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SEEN AooK.Na $50 HE WI1ER.


IIZZ!e MCAcnuns Uenth Mt AsburY Park
Probably n Suicide.
AsBURY PARK. June 3.-The woman who was
found drowned in Sunset Lake near the Bond
street bridge on Monday night has been iden-
titled as Lizzie Mckenna. She wore a black
silk dress with q waist OF red CLOTH Inc
shawl. a black silk bonnet trimmed with black
lace and let and expensive shoes and under
clothing. In the pocket OF the dress were two
handkerchieis. In the corner Of one were en-
broidered the letters "A. NJ e." There we're
no papers or money on the body. The left
earring WAS missing. Coroner Van Derveer
Will hold an inquest tomorrow morning. Mrs.
George Patterson; who lives on the, Asburv
Park bank OF Wesley Lake opposite the audi
torium OF the Ocean Grove Camp Meeting As
ISOLATION. is one OF the persons who identified
the body. Mrs. Patterson thinks 1t Is q case of
suicide. She saw the woman walking up and
down the bank Of the lake Saturday night and
that night she saw her crouched down near a
boat as If preparing to sprnG into The water
W hen she called TO the woman the latter ran
m Lake avenue. At midnight she was found
Mrs. Crossit Of the Lake Avenue House gave
her shelter Tor he night. She said her name
was Lizzie Mchenna and that she had been
living with cousins Of the same name in West
Nineteenth street New YORK. She Ind $500.
she said. whom she, went to live with her
spondent: Sunday morning she left the Lake
Avenue House. and no one can be found who
saw her between Sunday noon and the time
her lifeess body was found in the lake.
dead woman Is the one who tried TO crown her
that time and sent to New York.
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rEoonEss Wrrn RAPID rzAHs1rrL1Hs
The Conr-issioners Pick Out = Route frsa
tho CITY Hall 90 EortH.aeoona street

The Commissioners Pick Out Route FrsE
the City He'll 60 Forty-ssoonS street
Tho subcommittee OF the Rapid Transit
Commission spent all yesterday afternoon In
discussion OF plans for route through the city.
The meeting was held at the StelIway ware
rooms. and there were present Woodbury.
Langdon. o. b. Potter. William Steinwsy.
and william L. Worthen. The latter is an
engineer who served on Mayor Hewitts Adj
visory Board. A great many schemes for
rapid transit. including one which offers 10
whir New Workers through pneumatic tubes
at tho rate OF three miles a minute were pre-
scented by their promoters
letter was received from Mr.. Simon Sterne,
who represented James II. Greathead, an emil
nent English engineer. Mr.. Sterne wrote that
Mr.. Greathead had Just completed an under
ground railroad for London three and hnlf
miles long. Mr.. Greathead. Mr.. Sterne wrote.
had built tunnels underground without dis
turbng trafllc in the streets above them. The
tunnels were from forty TO sixty feet below the
surface OF the street, out OF the way OF all
sewer pines, gas ripes and electric liEht wires
All bad air was removed and each train was
made it's own ventator. The stations were
up f and down down, on biz hydraulic lifts Mr. steIno
have him discuss Mr. Greathead's plans upor
gentleman who was formerly President of
a railroad company. offered scheme whereby
tunnels should be built midway between
blocks. He estimated the cost at 5000. 900.
but MIR. Stelnway thought it would cost moro
than twice that sum.
The committee agreed to. recommend route
between City Hall and Fort. second street.
but would not make II public 1t is believed TO
include Elm street and Lafayette place, The
committee puzzled long over the route below
City Hall and above Fortv-second street. but
could Come TO no conclusion. Tho only ieasi-
BILE route between the City Hall and the Bat
terry that presented itself to their minds was
one which would make n loop at Rende street
and extend down William street. The latter
is however, too narrow to accommodate
four-track road. and no other is being con-
sidered ut present
Above Forty-second street, Fourth avenue:
above or below the present tracks. would lll
the requirements exactly. but the law pre-
vents the taking Of that street. and the others
are not wide enough. Mr.. Steinway said later
that the committee might lay out route for
an underground. an overhead. and a surface
route. all on the same streets.
The Commissioners must lay out the route
for a steam raj way and have their report
ready by June ~. He thought 1t probable
that this could be ACCOMPLISHED. The next
meeting will be held on Thursday.
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The Detroit man who telegraphed to DIR. Paul
Gibier that he was on his way to New York to
be treated for tho bite OF his pet dog Is
expected this morning. He will be the four
teenth patient under treatment and will I'll
UP DR.. Gibler's time pretty well As II is, tho
Doctor requires eight hours day for the thir-
teen patients he now has, II takes Esry little
time merely to inoculate patient. The reKu-
men are all nut in me room together, and the
seven little boys who came on from 81. oseph
are shut up In another room II only takes an
hour 10 noculate tho whole crowd: Where the
EXPENSE # time comes in is in the prepara-
lions Tor this hOurs work,
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tors is never closed. and she personally re-
ceives waits at all hours OF the day and night.
She has probably cared for $4,000 lost children
and 5000 babies during the last eighteen years.
Last year 2.0Gs lost children. II runaways.
and 10 babies were brought to her. Years
ago they began to come to her so fast that she
had to tag them to avoid getting them Mixed
Nlatron Webb is nearly 10 years old. Sne
now feels the strain Of long hours and broken
rest, and says She wants to haye at least ono
good nights sleep before she dies. She is GO
ing to her daughters home Il In mnverstraw TO
II Matron Webb was born In BordentoTn. y. J.
from whom the farm took its name. At IS she
married Arthur Clarke. son OF Sir Arthur
Clarke OF Dublin. and the nephew of Lady
Morgan. He LETT her uPpI9nl his death deal four chill
her, first husbands death she married Jacob
Webb. New York policeman, He was retired.
and made Janitor at Police Headquarters on a
email salary, Mrs. Webb received s4QO year
for her services as matron. She has well
earned all the money the Police Department
has paid her. and, though she ia y" widow
OF policeman. she viii retre Without tension
or COMPENSATION OF any sort.
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uH0Li SAFE BUTCHERS COMBINE.
Their Object Said to be TO Save Expense
Not tn Affect Prices

Their Object Said to be To Save Expense,
Not Ia Affect Prices
Tho business most recently affected by con-
soldation is that OF the wholesale butchers.
Negotiations are now under way looking to
the amalEamation OF The firms OF William Off,
mann & Co. Of Fulton Market. Beinicke 4 Co.
OF 1916 Fulton street. and the Eastman Com
pany Of Fifty-nintA street and Eleventh
avenue.
I'VE have been laboring for years" said
Bernhard Beinicke yesterday. under the dis
advantage Of having to dispose OF the by
products OF the slaughtered cattle, such
as hides and fat This. of course. has
necessitated the employment uf middle
men. Under the new arrangement.
this necessity will DO done away with. We
slaughter from $50 to 2uO head Of cattle a
day. Mr. Ottmann's firm kills a somewhat
larger number. while Eastman'- company dis
poses OF from 5000 to 4.Vul daily. BY having
all these cattle killed at Eastman's abattoir
portation. and in disposng of the by products.
AT the same time we shall ntinue to do an
independent business. as heret ofore."
The firm OF B0nicke Co. was established In
1871. Its yearly business Is estimated at
81 100000 The firm OF William Cttmann 4 Co.
was established In Fulton Market IL $50. ard
last year did business OF f2Q00,gO0, East
mans company IL, composed OF +. G.. Eastman
and his son. Joseph Eastman Their business
branch Is known as Eastman's l.imitedL A
member OF Eastman company said yesterday
that no more firms. 80 far as is known now.
would be included in the consolidation.
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HAPPT-GO-LUCKY STREET CARS.
How tho Eighth Avenue Line Plays Prac
ucal Jokes on lie rntrons.

How tho Eighth Av-uur Line Phys Prac-
teal Jokes on lis Patrons.
Somebody In authority In the employ OF the
Eighth Avenue Horse Car COMPANY is playing
an Old Joke on tho public with annoying fire.
quency this season. Some OF the Eighth ave-
nue. cars bear "a placari, Central Bridge" and
others do not. The inference that the mex
perienced draw from this is that the cars with
the placard run to Central Bridge. and the cars
without it do not. This is all mistake. how
over. The placard Is simply the company's
Joke on its patrons. All tho cars run through
to SiXtieth street and they are turned back or
run on to Central Bridge. according to tho In
scrutable judgment OF somebody and without
any reference to the placard which the car
bears. Persons who have waited ten or fifteen
minutes for car to come along with the
Central Bridge Ilacard upon 1t are Just
as apt TO be dumped in the dust or
mud at Sixtleth street to wait some more as
though they had taken tho first car that came
along. Last Sunday evening about 10 o'clock,
n car Ila"nrdod Central Bridge" stopped at
SiAtl1 - atro. 9Th we nty-scven passengers
a""ar 1il wanting to- 80 further Ut. IT was
IN oiGn car, and would scat twen weight COM
gers were all ordered out. in spite Of the MA
card Oh the ear. aud the car started back down
town. There were already five persons wait
ing for a ear up town. That made thiry-twp
In all. Another summer car came along and
dumped down twenty-six persons more. aid
moment later a closed car dropped tour
more. making in al! sixty-two passengers
TO Harlem. Finally one came along. 1t
was an open var and held 80 passengers
already. so that there were SS persons to go on
a car hnilt to hold 35. OF course they all didn't
60. As many as cared to be packed like cattle
climbed into the car. which started OF loaded
SO that the conductor could not see the signals
OF those who wished to get Off at the different
streets or tell whether they we've of safely lie.
fore he rang his bell to start. There were two
or three narrow escapes from accidents on this
account on thi1 car alone Those who were
unable to get aboard this car waited for the
next or else got Disguised and set out for the
nearest elevated station. This was not an ex-
ceptional case, but merely nm ordinary event
for passengers who use the Eighth avenue line
regularly.
The only comforting thing about It is that
the company suffers from 1t AZ much as the
passengers. for this uncertainty as to the cars
and the infreGuency with which they are run
above SiXtieth street has practically destroyed
the paying traffic that the company might
have from west side people. After one or two
experiences with tho street cars nobody ever
thinks of relying on them. and west siders
walk long distances to the elevated stations
rather than bother with cars that they might
take right at their doors at great saving OF
time and trouble. were the line run in way to
encourage patronage.
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CHICAGO POLICE REBUKED..
Judge TuIey VIII Find Ont why They
Make Arrests Without Charging Crime.

Judge TuIey VIII Find Ont Why They
Make Arrests Without Charging Crime.
CHICAGO. June 3.-Joseph Kaiser the New
York Anarchist, whom the police arrested on
suspicion OF knowing something about placing
the bomb near the Haymarket Monument. Was
brought into Judge Tuley's court this morning
on writ Of habeas corpus sued out by friend.
Kaiser was arrested more than u week ago on
suspicion, the police refusing to book him or
allow his friends to see or communicate with
him. When the case came up Lieut.. Kipley
announced that he would drop the case against
Kaiser and allow him 10 Co. This did not suit
Judge Tuler. He said:
! cannot too strongly denounce this prac-
tice OF the police In locking people up without
charging them with any crime. and without
allowing their friends TO come near them. 1t
Is barbarOus custom, and propose to in
Vestigate this matter and see by what warrant
OF law the police do these things"
after receiving the return 10 the writ OF
habeas corpus Judge Tuey discharged the
prisoner.
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wATaoN WKBB RESIGNS

Tee OLD 20 re main on Duty Day and Night
without Assistance amy LosEsr.
Matron Webb resigned yesterday in the fol-
lowing letter. which she sent TO the Police Com
missioner:
TO ms Honorable Boars Of roUes Commi,Hons-s
dENrtHuENi In little more than two months shan
have served the Police Department as Natron eighteen
years.
Advancing age and my inability to procure suo help
would tighten my duties while doing Gull justice -
my once admonish that the time has come for me
to retire.
Therefore respectfully ask the Board to accept my
resignation As MAtron to date from Aug Ia or earlier
II II suit the convenience of the Board to appoint my
successor. Respectfully. MARY WEhb hatron
The Board laid the letter on tho table. Ma
iron " Webb is known all over the country. Her
nursery on the top floor OF Police HeadIuar-
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STREET RAILRo4D MISSIONARIES
Descend on tho Board of Aldermen, and
Get the AlI.nIght Nralnmnce SusRended.

Descend on tho hOprd OF Aldermen, and
Get the All-nIght Ordinance Suspended,
Railroad Superntenients Fletcher OF the
Broadway road and Dillenbeck OF the Second
avenue road, AMI President Foster OF the
Forty-scconI street road with several othor
unidentified street railroad men warmed about
President Arnolds desk yesterday afternoon,
and delayed for half hour tho Gavel stroke
that called the BOARD of Aldermen to order.
After that they we're very bustly engaged in
talking raroaI matters 10 the ordinary. every
day members OF the lOard.
They were arr ayel against the ordinance re-
Gently passed pro>ding that all the street rail-
roads must run car, all night long at twenty
minute Intervals. Mayor Grants signature
had already made the ordinance, operative
wanted il repealed or suspended. They com.
planned that many Of the roads could not afford
10 run so many night cars. and that there was
asserted hat the rights Of some OF the roads
secured b. ,theE charters were infringed by
Tic result Of their missionary effort Was the
fRs "nng those Ines to be- a ~ Ade pr S
ordinance: Inc vest I eide line OF the Bolt road:
ne street b road from
lorrie.: Tho Tweny-third, street cross-town
line: the Christopher and Tenth street cross.
battery lompany's limo from Grand street
ferry 70 Desbrosses street ferry; the Fourth
nue. and, Sixth, avenue lines and the l25th
This was followed by resolution from AL
derman oiMncy suspendipG the oEeraton Of
Whole subect TO he Ea"sd
dermgn Oakley arrived 1T about this lime. and
moved to lay the resolution on the table. He
against the fact that REPRESENTATIVES OF the
railroads were lowering about the Board and
was made and the resolution passed. though
{ here is some doubt as to the power OF the
Board TO suspend the operation OF the signed
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Sudden Death

Often comes from SeptcemIa or Blood Poison
ing. A decayed tooth scratch on tho foot. or
bruise OF the flesh has resulted In death In .
few days. This would not DO the case II tho
blood was kept In a good condition. No person
will be subject TO this malady who takes Swlfts
Specific Is. s. S. once or twice year. 1t acts
directly on the blood. and eliminates the i'm.
puritiss thoroughly, II is simple vegetable
remedy. contains no poisons or minerals OF
any sort. assists nature and builds ND tho
human organism at once.
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B4RKER OUT or THE TONES.
Judge O'RrIen Grants n Stay and Bail IL
GIG 900 IL Given

Judge ODrien OF the Supreme Court granted
yesterday the motion for stay Of proceedings
pending appeal in the case of cx-Alderman
james Barker. lately the TamE any leader Of
tho Thirteenth Assembly district. who was
convicted in tho General Sessions of assault
ing james Herman manning him for lie,
a. whs sentenced 70 tho lenlen,iaTy TOR four
lark e". pending the determination of his APP
peal, at $4,000. Barker has been imprisoned
In the Tombs since HIS conviction. When Judge
O'Brlen's decision was handed down aker
was taken to the District Attorneys office. and
the hail bond WAS executed. with John Dufy
OF 32S West Eighteenth street and Joseph
Lamb o. 2G3 West Twenty-fifth street as sure
ties; They were witnesses for character on
Barker was released
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They Demand Service Pensions.

INDIANAPOLIS. June 3.-Gon. Bennett and all
the speakers before the State Association OF
Old Soldiers. which has been convened to taKe
action on pension affairs. abused the Ropubli-
can party and tho administration. because
drift OF tho proceedings indicate a contem-
plated desertion OF the Republican party I'M
less their demands arc met, No cand date
un"ss no is in favor OF the Service Pension BIZ
recommended by the Grand Army.
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lin INA own .,tablIsbm.D,. rather than

eminent in its own establishments rather than
by private constructors.
Mr. Dawes gave a partial concurrence to the
views EXPRESSED BY Mr.. Edmupds, and lin lieu
sert the following For boring and turning
lathes, riding machinery. and 90-ton travelling
crane fully equipped for the manufacture of
t2S5.OU0.
The Senate adjourned without disposlnE OF
fhe amendment.
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A Mass Of Sores.

! am so grateful for tho beneficial results OBJ
tanned from using S, s. 8. that want to add
my testimony to that already published, for
the public good. WAS mass Of sores before
using but am now entirely cured
c. MCCARTHY, st. Louis Mo.
Treatise on Blood and Skin Diseases mailed
free.
THE SWIFT sPECuIo co.. Atlanta. Ga
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Murray.snequ.-ts OF Dugan'. Money.
The will of Matthew Duran, or Murray was

The will Of Matthew Dugan or Murray, was
contested yesterday before Surrogate Hanson.
Two lawyers tried 10 establish the identity OF
the tcstatur. on" rs Murray AMI the other AS
Dugan. The will loRves s loo 10 be DIS
he calls Murray. but other relatives aver that
these are not his children at all, but his step
children, and look liho Germans while he was
Irish. As Dugan. the testaior. had savings
bank account, Surrogate Ransom reserved de-
CiSion
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STUCK In the wnn Street Asphalt.

The hot weather OF the last day or two has
played havoc with the new asphalt pavement
on Wall street and some OF tho heavily loaded
teams coming up from Wall street ferry were
completely stalled In the soft material. On
course of the afternoon In consequence.
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Atthe Naval Academy.

ANNAPoLIs, Nd. June 3.-The Board of Wis
itors TO the Naval academy were entertained
to-day by great qua practice and seamauship
pleased with the performances OF the cadets.
~ dress parade this evening Cadet Bailey re-
SeivSa medal for the highest score in gun
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Expensive blaze In Ottawa.

OTTAWA. Ont. June ga rubbish clearing
hre In yard on Sparks street to-day extended
to the fence dividing tho yard from Shore 4
Co. carriage factory and Thackray's planning
block. Including Messrs. Mills 4 sons marble
works, the Sanitary PlYmbing Company's es-
Enlistment, A. Henry d Co.'S sAddlerY store.
and tho OTTAWA Misunderstanding Company's
store were burned. Loss. $4,000.
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Not to Blame FUR KIIliAE jackson.

PHILADELPHIA. June 9.-ThS Coroner to. day
hold an inquest in the case OF Henry Jackson.
the Trenton ESCAPED convict. who was shot on
May 30 by pursuing Philadelphia officers after
he had shot and Injured Policeman Barber.
The jury returned verdict that Jackson came
to his death from q gunshot wound at the
hands OF Onicer Grand while In discharge Of
his duty
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The House considered to-day tho Alabama
contested election case OF McDufle VS.. Turpin.
Mr.. Comstock OF Minnesota opened the discus
sion with an argument ip favor OF the claims
OF the contestant and Mr.. Crisp OF Georgia
presented the claims OF tho contestee. Then.
pending. further debate. the House adj ourDed.
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A Negro seu,eAeea to be Hanged.

PETERSBURG, Va. juno 9.-John Phillips.
colorOd. who has been on trial at Boydtown.
the county seat OF Mecklenburg, for the past
two days for the murder Of Cant. II. Q. OVERLY.
degree. and has been sentenced TO be hanged
on Aun Ii
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stabbed His WHO with a Pair or sh.or,

Michael KsSunG tailor employed at BroEaw
Brothers aud living at $40 West SIXTEEN h street WAS
committed at Jefferson Market Fooe Court yesterday
10 await the result Of the injuries he indicted Don his
wife Ellen who 10 now In tho New York Hospital
Heating admitted that he stabbed his wife Monday
niglt with pair Of sbsArb, lie said she WAS always
drunk Ahd shat made him mad
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Senator Paddock reported favorably from the
Committee on Agriculture to-day a substitute
SOUTH cAnoL1NA ELECTION CASE
A Report In Favor OF Miller and DeeIar.
ing UpconstitutIonal Laws


WASHINGTON. June 3.-The majority report
in the case OF Miller agt Elliott, from the
Seventh South Carolina district was submitted
to the House Committee on Elections this morn
ing by Chairman Rowel. The report is some
what sensational in that at the very beginning
1t declares that the entire South Carolina reg
istration and election laws are unconstitutional.
The basis for this declaration. as stated in tho
report is that the State law imposes a number
of restrictions upon the exercise OF the right OF
suffrage which are in conflict with the State
Constitution. Whereas. tho Constitution de-
prives a person Of the right Of suffrage only
ling. and treason. the. State law pro-
hibits the exercise OF tho right Of SUI
frage by persons who were entitled to register
moved into the State and neglected TO register
at the first ensuing registration: and by those
who sold their registration certificates for
a number Of negroes have been compelled BY
poverty. while awaiting tho maturing Of the
cotton crops to sell their certificates TO traders.
quarters, with the result that the negroes are
permanently disfranchised.
After laying down this proposition the re-
port proceeds to discuss the legal aspects OF
the election from the usual standpoint, and
recitcs the fact that in certain prcincts what
amounted to an educational test land there
the ballot boxes. which were separate in ihv
case Of each onice. and that voters were do
ceiyed by an intentional shifting of the boxes.
throw out all OF he ballots cast in tho wong
boxes. There was also. says, the report evil
dence OF ballot; box stufilng. Summing IN. It is
to tho sitting member. the contestant Miller
had majority. OF 1857; while II tho law Is
strictly followed his majority will reach 1.41S.
nOrity report
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Tho KenmIer Case Coco to tho Court or
Appeals.

BUFFALO. June ain the General Term OF
the Supreme Court to-day the decision Of
Judge Underwood OF Auburn In tho Kemmler
habess corpus case was affirmed. This allows
the case to go at once to the Court OF Appeala
The on " question at issue is whether or not
hemmler can be legally executed by the
Warden Of Auburn prtson ~ O