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CoR0HER FAHERzH's CHARGE
He 10 Intsrr1pted by Police ssperintenden
Saith ssd They Have Words.

Smith ssd They Have Words.
The Coroncrs inquest into the death OF Con-
ductor Thomas G. Lewis OF the Lehigh Valley
Railroad. who fell OF the roof Of the Arlington
Oats. Jersey City. under mysterious circum-
stances. closed last evening. Coroner Faherty
called three or four witnesses. who did not re-
spond. and then he charged the jury. He
went over the known circumstances Of the
case. and frequently referred to the fact that
vania to Jersey City to meet his death. lie
~"The respect, is due pennsylvania from
sey City to find out Who Killed Lewis. The
Police Department. Of Jersey Gity took up this
%Sf 81 hreaap na
the police when q stranger comes all the way
from Pennsylvania and meets his death on the
GIS it Ct the Arlington Flats to find out who
At this point Police supsrintendent Smith
oner. wanted 70 know what Was ' tho mater
with the Police Department.
Now: you , see here. Superintendent, you
keep quiet or I'll lock You up" exclaimed the
.".,Oh. you can't do that. or your constable
sns5 SSaps @ff0n'' you re-
You're a lne straightforward you are" re-
piled the Coroner III you want to he Iues-
Toned before The jury all right but If you
q ssans to question
pe5inten,isntT retorted tie SoEonsr; ''' w
want an the S
at that" gave the case to The Jury; ,o,,,.,
that they could not tel! how Lewis came to his
death They Of the IN in EhcA the
81 the police. and called upon Prosecutor Win
field to take up the case and solve the mystery.
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SPARKS FROM THE TELEGRApH

Assistant Secretary Netleton 10 confined to his resi-
dence In Washington with slight attack OF tho grip.
The extensive brewery and malt house OF William
Eutclis In Auburn closed by the Sheriff yssterday
on confessed Judgments Of $4,000.
Nathaniel l.. Chamberlain. = prominent Boston mer-
chant. committed suicide yesterday by shooting him
for several days.
The President has denied the application for pardon
In the OF Harper. who convicted on q charge
Of embarrassment Of funds Of the Fidelity Savings Bank
OF Cincinnati o. and sentenced In 1907 to ten years
imprisonment.
The sssrs.ary q the Treasury Yesterday received
marked New York. In an accompanying note. signed
mills" request was made that the receipt Of the
money be acknowledged through the press.
Angelic Petrio. murderer under sentence OF DEATH
made an attempt to commit suicide In the New Haven
county jail on huaday night is hanged himself to his
10 the second attempt he has made ON his life.
Tho American Historical Association. which was or.
gAnixed at Saratoga In september 1874 for the promo
ton OF Interest In historical subjects will hold its
eighth annual meeting In Washington beginning this
evening The association now numbers 90 members.
with 104 life members.
The rst annual meeting OF the National Confsrsncs
University Extension opens its sessions In Philade
phia to-day under the auspices Of the American No
ciety for the Extension OF University Teaching More
than half hundred institutions arc represented In.
cludnR all the leading colleges and universities OF the
country
Mas Margaret Finn. deputy Factory Inspector in New
York city reports that upon Investigation she found
that the complaint OF Mas A. l. Woodbridge to the
effect that the cellar Of the Ernisy Poo building In New
York. which 10 used 40 bookbindery 10 unhe alhy and
that Violation Of shs factory lay. sx.tsd n Without
healthy condition.
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STOLEN MAIL BAGS FOUND.
Thrown into the River Emptied or Their
Registered Mail.

Marvin D. Wheeler. Chief Post ONCE 1nspec-
tor. came on from Washington yesterday TO
direct personally the search for the mail bag.
containing the registered Christmas malls
from the Lehigh Valley. valued at thousands
OF dollars. which mysteriously disappeared
between the Pennsylvania Railway station in
Jersey City and the general Post ONCE In this
city on Thursday evening last. He was In
conference with his subordinstes In the Post
Office building until late in tho afternoon. He
snid that he had an excellent clue upon which
his men were working.
and Ennis OF b Battery were walking last Fri
side Of Goyernor.s Isiana. and .spiea q bundle
drifting ashore When they got hold OF It they
discovered that 1t consisted OF three mail bags
The big leather pouch In which the smaller
snSs ali bfsss s
into one OF the canvas pouches which 1t had
was drawn over the first; On ono Of the can;
yas pouches was printed: Inner registered
There were no letters or remains Of letters
ever. excepting three tags. which indicated
that the pouches had been sent from Allen
Ty whe ssslss Hna Gs e .n e% aoS
ernor 8 Island. was told OF the find that same
morning. and was ssked to report tho matter
ct headauarters. Tyler ts deaf. and probably
did did not repol+. Lieut. Hndrews, not heating
from Postmaster Van Colt the next day.
thought he had better attend to the matter
himself. He reported the facts to. Major Has
M4oc tn sSc s fsa sss
mailed on Sunday morning and received By
MIR. Van Colt yesterday.
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MAKING NIcxELs IN CLINTON PLACE.
A Door.knob Thief Drops . Clue to
Peachim's Secret.

A DOor.knOb Thief Drops . Clue to
Peachim's Secret.
Charles Psschim says that II Lloyd Rogers
had not stopped to steal door knobs he,
Peachim, would not be in jail now waiting for
Grand Jury to consider the charge Of counter
felting that is made against him.
When young Rogers was caught stealing
door knobs by policeman Of the Charles
street squad on Dec. % and taken to the sta-
tton house he dropped several nckes pur-
terfeit. Rogers. when accused by Capt Cope
land admitted that they were mado at 1873
Clinton place by Charles Peachim.
Capt Copeland notified Capt. Brogan of the
Mercer street station. and he sent two detec-
ti,es to investigate. They found complete
counterfeiter's layout In the sub-cellar pre-
sided over by Peachim.
Young Rogers told Commissioner Shields
yesterday that he first met young Peachim In
he went with him to 133 Clinton place. Down
In the sub-cellar Peachim said he would show
Rogers how they made nickels on board
French man-o-war.
Detectives Sullivan and Hunt OF the Mercer
street squad and Secret Service Chief Brooks
testified against the boy. and no was held.
Young Rogers will be- tried for petit larceny,
the original charge upon which he was ar
rested.
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RECRUITS FOR TAMMANY.
THO LatehstrinG IL Out aaa Counties and
voorhfs l1eu VIII Troop In.


Athe Tammany primary elections held last
January the names OF 30 many recruits from
the Republican and County Democracy organ
iEations appeared on the tickets as to make It
phenomenally successful year for Tammany
Tonight Tammany will hold its primaries
to choose committeeman for 1892. and the
number OF recruits will far outnumber those
OF last year. Numbers Of the remaining
County Democracy men have been casting
longing eyes toward the wigwam. Some OF
them were doubtful Of the sort Of reception
they would get, but these doubts were dis
PEELED when Richard Croker. at the last meet
ing OF the Tammany Committee on Organlza-
ton. extended a hearty invitation to every
Usem nii TO- Ioin Tamm1sny a great number
x%on9 The, delegates to the General Com,
Be- cc ahae MSphy who lam
many some months ago. but whose Ill health
d ds|!Earred him from active political work. ].
man Of the Second district Will ifS isnrys among
the Ts%%spy There v DC sos
aepear sSe nSs
Shells. Jeffersonian. Of the Fourth district Will
F. the rdae sfs
and SO viii John Il Waterbury. The delegates
Smith. and Henry Lowey. ali OF whom were
until recently members Of the John j. O'Brien
TEs Nov York Democracy in tho Ninth dis
triot will lose Alderman Mead and ex-Alder-
ie esStsa Tho Will be among the
Among the delegates elected in the Tonth
district VIII bs elect Joseph MaTtn
lar Is%. Pitt Mitchell. late a County Democracy
fs G. c. BALDWIN. jr.. son OF the former Presi.
Gent q she NV xnstsrds@s Gla a.' Daniel bfi
the eFS will also be resu
district viii b james Ring puffy john n Ne"
out the a Repa6ean Mn2 fRes
Xen the Wicked 9
deIsssss,ss irqm shs EouIfssnsh distrist
Tss and hs xhe UNITY
recently. belonged to the Labor party
Eusene Cohen. Who was the County B Den &C.
election. The ,Assembyman elect. Louis i.
tRe Ne% ost IT,
the Nineteenth. Tyenty.:second. ,TIwenty-third.
as to SWEENEY the lie 81 The Harlem e 30 Demos
cratic CITS This club Was SWING into the
as Charles W. Dayton, an ex-President OF the
club. and Jordan l. Mott. The Tammany IN en-
Sycamore Club Now both Mr.. Dayton and
NJ Mot. together with william 9. Andrews.
sulzbereer. Michael j. Hayes, Michael Flaherty.
and lot Of their friends are going to join Tam
many. This may result In consolidating the
two clubs
In speaking Of his determination to join
Tammany. Mr. Dayton said that when 1t be-
find welcome in Tammany Hall. they held a
conference and decided to join. No pledges
were ked for or given.
thp distrtct leadsrships IL the retirement q
John McQuade a. executive member Tor the
Twenty second district. Il Ia likely that Law
renee Delmour will succeed him.
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ACTOR SEAMAN HORSE
Failing In Body ms Well AS Mind-The Ma.
vourneen" Company Disbanded.

vourneen" company Dlsbanded.
William J. Seaman. the Irish comedian. who
was stricken with paresis last week. is falling
physically as well as mentally. MIR. Seaman Is
being cared for at the house Of his manager.
Augustus Pitou. In West Ninety fifth street. by
his wife and two professional nurses. He has
no appetite. and on Sunday night he had sew
eral severe paroxysms each OF which left him
weaker. HIS nurses will try to make him eat
substantial food.
He has the hallucInation that Inspector
Byrnes and bis detectives are following him
appeared rational He said no was happy he
would not die in harness like Mccullough.
Barrett. Emmett. and others. He often talks
stage. and who had never seen scanlan act
Seaman broods over the tact that Emmett was
once debarred from entering u theatre in New
York where Scanlan was acting through the
oflciousness of the theatre manager.
pt e, II, wr IN Bostn
were paid off at 1.-THE Fourteenth Street Theatre.
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CHIPS AND S7EI,LADDERS.
It was . Good EaoWoh Sale, Though, OF
Now York Whilst Club EGects.

II was . Good Eno"oh Sale, Though, OF
Now York Whilst Club Effects.
The New York Whist Club dissolved to get
rid OF certain members whose little ways the
majority did not like. Evan Fry was made re-
cever. He sold the assets OF the club for
S1.l75 The Whist Club OF New York. q new Or
ganization. which left out the certain members
referred to. was the purchaser. Application was
made to Judge Andrews to remove Fry. and to
order resale. 1t was alleged that Fry had
catalogued the goods 80 anonymously. for In
stance, had put stepladders and chips In one
lot. that nobody could hid who didn't want to
start whist club. and that consequently tho
goods W. mt at less than value:
f. Ellery Anderson. in behalf Of the new
club. made an offer In court OF 81 ,625 for the
snle j. j. Macklin. In behalf of the applicants
said lie could not accep; the offer without
seeing his clients, but Justice Andrews cut the
matter of by denying his motion and ruling
out the offer,
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REPUBLICANS FALL OUT.
Serious Quarrel IN the Party In Loulsian
A General split Probable.

Serious Quarrel IN the Party In Loulsia.a-
A General split Probable.
NEW ORLEANS. Dec. 2a-There Is every prob
ability that the split begun in the Republican
ranks at New Orleans at the late meeting Of
the Central Committee will spread over the en-
tire State. resulting in two antagonistic State
Conventions and opposing State tickets. The
first parish committee to assemble. that Of
Baton Rouge. met Yesterday and the usual
quarrel and split followed. There were two
factions present. the Herwig and Warmoth
factions. The latter wanted the committee to
consider the lottery question. and when It
refused to do 80 bolted and held a separate
meeting. The majority determined to recog-
gates to the Convention called by It There
seems to he little chance OF healing the diGer-
anCe.
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4 WOMAN'S BRAYE DEFENCE.
battling for Her Little Girl ssA Herself Sh,
Drives Ont an InterlOper.

TARENTUM. Pa, Dec. 26-Mrs. Susan Covert
widow lives In humble house in
rather an isolated spot on the old towpath be-
tween Schenley and Leechburg Last night
about % o'clock Jack Fleming knocked at her
door and asked for drink Of water. This was
cheerlully given him. He then forced himself
into tho room. His evil Intentions were first
directed toward Mrs. Covert's 7-year-old
daughter. but the man was fercely opposed
ny the frightened mother. There was no help
AZ hard The fellow then directed his efforts
t9ward Mrs: Covert Her cabin bears evidence
0 9th tho terrible struggle which ensued. The
a aihiost OF her clothing was torn from her, but
t fne Ssuceeeded finally In driving Fleming from
Ine mouse. Afraid to. remain even o moment
i in she took her little girl In her arms and,
heIghDol's and gave the alarm.
ne mai posse s9onsgathered ,and searched the
nweaighhborhood and hills all night The man
W WAS h,lnally found hiding in a coal shaft. He
Mrs. C nyaised on 70 the Kittanning jail to-day
A'' laughter were both badly hust~
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INSPECTOR szKERys AGE
AMdnvlts That He Won't He Sixty for
Two Years Yet-Cnpt Gunner Retired.

Two Il ears xet-SnPt 6unnor xa0tIre0.
Police Inspector Henry V. Steers. according
to the police records. would be 90 years old on
Jan. q. and therefore would be compelled to
retire from the police force. At the meeting
Of the Police Board yesterday. he presented an
affidavit stating that he was not. as was be-
lieved. born on Jan. q. 1892. but on Jan. q,
1884. He presented also affldavits from his
elder brother. William c. Steers Of Brooklyn.
and from his cousin. Mary L. Haggerty. to
show that he was 8; born on the latter date The
At special meeting Of the Commissioners
yesterday Capt John Gunner Of the Twen-
ty-fifth precinct was retired. On Christmas
Day tho Captain was 90 years old. He was APP
pointed on APRIL
9 Sergeant On Aug: -. 1885. and Captain on
the Twenty ninth. Nineteenth. Eighteenth.
Twenty-third. Twenty-eighth. and Twenty
fifth precincts.
the Commissioners will meet to morrow to
fll three vacant Captaincies. They have re-
cciyeh an eli gibe list OF nine Sergeants from
which to select.
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IL May Result In Combine 20 Decresse the
Appropriations Commlttee's Power.


WASHINGTON. Dec. 2s.-The death Of Senator
Plumb left vacancy in tho Committee on APP
propriations. for which there will be n very
lively scramble. Indeed the contest has al
ready begun. and conferences take place daily
between Senators, who are grooming various
candidates There has been for many years
great dissatisfaction with tho autocratio
power Of the Appropriations Committee In the
Senate. and this feeling is more than ever BIT
ter at present. The Senators from tho now
Northwestern States. who have no representa-
tive on the committee. have Joined with
their colleagues In seniority, who have for
years complained OF the autocracy OF the COM
mittee. Senator PettfRrew Is being urged as
the candidate OF the Northwest for the place
made vacant by Mr.. Plumb's death. and In
connection with his candidacy the shoulder
ing fires Of tho foud have broken out afresh.
Senators Allison. Dawes. and Hale are now
the autocrats Of the committee whose reign
has been long and unbroken. their new Re-
publican colleagues being Senators Cullom
and Stewart. The latter is new member.
having been placed on the committee at the
opening Of the present session as the result Of
fight such as the friends OF Mr.. Pettigrew
and other ambitious Senators are now renew
ing Mr.. Stewart forced himself on the COM
mittee by making a hot fight. There was no
vacancy. but he would not yield his claims.
and 80 the membership was increased from
nine to ten. making It stand six Republicans to
four Democrats. The Republican Senators on
the committee now want to leave the vacancy
untitled, and thus keep the membership at
stand up against a strong attack from tho out
side.
Several influential Senators who have held
been unable to counterfeit tho power Of the
Appropriations Committee, are actively en-
that power down. One plan contemplates dis
tributing the appropriation bills among the
various completes. as ts the practice in the
ship to twenty-on In order to make q
more general representation. There are u
large number Of Senators who are quite ready
to Join any ombination looking to the break
ing down Of the autocratic committee. and
ers yeas they have fair lss ~
They therefore mean to make tho best OF It
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ASUulop MOI 70 no &of0OoeO tbs Ye0r.
Boston. Dec. 2a-Jimmy Dunlap. the North
ampton Bank robber. Is not to be pardoned
after all. but must live in hope that the two re-
naming years Of his senence may be RENTED
to him next year. Late this afternoon Gov.
Russell said that on account OF the division OF
opinion within and without the Council. he did
not think 1t wise to pardon Dunlap. but
thought the matter should be referred to the
next Council and acted upon by them. This
postpones the pardon for several months at
It Is understood that tho Governor was in
huenced in his DECISION BY the large number
ing power which he has received from western
Massachusetts since the pardon was RECON-
mended by the Executive Council last We'd
nesday.
Mrs Scott Rowland. the. woman who has
worked so industriousIy in behalf Of Dqnlap,,s
though she did not see the Governor per-
sonally. She sent IA message to him. however.
u final plea IN favor Of the pardon. but 1t
proved unavailing.
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A Divorce Sui. Preceded By q. AbA..s,e..

a Dvoreo Soit Freeeeea ~ A AbSuesaon.
MANCHESTER. N. a.. Dec 2a-The Supreme
Court to-day rendered decision In tho Bailey
divorce case. granting the divorce and giving
the custody Of the child to It's mother. Mrs.
Lucy 7. Bailey. OF this city.
The child was abducted b. the father. and
OF It while it was ut the fathers Canadian
home in Danville. p g.. BY the mother. grand.
fAtheE and detective: who were pursued
and were captured Just as they were about
70 take the train for the States. II Is said
will refuse to acknowledge the decree Of the
court In this State. and an International dim
Guilty may result rs the child was born In the
of Canada
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William Vansellen. Fl years old. Of PIP Lynch
street. while riding on one of the wooden
horses Of the merry o-round ut Montrose and
Union avenue. Willinmsburgh. last night,
over balanced himself and fell. The machine
went on revolving. and he was struck on tho
head by one OF the wooden animals before the
machinery could be stopped He was picked
up unconscious. and at the Eastern District
Hospital 1t was said that his skull was frac-
tured and that he would probably die. Van
sellen was not regular habituS Of the merry
when he saw the lights and said that he would
try ride His mother was watching him when
ha fell.
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A $40 Resb.s hy M....1 M...

New BEDFORD. Dec. 2a-While Edgar Lewis.
o clerk for Anthony. Swift Il Co.. was engaged
in the office this evening he was surprised by
two masked men. one OF whom covered him
with revolver. while the other struck him
two blows over the head. rendering him un-
conscious
When he regaIned his senses he found the
door OF the safe open and the safe robbed OF
its contents, which consisted OF " considerable
sum Of money that had been collected to-day.
Lewis is unable to describe his assailants.
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They Had Up.s. IN. s,toys.

Goldman Brothers cigar store.on the ground
floor OF 1875 Greenwich street. was illumned
by blaze In the rear at o'clock last night
A policeman ran over and found the Gold
manns In front Of the store He asked them
what was the matter with them. and they
aPs E that they had uEsst TIE st t H.,
ton street engine house and got all tho dodgers
cut Of the upper part Of the house The cigar
store was burned out and Selle's paper and
Irvine store. In the basement was damaged
badly. Goldman Bros. Were insured. Capt
Slevin notified Fire Marshal Frank.
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Mr.. B.rth,r an Will Fight.

The rumor that Mr.. Body Just as soon as he
becomes Mayor Of Brooklyn will request Mr.
Barthman to resign his place in the Board OF
Education was pronounced unfounded last
night by excellent authority, Mr., Barthmnn
next @eetns on Jan. and il he is not re -. s
niZed as n member in good standing he will
appeal to the courts for relief
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-12-29
Outrases on RaIIrond I.aborers in the Adj.
rOndncks.

rOndnckF.
WATERFOWL. Dec. 2a-The story wired from
Syracuse concerning outrages In tho Adiron-
dacks upon men employed In the construction
of the Adirondack and St Lawrence Railroad
is corroborated by the statements OF three
other laborers who were at Carthage. thia
county. yesterday. on their way from Upper
Lake, where they had been working three
aoth by ss Who
Syracuse. They say that by a peculiar method
OF figuring and by outrageous charges for tho
be In debt to the contractors every pay day.
For instance. they allege that they were
longing to the contractors. las there were
seventy men In that camp. the company would
be receiving 800 for tho use OF tinware not
valued at 500.
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Accident on tho Ws.t shore Ro.4.

AMSTERDAM. Dec. 28-About z O'Clock thia,
evening a freight train on the West Shore
road broke in two near South Bethle-
hem. while running at q high rate Of speed.
Tho engineer discovered the disconnection
and. reversing hie engine. permitted the de-
forward portion. Six cars were wrecked. both
tracks were blocked. and remain so up to this
injured. Wrecking crews and o physician have
been called to the SCENE.
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wAsHKE wAsnKE AND FAN-zAM
Police Solve the Mystery or tho Disappear
Ing Cinnamon.

According to the red and white sign above
the steps. Mr.. Jim Lee keeps a FIRST class I"
laundry at IL Bowery. Tho nciGhbors OF Mr.
Lee have noticed recently that his companion
ship has been much sought by the Celestials
from Mott and adjoining streets.
Tho police Of the Eldridge street station de-
cided last night to find out what became Of
the Cinnamon who vanished In the rear OF Mr..
Lee's subterranean workshop. They had had q
complaint from laundry man that no had
lost money there.
Detective Mooney and Ave men In plain
o'clock. They found thirty-ninc Chinnmen in
|. room In the roar OF the laundry playing fan
tan.
:, Exits and entrances were guarded. and al
tho thirty-nine were escorted to tho III,
bridge, street, police station in pairs excent
proprietor Of the Joint, and odd man. had one
policeman all 10 himself. No money was found.
but there wore lots OF chips and Chinese count
erB. =,
on ball furnished by MI. Chin TT Jn Q specta-
cled and sedate tea merchant Of Mott street.
All took their arrest good naturally. They
will be arraigned ut the Tombs this morning.
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New Bu,ld,nr. for tho Kelley Cure.

CHICAGO. Dec 2a-Dr. Kelley to-day pur-
chased thirty acres on the shore OF Lake
Michigan. a little north of this city. He pro-
poses to erect there several imm struo-
lures for dipsomaniacs. The Dwight, Ill, es-
tablIshmept vii be retained as an auxiliary.
was the owner OF the Chicago tract The sale
nets Mr., Hobbs u profit of $4,000.