mrs. Rhlne-lander docs not caro to cross tho ocean.Instead thoy will go to Albany, Iloston. andPhiladelphia, and probably make their futiiroborne in Saratogu. Hhlnclaiiilcr Is now about40 curs old. Ho ncara glasses und is nearly6 feet tall, very 1) in. amiIlls brown hair Is streaked with gray, ns are, also,bis thin, closely triuitiit.it bide whiskers and hismustaebo. Notlongngo his right side becamepartially paraljzi-- and when be wnlks there isadccldod limp in his g.tlt. Ho usiiully wears agray Alpine hat and dresses rather roughly.

Since his marriage to Miss Maler, Khlnclanderhasbeuuanxloiuftokoop Ills identity from bo-ln-g

generally known. When interviewed lastWednoxdny by a .su.v reporter he wns at thehomo of his bride, whon as putting the tlnlsblugtouches on her trousseau, Tho bridegroom worea brand new full of coirso material and awoollen shirt. He wns asked: "Am you ono otthe Ithlnelamlrr lainlly of Now York I

"That's what ho docrtii't want to hae put Intho paper," cxcl.iiined Mrs. Maler, his mother- -

"Ion can't II d out that."Mr. Rhliiulunder himself would not answer

sri tue question, nut no Naiii; "Spell my namo withW a 'lib);' get thittrlitht."Where-d- ou Hol" asked tho reporter oflii Mr. Rhlnelander,

!" "At Saratoga in the summer," said Mr, Rhine- -1 lander, "Then sometimes tit Albany and inM 1 Philadelphia."

M I "What is your business I"M I "Oh, he hasn't any business, have you, Willi"B f exclaimed Mrs. Rhlnelander; "he bus an in- -H I oomo."

1 "You might say I had a business." said Mr.If Rhlnelander, assorting lilmtelf, "and If vou did

1 it would bo horses."aWtiTt i ''Ra(0 horses I" suggested (he reporter.MfTSft "No, just horses,'' snid Mr. Ithliielnndcr.WM 'fi 1 I'M"!. "' li'coiiie, dear; don't forget that,"tHk'' 1 added the bride.

H" t "2 Mro, Maior said vesterday afternoon that sheM knew ur aVout ber ihau V could

JfiV T1 Ynayr tht ho Is a member of thoRhlnelander family." sho said, "and that hisparents are living.''

"Where do they Uvol" asked Tub Boh re-porter.

" Oh. that I can't tell you. Thero are certainfamily reasons why my doesn't wantthat known., Mr. Rhlnelander Is a gentleman,and that's all I core about. I didn't marry him,and so long as my daughter is satisfied, lam,too,

Tho old Rhlnelander house Is at 11 Washing-ton Square North, whero an aunt of Jullotte shusband now lives, Mr. and Mrs. WilliamRhlnelandor llvo at ia West Forty-eight- h street,A sister or Rhlnolander Is now known as SisterDolores, by whoso bounty the home for con-sumptives at Mount St. Vincent's was built.and where she now ministers as a Sister otCharity. Tho bridegroom of lost Sunday mar-ried his wife after ton daya' courtship, Mrs.Malorsald.

bury says that tho evidence against Morson isconclusive, and that ho will certainly ho con-

victed.According to tho officers, 9153,000 worth of

Btamps wero stolen from various Post Officesduring 189G. Tho robberies began in the South lusecond, third und fourth class Post Offices. Thoofficers were hot on tho trail of tho gang when ofa sudden tho burglaries in tho South ooasod.Soveral Post Offices wero broken into in thoNorth, and then the gang began operating intho West, principally in Colorado, In one weekthe Post Offices nt Victor. Florence, CrippleCreek, and Manttou, Col., were robbed.

At the Cripple Creek ofllco tbo tbioves got$900 worth of Btamps and $2,100 In money, andthero Waterbury got a cluo to their identity,and shortly afterward nlno of them weroarrested and thrown into jail at Denver.Five were notorious characters. They aroFred Fergurson, Gcorgo II. Burton. W.S. Hostottcr. William Wcrth, and OscarDickens. Hostcttcr confessed that tho menwho did tho gang's work in the East weronamed Mnrson nnd Burkbardt, nnd that theylived In Brooklyn. After n month's workWaterbury got confessions from Dickens andFergurson, and tho result was tbo indictment ofMorsun and Burkbardt.

Waterbury trucod tbe SflOO worth of stampsstolen from Cripple Creek to New York withthe assistance of Wells. Forgo & Co , nnd herelearned that they had been sent to Burkbardtat Conoy Island by tho Long Island Express.Ho returned from Donvor and learned fromDickens thnt Hostcttcr had received atColorado City a check for $319 drawnon ths NaHH.vu National Bank of Brook-lyn by Morson. Dickens said It waspayment at regular "fonco" rates for $123worth of stamps. Tho check was dated the dayafter Burkbardt received the consignment ofstolen stamps. Lntcr Dickons regretted hav-ing given information, and howrolon lettortoMoreon, wurninghlm that tho detoctives wereafter him. t the letter special deliveryand Waterbury heard of It as soon as It wassent.

When tho letter reached Brooklyn, William J.Carroll. Superintendent of tha Coney IslandPost Office, took It lo Morson nnd asked htm Ifit was for him. Morson rend it nnd said that itwas. Wntorbury was notified nnd he came East.Yesterday no went to Coney iBlund and foundMorson In front of his bar. Inspectors Coleman,Dwyer and King stayed outaldo. whllo Water-bury ami Deputy Marshal Koch entered thohotel. Waterbury told Morson (hat ho hid awarrant for him for being in with Post Offirorobbers, and snld: "If you'ronll rlghlyoti won'tmind letting mi I see your bank book, will 5 out"

Morson said he didn't mind, nnd ho handedthe book to tho officer. Whilo Watoroury waslooking for the stub of the check sent to Hos-teller a boy grabbed tho book and started torun. Koch tripped him. Morson struck Kocb,but Watertiury whipped out his revolver andspeedily took tho fight out of tho hotel keeper.

Morson wns arraigned boforo United StatesCommissioner Oakuy In Brooklyn and was heldIn S 3.D00 bail for examination. Ball was fur-nished by P. J, Montague, a Courtstreet liquor dealor, who told a reporter thatMorson had been n customer of his for twelvoyears, nnd wns, bo for as he know, a rcputabloman. Morson was formerly in partnership withArthur Mulllns, n lightweight boxer, in a saloonin Fulton place, Brooklyn. It wns in his saloonthat 1)111 Poster Kenny hid his pistol after mur-dering a car driver about fifteen years ago.

Burkbardt wns a Coney Islandhotel km per. Hiram Steele, in whose roomtwcnty.flvo pounds of dynamlto and a,

devlco nero found bv officers homo timeago, was arrested there by tho llrookljn police.

JTO CVIUIEXOT ZEOISLATIOX.

A Xlepnbllran Leader Bays That the Fassagaera Dill la the Senate la Impassible.

WasniMiTOH, Deo. 8. Senators and Repre-sentatives are taking their time in coming toWashington before Congress convenes. Thosoin town who havo talkod with the Republicanloaders appear to bo confident that there willbo no currency legislation at this session. Onoof the foremost leaders expressed htmsolf veryfrankly on tho subjoct this ovonlng, but wouldnot allow his name to be tBcd. IIo said that itwas generally recognized that when a thingwas imposslblo, lime was lost In attempting it.With tho Senate constituted as it is, ho said,tho passago ot a currency revision bill alongBound financial linos was Imposslblo; tbercforoho did not see tho advisability of making the at-tempt, which would havo no further valuo thanto show what the Republicans would do If theycould.

When reminded that the Tariff bill was passedwith tho same Senate, he replied that tho forcewhich secured tho pasBago of that mcasuro wastho force ot clrcumtsanccs, and thoso circum-stances no longer existed. Thero was no partyIn control of Congress to agrco upon a currencyrevision measure and offer It as n definite partymeasure, which could, if approved by tbe coun-try at largo, be enacted Into law. Tho Houso,ho said, might Bteer a middle course by passinga compromise mcasuro, retiring the greenbacksby keoping thorn, basing the currency on assetssecured by United States notos. Rut the Sen-ate would perhaps discover that tho greenbackscould not bo rotfrei without retiring them andthat tho currency could not bo based upon assetswithout making assets tbo basis.

Another difficulty be remarked was tho lackot agreement in the country upon a measure ofcurrency revision. Ho challenged any ono tcdraw a bill and got six persons to sign it. EvenIn Now Englnnd n largo class opposed the re-tirement of the greenbacks, if the expressionsof a prominent paper were to be relied on. Hoquoted a prominent banker, a man who under-stood his business thoroughly, whom he hadasked to suggost what Congress should do'lutho way ot currency reform.

"Get rovenne," was this man's only plea."Get revenue" ho said, "und then ask us aboutcurrency reform."

Economy in appropriations will also be urgedby tbo leaders and every effort mado to applyit. Tho revenue Is not sufficient, and tho lead-ers know It. Thoy say it is due to an under-estimation of tho importations preceding thepassage of the Dlnglcy bill, but some of tbembellevo that by Maroh the revenue will be suf-ficient. But until a balance- on the right sidebegins to materialize tho effort will be to holdthe appropriations down.

MR. ajlIBCOM'S DAUOnXER BURKED.

The tittle Girl Cot at a Stove and Receivedfatal Injuries.

Joyce Olive Grlscom, the d daugh-ter of Mr. and Mrs. Clement A. Grlscom, Jr., wasfatally burn.ed at her parents' home, on White-stone avenuey Flushing, on Thursday morning.She died early yesterday morning. The childwas in br room with her nurse. About 10o'clock tho nurso went downstairs to speak'toMrs. Grlscom. When she left the room Joycewas soatcd at her toy piano, and seemed to bohappy and contented. Tbe nurso had been goneonly about two minutes when tho child's screamswero heard. Rushing to the room, Mrs. Grls-com and the nurso found the little girl's dress Inflames. Mrs. Grlscom seized a coat and wrappedit about her daughter. Tho Are was extln- -

but It sb too late. Dr. Hicks otf:ulsbcd.called, but about 11:30 o'clock in theevening tho child sank lntoantateof coma,from which she did not rally. Death camo at1:30 o'clock yesterdny morning.

Thero was a small coal stove in the room wherothe accident occurred. Tbe door was shut.Joyce bad never shown any disposition to med-dle with It, but she must have opened the doorand In some way her dress must have been

from, the stove. A hockey stick was foundIn tbo room later with ono end charred. It Ispossible that the child poked the flro with thehockey stick, causing tho stick to blaze up, andthat when the stick was pullod from the stoveher dress caught flro. Mr. Griscom is managerof tho American line of steamships.

CAD KNOCKS DOWN X1FO BISTERS.

Tdbj Are tbe Mlssea Andrews r lied Hooknnd They Are HtrUnaly Uurt.

Miss Gertrude Andrews, 57 years old, and hersister, Miss Georglana, CI years old, camo toNew York yesterday from their home in RedHook, Dutchess county, to do somo shopping.Shortly beforo G o'clock last night they werestanding in tho roadway at Broadway andThirty-nint- h street, waiting for a cable car. Acab driven by James Kipp of 301 East 105thstreot' came along and knocked both of tho wo-men down.

Sevoral citizens ran to tho aid of the womenand carried them ihto a storo on the cornor.Roth had been seriously injured. They weretaken to tbo New York Hospital, whoro it wasfound that the elder sister had a broken leg andwas othorwlse Injured, while tho younger wassuffering from internal injuries. Both maydie from thotr Injuries. Dr. Tracy said.

Cabman Kipp said that he tried to avoid thowomen, but that when he sheered ankle theyran directly In front of his horse, they I cllorliigthat he was going to drivo in toward the curband he thinking that they would step back totho curb. He was not arrested,

PotrailKEEratE, Dec. 3. Gertrude, ond Geor- -Andrews aro n residents of Red

look and aro related to Frank B,Lown of this city. Georglana Androws for anumber of years conducted a private school inRed Hook, which was attendod by the childrenof tho leading families In that locality.

A TRIPLE MURItERER HREAKSJAIL.

John Horsnn Likely to lie Lynched ir llliPursuers Can Catru IJIm.

PaniCEnsnuua, W. Va., Deo, 3. John Mor-gan, who killed Mrs. Chloo Green, her daughter,Miss Pfost, and her son, James Green, a tewweeks ago and was under sentence to bobanged on Dec, 10, escaped from tho jail atnipley Possrs aro searching tho countryfor him and it is not at all improbable that it hoIs caught y ho will bo lynched.

Early last evening he a allowed to comoout ot his cell Into tho corridor of tho prison toplay chccKors with the death watch. This wnstho opportunity ho hud been looking for. Whentho guurd went to supper ho llxed up a dummyand placed it in bis bud, cocring the head witha nenspapcr. It had been Morgan's hublt tosleep this way, showing ho had planned his us-e- n

no for feoino time. After fixing tho dummybe got on top or tuu cage, wuicu luut uccn leftunlocked, and hid out of sight, 'lho dummydeceived tho guurd completely,

I About 3 o'clock this muruliig the escnpo wasdiscovered, Morgan had with him 'JO, thomoney received for bis confession, llo wastracked for two miles out in thu country, wherelie stole u horse. He was then going In thudirection ot his homo. It is thought that howent homo to got his gun. 'lho authoritieshavo sent to Huntington for bloodhounds. Thowholu country is urouscd and Morguii's captureis thought to bo only a question of time.

SENATOR DANIEL RENOMINATED.

Cbeseu by tbe llrsluta Iirmocrnllo Caucus farAnother Term lu tne Sanate.

Richmond, Vo., Dec 3, The Domocratlolegislative caucus met to nominateState officers, when an unexpected and unusualproceeding took placo.

The member from Lynchburg, United StatesSenator J, W. Daniel's home, moved that thocaucus nominate a United States Senator, andMr. Daniel was nominated by acclamutlon toeucceod hlmsolf. Uls term expires In lbuli. but,as this is a biennial body, it has to elect the

; Senator at this session.

VAN WYCK OFF TUE BENCH.

1113 SIAILS HIS JtESIONATIOlT ANDOOES TO ZAKETTOVD.

Tammany Blatemakera Busier Than Brer Mr.

Crektr Denies a Humored Conforenee withMr. Gould AboutItaptd Transit Gossip About Appointments."

Lakewood, N. J.. Dec. 3. Mayor-elec- t VanWyckhas returned to tho Lakewood Hotel, andthe situation here is more businesslike thnn ithas been. lie arrived at 0:10 o'clock this aftor-noo- n

on tho Lakewood Special, and halfa dozen men conspicuous in fTamnuiny Hallwero with him. Tbo Mayor-ele- Is In excellenthealth and spirits, and after dlnnor this eveningho talked with the roporters. When askod thocustomary question which ho has heard athousand and ono times since election as towhether thero was anything now, he replied:

" Well, yes, thero is something that might In-

terest you and some good Republicans. Justbefore leaving the city this afternoon 1 mailedmy resignation as Chief Justice of tire CityCourt to lho Secretary of State. It is to takoeffect at once, and I supposo that Gov. Blackwill or tho next day appoint somoono in my stoad."

"Was it essential that your resignationshould bo sent In at this time I" ho was askod.

"No," was tho reply. "Iccrtalnly could havoremained in tho office up till tho 1st of Jan-uar- r.

but I felt that with tho obligations whicht,lio duties of Mayor will rcqulro of mo I wouldnot havo time to attend to the judicial businesswhich would come beforo me botweon now nndJan. 1, and I want to enter the Alayor's officew 1th a clean desk before mo. I will stay hero afew days and then devote my entire tlmo topreparing far tho duties of Mayor."

Tho Mayor-elec- t was accompanied on tho trip.from Now York by John Whalen, formerly amember of the Tax Commission; Bernard F.Martin, Victor J. Dowllng, James W. Boylo,John M. Richie, William M. Scbwenkcr, Alder-man John T. Oakley (who Is also Councilman-elect- ),

all of whom are district leaders; Alder-man P. H, Kcahon, and John B. McDonald.

On the train which loft hore this afternoonwero President ot the Council RandolphGuggcnheimer and Isaao A. Hopper. The latterwill havo a place In the new administration.All the district loaders have thotr applicationsfor places with thorn, and VtiU discussthem with Mayor-elec- t Van Wyck andMessrs. Crokor and Carroll beforo thoyleavo. The reappearance ot Mr. Whalen hasadded to the speculation as to whothor he willbe made Corporation Counselor Prosident of thoTax Commission, It is understood that ho canhave tho latter place If ho will accept it. but hoand Vornon M. Davis aro still under considera-tion for Corporation Counsel. Victor J. Dow-lin-

tho Tammany leader ot the Twenty-fourt- h

district, is slated for a placo, and, it is bcllovod,wlllgctairoodonc.

James W. Boylo is on the slate for a Dockand Bernard F. Martin will got

places f r his men, as he is a Stato Senator andcomes under tho Constitutional prohibition,which also obtains in tbe cases of SenatorsThomas F. Grady and Timothy D. Sullivan, bothof whom will havo to wait another year beforetbey can bo appointed to any office undor thecity government.

The sun parlor ot the Lakowood Hotel thismorning resembled tbo lobby of a political con-vention hall. Seated In the rocking chairs weroSenator Timothy D. Sullivan, his cousin Flor-ence J. Sullivan, EuKene Wood of Albany,Martin Enarel, Dr. Michael B. Feeney, Presi-dent of the Metamora Club; the Tammanyorganization in J3enator Sulllvan'o district, andMessrs. Crokor and Carroll, with Dr. Jenkins,John B. Sexton, Philip J. Brltt, and half a dozenothers were chatting. Senator Sullivan had hislist of places all made out. Dr. Feenoy Is on hisslate and perhaps Florenco Sullivan Is also.John W. Keller also urrivod this afternoon, nndafter a talk with Messrs. Crokor and Carroll re-turned to New York.

Of the appointments which are regardedhere as most probable are those of JohnM. Rlehlo as under sheriff and Philip J.Brltt as counsel to tho Sheriff. Mr.Richie was tho manager of Sheriff-elec- tDunn's canipnlgn, and is one of his closestfriends, and Mr. Brltt is also a warm friend ofthe Sheriff-elec- t. Mr. Sexton docs not want togo back in tho Sheriff's office and is slated forsomething else, bo that thero is little room fordoubt that Mr. Riehle (pronounced Itellly by thoSheriff) will be under sheriff. He camo downhere w ith Mr. Dunn.

Mr. Crokor Is as silent as ever on tho questionot appointments, and is not talking much onany political subject Just now. He did take tbotrouola to deny u report which reachedhero from tho Stock Exchange to tho ef-

fect that bo had bad a conference to-day with Gcorgo Gould in regard to tho newCorporation Counsel taking measures to stop thofroposed system of rapid

Mr. Gould wns not here butMr. Crokor said he had not had aconference with him in regard to thisor any other business subjoct whilehere, Mr. Crokor addod that he was in favor ofrapid transit, providing a road could bo con-structed without tho city exceeding tho consti-tutional dobt limit.

Tho weather y was mlserablo nnd tbepoliticians stayed Indoors most of tho day. Mr.Carroll, who is an enthuslnstlo wheelman,hunted up a bicycle academy near the lake. Hetook a party of beginners down there, and willorganize n wheelman's club before ha leaves.Mr. Carroll met Senator Tim Sullivan on hisway to tbo blcyclo nca lemy nnd said:" Como down nnd rldo a wheel, Tim."

"No, I'll go down and ploy the wheal If youtin ma whero I can." retorted the big Senator.

DoLancoy Nlcoll, who arrived at the LaurelHotel called at the Lakewood this even-ing nnd had a talk with Mr. Crokcr. His ap-pearance gavo rlso to the assumption that howas being considered for Corporation Counsel,as his name has been mentioned boforo in con-nection with tbatofllco.

After his lonfcrcnco with Mr. Crokor Mr.Nil oil said that he was not a candidate for Cor-poration Counsel, and that all talk about hiscandidacy was absurd. It is understood thatAssistant Corporation Counsel Connolly, whohas been In tho ofllco for years and who Is aTammany man, is among the candidates for theplaco.

It is expected that there will bo a great gath-ering of politicians here over Sunday. Mr.Crokor has showed no sign of tiring ot Lako-wood, nnd will probably remain here for a weekor ten days longer, and perhaps may staythroughout the month.

NINA COUNCIL'S THIRD DEGREE.

The Lodge Was Warklua- - It on ItlrCormlekand In Soma Way Ue Veil Out ora Window.STOTtlfJOTOK, Conn., Deo. 3. Thomas McCor-mic-

is laid up In bed with his right shoulderdislocated and two ribs broken. This Is duo tothe fact that Nina Council, Knights of Colum-

bus, has boon working the third degrpo again.Stories differ as to how it happouod. A small

boy who was passing tbe bluldlng says he sawa man jump out of a third-stor- window. Thomembers or tho council say that tho room vuiswarm and consequently tho window was open,and that In soma way MuCornilck stuiublodand toppled backward through the window.

At m.y rate, McCormlck went out of thowindow, lu his flight through tho air hstruck on n cornico ono story below nnd on hisfeet, and then pitched forward to tho ground,striking on his hands und sldo. It is bcllovedthat ho will recover.

It Is snld that a council of tho snino organiza-tion In South Prortdonce was working tho thirddegrco somo months ago when one of tho can-didates mado a hasty oxlt down a couvonioutvutiT pipe.

' SETTLINO THE SEAL QUESTION.

nrrcotlatlons now Heine Conducted with Greatllrllnln Direct.

Washinoton, Dec. 3. Negotiations regardingthe seal question, It is understood, are now be-

ing conuuotod by the State Department throughthe Hon. John W, Foster, Special Ambassador,and Ambassador Hay ut London, with tho Govornment of G real Britain direct. Tbo answer ofthe Canadian Council to the proposals sub-mitted to Sir Wilfrid iJturier by en. Fosterduring thu recent visit of tbe Canadian Premierto Washington said polagio sealing was pursuedby tho Canudlans by virtue of an Imperial Par-liamentary net, and therefore that IheUinadianCouncil had no power, evcu had it tbe desire, tocut oir lho citizens of that Dominion from thatindust y, even temporarily, without lho concur-rence of Parliament, formed an amnio basis,were one needed, for thu transferor the negoti-ations to l)Udon. For tho present no commu-nication is Icing held with Ottawa on the sub-ject.

The Talk of tho Tnm. V

Simmon's new Loan Offlce and Sato Dep&iit Vaults,111 West xd t.,ntarlljodwsj,-l4- v.

Ilrrrroot Farm NausaarsUade of Utile piss anil choice splees. You have novsrtatted tausuxe la perfection unless you have triedthem. Lewaif of tiultatlca- - --t"v.

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A ritOTEST AOAIN8T 3VKENNA.

Oregon Iadgre and Lawyer Don't Want BlmMade a Supreme Court Justice.

Portland, Or., Doc 3. A petition signedby Judgo Gilbert of tho United States Court ofAppeals, Judgo Bolllngor of the United StatesDistrict Court, Stato Judges hero, and manyleading lawyers, asking Prosident McKlnlcy notto appoint Judge MoKenna to the Supremebench, was forwarded to Washington Inst night.After reciting tho fact that only the nblostlawyers should bo appointed to tho Supremebench, and that common reputation Is tho besttost of.n lawyors ability, tho petition snyBt

"Tho Hon. Joseph McKonnn's common repu-tation among his legal brethren or among hisjudicial brethren has not accorded htm highplaco, but, on tho contrary, though many whoestocmed him havo refrained until now froman expression ot opinion, tho concensus ofopinion has bcon and Is that ho Is not cither bynatural gifts, acquired learning, or decision ofcharacter qualiflod for any judicial placo otimportance, much less for tho highest place intho land.

"His llfo record as a barrister, politician,Judgo, and Attornoy-Goncra- l is acccssiblo andshould speak for ltsolf, but, bclloving tho cstl-ruut- o

of htm by members of his profession tobo tho test, and bollovlng thnt wo of that pro-

fession ono it to ourselves nnd our country tono longer keep silence, and acting without mal-

ice, personal feeling, or prefcronco for any par-

ticular Individual, wo earnestly protest againsttho nppolntmont or confirmation of tho Hon.Joseph McKcnna as Justice ot tho SupremoCourt of tho United States."

irojri.Y pursues a. debtor.She Is n Lawyer, and She Isn't Cnlnc to Tell

Ills Nntne Unless He Sails to ray.Lawyer Lavlnia Lally had her first experience

yesterday in the City Court in examining ajudgment debtor in supplementary proceedings.Tho judgment was obtained against him byMcKesson & Robblns. for whom the youngwoman appoared. Tho man, when tho reporterasked his name, said' ho had forgot his cards,and Miss Lally said sho would not give thename; at least whllo thero was a chaneo that hemight settle

She couldn't ascertain that he had any prop-erty wherewith to moet her claim, and hoanswered as If ho thought tho examination byher was quite a lark. Ho gave her the name ofa man who owed htm money, and pricking upher oars, she asked:" Where does ho live I"

" Cypress Hills.""Street and number!"" Don't know tho street or it ho Is numbered

that way you see he's dead."" Look hero." said the lawyer, warming up in

a way that changed tho countennnco of the witness, " if you trifle with me again by giving thenames of people who are dead and owo youmoney, giving cemetery addresses, I'll bringyou right beforo the court for contempt.

The otber persons who the witness said owedhim monoy wero all alive

TALE iVON THE DEBATE.

Harvard Advocated Hawaiian Annexation andWas Dereated.

Nnw Haven, Dec 3. B7 tho unanimous de-

cision of the thrco judges, Yalo won the tenthannual dehato with Harvard hero Thoquestion was: " Resolved, That tho HawaiianIslands should bo annoxed to tbe United States."

Chauncey M. Depew presided, and the judgeswere J. J. McCook, Prof. Nicholas M. Butlerand William B. Hornblower, all of New York.

The speakers were4, Yale Herbert AtkinsonJump, '09, T. S Now York; John KirklandClark. '00, Now York: Herbert Westcott Fisher,'09, Connecticut. Harvard Wilbur Morso.1000, Pennsylvania; John. Alexander HullKeith, special. Illinois; Charles Grill:. 'OS, Iowa.Alternates Yalo. Fred Erwln Richardson, '08,New Hampshlro: Harvnrd, Philip GreonloatCarleton, '00. Massachusetts. Harvard tookthe nfllrmatlve and Yalo the negative.

Mr. Depew was toastmastor at a banouetgiven to tlio Harvard visitors by tho Yale Unionafter the debate. Harvard has now von fivedebutes to Yale's thrco.

TROLLET CAR COLLISION.

Burnlna Out or a Fuse Causes Three Cars toCome Together with a Crash In lloboken.

A trolley car on tho North Hudson Countylino was approaching tho ferry in lloboken at0:30 o'clock last night when tho motor fuseburned out and tho car camo to a stop on thoelovntcd structure near Jefferson street. A carfollowing was stopped near the disabled one,while an investigation was being mado to findtbo cnuso of tho trouble.

A third car going down tho steop Incllnocrashed Into this one, and tho collision jammedtbo second car up against tho first one. Theglass in tho three cars was smashed, and thorear platform of the second car and tho frontplatfo in of tho third car wero twisted andbadly dumaped.

lho passengers In tho thrco cars oscaped withslight injuries, but tho molorman of the Instcar. Robert McAlevoy, J3 years old, was severelyinjured, and was removed to St. Mary's Hos-pital In an ambulance.

GOT. 1ILACK IN VTICA.

IntprctB tho State Hospital. Takes a fllelchItlde, Attends a Doll show and a lteeeptlon,Utica, Dec, 3. Gov. Black, accompanied by

his prlvato secretary, arrived in Utica at 1 P, M.They wero met at the Central station

by Congressman James S. Sherman, nnd accom-panied him to his homo on Ucnosoe Hill, wheroluncheon wis served.

Later in tbo afternoon the Governor, his sec--'

rotary, nnd Congressman Sherman visited thoState Hospital and thoroughly Inspected thatInstitution, Afterward tha Governor had nnappointment with Surgcon-Genorn- l M. O. Terryand en Jo) eel a urniind tho city. At0:30 a dinner was served ut Congressman Sher-man's residence.

Bctwren 8 and 0 o'clock tho Governor attend-e- d

tho doll show now in progress at the audito-rium of tho now Century Club. A reception totho Governor followed nt tbo Fort HchtnlerClub. It was attended by over 200 guests. ThoGovernor oxpects to return to Albanymorning.

HURRY ORDERS TOADJUIRAL SD3ARD

Secretary I.ona Desires the Sauadron to lleslnlis Uliiler truliit as boon us Possible.

Washinotos, Dec, 3. A letter written y

by Sccretnry Long to Admiral Slcard, the com-manding officer of tho North Atlantic Squad-ron, directs him to havo the repairs on all hisships expedited so that the vessels can starton their winter crulso In n week or ton days.Thero Is no significance in tho directions tohurry up work on tho ships, beyond ths dcalroot the dopar'nient to havo the winter

begin. The crulxo has been extended toIncludclKcy West, which will bo tho bnso ofexercises lu tho vicinity of the Tortugas. thosouthernmost point of tho w Inti-- r voriigu. Stopswill bu mudo ut Churluston, S, C, and Bruns-wick, G a,

A HANK CONSOLIDATION.

Standard National M Do Absorbed bjr Prod,ure Esrba-is- e Trust Coinpauy,

Negotiations, not yet coinplotod, havo beenIn progress looking toward tho liquidationof the aifnlrs of tho Standard National Bank,nt 1 Madison avenue, and the transfer ofIts offices ami suih of Its business us canbo trunsf erred to thu now I'roduco ExchangeTrust Couipiuil, wlili li is to huvu an uptownbranch. Tho Htnndnrd wns organized In 1805by the lato Murvelle . Cooper, who was itsfirst President. On ills dcuth ho was succeededby William (J. McUibbon. the presont Prosi-dent. The bunk has a capital of tjUOO.OOO and amrplus of I'JS.OOO.

Senator Hanna Grlflng Ilelter.Cleveland, Dec 3. Sonator Hanna's condi-

tion continues to Improve, and heplanned with Major p. V. Dick to go to Wash.Iiigton 011 Sunilui. Dr. Cushlng, the Senator'sphysician, withholds his consent.

STAMP "FENCE" ARRESTED.

A CONST ISLAND HOTEL KEBrEttNABBED DT FEDERAL OFFICERS.

Inspector Vfattrbury of Colorado, aclnca Coney Island Cans. Failed His flss

The Prisoner Allesed te Be ImplicatedIn Bobberies Amounllnr HOB.OOO.

Charles R.Morson, a hotel keeper at Thirty-fourt- h

street and Breeze nvenuo, Conoy Island,was arrested at his place ot business yesterdayafternoon by Post Ofllco Inspoctor Gcorgo 11.

Watcrbury of Dcnvor, Col., asslstod by Dep-

uty United States Marshal Koch andPost Ofllco Inspectors Coleman, Dwyer,nnd King. Whon ho was being taken fromtho hotol tho Government officers woro

by a crowd ot negro and whlto toughs,friends of Morson. and It looked as though anattempt would be mado to roscue tho man.Pistol In hand, Waterbury warned tho crowdnot to intortoro with him in tho performance ofhis duty, nnd Morson was taken away withoutfurther trouble.

Morson's arrest is lho result ot a six months'chnso by Inspector Waterbury for tho man ormen In tbo East who havo been handlingpostago stamps for a gang of Western PostOffice robbers, ntnoot whom aro now under ar-

rest in Colorado. Morson was Indicted in Colo-

rado somo tlmo ago, togother with RobertBurkbardt, another Conoy Island hotol keeper,for disposing of stolen postago stamps. Burk-bardt died six months ago. Inspector Watcr

xoirNsiTE Rorr at dyea.- -

One Man Shot Through Ilia Own Carelessnesswith a Gnu.

SnATTLE.Wash., Dec. 3. Tliorohasbeonarowat Dyea, anuscd by the attempt ot the Cliil-ko-

Hallway and Transportation Companyto construct their lino through tho town with-out tlrst obtaining permission of Hcaly Si Wil-son, the original locators ot tho tonnslto.

No bloodshed occurrod except through tbe ac-

cidental shootingot a citizen named Peterson,whose gun was discharged by his own careless-ness. Inflicting a fatal wound. Rumors weroprevalent of u serious coulllct between lho rail-road men nnd tho towusito owners, but thoywero unfounded.

At Lako Bennett nnd Whlto Pass severewcnthir has set In, tho thermometer droppingto 18 and '22 below zero, freezing boats und car-goes lu tbe lako and putting a sudden stop totransportation.

NE1F3IAN SMYTH'S HOUSE GUARDED.

Fears That an Escnvrd Liuiatlo May Try toKill I lit CvBnrcllrut I'arkburst.

New Haven, D.c 3. Tho residence of theRev. Dr. Newman Smyth, pastor ot tbo OldCentro Church, lho i'arkburst of Connecticut,la in nlrrlit rvi,ni-ln,- l liv tlift nnllf-- tmaal.ble uttaek by a maniac.

Early last summer Wnltor R. Clinton of WestHat en was arretted on tho suspicion that lie

to kill Dr. Hmjtli. Ho was a .Sundayschool teacher ill Dr. Hm til's church andwanted to Ishoot his pastor because Dr. Mm Hirefused him money to polled un. invention.Clinton wns committed In the blutu InsaneAsylum at Mlddlelonn. This morning ho otfenped from that institution, and, it Ik bellovi'd,may attempt to carry out his threat Dr.Smith.

HIS WIFE TOUD DIM DEAD.

Suicide of tho Husbuud ofOue or Ibn Heirs orthe lUlute or H.O Id II, hutlou.

PlTTSitUlio, Dec, 3. Mrs. Louis O, Leechcalled on her husband at lho Mercy Hospital to-

day and buw him Bitting on n chair, Sho spoketo him without receiving an utiBwer, and thenfound ho was dead, Ho hud shut himself behindtbo car. Ho had been ill for some tlmo, nndwhen ho wont out thin morning to try on a suitof clothes ho bought lho revolver.

Mrs. laoih is a grnnilnlnco nt David II, Sut-ton who died worth Hej.Oiio.OOO, Her share oftho CBtnto Is fc'JOO.OOO. Tho couplo wero mar-ried lust BUinmur, unci un tho boucjmoou tripLeech trlid lo commit suicide.

A lllryrlltt Dies or Ills lujurlee.

Antonio Araatorl. 15 jenrs old, died last nightat his home, 300 East 100th btrcet, from injuries rutcU cd w hllo blcj cling Thursday night.Ho wus struck in tho abdomen and knockedfrom his wboel by tbo pole of a truck beingdriven P Fifth ntcnue. near moth street. Tbopolite f the East 101th streot station woro illrectc-- by the Coroner last night to tlnd thedriver of thetiuck.

j, Hrrseant t'raui Tor Cbniuberlaln t

Man) cnndldatesbavo boon named for appointmont as Chamberlain undor Mayor Van Wyck.It was said In Tnmmuny circleslast night that none ot those heretoforo namedwill gel Ihu place and that it is more lliuuprob-nbl- o

that t he plum will fall to J. Sergeant Cram,who was President ot tho Dock Board underMayor Ullroy.

MAHOMED ALV8 DETROTHAD.The Khedive May Not Comeat te Bis Brother's

Mnrrlaie te an American.SDCfl.l Call. Dttpateh lo tarn Stm.

Londo.v, Deo. I10 Chroniclt't Cairo corre-spondent says thst the consent of the Khediveto the marriage of bis only brother, MahomedAll, to an American lady dopends entirely upontho sex of tho child of which the Khodlvah Uexpocted daily to lie accouched.

If another daughter is born questions of statewill intorforo with Mahomed All's choloe.

At tho beginning of November it was an-nounced In desp itches from Cairo that Maho-med All was betrothed to nn American ladywhom ho had mot while travelling in Europe.It was stated that. In order to procure the Khe-dlvo- 's

consent to his marrlago, he offered to re-nounce his right of succession to the Khodlvloto.-

MR. HOLMES LOSES HIS WIFE.While He Wns Preaching she Ban Away and

Unit llacU to Her Parents.Richmond, Va Dec 3. The pretty

wlfo of the Rov. G. W. Holmes ran awayfrom a hotel In this city while nor hus-band was preaching in Manchester, across theJames Ith er from this city, and, taking a hack,returned to her parents In Chesterfield county.

Mr. Holmes is nn evangelist of mature agewho for somo tlmo has bocn preaching in thissection. Ho met and married a farmer'sdaughter last August, His wife says that hehas been insanely Jealous of her, and kept herlocked in her room nt the hotol much ot thotime and sometimes maltreated her. Severalguests at tho hotel assisted the wife to escape.

MRS. HANKIN'S FOUR SONS.

All Were Horn Together and ths niggest VTIUlie Kamed Alter Uryan.

Dover. Del., Dec. 3. On a farm four milesfrom Hazlcttville Mrs. Aloxandor Uankln lastnight gave birth to four boys, all sound andhealthy. Tho mother is doing woll, and is proudof the nchlovemont.

Tho hem lest of the quartet weighs eightpounds and tho smallest three and a halt, Thoproud father of tho quartet will name the eight-poun- d

boy William Jennings Bryan Hankln.Names have not been selected for tho othor three.

SHOT DOWN IN THE STREET.

The Superintendent of a Factory TfonndedMortally by a Workman.

PntLAPELrniA, Doc, 3. George D. Haas, Su-

perintendent ot tho works of tho S. S. WhiteDental Manufacturing Company at Frankford,was Bhot, and it is believed mortally wounded,

by Alexis Uelrkoff, a Pole, employed attho factory.

Haas left the works at noon, accompanied byMiss Rena Balncs, a typewriter, and Miss EllaCampbell; both employed in tho company'soffiro.r As they passed an alleyway Helrkoffleaped out. revolver in hand, and fired twoshots. One grnrcd Haas's body ana tho otherentered his back Just nboe the loins and nearthe siilne. Helrkoff tried to escape, but wasseized by workmen, llo gavo no reason for hisact, saying only:

"I did It just good."Heirkoh wns discharged from the works some

tlmo ago, and recently was reinstated, so thatrevenue docs not appear to havo promptodhis act.

SNAKE CHARMER KILL ED RY A FET.Simon Race Let Uls Rsskts Dlte nim to Preve

Thnt n Had Divine Protection.Louisville, Dec 3. Simon Sugg, aged 60,

who has travelled all over Kentucky, Indiana,and Illinois giving exhibitions of snako charm-ing and acting as an itinerant evangelist, diedfrom tbo bite of one ot bis pets at Stonefort, IIL,yesterday.

At his exhibitions ho would let anything froma copperhead to a moecnsln bite him withoutextra charge, Baying that tbey could nothurt him. In his assortment of snakes he hndrattlers, sproadlng adders, copperheads, nndcottonmouths. Ho declared that tbo Blblotaught that the consecrated or chosen of Godcould do anything without fear or trembling.To prove this ho permitted tbo snakes to bitehim.

It was a newly acquired snako that took hislife.

PASTORATE FOR DR. FAXTON.

no Will Probably II Called to the Pulpit orthe !Yw York Preibllorlau Churoh.

It is likely that tho Rev. Dr. John R. Paxtonwill again entor into active pastoral work inthis city after an absonco ot four years. Hepreached last Sunday at tho New York Presby-terian Church, Seventh avenue and 128th streot.to a large congregation. Ho will continue topreach thero for at least three Sundays, and theofficers or the church say that he Is likely to becalled to fill its pulpit permanently. Dr. Charles8. Robinson, w ho has been tho minister ot tbechurch for llvo ears, recently retired.

Dr. Paxton bad been in cuargo of the WestProsby terian Church, In Forty-socon- d street, forcloven cars, when his wonderfully successfulpastorate thero was suddenly terminated inNovember, 18U3, by bad health.

BOSTON GAS DEAL NOT MADE TET.

Plan and Scope Cnrrertlr stated In Tho SunaDespatches.

It wns stated by Emerson McMillln ot Emer-son McMillln & Co, yesterday that the publisheddespatches about a Boston gas deal were prema-ture, but wero based upon the fact that negotia-tions nro pending, though not concluded, for tho

of nil tho Boston gas companieshrough tbo New England Gas and Coke Com-

pany.Tho scope of tho doal and the names ot the

interested wore correctly stated in TubUN'ri desputches yesterday.

AGED COUPLE FATALLT BURNED.

Tbo wire Tried to Warm the lied nllh HotWood llloelio and Set It on Fire.

SiltATOOA, Dec. 3. Mr. and Mm. Salmon B.Vanness nro dead nt their home in tho lown ofMalta, Mrs. Vanness tried to warm the bed byplacing heated wooden blocks under the covers.Tho bed was Ignited and she was fatally burnedwhllo attempting to extinguish tho flames. Mr,Vnnucs, who was an Invalid, was also burned,nnd his Injuries, niccimpnnled by tho shock ofhis wlfu's death, proved fatal.

1.A CROSSE'S RIO FIRE.

Six rirrmm Hurt at a Illasn at Which a Mil-

itia Company's Anlluunltlou Itxploded.LaChobsk. Wis., Dec. 3,-- The old "Brick"

Pomeroy and McMillan Opera House blocksw ero burned The property Included thearmory of CompinyMot the National Guard,Tho nuitnuiiltiiin xploded before It could botaken out. Mx firemen woro Injured, threeserious j. Ilie ln-- s will bo about 00,000,partly covered by insurance

A CouIIukmii tilft ortMO.OOO to Ilrown.St. Louib, Mo., Dec. 3. The will of Joseph G.

Chapman, a millionaire, filed con-

tains several public bequests. Among tbem isone of $10,000 In Ilrown University, Provi-dence, It. I., contingent unoti his daughter'sdeath without Issue, 'lho Vlllugo ImprovementSociety of Gllbcrlsvlllo, N. Y gets 5,000 for afouutuln.

Wauls III OlUce, but Mot tho Salary,Richmond, Ky, Dec 3. Henry Clay McKee,

who Is a candidate for Police Judge of liountSterling, pledges himself, if elected, to turn overtotheClt) Treasurer at the end of each monthfor the term ot four years his entire salary ot

7f a month, or for tho term. The moneyis to bo used for charity.

A Baneh owner Overcome by Knockout Drops.

Robert Alkon, who says that he is the ownerot a big ranch in Texas, was found on Weststreet yestorday morning dated by knockoutdrops. IIo had lost a large sum of mouey, bssaid, but he did not remember how. He bad aaecoud-claa- s ticket for Englend on ths JTurnes--t,la, which sails today

PRESIDENT COMING BACK. $mw.anH

"&WTO BE IN WASHINGTON FOR XUM Tc'sanfl

OPENING OF CONGRESS. ffanfl

His Djlng Mother's Wish That She Might lte , tfHeaalie nim Oranted The Knd Said by the iflPhysician te Bo Very near The ''Blte Start for Washington This Ariemooa. tManaal

Cantok, O., Dec 3. That which President 'itRIMcKlnlor has desired abovo all things slnca he ilwas informed of the illness ot his mother, name- - iiHly, to roach her whllo sho was still allva 4and able to rrcognlzo htm, has been '?VIgranted him. Tho Pennsylvania Com-- Wsnaaapany'a through express from Washington, IffauMfast as it Is, was too slow for his purposo, and IjBthe last 100 miles of his homownrd Journey wors 'nHmado in a special train which dashod over tha 'UHrails at nearly a mllo a minute, bringing him to ''alCanton at 8:43 this morning, after a night ot Mgreat anxiety as ho has evor exporloncod. '

Onco in Canton, tho President lost no time la ' .nflreaching tho old homcatoad and his mother's ' Hroom. 4onaai

"Mother, horo is William," said Miss Helen MMcKlnloy as tho President ontorcd tho room. Slcsna!" If you rccognlzo blm bold up your hand." 'ialMother McKlnloy seemed to mako an effort toralso her palsied hand, and her son, taking this 5

fHjHas evidence that ho had bocn recognized. slrasped the hand, foil on his kneos, and Innaaicaressed it. Though it was so Blight fHas to bo almost imperceptible, tho Prosident '1felt a tlghtonlng ot his mother's hand about his lllown, and then he know that ho had beon recor- - sCInlzcd. But only those mute signs of recognl-- '',1'tion could bo obtained. Tho mother was too far riBgono for conversation. Thrso wero tho only evl-- "'aHdenecs ot consciousness that sho had given for frejaaaashours. ivjHr

Ono other tlmo during tho day tho mother 'Hana!rallied in tho presenco of hor son. From ths JxBlWhlto House conservatory somo of tha choicest 'Sananlblooms wero sent to choer the sick room, and annniwhen they wero carrlod in "Mother" McKln-- JJHloy took notlco of them and mado an effort to 'tvjjHroach for thorn. Tho President selected a white ,v Hlily and banded it to her. She carried it to her Hbosom in her almost helpless hand and hold It ,' H

It wns about this time, nearly noon, that her '?nnflcondition was most tavoraolo. Hor rest was al- - aHmost a natural sloop, and thero wore hopes that A Ha rally was about to occur. But this hope was 1 Hof short duration, and Bbo was soon further Hfrom consciousness than beforo. When hor Hdaughter, Mrs. Duncan, arrived and completed Htbe Immedlnto family circle, no effort was mado Hto arouse ber and get her to rccognlzo the Hdaughter. It was realized that such effort Hwould bo unavailing nnd only worry the patient, 1 H

Mrs. McKlnloy did not suffor during tho day. JsLn!Her appearanco was that of one sinking to deep. HMuch, ob be desires to! remain ut tbe bodsjdo "Hot his mother so long ns thoro is llfo, tho Prlsl- - flannident feels that he must roturn to tho capltaL 'itsnaiHis mother ia entirely unconscious and is likely fnaalto remain so to tbe end. Ha cannot help ber ibbbIby remaining here, so ho has decided to (nanlstart for Washington at 2:03 P. M. Hrow, reaching Washington on Sunday mora 'aanilng. Judgo Dny will return with him. 1Tho roasou for his return to Washington at 'nHthis time is to prevent any delay in tho open- - jiaaallng of Congress which his absence might ontall. 'analThe President has boon advised that business Inaalcannot proceed until tho Joint committee of VsnaiCongress tins watted on tho President in person. 'HThe President will return to Canton just as soon las ho has performed the duties ueccsary to tho lHopening ot Congress and so arrangod official jHmatters that he can bo absent. ?aH

Since his arrival the President has spent J.Hnearly all tbe tlmo in his mother's room. Ho 'sometimes goes to tho floor below, but remainsonly a short time. Once during the afternoon 'VJHho and his brother Abnerrrfbelingtlio need ot "TlMexercise and fresh air, took a wulkon tho elds ''Hstreet near tho homestead,

Thero is almost a constant stream of callers at ;the bouse. Including nearly nil of tho older peo-- , &plo in tho city. 'Ihoy como to Inqulro about tho 'Tttcondition of tho patient and to offer their sym- - - CMpathy. Many telegrams havo been rccrivod. TlWhen the doctor called after dinner this oven- - "?anilng ho found hut little change Ho Bald that tha 5Mgrrdunl weakening manifested all day was ?'flcontinuing at about tho same rate, and that iflthero wns a possibility ot Mrs. McKinloy's 111- -lng until morning. ;SSoon afterward tho family thought she was IBsinking fast, and the doctor was recalled. Ho Mfound the pulse very weak and slow and tbo ',

Eatlent's condition rapidly growing worse, andtbo end was near at hand. H

MESSAGE MIGHT RE DELATED, j sH'H

Should tha President be Detained In Canton, HCongresa Would Adjourn from Day to Day. ,HWashinoton--, Dec 3. The departure of Preti- -

f Hdent McKlnloy for Canton on tho ova of tha ,4Hassembling of Congress may do' y the trans- - IjHmission of his Crsf'ajinual mesgnge to that body. 'AUThe document is completo and In typo, and the IIPresident carried with him on tho train last Hnight the revised proofs; but the official copies, '!which go to tbo Senate and House and form a !part of the records, havo not received thoPresident's signature Ills presence in Wash- - -

lngton Is absolutely cssontial to the execu-- 'Htion of the regular programme at the open- - Hlng of a session of Congress, and the course , Bto be pursued was briefly discussed prior to the Am-President's departure last night. Secretary 1Porter said this morning thnt If Mrs. McKln- - 1ley's Illness should bo protracted over Sunday ,or Monday the President would mako an effort "to gel back to Washington so as to send bis nmessage to Congress ou tbe day of Its assem-- 'bllng. But should tbeendcouieornppearlikolrto come within a day or two after his arrival. --'of course he would remain there until 9

after the funeral. In thnt event Congress 7will adjonrn from day to day until tho Preal--

dent returns.Mrs. McKinley has not beon prostrated by the '1

sad event which oallod the Prosident from herso suddonly. Dr. Adnra, tho new Whlto Housephysician, called this morning and reported ,Sthat she was in hor ordinary stato ot health. ;

Why I.llllan Dlauvelt Hunt Into Tears. H

Cincinnati, Doc 8, Lillian Blauvelt, thasinger, who got a divorce the other day, was thoprincipal soloist In a concert given by the us

Club last night. She had Just retired jfrem tho stago after scoring a groat sucoesswhen sho was served with a writ from thoCommon Pleas Court riving notlco of tlio tiling jof u suit for iC2,t)87.lJ! on a note. Miss Blauvelt 'burst Into tears. Tho nolo was given in July.1800, to e Lafayette binlth, father of hrr ''former husband, for money udvanccd tor hermusical education.

Illinois Icielature Called Togntbor.

SruiKQKiKLU, III., Dec. 3. Gov. Tanner Issueda call for a special session of tho Lrgls- - ff

laturo to begin on Doc. 7. Tho mutters to be 4,

considered are tho f rcionueblll iwhich tbo people of Chicugo demand, a primary 9election bill, for which thoro lias brim 11.general Jdemand, and the (reapportionment Mil which 4lho Republican machine and thu Governor very ainuchdoslro. It Isuxpuetid that lho last projectwill provoke wurm opposition.

Arrojo'a Assnsslna tu llln on Her. 3. 1

City op Mbxico, Doe. 3. 'lho tciiiubnwho iworoscnlonced to death bora uccntly for com- -

pllclty In tho assassination of Anulfo Arroyo, jw ho ass.iultod President Diaz, will bo h but Doc ,'JO. If their appeal for coumiututlnn of lliosen- - Jtenccs Is not granted. Public suutlmenl Is very dstrong ngnlnst tbo prisoner und it is not be-- HJ

lleved thut an appeal w 111 bo grantud. '1

Mr. Battle DresM-Fe- ll to Harry Asatn.PniLADBLVHlA. Dec. was

made y of the engagement of Mrs. John R.

Fell, who was Miss Silllo Droxel. daughter ofthe fate Anthony J. Drexel. to A pxunJor VanHcnsBelaerof tills city. Mrs. Kil s hus-band died more than two years ugo. ;

Tennessee Medical College llurned. IKnoxville, Dec 3. Tho handsome building 4

of the Tennessee Medical College was hurued 3this afternoon with Its contents. The loss is 4

40,000, and tho insurance not more than M

lioiooo. New quarters havo beon secured and 3the lectures will continue, A

Wisconsin's Arlinrlal Barlhiuake. IPlattsvjlle, Wis., Dec 3. A powder houso 1

at the works of tho Laflln & Rand Company 'blew un today. The shock was felt manymiles away. Madison, in this State, aud Galena, JIn Illinois! mistook It for an eariug,uake. JW '- -

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