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14 TTTE BROOKLYN DAILY EAGLE MONDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1895. WILL KECOVER. FIRE IX A DOUBLE TENEMENT. MR, ROSSITER WAS OUTWITTED MAYOR ELECT BOUND FOR HOME TWENTY II SING SING, MOST PAY MCLAUGHLIN'S BILL $10,000 for Lift Bridge Finns That Were Isot Used, I NAVY YARD NEWS. TEXAS' TRIAL DELAYED BY" REPAIRS ON HER ENGINES.

The board of inspection recently in charge of the second class battle ship Texas is still in session at the yard working on the report cf its visit. The first report sent to the navy department at Washington last week was not satisfactory to the department officials, so Chief Engineer Ralph Aston and his col 1 leagues are again struggling on the problem of how much work the Texas" engines can do in four hours. It is not probable that this report wil be ready for at least several days, and in the meanwhile the Texas stays at her anchorage off Tompkinsville. S. I.

It will be Impossible for another trial of her engines to be made for at least several days, and the report will be ready for at least several diys. be carried out. A force of men is now engaged on her circulating pumps and bilge pipes. The work of dismantling the cruiser Chi order that the test he made to day will not and repair department, and two of her eight Inch rifles have been taken out by the floating crane. These were on the port side, and to day the workmen are engaged in taking out the guns on the starboard side, after which the work of taking off the protective deck and military masts will be begun.

This work is being done at the stone wharf. The big steam derrick which runs around the timber dry dock is to have a new track, and the west side of the yard is in a transition state, new piles having been driven for supports for the heavy timbers used as string pieets. The regular fortnightly dance ou board the receiving ship Vermont will take place this afternoon. The navy yard band will furnish the music for the occasion and a committee of officers' wives will have charge or the AFTER TWENTY EIVE FEET sritiKixt; ox his hemi. Charles Garwood of iJeKalb avenue, foii Irotu trie Xew York terminal platform early Sur.

lay morning, and after strlklns on tro. bounded to the promenade eP ty It was at first thought "jtit tiii iiK.rnir.s the report 1 he lie that his injuries con of cot, ri, 01 of ihe brain ami a scalp wound and ilia ho was "vpeetei reeo'ver. tiarvotoi wa. a oatpani Ti i.y a frieud. A.

Ma.id t. of Fifth avenue, and r. i it to t'aeir hotnes In this afer pcndini; Stiturday niirht in Xew York. As the train, dra by one of 'he orid ttirted from the rear the ai. Harwook aave beneath Iiltti and his Madden mak ing a.

to catch hito. Afier fallintt oil th" pint Harv.ooii struck the track, throutth the opening betweer. the acli an.l platform and on his head twen iy fee" bclirv. op the asphalt people on the piatf tiioutriit that Har ood was si ill op the ie encipoer to stop track and homed to coming train. After t.

tra.tu was stoppoo it was seen that the man falier. t'. Policeman Murphy t. phoned for an a.tnbu'ance ami Surneon K. of the Hudson street hospital responded.

The hospital authoritie aid this irio enimr tiint Harwoo.l wtc.tlil probably recover. Afier th" accident a met: wore to work r.aiii:i' planking alons Uie trestle t' prev. nt r. pet i of a sintilar acci nt. If the t.iauUin had originally been in position.

i oi woitbl have escaped with a little shakhti. up. as the train stopped fore it ached the place where he fell. WAXDKRKIi FROM WILKESBARRE. WALTKi: Iir.OW.VS DDES XOT V'AXT HER AXC1EL HACK.

i'iieip egeil 1 1 was arreted y. rday at the Lewis hotel on Wash charfted with vagrancy. Tile ley is tttt iu iitht. if is home is at IPl Asii street. Wilkesbarre.

and he came to hi city ot: a pass furnish. bv p. r.v. tpati. the president cf the Wilkesbarre and Ea frn Railroad c.

nnpany. Mr. Ryu. an had also iven hiiu this tter: 1 ivii, i.o iti.a'.: i Is 1 t. tin The hoy in 0.0 'i he provided with, this letter.

and a pass. his return yt. ter.lav sen' word to his mother, lie returned the reply that lie v. as. a runaway and that sti" wanted to have r.otiiit.j.

more r.i do with him. "That's carnmen te 'l the boy when he hott tile tenor ol th. rmif message. "She ca'U 1 me. her "aiiK 'l hoy' yesterday when left Wilk si'ari This nioinin' Mr.

Lewis, the proprietor of the hole' where he was fau told iiee AYalsti that would take are of youna and try and him on the school ship. tValfr seemed pieas' at the bo pi 'tili'y to him by the Rrooklyn hotel OUIXX'S AWFL'L DEATH. PITCHED IIEADLONT, FROM A TROLLEY CAR Fl RTOX STREET. "William 0 years, of Grant street. Flatbush.

wh. i was employed by the rtrouitlvti HeiKlu; Railroad company as a switch and was tatiep.cd at the junction of Sati'Js atvl Fulton streets, was fatally injured, in the prescn. of horrified crowd, at 4:1." o'clock yesterday afternoon. There had been a block to travel caused by the liivakin. of the overhead wire at.

Fulton ana street: Quinii undertook to repair the wire, and mountins to the top of car No. of the Gates avenue line. sci7.ed the line in his bare, uninsulated hands. Th current, ha not been shut off ami the 1111 'ticky switchman received a shock which doubled him up and pitched him hcadloiiK into ihe street. As he fell a cry of alarm went tip from the crowd ami several ran forward to shield hint from injury.

His head struck the Ki anit pavement and then he lay motionless. A hurry call was sent for an ambulation Stir teoti Reeves took him to the Brooklyn hospital. Quinii did not recover but died in about, three hours. Hi skuli had beer, fractured and he had sustained besiue an awful scalp wound. Coroner Ken will make a searching investigation into the case.

The bre a in the line was soon repaired arei traffic resumed after experienced "per. had joined th fractured strands. HARWOOD'S CONDITION IMTROYED. HE WAS INJURED OX THE BRIDGE EARLY YESTERDAY MOIIXINO. Chatles Htirwoo.l of l.tiTf.

T'eKaib avenue, whti v.a injure.1: early yesterday iuornin.Lt on the New York terminu of the bri was rest i iti qui tiii morning in the Hudson stretit. New York. Hot pitnl. Harwoo.l and Thomas aladdeii of llla T'i 'th avenue were standing tic platform waitint f'i'' a train from 1 yu i itit tlie repairs which are int made "ii th. t.

only 11 shuttle train was run nine an.l the firotiklyn track was the only one in use. Harwoo.l and his friend were standing tip" of he nila ortn wher the train o'llh into the sttifion. In the ru for a seat Harwoo.i was piish forward, and lost hi bttl ncc. Madden, attempted to siive him. but liar rowlv U.

itig to the track. He a lb to let of llarivoi.d and the Jr.tt fell p. the track ami the leeiers t. tile a. roadway.

Wh. he was taken, p. the hospital ii was said that his kull was fraclure.l that he could, not li His chances for ro nv this morning, however. much iniprov. SAID HE FORCrOT HIMSELF.

1 OE0RGE BISCHELL'S PLEA WHEN AR RAIGNED IX COURT. The trouble that occurred on December IK some members of the Xew York sohutzenbutul. who were burying a fellow member, and the employes of the Third avt r. cable line, at Seventh street, was revived this morning in the Essex police court Ne.v York, when George Hischell of Sixth street, a member of the sehtttzetibund, was ar rai tned. He was charged with having interfered with the trailic of The cable line.

The eom.okiint was entered by Lawrence Ki'ot. re, a foreman of the line, stationed at street. He swore that while the trouble was ia pr. stress. Hischell jumped ou 0:10 of the cars and.

seir.ins the trip, tried to st, the car. Biseholl admits jumping on ear. He told Magistrate Simtns he himself in the excitement and believed the ear run over someone. Magistrate ininis Hischell for examination. POLICE BEGIN' PISTOL PR.

VCTICE. XEW YORK BLUECOATS TRYING TO IMPROVE THEIR AIM. 1 'rcmntiy at to day the Xew Y'ork poll. 1 pis 1 era tu the armory of the liitti th resi. nent.

at Ntnety fifth street a td Ni ety icht men the of ihe Slp and Church oi we tr i it tii. Jit st oppartuiii 'n. ot tarpets. Th ranf wiii be Ar.h::r Wlllij.tn A. "Tie's.

Cameron. vi ness sbo bu: rentained cf 01 ei be truck bv a Ktruv The cvitintied until he in htol a i'jan. tj In: Yt i Ll'XTFEl; IJJ To hiv th. l.t.e Sc rrPuri its aiitotal pcr; witii the i icce hows lli i.i: a 01 eia tod by to.i.VJ. Jr.

en 'dis Ij'tir 1 ri the year the in 'd Uvea w. r. sa 1 bv liieiulj. r. a dky store.

Tli" Koods store of i Green, at I'll Myrtle avenue, was entered a 'itth; some time yesterday, arc.I goods alued at 'i'J carried away. TWO NEW YORK POLICEMEN OVERCOME BY" THE SMOKE. Fire which caused, more than a little excitement occurred early this morning in the four story double tenement at 207 East Seventy sixth street Y'ork. The flames extended to one side of the adjoining tenement, at East Seventy sixth street, anil til eten ants made their escape to the street by way of the fire escapes. The lire originated in the cellar of 207.

The little daughter of C. G. Wetzel, who live son the second floor of 207, was awakened from her sleep at o'clock this morning by the smell of smoke. She occupied a bed near a window to. an air shaft, betw een and 207.

She sprang from her bed and shouted for hot father. The latter got up and awoke the other members of the family, who rushed from the apartments shoutinc fire. Mr. Wetzel ran around to the house of engine company No. 44.

on East Seventy fifth stre. t. ant! gave an alarm. in the nie.intime firrReiLnt Fitzpairiek and Policemen Thomas Reilly and Peter Devlin of the East Sixty seventh street station the house at the same tir.tr foe engines rejeheu there. Policeman Devlin rushed into the hallway and up ihe stairs, followed by Policeman Reiliy.

Both men were almost overcome by the smoke. It was too thick fo rtlicm to shout and they could see nothing. The only thing for them to do was to reach the fire escape. This they tried to do. Reilly tripped and fell, spraining his ankle in a painful man ncr.

Roth men reached the fire escape at last and were placed in the rear of Unbuilding by the firemen and the policemen were taken down. They were sent to the ho pi al in an ambulance. While the policemen were having a hard time of it among themselves, the house was in a turmoil of excitement. Tenants rushed yelling and shouting to the roof and to the rear lire escapes. In the meantime the flames had spread in the cellar and had reached the air shaft between 207 and 2np and smoke shot up to the roof in All the rooms hi ihe house were filled with smoke, and when the flames began to shoot up the air shafts the firemen p.i in a alarm.

The. lames did not s. eni to touch any of the apartments between the cellar and the root' except 0) of 207. occupied by the families of Thomas MoGuiiv and Charles Dunne. The families living in apartments a.ljoiuitig ihe air shaft ir, driven lr.im their rooms and their belongings were lm.re less damaged by stuck.

wai i Fortunately the fire was discovered in time for all the tenants In the house to get out before they were trapped by the smoke and Ilames. The damage to the bttil ding was estimated at Sl.oefi and the damage by fire, water and smoke to the tenants was estimated at 51. HUDSON" FREE OF ICE. FOR RIVER CRAFT THROUGHOUT ITS LENGTH. Hudson.

N. Y. December SO The ice is out of the Hudson river below Albany and ferryboats are making their usual trips. A week ago ice eight inches in thickness was taken from the river in front of this city by h.ca I icemen and large fields were marked and plowed by those engaged in ice cultivating. In the past few days the lea has entirely vanished, and a boat could go through from Xew York to the headwater of the Hudson without encountering any trouble.

It is not likely, however, that navigation win be resumed as all the brats excepting the ferries have gone into winter quarters to bo repaired and there are doubts whether or not it would be a paying venture. The icemen in this city and vicinity are not. much worried as yet concerning their prospects. They seem to be confident, that a cold wave will come sr. on and give them an abundant supply of e.

Xewluirgh. X. Y. December 30 The Hud son river is entirely free from ice at Marlborough. Milton and Highland, at each of which places there are large, ice houses.

The ice men in the vicinity, however, are not at all discouraged as they seldom gather the crop before January. They say that, mild weather now insures colder weather next month and will lessen the probability of the thaw that usually comes in that ni'iith. The water in the river is too low and the fall rains were too light for an open winter. JOHANNESBERG DISTURBED. WOMEN AND CHILDREN LEAVING THE CITY.

FEARING BLOODSHED. Johannesburg. South African Republic. I December SO The political crisis here brought about by the efforts of the foreign population to obtain equal political rights with the Boers, has reached a most acute stage. The exodus of women and children is increasing.

All trains leaving this place are crowded and food stuffs have become high 'priced. All kinds of Itellicose rumors are current and the government has notified the Burgers to be ready for active service in case of an emergency. The Mercantile association has formed itself into a town bodyguard, for the purpose or preserving order and protecting life and I property. They will not take pari In a revo lutiou of any kind and hae asked the government to supply them with arms and ammunition. Several of the leading mines are expected lo close to day.

President Kruger. in an interview, ex i pressed regret at the present agitation, and said "If the position is aggravated many disas trous consequences are to be apprehended, especially in mining and commercial enterprises. The present attitude of the Uitland ers does not conduce to calm insideration of their alleged grievances. The government will give an opportunity for free speech on (heir grievances, such as does not incite to 'rebellion: but the government is fully prepared to stop any movement aiming at "a disturbance of law and order." MYSTERIOUS SHOOTING AFFAIR. A DYING MAN EVIDENTLY SHIELDING A CONFEDERATE.

St. Paul. December '10 The mystery surrounding the shooting of Charles Thompson in this city Friday night ts as great as ever, although the dying man has made an ante mortem statement to the county attorney. In his statement Thompson says the wound was received from a high way man who. ittetuptcd to hold him up.

This, he says, happened at Kittsoiuhile at about 7:30 in the evening anil tuliy tour miles from his homo on Franklin street. Thompson claims that after he was wounded he walked home, arriving there at about 11 o'clock. The storv is not believed by the authorities here, who think it more likely that Thompson was shot while engaged wiih a confederate in some unlaw. ul act. If their theory is correct.

Thnmps.n, has a onderiul nerve and tells his deathbed storv to shield a friend. Physicians sav it would lie a physical impossibility for a man wounded as he was to walk those four miles. The bullet, apparently a large one entered the right side of the chest about an inch and a quarter below and the same distance to the right of the temple. Its course was directly through the lower lobe of the right lung and slightlv u. iril.

so lha it left the bad. ju below the lower edge of the right shoulder blade. Thompson is still living but pneumonia has set in and there is no chan of rtoovery. NEARLY BURIED AEIYj'. CRITICAL CONDITION OF .1 CALVARY CEMETERY GRAVE DIGCRK.

The condition of the grave digger. Thomas Tracy at St. John's hospital in Long Island city to iiay is very critical although Dr. Murrav has light hope. of the mans recovery.

Tracv wa at work in plot E. section range III Calvary cemetery late turday night opening a grave when the grani te heiulsione and mason of an adjoining grave i 11 in on him and nearly buried him alive. He was ex. rivaled with the assistance of residents living in the vicinity of the cemetery. His right shoulder was dislocated and s.

ven ribs broken. I'ra. has a large family rc i.ling on Meeker avenue, near the car stables, in Brooklyn. Re has worked in the cemetery lor twenty four years. DIDN'T APPEAR AGAINST TIIE PRIEST.

Annie Ryan, thu 12 year old girl who charged Father Matthias Yodyszits in theLeo wen no police court on Saturday with having set his mastiff dog Biamarck at her to promise to return to his church, did not go to the court with her parents to day, as she was directed by Jus tice Goetting to do when she applied for a war rant for the priest's arrest. I 1 i i i I I i i The Nassau Koad Had Two Gangs of Men at Work, ONE LAID 300 FEET OF TRACK, Masked by Demonstration in Force by the Other Lawyer Churcli, Whose House Was Robbed Yesterday, Wonders How Mr. Rossiter Will Be Pmi iahecl for Working His Men on Sunday While He Was in Church. Ros iter of the Brooklyn UeiRhis Railr ad company is a church member." said C. Church, counsel for ihe Kings.

County Electric Railroad company, this luornir.s. "He to church yesterday the sanie i. hurcii I attended. He had his m'n vcrkin all day on hi road's extension on Avenue in Plat lands. After church went out to watch them, too.

When 1 out in the aCernoen to s0e how our work had progressed, buritlar broke into my house and stt.de about worth of je. and silver. I waiting to hear Ir Mr. Rossiter. as he euht to be punished more than I.

for tie an injunction on Saturday my workmen from coin on while he could work his men all Sunday. if no bur tlar tot into his house, it's a strango perversion of the theory of retribution." Rut Church was not cast down by the theit of his valuables or the injunction, which topped work on the Avenue extension of the Kinp ''ouniy road, which is one of the i onip.t nies in the Flynn system. The proceed iuit in which the rest.rainin. order as granted was instituted by John C. Rerpren.

a property owner alone; the proposed on tii" theory that the County road had not secured the consents a majority of the property owners. The right of the Kinjts County company to the line win be decided when the tomporar" injunction order is returned befor the court on January 1. "Bu we ha not beet: idle or asleep." said Mr. "Whi. they have sot order res! raiuip our further work, for th present we have a section of 3iu feet of track bo wee i the Brooklyn Heights line and Rerreii beach, the ob'ectiv point of the extension on Avenue X.

They can't take up th.it section and they can't run over it. They 'houah: perhaps that we were asleep when they sent their workmen down. But white thee utstrii.i our first rtani? we had aeot" further ah on the avenue toward Demon beach putting down a section of our track. That is wu and they cttn'i take it up until the ouestion of our i i th on the avenue Is disposed of by the court." Mr. chur h.

in soei 1 1 1 ft cf the robbery which occurred while he was en the field in Flatianr ihat much of the silver stolen was in ihe shape souvenir pieces talhereil up in various parts the world valu dle for thai reason. "There was somethinit funny about the the thief worked, f. while he we throtta'n some of the bureau drawers arid took evervthintt of value in th. m. he overlooked a diamond scarf pin.

which stuck ri tht up in the pin cushion hefcre his eyes. I wonder what Providence will visit on Mr. ssiter's head for having his men work on Sunday This afternoon Mr. Church applied to Jus tit Cull en of the supremo court for a modi ooation of the injunction order granted on i Saturday nietht rertrtiinin; the Kincs County company from liuildinit their road on Avenue in the town of Flailands. Judfro Cullen modified tile order so that it now operates on Avenue east of Flatbush avenue and not elsewhere.

DR. WHITEHEAD TIISAFPE A f. IIIS BAIL DECLARED FORFEITED J5Y JUDGE COWING. Dr. J.

G. Newton Whitehead, who iirst obtained notoriety as ti Lexow witness, and ho was in Juiip las! tried in Xew York for per formint; tin operation on Agnes Berthold, has Dr. Whitehead had a long and sensational trial, which ended in a disagreement of the jurv. that ho.lv standing 10 to ii lor conviction. When Dr.

Whitehead's trial was ended he gave hail in cash. A week ago to day he was called for trial before Judge Cowing in the general essions of Xew York, and lie did mil appear. Assistant District Attorney Weeks a. ked that tie bail be declared forfeited. Attorney Hugh (.

Pentecost, however, stated to the court that he had been consulted by Dr. Whitehead, and although he did not know where the doctor was. he iimler that he had left town to cet witnesses b. attend his second trial. Mr.

Pentecost, therefore, asked for a week's lime, which was gran ted. When the ease was called again this morning Assistant Di triet Attorney Weeks again moved that the bail be declared forfeited. Mr. Pentecost stated that he ha.l not been able to tip. I Dr.

Whitehead. He had last seen the doctor about a month ago. .1 ud.ge Cowing ordered the forfeiture of the bond and issued a bench warrant for Dr. Whitehead's arrest. MUSIC II A LL PROPRIETORS WIN'.

MAGISTRATE KUDLtCH'S OPINION REGARDING salt: of intoxicants. Magistrate Kudlich. in the Jefferson market court. New Y'ork. this morning, rendered his decision in the cases of Albert Rial.

of Koster Rial's. Georpp? Kraus. of the Imperial Music hall anJ Louis E. Rnbie, manager of Miner's Fifth Avenue theater, who wore summoned to court on Saturday last for alleged violation of section of the consolidation act. This clause prohibits the sale of intoxicants in places cf amusement which the entertainment consists of anything more than vocal or instrumental music.

Magistrate Kudlich had set January 4 as the date on which lie wotibl decide the case, but he was enabled to reach a conclusion mora quickly than he expected, and. as he will not tie sitting in Jefferson market on the 4th decided that he would give his opinion to day. The decision Is in favor of the music hall proprietors. FOUND A HOY DRUNK. PATRICK SWEENEY ARRESTED FOR THE SECOND TIME.

Patrick Sweeney, aged 14 years, residing with hi parents 14 Bedford street, was before Justice Ilaggerty this morning in the Myrtle vi nun court, charged with intoxication. ie a found in Naw treet Christmas night by an oflioer and taken to the station. Wlo i.e sobered up he stated that in found a bottle of liouor in tile street and drank it. The hoy was found on. the street about six weeks ago in the same condition.

He was then taken to the Homeopathic hospital lor treatment. I'lio oflicor of the children' society made an tut favorable report in legan! to the boy's home arroun, lings. Both of his parents beep before the jus iii on cations occasions. '1 ho court discharged Patrick on condition that he report to him every c. k.

AN M.LK'll HOUSE. THE ()F Till'. SEVENTEENTH SUB A RAID IN BROWNSVILLE. Clin Zin. merman and his wife.

Minnie, who run sa at the coi ner of Watliin. street n.l Blake were arraigned in the Oatos up. police court to day on a eh: iug a li orderl house. a tain V. jsor of the Seventeenth siil.

ecinct raih. the place las" night, bu: did Pol tin, anybody except the proprie t.u noil bis vi e. A year ego the plan' was rat, led a nd cx o. tice l.Uiigiey sentence, i the pair p. six m.

mills it: the penitentiary. They were i dea ed on a writ of habeas corpus anil the ea has never been trici. Justice Harri Miiin ii' l.t then: in ROY HELD FOR I rani; Smith. Ri years old. who said he lived on North Elliott place, near Park avenue, was held in the Myrtle avenue court this morning tor burglary in Ihe third degree.

He was charged with boarding the steam lanuch Urankio E. which is lying at the foot of Washington avenue, and carrying away property valued at tilO. The' launch is owned by Joae ph Euderiin of 42 Second streot. I 1 i His Cabinet May Be Announced To morrow, MR. JOSEPH A.

BURR ACCEPTS. Scores of Anxious Politicians Eagerly Awaiting Mr. Wurster's Arrival Bush lor Commissicner Saffen Expected to Make a Raid on the County Court Democratic Primaries to Be Held Throughout the Citj' To night Mayor elect Frederick W. Wurster will return to town to day. For the past lew days he has been sojourning in Lake wood with Thomas C.

Piatt, James W. Ridgway and other well known political leaders. Already there is a horde of office seekers who are eagerly awaiting his return. Joseph A. Burr has accepted the position of corporation counsel.

This information was received on gocd authority by an Eagle reporter this morning. When asked a little later to verify the report Mr. Burr smiled and begged to be excused on the ground that the mayor should he the dispenser of the uews. Mr. Burr, while not admitting the fact of his appointment, would not deny it.

He said he had not. the power to enjoin the newspapers from making the statement if they so pleased. With this remark he smiled at the reporter and dashed away to get his lun eh. '1 he clerks in the court of sesions are ready to iea their places to uior; afteniocn, when Their term will cud. Under a special act the county clerk is the clerk of the county court.

If is said that Mr. Safi'en intends to exercise his prerogative and appoint men of his own selection to replace those already there. Mr. Saffen at the present, time is a sick man and is confined to his bed. If the present force is disturbed it is probable that Bernard .1.

Y'ork. the veteran clerk of the court, will leae with the rest of his associates. The judges are said to be against the county clerk's policy and depreciate any change in the present organization of the clerical force of the court. If Mr. Saffen makes any moves toward the securing of further patronage he will be met with a broadside from Judge Hurd, who has strong arguments and nreeedents to show the futility the scheme.

Under the constitution the county clerk is the clerk of the supreme court. At the time of the organization of the appellate and supreme courts came to the front and made a mild claim for the patronage. The judges paid no attention to him but went ahead and made their appointments. When they were announced Mr. Saffen made no protest.

The right to he clerk of the county court he has under the statutes and not under the constitution. If he has failed to exercise his prerogative In the supreme court Judge Hurd will inquire by what right he will exercise it in the county court. Should Mr. Saffen make a descent on the new criminal court it is said that he will go to the legislature and ask for an appropria tion out of which to pay Ills clerical hire. Here he will run up against another snag, for his office is a fee office and he is not expected to get further compensation from the state.

District elect Foster L. Backus asked some members of the legislature in the corridor of the court house this morning if they would support bill to repeal the law under which the present county detectives hold office. He said that the majority of the latter were unfit and that when he took hold he would lock them up in a room in the morning and keep them locked up until tiie business of the day was over. Some of the detectives. Mr.

Backus said, were dishonest and that he would not trust them with the business of his clients. Only one of them is apparently in good odor with the new official. He is anxious, it is said, that Joseph Bagnarello resgin in order that he shall have an opportunity to reappoint him. 9 Charles Rhinehart. the Republican leader of the Sixteenth ward, is to be a clerk in the district attorney's office.

Commissioner Bush, the politicians say, will be reappointed to the head of the buildings department, despite the protest, of some very influential Republicans. It was said, too. that Joseph Haecker would be retained in the excise commission. Democratic Primaries to Be Held To night. The regular Democratic primaries will be held in all of the wards of the city to night.

In many of them there will be contests, but nothing of a commanding nature, except it be in the Fifth ward, wher Alderman John Guilfoyle will try his strength with the rt mainder of the bailiwick's leaders. Congress man Clancy. James Bridges, who wanted to be alderman, but was turned down, and ex Assemblyman O'Connor are hot in the chase against Guilfoyle. The latter is by no means downhearted and says he will carry the fight out for two years, if that be necessary. Under no circumstances will he surrender.

He has two years in office and is willing that they should contest his supremacy at least for that time. In political circles 1t was rumored that Guilfoyle would be beaten. He has a host of enemies. The charge against him seems to be that he does not fraternize with his fellow workers in the ward. In the primary that antedated the la st aldermanic convention Bridges beat the alderman in his own bailiwick but.

despite this fact. Guilfoyle was nominated. The explanation of the leaders at the time was that Guilfoyle was the Dem ocratic spokesman the board of aldermen and the party could not well do without him. Strange to relate, the troubles in the Tenth ward do not assume the prominent position they commanded a month or two ago. There is the expectation that there will be contests In some of the districts to night but there will be no hand to hand encounters and Wrathy appeals to the courts and committees 'of tho party.

There will be contests in nearly all of the wards owing to the change of the boundary lines of the districts. Nothing that was known to day in the way of a disturbance will in any way prove of a serious injury to the party. BAD OUTLOOK FOR SCMIDT. MAY' B7 SENTENCED AGAIN WHEN HE LEAVES PRISON. Judge Cowing, in part New York general sessions, this morning sentenced CarlSchmidt, 2S years old, of 221 Christie street, to five I years in prisun for grand larceny, Schmidt was convicted and sentenced to six years in prison fro grand larceny on July 17, ISl'l.

That was a second offense. Schmidt's last crime was the stealing of a package of leather pockoibooks, worth $fta. 1 on December 10. from Thomas F. Travers, who was delivering the goods for David A.

Lanfedly of 027 Broadway to a customer in Brooklyn. He gave Schmidt 10 cents to watch the package while he delivered another parcel. Schmidt ran away with the bundle, but was afterward captured. Schmidt pleaded guilty this morning. Judge Cowing said that he would not.

sentence him under the indictment for second offense, hut wouid send him to prison for five years and let the other indictment haug ever his head, so that he could be sentenced to ten years under it after lie serves his present sentence. THE DEFUNCT LACE WORKS. JUDGE GAYXOR SIGN'S THE FIXAL OR i DICR IX THE DISSOLUTION. Justice Gaynor of the supreme court to day signed t.he final orditr in the dissolution of the American Lace Manufacturing com I pany. of which John A.

Potter was appointed i receiver. In the report of the referee, F. B. "an Vleck, to whom the accounts were re I ferred. it was shown that the business depression of 1SH3 had necessitated tlie appointment of a receiver and a winding up of the com pany's affairs.

Mr. 'an Y'leck finds that the receiver realized from the property and paid out leaving a balance of The company's mill at Patchogue is uow in successful operation by the purchas or at the receiver's sale. Leopold Wallach appeared for the receiver. 1 i Ancello's Heavy Punisnment for the Killing of Luigi Debrescbi. IT WAS AN ITALIAN" FEUD, Circulars Were Posted in the Eastern District Last April Reflecting Upon Ancello's Mother and Sister He Loaded a Repeating Winchester and Fired a Dozen chots Pitiful Scenes in Court When Sentence Was Pronounced.

Twenty years in Sing Sing prison was th sentence which Chief Judge Clement of the city court this morning imposed on Johu An cello, one of the principals in the Italian faction fight which took place in the eastern district in April last. That is the extreme penalty for manslaughter in the first degree, to which the Italian pleaded guilty. When th sentence was pronounced the man seemed dumbfounded and for a long time after his removal to the pen below the court room moaned and howled like one bereft of sense. There were several indictments against the Italian, but the one under which his plea was accepted was for murder in the first degree for the shooting of Luigi De'oreschi. Some daws ago, after Aneello had entered his plea, his lawyer, Jerry A.

Wernberg, submitted to the court some affidavits in which the deponents stated that the feud arose over certain circulars which had been pasted about the I talian quarter in the eastern district reflecting upon the good name of Anceilo's mother and sister. The deponents, some of whom witnessed the affray, declared that the defendant simply used his rifle in self defense. But the prosecution demonstrated that Ancello'e rifle was a repeater and that he had fired at least a dozen shots from it during the fight. When arraigned before the court this morning Aneello gave his address at 3a7 North Second street, his age as 40 years and his occupation as a carpenter. Through the interpreter Aneello said he had nothing to say why sentence should not be imposed.

Judge Clement then said that he had carefully considered the case and what the punishment should be to satisfy the ends of Justice. "I can come to but one conclusion," his honor went on. "Y'ou committed a great crime and the extreme penalty of the law should follow it. I do not intend to add by any words of mine to your suffering. The sentence of the court is that you be imprisoned in.

state prison at Sing Sing at hard labor for the term of twenty years." As the sentence was translated Ancello'e face grew pale and he burst into tears. "It seems to me, ycur honor," said Mr. Wernberg, "that you have not taken into consideration the facts I submitted in my affidavits. Had the defendant here been the worst criminal on earth your honor could not have treated him more severely." "Two persons came to death by this man'i actions." replied his honor. "If he had fired but once it would have been different.

I simply performed my duty under the law as I was bound to do." The defendant was removed to the pen moaning and crying piteously. He was still crying when they took him away to the prison van outside. MAY HAVE BEEN ACCIDENTAL. CORONER HOEBER'S VIEWS CONCERNING MRS. RUNNETT'S DEATH.

Coroner Hoeber to day fixed January as the date upon which he would hold the inquest in the case of Mrs. John Albert Runnett of 233 West Forty ninth street. New York, who was found dead in the area way of Albert A. Nelli6 house, 251 West Sixteenth street, on Saturday night. The coroner stated to day that after he had held Nellis in bail on suspicion of having been responsible for the woman's death, he made an exhaustive examination of the stoop of Nellis' house in Seventy sixth street and found that the bell, instead ot being in the usual place was around on one side, so that one desiring to ring it would naturally turn around to do so.

In doing this he found that it was quite possible that a person might fall either backward or to one side and In ei'fchi er case might sustain such wounds as caused Mrs. Runnett's death. The scalp wound on Mrs. Runnott's head. Coroner Roeber said, was only about an inch and three quarters long, while the fracture of the skull extended fully five inches.

The testimony of the dead woman's husband, who is a cripple, will be taken at his residence to night or fd morrow, by the coroner. TOOK HER PROPERTY WITH HEB. Mrs. Emily Aberle, 29 years old, has been missing from her aportments in at the rear of 1GG Stagg street since yesterday morning, when she kissed her five children and told them she was going to throw into the river, but as she took her trunk, a old ring and breaBtpin with her it is believed at she has not carried out her threat. Her husband admits that he beat her last Tuesday night because she bought her children Christmas presents and a tree then instead of waiting until Christmas.

EXCISE DECISIONS. The excise commissioners to day denied the application of G. W. Sutter for a license for Seventh avemio between Seventj third and Seventy fourth streets and that of J. J.

Grauer for a license for a place at Hinsdale and Sutter avenues. SPECIAL ADVERTISEMENTS. We'll not sell chvsap reefers shoddy cloth, poor sewins? no matter how cheap our prices ap pear. Heavy weight mixed cheviots, deep sailor collars, wool lined, at (cape overcoats, same mate rial. 0).

Frieze reefers for tough wear and warmth, ages 6 to 10, G.T5; ages 11 to 1H, si more. Chinchilla a trifle warmer, a hit more stylish, hut not as tough; $7.50 and 8.50. Short top coats of hiue melton. single breasted, wool lined, and everything else wear, i IldUERs Peet Co rrincp and Bro. ul'vay.

Warren and Kroadw.iy. Thirty second ami NF.W YORIC Fire WILL NOT interfere with tic Storking, Brace and Rubber business ot the MARSh ALL DRUG CO. order promptly tilled at our new quarter, 506 FULTON ST. in attendance, TriiT ser. ritxed by a physician who if.

jisv.iiiJt Rb business. "WORK OF THE DYING SOARD. Cccnsrtl Advise'; That Conn'. I "or. Lia'ojo St.

Taxes lie Ti: Escort Van Bokitc.er.'s 3:11 i ring Conimevci i Claim unci Koc cir.MEnclj Foy iu.r.i. Tin las; Jays of i wml of Ftjpc rvi. ors arc bury os. his rui. what, the to press, lookevl like a vory long To anotiier session will prr Ge rge 1.

La the board, pre soTUed opip. Luus. The lirs: o. the sii. against Kings tRiec ns rc.v:it!y presented liy jHlnguieer J.

Lauguiiti Tor pi.t:is for the electric j.t.. tvln. was oed las: ill iiy Suy or Latv as a ew.i!. Mr. jlliiof's the ir.atler is us To Honora'ale.

the Board of Supervisors County: Gentlemen A the of John .1. Mi TKuiiiiii render. a in m. piviitncary urv preparing Pln i i KrH bridge Xi a I Wraou ami Manhattan on cost of wcrli wade luavii iv. ami following or.inioii as to loL ai.ty Tile jnen: i on said co.

tions. tic. 'i' never vt. n'j. a spt cific onifdoy liii upon ai The resolution found prm ed iir.v t.r, mans ari'l nuo; ie 1 :iu.l of the tar v.

ax I a i. tlifc min suls: ('oupsi'i's. ri aon for cini is tin i i ai so far as r.iw is cuin'i rnvfi. 1 ho swoud v.a. huw i vcr.

vi hh iI am! a was vor nvri aai ohr.i'! am! voM. iiuas, i v.a. al.i t'n, r. iorr i that Tiiis a. ric wish ii thv ntir, aiat ii v.

uttvaitu'j board a rc solur inn lutlnii ed :r.ir.nt,'s. bppriiir New avc.r;vs. Th. plan: ''Inoli ailopis: the plan. ami si fur a hri.i ov.

rk Manila; ran qi.f is pro seated atioprion til' sunh plans and sjk. ion. prl.jf a of farry will: all I'ommitu't: in pru ii plans. iiimi; opinion ilia! ls cast of nunsi i. is of r'l i'ssirv nh'lp pd ad i'fr.

who pre.nart'i: anons rims ndopicd by your in iiip a'n: of a ciiij pians and board ie. cntiili ii. in rontract. to a iir and roasonaldo rornirnsa lion iht rofor, and ihat is tht duty of the ni. ard to ailois sn, an atnnnr.i.

"ounso: lias :io.r found dct. the claimant prepared plans, or those adopted tin. idnns clainiani did prepare, if any. absolutely no ip.fi.rniati.in before hiin whUii to base such a conclusion. 2 1 si: 'uu; it K.

RLi.ioTT. Counsel. Dated rsri.op.iyi;. Doccmbcr in seet.pd cnoernins the bill oi the town for Jl.s.'iS.OO i of Kin 's for taxes upon St Johnhr.d las: y. ar Mr.

is the tliar. rlaim no: a Just fine. The tax xij. nts uere made up Kuj acres of an assesse 1 valuation of and were Po ied at a date subsequent 10 OcM'rrr 1 i.ist when the jn perty was traps I'erred to and accepted i.y the state of Xow Vork. The c.

unty. Mr. Bilioii said. Is net liable for taxes on state pr. pnrty and state pr perry js not itself ta.aldo.

Mr. third opinion related in the I claim rf p. 1. Vap for SI for service. r.

ndered as an exf accnuntan' to the attorney the the ioti the books of the defunct Cncmi bark the vc ar 1S7I to T5'K'. Mr. KIM de. lded that the claim was well founded if monrrod and that it is only fair to as. ni ic that the district atterney woul.l Inp.e incttrred the 'v' no utiuec and that the should therefore be paid.

was K.iErTicn r.Y irrs nephew, when" ti.ii to for, the fOXKI iXil WAS AS. Aff.TE 1. rornekur M. ronkHa a hors; trainer, was tit. rkvii'e police entirt.

Xew Yoric. this on a char re of assaui! preferr. hi uncle. James Conk! i. The troubie ar se attention which c.

Ifner alie.e ur. M. Lattshlit. pays to Mr. Coukiiru r.1ay C.

iiklinir orderci his rjephe.v on: of the h. use. but put him 01:: it ad. I seemed to tlo with the cam cf th, v. if.

AWr that ConUlintc ev rai eff to a. nt his one. Ads ip eos I i :n.s tr.ornir.t n. trici to 1' re open the no, Mcl.att tliliti appear, a pice of th. balustrade.

With hi lo 'ab. reii Ci iddi e. the wife, it is ti ottraKlt.K him ai! tile hile. Wl.eu tin police w. 1 in.

inkling was uitfouseiuus the hallway. Mcl.au in was la cetir. this v.v ruins be was heid f. trial. He says that nk llui; was abusing his wife when he interfered.

niSCUSSEDTHK YENEirr.LAY QCKSTIOX SAY THAT WAR wnvr I1 nr. A crimk. The we. kly me. ting in New York of the Baptist pastors was Knit: enlivened, tn d' by a discussion of tie in.

At lab. week' inotoiri thtre had beer, onie slit" i talk ever resolutions on the subject offered by the liev. I)r. F. Mors.

of Calvary church in West venth street. The resolutions were cm id. red by a majority ot the pastors too KRSrfSfiVL" Si tone ami the Rev. Dr." Morse with tile v. A.

C. J.ixon of Brooklyn and The i.ev. J. ('tuni'P'il was appointed a eumtnittee to up resolutions to lie aoopte.l at ilav's uieefinr. The resolution na seo tht a war with Entrlarci in present circum taTtc.

weui rritee Chti tian i ii i.a ioti Tjae En tli ii ic jeople aioi rmcl fiiat the Arm. ui. tn ma sc. r. arc a much ipore urvnt f.

inc. by tbi Roverunp nt "he pul of Ven ruela. It was stated tiiat the resolutions pa sc.i wih littb opposition. j) be sent to tie: i'rv. id.cnt'a'i.

lie ovls: of spue A A 1 1 i T. JL li 1 a tort cniniitt' ot the Woti: te ti. ei iitt sen it mk leade' Eattl," vli. ki I't. tie.

l.ll 'ill C. 1 ifn 0: e'llii t'tel I li tie wi'ii itP i Inn d. einniiii P. co I he inne.e.tia 0: tip. tv fauiili'.

s. Tr.e on mi ie.o acktiio. the ivecipt it. on o. i.t).

1ers were au weroo r. i A I'M TTki tirill' Judct" iin io. to York sn rp.r to 'lav rauted a i iho; Samuel Kir. terhut tn iii tt. Ti1() couple v.

ie I .1 i i a i 'tj i last his a i', at ilo TUii. troot. il; u. motlier of tin en te t'tio i tlauu'hti i. rnnei.

atsl the deten iatto i.m. pia. on witrc bland, atlutitte L. toiit. 'JTIo ti an.l Safe! Sltirajc X'laci: the Kvit fciciiAtii: I'oawst, foot of GRAND MASTER STEWART COMING.

THE THIRD MASONIC DISTRICT TO BE VISITED BY HIM. Most Worshipful Master John Stewart is fli head of the order of free masons in the state of Xew Y'ork. Personally he is very popular, and he has many warm friends in Brooklyn, where there arc sixty one lodges beside eight lodges and councils of the Scottish rite bodies. The sixty one lodges are dhided an follows: Second district, east of Bedford avenue and north of Flushing avenue: Twenty first, with: Matthew C. C.

irswel! as deputy grand master: Third district, west of Dedford avenue and south of Flushing avenue, thirtv three. under the supervision of Deputv Grand Master Edward W. Mascord; Twenty eighth' district, comprising six German lodges', and the Twenty ninth district, composed of one French lodge. The Third district will be visited on 1 January 7 by Grand Master Stewart, and thu arrangements for the reception, be given at Aurora Grata cathedral. Bedford avenue and Madison street, beginning at ti P.

M. on tht; date mentioned, are in the hands of a prelim 1 iniiry committee on invitations, which is com I posed of Frank Kellogg. George H. Pettit. Everett E.

Terry and "William J. Rusher. I Other committees are also at ork and exer ctses calculated to make the welcome note worthy among masons are in preparation. I GAVE THE WATCH MAX A TUSSLE. i A 12 Y'EAR OLD BURGLAR WHO FOUGHT LIKE A DEMON.

John. Walsh. 12 yetars old. who lives with his parents at 1G Heyward street, and James Brennan. the same age, who was found sleeping in the Bedford lodging house, 304 Bedford avenue, were held by Justice Murphy in the Le avenue police court to day to answer a charge of burglary.

The boys forced open a window in John Probst's bakery, S3 and to 101 Heyward street, Saturday midnight. Walsh entered and Brennan waited on the outside. Frederick Tamseeden. the watchman, detected Walsh breaking open the money drawer in the office. Walsh fought the atebman like a young tiger.

He kicked, bit and scratched, finally breaking away. He ran toward the open window. Brennan tried to drag him through the window, but the watchman dragged hira back and overpowered him. When Walsh was locked up in the Sixteenth precinct station house he told who his companion was and Det.ec.Uve Sergeant Dillon found Brennan in the lodging house. OBITUARY'.

John T. Kayes, ex sheriff of Sussex county, N. and a brother ln law of Hugh McLaughlin, died at he age of 57 on Sunday, December 2f). His death ws sudden and entirely unexpected. He died at residence of his law, C.

J. Simmons, 10S Concorn street. The family from which John T. Kayes is descended has resided in Newton, N. for over two hundred years.

Its members have been respected and well to do farmers of the community. His grandfather was an aid to General Washington. Mr. Kayes has been a staunch Democrat all his life. He never aspired to political position, however, and accepted the office of sheriff as a duty more than a desire.

He was a well liked, earnest, conscientious and respected official and popular among his friends and neighbors. He leaves a wife, daughter and one son. The funeral will take place at the family home on Trinity street, Newton. X. on Thursday, January 2, at 1 P.

M. The McLaughlin family of Brooklyn will spend New ear's day. for the first time in many years, out of town and will attend the services on Thursday. William H. Stafford, whose funeral took place from his late residence at 7G Ashland place, yesterday, was a well known resident of this city for the past thirty five years.

His was the first death in his family for fourteen years, his father surviving him at the ago of Sfi years. The father came to this city in 1S53 and was prominent in business circles until within a few years when he retired. The relatives surviving Mr. Stafford are Mr. William Stafford, who Is well known in the political and social life of the Twenty third ward, and Arthur Stafford, a leading resident of the Twenty ninth ward, with two sisters, the Mesdames Thomas X.

Hlckcox and W. H. McNiel. William H. Stafford leaves a widow.

The services were conducted by the Rev. Louis A. Banks, with a solo by Miss Jennie McNiel. THE TITTY CONTAINED S159. William Hopkins, proprietor of a cigar store at 74 Nassau avenue, was held by Justice Laim heer, this morning to answer a charge of keeping a gambling house.

The police of the Seventh precinct raided, fhe place early yesterday morning and found four men sitting around a card table. There was a kitty containing t. 15'J some poker chips and cards in the room. The four men were not playinpf cards, but were arrested. Thev were charcred with being common gamhlera.

Justice Lahnbeer discharged them. THE WEATHER. INIlR'ATIONS TILL P. M. TO MORROW.

Washington, Il.C, December For Eastern Xew York. rain, turning to snow, probably heavy to niKlit and Tuesday decidedly colder Tuesday increasing sontla isterly winds. LOCAL PROUAHII ITrKS. Rain, turning snow fog: colder during Tuesday; uer'lieastlirly winds. The following is the record of the thermometer as kept at the Brooklyn Paily Kagle office: A.

42 1" A. 44 1A.M 4tl I 12 A. 44 12 it SA.M ir, Li V. 51 Average "oniperature to day 4G7i, Average temperature same'datt: last year HIGH WATER. Following is the oflicial announcement of the time and duration of liigb water at N'ew York and ilook for to morrow, December 'M: I A.

M. M. rmni'n i Height Itise. Kali. iTiuii'j Height Time Ueigl n.

Feet. ll. M. Feet M. H.

M. 7:17 sandy Hook 4.11 I rota i.i I 0:117 MOVEMENTS OF OCEAN VESSELS. ahkivkii Monday. December so. Ss Maasdam.

from Kotterdmn. Ss l'l'lissio. from Hamburg. Ss I.a Norinandie, Irem Havre. H.

HMt'ier. Iroin n. Ss ('bateau t.atitre. from Hordenux. Ss Ci.v ot Augusta, lrom avaniian.

(iahlco. Troiij ss Irotpinis, from J.v ksonvill Ss Spam, from London Anerley. from Junta f. oni s. Sa nm.

from Hoiterdarn. lu of Hexl urgbc, from Tilt Jorc, X. V. Ss Oeorge Ilv.mels, from Kiugsr 01 AlUtlViri) AT FOR' lKiX POH.TS. Georglc, from IN jw ork, I.iveipeol.

Ss Kensington, irom yet" York. South amp! or. SAILED FROM I 'OltKtGX POUTS. Ss Noordlnlid, fer York. Antwerp Ss f0r few York, uei.