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BURNED 10 DEATH IN THE SHAFT.
Hnilboy Sauderstreu's Rody Found After
the Fire had Been Put Out.


The boy who runs the Broadway elevator in
the Alpine apartment house. Mt Broadway and
Thirty.third street. left II in charge OF the hall
boy at ~ o'clock yesterday afternoon. The
hallboy was Philip Sanderstreu. a Swede. 80
years old. who lived in the house. Immediate
ly after the elevator boy left Sanderstreu
smelled smoke and presently saw smoke curl
ing up into the car from the shaft below. The
shaft does not open into the cellar at its bot.
tom. 1t is simply WELL There we're papers
and shavings in the bottom. and Sanderstreu
supposed these had been fired by q cigarette
carelessly dropped from the car So he told
Dan. the negro valet Of one Of the tenants. who
happened to be on tho street floor with him.
Sanderstreu thought he could put out tho
fire without help from the flremen. SO. stand
ing on the street floor he ran the elevator car
up sufficiently to enable him to jump down
the shaft. He probably did not know that there
was no door leading from the bottom OF the
shaft into the cellar. and that tho only way he
could get out OF tho shaft was to climb back to
s t aSs
street floor to the bottom Of the shaft. Any
Ky RSs Ss ess ss be hsd P % R
and e Tsasb hSx 2Sm is S on
ssrs ayf a5E1ys and I'd dNwn 0 Of
Dan dying wildly down stairs ana nddp screamnS
GIVE me rope and help me out O. this.
The hallboys didn't understand. The negro
continued to dance around and call for a rope,
but as he was too excited to explain what the
rope was tor and said nothing Of fire. they
thought he was drunk or crazy. Finally the
smel! OF smok aroused them and an alarm was
sent In. The flremen broke in the Broadway
door and began to play streams OF water on tho
fire. which had meantime run up to the very
top Of the shaft and was breaking out through
the roof, Dan had disappeared, and neither
the hallboys nor the flremen had any reason
70 suspect that any one was in the bottom OF
the elevator shaft.
It did not take long to put out tho flames,
which were confined to the shaft and the roof.
The total damage was about $4,000 Then
the firemen went down into the shaft with Ian
terms to sec II any embers remained. There
they found the body OF Sanderstreu. biackened
and burned. Some one afterward found Dan
long enough to get what he. knew OF the story
and then Dan disappeared again Sander
streu's body was taken to the Thirtieth street
police station. He had O mother in sweden. to
whom he WAS in the habit OF writing weekly.
:, The fire made good deal OF excitement in
the Alpine Tho smell OF smoke was all
through the house. and the two top floors were
choked: One tenant was SO frightened that he
climbed out OF his window on the seventh floor
and made several fents at jumping. Each
time the. crowd In the street below got crazy
with excitement and yelled to him to 60 back
He was finally persuaded to get back into his
room. which was in no danger whatever
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MR. MERRILL HANGED IN EFF1GK.
Woodhaven People Thought IIe Had Tried
to Incorporate Them.

Woodhaven People Thought lie Had Tried
to Incorporate Them.
There was charter election in Woodhaven
on Tuesday. The principal question was
whether the village should be incorporated
To add to the interest a warrant was issued
for the arrest Of Lawyer John B. Merrill. who
was believed to be identified with tho faction
in favor Of incorporation. Mr.. Merrill is
also School Commissioner for the Second
district OF Queens county. The warrant ac-
cused him OF assaultng s. B. Upham a leader
OF the opposition. Another incident in tho
election was the. challenging Of Florian Gros-
jeans vote at the polls by Mr.. Merrill Mr..
Groslean Is the proprietor Of Grosjean's fac
counted 1t was found the incorporators had
been defeated by a vote OF TOT to 15a.
Then those opposed to incorporation had a
jollifcation. Bonflres were lighted in NIL the
principal streets. through which tho victorious
party marched. headed by band. An effigy
Of Mr.. Merrill had been suspended from an
electric light wire near the Post Office 1t was
taken down again and placed in n wagon In the
procession. The band played Q dead march as
the procession went jeering by Mr. MerrilPs
residence in broadway. All the lights in the
house were out.
Mr. Merrill denies that he was active in the
incorporation movement He says he merely
drew up the papers for those interested in the
scheme, and there his work ended. He also
denies that he assaulted or attempted to as
sault Mr.. Upham.
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TROUBLE I'm THE rAnnnSAorE
The Sunday School sna hoard or Trustee
Experience q Few Chaneee

Ever since the Rev T. Dewitt Talmago's
new Tabernacle was completed the affairs Of
the church have been kept more or less con-
spicuously before the people OF Brooklyn. and
just now they are exciting moro attention than
over The unceremonious resignation OF Sun
day School Superintendent Richard L Eels.
followed by general changes in the Board Of
Trustees. has shown that everything Is not at
peace in tho Tabernacle Society.
Superintendent Eels was dropped from the
Board OF Elders. and his friends say that this
action was the cause Of his resignation.
Frank Talmage. who lie studying for the min
istry in Union Theological Seminary. succeed
ed Mr. Eels as Superintendent, and every one
supposed that this was permanent until DR..
Talmage announced last Sunday from the
pulpit that DR.. Louis Klopsch, the editor OF the
Brooklyn preachers well advertised Christian
Mrdd. was to take charge, Even some OF the
nases idea putting bis n editor in was to
have man whom he could depend upon to
carry ont his personal Wishes. It is admitted
@ mSn The Boaad 81 Elders ala not
suit Br. Talmage either, for more than half OF
them did not get around to the Friday even
x ilst. containing six now names was made
ne six Mere tes
end six OF the old elders were dropped. Mr..
Eels who was q this SIN, nSSm Th has since sew;
has helped to organize the Memorial Presby-
DR. Harrison A. Tucker, who was President
OF the Board OF Trustees for long time. was
superseded last month BY Edward II: Branch.
resignation as trustee Senator Birkett was
old board of officers was removed entirely.
John Wood still holds the funds. and at first
denied that he had been superseded. He says
now he will turn the books over to Senator
Birkett in q few weeks.
A member Of the Tabernacle. in speaking OF
the debts WHICH have accumulated on tho now
church, said that the finances had been mis-
managed. He blamed DR. Talmaee for going
~ to Palestine Just when the affairs q the
He said TINT Senator Birkett had been chosen
In the hone that he would be able to straighten
out financial matters.
Tho changes, in the Sunday school super
intendency. the Board Of. Elders, and OF trus.
Dr. Talmage's dictatlon. The church simply
reyolves ground him; and the, trustees take
their cue from him. The church is becoming
Or. Talmage,s more every day. and | know
withdrawing Just for that reason,h
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Arc tho Suburbs Likely to 6uporsede the
Cities as Places OF Residenees

New settlements are springing up prominently
throughout westchester county ind not few Of them
acquiring reputation aud by OF their
superior natural advantages Many merchants
mechanics and professional men becoming tired Of
their close and cooped mp quarters In expensive fats
and apartment houses and looking to tho nearby
suburbs for comfort pure water and fresh air. sheE
Park controlled by the Rapid Transit Real Estate
Company Of 1877 Broadway lies directly along the main
line OF the Harlem Railroad.
Lotsnro selling at very reasonable terms under ex.
ceedngly favorable conditions. The company
special excursion trains every Sunday from Grand Cen
troll depot Iarlem divsion) at 1920 and pleased
to hand send free passes TO all parties desiring TO
anime this property.-Adg.
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A. Iro. Co.paay Evle,,.s It. Tenants.

buffalo. Nov 11.-To-morrow morning will
witness the eviction Of the residents OF Union
town. one OF Buffalos suburbs. The Union
Iron Company. which owns the $50 houses
constituting the village. served notice to-day
on the tenants that they must vacate the
premises within six days The announcement
was unexpected. and t he result is that the
widest confusion reigns in Uniontown to-
night There are no houses within several
miles to accommodate the evicted tenants.
and they do not know where to CO. Many Of
them have sought legal advice. The Union
iron Company explains it's action by saying
p!oyees The iron com pany Is lust starting up
after ten years OF idleness. Bonfres are burn
steady light the tenants are removing their
goods. Tho weather 10 cold. and suffering Is
likely TO result Most OF the families are Ger
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TIE QUEENS COUNTY VOTE.
Long Island City Election Inspectors Ac.
cused of Violating the Law.


The Official canvass OF the Queens County
vote in Jamaica yesterday was brought TO q
halt when the returns In tho Second Assembly
district were before tho board. Pro-
tests were made in behalf OF the Democratic
nominee. Assemblyman James A. McKenna.
against the Republican nominee. George L.
Weeks. who has a small majority on tho face
OF the returns. The Board went into execu-
tive session, where 1t was resolved that each
supervisor should take the returns Of his town
back to tho inspectors OF election In the differ
ent districts for correction. This will delay
the canvass for several days.
Last night Constable Ashmead OF Jamaica
served notices on Walter j. Sheridan. Michael
Smith. and Thomas Mahr. inspectors of cleo
tion In the Third district Of the First ward in
Long Island City. and on Michael J. Casey.
inspectors OF election In the Second district OF
tho Fifth ward to appear in Jamaica to- day with
bondsmen They are accused by District At
torney Fleming and Deputy County Clerk
Downing of u violation OF the Election law. 1t
Is said they did not file their returns within
the time specified by law.
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ANECDOTE by A CHRISTIAN WORKEA.
A Woman Put Grape her Door to Blinl
tho Police and sold Beer inside. z;

the Police and sold Beer inside.
WASHINGTON. Nov. 1.-the final sessions Of
the Convention Of Christians at Work were
held to-day. Miss NJ Z. Remington. the lady
missionary OF the Welcome Hall Mission. New
Haven spoke Of her person u work In hom,
visitation among the foreign population In
that city. Beginning with nothing but rebuffs
and setbacks in her work. things had now
come to such pass that she was welcome.
visitor in many places where ut first she was
RECEIVED with hot water or rolling, pin. 49,,
Miss bennington told one anccdote which
was amusing; In her rounds after small! chill:
dren for her Sunday school one day she found
Grape on the door OF house which she had
visited the day before and knew that no one
was sick She left her children outside the
door and vent in to inquire. Something was
said abol a woman up stairs being dead. but
she soon ascertained that this was not so: The
She was anxious to make a little money and
decided that she could do 1t easiest by selling
beer on Sunday, She had hung the Grape On
the door as a blind for the police; for when
they saw the crowds entering the house the
police thought they were going in to see the
drinking beer. hut at Miss lem,ngtons sollcl-
tation the woman poured all her beer into
the sink
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Broko into the IIou.. to Pr.v.

James II. Davidson Of West 12sth street
was aroused at 6h o'clock yesterday morning
by the crash Of glass. 40 hurried down stairs.
and found a man in the parlor praying. The
man was In his shirt sleeves. and he had
broken through the parlor window.
II was sent here by st. John to pray, said
fne a M tfst Tor
tinue praying. The servant returned with
Policeman Nicolai. who took the man to the
was Thomas Sullivan Of l4Oth street and
Eighth avenue. He had 500 and childs
bracelet In his pockets He was sent to Belle
vue from the Harlem court
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MR. BARTHM4N's REAPpo1NTMENz.
Mr.. Swanstrom Says II He Doesn't Resign
Thirty Other Members Will.


The reappointment OF William Barthman to
tho Brooklyn Board OF Education by Mayor
Chaplin has stirred up a hornets nest in the
Board. There was a red-hot secret session OF
the Board on Tuesday afternoon. in which Mr.
Barthman was freely discussed. 1t was said
yesterday that Mr.. Barthman was reappointed
on the strength Of the paper signed two years
ago by his. fellow members. exoneratinG him
from the charges OF being Interested in pro-
posed school sites J. Edward Swanstrom. the
member Of the Board who made the motion on
Tuesday for an executive session. said yester-
day that II Mr.. Barthman does not resign Mt
least thirty OF the Board. including himself.
would do so.
Mr.. Swanstrom said no signed the paper Of
exonerat!on on q promise from Barthman that
II was only for his family to SEQ and to save
him from scandal All President Hendrix OF
the Board would say yesterday was that he
pin. Mr.. Barthman has already been sworn
In. but he said yesterday that no had not made
up his mind whether or not he would take his
sent,
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Gen. John Coehrane Iii,

1t was reported yesterday that Gen. John
Cochrane. for several years Chairman OF the
General Committee Of Tammany Hall. was
seriously Ill at his home. East sixty-seoond
street. and that three physicians had been
called into consultation IN his case IN the
morning. Gen. Cochrane ID - years old. and
friends. DR.. Clarence @. Howard. his physician.
said last night that Gen. Cochrans had been
slightly indisposed for q few days, but that he
would BIO 4ble to be out by Saturday. Yester-
day he walked about tho house. His ailment
ID Inflammation OF the bladder.
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The Murder OF I.enke Harding In Montana.

SCRANTON. Nov. lin 1877 Mr.. Lenke Hard.
Ing OF Lenox township. who had lost his wife
and property. went to Montana to begin life
anew. A fcw days ago Mr.. Harding's body was
brought back to Lenox for burial. The skulhad
been crushed and the lower part Of the body was
Q; cabin. and one morning some hunters found
tho cabin burned to the ground. The ruins
covered his dead body In them. Some sods
from the roof had fallen on the head, SO the
snd e AZ Ms nsf
had been murdered for his money. but later It
was learned that the murder had been com:
known In Scranton and in Lenox and Benton.
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MR.. WOOD,

rny. After the marriage Wood settled down t.
live In comfortable idleness. He would
not to to- work: He also abused her two
younger, children. and after q while
her son told Wood that II he would not work
he could not live In the house any longer:
Wood made no reply. but wept- He wept all
night He sale nothing during the night nor
on the following morning. but, still weeping.
packed his clothing and went away. She said
nothing. but did not weep. She never saw
Wood again until she saw him at the bar on
Tuesday. and she frankly said she had no de-
N Mrs. Wood testified that Wood frequently
spoke Of Mrs Raymond before and after his
marriage to her as his stepmother.- He said
that his father died in London. and left his
stepmother. Mrs. Raymond, twenty shares OF
Western, Union Telegraph stock. which was
kent In the safe IN the office of Mr.. Smith. head
Of the railroad department of Kountze Bros.
Wood also said that his father had left Mrs.
RAYMOND $4,000 interest In peat bog in
is it not the fact. Mrs. Wood" asked Law
yer Spooner. in cross examination. that when
you sat yesterday In the enclosure for women
witnesses. you were under the influence OF
liquor. and used language so offensive to lady
witnesses there that the Captain OF the court
squad was compelled to ask you to leave the
1T is not true. SIR" answered Mrs. Wood
INDIGNANTLY. was never intoxicated in my
life; The Captain asked pe to go down to the
District Attorneys office. to see one Of the
gentlemen there. and l went l never drank
Whan Nrq Wood 1uitkod %ho ,4ond ,,,,<t, .
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Visitors at tho White House.

WASHINGTON. Nov. 11.-Mrs. +. Prentice and
Mrs. j. W. Wisner of the Womans Relief Corps.
G. A. H.. called at the White House to-day and
invited tho President to be present at recep-
ton to be given by that order In this city next
Wednesday. Among the Presidents otherl
Hoyt OF Wyoming. Postmaster Mexican OF
Pittsburgh. Senators Jones of Arkansas, Plumb
and Paddock j. Il. Sutherland and W. Hiffner OF
Shreveport La, and NJ. NJ. Turner. b. +. Nor.
rison and p. b. Barton OF Alabama.
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Says the Livery Horse. arc a Nuisance.

George ". Fuller. who owns the premises IL
East Thirty-eig street. has brought suit In
the Supreme Court to enjoin Henry Willis
from keeping horses and carriages In front Of
the formers private stable at 10 East Thirty
ninth street, Willis has a livery stable at 2
and East Thirty-nin street. and is alleged.
east as No. IL. which were chiefiyt to accommo-
date the, members OF the Union League Club.
Mr.. Fuller also wants $1,000 damages. De-
csion was reserved yesterday by Justice Law
renee on motion OF Mr.. Fuller for u tempo
rary Injunction.
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neiss aao T neen aatmaged. also. she further
d has Ssy been removed a. to a the Ja saed
ates Easse living IN New YorE neW
man and a Jury are trying It. ' s
s%s IT, @s4sSs Ssss
Louis Morse. and he has recently been on. the
Ts ss "a b. %as tEe w msh
to To-, whom Mrs Russelrs clerk says he
sSa the q thss :e sPd whea
A5s q fs Ss sss
summer resorts. producing "Pinafore )" and
with az idea thai, It would be Impossible to get
dr2p Of li9u9F; he snid. and in q Joking mood
HEX Of 0biCsy afHRs ct saois s ana
hasbesn Ackled over 1t ever since. During the
e 70 rs he ana sds cent
been telling the Incident 70 his friends. III. he
was sSs rst slne hs ef had ever A seen
i him ior an hour or so. and Of course told him
Vas and sGih sSss ts ses. t
joke. he said yesterday,
several days ago Actor morse received sub
pdepa t. appear In court In Mr.. Bradey's be;
yesterday afternoon. a surprised look over
spread tho features Of Thaddeus B. Wakeman
sell. while a. pleased. one shone on the faces Of
the venerable Chauntey Shafer and +. 7. Gar
diner. who are supporting Mr.. Bradley's cause.
AS soon az Mr. Wakeman recovered he object
% e Actor M e testityings on the ground
IN Mrs Rqssells store. Judge Shipman let tho
evidence In. however While an objection was
hninO nnta1 Apfn ut
young looking man. had already tickled the
Jury ana the spectators BY the peculiarly
amusing expression on his face.
WHICH played in Asbpry Park in the summer
NO. SIT. There were no actors IN the
Troupe. Nobody ever said there were." was
the reply
>. The spectators Uttered the Judge looked ns
II ne wanted to smile, Mr.. Shaffer shook with
laughter; and Nr Wakenan's eyes winked
wnggishly
Aspury Park was stamped in his memory.
the witness said. because Of pleasant recollec-
tons. He and other male members OF the
troupe had al! they wanted to drink. and they
gIdn't have q physican's prescription. either.
he was IN Asbury Park from Thursday until
ssrday Then en- ne went to Ocean aGtoye where
amonth before he struck .Asbury Park. and
didn't hnve any desire, to do 50 after he left
there. He remem bered perfectly going to the
!ittl0 one-Etory drug store. Just how often no
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Mr.. Caryalho said that
stoned handwriting il

has never been disputed. that no man can sign
iorger however gets nossession Of a mans
genuine signature; and endeay9 ,r. to make
sisnatnre. ' Il pfHt this siniiarity 0nt that
excltes tho suspicion Of an expert In questioned
handwriting. He had no doubt that when the
could determine whether the penclled tracing
beneath was q genuine signature hy Mrs. Ray,
Ths had
effect on carbon.
Mr. Carvnlho will make the test with the
adjourned.
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Mrs. GoshOrn Very HI.

Mrs. A. T. Goshorn. the wife OF Con. Goshorn.
who was Dlrector-General OF the Centennial
Exhibition. and who is now one Of the officers
Avenue Hotel The General and she have been
living there for some time She was attacked
with rheumatism some weeks ago. and it
grave aiment II was said at the hotel last
night that there had been some improvement
In her condition.
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His Lire Insured and Nobody Knew It.

ST. LOUIS. Nov. lie ]. White. q prominent
lawyer Of st. Louis. died over year ago. He
was thought to have some property. but the
administrators found very much less than was
expected. To-day an old safe was purchased
IN a ,second-hapd store. and the purchaser
policies on the life Of Mr.. White aggregating
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trict Attorney Davis.
He testified that he Is q
bookkeeper In tho Sec-
retary's office OF the
Western Union Tele-
graph Company. It is
the custom OF tho COM
pany to have the Sec-
rotary send out to the
stockholders Of record
a formal notice OF q
quarterly dividend. with
a coupon order for the
OF the tliyi-
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shares Of stock in the Western Union Tele:
charges Wood with hayiing forged Mrs. Ray.
fully examined the endorsement.
:. whis Is ppdoq,bbttsdly forgery" he said
can see that there IL nencil t,ac ipg beneath
Ing was 80 careless that he, did not cover the
pencil tracing IN several places; With ths aid
this. The chemical Will affect the iron In the
Ink. causing tho ink writing to utterly disap-
BILE"
other certificates covering the other eighteen
shares Of the stock. Mr. Davis asked Mr.. Carval-
no then to place the ten share certificate upon
the reporters table. where there was a strong
light from side window. and TO arrange the
microscope 80 that the Jury could satisfy them
selves as t9 the correctness Of his testimony.
cd. and then the jury. led by the foreman fled
past the reporters table and peeTed though
the microscope at the signature alleged to be
forged.
fha mo nj n uaafiOnpd handwriting a
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A New Clothing Store In broadway.
AInheim. the famous Bowery tailor has Just pur-
chased from the estate Of 8. White the southwest
Of Broadway and 9th intends to erect an
elegant building b7xl28 feet to still further push his
great tailoring enterprise.-Ads.