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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-05-21
WE SWEAR! NE SWEAR!
The New Poltcemen's Chorus Rises Several
Thousand Stronghold Absentees.

Tho New Poltc emen's Chorus Rises Several
Thousand Stronghold Abseutees.
Superintendent Murray was the first IN ember
of the police force to sign the affidavit required
by the Van Gorder law. Chief Clerk Kipp
Is as follows
Stde qJ Nc,p FORK Ctty and COun'R or Nelu York
The undersigned members OF the Police Department
and force of city Of New York. each for himself
solemniy that he is neither directly indirectly
interested in tho manufacture sale Of any sprituous
or malt liquors Aies wines or beer.
At1P. NJ. twenty Commissioners Of Deeds
attached to the department began to swear the
men In squads In the thirty-flve station houses.
The process will be kept up at the various roll
calls until all have signed. The Commission
ers we're sworn in by the Chief Clerk at their
or the 1000 members OF the force. 100 are out
OF the city on leave OF absence. 1hiS telegram
was sent to the address OF each absentee:
The law requires you TO make Affidavit on or before
MAY ~ that not interested In the manufacture
or sale Of beer or srirituous liquors Failure to do so
disqnalhes You to hold your office Forward same by
mail or registered letter at once.
large number OF the kilograms came back
marked mot found" Sergeant Freres OF the
Morrisania squad is on the ocean on his why
to Germany, BY the letter OF the law he will
be disqualified. and 30 will the other absent
members Of the force who fail to have their
afildavits on hand by to- morrow. But It Is not
doubted that p remedy will be found. and that
their later atfldarits Will serve.
Major Kipp stayed at Police Headquarters
until 3 o'clock last night to take atiidavits. All
the Broadway squad tncludin tho man with
the waving moustache who attends to the
crossing at Twenty third street were before
good many OF the members OF the court squads
also signed.
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Many Passengers In Water Up to Their
Waists When Rescued.

"aibt " ICE Abebcueu
LONDON. May 2O.-The Daedalus Reef In the
Red Sea. upon which the British steamer Dac-
ca, from London, April 80. for Brisbane. struck
on Friday last, is 400 miles from Suez and Is
directly in the track OF navigation. A light
house. the light from which is visible for four
teen miles at night. marks the reef which is a
few inches above the sea at low water. The
Dacca struck the reef at 6 o'clock yesterday
morning. The weather at the time was fine
and clear. Only few Of the passengers had
left their berths at the time Of the accident.
The steamers bows were stove. but she float
cd for four hours. There were twelve saloon
passengers on board. and q, large num-
Der OF emiglants In the steerage.
4 majority OF the emigrants were
young women. The passengers took
refuge on the reef. a few OF them being accom-
modated in the lighthouse. but most OF them
being forced to remain on the rock. Many Of
TO their waists. Most OF the passengers lost
The British steamer Rosario. from Bombay.
May s. for Odessa barely succeeded In reseuing
the officers and crew OF the Dacca before she
sank. The British steamer Palamcotta. from
Greenock. May /. with coal for Calcutta, took
the passengers of the reef. and afterward took
the Dacca's officers and crew from the Rosario
and landed al of them. 4l9 persons, at Sues on
Sunday,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-05-21

". F. Howe obtained yesterday from Judge
O'Bren Of the Supreme Court stay of sentence
In the case OF ex-Alderman James Barker. who
was sentenced by Judge Cowing to four
months in the pcnltentiary for assaulting
Herman. While denying the application OF
Monday afternoon. Judge Lawrence gave leave
to Barkers counsel to apply to another Judge
showed that. as the case would not be heard by
the General Term until October, Barker would.
IL sentence were carried out Immediately. be
Other STRENGTHENING aiIldayits were also intro
duced The stay granted is temporary, and il
accompanied by an order to show cause. return
able next Monday why It should not be coptin-
ued pending appeal. The question OF bail Will
come nm later.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-05-21
GREAT BRITAIS's WHIsKEY TAX.
Reasons why Irish and Scotch Members
Oppose tho Government Bill.

Reasons why Irish and Scotch Members
Oppose tho Government Bill.
LONDON May 2O.-In the House OF Commons
this evening in Committee on the Budget sew
eral Irish and Scotch members complained OF
the unfairness OF the whiskey tax Mr.. Cos
chen. Chancellor OF the Exchequer said no
thought the complaint was Groundless. but the
Government was willing to grant a select
commlttee to inquire int, ne ne general subject
MIR. Dillon expressed his satisfaction at the
offer. but said that he must still oppose tho
arisen mainly from the taxes on spirits.
Mr.. Morley thought the on, 9iier fully justified
the opposition, maze ON c tas previous night
Al n Liberal meeting at permondsey this
evening Sir William Vernon Harcourt declared
that tho Liberals were ready to take the opin-
ion OF the country on the Governments pro-
posals in regard to the liquor trafllc.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-05-21
The Gable Word Limit.

LONDON. May 2o.-The cable regulations now
In force provide that every word exceeding ten
letters In length. shall be charged for as two
words when transmitted by cable Rumor has
been WILDLY prevalent of late to the effect that
the International Telegraph Conference. now
limit from ten letters to. olght No proposition
81 this sort, however. has been submitted to
the conference. Ohcials OF me cnDle com com.
never thought OF promising such change.
which would cause endless trouble and result
In no equivalent good.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-05-21
an APPEAL FROM PlRNE1L.
Ho Says u General Election May Como ut
Any Moment.

Any Moment.
LONDON, May 2O.-Mr Parnell made speech
to-day which was mainly devoted to showing
the urgent necessity OF placing every possible
Irishman in Great Britain upon the voting
register He said that general election might
come at any moment II was impossible to be-
lieve that the Tory managers would be 80 In
fatuated rs to postpone an appeal TO the coun-
try beyond the end Of 1921. 1t appeared to him
to be a crime for any Irlshman entitled TO the
privilege to neglect securing vote. 1t was
proposed 10 form a central organization for the
purpose OF assisting such men.
He regretted that while Ilishmen in Ireland
America. and Australia had acted nobly In pro-
yidng funds for tho cause. lrishmen In Great
Britain mad failed to recognize their duty In
this direction. He trusted they would now
make up for lost time.
/ Resolutions were passed to form an election
tion. and to form an organization to secure
proper registration.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-05-21
CUT HIS rnHoAr VIM Il RAZOR
And Wrote In Blood on the Window, 81
Am Innocent"

BINGHAMToN. May 20.--Harmon !. Kneeland,
a we'll known lawyer and politician OF this city,
attempted suicide this morning 10y cutting his
throat with Il razor. lie was found lying on
the floor about o'clock in pool oil blood. On
pane of glass in one Of the windows in his
room he had written tho words Il am limo
cent " in blood.
* few months ago Dudley T.. Finch was
thrown from an Erie train near this place and
killed. Kneeland who was on the same train
at the time, was deeply affected; and never
fully recovered from the shock. His conduct
yesterday was somewhat strange. and 1t is be-
lieved that he was slightly deranged. lie will
probably recover
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-05-21
Human SACRIFICES in Dahomey.

MARsEIILEs. May 2O.-Dr Bayol. formerly
French Governor OF the Gabon colony. In an
interview here to-day said that DahGmey was
a very rich country, and that i would DO folly
that region. Dr. Bayol also spoke OF the hor-
rlbs sacrifices made In DahomegI he said
and forty-three prisoners annotated on such
onaalinna
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-05-21
DID NOT WANT TO BE ARRESTED.
Picked Up the Man He Had Run Over and
Leo Him .yuat Outside the Hospital

John Healy. 90 years old, OF Forsyth street.
was knocked down by grocery wagon yester-
day morning. in front of 1858 Broadway. Healy
was badly hurt and was unable to rise. The
driver stopped his horse, got down. lifted
Healy into the wagon, returned to his seat. and
at the curb. lifted out his Injured passenger.
laid him on the sidewalk before the entrance.
and without ringing the hospital bell drove Off
again. Healy was found and carried into the
hospital. where he was found to have severe
bodily Injuries. Tho Mercer street police are
looking for the driver,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-05-21
Shot p.na IN a nIsorae.ly mon.e.

ROCKY MoUNT. Va. May or, j. Cum
bingham, who travels rs n sewing machine
agent in this county. was visiting house
OF ill-iame hero to-day in company with
others. and when oruered to leave by Octayia
Hodges q 20-yeur-old inmate OF the house, he
refused. The 1grl fired uDonl and Binstaut-
ly killed him. cunningham was well connect
Oh, but had been ON II surCe for several days,
He loaYeS.a wife and five children The woman
WAS arrested.
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4 WESTERN UNION COLLECTOR CAUGHT
Arrested for EmbezzlInE some SO. 900 from
the Telegraph Company.

Charles LIE Bree of $50 Sixth avenue wns ar
rested last night and locked up In Police Head
quarters for robbinR the Western Union Tele-
graph Company. LIE Bree has been In the
employ OF the company for nine years-flve as
assistant collector and four as collector.
He has been living high. and this finally
aroused the suspicious Of his superiors.
On Saturday they took look at his books
was a shortage OF $1,000 since December. and
$4,000 altogether. The Fidelity and Casualty
Company were his bondsmen.
Assistant Treasurer Myron I. Wilbur went
before Justice Klbreth in the Tombs Police
lie Brees arrest. and it was upon this he WAS
locked up. He will he arraigned in the Tombs
to-day.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-05-21
MIsLED HIS MUSIC PUPIL.
A Verdict That Compeis DIR. EaEel of LOh-
don TO Pay $4,000 Damages.

LONDON, May 2O.-A verdict for tho plaintiff
was given to-day In tho suit OF Mrs. Knight, n
widow. against DIR. Louis EnRol. late musical
critic OF the London World, and Unknown
teacher OF music. for the seduction OF her
daughter Bertha, who was formerly pupil OF
DR.. Engel Damages OF $4,000 were awarded
1t was shown at the trial that Enge made
advances 10 Miss Knight in London, and alter
ward ACCOMPANIED the mother 9nd daughler to
Knight took supper with the defendant, who
pressed the daughter 10, take wine Aliss
taste, and she soon Hfterward retired, saying
that she felt drowsy. On that night EnGel on
tered Miss knights room and committed the
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-05-21
CAL MOOD CONGRESSES
He Is tho Murderer or His FAther.iA-law
LeandSr PaSeO.

Leauder PaseO.
GLExs FALLS. May 2o.-The testimony before
the Coroner at Creek Centre is all in. and the
murderer OF old man Leander Pasco has con-
fessed.
When the testimony was read to Cnl Wood,
the murdered mans son-in-aw, he broke
down. and in a shaky voice said: 1t is oil
true. 1t is all true. could not help it. boys.
mis- morning Sheriff Mills and two deputies
brought Joseph ). Wood. the father OF the
murder. Charles W. Wood. brother, George
murderer Col. Wood. to Caldwell jail. Lymen
Wood was arrested, but found bail;
In Cal Woods confession he told how ne had
crept through tho woods and waited for his
father-in law to PASS tho secreted place chosen
for the crime. His coniessian was made ~ the
the murder without aid or assistance. and that
George Pnsco is innocent. lie gives no reason
for committing the crlme.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-05-21
Mount vernon Election.

Tho Democrats in Mount Vernon Yesterday
elected ton Trustees. the village President.
and Treasurer aud Police Justice by
handsome majortic. The President. elect
ia lard Saudlord and the Treasurer
John Berry. Police ,,Justice William H..
James Carmody. and Frederick s. Swift Trus-
tees: Frederick Earle, Edward A. Rowland the
only Republican elected, Albert i. Gesheidt,
George G. Appel, i. Johnson, t. S. Newell, aud
James McGUwan.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-05-21
Miss Ward Married to "a Prince.

PARIS, May 2O.-The marriage OF Miss Clare
Ward and Prince do CarNman Chimny, son OF
Prince do Chimay. Belgian Minister OF Foreign
city to-day The Witnesses for the bride were
Mr.. Whitelaw Reid. the American Minister to
France, and Lord Lylton, the British Ambas-
aador hare.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-05-21
GLADSTONE ON THE STUMP.

lie says lie Would Welcome an Appeal to
the Country.
LONDON. May 2O.-SpeakinG at SpaldlnR yes
terday, Mr.. Gladstone said he would welcome
a dissolution Of Parliament and an appeal to
the country. ,
Mr.. Gladstone smoke to a large audience to-
day at Lincoln ON tho political situation; In
OF Ireland could not be expected to find reali-
cation through the peors and privileged classes
erous heat and sympathy, the sense Of ms
tice and tho love OF liberty which had ever
ildsnt that under the blessing Of heaven tho
people would declare for ireland rights M the
first opportunity thoy might have to maket their
voice heard
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Women Voted and the Labor Ticket Won.
AUBURN, May 2O.-The labor ticket was vio-
torious in the election here to-day for School
Commissioners. A feature OF the day was the
voting OF women. about $50 OF whom exercised
the right OF suffrage.
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berlin, May 2O.-The Freisnnige Zeit"n0
SAYS that during the Chancellorshp crisis
Prince bismarck appealed to tho eN. Empress
to Intervene in his favor, ana that she replied:
+" You know better than any one that must
not use political influence with my son."
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-05-21
rrinI of Major Ran,tua.

SOFIA. May 2O.-The trial Of Major Psnitsa
and tho others who are accused OF eonspirinR
RRainst Prince Ferdinand was continued to-
gay; The S0unss! fer Major Panitza denied
court overruled the objection and proceeded
with the case
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PARIS. May Gothic police to-day made a
frutloss raid with tho object OF Rrresting the
Italian Anarchist loader GiordanL lie is be-
lcYed 10 be tho leader OF dangerous band,
eign Anarchists. Many explosions are prob
able.
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PRAGUE, May 2O-The striking miners at
Pilsen to-day made raid upon the pits, and
forced the men who were at work to quit.
and upon their arrival they had q COLLISION with
the riotous WORK men. The eulii"rs llroi urOn
the strikeI6 killing five and wounding seven
OF them.
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LONDON. May 20.-The iRstrS says that HShIy
N, 6tAnleYS wedding will take place In West
minister Abbey. and that II he makes any FUR
Their expeditions his wife will accompany him.
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LONDoN, May 2O-Mr. ParneII has written an
article for an American review, setting forth in
some detail The oh'ections OF I he Irish party to
Mr. Galfour's Irish Land Purchase hill.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-05-21
Five IIours To WASHINGTON.

Tho fAstsgt regular ans ever established in America
ara in service bet ueen New YORK rLiladephIa Balt
more: and WeshinEton via Jersey Central Reading,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-05-21
Prince Avis WEEDS Madame HauUt

BER1IN. May 2o.-PrinoO Alyts OF L4eehtOn-
stein was married to-day to Madame HRupt
who Was divorced q abort time age
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-05-21

sPAldlust q. BrsHS~Ay hs!dSSsrt.5, tSr every
standard reliable and beat ADA
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-05-21
A WnNwnrd 0IrI,s snIeIde.

LANCASTER, Pa. Nav 2O,-Susan Benedict,
siAteen-S car old Gri. dieu Lore this morning
from fatal dose Of laudauum, taken because
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-05-21

Two alarms were runG Mt 20 this morning
for a fire In the h. 4. Rabbit big soap factory
ut "a Washington street.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-05-21

Are you too fati Read ChscklsyS Natural Method
Of P6ySlcal Training" All book StoTeL-AdV
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-05-21

$4,000 FkysIOIAAS Endorse
PlAtt'I ChloridsL Al the proper dlSintsetAnL-AaS
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-04-28
PEOPLE LIVE UPSTAIRS OR MOVE.
a Flood which Is Breaking the Record
Down In Texas.
Baltimore Citizens Have a Lively
Time podgIng HaIIstonss.
Loss OF Life In the Country invade
by tho Mississippi.

NEW ORLEANS, April 27.-The Times-
Democrats Dallas special says: "The most
destructive flood ever known ip the history
OF Northern Texas Is now passing down the
Trinity. The great rain on Friday raised
every tributary Of it far out Of its banks,
Yesterday and last night It rose rapidly, and
at 10 o'clock this morning passed the highest
water mark In 80 years. In front OF this
city 1t Is two miles wide. On the north, all
the residences for over 100 yards beyond
Cochrane street are submerged some TO the
second floor and others to the attic No one
is reported drowned. On the south there Is
vast ocean Of water 30 to 40 feet deep. IL
Is still rising and will so continue until
Tuesday. The like has not been seen. Trains
on all the roads stepped running today.
Washouts are reported all along the lines
but the worst are Immediately around this
city. Gangs OF men are watching the bridg-
es over the river and keeping off the drift.
News from the surrounding country Is bad.
Small bridges have been destroyed by the
flood and few are left.
The destr0ucton Of the crops will amount
TO little, for as soon as the water goes down
they will grow again. The storm Of Friday
extended from Indian Territory to the Gulf
and from NJ irshal to Abilene. There was
not stream, however small or great, that
was not high above high water mark. At
many p Jints there were hurricanes Of wind
and one cyclone Is reported. Many houses
were blown down. No lives were lost.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-04-28
SCHOOLS OF MAINE.
The Free High Schools and the
ParochIal Establishments.

AUGUSTA, April 26.-Stste Superintendent
of Schools Luce, in his annual report, which
has been printed, reports the number of
scholars in the state in 18S8-S9, 212, ,O64, as
compared with 212,15S in 1SS7.SS. There
were attending school las. .113 lin 1889, and
144, ,25S in 1888. Speaking these figures the
superintendent says:
but 90 less than in the preceding year. the num-
Der of those in attendance upon the common
schools was 1,1i5 less. The condition here
shown-decrease in attendance, exceeding de-
constant for the last ten years. During that
period the decrease In the latter has been $500,
while the decrease In the former has been 1886.
One cause for this, which is still operative, is the
establishment OF parochial schools In several Of
our manufacturing communities, which have
drawn certain class of pupils away from the
primary grades OF the public schools. It Is esti-
mated that IN Lewiston, Auburn, Biddeford ,Saco,
Waterville, Calais. and Westbrook, at least $500
pupils are in these church schools who would
otherwise. be in the public schools. But another
and more potent cause Is found in the growth OF
OF our free high school system.
1t Is more than mere coincidence that the in.
crease In attendance upon these schools during
the decade is almost the same as the decrease in
attendance on the common schools. The effects
OF the nrst OF these courses are to be deprecated
Tor the work OF the parochial school at its best,
considered as preparation for American citizen
that of the public school, OF the average regis
tered and daily attendance of the common and
free high schools it Will be noted that in the lat
ter Il is slightly in excess of the former which is
significant of improved teaching in the high
schools.
Mr.. Luce speaks at some length of the
valuable results attained in the free high
schools and their good effect on the common
schools.
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ATTEMPTED JUSTIFICATION.
A Southern Editors Reply to the
Presidents Letter.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla, April 27.-An open
letter is addressed to President Harrison
by F. W. Hawthorne. editor Of the
Times Union, in reply to the statements
contained in his letter to Attorney General
Miller. Mr. Hawthorne says
The source of your information is doubtless the
oficial channels of the department OF justice,
based upon allegations of the officers of the court
are you can Judge by the following circumstances.
Shortly after your appointment OF Chas. Swain as
district Judge, an under officer of his court openly
boasted that its policy was to be one of
which naturally put them on the de-
fensive and provoked widespread suspicion
of Judge SWANS tribunal. The Judge appointed
jury commission in violation OF the United
recently been charged with the admission that
this act was unlawful and done to make the con-
victl0n OF Democrat sure. This charge he has
never publicly denied. The marshal OF this court
and tried Republicans" another violation OF the
statute. Under this arrangement the grand jury
contained % Republicans. Indictments against
Democrats for political offenses were found by
tne wholesale and In many instances on unrelia-
pie testimony. The people were aroused to a
nigh pitch OF Indignation. The rulings of the
court were often partisan and unjust. II
in some instances, men were rendered
desperate, under the circumstances, can you won
DER at it. The people of these counties are not Of
ferlng obstruction to court process. They object
TO being held responsible for isolated Individual
'set the law at Defiance" They have been mis-
represented. The people Of these counties do not
desire to offer obstruction resistance to law. 1t
is their wish to aid you In bringing wrongdoers to
punishment, but know l voice their sentiments
when assure you they cannot respect the United
states court for this district if 1t is TO continue its
policy of the past nine months.