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THE BKGQEXra DAILY JflAbMJfi AilDAY, JANUAKY iil, 1890. SIJPAGjBS. (5 HUB. 51CLAUGHUN WANTS THE HON BY. HE 'FENDED TIIE LADIES.

DEFIES THE LAW BOTH LOVE HIM. STONFS SENTENCE COMMUTED. lEoorc'w Siccnmiiicndiitiun Stives Ills r.ifc. BEATEN AGAIN. WANT IT IN AIR.

40OOT EDITION tion I replied by a telegram that I could not do 80. All further knowledge as to tho concern, or to tho other bonks abovo named, has been derived from a perusal of the accounts published in the several newspapers. It is proper in this connection to state that at no time up to the first newspaper reports had I any doubt whatever as to t.he stability of tho Sixth National Bank, nor any idea that any manipulations of its affairs were intended, and my declination, therefore, was prompted by no suspicion, but simply from the conviction that I was unable to undertake the duties of a director.7' The Federal Building iu Now York was in a great bnzy. of excitement this morning over the robbery of the Sixth National Bank Viy P. J.

Claas iien and George 11. Fell, the lirst emulator of Ives to join the great Napoleon in jail, was brought over early to day from the Ludlow Street Jail, where he had passed the. night, for a hearing before United States Commissioner Shields. The warrant on which he was arrested while coming out of his house, 1 1 1 West Fif ty lifih street, New York, with his wife last evening, charges Fell with aiding and abetting in the embezzlement of the funds of the Sixth National Bank, and it drawn under Section o.L'OOol' the United States Bcviscd Statutes. The warrant for the arrest of Claassen, with which oflleers have been watching his house, "tiu Clinton avenue, in this city, is drawn under tho same section and charges Claassen with embezzling funds committed to his hands as an officer of tin) bank.

It was whispered about the Commissioner's ofiice this morning that Claassen's attorneys might make a point here. Claassen was not sworn before beginning his activity as vice president of the bank, and it is a Question whether ho was ever legally an officer of the bank he looted. The. failure to take t)ie usual oatli was an omission due to haste on Claassen's part. Hewasiu too great a hurry to lay hands on the fSOO.OOO of securities iu the bank's vaults to stop for any preliminaries.

The affidavit on which the warrants for Claassen and Tel! were issued was made by Bank Examiner Hepburn and is as follows: A. B. Hepburn being duly sworn says that ho is a National Hank examiner at the cities of New York and Brooklvn: that on or about the of January, 1KUO, in the district aforesaid, one Peter J. 'laassen, being then and there the president and a director and an agent of a national association callod tho Sixth National Bank of tho City of New York, duly incorporated under act of Congress, did for the use, benetit and advantage of himsolf, unlawfully misapply certain moneys, funds and credits of the said bank, to wit: The Ruin of with the intent to injure and defraud the stockholders of the said bank. And at the same time and place Georgo IT.

Fell, with the like intent, did unlawfully aid and abet said Claassen iu the commission of such offense. This complaint was made on information obtained by deponent in his examination of the affairs of said bank, a letter of said P. I. Claassen, dated New York, January .30, 18U0. addressed to the president of tho Clearing House Association, statements of tho Clearing House Committee and of tho cashier of said bank, A.

B. Hepburn. The affidavit was duly sworn to before United States Commissioner Shields. Pell was brought before the Commissioner at looking fresh and untroubled. He is a large, robust man, about iive feet, ten inches high, and weighing "00 pounds, and is something over 40 years old.

He has a blonde face, shaven except for a black mustache, piercing black eyes, and a social and business training that enabled him to keep cool ami impassive, though he had had a long ami unsatisfactory siege at the telephone looking for bail and lawyers. He was represented by a younk clerk from the olliee of Sherman Sturtevant, who did not wish the name of his linn to appear in the case. The final examination was set for Thursday next at 11 A.M. Assistant United States District Attorney Hose insisted that bail be fixed as high as and said he expected to prove that the defendant aided a director of the bank in stealing $430,000: that SSOO.OtlO had been taken and only so far recovered: ihat ibe penalty for the crime was from to ten years in prison, and that the precedent in the ease of Fish Justified high hail. He said that a week ago no bank stood higher than the Sixth National, and in five days it had been looted and put in the hands of an examiner ahile two State banks had been closed, and that the commercial interests of the community demanded that the bail should bo big enough to keep the prisoner.

Bail was fixed at and Pell went to Marshal Jacobus' ofiice to wait the arrival of some of his friends, lie was confident that he should secure bail, but none of his friends came forward, and Marshal Jacobus expects to take his prisoner back to Ludlow street to day. Deputy United States Marshall Bernhardt, who arrested Pell said that years ago lie met Fell on Wall street when Pell stopped him and asked about the extradition law and particularly if he thought they could bring Johu C. Eno back. Bernhardt told him that he thought Eno was safe, an opinion in which Fell heartily coiuci le 1. When Bernhardt arrested Fell the latter at first tried to blntV the officer by denying that he was Pell, but after ho saw that this would not work he reminded the ollicer.

of their Wall street conversation. The incident shows that Fell was meditating some move that would take him over the border a good while before the present steal was planned. This morning Fell and Ives met in the corridor of the Ludlow Street Jail and shook hands cordially, renewing an acquaintance begun under more favorable auspices. Claassen has not yet been arrested, though it is rumored that he will be brought in later in the day and will give bail. The Equitable Bank, in West Twenty eighth street, was not opened to day.

as its officers promised. On the contrary, it was in the hands of Superintendent Preston, of the State Banking Department, and no statement could be obtained, though one was promised at noon. An interview was held last night between Mr. Tallman, president of the bank, its directors and Mr. Preston which lasted until past midnight.

Mr. Preston demanded a deposit of MO, dot) before ho would allow the bank to open and the directors could not furnish it. The deposits are fSO.000. Piesident Tall man and Mr. Gerlach, the rich apartment house owner, had agreed not to disturb their deposits, and $.10,000 would have met the demands of other deposits if it could have been obtained.

The Lenox Hill was also closed and in the hands of the State Banking Department. Mr. Preston expects to make a full (statement soon. He has seen nothing of President Wallack, of tiie Lenox ilill Bank, nor has anyone else, alt hough the report that he was under arrest is not true. Bank Examiner Hepburn says that there is nothing new in the affairs of the Sixth National, that his statement will be ready soon.

The lo to stockholders is expected to run from $175, Oun to 400,000. 1're ideni sen to day made a statement in which he said it was not true that he made any an to himself as president of the bank. "It is ic to my friend, General Jonrdan," he said, "to state that he did not qualify as director. Tho directors of the Sixth National Bank requested me to intrust the nale of the bonds to Fell, Wallack fi Co. I further desire to say I am not a director or vice president of the Equitable Bank, nor am I such in the Lennox Hill NATHA.VS MISSION' FAILED, lie Cannot Appoint Any More Deputy Collectors.

Aluanv. N. January 1 Governor Hill has commuted tho sonteoce of Jockey Stone, convicted in tho County of Kings of murder in the lirst degree, to imprisonment for life. Tho commutation was granted upon the recommendation of Judge Moore who presided at the trial. SUED I'Olt IMAUI5AIIY WA4JES.

Hc.der Bridges, a colored girl, of 107 Pacific street, brought suit in Justice Courtney's Court this morning against Charles F. Wingatc and others for $75 alleged to be due her as wages. Hester was employed in a Catskill club house, and accordiii i to the statement of Mr. Winttato and Annie Will. a servant in charge of tho house, he was kept there, for some I inn as a matter of charity.

Judgment was given fir the defendant. ONE IS SET FREE Mrs. Eames' Traducers Before Judge Moore. Annie Scriven is Disciiarsrcd, but Kilty Hove Will Hare to Stay in Jail Until JoYcnior Hill Acts ou Her Case. Annie Scriven ami Kitty Hoyc sat on the prisoners' bench in the Court of Sessions to day.

just as they have done every sentence day for months past. Ou the occasion of each appearance the fact that they had been taken from Raymond street Jail to court gave rise to tho belief that th ir cases were about to be disposed of. Each time, however, the two girls, after seeing other prisoners sentenced to various terms of servitude, were conducted back to jail with their own ile still undecided. Monday, however, Ju I Mooro said that the girls' cases would be disp.ise of in some way to day, and the announcement brought a crowd to court. The girls aro charged with perjury in having in the Supremo Court in December, 1HH3, sworn falsely against the character of Mrs.

Emma L. Fames, whoso husband, Frank M. Eamos, was suing her at the time for an absolute divorce, but who succeeded in proving to the satisfaction of tho jury and the public that she was tlio victim of the most villainous conspiracy that had ever been hatched in Kings County against an innocent woman. Antiio Scriven and Kitty Hoye.who were her domestics, were indicted February 21, 1HS0, tor perjury. They are very young girls and by no means uu prep ossessing.

As they sat. fairly well and tastefully attired, in court to day they looked not unlike matinee girls, for they whispered to each other, smiled, giggled and watched with undisguised interest the passing show, in which convicted prisoners stepped forward to hear their doom pronounced. Finally Judge Mooro said, ''Bring Annie Scriven here," aud Annie smiled a farewell to her friend and proceeded to the bar. She was the coolest prisoner that had stood there during the morning. "I am satisfied on an examination of your case," said Judge Moore, "and so is Mr.

Walkley, the chief clerk of the District Attorney's office, that if you should bo put on trial on this charge of perjury, it would bo very hard to convict, you. It has since your indictment been claimed by persons, who were at that time opposed to you, that all you swore to on the trial was true. Whether that be no or not, it is fair to say that what you testified to on the trial might be true and still not injure the person it was directed against. Although your own conduct in the matter has not been, I am sorry to have to say, entirely free from deserved censure, still it is not likely that you could be convicted on the indictment, and you are, therefore, discharged on your own recognizances. In regard to the other person (Kitty Hoyc), she ploadetl guilty, and there is now beforo the Governor an application for her pardon.

Until that has boon heard and determined nothing can bo done by this court in her case." Annie smiled at the orospeets of immediate freedom, and Kitty looked glum, for sho had thought that she, too, was going to be discharged. The girlB.however, laughed again whenithey met, but when Annie went away Kitty cried a little. A few moments later she had dried her eyes and was smiling a confiding way at a young court officer who ivas trying to comfort her. She went back to jail. Had she been sentenced to day it.

wonld havo beon for two years in the penitentiary, as she has ploadcd guilty, and that is the lowest penally for perjury allowed by law. Judge Moore will not, if he can holp it, Bend the girl, who has already been in jail a year, to the penitentiary, ami is waiting purposely to hear tho decision of the (iovcrnor before acting. HONEY MARKET. TraiiKaetionn Are moderate and Priecn Close Strour. Wall stueet, January 31.

The stock market opened firm at fractional gains in prices. London did comparatively little beyond nii'di rale sales of Reading and St. Paul. Pacific. Mail was the chief feature and was advanced 1 per cent, by tho pool in it.

The operations of the bear combination, which it 18 reported iB again led by Cammack aud Jones, were confined to a. rigorous hammering and small sales of St. Paul, Beading and Bock Island. If their object was to dislodge long stocks their efforts appear to have failed, for it was remarked that on all fractional declines, stocks such as those mentioned above, as well as low priced specialties, were quickly absorbed. It was said there was also evidence of manipulation of the money market.

This suspicion was aroused by the sudden advance in the rate from a to 7 without any reason other than manipulation to aeo mint for the increased demand. The afterno. ui's speculation was dull and linn in the face of considerable aggressiveness ou the part of the bear clique. The bond market was only moderately active, but prices were strong. T.he ruling rate for money was with exceptional brans at and 10.

The speculation in the trust stocks was limited to a fair bu. iness iu sugar refineries, without material changes in iliiot.it ions. 'The market closed strong. 1 lift following table shows the courso of the stock market for this day: Opea. Hifrh I.o hil, cut.

ewt. iri. Am. Cattle Trust Am. Cotton Oil 'S3 tlU 3.1 Am.

Cut, Oil W. H'cts Ateh. Top. Santn il' 'M ii Onnidiftn Paeilie Lmnad! Southern CoulieAt Now 11 SIM Oeutrnl Paciliu 3IM Uliattanooga UllesiiiM'ake A Ohio. Clle.i.

.1 Ohio 1st pfd Olios. A Ohio Jii pfll Chicago A Alton Uhir. liur. A Quincy. 107M Chic.

Uas Trust Clcv.O. O. A St. 7 Cli'V. C.

C. A St Ij. pfd UHM Cotnrado Ce.l 'IKIi' Consr.lhlatuil tin PIP Delaware Uie.Ir'im.. Dol. I.uck Western.

III.iJb D.nv. A Itio Grande miv. Itio C. pin Don. i til.

Di. Cat. )() Duhith a East Kast Toon. 1 tit lii'd East Toun pfd Erie I27 Erie pfd Honking Valley Uhneis Central Shore 10U I i.tetis. iile iVa ihville Manitoba Manhattan lleaeh Manhattan ttl.

Oonsol Melun. A 'llftlle Michigan Central Minn. A Sr. Minn. A SI.

pfil l'JC' Mo. Kan. A Terns fi Missouri I'acilio 7h'i Nat. Lead Trust New York Central lOil N. V.

Chi. A Ki. I. NY Oh A St I. lft pfil.

71 Ch A St I. Jd phi N. Y. A Sew Kiiittaud IS Ji. Y.

Sas. A West N.Y.SusA'WYrft.pM Nurttiu c.itoi'U 1 tllf Northwestern phi Northern Pacilie Northern I'acilio Ohio UlU Omaha Omaha ptt OlltaiioA Oregon Oropon Train PftCiiicMail Peoria Pipe LincOertilkatcslO I'ulhuai IJW Htehmoud 'Ali Ruck Island Ski St. A San Fran Kt. A San Fran pM 117 St. A S.

I'. 1st St. Paul St. Paul pfd HO So. Cotton Oil Sugar Trust (Itl' Texas A Pacific Union I'auiHc II 'H Wabash Wahash pfd I 'Sfs Western Uniuu S5H V.x dividend.

11SW iti's 107 17H 7'Jr's now l.Vili HilMs 107M 4.H tsH ttl i. i. v.im io 27i io. ji lo'ii" s'iji 10(i" 00 1 l' 'i'f IMS II 7 1 '4 74'i ItllPa a Mill 107fi 71 1S56 U'l'ji 70 yy ln lUa inSifi on y.i'4 IK 111) 01 OH i.n; Hiili 71 irii 71 mm in 75 0: P.H's V.H 10 KHMii IDoM Ill If So 1 'H its So 70 1 ma (i7Su til is 817 5 tiD To Ilay, Oiionin, 0:110 A. M.

t'losillT, 1 .1.1 P. M. Whkat February March May Conn January IAibruavy March May Oats January Ic'bruary May Pone January Keiuiittry March May Laud January I'ebruary March May Rids January Vebruary March eP( 1 74H T.S.'aajij L'ii jii 4 mois i.a"wM o.sri 0.011 I.S.IaS.H ti.OOiilC.'.'u l.TJK 1.7:.'H 1.5)0 Mr. Webster Stopped fli Check Btecanso Mio Did Not Fulfill Her Contract. Tho case of Elizabeth McLaughlin against Howard S.

Webster, of .10 7 Fulton street, was callod in Justice Courtney's Court this morning, and at the request of counsel was adjourned for a weak. Mrs. McLanghlin claims that on Ihe 7th of November last Mr. Webster, as attorney for a party to her unknown, gave her a check on the Commercial ink of Brooklyn, for tho sum of $11. When the cheek was presented, sho declares, tho bank refused to givo her the money on tho ground that Wobster had stopped payment.

Now Mrs. McLaughlin demands payment of the i with interest since November 7, and costs of court. Mr. Webster, in his answer, states that ho.was acting as attorney for his wife, M.Webster. On June 2H Mrs.

McLaughlin sold to Mrs. Webster a horse, wagon, harness, four cows, 100 fowl ami two pigs, all for tho sum of 5014. She agreed to give a promissory noto for the amount, agreeing to pay $33 on July 27 and $25 00 1110 37th of each succeeding month. In case payment was not made at any time as agrcd, Mrs. McLaughlin was to forfeit all payments already made on tho note as well as the property on which Mrs.

Webster had taken a chattel mortgage. On the 7th of November, Mr. Webster claims his wife had received but $4 1 from McLaughlin. Ho went to hoi residence, having foreclosed tho mortgage, and was thero given such a warm reception 'that he promised to return the $44 if Mrs. McLaughlin would promise to return the property.

With this understanding the check was given, but Mrs. McLaughlin did not keep her word, and instead of four cows and one hundred fowl Bhe returned but three cows and live fowl. STOLE STAMPS. The Post Office Burglar Visits Long Island City. About Six Hundred and Fifty Dollars' Worth of Uncle Sam's Property Removed by the Cracksman Last Night.

A skilled cracksman, not unfamiliar with the mechanism of burglar proof safes, is outwitting the detectives of tho Secret Service and puzzling the wits of the Post Office inspectors by his persistency and the boldness of his operations. In two instances ho has cracked safes with a neatness that would do credit to the notorious "lied" Lcary, employing no explosive whatever to reveal the hidden mysteries of the strung box. From the night tho safe in tho post oll'ieo at Bockville Center was opened by the simple operation of a drill Government det. and Pinkerton men have been chasing clews that have turned out mere phantoms, and all the time the knight of the jimmy has been pursuing the unlawful but proti table tenor of his way. Tlie safe breaker paid his re.

pocts to the post ofiice in Long Island City last night, and made a good haul without, the labor of testing the quality of the metal in Fo. tinaster Bichensteen's iron box. The post olliee is on Jackson avenue, occupying the two ground floors of James Davren's fhit. One room is devoted to the post ofiice business, the other to the purposes of the letter carriers. There is an open doorway between the.

rooms. The cellar under the carriers' room is reached from the private hallway, which the burglar had free access to, no person being employed to close the Hats at any particular hour of the night. Into the celiac went the thief to begin operations. With a carpenter's auger he bored holes through the floor, cutting out a piece of wood a foot square with a mallet and chisel. Through this bole entrance i was had to the carriers' room, and the future operations of the intruder were unobstructed.

The gas is burning in both rooms. Tho safe was located inside of a partition which would have entirely concealed from view a person who might attempt to open it. The postmaster says it would not have been a profitable undertaking. Ho deposits the receipts of the olliee daily and sends with tho money the he has on hand, except a few dollars' worth, and they are stored in the safe at the bank. His safe last night did not contain over f50 iu money ami stamps.

Mr. Bichensteen thinks that the failure to attack tlie safe is due to the thief's knowledge of his banking habits. The shelves in the ohiee contained boxes of stamped envelopes and stamped newspaper wrappers to the value of 0. The burglar eonlis cated every penny's worth. They were passed into the.

cellar through the hole and carried to the street through the hallway of the Hat. They made a bundle so large that one man could not have carried it oil'. There is an impression that there were three or i'nov in the party and t'. at they had a wagon. The policeman on whose heat the ofiice is located saw nothing unusual to attract his attention.

Inspector Camp, of the Post Office Department, visited the office at 11 o'clock this morning. He says the robbery was committed by the same crook that went through the safe in tho oitice at Jamaica Wednesday night, and also the olliee at Bockville Wednesday night of last week. The auger which was used to bore, the holes in the Iloor two boxes of the stamped envelopes were found in the yard back of the po office. Captain Camp says this last rohbft is unusual in the character of tho goods stolen, and it convinces him that there is somewhere a fence for. the disposal of tho Bobberies have been frequent of late, and they are all attributed to this gang.

The residences of the Be v. Mr. AVorrincr and Professor Wilson, at Bockville, were burglarized, the first on Wednesday night of last week and the last on Tuesday night of this week. Wednesday night William Pell, of Springfield, fell a victim, and recently an attempt was made to break into the safe iu Christian Prinz's hotel at Jamaica. XAVY YAKD NOTES.

Grand Army Claim to be Shut Out From Tho members of local Grand Army posts who have sought vain for places at the Navy Yard are making a vigorous kick about the the treatment they have received. Tho preferment, of political heelers is it is Baid. in the hands of tho foremen and is made without' tho knowledge of Secretary Tracy, who has not as yet come into possession of the roster of veterans who have been applican ts. Tho Miantnnomoh will come out of dock early next week with her hull painted dark green with a red belt on the armored part. She has yet to receive several soa cocks.

Major Huntington, commandant of tho Marino Barracks, has done away with the o'clock P. M. tattoo roll call so that men who are asleep at that hour need not bo marked absent if they do not answer, the sergeant checking off all thoso who are in quarters. Some division of opinion exists as to the probable use to which tho torpedo rain is to bo put. It was stated some days ago that she was to be a practice ship for tho use of tho Vermont's men.

Now it is thought sho may go to Newport for gunnery practice purposes. Navy Yard officers nay her hull may be found unfit for repturins when she goes into the dry dock. DOWN'S ESCAPE INVESTIGATED. Tlie tllinritics Commissioners Examine tlie Warden anil Keeper. The Charities Commissioners this morning investigated the oscapo of Millard Downs, the Bieh mond County receiver of stolon goods, who was imprisoned in the penitentiary January 8.

All keepers were brought out. Keepers McClafferty and James and Warden Hayes woro examined. No particulars of the oscapo were learned more than those already made public. Keeper McChtfVerty thought the escape might have been prevented if the ninety two convicts in the gang had been subdivided into parties of fifteen each with a keeper. Keeper James, who was iu charge of the party, said that ho thought it best for all the seven keepers to overlook all the convicts.

Warden Hayes defended the latter plan and said that uniformed keepers would insure greater safety and respect from outsiders. The Commissioners took evidence through Secretary Lamb, but reserved decision on tho matter. (lEAOL'ATCiG EXERCISES. The graduating exorcises of Grammar School No. 70, on AVyona avenue, near Jamaica avenue, were held this morning.

They consisted of singing and recitations by the pupils. In the courso of the programme two portraits, ono of John Whittier and ono of Washington Irving, wero presented to the school by the graduating class. They aro life size crayons; the ono of Whittier represents the poet as ho was iu his younger days when advocating the abolition of slavery. Miss S. C.

Snift'en is the teacher of the uraduating class. Tho graduates aro May Abrahams, Sarah L. Lett, Charles F. MeDevitt, William Milan and Gustave Benisch. SIIOttTSTOr SHITli Bb'UNED.

Word has boon recoivod that George Smith, shortstop of tho Brooklyn National Leaguo team, was seriously injured in Altooua on Tuesday by the explosion of a kerosene lamp, by which his hands wore badly burned. President Charles Byrne, when seen in regard to the accident, Raid: Yes, Smith was somewhat injured, but it is nothing serious at all, as I havo received a lottor from him in which ho says that the burn is only slight, and that he will be aronnd all right in threo or fonr days." ALEXANDER MOHAN KEl'OHTKl) DEAD. It was reported in Long Island City this morning that Alexander Moron, tho well known Albany lobbyist, was dead. It was not true. Mr.

Moran is, however, very near death's door from consumption. He has boon a conspicuous flgnro in Long Island politics for a long time. Ho was city clerk of Long Island City, and ran on the Democratic ticket for Sheriff of Queens County, being dofoatod by Alonzo B. Wright. IIE'M, BE WARDEN HAYES' 4 VEST Henry McGrath, tho Ninth Precinct Station House lodgor, charged by Alfred W.

Fletcher, of 129 Stockton street, with tho theft of $2 in tho Gates avonue polioo court yesterday, was sentenced to sixty days in tho Penitentiary by Justico Konna to day. HAD TO PAY 1'OU HIS FUM. William Mitchell, of 500 Third avonue, had James Nolan beforo Justico Tigho this momiug chargod with an asBault upon him on January 0. Nolan was found guilty and fined Why Juilsre tlooro niNCIiiirgred an Hon rttl Colored H'riaonor. Charles Meyer, a good natured looking young colored man who li.nl been committed of assault in tho third degree, was arraigned beforo Judge Moore in the Court of Sessions to day for sentence.

He looked anxiously at the judge, and the Judge looked not unkindly at him. "I have heard a little about your case, Charles, said Judge Moore, "and I tlon't think you're so bad as they say you are. Now tell mo ahout it "Well, Jedge," said Charles, in real Southern dialect, "I'se fust got to admit that I'se married. Well, my wife and some lady friends was all in my house togeddor singin singin hymns, ob course, when dose fellers bust in do doah an' "Wait. Charles," said Judge Moore.

"You say the ladies were singing hyninB. What was tho name of tho hymn thoy were Hindus just then 7" "It was 'Jesns, Lover of my "Oh, that was it. You know there are many so called hvmns which are not at all sacrod. That's not the kind they sing in your house, is it "No, sah: I wouldn't 'low dat, no how. Why, I'se a member ob do Mell'odis' church an' I 'shnah you, sah, I ueber was iu court before (lis trouble took me ar.

Well, sah, dc ladies my wife an' do res' was asingin' dat hymn, when dem fellers bust in do doah an' said wo wur makin' too much noise mils' stop it. Dey gnb us no chance to 'sphiin or uufliu'. Jes' sailed in, bangin' do ladies arouu1 an' smashin' tings. Now, I'se a peaceable man an' I'd radder hab 'splain tings quiet like, but, Lord, I couldn't do it. Nitflin' to do but 'fend myself.

Well, soon as I see dat set to to Tend myscfl and lend de ladies, too. Well, Jedge, I I 1 spose some ob dem fellers got well, got hurt." So thev did, Charles, said Judge Moore, and served thorn right. I have hen rd all about it, and if I had thoso coinpliunams hero before me, they and not you would go the Penitentiary You can go on your own recognizances." HE IS NOT IDLE Though It Is Commissioner Bell's Last Day in Office. He Calls on Mayor Clinnin and Has a Lontr Friendly Chat With iiis Honor Some Transfers 3Iau. Police Commissioner Bell gave a nurnrKe to tho boys at the City Hall to day.

He paid a visit to the Mayor's office, and ehalted as pleasantly with Mr. Chitpiii as if the Mayer had reappointed and not summarily mvd him out of the Department. The politicians expected thai, the Commissioner would at least have utayed away after the treatment he ha received at the hand i of the Mayor. In dead of showing any resentment, he coolly strolled into the Mayor's olliee, smoking a eigiir, mid dropped into a chair alonide of his Honor. The Mayor did not appear at all surprised.

In fuel, he surprised at nothing. II' Klijah It. Kennedy lud come in ami been as chummy as Bell, he would have been equally unmoved. The Mayor and ('oniuiiv, inner Bell conversed together for fully minutes, and singularly enoitgi Mr. Ch.ipin di.l no! allow his visit.

ir to do all id' the talking. Ordinal' ly the Mayor is a good listener, and content to receive rather than impart information. The conversation today was on public matters, and nothing w.is said ah. the I 'ommi sioner'a removal. was held in tie main ullice ami no attempt at secrecy was made.

That alert, intelligent and in tlriotlH iilliciai, President Thomas A. Wilson, of llrj of Assessment, sat in tin nfli palieut ly an opportunity to tall; to the Mayor. Mr. Wil on cmed to his Honor and the decapitated Cumimsioiier on such apparently friendly term but prudently said nothing. Now and ihen someone would enter the olliee and hall iu at tie; p.

et.iele. Com in'' Bi ll pullel constantly tit his cigar and at times the icin Isom I', ice hidden from view by the smo'tc. til Honor do. not Kicok it he stood Dell's ir bravely. After tie: interview a friend vire i surprise tha' Bell should have tile I neon the Mayor.

And why, pray queried the inner, coolly. I have oi't. seen the Mayor an.l 1 propose to se. him if wish to iy anything on the eve of hi remeut. from olliee, he replied: Ail 1 care to say I have 1 an order issued to 1'iu ee to day.

III iitt mtion called to the that, some of the po'iitiei'ins were exercised over the transfers nut. le by him on Wednesday and yesterday. He seemed ulterly indili'ereat and said if he found anv were aiivirihl he should go over and iin it believed that the ne Commissioner tali, cil'orts will he ma to undo some of the things which Hell i done in mis line. Conmii Haydeu v.iil assume tho dutiuM of his new ofiice to morrow mai niug at I 0 Itunior has been busy during 'lie day concerning changes which, it it said, wil! probably make in the depart neut. 'The of Deputy Commissioner 'arrell and Property Clerk Campbsl 1 are mentioned especially among who are likely to be removed.

Francis L. Dahon, who was the late Colonel Carrol. 's deputy om nissinner, will, it is thou.rht, get hit ol 1 phi Commissioner failure to reappoint him was the l'iriit of acts that displeased the party managers. Commissioner Bell made the following transfer. an I details this morning: Patrolman Louis II.

Nent'old, from FourtitenHi to Hev.mteenih Precinct; Peter ti. MoAvuy, Nineteenth to ventral office: Philip Dcgmtn, Ninth I 'I'hirteeiiih; Cornelius P. Custody. Eleventh to Tiiir Frank F. Yillaro, Second to Tenth; WihVU S.

llawk hurst, 'Tenth to Second; W. E. Vyie, Fourteenth to the patrol wagon d' the precinct; Frank Fol liar. to tch p'u me table of Tenth; V. S.

Hawks hurst, to telephone table of Second, and W. H. Fielding, to telephone table of Sixteenth Precinct. Commissioner B. II was asked this morning if then: was any truth in the statement made in the columns of a moi niir: pap that, he would organize a political parly of his own in opposition to the regular Democratic, organization.

He, said the statement w.is simply absurd and that the only thing he intended to organize was his law busim which he would take, up promptly tomorrow morning. A number of dcliiupient policemen were on hand in tho Municipal Building this morning prepared lo be hauled over the coals by Police Oommis doner Boil, it being regular trial day, and when it was announce. I that no court would bo held not a few of them breathed decidedly easier. The. Commissioner was altogether too busy to day in Attending to other matters to give up his time to trials and the batch will appear before the new Commissioner next Friday.

FIVE VEARS FOB FORGERY. No Merc in Court for Voting Vicior Von ESsilow Anions the prisoners arraigned, for snntence before Judge Moore in the Court of Sessions today was Victor Yon Billow, who had pleaded guilty to an indictment charging him with forgery in the second degree. Von Billow is a native of Brooklyn, is years old, and was employed as a salesman. He had signed his employer's name to a cheek. When he was arraigned to day his counsel, M.

L. Towns, made a plea for mercy, but Judge Moore said that tho lowest penalty for the crime to which tho prisoner had pleaded guilty was iive years' imprisonment. Then Mr. Towns wanted to withdraw the plea of guilty, but a the District Attorney was absent, his chief clerk, Mr. Walkley, objected.

"Under all the circumstances, Von Haid Judge Moore, "I don't think that five years' imprisonment is too much for you. You have, already been an inmate of tho Elniira Reformatory, and you have on other occasions escaped punishment for various reasons, in some in stinces, perhaps, becauso tho money you took was paid back and once because of the death of your mother. Her death, I fully believe, was caused to a great extent by your infamous misconduct. Your sentence is that you be imprisoned in the Kings County Penetentiary for tho term of five TUB FARMERS WERE AXGRY. Hons1' Treatment for the Advocate ot a Sugar Company, Wichita, January 31.

J. P. Armstrong, cashier of the Sunnier County Bank, at Conway Springs, fifty miles south weHt of here, w.ib attacked yesterday afternoon by a mob of 100 men, and camo near being lynched. Ho was connected with a sugar mill at the place, and tho company had promised the farmers certain prices for cane and the employes in the factory certain wages. Tho farmers claim that $28,000 is yet due them, while the employes claim 000 overdue wages.

Armstrong, in addition to being a member of the company failing to fulfill its contracts, was the leading guarantor and used his influonco to establish a credit for tho company. Trouble has been expected for some time, and yesterday at 3 o'clock a crowd collected in front of the bank, and ono of tho number invited Armstrong out. Ho complied with the retpiest. A few minutes were spent in talking the matter over. The farmors and employes Anally became so enraged that Armstrong was picked up and thrown into the middle of the street where everybody who could reach him gave him a kick.

It was propoaed to hang him to a tree nearby, but coalor judgment linally prevailed. Armstrong's injuries will probably prove fatal. BE00KLTK BUSINESS FAILURES. Thomas Earlo, dealer in suits and cloaks at 313 Fulton street, has made general assignment to Hugo Hirsh for tho benefit of his creditors. Tho liabilities and assets are not known.

J. Loring Johnson, grocer, of 283 Columbia street, made a general assignment to day to John S. Churchill for tho bonoflt of his creditors. Tho liabilities aro 052.27, tho assets $1,753.00. THE A ETIC A IK PORT.

The ship Aetica, Captain T. H. Thompson, arrived this morning at Martin's Stores with a cargo of cedar, mahogany and hides, brought from Nuevitas, from which port she sailed on tho 15th of January. Good sailing weather was had until the Aetica camo in toward tho coast, whero strong winds made tho soa very rough at tirnos and during ono galo tho ship's railing and ono of tho houses was damaged by tho forco of tho wavos. BEAT A Bl'ROLAU AND LET HIM 00.

William Zimmerman, proprietor of a hotel at Woodhavon, caught a burglar in tho net of breaking into tho barroom at 1 o'clock this morning. Ho was a Frenohman. Mr. Zimmormm beat him oror tho head with a revolver and lot him go, More of Speaker Rsed's Unprincipled Rulings. The U'srlUs of the Minority FlagTAiitlr Iirnorcd Itel'iisiii to I'nt Motions to Ai journ Republicans Dis.iustoil.

Special to the Ragle. AYAsniNMTOM, IX January 31. The blind chaplain's prayer at the ojienitic of the House session to day significantly referred to the expected proceedings. Ife gavo thauka that yesterday had ended without casualty, invoked the power of the Almighty to keep the from committing any indiscretion, and bogged that wisdom would gui le to day's deliberations. The clerk who displaced th clear voieod Democratic reader of the last (Ion spent threo tinarters of an hour stumbling and mumbliiiff through the journal.

The galleries were crowded to the walls before the gavel dropped, am! when the real business of the day began, there was uc standing room anywhere in the lobbies or in tho House gallaries. jMclvinley put the ball in play by moving tho adoption of the journal, and upon his motion de maiiding the previous question. Springer kicked the spheroid back again by moving to adjourn, lie said that he made the motion in order to givo the Committee on Utiles a chance to report a coda for the safe conduct of the House. Speaker Reed declared Springer out of order for attempting to give any reasons, declaring that Springer knew well enough that tho motion to adjourn was not debatable. Springer insisted on knowing by what rule he was out of order, and lined answered that the general parliamentary rule covered the ease.

That law seems to most persons to be worthlessly elastic anil to cover only Democrats. What Springer ami all the Democrat want is a code of rules behind which the Speaker cannot go. This is now the Democratic position: force the majority to proceed under rules which shall govern all proceedings, no matter if the rules take all power from the minority. The latter must have its rights, such as they are, well defined, and not constantly subject to tha caprice of the Speaker, especially when thai Speaker is not notably scrupulous. The Democrats would, if tho rules were brought in, make a protest against them in a manly way ami go before the country next Fall on the issue.

They will neglect no opportunity to show the country that Heed and his followers are legislating an illegal way, giving tho minority no opportunity to be heard, and, as events in the near future will prove, that such legislation is unconstitutional and inimioal to the intere. ts and wishes of the people and full of corruption. During the call of the yeas and nays, Ben Butler, having smelled a battle from afar, appeared in the background of the Republican side. The motion to adjourn was lost: yeas, 135; nays, 162. MeKinley's motion then recurring the yeas aud nays were again ordered.

During tho monotonous reading the journal the Massachusetts delegation placed threo cabio feet of roscB on the desk of ex Speaker JJanka, completely hiding that gentleman. This wan Banks' ith birthday, arid local florists were unable to fill the floral order until to day, a taut night's Charity ball and Vice President Morton's reception required all the flowers in the neighborhood. At the close of the call tho Speaker named a number of Democrats to co the quorum. Bland insisted that the Speaker announce tho vote. Heed did not notice him and Bland shouted.

"The Speaker may be dumb to my ap. peal, but ho is pursuing a course of tyranny of which this Hotme is growing Applause followed this sally for several minutes. Finally the Speaker announced tho vote yeas 1 00, no nayB. Immediately there were dozens of voices heard on the Democratic side moving to adjourn. Iloiid would not recognize them, though yesterday lleej distinctly declared motions to adjourn as always in order.

Bynvtui stood directly before the Speaker and insisted on the adjournment motion, but Iteed persisted in recognizing for the original motion approving the journal, and though Springer declared the Speaker r. disgrace to tho chair, Heed stood his ground smilingly, and ordered the yeas aud nays again. This is believed to be the lirst time the motion to adjourn has been squelched in any orderly assembly. It shows that under wh.it Iteed calla "general parliamentary la (lie Speaker is the law, and in the present case the law changes hourly to suit the vacillations of the Speaker. This is the point the Democrats make, aud the only one.

For instance Heed is known to represent certain iulluencca it Congress. He is now in a position to force hit bills through, and no doubt is expressed that h( will use his power as Speaker to force them through against tlie wishes of his owu party ii necessary. It is the method by which Ueiublieaiis will tin. scat eight Democrats that shoul 1 arouse the whole country and probably will. No Democrat will antagonize an honorable regular method, according to rules adopted by the House, by which the majority shall control, but it is certain that the majority will not lie allowed arbitrary power if any means can defeat it.

Some Republicans are already sick of Roed'i brutal and totally unprincipled and uncalled for humiliation of Democrats who rise, to make legislative mitions. A dozen of th en have declared that they do not support the Speaker in refusing recognition of personal privilege made on the Democratic side. A call for a caucus of the Democratic Kepre sentitivcs is being circulated for signature, and a caucus will probably be held to night. No Democrats voted to approve the journal, simply because they did not approve, but Reed announced a number of Democrats ure ent but refusing to vote, thereby approving tho journal by force, when the facts shoived th.it only 101 Republicans, voted for it, less than a quorum. THE UEI'01! TURS' XOTE IJOUK.

OcT isrroiiccB of uteres! in ESi ooIikj and Vicinity. Robert Scott, charged with sending a stove through threo panes of plate glass, valued at in the window of John A. Son tag's house, ij.fi Manhattan avenue, yesterday, was this morning held by Justice Goctting for examination on Tuesday. Thomas Dolan, 00 years of age, living at 243 lloyt street, became insane from the grip last night and the Third Precinct police, called an ambulance surgeon to his assistance. John Miller, of '10 Atlantic avenue, reports that on the SOth instant a thief stole an overcoat and pair of trousers from his apartment, both being valued lfftive Von Catarrh (lo see hernia of this disease un ler mieroseop j.

Get tho book on this subject iveii to ah b.y Ihe William RAllAM MICUOUE KlLLKll Uij'J l'j't'Kl St. 3 to 0 P. M. (teats Uockwood A Co. 's Cocoa.

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ANNUAL SALK OK KINK LIXKN GOODS. TA13LE CLOTHS, DAMASKS, NAPKIN'S and TOWELS; also, Tablj an Tiano Covers at So per cent. lesfa than regular prices. TO CLO.SK T1IK SKASOX: NHVVMAKKUTS, .510.00, and JACKET3, BU.oO, S.1.00 ami A lot of lino Cirsets at half vain La lies' and mistos1 fine Underwear at uroatly reduce I prices. J.

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INSURANCE" rOMfJlBS, JL APPLICATIONS. RENEWAL NOTICES A HI CIRCULARS. Etc. Printed with the utmost ucatuess Mirl dtRpatcn ttA BROOKLYN i'AGLE JOB FRIKTINtt OFWOBL; Neither of Mr. Caen's Wives Wishes Him Harm.

A Much Married Brooklynito in a Hai lem I'olicc Court An Interesting of a Dreadful Secret. Two women claim Arthur C.i a real cstato agent, who lives at :y.i Sixth avenue, as their husband, but neither is willing to proceed against him for bigamy. One of the women says that she is his wife according to the common law of the State of New York, while the other was united to him iu thy usual and ccreuio iial way. The common law better half, who was a Miss Fonr nicr, is possessed of a competency. The ceremonial Potior half has a marriage ecrtijie.tte, a child and a little poverty.

A 1.0 year old son of Caen and a woman at present in Franco lies with the common law wife and his father st Sixth avenue. Mrs. Fouriuor daun is a stately looking woman, about years of age, and dresses in exquisite taste. The rival wife is pretty, about with light brown hair and blue eyes. She lives, with her year old son, at.

1 1 Fast Ninety eighth sirect, Now York. Both appear to bo devotedly attached to the real estate agent and desperately opposed to the claims of each other. The third woman she in France is yet to he heard from. The two establishments, supported by or for the two claimants to tho possession of Caen, could not, all things considered, continue to exist very long without clashing. The inevitable, according to tho ceremonial wife, took place la it Sunday at her house, and as a result she took her troubles to the Harlem I'olice Court, where she told this story to Justice Murray: "My husband ami I have been married about two years.

Previous to that he lived for several years with Marie Founder. She was in Franco when ivo wera married. As jinra as she came back and hoard of our wedding, she became en rayed, and Caen finally went to live with her in Brooklyn. He comes to sec me on Sundays and gives me some money. He loves me, but says that the Fouruier woman knows a family secret that would ruin him ami send him to prison if she revealed it, and that she would reveal it if he left her.

On Sunday she came over with him, called mo vile tunics and slapped my face. I am afraid she will throw vitrol at me." Mrs. Fournier Caeu, accompanied by Caen and Lawyer II. A. Vieu, of 317 Broadway, New York, appeared in the court yesterday afternoon.

The ceremonial Mrs. Caon arrived later. Tears filled her eyes when she saw her husband and tilm stretched her hands out toward him. lie did not seem to altogether relish his position and cast a few longing glances in the direction of tho door. When the young wife, stood up in answer to the call of her name the color left her face and sho fell in a swoon.

Sho was carried into an adjoining room ami tho Court qne dioucd Caon. Ho Baid that be was years old. When asked if Miss Fouruier was his wife he shrugged his shoulders and said that no legal ceremony had taken place between them. "Is tins other lady your wifo "I am married to her." "Why don't yon livo with her "Because I livo with this lady," he replied. Ho said he was not married to the woman iu Franoe who is the mother of his 0 year old i on.

When Mrs. Caon had recovered from her faint Justico Murray expressed a desire to hold her husband for bigamy. At this both women became excited and refused to mako a charge against him. Mrs. Caen was then induced to make a complaint of abandonment.

On this her husband was placed under bonds in to pay her io a week. No bondsman appearing for him he was detained all night. To day, when an reporter called at the apartment honsc Sixth avenue, Mrs. Four nier Cnen had gone out. One of the tenants in the building Baid that she had not been seen thero during the morning.

Lawyer Vieu, who ai peared for her yostorday, when seen made this statement: "Caen seems to be pretty well posted on his legal position. He denies that he ever introduced Miss Fouruier as his wife in this State, but admits that he did so in Ohio. It is said that ho has at times introduced her to strangers as bis sister. Both women seem to be singularly fascinated by him. Miss Fouruier says that he at ono time wanted her to be formally married to him, but this she refused to do because he had told her that before the law she was already his ife.

did not want a ceremonial marriage because she thought that that would civo him the control of her property. In France, you know, as soon as a woman marries all that she possesses passes over to tho control of her husband. She is afraid that the Uw is similar here. I have not seen Miss Fouruier to day. but I understand that Bhe is going to deposit enough money to secure Caen's release.

I don't think there is anything in the story that she possesses a dangerous secret about him." THE SIOUX RESEIIVATION'. Land Hooihit A ntr tlie Opening of the Vast Tract. Fort S. January Fort Pierro is somewhat excited, awaiting tho proclamation opening the reservation. Largo companies of boomers have organized across the river, preparatory to making a grand rush when the time comes.

Preparations have been made for tho immediate organization of several conn tics, even going as far as to determine on thoir oliVcrs. and owing to the fact that there are several organizations some counties will be favored with two sots of officers. Every conceiv able scheme is being resorted to by the Pierro boomers to capture the town site of Fort Pierre, and the attempt on their part to have the squatters ejected from the Mile Square has proved futile. Most of the reservation boomers are parties who have been at Pierre for sometime, and aro principally township boomers and county office seekers. Since the dale of opening the reservation will probably be set ahead, the Eastern immigrant will have an equal show with the boomers here.

Tho officials in charge of the company of soldiers here havo received orders not to molest the squatters on the Mile Square, but to prevent any further settlement thereon from otittide parties. The following. is( a copy of the order published: Whom It May Concern The instructions of the War Bepartment in regard to intrusion on the Sioux reservation before it is declared open to settlement by competent authority are as follows: "Tho word used in said instructions, refers in particular to persons who enter upon the Indian reservation for the purpose of occupying ground or making claim to the same. The mere fact of entry within the reservation brings a person under supervision by the militaiy force. In cases of persons going to the Cheyenne Agency on proper business, no interference will be called for, but the military authorities will keep themselves informed as to persons who mayenter the reservation, so that while no.one will unnecessarily be interfered with, squatters may be kept off.

The Mile Square, so callod, is in tho Indian reservation, and awaits the final di termination under the recent act of Congress the report of tlie Commission which visited the Sioux last Summer. Persons now on the Mile Square or at Fort Pierre have been there for some time and were there prior to August last, when orders were issued to keep intruders off and have becii tolerated by the Interior Department. Such persons will not be disturbed on orders received, but occupancy by other white intruders on any part of sucli ground wili not be permitted." THINKS HE WAS DEFRAUDED. A Young; Man's Again! EHis E'iKlier and stepmother. An action is pending in the Supreme Court iu which Richard P.

Monzani, now of New York, is the plaintiff, and his father and stepmother, Julian T. Monzani and Eliza Jane Monzani, of Metropolitan avenue, this city, aro the defendants. In 1875 the plaintiff's mother died, leaving real estate on Metropolitan avenue, encumbered by two mortgages. When his father married again the second Mrs. Monzani purchased the mortgages, foreclosed them and bought in the property, tho plaintiff, who was then a minor, consenting to the appointment of a guardian tor himself.

IIo now seeks to recover the property, and yesterday afternoon his lawyer, H. B. Campbell, moved boforo Judge Cullen for an order for the examination of tho defendants beforo triul. Tho plaintiff in an affidavit al legos that ho was treated harshly by his father and was in constant dread and fear, but that about tho time he signed the consent to. the appointment of a guardian his father treatod him so kindly and with such consideration as to lead him to believe that ho loved him very much.

He now charges that his father and stepmother conspired to deprive him of his rights. The motion was granted so far as allowing tho defendants to be examined as to tho assignment of the two mortgages to Mrs. Monzani by the mortgagee, William Consclyea, is concerned. A YEHMCT AOAINST THE BRIDGE. Salesman Falconer Recovers for a Itrokcn Writ.

JosepliV. Falconer, a traveling salesman, in Tart I Supremo Court, New York, before Judge Smith, of Troy, this morning, got the second verdict that has beeu given against the bridgo for damages sinco its opening. Somo weeks ago a verdict for 15, 000 was given in tho Tago suit, which is to be appealed. Falconer sued for a broken wrist and got a verdict of 300. Sov oral years ago, when tho bridgo platform at the Now York end was being extended toward tho Hall of Records, ho was hurrying for a train ono afternoon, and, as ho alleges, fell over a projecting plank and got his injury.

The bridge officials Bhowcd that thero was no plank or obstruction of any kind thero at tin timo when Falconer fell. "TIM" CAMI'llEM, 4JAU.S ON THE HAVOK. Tilnothy J. Campbell, the well known Democratic politician, of Now York, was among tho visitors to tho Mayor's office to day. He had a pleasant chat with Mayor Chapin and explained that his" visit was a purely personal one.

MUSIC SHOPS IN LONDON. Ill London thoro are about 1,400 shops and factories for tho supply and sale of music and musical instruments, while in tho provinces thoro aro 0,500 professors of musio and music traders. THE NEXT FIGHT. When the noxt tariff contest is finished in 1 803 the fireworks will be paid for by Republicans, tho name as in 1888, Detroit Tribune. Men Who Refuse to Wear Tom Piatt's Collar.

Tho Confernnce Committee's Report on the Senate World's Fair Bill Rejected in the Assembly Fassett Causes More Delay. Special to the Eagle.) Albany, N. January 31. From 0 o'clock until nearly 11 this morning thcSenateand Assembly Conference committees, appointed to consider the World's fair bill, were iu session. A majority of tho Joint Committee were followers of Tom Piatt, and so they overrode all propositions advanced by Senator Cantor and Assemblyman Shechan.

The majority would not strike out the twenty two names added to the list of incorporators in the original fair bill. Finally the Republicans made a concession. On the motion of one of their number tin; names of five non residents of the City of New York were strickon from Mr. Piatt's list of twenty two. This action took from the list tho names of Louis F.

Payne, a Republican politician; A. 11. Boardman, Erastus Corning, James Wood and Ellis H. Roberts. Tho Democrats on the committee wonld not vote on the motion to strike out the five names.

Thoy desired that tho twenty two names should be printed. Tho report of the consmitteo was sent to the Senate and Assembly with souto hesitation, for it was reported that tho Millnr and Dopew Assemblymen would again refuse Piatt's dictation. Tho Saxton Ballot Reform bill was reported this morning in the Senate and will bo considered on Thursday next. Senator Chaso handed in a roport dissenting from the majority report; the report is signed by his fellow Democrats of the committee. Mr.

Chase holds that the Saxton bill is defective; that it does not provide for a registration of voters or tho punishment of corrupt practices. After these matters were considered tho Senate took a recess and the members hurried to the Assembly Chamber. Piatt's man, Acker, spoke in favor of the adoutio of tho ro port of tho Conference Committee on the World Fair bill. Messrs. 1'i h.

Mase.Oibbs and other ItepTiblicans who voted with Mr. Shcehau yesterday stoo to their guns and deelared they should vote against the adoption of tho Conference Committee's report. Mr. Fish said the Assembly Comniitteo had misrepresented the sentiment of that body; it had not fairly represented the Honest meinners. Mr.

Lewis, the Bepubliean who yesterday voted against Tom Piatt's orders, to day tried to exeu. his inconsistency in voting in committee with Piatt's henchmen. He supported Ihe report, he said, because if it were not adopted there would not be a World's Fair. Mr. Mase said it was evident that no progress would bo made if members talked one way one day ami another way tho next.

When (he uucNlinn ol' ndopting the report came to a vote tin; Plat Senators scattered about the chamber and tried to capture votes in the affirmative. The report of the Conference Committee was rejected by a vote of Yesterday Piatt's forc. were defeated in the Assembly. At night, he won a victory in securing the appointment of a friendly Conference Committee, lie won by a trick, and to day he was beaten again. 1 ii ded could not save the report, although he advocated its adoption.

Miller and Bepen's friends arc now in a position to force Mr. Piatt io ihov, them more consideration than they have been receiving at his hands. In the Senate, after the light was decided in the Assembly, Senator Cantor ivo.l that the Semite, ta no for consideration the original Assembly World's Fur Mr. Longhlin, in explaining his vote e.gsinst Senator Cantor's motion, denounce. 1 the Assembly for udi mming when it plain that then: were fatal objections to the bill hi.

should be con id Ahcarn, County voted the Democrats and so did Stewart, heouhliean. Fassett voted against the motion and endeavored to throw the responsibility for delay on the shoulders of the Democrats, iu the face of the fact that, the minority dedred to the hill at once. The motion was defeated by a vole ol' 10 to 13. I 'a then move I Unit tin: bill be taken from tho table and made a special order for n. xt Tucs cloning.

Mr. Cautir moved to amend by making the special order for Monday morning. Fii sol'. i motion was ruled out of order and on the Senator's motion the Senate adjourned. The Assembly bill now lies on the table.

Piatt's Senators arc solely responsible for to day's delay iu considering the bill. BASK U.U.Ii MATTERS. Nothing Spilled aVUic' of tlio itpiate.M. Regarding any decrease in the number of clubs constituting the National League makeup, the rumor that both Washington and Indianapolis wished to diop out of the fold has beon found to have no foundation in fact. Both Mr.

Bru and Mr. Hewett strcimou ly deny any disposition upon their part to withdraw their clubs from the league, and the league people strongly denounce any intention on their side to vote them out of tlie organization. The "iitire proceedings carried on behind the closed door oi' parlor of the. Fifth Avenue Hotel, New York, yesterday are still shrouded in mystery, but it is understool that the proposition received from Bob Leadly. the agent or' the Buffalo Chili, ot the International Association, to negotiate with the league for tho sale of some of that club's players caused no surprise and was once, referred to the Negotiation Committee.

Tho players Mr. Leadly proposes to sell are: M. H. Lehauc, Jl.ToO: C. Collins, A.

Sheper.l, Bl. C. Hamburg, 1. E. Dcnly, W.

W. Andrits, E. J. Flyuii, and J. J.

Bci ly. The motion to arrange for the apjrtioninent of per ous to bo admitted free into the respective grounds was referred to the Schedule Committee, which meets atClcvcland on March 1. At the Craml Central Hotel a meeting of tho Finance Comniitteo of the American Association was held ill tho evening, at which the advisability of admitting Brooklyn into the association was the principal theme for discussion. In addition to the committee consisting of Measrs. Phelps, Yon dor Abo and Whittaker there were present ex t'ongrcssiuan O'Neill, of St.

Louis; George K. Frazier. of the Syracuse club; J. C. Kennedy, of the proposed new Brooklyn club; Manager Chapman, of Louisville; Manager Shaiv.ig, of the Athletics; W.

W. Wallace, of the Ridgewood Park Exhibition Company, anil Manager Towers, of Boelrestcr. Mr. Wallace expressed his views and gave the terms upon which Bidgewood Park could be leased. The mooting then adjourned and resumed session shortly after 11 o'clock this morning.

Beforo the meeting Mr. You dor Ahe said that without doubt a new club would bo put in Brooklyn and that the matter would bo decided upon some time to day. At o'clock Mr. Von tier Abe and a number of the delegates were still wandering about the corridors of the hotel and had arrived at no definite decision. BOTH AGAINST THE CITY.

Two Adverse Affirmed by the Court of Appeals. Two judgments unfavorable to the city havo been affirmed by the Court of Appeals. Thomas J. Carins sued to recover damages in the City Court from the City of Brooklyn becauso his horse was injured and his wagon damaged by a rotten string piece on a pier. William Harrigan fractured his leg by falling over a broken curb stone in Hicks street and ho sued to recover damages in the Supremo Court.

In both cases the city demurred on the ground that under the provisions of the charter as amended by the Consolidation act of 1888 all persons heving claims against the city must present notice thereof to the Controller lor adjustment or settlement, and that a' complaint in any action founded thereon must contain the statement th.it they havo done so and that thirty days have elapsed sinco such notieo was presented, and that the city has refused to adjust or pay them. It was held by William J. Gaynor, who appeared for CariiiB, and by JameB C. Church, who appeared for Harrigan, that this did not include claims for damages. The Special and General Terms of both the City and tho Supreme Court decided against the city, and tho Corporation Counsel carried both cases up to the Court of Appeals.

In affirming the decisions of the lower courts tho Court of Appeals holds that the provision applies only to contracts or claims for services rendered. IN FAVOR OF TIIE BRIDGE. Mr. Xlhlmuiiil Will Support Anything' That Aids the growth of (lie City Frederick W.Uhlmann, president of the Brooklyn Union Elevated Railroad Company.had a talk with Mayor Chapin to day about the movement for the oreetion of a bridgo acroBs tho East River, to connect tho Eastern District with New York. Mr.

Uhlmann said ho was heartily in favor of tho bill on tho subjeot which had beon introduced by Senator MeCarrcn, for ho believed that a bridgo there was much needed and would tend to tho development of the outlying sections of that part of tho city. Of courso tho bridgo would help tho elevated roads. Ho favored anything which would add to tho growth and prosperity of Brooklyn. Mayor Chapin has expressed himself in favor of tho McCarron bilL FORGED HIS MOTHER'S NAME. Uponanote bearing his mothor's alloged sig.

naturo CharleB F. Moanoy yostorday obtained $5 from Grocer Honry W. Lohmor, of 448 Franklin avenue. Mrs. Moanoy pronounced tho document a forgery, and her son was arrested by Officor Joseph Cadloy beforo ho had got out of bod this morning.

He was arraigned before Justico Kenna to day and sontonced to ono year in tho Penitentiary. MRS. RUBINO'S DAMAGE SUIT. Franklin C. Norton, of Far Roekaway, is defendant in a suit in tho Supremo Court brought by Mrs.

Eugene Rnbino, of Beach, to recover $5,000 damages for au assault which, sho says, occurred on July 27 laBt. Mr. Norton claims not to know the lady at all. OFFICERS' WIDOWS RECEIVE PENSIONS. Tho namos of Ellon McGuinnoss, widow of Patrolman P.

J. McGuinness, of tho Eighth Precinct, and Mary Green, widow of Patrolman John Greon, of tho Sixth Precinct, wero placed on the police pension roll to day and they will reCeivo $300 per year from Febrnary 1. A Four Track Elevated Structure Asked For. The Lonsr Island Railroad Company Asserts That tho Construction of a Depressed Koad onld Cost Too Much. The Ninth ttapid Transit Commission, William T.

Bane, president, met this morning at the Nassau Insnranco Company's otUce, in the GavtieM Building, and took up the petition to lay out a route for rapid transit on Atlantic avenue. J. Borers Maxwell, vice president of tho Long Island Bailroad Company, at tho invitation of tho Com mis ion, appeared to express bis views on the building of a depressed road through the avenue. He threw a bucket of very cold water on the enthusiasm that had begun to develop in favor of the project in preference to an elevated structure. Mi.

Maxwell said that the Long Island Company was wiliiug to adopt any plan of an elevated road that would support four tracks east tilt he Elatbush avenue depot and either an elevated structure or ti depressed road from the depot to the ferry. In speaking of tho proposition to build a tunnel or depressed road the full length of the avenue, from the city line to the ferry, Mr. Maxwell said that the cost of such a road would be so great as to preclude the consideration of tho project by the company he represented. He said the proposition of Engineer llorunm for a de in sed roadway was for an excavation accommodating only two track'. The Long Island Hailroad operates two systems of passenger travel on Atlantic avenue.

One of these accommodated through travel for Jamaica and outlying points on the Island, ami the other travel between the. city limits and the Flatbr.oh avenue depot. 'The Ira ins on tin: latter tiie rapid transit system made frennent stops. The through trains running on the'same tracks were obliv" I to run at a slow rate of speed on account of the delays occasioned by the rapid transit trains. The Long Island Railroad Company, Mr.

Maxwell said, desired to obtain on Atlantic avenue a clear track for through travel, and this could he done only by the use of separate tracks for this traffic, necessitating a four track road for the accommodation of both kinds of travel. A depressed road of suliieient width for four tracks, by reason of its expense, would fall in the same category as that of a ttinnel. A two track road, elevated or depressed, would be acceptable to the Long Island Bailroad Company from 1'lat bush avenue to the ferry, but a tour track road alone would be satisfactory from the depot to the city line, ami, for reasons of economy, this could not be a road. No plans ive yet been submitted to the Commission for an elevated road structure, but Mr. Maxwell aid that they would be willing to build in the center of the street and not span the entire roadbed, if that would bo more acceptable.

The existence of a large water main on Atlantic avenue would, however, add grcatlj to the. and dillicuRy of building an elevated railroad of the two column pattern, such as is iu operation on Elatbush and I. in ton avenues. The cost of removing these pipes and re placing them with others that wool I permit of building foundations in the street would be about iSi.1,000 from the ferry lo the l'l ilhush avenue depol. If the city would do this work the Long Island Company wouid as time the expense.

Mr. Mm well said that several years would be required for the con truetion of a depre. ed road, during tho greater part of which lime the Long Island liiiiiro.td Company would be deprived of its roadbed; that under an agreement with Mr. Kichardson as lessees they paid him a percentage ol' the pi'oli; and that seemed to Mr. Maxwell an important matter iu connection wiih the proposal to cut open the road.

A letter was received by the Con ion from George II. Cook, of 1,01 a Bean street, which contained the following 1 realize perfectly the limitations of your position, that von must order something that wili pay to build and operate, or your work ivill amount to nothing. I recognize also the fact that, no company antagonistic, to the Long Island Bailroad interest ha i any chance ol success, so we may as well frankly admit licit it Ihe i. built it uiusi be pra. tie.dlv be made satisfactory to the raiiroiet people.

The properly owners on and near tiie avenue and those who have to cro it have i.onie rights also and your position i i Mich that 1 lulieie it will be both a duly and a pleasure to you to devise a scheme whereby both parties can be treated equitably. If voti build a heavy, clumsy four IracK iron structure it will fill up the greater partof ih roadway, will ri. in places nearly or quite lo the top of the buddings and be, noUy, dii ty an I u.i sightly blot on what otherwise might be a line avenue. Why cannot, the track be sunken and made permanent The city can well afford to pay an equitable part of the co t. As Mayor L'hapiu said when I made tins proposition to him on l.

ohalf of the Twenty fourth 's ar.l property owners: "if it could bo done Twenty fourth Ward property would jump ten feci." An meut oi'toO per lot on the lots immediately benefited would do tiie businesK, and you Mould have the satisfaction of having given to your fellow citizens the greatest punlio improvement wo have hail iu twenty years, except tiie bridge. II the elevated road is built Heavy enough to carry four tracks, with the heavy trains of Long Island Bailroad. you will have something to turn away from in disgust and mortiiication every time you look at it. IT IS XOT UEADY. VToodnifPx Iti ply to SJujrfretl's t'icry Mr.

Franklin Woodruff has left town for Boston. When asked when his statement answering the charges made by ex Senator Daggett would be ready he said: "There is so much to do on it that it will not bo ready for publication until Monday. I will be back from Boston on Saturday night and until the statement is ready I must decline to discuss the matter. On Monday the papers will have a full and explicit answer to all charges. I have labored hard and earnestly for the purification of politics in Kings County, and the abuse that has been heaped on me will only rellect on those who have been guilty ol' it.

1 have not illegally influenced a delegate ami did not spend as much as a penny improperly to secure my election. The statement which I shall make will show the whole matter up' in its true light." Messrs. Fischer, Leaycraft and Barrow will be in the cily to day and their end of the statement to be prepared will be ready for Mr. Woodruff on his return. Tho committee on the re enrollment of the Twelfth Ward, which was to have met last night, will meet this evening at Lawrence street.

The quarrel between Mr. James Johnston, of that ward, and Henry of the Twenty Ward, has been adjusted in a manner satisfactory to Mr. Johnston. During the hist campaign Mr. Niemitz, it will be remembered, applied some harsh terms to Mr.

Johnston. Their difference grow out of the fact that Johnston turned over the control of the Twelfth Ward association to Niemit, in order that he might retain his place as superintendent of laborers under the Cleveland Administration. In this Mr. Johnston was only successful for a time and had a bitter fight when he again attempted to get control in the Twelfth Ward. After he succeeded in so doing Mr.

Niemilz moved to the Twenty second Ward and said things about Mr. Johnston which prompted the latter to bring suit against Niemitz for $5,000 damages for slander. That suit has been settled and Mr. B. A.

Morrison, Mr. Johnston's lawyer, is in receipt ol the following letter: A. Morrison, Dkau Slit In a heated talk on the 4th of November last and in a discussion relating to political affairs I spoke against James Johnston, your client, and among other things used expressions which were probably understood as a statement that he was a thief. Iliad no intention of making that charge, and if it was made or understood as made I withdraw it and apologize to Mr. Johnston lor what was said.

Yours respectfully, Nikmitz. Mr. Michael Nathan, the newly elected delegate to the General Committee from the Twenty third Ward, was last night presented with a handsome gold watch by his friends and admirers. The presentation occurred at his home, Fulton street, and was made by Alderman 1'. Thomas, ex president of the ward association, who read in that connection the following: Iu recognition of the faithful and efficient services for the past three years of our esteemed secretary, Mr.

Michael Nathan, his friends hereon subscribed, desirous of showing their appreciation of sueli services in a manner suitable and substantial, present him with this gold watch. D. W. Northup, D. A.

Baldwin, E. 1'. Thomas, Otto Witte, F. B. Melieady, George L.

Weed, Henry A. Smith. O. li. Lockwood, T.

C. McKay, C. K. llota ling. It.

llalsey, George II. Webb, G. N. Dick, W. J).

I'arkinson, J. B. Ilo ford, J. W. Newberry, H.

James Ililey, Gustav Nathan, William Herod, II. W. Michell, C. S. Phillips, William Lidgate, W.

G. l'ierson, Bichard lias sard, F. i. W. Armour, H.

Bdgerton, William Nathan, H. D. Waterlmry, Louis Heiiwoth, William Keek, T. II. It.

Bagot, Charles Cooper, Alexander McOauky, Charles H. Bedell. W. B. Harrison, William l'arrott, B.

K. Houthworth, Charles Toad, James Becky, W. J. Logan, H. Schloss, T.

C. Melieaii, 1'. C. Grening, 0. 1).

Pier nun. A. C. Atkins, E. lv Magill, J.

B. Skinner, A. G. t'erham, T. T.

Calhtghaii, Itevilo Wells, George J. Bond, William II. Bond, Itobert Smith, C. F. Cumin, Arthur K.

Jones, A. Buchanan and John B. Snider. All of the HubscriberB were present and enjoyed the collation which was spread. A handsome purse was also raised to help tho widow of tho late McDonough, who is in destitute circumstances.

Messrs. Hassard. McKay and Nathan were appointed to present the same. DAMAGED THE 1I0NKV. The schooner William H.

Jones, Captain J. afford, arrived at the A. C. Woodruff Stores yesterday afternoon after a voyago of thirteen days from Naevitas, from which port she brings a cargo of cedar, mahogany and honey. Bad weather was encountered during most of the trip, tho schooner meeting with a number of small saleH, but receiving only slight damage and a shaking up of the cargo of honey, a few packages of which were broken open.

MIL HbAlSKS DALUHTKltVERY ILb. Washington, D. January 31. Mrs. Coppincer, oldest daughter of Secretary Blaine, is critically ill with inflammation of tho brain at her father'fl residence.

Sho haB beon sick for some time, but lato yesterday afternoon Bhe grew rapidly worBO and this morning her condition was regarded as so serious that a consultation of physicians was had and she was pronounced critically ill. President Harrison called at (lie Blaine mansion personally at 11 o'clock, to extend his sympathy. Lieutenant Colonel Coppinger, her husband, who is now on a tour of inspection in the West has beon summoned by telegraph. THE AMKUICAS SQUAPKON. Paws, January 31.

The American Squadron of Evolution will arrivo at Toulon oarly in February and will romain twenty days. The vessels ot. the squadron will take on board a frenh supply of provisions there. FRIDAY EVEXIXG. JAXUAKY 31, 1SU0.

THEIR BIG HAUL Claassen and Pell Worked for a Large Stake. How a Brooklyn Cashier Discovered the Game in Timn to Call ft Turn on tlio Conspirators General Jourdan's Connection With the Affair Explained The Law's Oflleers in Search of Suspected Parties. In banking and in business circles in this city and Now York the one subject of conversation today is the bold an.l daring attempt of General V. 3. Claasen, of liroo'dyn, and his associates, to make fortunes ly an original and illegal system of running tlie Sixth National, the Equitable and Lennox banks, of Now York.

From out of the wreck of the banks there arises too figure of one honest man, who, by his individual and courageous conduct prevented Claason and his confederates from completely wrecking the institutions that they had obtained control of and beggaring thousands of innocent depositors. A. Ellicott Colson, of 200 Washington avenue, this city, is the hero of the hour. Ho is the oasltier of the Sixth National Hank, in New York, is a'gray haired, line looking old gentleman and, with his famiy, attuids St. James Episcopal Church, on the Hill.

General Claassen and his wife and daughter were also members of St. James Church. Mr. Onirics A. Colson, Cashier Colson's eldest son, is Justly proud of his father's Bucccss in bringing to bay the rascals who planned the destruction of the Sixth National Hank.

Tho young man is in the woollen goods business on Worth street and lives with his father at Washington avenue. When asked what ho knew about the ingenious financiers, one of whom, Georgo II. Tell, is now in Ludlow Street Jail, Mr. Colaon said: "I do not care what tho Clearing House people or anybody else says ahout the discovery of this gigantic fraud. There would not have been a cent left of the valuable securities of tho.

Sixth National Bank had it not been for my father. Ever sinco General Claassen and his directors obtained control of the bank my father's position haB been a. most trying one. Many of the depositors in the Sixth National were personal and life friends of his. He desired, of course, to protect their interests, and yet, as cashier of the bank, he could not very well work against the men who wtro in control of it.

he wa between two tires. The other day, however, he discovered tho receipt given by Mr. I. eland to General Claassen. Then, for the lirst time, ho realized that something was seriously wrong, lie took a copy of the receipt, went before a notary public, and swoi'C to it, and thou visited the Clearing House and told all he knew to Mr.

Camp. A meeting of the trustees of the Clearing House, as you know, v.8 then called and an examination of the affairs of the Sixth National Bank was ordered, and the whole outrageous scheme of villainy was discovered. My father acted in time to prevent all the gilt edged securities of the bank being disposed of. As it is, over of them have been recovered. Claassen and his friends tried every means in their power to get hold of my father and get him to go in with them.

They were to give a big banquet the last of this week and they tent my father an invitation to come to it, but ail iiie time they mistrusted him and were planning to get rid of him. We jn.it discovered this morning that they had made all their arrangements to discharge my father from his position as cashier to day and they had picked out the man who was to step into his bhoes. It in my father's opinion that none of the depositors of the Sixth National Bank, or, in fact, any of the banks involved, will lose their money." When asked why Mr. Charles Leland had allowed himself tw be duped by a man like George II. Pell, who possessed so shady a Wall street record, Mr.

Colson said: "Well, the fact of the matter is, Mr. Leland was after the money. These men offered him a big sum and he jumped at it. He like a That's all there is about Xlffi Claassen family resides on Clinton avenue, on the west side, between DeKalb and Wiliough by. The family consists of General Claassen and his wife and daughter.

'They are not very well known to fashionable people on the Hill, although tlieyare attendants at St. James' 1'. E. Church and live handsomely in a richly furnished brown etono house in one of the best neighborhoods of tho city. In Grand Army circles General Claassen has a number of acquaintances.

In ISO' he was colonel of the One Hundred and Twenty second Kegnnenl, New York Yoluuteers, known as Jourdan's regiment. He is reported to have been a good soldier and made a creditable army record. Since the war he has been a sort of speculator in almost everything that he thought a dollar could be made out of. In he was a member of the banking and brokerage, linn of Dodge, Potter A' Co. Its ofiice was in Pine street, New York.

The firm went out of business several years ago. Claassen's name has been mixed up in a rather unfavorable way in some mining stocks peculation, and his schemes have not always been of a character to recommend themselves to conservative businessmen. Four years an lie opened a luxurious ofiice in the Potter Ponding, New York, ami circulated a report to the ell'eet that he represents a syndicate that proposed build a system of elevated roads in Chicago. Capitalists did not run after him and his scheme did not work. The offices in thePotter Building were then closed and General Claassen disappeared.

Of late he has been seen a good deal about the uptown hotels ami financial centers in New York City. He is a pleasant, all'abie man. given to ths enjoyment of the good things of life, and in his way a mild rounder, His wife and daughter are ciniiicutly resoectable, and, indeed, those that know them ji Brooklyn speak them in the highest terms. 'Vhe ladies drive about in a handsome carriage Jul wear diamond earrings and fur cloaks, but hey are not pretentious and do not seem to care to any special display of their wealth. Much lympathy is expre ed for General 'laasncn's family.

The genera! him If w.n invisible to day. lie was at home last night, but decline 1 to see anybody. 'There is a report to the effect that Cashier Van Zandt, of the Lenox fill is to be arrested to day. The feeling in New York and in Brooklyn is very bitter against Claassen ami his associates, particularly George Pell. One indignant depositor voiced the sentiment of the business community when lie said, "There ought to be a law so that these fellows could be strung up and the talking done ward." Mr.

Camp was not visible at the Clearing House this morning, but one of the. trustee in referring to the financial sensation of the hour, said: "Claa. sen and Fell are a pair of most consummate scoundrels. Pelfs career ib well known and Claassen's is almo.t as shady. Jt was evidently the intention of these men to do a kiting business between tuft three banks by using the Sixth National as the body of the kite and the Lenox Hill ami tin: Equitable as the two tails, they had had a few months' time they might have been able to steal millions of dollars, it is the old lv business over again robbing Peter to pay Paul.

It is the opinion of the trustees of the clearing house that the new directors in the Sixth National Bank, as they did not tpialify, were not really directors; therefore that General Claassen was not the president and that their taking of tin securities from tiie Park Bank was a criminal act lor which they can bo prosecute. 1. I eonsi Charles I. eland an honett man. but he lo.

his head completely, lirst, in allowing these rascals to purchase his stock, knowing, he did, that mo of the depositors bad implicit cunlidence in him on account of the magnificent record of iiis father, the late president of the Sixth National Bank. General Claassen's Brooklyn residence adjoins the house occupied by George Staiuer, Henry Ives' late partner, and Claassen's method of doing business was almost identical with that of the young Napoleon of finance. Claassen knew tint there were valuable gilt edge securities in the possession of the Sixth National Bank. Therefore, he offered Mr. Belaud an enormous sum for his stock.

Liland Mas paid for his stock with his own money. Sort of funny. wa sn't it Gem nil Claa. s.en called upon General Juiirdaii this morning and told him he would have a statement in tiie matter ready for publication shortly. General Jourdui said to an E.v.iu; reporter this morning in regard to his connection with tho case: "A few days ago, about the in.st., I was visited at my ofiice in this city by General P.

J. Claassen, gentleman long and favorably known to me, who requested mv assent to serve a. a director iu the Sixth National Bank, in New York City, of which institution he informed me that he had ju.sl. been chosen president. 1 I'elt very strongly disinclined to assume any further bnsint ss cares or responsibiliti.

s. But upon his statement that my service such relation diip would all'onl him gratification confer a great personal favor, I finally gave a reluctant consent. But with this reservation, however, that should I find it too great a tax upon my time to give proper attention to the duties of a director and having no stock nor any participation iu the affairs of the concern, neither contemplating any beyond perhaps a small holding necessary to qualify lue for directorship, and with which he offered to furnish me at the tame price that he had paid for it per share, I should consider myself free fo withdraw at any time. As a matter of fact I never hail any stock in tho bank nor was I any way connected with iis affairs, my whole interest in the matter arising out of a willingness to oblige General Claassen, ho being, with one other exception, wherein I had but a slight personal acquaintance, the only individual connected with the bank of 'aliom I had any knowledge whatever. On tho inst.

I received notice of my election as director. On the I was notified to attend a meeting in order to qualify. This meeting occurred on the following Monday at 1 P. at which time circumstances rendered it impossible for me to attend, and further reflection continuing my doubt as to my ability to give proper attention to the duties of a director, I resolved to withdraw from my previous consent and immediately dispatched a note to General Claassen, intended to reach Iron before that meeting, notifying him to this effect. The mail of the 'Inst, brought me, nevertheless, a note from Genera! Claassen, which, while acknowledging receipt of my withdrawal, urged me to attend and qualify at a meeting to ho hold on the afternoon of the day following.

To thin invita Special to the Eagle.) Washington, D. January fll. Ernst Nathan got some significant advice from tho President of the United States to day. He called at the White House with Congressman Wallace, and after an introduction Mr. Harrison said he was glad to see the Brooklyn Collector, whose olliee, he understood, had been efficiently conducted, lie hoped that tho Collector would continue to give his lime to Government business that was what he was appointed to do.

Mr. Harrison said he wanted all his appointees to do their work. This is Congressman Wallace's version. Mr. Wallace says that the visit was thoroughly pieasant.

Nathan will probably end his ini ston to Washington this afternoon. He has failed to get that for he primarily left Brooklyn. The Commissioner of Internal Revenue has informed him emphatically and distinctly that no additions will be allowed to tho Brooklyn force. Judge Ma on said he thought a Bepubliean ought to be able to carry on the business with a certain number of employes as well as his Democratic predecessor. If he could not it would be better for the Government to retain the Democrat in the interest of economy.

Nathan made an angements to again lease the present building for his offices, but learned that he would have to move into the new Federal Building in another year. THE isMcvnotss. Washington, 1). "1. For Eastern New York, light rains: warmer; southwesterly winds.

what nitooitr.yN iTES may rxri XT. "'there is a storm iu the lake region this said Sergeant Dunn to day, "and it is generally disagreeable and raining in all of the Stales east of the Mississippi. It is warmer in all States, except the Northwest, where a cold wave has developed and registers UO degrees below zero in Miimerota and Dakota. "Brooklyuites may expect cloudy, rainy and warmer weather for the next twenty four hours, followed by colder, fair weather." r.r.couo or THKiiMOMr.TF.it. The follow ing is the record of the thermometer an kept at the Brooklyn Daily Eagle office: 10 A.

40 1 A. M7 4'! 0 A. I'. 411 8 A. I'.

41 eiunei saure to to' 'Itl AYcrae.o tuiHpuvauiro same da oi fait yusr water. The following is the official announcement of the time and duration of high water at New York and Sandy Hook for to morrow, February 1: A. 'i'TM. Tiini. It lit.

Ti.no. Iloisln. 1 lliso. Fall. n.

m. )'" it. 11. m. Foot.

.1 it. I n. a. New York. .0 4.5 baucfj' U'k! 4.7 :i.o i t).

4.1 I 0:11 MOVEMENTS OF OCEAN VKSSEbS. ARRIVID FRIDAY, JANUARY 31. Kichmomt Hilt, London, Now York, lltnial, Antwerp, New ork. India, St. Ann's liny, Now York.

Anjdia, Muiliterninenn ports. New York. M'isconsin, Liverpool, New York. AHIUVKO AT COKKION l'OHTa. ISnhfmnro, tjnemilown.

ltiujia, New York passci the Lizard. THE KI.KVATKW HAlI.ltOAD TAX CASE. The hearing in the suits brought by tho elevated railroads of the city against tho Board of Assessors for a reduction of the assessed valuation of their property, put down for to day before Ileferee K. E. Connelly, did not occur, owing to the absence from town of Assistant Corporation Counsel Greenwood.

A date for the next hearing lica not yet been lixod. A FltKNCH COAST SINKIXfl. Foreign engineers 'roport that at the present rate of sinking tlie noriiiorn coast oi j. raiicc nui. in a few centuries, be completely submerged.

COPIKS Of It A P. HOOKS. Copies of rare boolis and editions are now man ufactured in Germany and France by means of a chemical process. 'The f'ao similes are good, but their durability is uncertain. ILLUillXATIXfi S.UXTLT Tho electric light has found a curious use in Rnssia orthodox Russia, of all countries for illuminating uaintly images in cathedrals.

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