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,1 VOL. 54. NO. 315. BROOKLYN, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1894.

TWELVE PAGES. THREE CENTS. i5 FOUR O'CLOCK EDITION. NEW ST. PATRICK'S DAY" DATE.

SEW BONDS WILL BE ISSUED SAff MeKANE IN SING SING. KILLED BY A LIVE WIRE. made his way to the station and boarded a train. By some plausible excuse explained his injury to the train man who collected his fare. Mr.

Seckerson went to a doctor's house in the neighborhood and had his wounded arm dressed. He was so excited that he cannot recall tho street where this doctor lived. Captain Bason, after a search of the neighborhood, hastenod back to tlie station house and sent word of the case to headquarters. Word was telegraphed to all tho stations and detectives were detailed at the ferries and bridge. Inspector McLaughlin and Detectives Daly and Marks from headquarters visited the house and made a thorough search of all the rear yeards about 9 o'clock this morning.

The bowie knife with which the burglar stabbed Mr. Seckerson is on exhibition at the Classon avenue station house. It is an ugly looking weapon with a blade about ten inches long. A KOREAN" BATTLEFIELD FISEIdEN" ON TRIAL. Commissioner Wurster Decided a Batch of Cases.

Commissioner Wurster had a largo number of firemen before hiin to day upon charges. Tho most serious case was that of Privnte Millor of Jin'iiiis Company No. 24, who ploadod guilty to lour separate charges of absence without leave. Miller's record a fireman is not good, lie soueht to excuse himself on the ground of illness, but tho commissioner would not havo that nt all. He kuow it was tho bottle.

"You aro totally unlit for the department," Bald tho commissioner to Miller, "and if I did entirely right I should dismiss you nt once. But because you havo a family I shall givo you another eliance. I shall line you forty day' pay. You will havo to work for the city for forty days without pay." Alclorm.m Cohn had interested himsolf in Miller, and before tho ensw come on ho put in a good word for him with tho commissioner. Alter tho alderman had whisporod to Wurster a fow moments, tho cummissioavr replied In loud toi.es "Thero are no fnvors shown here." John Kelly of Truck No.

10 was flnod fifteen days' pay for a variety of offenses. Foreman Carpenter, suid that Kelly had threatened to strike him with au ax and that Kelly had di obiiyoil orders and neglected his work. Hubert Euglish of Truck was lined seven days' day for absence without leavw and lvdword Koch was also lined six days' pay for a similar offense John H. JnfTors of Engino No. 30 was fined five dnya' pay for intoxication nnd Daniol Boko of Truck No.

2 was mulcted ia five days' pay for being in a saloon whilo uniformed. Justice Watson Discovers It in the Course of His Arduous Labors. John Wohrnan was ia tho Ewen street police court this morning charged with assault. His stop father, Honry Bachsbaum, with whom ho boards, at 156 Driggs avenue, said that Wohtnan had hit bim in the oye, discoloring it. Tho officer, Patrolman MoIIenry, who arrested Wohrnan also had a black oye.

"How did you get tint?" asked Judee Watson. "Ho gave it to mo." eaid the policeman, indicating Wohinnn. "You must be quite a pugilist," said the judge. "He gavo Captain French a black eye some time ago and served titno for it," voluutoerod one oi tho court attaches. "Is that 6a?" asked the judge of Wohman.

"Yes, Bir," reluctantly ropllod tho prisoner, "Well, didn't Captain French 'do' him afterward?" inquired tho judge, who Is an old friend of tho poliee captain. "It took four men to arrest aim then," said tha judge's informant. "Well, Wohman, you must be a bad one; distributing blact eyes so plentifully. Thif is November, isn't It?" "1'eB, sir," said Wehman. wonderinelv.

"November, December. Jnnunrv. February. March, April live months. Wehman.

vou'll bo Watching tho daisies bloom on Crow Hill next April. 'Tis pleasant to be in the rural districts as nuturo takes on its summer garb." Wohman went back to th pen, but at tho solicitation of his mother tho judgo reduced his Bentencs to tour months. Tnat will bring htm out on the 13th of Maroh," explained tho magistrate, St. Patrick's uay. A PAGEANT OF SORROW The Remains of the Late Czar Heach St.

Petersburg. Borno Through Miles of Crape IToi'dered Streels to the Fortress of St. I'eter and St. Paul. The Whole Population of the Kus.sian Capital Give Evidences of Their Grief.

St. Petersburg, November 13 The inhabitants ot this city awoke this morning in a state of feverish expeotancyl The last touches were being put at daybreak upon hundreds of thou sands of funeral draplugs, crapo streamers, mourning flags and banners of black and white, made out of every conceivable material. Tho facade ot tho Anitchkoff pnlace, in which Alexander II lived, was completely draped with black and tho Hotel do Villo and tno Newsky pro9pct wero shroudod in mourning emblems of th most olabornto description. Tho high tower of tho Hotel do Yille was man tolled with black, not a stono showing and the building itsolf was a mass of black streamers. Throughout the city tho stores wore decor ated with mourning emblems and in tho win dows of all the prominent shone thero wore beautiful displays of palms, ovorgroens or flowers in tho center of which, as a rule, wero pictures of tho dead czar surrounded by crape.

The weather was dull und foggy, but this did not pravent massos of people from turning out into the streets as early as possible and takiug up positions near tho route to bo fol lowod by tho funoral procession on its way from the railroad station to tho fortress. Owing to tho Buddon arrival of winter tho pontoon bridge across tho river Neva, whioh was originally intended for the passage tho funeral procession, wa3 removed, and tho cortege, therofore, was compelled to make a long detour and cross over the Nicholas bridge at the English embankment. This bridge, consequently, was smotkored In crape and decorated with garlands of pine fronds. This change in tho route disappointed many holders of expensive window seats'; aid entailed a much longer and wearying journey from tne depot to the fortress of Sts. Peter and Paul.

Tho route of tho prooosion, naturally, was the most heavily doooruted. At every poiat of vantage pillars for lighted braziers wore orectod betweon crape druped masts, which supported funeral banners. In many of the windows along tho route were nandsomo marble or plaster busts of tho dead emperor, surrounded by drooping llussian flags, half hidden by crape, and bore and thero appeared portraits of his successor, or of tho czarina, who has become oxcosstvely popular owing to the clevotod manner in which sho nursed her dying husband. An immense funeral alrch was oroctod close to the statue of Peter tho Great on either side of whioh were olack clad columns bearing funeral urns. Tho United Statos cmha Hsy, though not situated on tho iino of inuroh followed by tho funeral possession, was deckod with black, and the flags of tho United States which wore displayed on its two balconies wero heavily draped with crape.

Throughout tho earlier part of tho day long flies of people and long lines of carriages, two abreast, passed through tho streets and almost the entire population of St. Petersburg inspected the decorations. This was especially the case along the route of the p'rocossion, which wn over four miles long, and which, it was expected, tho cortege would take at least four hours to pass over. DEAD IN A TURKISH BATH. The Sudden Collapse of James D.

Wattles Yesterday. James D. Wattles, aged G5 years, who has been for years an inmate of the Chapin Home for the Aged in New York city, died suddenly yesterday in Dr. Shepard's Turkish bath at 81 Columbia Heights. Mr.

Wattles was well known at tho baths, where he was a frequent visitor. He was there early yos terday forenoon and was shampooed. Then he went into tho vapor room and while there was suddenly stricken unconscious. Dr. Shep ard and an attendant took care of him, but it was evident that he could not live.

Death was due to apoplexy and a certificat. to that effect was made out. The health department refused to accept the certificate and the case was referred to Coroner Kene, who has hold tho Inquest. Death was unquestionably due to causes that were pureky natural and the Jury so found. TToung Hart Honorably Discharged.

Joseph E. Hart, tho 1(1 year old son who was accused of homicldo in having caused tho death of Eugene Boagan, a playmato, was honorably discharged by Justice Gootting in tho Loo avenue police court this morning. Reagan died Friday, and as stories were allont that Hart had struck him lu the stomach and caused his death. Coroner Creamer ordorod tho boy's arrest last night. This mornim: It was stated that an autopsy had been held, and youQg liea gan's death had boon due to natural causes.

Navy Yard News. Assistant Surgeon M. W. Barnum has been orderod to report at the navy yard for duty, as soon us Assistant Surgeon J. S.

Hopo reports on board tho Franklin to rollovo him. It has baon decided that the San Frnncisao will be lu readiness to loaTo the navy yard by December 15. Sho will at oucm proceed to Europe to relieve tho Flagship Chicago, which I will return to tho United Statos, Charged With Petty Theft. Henry Duryoa of 1,021 Gates avenue, a lad IS years of age, was arrofuud this morning, charged with stealing a pair of Bhoes from a store at 1.3U7 Broadway. The polico say ha has been under arrest before.

Stern Was No Thief. Louis Stern, IS years old, charged by his sister of 1, SHO Gates aveuuo with grand larceny, wtta diichurgod in tho Gates nvcnuo court today. He proved that tho goods taken were his own. 13 Brooklyn People on the Havel. Mr.

and Mrs. Herman Thielbahr and Master Gerhard Thielbahr sailed this morning for Bremen on the steamer Havel. BARD FIGHT WITH A BORGLAR The Key. Mr. Seokerscn Sent a Bullet Home, iND GOT AN DGLY STAB IN THE ARM.

ATrakJned by ouml, lie Discovered a Stranger Crouching Behind a Chair In Ills Room Entrance Gained Through an Open Window The Burglar Escaped, Leaving a Trail of Wood The Police of the Foartli Precinct at Work on the Case. The Rev. Frederick C. Seckerson, assistant pastor of the Clinton avenue Congregational church, had a hand to land encounter with a burglar last Digit. He shot the intruder and Was himself stabbed before jthe fight was over.

The Rev. Mr. Seckerson has been a resident 4n the house of Ford C. Myles at 370 Greene avenue about a year, since his own home was broken up by his mother's death. He is about 22 years old and is a strongly built athletic man.

The Rev. Mr. Seckerson is engaged to the oldest daugher of Mr. Myles. Tho house Is a three story and basement brown stone dwelling on the south side of Greene avenue, foetwean Bedford and Franklin avenues, and Mr.

Seckerson occupied the rear parlor as a bedroom and study. He had It neatly fitted up and slept on a single folding desk bed. In the rear oi the house, fronting on Lexington avenue, Is a one story shanty, owned and occupied by Stephen Farrell. This building is numbered 171 Lexington avenue. Adjoining it to the east is a vacant lot, the extension or the lot on which the house 378 Greeno avenue, adjoining Mr.

Myles' iioU3, is built. The ront of this extension lot on Lexington avenue Is inclosed bya high picket fence. Ia the rear of Mr. Myles' house is a small torm shed about ten feet square, the roof of Which conies up level with the window at the Southwest corner of the rear parlor occupied by the Rev. Mr.

Seckerson as a bedroom. Yesterday afternoon while Mr. Seckerson was talking with Miss Myles in his room he took from a Email bureau an old fashioned Smith "Wesson .32 caliber revolver, which he explained to her was loaded and which he said ho thought he would keep handy at night so as to have it ready in case it should be needed. He placed it on a small table which 'Stood between his folding bed and the sliding doors opening into the front parlor, MisB Myles urged him to be careful of it and his reply was that he never proposed to use it unless forced to do so and he hoped that time never come. The Myles family are not in the habit of retiring early and, according to the statement made my Mr.

Myles to day, it was after midnight before he retired to his bedroom on the Second floor. Mr. Seckerson wont to his room and prepared for bed. According to his custom ho turned the upper sash of the window at the southwest corner of the room about three or four inches, but pulled the curtain down to the sill of the window. The moon was shining brightly.

Mr. Seckerson took Bis money, consisting of $7 in bills and something less than a dollar in small change, and placed it with his cuffs on a table in the center of the room. He turned into bed and was asleep by 12:30. It was shortly after 1 o'clock this morning, ho says, when he was awakened by a sound Which seemed to him to be made by someone who had struck a club or a heavy stone against a board fence. Turning over as he opened his eye3 he saw that the shade of the window which he had left open had been run up to the top of the frame and that the lower sash had been raised to its full height.

The moonlight was shining brightly into the room, but he could see no one, either in the room or at the window. He called out: "Who Js there? "Who is in this room?" Receiving no answer Mr. Seckerson reached out of bed and grasped his revolver, which lay on the table beside the bed. He then Tan to the window, and, seeing no one on the ehed, turned, and, as he looked about the room again, demanded to know who was there. Then he saw a man crouched behind the back a reclining chair, which stood near the center of the room.

Before he could again speak the man sprang up and made a rush at him. The fellow uttered an oath, at the same time telling Mr. Seckerson to stand aside or it would be the worse for him. At the same time he raised his left hand, and, ty the moonlight streaming in at the window, Mr. Seckerson saw that the intruder held in his hand a long knie.

The two men grappled, the intruder catching Seckerson by the right Shoulder, at the same time plunging tho knife into his right arm just below the elbow. Mr. Seckerson had caught him by the shoulder or neck with his left arm, and as the knife entered his arm he discharged the revolver. "Where the ball struck the burglar Mr. Beckerson cannot say, but he thinks it took effect in the man's chest or the lower part of the body, as he had his arm raised high and the pistol was pointed downward.

It is certain, however, that the ball struck him and Wounded him seriously, for the intruder with another oath shouted, "You've done me," and again tried to break away from the hold of Sir. Seckerson. The two men were close to the window and after struggling for a minute or two the burglar broke away and threw himself out of the window upon the roof of the shed. He gained his feet in a moment or two and ran across the shod to the corner, where the division fence joins it. As he reached the fence Mr.

Seckerson fired another shot at him. it struck him or not he cannot say, nor did he see which way the burglar went, as he turned to give an alarm to the family. In responso to the cries Mr. Myles ran Bownstairs. He found Mr.

Seckerson tearing his shirt into strips and binding his arm In an effort to stanch the flow of blood. In a few words the details of the encounter were related by Mr. Seckerson and the two men went to the window. On the iloor just inside of the window was a pool of blood a foot or more in diameter, and in the cleai mocnllght a heavy trail of blood ran diagonally across the shed, marking the track the escaping burglar. Lying about midway of the roof was the bowie knife with which he had stabbed Mr.

Seckerson. Upon making an investigation of the room JVIr. Seckerson found that the money he had placed on the table had been taken. Nothing else, however, had been touched. Mr.

Myles found Patrolman Finn oi tho Fourth precinct whose post covers the block. Finn went back to the house with Mr. Myles and after a basty satisfied himself that more men were needed in the work of tracing the burglar. Mr. Seckerson described him as a man about 5 feet 8 inches in height, oi athletic build, smooth face and wearing a soft hat.

Officer Finn ran to the nearest patrol, box and called up the Fourth precinct. He gave a short report of the case. Captain Eason was called up and under his command Detective Sergeants Dolahanty and Holland, Roundsman Shaw and the second section of men started at double time for the house. Captain Bason posted men about the block so as to surround It and with his subordinate officers and the other men went to the house. With ladders and by other means a thorough search of every yard on the block bounded by Greene, Bedford, Lexington and Franklin avenues was made.

The trail of blood ended on the stone sidewalk in the yard of Myles' house, about twelve feet away from the shed. No further trace of the wounded burglar was found. Whether he made his way along fences and through some neighboring house to the street or directly to Lexington avenue through tho long yard in tho rear of 37S Greene avenue has not yet been learned. The police were on the ground within fifteen minutes after the burglar made his escape and Mr Seckerson says that he thinks his was of such a nature that he could hot havo traveled very far. There are some who believe that he may have crawled into the cellar of some neighboring house and died there of his Injuries.

There is no ticket man on duty at the Franklin avenue station of the Brooklyn elevated road in the early morning hours and the injured burglar may have Choice iraaB of JLcUigit Coal, SI. 50 JPer ton. all aiZM. KtiSBI Atlantic; or Proposal for $50,000,000 to Be Asked For This Evening. ME GOLD RESERVE NEEDS BDPLNG CP.

Secretary Carlisle Comes Round to tho Presl deat's View of the Advisulilllty of Sending Gat tho Call at Once, Without Waiting for tha Meeting of Congress Leading Eankeia in New York Were Consulted Kow tho Story Came Ont. (Special to the Eagle.) Washington, D. November 13 The secretary of the treasury has apparently come down from his high horse. His trip to Philadelphia with President Cleveland yesterday had a soothing effect upon him and gave him tame to reflect. The result of all this is shown to day in the following announcement: Secretary Carlisle will issue an advertisement on Friday for the sale of of government bonds.

They are to be 5 per cent, bonds on a 3 per cent, basis; that is to say, 3 per cent, will be the minimum figure accepted. The above is the latest programme of the treasury department. In connection with the abovo decision comes the following story of the bond issue. It presents tho Carlisle side of it: Seeing the reserve in the treasury dwindling away and the customs receipts falling behind, Mr. Carlisle became alarmed and wrote to John A.

Stewart, president of the Uulted Statos Trust company, and asked him if ho thought $30,000,000 in bonds could be satisfactorily floated. This letter the secretary wrote with his own hand, declining to dictate it even to his private secretary. President Stewart came on to Washington and made his reply in person and told Secretary Carlisle that the sooner tho bondB were issued the easier it would be to handle them. He particularly urged that danger of delaying the issue until congress convened. Mr.

Stewart then went back to New York and told Mr. Pierpont Morgan of his interview with the secretary. Mr. Morgan gave the information to a certain New York newspaper, in which' he is financially interested. The newspaper notified its Washington correspondent and instructed him to see the President and Secretary Carlisle.

He attempted to see both of them, but did not succeed in seeing either. The story was then written in New York and given a Washington head line. The following day Secretary Carlisle asked tho President whether he had seen the correspondent referred to. Mr. Cleveland stated positively that he had not.

Carlisle was, however, irritated over the publication, and opposed the immediate issue of bonds, and, as stated in the Eagle yesterday, told the President so. He, however, realized that, sooner or later, It would be necessary to issue bonds, and he has now, it is stated, been brought around to Mr. Stewart's way of thinking, namely, that if the bonds are to be issued the sooner it Is done the better. Secretary Carlisle sent for Claude Johnstone, chief of tho bureau of engraving and printing, to day and conferred with him concerning the printing and getting out of the bonds. Later The circular calling for the bond issue will be given out this evening.

Philadelphia, Pa, Novembor 13 Tho Ledger makes the following statement this morning rolativo to the bond issue: "The Ledger Is authorized to state that, probably, within the next thirty days, the government wUl issue 550,000,000 5 Der cent, bonds, the prem lum on. will, it is confidently anticipated, make them equal to a 3 per cent. bond. "The government has decided upon this measure, for the reason that It is now, as it has always been during the official term of President Cleveland, determined to maintain a gold reserve sufficient to keep unimpaired, not only at home, but abroad, the national credit. "The President and the secretary of the treasury, havlnpr recoimizcd that from 1S00 until the repeal of the purchasing clause of the Sherman act In 1S93, and the financial panic which chiefly resulted from the continuous operation of that vicious law which exchanged gold for sliver on the same basis the reserve of gold has been at times in danger of failing below the point of safety, have deckled that, to prevent a recurrence In the near future of such an unfavorable condition, it Is necessary to provide an increase of the jrold reserve.

"By dolns. this they will glve.especially abroad, assurance of the invulnerable stability of the national credit. Their experience of previous years Informs them that during the next tv. or three months the shipments of gold to Eu ropo will probably aggregate several millions, the larger part of which will be taken directly from the treasury, and In order to preserve unimpaired by recouping the treasury for its probable losses the credit of tho government, and, consequently, the credit of the mercantile community of the United States, they have definitely decided that an issue of gold bonds shall be made. "President Cleveland and Secretary Carlisle, it may be worth while to say, upon the personal authority of both of them.

In view of the many sensational statements to the contrary, are now and have been at all times slnco the question was first considered by either of them, of one and undivided mind with respect to it. "They have, with that sagacity and devotion to what they believe to be the highest and best Interests of the country which characterizes them as public servants, agreed together that public and private credit shall be supported, so far as they can render their efforts to that end successful, upon a basis of unquestionable stability, and, congress having failed to give tho secretary the authority which it should havo given him to reestablish the gold reserve, they have conjointly determined, their viows having always been and now being In precise harmony, that It Is expedient and necessary that It should be re established by the Intended Issue. "The gold reserve Is now about 01,000,000. It should be 5100,000,000. Tho Issue of the proposed bonds will keep It at or nearly the latter sum, and thereby assurance will be given to this and to all other countries with which this people have dealings that the national credit, upon the Integrity of which private credit is so materially founded, will bo invincibly maintained by the government.

"The advantages of this policy will, we believe, be made manifest in the strengthened condition of American securities abroad and the consequent indisposition to export American gold." (By Associated Press.) Washington, D. November 13 There ia no longer any doubt that an issue of bonds has been deflnltoly decided upon and it can bo Btatod on authority that tho circular asking for bids will be issued during the present week nnd probably to morrow or Thursday. It is fully realized that tho gold reserve has now readied a point whore it could be completely wiped out by a low heavy shipment nnd it is thought to bo the part of wisdom not to wait until the gold in the treasury is practically exhausted before making an offort to recoup it. Fell Down a Fire Escape. Edward Mitchell, a boy of 13 yeais, living at 212 Hamilton avonuo, had a frightful fall yos terday afternoon, which may result ia porma nent injuries to his frame.

He was playing on the third iloor when ho slipped and fell down I the Urn escape to the ground a distance of thirty flvo feet. Both of tho boy's ankles ware sevorely sprain eil and ma spine was hurt. Ho was taken to St. Potor's hospital. A Giant's Skeleton Found.

Hudson, November 13 There was I unearthod on a farm near here a petrified I skeleton of a human being. It was over seven feet tall and remarkably well proserved. Somo people declare it must belong to somo ancient race anu must do mauy nunureu years old. It will be sent to the stato university at Lansing. Greater Hfow Xorlt.

When tho villaffeH of Woatahester voted against Groat orNowr York thoy realized population would tond to Kings County, especially to Bensonimrst on New 7ork Bus. Adv. Grravesen'd's Old Chieftain Still Ee tains His Nerve. ODTLINE OF A CHARACTERISTIC INTERVIEW lie Tells William Drawn, tho Expert Accountant Employed to Straighten Out the Grnvesenil Financial Muddle, That He i linll Havo All the Documents He Wants, Provided the Ex Lcader Is Given Fair I lay JieKane Is in Good Health and Full of Pluck as Ever. William A.

Brown, tho veteran chief accountant of tho board of audit, had an interview with John Y. McKano In Sing Sing prison yesterday. Mr. Brown has been requested by tho mayor and controller to make a thorough examination of the accounts of the town of Gravesond. To do this Mr.

Brown will have to secure access to many important papers, chocks and check books of McKane, which have been withheld from the authorities by those to whom the ex boss intrusted them. Franklin Allen undertook, some months ago, to make an examination of the accounts of the town, but ho could make "little substantial progress because of liis inability to obtain the data. He ran up a bill for 100 and tho aldermen hung it higher than Gilderoy's kite. They have not taken it down since, so that Mr. Allen has received nothing.

Apparently the mayor and controller thought that Mr. Brown would make a better job of It and Mr. Brown seems at the outstart to havo demonstrated the wisdom of their choice. Mr. Brown know he could do no more than Mr.

Allen without the documents, so he went forward to the work of securing them. He had a long talk with McKane, whom he found to bo in excellent health and just au full of nerve as ever. McKane protested that he was innocent of wrong and was willing to have Mr. Brown inspect all of his papers. What ho asked war.

that Mr. Brown should make a fair and complete examination and report the results as he found them. Ho intimated that he had refused access to this information by others because he had feared a one sided examination and report. He had nothing to conceal; all he wanted was fair treatment. Mr.

Brown assured him that his only desire was to mako such an examination of the affairs of the old town as would straighten out the tangle into which they had been twisted. Mr. McKane as sured him that he should have all of the papers in his possession within a few days and the acountant left the prison much satisfied. PROPOSED PUBLIC PARKS. The Mayor's Commission Organizes This Afternoon.

A meeting has been called at tho mayor's offlco for this afternoon at 4 o'clock for tho purpose of organizing the commission appointed by Mayor Schieren to consider the question of providing a number of parks for the city, taking advantage of the ability to do so before tho time for issuing county bonds expires. Several plans have been prepared by parties interested, but the consideration of them will be had later. Park Commissioner Squler said to an Eagle reporter this morning: "I have not as yet developed the scheme for a system of public parks that I have been working on, nor will I until this commission completes its We shall work in harmony together, although I am not a member of tho commission. I would favor, however, tho laying out of one largo park and a number of small ones. For the former I consider the woodlands in either New Utrecht.

Flatlands or Gniveseud the best adapted. There tho groves are a hundred or more years old and just the thing for purposes for which a largo park Is meant. The cultivated fields would require more attention to bring them up to the standard of a pleasure ground and havo no trees on them. The land I speak of Is cheap now and could be improved at comparatively llttlo expense for such uses as It would be called on to conserve for somo time to come." DR. GRUNHUT'S WIDOW.

The Will Contests by Brother and Sister Will Be Hard Fought. The condition of Mrs. Grunhut, the widow of Dr. Bombard Grunhut, who disappeared from tho steamer Bothnia on August 22, while on his way to Boston, was said by his mother, Mrs. Koteham, to be very sorlous this morning, though it is hopod that by careful nursing and attention sho may recover.

Mrs. Koteham said that tho child, ovor wheso birth tho question of the final disposition of Dr. Grunhut's estnto Is involved, had already been buriod. Shu refused to make any statements about the matter, saying that hn had been misrepresented. Lonis lirimhur, on of tho contestants of his fcrothor's will, said that tho estto was worth fully $100,000.

Uo is not convineod that his brother is oven dead and intends to fight that elaim, as also that of the marriage and birth of a child. The papers are filed In tho surrogate's court in this city. A VIOLIN THS CAUSE Of a Suit by David Chase for Pive Thousand Dollars Damages. A suit to recover $5,000 damages brought by David II. Chase, a musical instrument repairer at 446 Quiacy stroet, ngainst ChariC3 H.

Davis of GG2 DeKalb avonuo, was called for hearing in tho city court to day. Chase says that In May of 1801 tho dofondaut loft with him for repairs a certain violin. He alleges that later Davis sold him tho instrument and afterward had him arrested on a charge of stealing it. He was dis chargud by Justico Connolly. l'atrik Keady appears for Davis and Fenton Hookwoll for Chaso.

Davis was ouo ot tho jurors ia tho Henry Ward Bcocher trial. SENT FOR YOUNG BEDLE. His Mother Forwards Funds for Him to Jacksonville. (Special to the Eagle.) Jacksonville, Fix, November Mrs, Beadlo of Brooklyn sent money to day to Chief of Police Phillips to pay tho passage for her son to Now York. Tho boy leaves by tho Clyde line bteamor to dny.

Young Drew, his companion in the diamond scrape, will remain here. Scalped His Wifs. Mrs. Agnes Dickson, aged 49, of 333 East Fifty ninth street. New York, had a section of her scalp taken of by her husband night.

Ho used a carving knife An ambu lance surgeon sewed the scalp upon the luad again. The woman wanted her husband ro leased when he was brought up in the York i villo police court. Ho was held in $1,000 bail. Fell Under a Trolley. i Alfred Stokes, a colorod 10 yours old; while playing witn companion on Fulton street, noar Schenectady fell under a trolley oar.

His left foot was crushed, ilo was removed to St. Mary's hospital and muy din' from shock and loss oi blood. I no saousciioia uompicie it imuiii si I Oae ot Cook's Extba Oas iHYEniAL CajLMPiONi. 1 Adv. 0'Ooaiier Clutched It to Escape a Bad Fall, MD GOT THE FULL FORCE OF THE CCBEBNT.

His Framo Stiffened and lie Would Have Fallen to the Floor Had Ho Been Caught As ft Was Ho Sustained Severe Injuries and Snr rived Only a Few Hours After His Removal to tho Brooklyn Hospital Ills Ladder Is Sop posed to Have Slipped. There was a scono of excitement this morning on the second floor of Abraham Straus' dry goods storo on Fulton street. Denis O'Connor, aged 28 years, of i)7 East Eighth street Now York, on electrical engineer, was busy repairing somo of the electric light wires. was on a ladder in tho misses' department whoa something occurred which led him to suppose that be was losing his balance. It is believed that the foot of the ladder slipped.

At all events ho threw out his arms wildly and made a grab nt the supports which cam handy. He happoaed to soizo tho wires and tho full current in oporation passod through his body. O'Brien becamo unconscious and would have fallen from his perch bad he not been caught. A telephono message was sent out lor an ambulance and the injured man was Boon restored to consciousness. But he seemed to iiatu boon very badly injured and tho ambulance surgoon took him to tho Brooklyn hos pital.

Died in the Hospital. Later O'Connor diod at the Drooklyn ho pital shortly after 2 o'clock this afternoon. MISSOURI TRAIN ROBBERS. Two Masked Men Secure a Moderate Amount of Booty. Monett, November 13 The Frisco passenger train No.

1, due here at 8 o'clock last night, was held up four miles east of Monett by two maskod men and the express car was robbed. The amount secured is not known, but it is several hundred dollars, including all received local money between Springfield and this place. Tho robbers boarded the front end of tha mail car at Vorona and after tho train started they crawled t.o the engine and demanded tha engineer to run to a certain point and stop. After tiring a pbol tkc got oft the engine and compelled the engineer to follow them. mistaking tno man cur lor the express car they demanded admittance of the clerks, but being informed ot their error they proceeded to the express car.

By this time Messenger Chapman had his gun in readiness and was about to fire when Engineer Stevenson ordered bim to desist, as he was in front of the robbers. The robbers then compelled Chapman to givo up the keys. The local safe was opened ar.d rifled. They then demanded that Chapman open the large safe and on being informed that it was impossible for him to do so they brandished a stick of dynamite and threatened to blow up the car. The messenger finally prevailed upon them not to attempt it, convincing them that even if they did so it was.

not probable that the safo would be blown open. After securing their booty tho robbers started westward. 'No horses were seen, although it is quite certain they had animals at a convenient distance. Tho passengers were not disturbed. THE COHENS BURNED OUT.

A Midnight Fire in College Point and a Narrow Escape. An alarm of flro startled the residents ot College Point shortly after 1 o'clock this morning. A one story dwelling on Sixteenth street, between Sixth and Seventh avenues, was discovered on Are and the inmates barely escaped with their lives. The building is owned by Charles Bushondorff and was occupied by Samuel Cohen and his family. Cohen went to Now York yesterday afternoon, where ho is employed as a night watchman.

Mrs. Cohen and her throe children retired early last evening. At about 12 o'clock one of the children was awakened by a sense of suffocation. The room in which he slept was filled with smoke and he aroused the rest of tho family. Very littlo of tho household effects were saved.

In her excitement Mrs. Cohen left $.100 in her bureau drawer and it was burned. The lire was probable due to a defective chimney. Tho loss is estimated at $3,000, covered partly by insurance. The Cohea family lost everything.

FUNERAL OF SERGEANT KELLEY. Many of Kis Fellow Comrades Pay 3o spect to His Memory. Tho catiro forco of policomon attached to the Fourth precinct, eseopt such as wero actually nooded for patrol duty, attended tho funeral services of the lato William P. Kelley. who was for so many years on duty fn that pre clnot.

As Mr. Kolloy eras tho eenior sergeant of the forco about twenty othor officers of thosama rank from other procinets were also present Tho men met at thn homo of Sergeant Kelley, 21U Classon avenue, and, headed by the drura and bugle corps of tho navy yard, und under tho command of Captain Eason. scortod the body to St. Patrick's church, at Kant and Wllloughby avenues. Aftor the celebration of a mass of requiem, tho procession was again formed and tho lino of march taken up through Willoughby avenuo.

to Classon. past tho station house, tho ontranoo of which was drapod in blaok. to Lafayette to Bedford to Atlantic avenuos, whoro carriages wero taken to Holy Cross cemetery. TRODDEN TO DEATH. The Awful Accident That Befell Aged Woman.

An aged woman, who lived alone at 333 Flushing avenue and was known only as Mrs. Fitzpatrick. was killed late yesterday afternoon at the corner of Flushing avenuo and Graham street. Mrs. Fitzpatrick was crossing Flushing avenue, when Kho was knocked down and trampled to death by a team of horses attached to a farm wagon driven by Alexander Smith of Jericho.

L. I. The deceased was 70 years old. Smith was arrested and held to answer by Justico Haggerty. He said that he was turning out of the car track to givo a trolley car the right of way when tho accident happened.

Mrs. Fitzpatrick was trying to escape away from another car, and, i in her alarm, ran directly in front of the team. Coroner Kene will hold an inquest. Says the G. O.

P. Owes Hira. Benjamin F. Palmer of 91 Throop avenue, this city, who has been stumping for tha Republicans on his own acount in Brooklyn and Long Island, called at the Filth avenue hotel, N. vv York, on Saturday to see John H.

Kenyon of the Uepublicun state committee. He told iJoorkeepi 'v A. Smith that ho wanted to some money for speechmaklng. Smith put I 'aimer out of tho hotel. Palmer got a v.nrant in the Jefferson market police court yesterday and Smith appeared this morniug.

The case was thrown out of court. Fell Four Stories. Alexander McCarthy, years old, fell over the rail and down the stairway well, four stories, at hi. home, 2,150 Second avenue. New York, last night.

Ho will probably die. Scientific 15oititry lit Kouvrato Prices. lluad our card oa Paso 3. U. S.

Dental Association. Described by the Rev. Dr. Hall, an American Missionary. A lettor from the Bev.

Dr. J. Hall, American missionary at Pyong Yang, Korea, has just been received by the Christian Herald, Bible House, New York. Dr. Hall left Seoul October 1, overland for Pyong Yang, roaching there October 6.

This "lettor, which is the first received from any missionary source, was sent by apecinl courier to Mrs. Hall, reaching Seoul on the 13th. and was immediately sent by her to the United States. It deserlbes tho battlo which took place near there Pyong Yang on September 13 and 14. Dr.

Hall visited the battlo Held. WILL LOOK AT THE BOOKS Mr. Thompson's Charges Are to Be Investigated. The Replies of the Kailrond Corporation Accused Havo lfccn Received at Albany, ind Secretary Be Freest rs Coming to Brooklyn to Sake an Examination. (Special to the Eagle.) Albany, N.

November 13 The state railroad commissioners have received replies from the Brooklyn Traction company, the Brooklyn Heights Railroad company and the Brooklyn City Railroad company, which is leased by the Heights road, in answer to the complaints of mismanagement directed against the ofiicials of these several companies by I I. M. Thompson of Brooklyn and lodged with the railroad commissioners a few weeks ago. The replies are in the naturo of a denial of the allegations contained in Mr. Thompson's communication.

The commission has decided not to make public these replies for the present. Secretary DeFreost has been instructed bv the board to visit Brooklyn in a day or two for tho purpose of making an examination of the books of the railroad and traction companies involved in Mr. Thompson's charges. This examination is courted by the management of these companies, who have requested the commission that it be undertaken speedily. Secretary DeFreest's report on the result of his Investigations will afford the board an opportunity to pass intelligently upon the allegations of Mr.

Thompson. While the commissioners are not willing to express any opinion just now regarding the controversy the impression among them seems to be that the wliole question will resolve itself into a matter of bookkeeping, the methods employed by the several companies being apparently widely different from those favored by Mr. Thompson. WHAT THE LAW ALLOWED. That Is All Ed win Baker Bequeathed His Wife.

Tho beqnest in the will of the late Edwin Baker of 157 Congress street which reads: "To Mary E. Bakor I give what tho law allows" was the subject of objection before Surrogate Abbott to day. Sir. Baker was not on very good terms with his wife and family at tho time ha made his will October 4, 1893. The widow and four children are contesting it.

In his will Mr. Baker left 810,000 to his nieee, Florence M. Cookson of London, England, la trust for her mother, Ellen A. Cookson and $15,000 in cash to Susan Murrill of 450 Paclflo street. Ho leaves SI.

000 to the Brooklyn library. The balance of tho estate wai left to the children. In March 1891, Mrs. Baker got a separation from her husband. John nnds oi 510 Decatur street was a wit noss culled to day.

He testilleu that on one occasion Mr. Baker told him he had burned a previous will. Ho said he had bean usod very shabbily by his wifo nnd her family, and his wifo was cross and ill tempered. Hearing was continued. SCHUTTE HAD NO Justice Walsh Would Not Hold Fritz as a Gambler.

John Schutto of 15C Perry street, who claimed that he lost in a game of euchre played in Fritz's saloon at 5 Wllloughby street early on Sunday morning and who was anxious to have Fritz arrested for keeping a gambling house, was in Justice Walsh's court this morning. Fritz 'had been summoned before magistrate to explain his connection with the case. Ho indignantly denied tbat he kept a gambling saloon and said that he played with Schutte merely to accommodate him. He admitted that he had won Mr. Schutto's money.

Justice Walsh said that the case was one that he could not feel justified in taking further official cognizance. Schutte was indignant and left court declaring that he would seek justice elsewhere. GIRLS PLAT FOOT BALL. A Lively Game at a Maryland Female Seminary. Baltimore, November 13 The girls at a young woman's seminary at Oatonsville yesterday played a gams oi foot bnll.

The Invisible hod red toboggan caps with jaunty tassels and short red skirts, 'the Unquenehables wore blue caps and Bkirta, and all wore black hose. There vas no gridiron. When they saw the ball thoy just kiciced, and wheu one them got a chance to pick up the ball she gathered it in and ran with it and gave it a slap against the. fence at one end of the grounds for goal, lor there were no goal posts. A hedge at tho other end did goal service for the other side.

Some of the most delightful scrimmages imaginable occurred. Often they were pilod live deep. They played real foot ball and puntod tho leather in great shape. Young' but Wayward. Fannie Mormot, a pretty 15 year old girl, was committed to the House of the Good Shepherd by Justice Gootting in tho Lee avenue police court this morning.

The girl's mother, Mrs. Lena Mermet of 56 Bnrtlott street, says that F.innio is the worst little girl on tho block. She stays out nights, steals and thrashes her mother on the slightest provocation. Fannie wns in tho Bouse of tho Good Shepherd onco before. A Republican for Assessor.

Mayor Schioren has received a copy of a resolution adopted by tho Mapleton Republican club of tho Thirtieth ward (Now Utrecht), re, questing him to appoint a Republican as assessor for that section of tho city. Also a similar request from the 'Rspublioans of the Thirtieth Ward." Elevator Crushed His Face. Jules Oserburg, aged 24, an electrician, employed by the Edison company, 53 Duane street, New York, had his face crushed by an elevate last. night. Ho will die.

FATAL BIRTHDAY PARTY Mrs. Hines, Two Little Children Die From Alcoholism. Th: Had Hecn Cclehrnting Until a Lata Hour With their Elders and It Is Presumed Thai. Ihry Drank Sumo Whisky Both expired th Following Day. Littlo Mnmio and Joseph Hines, aged respectively 4 nud 5 years old, of Buckley, street, uearMiddloburg avonuo, Long Island Cfly, died within a few hours of ouch other last night under circumstances which Coroner BanjaminG.

Strong is investigating. The children gave a birthday party on Sunday and entertained many littla friends at their home. It was Josopti's birth day. Mho child's mother. Mrs.

Mary Hines, is a widow, liesido nuts, calcos, apples and lomonaae lor tlie chiMreu, Mrs. iiines bad a stock of liquor for the elder folks. Iho merriment toward midnight was at Its Seisin. Iho littlo guests had departed and Mamlo and Joseph liiues, romnlned up with th elder lolks uutil thy eould no longer keep their eyes open. Whether or not any of tho guests gave the Hines children any liquor is a question Coroner Strong is trying to unrnvei.

torday when Mrs. Hiues awoke sho was unable to arouse Mamio or Josopb. After repeated efforts. Dr. J.

F. Burns was summoned. Tho doeter found both children In a stupor. Ho labored over thorn for hours without suo aess. Mamie died nt (i P.

M. and three hours later Joseph breathed his last. Dr. Burns treatod the children for alcoholic poisoning. Coroner Strong was notified ami ordered an autopsy.

Dn. Buiuster and Burns, who performed it, found tho organs of the children in a healthy condition. Coroner Strong took the organs and brains to Iiollevuo hospital for expert medical examination. Mrs. Hines denied that she or any or the guests had given tho children anything to drink.

She said that If hr children had takon whisky they must have gotten at tho bottle taornselvos, Coroner Strong will take no action until the result of tho analysis is made known. RAN OFF INTO A SWAMP. Miss Hubbard of Riverhead Became Suddenly Insane. (Special to the Eagle.) Riverhead, L. November IP.

Miss Fannie D. Hubbard, aged 24, rushed from out her hcuso at 5 o'clock this morning in an insane rage. Sho is a daughter of Mrs. John Hubbard, a widow, residing in the eastern part of the village. Miss Hubbard was bare footed and scantily dressod.

She darted into the woods and disappeared. Mrs. Hubbard immediately gave the alarm and a posse was formed, beaded by the Hev. Mr. Nlckerson, an evangelist holding services hero.

After starching for hours, at 12 o'clock, noon, tho prints of Miss Hubbard's bare feet were found leading into a swamp. Upon guing into the thicker. Mr. Nlckerson discovered the unfortunate girl In the water up to hc waist. She was linking with the cr.ld.

When discovered sho made a break for liberty. Tho party succeeded in carrying her home. It is said Miss Hubbard became insane somo time ago. when sick. Sho will now be taken to au asylum.

GRIST FROM WELLES' COURT. Policeman Monag han Fined Days' Pay. Thirty Polico Csjmmissionor Welles had thirty caia of dereliction of duty to day. lined Patrol3 man John Durrlng of the Twonty fourth sub precinct ten days' pay for being oft post in a saloon. Patrolman Michaol Tuohey of tho Second precinct 11 vo days' pay for using pro fano language to a brother oilloer ia tho station house, Patrolmen Murphy and Tuomoy of the Fifth precinct two days' pay each for smoking cigars ia a polling plneo: Patrolman Peter A.

Chirk of the Ninth Precinct, thirty days' pay for being drunk on post; Patrolman iiobert Bluiunnfoid of the Thirtenth proclnet, threo days' pay for being drunk, and Patrolman Anthony Mouaghan of Twonty second procinet, thirty days' pay for drunk and arresting his wifo, who was sober. Mts. Mona ghan told the commissioner it was her tonguo that ompted her husband to act as he aid. Tho latter admitted that he was drunk. USED AN INDIAN CLUB.

Rush Indignantly Denies Having Hit His Wife With a Stone. "You are accused of hitting your wifo on tho head with Moue," Justieu Gootting explained when Michael ltiisli was arraigned before bim lathe Leo avenue poliee court this morning. "Xiw false, your honor," tho prisoner, indignantly, "i didn't hit her with a stone. I usod an Indian "Hero is the stone." said Ufllcer Duffy, exhibiting a young rock. 'That is the stouo my wife throw at me," replied tho prisoner.

As Mrs. Kush is eonflned to her bd, tho c.iso was adjourned until Thursday, Hush going to jail ia the meantime. "1 iw in which tho rock figured was only one of many, so neighbors say. Jerry Simpson Will Move. La Porte, Nov letter recti veil here Jerry Simpson, who v.

Uon in Kansas, will v. eept the Populist uv.i 18:10. Populist leader, couraged to believe tha the overthrow of tie cratlc parties In the Mr. Simpson's early Chesterton, Porter A personal 'engrossman 1 for ro elee iiatia and a governor in ana are on gii vote means and Denio al campaign, passed near An Old School Ter.cher Dead. Nyack.

N. Novmni Sidney W. years Mer priu rut, lor thirty cipal of Grammar city, died hore this 'OILS h.i. i tiJ, New York morning, agea iu years, tie has taught school sloadiiv since he was 18 years ot ape. Ho was hithly educated and well known throughout tha stale.

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