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14 THE BROOKLYN" DAILY EAGLE FRIDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1895. I have si their lives. As it was the inmates THE IHPETONGA I AST HI RUT cJ I GOT THE STILL AND FOUR MEM. LIGHT SENTENCES THE RULE. ALDERMAN COLSON'S MYSTERY.

GO TO THE JURY TO DAY. TIIE CASE OF THE LONG ISLAND CITY KI.ECTION INSPECTORS. (Special to the Eagle.) Long Island City. L. L.

December 'Si When the doors of the court of sessions were opened this morning a big crowd was on hand, anxious to hear ihe second day's proceedings in the i trial of Election Inspectors Ellas A'. Merikle. Leonard II. Trneev and Henry Blanc. 1 charged with making a false return of the vote cast for mayor in the First district of the Fourth ward.

The case was closed last night and the jury locked uu in the court liou. e. They showed evidence of a restless night wh "they took their places in the jury box this morning to liten to the Miniming up of counsel and the charge by Judge Garretson. Ex As. istant District Attorney Francis L.

AVellman of New York, who conducted the ease for the defense, consumed tmi hours in summing up. He reviewed all the testimony of both sides and dissected the evidence of each witni SH carelully. He dwelt at length on the failure of the prosecution to produce any evi deuce to show that either of the del'ei'idiints had committed the crime charged in the in dictiiient and the absence of any testimony to 1 prove that they intentionally committed an error in making out the three sets of returns. The six witnesses put on the stand by the proscoti ion did not give nny evidence to'con nect either of the three defendants with the i return tiled with City Clerk Murphy. The city clerk testified that he could "not re member who filed the return with him.

Hoe s. a clerk in the city: treasurer's office, stated that he was in the city clerk's office when Merikle riled a re turn with a yellow cover, similar to the one: offered in evidence. This was the weak spot in the case for the people, he said. While on cross examination Merikle admitted he I'led the city returns with the city clerk, he pos itively denied that it was his signature that was attached to the returns that the city clerk bad in his office. District Attorney Noble subjected Merikle to a very loi.g and exhaustive cross examination.

Merikle and Ulnno drove to Jamaica to file the county returns, and from there to This city to tile the, returns with the citv clerk and super visor. Merikle. through his evident unfainiliarity with the roads could not describe in detail their drive. He admitted that they i reached Jamaica very early in the morning. and after filing the re'turns had a few drinks and then drove live miles north on their wav I to Long Island City.

At the end of the five I miles they stopped for dinner, but conlu not remember the name of the hotel where they I dined. Blanc followed Merikle en the witness I stand, ami he said that after leaving Jamaica I they drove to College Point. where he knew they could get something to eat. lie said that Merikle was asleep most of the time during the drive and conse i tmcntly could not tell much about the trip. 1 Both lilanc and Merikle testified that the blank return sheets were signed by all the inspectors during the afternoon of election May and be fore any results of canvass of the' vote had been tilled in.

They said that while they would not sign papers: for their employer's in that niann r. they did not think i was any harm in it at "the time. According to their testimony the results were called off by the ballot clerks and inspectors wrote them on i the return blanks. Blanc stated that one of 1 the city return sheets was made out by John 1 Gunlher. th fourth inspector in the district and who has been missing for some time before the indictments were found.

The cnHe will not reach the jury until this I afternoon. AN OLD GAME WORKED. i GliOCKl! UOHACK SENT CHANGE FOR a' TWENTY DOLLAR BILL. i The police of the Ralph avenue station are' looking for comely young woman and a well dressed young man. both about 23 years of age.

who succeeded in fleecing Henry C. Bo hack, a grocer of ti.005 Fulton street, out of 20. On Tuesday night the young woman entered the store ami ordered groceries worth sLOo. which she said she wanted de 1 livercd to a house at Elton and Fulton streets. with change of a twenty dollar bill.

One of the clerks brought the goods anil was met at the door by a well dressed young man. who took the change for the twenty dollar bill and told the clerk to leave the goods upstairs and there get the greenback. The young man disappeared and lias not been seen since. The clerk found out that no one in the house had ordered the goods and went back to the store and reported how he had been duped. The pojiee of the Fourteenth precinct were notified and last night arrested Ernest llnusch of 1:14 Throop avenue.

At the station house Bohuck's clerk identified him as the man who had taken the change from him. In the Gates avenue police court today Rauseh proved that he was not in the neighborhood at. the time and was discharged by Justice Harrimnn. THE NAMM SAFE ROBBERY. INSPECTOR MACKELI.AH DOES NOT TH INK THE MYSTERY WILL BE SOLVED, The police are convinced that the robbery of the safe at A.

I. Namni's dry goods store, at Fulton street, on Monday last, was the i work of some novice in theft, but Inspector Mackellar said to day that lie had no hope of clearing up the mysterv. He does not doubt foi' a moment that it was a bona tide robbery. but the hue and cry started utter the removal of the money front the safe prevented the thief from escaping with his Booty. On the day af ter the robbery was discovered over of the which had been taken from the small safe was found in the cellar.

The rest of the minsiiig money was found yesterday afternoon. The search was made at the request of Inspector Macki llar and the five bags of silver, containing in all about t1.000. were 1 found in a pile of rubbish in a corner of a room I about twenty five feet from where the bills i were found. i Mr. Namni said to day that he could not ex plain the robbery.

There have been no dis i charges from the store since the robberv except I in the eases of a number of extra salespeople, who were engaged solely for the rush of Christ mas trade. THE WEATHER. INIlll'ATlONS TILL I1. At. TO AIORPOW 1 Washington, I).

Iie. einber 27 For Kasiern New York, fair, wanner Saturday; northerly winds, becoming southerly. LJ1 'A I. PltllKA Bit. I TIES.

Fair te ilny ami on Saturday morning: lightly colder: tiert hwesrerly. b. iekiin; To southeasterly winds; diminishing foree. Ti follow ing is the record of the thermometer as kept al the lireoklyn Uaily Eagle ofliee: 2 A. At A Al 0 A A.

At 44 10 A. 44 i 11! 43 P. 4ii a I M. Average to day Average temperature samednte lnt year HICK WATER. FuII.

iwinK is thenrti. ip.i announcement of th1 time duration of water at New York and Sandy Honk for iiierriiw December 2S: A. M. Tim i Height II. M.I Feet.

M. IleiKllt Feet. Pura'n af Hise. Fall, n. m.

n. m. load" iiais New York Sandy MOVEMENTS OF OCEAN VESSELS. AKUIVKO FlilMA. PKl'KMBKK 27.

Knii' if ri y. frnm savruiriLih. i hwji rj; frnjil AtlMVfM'p. frtun I'. Vrtiu f.

Sn.ilt. froin Htviih'M. hal'iiei fri'Mi New AitltlVKD AT KOKKIGN PORTS. FurntsMa, rk. i New Virk Ly jth.

frmn New YTk, C.ipo Town, s. i 'karl' is. fri NVw Y.u k. pastM J' Ss r. nl.

from xw Y' rk. Lizard. I.n If'tii Vw pasorl IVawlc Ir. .1 ii i. from Now rk.

jiuort Oibralrar. I'alii'in. fr.vn Now Y. rk. pnsfii Scillv.

Yir Khiia, fr Now "fk ionh.iKfn. r. fn Tii Now Yrk. Mas.iohuse:;s. fruin London.

SA I HOM I'OKKKiN POUTS. Ss Kri'armiY. i'ir rk, t'ioensu wn. i'in'Wik for rk. HaniijurR.

K'iiMlia. f.i; Now York. ia erl Gibraltar. Sj(' loviflKo. fi Now Y.

rk. Ss fur Now Liu ia. MRS. GLASS THREW ACID. Mrs.

Olfrti Glass of JeO Johnson avenue, who wrsi tried a week ago on a charge of having thrown enrbolio acid over Frank Ozahina of 3ll.i East Seventieth street. New York, was fount! guilty by Justice Gneuing to day. and was committed until yiondav for sentence. DIED. OI.I.S the iinni 1 uf his parents, on lie.

in ner 2:,. NICUJ.LS. nped 7 yearn 1 month ii KrUmils and relatives are respectfully requested to attend ihe funeral on Sunday. December at 12S Duffleld at. 40 ef the ii.

down t.ti sen A ere only irg.hten u. 1 hey ran out into the street, yelling on lie ra it engine No. luaineer i' ke't. came tearing i'olo einan Doyle shouted eee tor the engineer i not h' ar se. it.m until Th ng.

ri ver. ed his tilts manner r. babiy saved un crown fr.jtn the tr.icit. hoi' ev r. fragir.c; of A numb of pipes oy 'a; the "oo Uup he ia: I ne'e i were br km: and Fireman Craw 1 r.i a.

rav. tcrr.b'.o lit, cab. tie Word wa. (nt Itoa dmaster iilack ami he 01 toe scene ith i gang of lo eie.ir away iio wreck. It was more t.

ho' i vei ytiiir.g was gotten: runu. der. Tin .1 in the iiad o. ti i. fi at one Hun I ana an in this niau kepi up slo.viy.

While the ri. wa. ge.ng three re telegraph "i re in the eiein ty and a his locality is a m. work of fii id dow the chimneys front the fs of K. t.

I hgnty street and the re all over the ad it blew with such force up i.ex that the eld tree wh.oh has for any yc.r. in front of 1 Lexington av. nue was ted and blown haif way a. r. ss sT; an obst r'n uon.

vi: o.r sa i i and Park avenue i. i. ib.me.o I'atiiolic church is and for son, t.nte a numlier of is eii ii. use there to hols; ill heavy id of granite. Tiie wind bi i tiies rri' ks and two wi r.

nod a be left in a very on safe minion. The pol.oe found it necessary to close the street to trailie for tear that the; rre i v. iii. are about ready to tall. ramble down on some one.

Tin police reported that the parapet walls of iiie three story building at 7t Fast One Il'ini' and Tenth had been blown down by tin storm and that the gable en 1. wa. in a dangerous condition and ady to tall. Th. building department has' been not.Ii.d.

Charles Heilitz keeps a saloon on th, ground building and lives with his family on the lloor above the s.t (Ms other family lives on the upper The side window of the saloon is ha: lore i and tile storm door completely i bi away. When the parapet wall went with the wind th. tenants, thinking that the entire 1', nse would he blown away, jumped from their oeds and ritsli into the su eei 1 and for a time th greatest kind of excitement prevailed. The amice work on the buildings in course i of eoii. iion at St.

Ann's avenue and One Hum i and Thirty fourth street was blown) down di places. A plate glass window in Frank Ktibovitz's store, at To Avenue A. was blown in. as were: also wind in II. Strauss' butcher shop, at aso Pari: avenue, and Benjamin Werner's gro eery, at 1 lkiyard tree A larg wooden sign at art Leonard street was biown to the street as was also a sign at the' third story of Vestry street, owned by ro.itpi A large piece of corrugat e.i was torn from 1 1:7 Hudson street.

A sign on William I eggett it big gmcery. i at tile Franklin was blown d'f. front of ilt! avenue a large free was uprooted and fell against a house. The bti iva of' incumbrances was notified to take it away. i The patrol float at the Battery, where the small boats are landed, broke away from its moorings anu was wo small boats on it at tiie time were badly smashed.

The front of the Star theater looked this morning as though it had been truck by a cyclone. Flcei.rie light wires lay all tangled up on the idev. aik and passers by gave the locality wide: berth. Both the pleetrie lamps that hang in front of the theater were tom away, and one of the iron stain hionn on which advertisements arc posted was broken at the base. Bill boards were distributed all over Broadway.

The wreckage was cleared awav early in he morning. 1 Fences were blown down at ar.d Hi East I Ktghty uinth street and on the southwest cor tier of Fighiy finirih street and Fifth avenue. The sidewalks at these paints were obstructed all through the morning. Incidents of the Storm. The storm occasioned a great deal of xcite I ment in the tie.gh barhood Clinton ai Warren streets at 11:30 o'clock las: night Wn.ie tin wind was and the ram! was healing against ihe windows of the1 uouse.

im re, litre was a sudden crash and immediately thereafter heart rending shrieks re heard. A policeman on the block was that the roof of th four store brnvn stone house at Clinton street had been i mown down. Th" supposition was that 1. oral poop ie had been injured and fire engines. I ambulances and police reserves summoned.

An in vestlgat ion showed that really nobody hat! been injured and that ail I the damage that had been done was the de I sti uction a chimney which had blown i c.vn. The building is of a series if similar structure, known as the Sei or house. and run as a private hotel. The tenants wer al! very much frightened and a sei a room is in the attic, became hvstei i. ii and require balance sur attention of one of tne am A ear sited.

wp.ed by the Atlantic avenue itaili oad oamp.on. at Crnpsey avenue an.l Twenty sixth street, was blown down during tin ale. person wa. injured. Th daiuaj ill nit ox' A two ijiiilaing.

unoccupied and in of removal, was demolished by the ir.d Creonwood and Fort Hamilton avenues. Tree biown down at 1.1 1 1 Bedford' avenue. street. Sixth avenu and I Twelfh street. la Bond street, 101 Ross street.

Js Sumner avenue. Harrison ave nne, (late. avenue, near l.o.i Wash uigion street, Atlantic and Stone avenues. Telegraph poles, were destroyed at Lorraine and Court streets. Fourth avenue and Douglass street, Fourth avenue, near Fiftieth street, 1 Fourth aveni r.r Thirty eighth street.

Fences were blown down at Stuyvesant avenue and Chautn ey street. Fulton street, near King. on avenue. Liberty street piaza. The anal ln.it Annie Tague.

laden with tons eoai for tile Wilson itne steamship. sank a this morning at Prentiss' stores. I' supposed tli.it she had been sir lined during storm and sprung a leak. There was nobody board. The Storm Up the State and Elsewhere.

I x. December 27 The river valley was struck by a terrific storm shortly after midiiigh'. The tci ph ami telephone service is badly erip i. It is thought tha; considerable damage was outside this city, but point io reached owing to the crippled eondi in ity tiie cupola, of teh Presbyterian church was Mown across the street. It struck of Ahrcm Wright, wrecking the low, o.

ni, of ii. Fortunately the iive oc r. sleeping on the lop floor and es injury, 'i he wind blew a great and sig.is and shattered a. r.um mdows. Xva, v.

i'e. ctnl er 7 The did Tiioch damage in ttocair.nd counts last night. tlagpole. and a numlier of small lio.i., blown ci v. u.

Travel is greatly iiili.e.b I I lUniier A terrific iint daiuaue throughout Ma De. 27 The storm vro l.y wea'her forecasters for last ta r. 1 1 1 no a companies! by mnm ed blow heavilv is a rate, leveling teie are pp res. blo wing chimneys 1 by ng si s.o he v. ry erioiis damage rep however, bo; ieiegraphi, em has b.

t. riw.ily interfered T' and subsided soon a'' dayligii' and the on rose in a cloudless ngaeld. I 7 The seem iT ty shortly after 1 "11:111 considerable d.un and s. large part of the was darkn fur tin re of C'o nittii Ha wires going down, due mra degree failing roes. Trolley v.

suffered in like manner. r.MPTY IIO.N'i'ItS I 'll; HKMilCRATs. do 'wive I lemoera tic niemb rs of the 1 aldermen tor 1 7 decided in caucus la night to iimoort r. I i'iil tor pre. id 11 1 ie.

votes as ail; Mciiarrv. i'mch vote! 'or Joseph V. as 1 or ei ty eb i k. He ha been connected wi'iitJn ofiioe many years an. I is a coiirti on and elliei lit oft.cei As the ns will control tiie neat board, iast i.iehf nomiuatioiis are eiiij ity honors.

UlUii i OLV 0 Que of the ierces: Evc Experienced in Tins Vicinity VESSELS SAVED 3Y ann Whit Wis Com an.i "I key Co1 in the ir.r'oor Tiie Nteh' r. nr. 1 tec. It Over The of ihe fiirnit.i i ii Far: mi ll: bureau, buildine. tuav.T.a II sit.

I. liy rutm ii' nil wh eause it wa iu riil Mr. Ki.mi aum in tha; i.itty v.or hi. sum miiiiei aide inysii 1 1 1 dangling mi 1 e.s anil ilitn he i v.iuih. there will In' decent weather for an it: terna' each nice ir.

the morning you, will lo it to y.iur i i ri your oaten; of i oai and or mi. (if 1 i Kit lie said i Eai io i oormr. country iron; Lilt. m. south i tim east of winch the rainfall qmir heavy, that is.

dur mist twenty fair I. lis: nisht torni drew ami iieeaum wry fi.vr. a. it pa. oa northeastward in i i vi.

the hiiraest over rc lt 'wis noted about A. tin. extreme velocity was eighty 1 1 an The OUs hittiles; lly ves mi i. This year, when reaoiu v. ii ly ii mile.

a ru Li ni; bran, a the tnaxi utiin veloeity was it! S.nnly Boston aa.l I'ortlaaJ and kei 2' an hour. "itist 'it abmus th of our ooast wo soem to haw ill. 'oist of the Morni. The are vor' hih a.nil la bo high liiritK ''o 'lay. biahc at of r.

a'. htni here was the iiorthwes ju. 'l after the st ni j.asseil about o'l io. k. that tine, from oVIm.

k. the i va. very high, blowing from fluy to pules aa hour. "i'iiis Dunn. "it.

is eioar L. over ilie entire eoimtrj an.l the are okeiy in foree dm in they are rlit iiiiishins tiuu ami iro down l.efore stentative ealli oti Mr. 1 man this mornir.K the uer tho weather hureati, givini; v. arninir al! alont the euast of the storm, so that many vo. rel.

whioh oih''i have taken to sea remained in the harb r. probably saving many lives and thousands of ''ollars worth of proporty. No aeei.ients at had been reported when the Eagle repre sientaiive ealh on unti this niorning. This is aec.unted by the eireumstanee that the niarino inter, ts are Riving more at trn'i'iu to the v. stiller signtils on account of tho ureal itvitu of lives property that have 1...

et. tli.1 re. ul; .1 c. iii the sisnals ourinc; th.e las; year or two. Duly tin other iay there was a lien storm in this, vicinity, fight off the ei.asf and about fifty vessels roll ained ir.

the harbor. It has boon estimated thr.t if rne tifth or one of those vessels hail i 'oue sea tha; there would have been gretit loss ar.d pos. ibly a milh.oi dollars of damaite. As it was saw the sto; sitn an th all inain. in tin harbor.

The storm did not reach i insine of harbor, but traveled right along the film of th, In the case of the weather bureau it is impossible estimate the value uf the lives and the amount of properf it has been the means of saving just as it is 'impossible estimate th" number lives that nre dio to the skii! and the attention of a physician. One can invariably tull, however, how many patients the iio. tor kills, or. at least, how many die under his hands. With the system of weather signal such as 'acre exhibited yesterday the vessels inside the harbor were safe, whik those scudding along the coasi gut th.

news of the coming storm from passing vessels and at once made for some haven safety. in regaul the cold wave which had been predicted. said to the Eagle reporter: "'idle temperature has on th average, to about 2.. d. g.

east of tin Mississippi, re. i. hing th' freer.ing everywhere ox epT along thi border of The Atlantic and the gttif in Mi.tit.vna. It is to be rnlder this iieighborhe.od to morrow nii.rui::. hu no severe is looked il' ro: run a few greos b.

iov. fro zing point, nv the Northw.s: it is i oming The temperature has vis in Montana and nortin rn vi ma an averagi in tile 'siuntry a o'. ioek g. The erldes; 'ioek is morning was ml ami in So.it fi above v. re.

a Jit it was zi Chi Atl. a and Mf.t tirlo, Mr. said that the wrather tis v' to lay and to was likely Telegraph Polo Blown Down and Travel Dekt.vert if. York. In trees were telegraph bl.wn down and part.

of buildings were biown away. Hnek h. wore over in manner n.e kr.iv.n tiie the bliitard of ll was from the weather bureau that the rai mi turn sn r.v and tha; tiie atitiook u. mv.rabio for a genera, block of traili. the ny early tins The r.

in this i i cut ni. re. tip co.i tn I sintt. h. the ram je.u and the clouds li.

ap; i'd i sky. Tile v. il did me e. a. o.

however, an 1 howled and v. histled tin rm rs and up and dow the narrow stre. as an of oemons had been From ail the in, rep rts vere tel ra died p. nig'ni and early ed tip si. rrn ati i abh 1 ed narrow e.

iap. from at a w. r. l.y any lela.ve f. re was a tiu.e.

w. av wa i 1 1 1 and IKt a. mmh oas j.s won. 1 h.i.o i hit i i't I sev al il'. v.

dam.o:. and a si wi pi. was This a ri. when a av a bio at be vrr.iT 1 1 and Third butt up p. is trr da t' ci; t'ui i v.

a era. n. t. its iah a van Tic r. cgam an a up a a.

th fail, i. I ic had tint" ii 'card an no; ih wvisM: ind ar i twit st re. al flf'Ty et saw ar. thi trieiirai.il pom snap tir; from the The lower pa; terrific i len. Cm of a.

mot's oarb. Third ave and sent glass (lying din Tile upper recti fi 1 aer. rMevatml Th which th bar nep l. 1. i a py ar.d the barber and inisy live tin upper part of tha Ha tne po!" a broken off and had tali.

in the din efi of the house there (s no doubt that the house would have been crushed like egg sheil and that acme, ot the tami. at leos.t might IT WILL BE HELD AT THE ART ROOMS JANUART 21. Arrangements have been completed and Invitations issued for the Ihpetonga ball, which be held at the Art association rooms on Tuesday. January 21. The Ihpetonga is the leading ball of the year and is always attended by the wealth, fashion and beauty of Brooklyn.

This year's affair promises to eclipse all previous ones. The subscribers are: Tunis II. liergen. 'rf ieriel; I1. Bellamy.

Frank S. nsoii. Joseph It. Br n. Francis L.

Karnes. Will. am H. Itrinsmmle. Jomiatoaii Hulka v.

John K. Samoc W. lt. 'larence Bnw i n. Ilenrv I1.

ItriK.kman. Amory S. I'arbart. William 1'. Daniel i "ha ni' y.

Alfreil C. I'arll II. Silver, "rar. K. Do'lKe, Watson B.

Latham A. Fish, W. Gilbert, Frederick A. Guild. I'rowell Maililen.

Arthur M. B.Heh. Norman S. Hike, i 'harb 11. Van Noa trand, Horace Uu V.il.

Theodore Iireler. Wyllyi Terrv, Kdwin Knowitoii. John E. Leech. Edward H.

I. hoi. livid. A. Augustus Low.

Henry V. Maxwell. Frederick A. Iw.ighi. K.lwan! K.

Eame, David Morrison, Morgan, Albert B. Jennings John Kdwin Packard. Hen rv K. l'ierrepont. It.

H. .1. J. Plerre I'ont, G. oi ge W.

I'hiiuneev. William S. P. Pren' John T. Sh in.an.

William A. Rend. William Carv Sanger, 'refb rlek W. Moss. William A.

Tavior. Samuel Seaman. William C. Shel ilnn. George II.

Southard. Thomus E. Still man. Henrv T. Kichar.lsop..

John K. Talmage, Franklin Ft! Taylor. Frederic A. Ward. Eben I.

Knowltun. P.ot.er: K. Woodward. Thp new members this year are: Henry I1, Wi.iuim P. Mason, Horace it.

Iiuval. I re.leriek A. lnvisiit. FMward E. Eames.

Frederick W. ss, Henry T. Richardson. Eben J. Kiswall.m.

The above have taKen the places ih. following: Henry ID. Hrookman, T. li. niiiennen.

nn'ih, i i.ie. u.ui.iiuiii fatt. Tnmnae S. Moore, Henry D. Polheni'as.

AiiiTiistus SPECIAL ADA'ERTISEMEN'TS. ESTABU8BZD 1111 SIX STORES. SPECIAL PRICE CUTTING. Men's Winter Suits and Overcoats Must Go, The end of the season has left us with several broken lots of Men's Suits and Overcoats must bo disposed of prior to stock taking. The regular prices of these Suits were 14, l.r), and SIS.

The regular prices of the Overcoats were 14. 15 and 16. If you are looking for a good thing a money saver here it is they are all to go and those that are up and doing cannot afford to let so rare an opportunity pass. lyike values arc to be found in our Boys' and Children's Clothing which must be seen to be appreciated. Complete lines of Children's Suits, lleefers, Overcoats and Ulsters are being shown at wonderfully low prices.

Iio you know our Neckwear? Utilise Coats and Dressing Gowns must go special values. Do you know mir Full Dress Suite? Do vou know our Hats and Shoes' Strange you seldom see a mackintosh that Ht.i. Ours are cur from overcoat patterns; made with velvet collars, lap seams and broad lapels. Experience proves them better wind and weather resistors than many ordinary overcoats. A complete assortment of overcoats ulsters.

Kogkus Pekt fc Co Prince and Uroailwny. Warren and liro.nlw'ny. Thirty second and Broadway. NEW YORK. ho coming change in weather suggests a change in.

your Overcoat light weights, as worn forafewweeks past, wil! not pass muster. We offer you comfort for little money. SPECIAL DRIVES in ristersantl Reefers, sizes A to Z. JNO. 5.

McKEON, CLOTHIER. S. Cor. Broadway Bedford av. PKX EVERY EVENING.

Johnston Bros. GROCERS, Woulil remiinl (heir eusloiiiers nnd tha jitililie that ulmosl everything pertaining to their table wants in lie supplied tit Iheir store. Fresh Mem and Poultry Fresh Fruits nnd Vegetables. Staple an Faiii Groceries. Host Goods.

Lowest Primes. Xevins Flatbush Av and Fulton St. Fire WILL NOT interfere with theTruss.Elas tic Stocking, Brace and Rubber business of the MARSHALL DRUG CO. All orders promptfy filled at our new quarters, 506 FULTON ST. Lady in attendance.

Trusses, fitted by a physician who understands his business. REMARKABLE RESULTS From Tl'ltKISIl BATHS in HHKt'vr iTIsir S) Columoi. i H. iK hts. 75 Cents, 10 Tickets, $5.00.

41 111 rji i IJ Big Raid by Kevenne Officers This Morning. IN OPERATION ONLY A DAY. Ncnt Capture of Illicit Lto.tior Distillers in a Prince Street Cellar Chief Deputy McKirny IIai 3haled His Forces and the Enemy Capttulatcd Graceinlly Without Strikmy a Blow A New Still Government Hands. ft Hector iutontal revenue reinforce. i by a deputy States marshal mad 1 haul morning.

A complete illicit distillery was discovered in full operation in a supposedly empty dwelling house located at the arncr of Prince and Fair streets, not over five minutes' walk from the federal building. The information of suspicious doings in the cellar came from a private source only yesterday Hay den immediately bad an officer set to waten remises. This morning details of the raid were completed. Chief Deputy selected Deputies Mullin and Overfieid from the revenue and Deputy to form the posse. They surrounded 'he house at.

10 o'clock ar.d knoeked boldly tit the front doer, lie got no answer at first and finally shouted a threat that he would break tiie door in if it were not opened at once. At that a woman stuck her head from a window on the second floor and promised to admit him. She came down stairs and unbolted the door. It was not locked. There was furniture in th" rooms, but nothing contraband until the collar was reached.

There the entire apparatus stood, a brand new still apparently, about six feet high and still hot from the fires lately extinguished. The worm was well made and the whole still appeared to be in e.eel!en. order. Its capacity is about fifty gallons a day. In the ceilar were tubs of mash and a quantity of distilled spirits.

The ollieers upon entering saw two men trying to scale the back wall and captured just as they had thrown their legs over it. Two others were caught in tiie house upstairs. The prisoners were handcuff. and taken to Mr. Kelley's olhVe for examination.

They gave their names as Abr. im Durff of 147 Prince street. Max Goldstein of ST Cook stre t. Abra.ni Goldberg of L'lS Bridge street and i'ineus Polowetzki of S7 Cook street. Dorff admitted that lie lived in the house in which the still was found; Goldberg protested he was simply visiting his friend and ail denied, having anything to do with the running of the still.

The woman who opened the door to Mr. Me Kiuney was no; disturbed. The revenue officials have begun investigations and have disc ivered. that the house was rented on the and furniture was moved in on the next day. It is beiieved that the stili had been in operation only one day.

'fhe officials are much elated over the capture, tiie promptitude of which establishes a new and enviable record of the vigilance of iho government authorities. The four prison ct were locked up in Haynumd street jail ibis afternoon. It is believed that they can all be proven guilty of violating the revenue laws. The internal revenue officials have seized all the apparatus and spirits found and will have them removed to the seizure room fur safe1 keeping. LOST HIS POWER OF SPEECH.

WEST'S Pl X'l'LIAR AFFLICTION' DUE 70 A PALL FROM A LADDER. Chier Clerk Short of the eharitk's department is trying to provide means to send Edwin W. Wesi back to his homo and family in Xenia, 0. He is dumb, but understands everything to him. West came East last summer as stage manager for Chapin's Boston Comedy company, which played an engagement in Brooklyn.

While work one day painting a sign for the company he fell from a ladder on his head and back. The same day the company left the city, Manager Chapin owing him nine weeks' salary. When West, recovered lie had lost all power of speech and it has never returned to him. West has been trying to find Chapin to get money enough to go home, but without success. Beside his theatrical ventures he a practical railway man.

being a regular member of the American Railway union. Two weeks ago in Brooklyn he took a ceupie of drinks of whisky and was arrested and sentenced by Justice Haggerty to six months in too county institutions. He is a fluent writer and a few days ago wrote the justice a letter explaining his condition and identity. Judge Haggerty after reading it released him from imprisoninen; and sent him to Mr. Short.

West will prohably be sent to Xenia. here his nf ther. wife and two children live tit public expense. BPLLETS ARE TOO S.MALI.. PROJECTILES OF MODERN ARMS DO NOT WOUND ENOITiH.

Washington. I. C. December Reports received at the war department from the best sources touching the actual results in war fare of the small caliber bullet now universally used in all show that as at present made the ball is greatly lacking in stopping effect. Especially in the campaign made by the British in Ohilral was it found that the wounds indicted were not severe enough to stop a charge.

As the Fnited States army is now provided with a caliber rifle and the navy is going even further in reducing the caliber these reports have caused the ordnance officials to east about for means to correct this defect without sacrificing any ot the valuable points of tin new weapon. The result is that the bullet mad 1 of a case of thin nieke! plated steel, filled with lead, will have a small portion of the point cut off. exposing the lead core there The effect will be to cause the bullet to "mushroom" or spread out whenever it penetrates tin1 body, causing a terrible and most destructive wound, that would be almost sure to Immediately kill or disable the person hit. LOCKED UP THE DOCTOR. NEW YORK PHYSICIAN V'CUSED OF ASSAULTING AN OFFICER.

There was a rough and tumble fight in tiie bar room of the Hotel Wellington, at Broadway and Dunham place, late last nignt and when it was over Policeman Henry B. Schilling of the Fifth precinct had a broken nose and a black eye and hr. Kastner C. ates. who is It'! years old and says he cot.

duets a drug store West One Hundred and Eighteenth street. New York Was be lte.I uarged witii having as Si hilling d( I i. tin ill. statement party. He way v.

h. rttshed in punched time i he be km! Ceates ting in tie lie was drinking with the he was walking down Brrad tight occurr il and that he stop it and was immediately. Ceates. Sol illing was at the fight supposed by iiis superiors part of the pre. ip.et.

arraigned before Justice Goet l.e. avenue police court ihis morning. tie was charged with assault in the second grer He pie ided not guilty and was liMd in sl.nno bail examination. TWO HiOHWAYMEN CAUGHT. San Frai.ci.

co, December I'T Two of the highwaymen who held i.p a Mission street car Wednesday nicht and robbed Reuben Clark, an Itigieside race track employe Jl.ooo. have been arrested. The discovery a pouch eon tain lag i', which was buried in the sand near the Cliff house, lead to the capture. Til, police buried the sack whore it was ffund and then lay in wait with Winchesters for tin bandits. After dark John Middiemass a.

Harry Gardiner appivaehed the spot and w. re about to unearth the treasure, when they were arrested. Patrick Welsh, who is beiieved to be one of the robbers, was also arre spD BY HIS K.MI'I.OYF.K. il. chilltz 1.4 Prospect place was charged in the Myrtle avenue police court this morning ith retaining 14 belonging to his employer.

Henry Anderson, of j.SOri Dean street. Sebultz employed as a bookkeeper, lie was placed under bonds for He Has a Report on the Flyim Applications Eeady, BUT WON'T SAY WHAT IT IS. The Railroad Committee of the Common Council Will Meet To night to Hear Objectors to Brooklyn Heichts Extensions lynn Doesn't Want a 4 Cent. Fare President Howell Wants Competition Between Companies. The aidertrtanic committee on railroads will give another trolley hearing to night Chairman Colsou said this morning that the application of the Brooklyn Heights company would be considered.

Everybody else understands that the application of the Flynn syndicate wil! also be heard. Rumor has it that Colson already has a favorable report prepared. Asked about il this morning, he said he had a report in connection with the Flynn application, but declined to disclose the nature of it To other people he said the story was nonsense. Alderman Hess, a member of the committee, said he knew nothing of any report. Mr.

Hess is against the railroad companies. The meeting to night will be held in Justice Neu's court room, city hall. In regard to the rumored offer which it was said wou.d lie made to night. President P. H.

Flynn of the Nassau Electric Railroad company said this morning! "We have no intention of reducing our fare to 4 cents on or about January 1, as has been wrongly reported. A man asked me in regard to the probabilities of the Nixon committee reporting in favor of a reduction to a 1 cent fare fir all Brooklyn ray roads and I told him I thought it likely that something of the kind would be done about the first of the year. I said that if such a measure passed the legislature of course the Nas sau railroad would reduce its fare. There was a little misunderstanding. I thinks" President Howell of the bridge trustees said this: morning regarding the introduction of trolley cars on that structure: "Let the different surface reads, as well as the elevated companies, make a regular forma! application to the board of trustees of the bridge, stating what they propose to do as well as haw they propose to do it.

Let this application be accompanied with a regular set of plans and and then the board can inquire into the matter and bring the question up at one of the regular meetings. All this flyaway talk that is now g. ing on in the papers roes not accomplish anything, and if the companies really mean anything let them put forward their applications 'he way I have mentioned. Of course I should be greatly guided in' my position in the matter by the opinion of the bridge engineers, and I think that the ether trustees would also. If the trustees, however, should decide that the idea was feasible and should authorize that such a con tract be made.

1 for one would advocate that the privilege be open to competition and that ihe highest bidder be granted the privilege." NAVY l'ARD NEWS. CO.MAIANDER CHESTER WILL HAA'E CHARGE OF THE RICHMOND. Commander Colby M. Chester, senior member of the inspection board of the navy yard, has been detached and ordered to take command of the receiving ship Richmond, at the Philadelphia navy yard. He will start to morrow and will relieve Captain James O'Kane.

who has been given leave of absence. Commander Chester is at the head of the list of officers of his rank and will be raised to the grade of captain as soon as there is a change in the personnel of the higher officers. The coast defense monitor Monaflnock. which is being budt at the Mare Island navy yard, is said to be about ready to go into commission and wil! require about sixteen officers and men. She will be a useful addition to the navy with her four lo ineh guns and heavy armor.

WiLh the Oregon, the Monterey and the Monadnock. the Pacific coast will not be badly off in armor elads. The department has taken exception to he report made by the trial board which has. been on board the battle ship Texas recently. Secretary Herbert hat! ordered that the members reconvene at the yard and finish the report, which the opinion of the department officials, is not complete.

The board will meet in the court martial room of building No. T. and a new report will be forwarded in a few days. The board of which Naval Constructor Lin nard was the president and which tried the candidates for the four vacant foremanships in the construction department here, has also been ordered to reconvene Their report, which was sent to Washington last week, is not made out to meet the approval of the department officials and a new one has been ordered. The names of the applicants who have been recommended by this board will be given out by the department at Washington as soon as the corrected report is received.

A general court martial will meet on board the receiving ship Vermont to day tj try several sailors on the charge of desertion. Captain Higginsou is the president of the court. No orders have been received at the yard to send two torpedo boats that were built for the Maine to the naval academy at Annapolis. The first trial of boat No. 2.

on Tuesday, was in the opinion of Lieutenant Dillingham a complete success, although the boat was not pushed to its utmost speed limit. The cruiser Cincinnati, which is now on duty at Key West, and which is to be relieved by the monitor Amphitrlte. is expected to be or derei.l to ihds yard for oert ain necessary repairs. TRYING TO SET RECKERT FREE, BUT A WARRANT FOR FORGERY FROM NEW YORK MAY HOLD HI.M. Lieutenant Edward H.

Beekert. alias Has brook. alias Fish, who isn't a lieutenant at all, and whose arrest while he was drilling a company of boys at the Westminster Presbyterian church on a charge of stealing a bicycle has been related, was before Justice Tig he. in the Butler street police court to day a hearing. Fountaine Whlttaker.

who inaje the charge, wanted to withdraw it. but the judge said they must see the district attorney about that. The charge is grand larceny. Grand Army inlluence is at work, it is said, to have the prosecution of Beekert stopped. A man with a card of introduction from James 1).

Bell interested himself in the prisoner's behalf in court to day. Beekert's lawyer is J. Grattan AlcMahon. Beekert went back to jail, nevertheless, till January 2. pending the result of efforts to have the complaint withdraw n.

Detective James E. Downing of the central office force in New was waiting in court for a chance to serve a warrant for Beekert on a charge of lorgery. made by William Mason of 25 West Washington square. New York. Mason is a member of the Boylan military clothing making firm of that eity and when he read in the newspapers the accounts of Beekert's arrest in this city ami his exploits in several churches here lie concluded that he was the same man who had secured a 57." uniform from fhe firm and tendered a worthless check in payment.

Beekert. at that time said he wanted the uniform for the Fourteenth regiment of Potighkeepsie. Judge Tigii advised the detective to leave his warrant at the jail if he wanted to make sure of having it served. Beekert, when asked what particular Grand Army i ganizatinii was helping him Id a reporter it was Peter Cooper past of New York. OVERDUE STEA.MER ARRIVES.

The Anchor line steamer Furnesasia. Captain uarris. arriveu at at this morning. The Furnessia sailed fr this port on December 12 for Glatgow via Moville and was due to arrive at th latter pert on Saturday or Sunday last. Although aO'tit iive and one half days behind her regular schedule time no anxiety has been felt for the urnes sia's safety, as she no ubt encountered the extremely" rough weather which has prevailed on the Atlantic tor some days past.

F.Al.VNUEI. PENTECOSTAL CHURCH. A. certificate of incorporation of the Emanuel Pentecostal church has been filed with the county cl rk showing the incorporators as Fred William Sloat. Phebe Eleanor Willis and Amanda Amelia Owen.

i I i 1 i i Justice Clement Listens Favorably to Pleas for Mercy. TWO BOYS RELEASED ON PAROLE I One of the Juvenile Culprits Is Given His Freedom on the Condition That He Shall Personally Report to the Police Onco in Every Two Weeks A i roposeel Petition in Behalf of a Convict. To day was a busy one for Chief Judge Clement, who. for st me weeks, has been dis prs'ng of criminal business in the city court. Many prisoners faced the court for final sentence and in nearly all cases such leniency as the nature of the crime permitted was shown.

The first eases taken tip wore those of James MeSherry and Thomas Kyle, the boys who broke into a store in the eastern district and stele therefrom worth of clothing. MeSherry was taken to the bar first and by his side slot his parents and Police Captain Shirt. Judge Clement told thi boy that he was going to place him in the care of the captain. "You are to report to him every second Saturday." Judge Clement, "and tell him exactly what you have done through the previous fortnight. If you drink again or get in any more trouble, you will be brought here and sent to the Hlmira ref rma tcry.

You have kind parents and a good home. I want to give you a chance to make a man of yourself. Sentence is suspended." His honor made a similar disposition of i the ease1 against young Kyle, releasing him in charge of the Hev. Father Hannigan. to whom the boy is to report every two weeks.

He left the court with his mother and father, who were also in attendance. It was rather a sad picture that presented itself when Hugo Hendricks was called to the bar for sentence under the charge of stealing Jir.e worth of lead ballast from the yacht Genevieve, lying at the foot of Fifty seventh 1 street, am! of which he had barge. With the prisoner came his wife holding an infant, in her arms and with a little tot holding her dress. The little one gazed for a time at the father and then laid its head against his knee. The father's hand slipped down to the curly head and rested there while the court listened to Lawyer Drfsccll's plea for clemency for the man at the bar.

When the lawyer had said all he could say and the wife's eyes were full of tears. Judge Clement said: "Hendricks, In view of what your counsel has said and the recommendation io mercy made by the convicting jury. I will make your sentence as light as I possihly ean. I shall send you to the penitentiary for two months, and when you come out 1 wjl sign a petition to the governor asking for your restoration to civic rights." When the case of Matthew Hock. Adam Klemm and Rudolph and Adam Pabri.

convicted of assault in the eastern district some months ago was called Hock was the first to face the bar. Lawyer Thomas F. Magner. his counsel, made a strong appeal for elemenec and presented a petition signed by some of the eastern district men attesting the good reputation borne by Hock. "I could send you to prison for five years." said his honor, addressing the prisoner.

The man's wife, seated in the rear of the room, caught the words and screamed aloud. When she was removed Judge Clement resumed by saying that tinder the circumstances the sentence would be but for two years. When Klemm was arraigned his wife also indulged i in loud lamentation and was taken out to the witness' room, where she fainted away. Lawyer Edward Moran pleaded for Klemm. His sentence was one year and a fine of tTrtart.

Lawyer Kramer pleaded for Adam and Hu dolph Fabri. The latter was sent to the penitentiary for five months and Adam for a year. Robert Campbell, convicted of assault, and i Michael Cullen and John Powers, who knocked Andrew Johnson down in a hallway and robbed him, weresent to the penitentiary for one year each. Final disposition of the case of John Ancel lo. who pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the first degree a few days ago.

was adjourned. The defendant is accused of shooting Luigi Debresehi on April til. during the Italian feud in the eastern district Lawyer Jerry A. Wernberg appeared as the defendant's counsel. He paid that certain libelous circulars nbout Ancello's mother and sister had been postedl up by a hostile faction in the Italian 1 colony where the parties lived.

Ar.eello re sented these circulars, hut declared that in the i general fight that follow ed a collision of the factions he did not shoot first, simply using his weapon in self defense. Mr. Wernberg presented a petiton signed by several busl nss men of the eastern district in which it was alleged that the orisoner had alwavs borne an excellent reputation. Judge Clement took the papers and reserved sentence until Monday. AN OLD MAN'S MISFORTUNES.

HE WAS OXCK ACCUSED OF STARVING HIS YOUNG WIFE. Justice Gaynor yesterday listened to testimony intended to show that Eliphalet Strat ton is incapable of managing his affairs. Petition for a committee of his estate is presented by Anson Stratton. his son. The elder Stratton is ST.

years of age. About two years ago he lived with his young wife at 124 Gates avenue, and one day the discovery was made by the police that he was trying to starve her. and that the neighbors were obliged to smuggle food to her. He was arrested, 'out the wife finally withdrew her complaint and lie made provisions fOJ ler future. She now lives in South Oxford street.

Tiie Stratton family are extensive owners of real estate at Coney Island. Eliphalet Stratton resides at 445 Franklin avenue. The children of his first marriage are Anson M. Stratton of 2 1 Garfield place: Valentine Strat ton of Pennsylvania. Hannah Ludltim of 44." Franklin avenue.

Jane F. Gregory of Norwalk, and Eliphalet W. Stratton of Pineapple street. Anson Stratton is his petition for the appointment of a committee to take charge of the old man's estate says that each of the children named agreed to pay their father StifiO annually, in monthly installments, and that the total amount he received during the past three years was Sl.u.'.'h The house at 12 1 Gates avenue was fo' eelo; 1 and sold on a judgment, ami the surplus. $1,405.17.

which resulted was placed on deposit with the county treasurer. A second mortgage of on the property Is held by Gilbert M. Stratton. On tii.it mor'gjge is due. leaving only due Eliphalei Stratum i tit of the surplus.

The petitioner says his father Is utterly inoapable of caring I'm himself. His memory is ah oltitely impaired. He cannot remember the events of the past few days and is more iike a child than a grown person. Justice ordered that notice of the peti ioti be served on Xfilie Stratton. the alleged incompetent's wife.

Hannah V. Lud luiu and Fliplialet W. Stratton. five days re the formal presentation of the petition to the court. COMF.S FROM VENEZUELA.

A CI HI. WHO IS IN JAIL CHARGED WITH THEFT. Ilosie J'ilmaii. the young woman who was arrested on Tuesday charged uidi having obtained by false pretenses a ring valued at ijli.SII front the l.iebmann company's store m. in.

ted to jail again to day by Wcl li pending nrtlier inv, Tiga'iou of her antecedents. The girl had en ji.ye.l by Charles A. Hire of Eighth ac and seeur. the ing by representing that An. Aloore had sent her to'btiy it.

hosie is now about 2 1 years old. Nearly ten veiirs ago lie was brought this country her home in by her sister and secured employment in the home of Emanuel nas. who lived on lierkely place. It is saidtliat she stole a chain Cadenns and wiis arrested. Fri.nds interceded for her, and the Iiev.

Father AlcCarty became interested in ln r. Later she secured employment in the re. idenee of James Walde on Alnrks place, ni al while she was there a diamond ring disappeared. FJHE IN JOHN OTT'S ROOMS. An overheated stove in the apartments of John Ott.

ir. the house 141 Alelrose street, last night eauned a loss of stoOO to furniture. 1 I 1 I 1 1.