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The sun., 1890-08-30
WAS rRoUB1EsoME AND COT SHOT
Young Luman Likely to Die By <he Hand
OF an Angry Barkeeper.

Young Luman Likely to Die By <he Hand
OF an Angry Barke eeper.
As result Of barroom brawl William
Luman, a 1S-year-old glass sign painter, Of 40
East Seventeenth street. Is lying at Bellevue
Hospital with o bullet through his body, and
William Kehoe. the bartender OF ] ohm C. Foley's
saloon at 296 First avenue, is under arrest
According to the statement made by Kehoe to
Capt Cllnchy 1t was about 4 o'clock yesterday
afternoon when Luman came 10 the saloon, He
or some OF his friends went into the closet and
turned the faucet, letting the water run over
the floor. Kehoe demonstrated, and there
was o fight Kehoe says Luman struck
him and that he struck back. after which they
clinched. Bystanders separated them and Lu-
man was put out Of the pllce. In less than
five minutes, according to the bartender, he
came back. Kehoe attempted to put him out.
there was another fight and Luman was put
out for the second time. He had been gone
but few minutes whom he again entered the
third time he went out fIom behind the bar
and made for him. Luman turned and went
out but kshos fooged Loved and as humsR reach
struck Luman In the right side oI the back a nd
ranged forward and across the body, trayers-
and lodging Just under The skin be-
tween the, ninth and tenth ribs on the
,st sdS aS. nn%S% So % forward md
him and started to take him TO Bellevue. Re
hoe went back into the saloon and put up his
revolver. an old. fashioned Smith & Wesson OF
so calibre It had four bullets still left in 1t for
other disturhers.
Luman got as far as Duffy's undertaking
establishment at Eighteenth street and First
avenue. and fell. An ambulance took him the
rest OF the way. and a policeman ran to The
saloon and arrested Kehoe. who was calmly
polishing his Rlasses. apparently indifferent
to what had taken place. Roundsman Qulg-
man lay, reaching there Just as the ambulance
from Bellevue backed up.
LumRn. Lumnn looked at Kehoe minute
and answered. q" Yes, that's the man" At the
Coroner Hanly took humans ante morton
statement last night Luman said he guessed
Kehoe was foolinR. and had no intention Of
shooting him.
The sun., 1890-08-30
Ms. NnDDEnBUnN,s Posr O11roE
ne was Practically Psstaastsr snd 0olS
Ratren Of the 0nise at orAnGe Cam.

ne waa Practically Postmaster snd 0ols
PatrSn or ths oGss st orNsGs Camp.
wAsuIsvrou. Aue. 2e.--postmastsr-Gensr neral
| wanamaksr cent to the House to-day an an
ewer 10 the resolution OF that body Of Aug 10.
calling on lin for informal rs TO the charge
that gross frauds had been practised on the
Tost once Department by Alexander J. We'd
derburn. in connection with the transmission
through tho mails OF the National Farm and
FIreside at one-eighth OF the lawful rate: that
the newspapers printed in Alexandria Va.
were mailed at Post once called Grange
Camp, established at Wedderburn's request
ono Of whose employees was Postmaster; and
that upon investigation tho ofiioe WAS disoon-
tinuod. and that criminal proossdInRs were
not instituted against Wedderburn on account
OF the interposition OF the Agricultural De-
partment
The Postmaster. enernl says the resolution
reached the department. on Monday Aug. IL.
He had left the city for few days on the pre-
cedlnR Friday. and the third Aaaistant Post
master General. who, In addition to himself
alone, had full KNOWLEDGE Of all tho facts In the
case was absent at tho dssthbsd Of his
mother. Immediately on bis tho Postmaster
eporasl return he Ssys Oaused the Hapsrs
bis departmsns has bad no SosrcspondieSissS S In
Slsf Sass the SuPS PoSsS sasr GOsorai Coz says RS
Departments inySsugAdon di,ol9ses that
Mr. Wedderburn's j. SxeT; T;ioas on April a. 1887;
that an order for Its discon;inuanco was made
on April IL. 1883, which order Was rescindod
Postmaster. and who served as such until tho
office was discontinued. was not resident OF
the place. performed none OF tho official duties,
and was Postmaster IN nnme only The buai-
ness Of the Post once was performed by one
Wedderburn to obtain bis supplies Of postage o.. S
paper without requiring advance payment Of
postage lboth OF these being aots In violation
lHW and ~ p alleged e have received all tho
Mr.. Wodderburn, therefore. the Postmaster
General says, although not an employee OF tho
Post o6ice at Grange Camp. mailed his papers
cent there other man matter from Alexandria
lis stamp cancellations exercising all the
power OF the Postmaster. realizing all Its bene-
fits, and being almost it's sole patron. It thus
resulted that while the receipts OF the otllco
during itR existence amounted to l,495.8l,
9l,2l5.02, or 81 per cent. Of the whole went to
pSy e p0m ses
derburn,s averaged little moro than two
cents day
the salaries % the Post Offices at Washington
and Alexandria are fixed by law and the COM
pensetion Of the respective Postmasters 10 not
ton OF stamps, tho whole or nearly the whole
Of these commissions, Sl,215.02, paid on the
cancellations of mail matter diverted from the
the Government. The office was therefore
discontinued. The answer says the paper has
not vet been denied admission at second-class
ard the department is awaiting further proofs.
Tho Postmaster General concludes with o
ton Of Wedderburn has been submitted to
the Attorney General for his opinion.
The sun., 1890-08-30

It will Enter Brooklyn at Fortleth Street
and Connect by Rail with the City's Heart.
Erastus Wiman has long cherished the idea
OF tunnel to conpect Long Island with the
great tunnel lines In New Jersey. Several
months ago he Incorporated the Staten Island
and New jersey Junction Railroad 10 extend
six miles from the Arthur Kill bridge straight
across q ravine Of SLaten Island to a point
above Fort WadsWorth. A few days ago, under
the general lava Of the State OF New York he
got the same charter modified SO as to IrovidO
for an extension Of the road, In the form OF o
tunnel. under the bay to Bay Ridge. at point
below Gowanus Bay. near Fortieth street.
Mr.. Wiman said last that night he had plenty
Of capital 70 push the project It Will be fur
ment the support OF the railroads on Long ISL
and is obtained One tor TWO railroads. be
said. had offered to make a connection with
tho tunnel at GowanuS Bay and handle all the
freight which might come through. but he
hadn't Interested the Long Island Railroad
nor .asT n the %o nas Inc
Brooklyn. Tbia is necessary before Mr.. WI
mans u baekers VII come come to me front; 49,,
ness men had hailed the scheme with rejoicing.
and that NJ Without doubt ~ railroad c0mpany.
ern end Of the tunnel with the Brooklyn
Bridge and navy yard. would have no din.
Guilty IA getting necessary franchises from the
Third avenue and several other lnes, hS
thinks. could readily be extended TO incladS the
necessary privileges.
skirttnG the eastern shore OF the East River
from Gowanus Bay mp 10 ASTORIA, whore q tun.
the New x0r New Haven
tinuous railroad line from Boston to the South.
west. saving brooklyn from the expense and
sonslly is Interested only In the Staten Island
railroad and tunnel project.
The sun., 1890-08-30
Moulau,t WLoop WI,Lout 1xh,.L.x

DETROIT Aug. 29.-of all the strikes ever
struck Detroit has tho ou.eresL A lot OF In
dians from the upper peninsula are employed
to give their war whoops and generally dis
port themselves as Indian braves at 80
much Der dion and keeping. They objected
this morning 10 giving two exhibitions day.
and took of thslT war paint and feathers. II
was, soon learned that the real cause OF the
& ho Cutting on aSs otSs sppDy feWsts TSSy
got three square drinks OF Whiskey day the
first two days, and :hSn the supply was lopDed
of altogether They Kicked and would not give
another whoop unl6as thSlr dema ands were COM
piled with, The strike Eas settled by resum-
Ing tho drinks and the Indians now get three
drinks per dem-Rbout quart each.
The sun., 1890-08-30
Ridina Araatmifs.
zoRpEDo TESTS At W11LErs po1Su
Final Preparations to Try Gen. Abbot,p
System on the Quinn chang.

Byotom On the ouinnebnuG.
Tho Board Of Engineers for Sea Coast De.
fences. composed OF Gen. a. L. Abbot. Gen. q
B. Comstock. Col. D. c. Houston, and Col. @. l.
Gillespie, went to the United States engineer
ing school at willets Point, L. l.. yesterday to
see II the condemned corvette QuinnebauR,
draught sixteen feet would explode submarine
torpedo mines in the Sound. They returned
no wiser than tney started. because delays In
preparing for the experiment caused the post
ponement Of It till another day.
Tho system OF torpedo protection that It 10
proposed to test 10 an invention OF Gen. Abbot
1t has worked satisfactorily with smaller
boats, but It has been reserved for the old
QuinnebauG to show Just how the system will
operate with war ships. Buoyant torpedoes
arc TO be used In the experiment Torpedoes
OF this class are spherical and vary from
thirty-two to forty-eiGht inches IN diameter.
To their lower side IL attached q chain and q
1000 pound anchor. Above In O cable which
conducts electricity to the inner mechanism OF
the she'll At Willets Point, seven torpedoea
or one-third Of grand group. are to be tried.
sodStsd one With seven sores Ths fSnS TSn:
under water and In the present case, comes
In which the ,system is worked. The torpedoes
are anchored few feet below the surface as
and are lald about 100 feet apart. When ves-
sci. In passing over, strikes q torpedo the sig
nal electric current notifies the man in the case
mate by ringing bell and thro wing MP q drop
OF al operating table which exposes the num-
ber Of the torpedo. A switch is turned and the
firing current put on. This traverses the
cable and. passing through the lorpedo's up
per part or buoys, runs down one copper wire
Of the fuse to whore a thin piece of platinum
bridges to another wire. The platinum. being
poor conductor. is bnrned and some such
su distance as gun cotton surrounding It, g-
nited. Then 100 pounds or more Of explosive
matter goes on ana the navy that owned the
ship above is Just one ship out.
The test at Willet's Point was ordered By
Gen. Thomas !. Cssey. Chief Of Engineers, Of
R. King. the commanding oificor OF the post,
aged by Lieut- ]. g. Warren.
Yesterday the torpedo boat Bushnell. under
the command Of Lieut. +. Il Skunk. laid tho
bulk o. the tornedoes in n line from east to
west. Toward the end. however she slipped
her anchor so badly that operations were
abandoned shortly after 4 o'clock. As there Is
no OK posive mater In the shells, the results
OF the experiment will be determined by the
excellence with vhioh the eiRnals are carried
in 10 the casemate and a subsequent examina-
tion OF the torpedoes to see II the platinum
bridge was burned by the firing circuit. con-
nectOn will also be made with fuses arranged
on shore and whsn these explode the observers
will know how things look In the submarine
mines. Other torpedo tests will DO probably
made and the experiments are likely to cover
several days.
The sun., 1890-08-30
oe1N1oNs oF rHE EAnnnRa
Rosuit OF shA Tarss Days' Session Sf thsir
Naen0nol Coneraan.

Rosuit or ahA TSrss Dnyu' Session ef thsir
Nssisnai Coaerssn.
COUNCIL BLuTr. Aue. 2e.-At the third and
last days' session Of the Farmers National
ConRress yesterday . vote was taken to select
tho State In which the next meeting should bs
held OF all the States but three were named
The result OF the vote wUo: Colorado. 80; MI
nois, "a: Missouri, 1873 1t was decided tc
allow the Missouri deleaation to select the city,
the promise being mado that It would not be
St Louis or Kansas City. The date was fixed
as the soeond Tuesday alter the first Monday
In November 1891.
The result Of the Farmers ConRress en-
bodies itself in tue work Of the Committee on
RESOLUTIONS This committee hns held LONG
sessions, and the discussions were calm and
diRnined From tho first vote It was evident
that the committee was divided over the strict
lines Of the two systems Of political economy
now being discussed Mt all the political meet
inRs In this country. One part believed in the
doctrines OF the Republican party. The other
declared that depression was Rroat and gem
volume of the circulating medium. aud . great
reform In the tariff. great many rosoluii Ions
were acted upon; some OF very radical char
received the approval OF the committee:
. .hssotued That we demand OF Congress most
liberal appropriations for the Improvement ny
all practicable means OF our interior water
ways which shall make them, instead Of
sources OF disaster and obstruction to large
sec. sections q our country. useful rs great ns- @
tional highways for commerce and trade. We
demand the unlimited coinage Of silver, the
abolition Of the national banking laws, the re-
tusRl Of our national Government to extend
tho charters of national banks, now In ex-
lstenoe. and the issuance OF full legal tender
Treasury notes in lieu OF national bank notes In
suticient yo!ume to meet the business de-
manIs Of the country and tho constantly In
"Hesoped, That we nre in favor OF a Copsti-
tutional amendment making United States
Sen ators elective by the poople. We believe
that the farmer Is paying more than his Just
proportion OF taxes; therefore We favor q
graduated income tax law. TO- the end that the
incomes Of tho wealthy may bear their share
OF Govern nmental support.
Resotred, That this Congress demands tho
amendment OF the patent law SO shat the ex-
elusive use OF an Invention be limited 10 ten
years.
=. .Resolred That ut the Columbian Exposition,
to eo held In Chicago In 1893, the AGRICULTURAL
and horticultural interests SHOULD be most
prominently. aud Grandly represented. and to
that end It 10 recommended that the various
State Legislatures make liberal appropriations
for the credlteble exhibition Of the aRricul-
tprnl and horticultural resources and poesi-
bilities OF their respective States.
The sun., 1890-08-30
Thls Man Takes Only CarpetO.

Mary Monning Of 20 East Broadway bought
$40 worth OF carpets from Cowperthwat. ON
Park row. some timo ago. On Thursday An
drew Newcombe called at her house, pretend
ing to represent Jordan & Moriarty, another
furniture dealing firm. and exhibited q card
signed Meeker. demanding the immediate re-
turn OF the carpets. Mrs. Manning did not un-
derstand why she should return the carpets.
dialely reported the matter to COWperthwait,
who communicated with Jordan q Moriarty.
1t was evident that Mrs. Manning had been
swindled, and the case was placed In the hands
OF Detective CanRvan OF the Oak street station.
Canavan arresed Newcombe on Worth ST eet,
yesterday in $500 bail 10 appear for trial
The sun., 1890-08-30
DITED OFF THE CHICAGO
CoxsWaln Bell and Landsman 5lInoy n
Their Grog with Salt Water

Coxswaln Bell and Landsman 5lInoy MiH
Their GroE with Salt Water.
AyounR landsman named Slnsy and grad
uated American apprentice named Bell, who Ii
rated as coxswRin. returned on Wednesday
night to the United States cruiser Chicago.
flagship to the White Squadron. from leaves Of
absence Of ten days. They had overstayed
their time several days. and were evidently
just recovering from spree. Sliney was at
tached to the Admiral's barge, and had un-
usual liberties. and Bell being an American
and q petty officer. didn't have q hard life
aboard ship
Just after they returned to the cruiser they
seemed 10 have determined to get Off her
Officer Of the Dock Albert Niblack said last
night that the young fellows jumped together
into the rushing tide of the North River. The
sentinel who saw them gave the alarm. and
started in pursuit OF the fugitives. Sliney was
found olingng to the upper part OF the ships
pulled aboard almost perfectly sober and filed
with regret ne is now in the ships hospital
up: Qflicer Nip!ack said last night:
.,,9 I 40 not think the yo9ng @ fellows fell would have
msadiln condition. They viii III be- &c court eT MAJ "a
tailed, nevertheless, for their silly attempt. 1t
is a mistake to. tn nix that there have peen
large number OF desertions from the White
Squadron since its return from abroad The
desertions have been lew. On The Chicago, the
men are apparently pretty contented. There
were only three desertions from the ninety
three hard-worked men in the engineer de-
paLtment from rom the time we LEFT here until our
marines than among the saiors."
The Chicago received orders tho other day
to proceed to the Boston Navy Yard for repairs.
dangways bad been pulled up. all boats were
aboard, and the ship was inst about to weigh
anchor when q messenger rowed alongside
with despatch from the Secretary mf The
Navy ordering the ship TO remain ut her an
choraRe for further Instructions. 1t is con-
iertuTed that she will be sent 10 tho BROOKLYN
Navy Yard instead OF away up to Boston.
The sun., 1890-08-30
BASE BAIL RUINkD HIM.

He Doomed and Bet the Newark Club.
and Now the Police Want Him.
George P. Lehiitter. a well-known member OF
the Riverside Athletic Club OF Newark and
manager of the Riverside base ball team. Ia
wanted by the police OF Newark for robbing his
employers. ost Co., druggists in Bowery
street. He disappeared from the store week
ago. leaving a note stating that he had taken
Sl75, which he would repay later.
rittor. wholesale liquor dealer. OF 806 West
Thirty,eight street.. In this city. Last year
hle father ttted Ut, . handsome drug. store in
Bellovill0 avenue. Newark, and put his boy in
charge; taking . ehattel mortgage 10 secure
business for base ball and that his father fore
closed the mortgage, AT the beginning Of the
team and paid the travel Ing OK pengss In homes
OF getting the money back from gate receiptS
He lost heavily. but he kept paying until last
Saturday. when he took the club to MouPt Ia
Again he was a loser BY his IibOrality.
Capt. DAILY and hls men have been looking
for the young man Tor three days and he will
be arrested on sight
The sun., 1890-08-30
SHE BECAME MRS. CLAM.
A Race the Road In Michigan for the
Hand OF Pretty Widow.


LAPEER. Aug. 29.-Lewls Clam lives In Burn
side township, this county, 30 does Albert But
lor. likewise pretty young widow. Both Clam
and Butler fell In love with the widow and she
kept them both on the string. Clam called ON
her Tuesday night and told her how much he
loved her and wanted her to change her
name. She consented and the day was named
Clam had no sooner left the house than Butler.
who had been waiting outside. called and
earnestly advised her not to be a Clam. She
said she would not II lie would mako haste and
get a marriage license.
Butler pr9mised TO use all haste. but Clam
found out Buler's Intention and rs soon as
the County Clerks ONCE. was opened Wednes-
day morning he got license, Less than an
hour afterward Butler got his license. and
Clam heard OF 4. Each knew the others 10
other to the widows house. Butler played in
hard luck, as he got, IA horse that had the
heayes. and while hie horse WAS standing still
in the road and coughing as II his hend would
drop of Clam dashed by and arrived at the
widows house ten minutes ahead Of Butler
and by the time the tardy young man arrived
at the Justices house to urge his case the
widow had become Mrs. Clam.
The sun., 1890-08-30
IN 4 REAL QUARREL ON THE szAoA
Marie HHItOn aAd CAmiile D'ArviIIo Bur-
prlse the Casino Audience.

mario AaltOh and Camille D'AFvillo Bur
prlse the Casino Audience.
The mimic quarrel between Mile LANCE and
ClaIette in the illuminated garden which 10
carried on nightly between Camille D'AryillS
and Marie Halton In tho last act OF Mime
Angot" at the Casino. was changed TO gem
uiDe war OF words between the two actresses
on Thursday night, and brought the perform
ance to q standstill In q surprising way.
Tho quarrel scene Of the opera occurs while
the actresses are singing alternate verses OF q
spirited song. and each has introduced from
time to time interpretations designed to add vim
to the scene. Nine. D'Arville. who plays Nile
LANCE stopped abruptly while Halton was
singing. and in an angry voice declared thRt
che would wait until Miss Halton was through.
The theatregoers In the front seats heard the
ejaculation With Astonishment. Miss llalton
stepped forward, and Ii looked for an instant
a. though physical collision between the two
stars would occur Conductor Kerker was
Miss Halton stopped singing and eyed Miss
DAryllle Seorniully. Then Conductor keTker
going again.
The dispute was renewed whom tho curtain
IeIl upon the last scene and the actresses. 10
Mih Mhe reported yesterday. exchanged some com
RnmehIs that were not at all pret,v Nine
nAryllle, It Is said. declared that the text ot
tne quarrel scene would have To be modified
ana the new verbal intsrpolatlons cut out or
sue would be compelled TO leave the company.
MANAGER ArOnsOn said yesterday that tho
incident WAS merely little breeze, and that II
bad been settled amicably.
The sun., 1890-08-30

The Mack Drug Company, patent medicines,
at 80 and SO Reade street. is reported TO have
failed, and Mr.. julius j. Mack, tho President
RId proprietor OF the concern. has gone to Ban
Francisco. Mr. Muck was q partner for nine
years In the firm OF j. j. Mack d Co. wholesale
druggists. OF san Francisco. He Incorporated
the drug company,with a capital stock OF 1O0,-
600. all OF which. it is said, he owned 1t was
SAID yesterday that he had spent$5 900 cash in
advertising his spscialtes. and the returns
therelron had been a failure. He advertised
In about 800 newspapers, and the principal
liabilities are TO these newspapers. ranging
frnm S. 70 $780, and aggreGating probably less
than $4,000.
About twenty-fly mechanics liens, agRre.
Wm. A. Wilson. builder at Ninety eighth street
ana Second avenue. He has been carrying on
Second SvrnGe and Nnety.eiehth eireet .6rss az
,story hats on Seyenty-first street, between
First First and second avenues ilyo, story aat on
heyenty-eiGhth streets, ana three five- story
fats on Avenue A. between Seventy- second
heavily ortgaRed for the lots and for build
Ing loans. the total amount OF the mortgages
Gsns S5e hs hTn sSgS On Aug Il
tween seventy.seventh and Seventy -eiRhth
fTireets' streets subject subject to mortgages OF s2s.O06, to
and on Aug, 10 he transferred the propsfty Vsi on
SEVENTH street. between First aud Second
aNoHuen' W heVIko " .SolnUS Tor ~ nominal
%Hrs hg The riaeIpai nechGnics liens
dict, Mcllr9y y Fowler. -SS.54J; Christopher
MaHy 1925; Lorlilard Brick Works. tg02S
Inc general l1bil!tiss are reported 10 lie about
$4,000, and Mr.. Wilson proposes to pay in fuli
II sm,ss ssns creditors = r. VIII grant MIN lime;
and plushes. at 4l8 broadway, made an assign
msnt Yesterday to Daniel Z. Tooker, his faith
or. who has been q salesman In the store for
many years. giving prefeIenosSlfor 10000 on
Rotes disconnted ny ihs MerchAnts' Exchange
National Bank; The liabilities are reported 10
DO about $4,000 W