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THE NoRcRoss prroncE CASE
IL IL the East which the Massachusetts
Supreme Court VIII Consider.

Boston. Nov. 10.-Tho last divorce case
which will be heard by tho Supreme Court OF
Massachusetts, now that tho divorce jurisdic-
ton belongs entirely to the Superior Court.
camo up for argument on appeal before the
full bench to-day. The libellant is Maria Nor.
cross and tho libcllee. Alvin c. Norcross.
Marin claims to be Alvin's lawful wife. and he
repudiates her claim. The ground for divorce
ia that he is guilty Of adultery with Mary A.
Freese. to whom he was married In 1885 n few
years after he separated from tho libelant.
In 1853 Allen paid lover-like attentions to
Maria ct her fathers house In Littleton. N II.
He was about 20 years OF age and she year
or two younger. During their courtship the
following was written in Marias diary: Mr..
Norcross and went UP stairs to the front room
naS raise" as III Whit hand w nS 0Ss
ss$s 5 f. s $ SSG Is land sa sS d IT,
WAND 4and in hand through lie we 60 and share
each s Others 10y and woe" This he signed with
Whom the case. was tried it was testified to
that within q. day or two before Christmas,
that he desired to take her as his. wife back. to
to being married in church. in Littleton. be-
Tho father thereupon doubted whether the
daughter would make a good wife because OF
her temper, but snid IL Alvin choose to take
her he might. The mother, o regular attend-
ant of the Methodist Church. wanted the mar
rage to be by clergyman; she objected to Q
marriage where the parties were squared
together" There was conflicting evidence as
to whether there was any ceremony at the
house. but the court found there was not. and
the parties left the house with the understand.
ing that they were to go before q clergyman at
Concord. N. H.. and be married.
On the journey to Concord. however. they
saw a person on board the train who they
feared might report them as runaway couple
4 he saw them stop at Concord. SO they CON
tinued on to Boston intending to 60 from
Performed, From that time until August.
1882. they lived together as husband and wife.
A. child was born to them and they were recog-
nized on oil sides as married Two trips were
made by them to New York, and in thnt State
Mr.. Norcross introduced her as his wife.
and treated her as such. There was
no evidence that there was any ceremony in
Providence Trouble arose between them in
August, 1880. when Alvin for the first time de-
MED that Maria was his legal wife They sep
arated. and Alvins marriage. with his house,
keeper, Mrs. Freese. followed.
Judge Devens ruled that, upon the evidence.
there had been no marriage between Alvin
and Maria in any OF the States mentioned. and
the libellant took exceptions. The case now
comes before the full bench on the question
whether the facts show that there was legal
marriaUa
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VERY UNPARLLAMENTARY
Fer m Alderman to Say that There's
Blood on Another Alderman's Hands.

Fer m Alderna. to Say that There's
Blood On Another Alderman's Hands.
Alderman Mead wanted to know at the meet
ing Of the Board OF Aldermen yesterday II the
Railroad Committee proposed to do as it
pleased. Long before the summer vacation he
had offered a resolution restricting the rum
ming Of trains on Eleventh avenue between
certain specified hours. The committee was
ordered to report on this resolution at yester-
days meeting. but Alderman Morgan. the
Chairman. wasn't present and so there was no
report. Alderman Brown Of the committee
reported that the committee had come to no
agreement. and that another meeting was
Alderman John Morris moved that the COM
dn 81
Az A5na xnS e S. entertain
oyer until the next mex meeting as Chairm ha
Mead and MOTIFS wanted the
Alderman Mead was certain that. every Alder
hands dyed With the crimson blood # the
PEG pnsor themselves Transformation in the
Alderman Morris said that certain members
s fSss ls
Aldermen Terrell and Clancy. demanded that
Alderman Morris be called to order His
language was an insult to the Board. they said.
Finally q resolution was adopted peremptorily
ordering the Railroad Committee to report on
the matter next Tuesday.
The North New York Junction Railway Com
pany. OF which John Cotter Is President, APP
sion to build horse railroad through Willis
avenue, 10th street. Gerard avenue. and !6lst
east and west sides OF the annexed district.
The application was referred to the Surface
Railroad Committee. Public hearing on the
25th, at = clock.
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LOGS CUT. NOT SAWED.
An Inve,ticn Capable OF Turring Ont Fort
Boards . Minute.

A Inventioa Capable OF Turring Ont Forty
Boards . Minute.
A new underwriting machine was tried
yesterday afternoon at the works OF the Brad
ley Draw Cut Lumber Cutting Company.
Greonpoint. l. L There wero present DR..
Edward Bradley Ole East Thirtieth street.
one OF the inventors: Albert Lewis Of the
Wilkesbarre Lumber Company ono Of the
largest lumber concerns in PENNSYLVANIA; ].
W. and W. r. Smith Of tho Eagle Steam Saw
mill. Greenpoint. and Peter McLaren OF Perth.
Ontario. one Of the largest lumber dealers in
Canada
The experiment was highly successful. Tho
machine. upon which DR.. Bradley and Thomas
g. Crane OF Newark have been working for the
past five years, is AZ feet long. 10 feet wide.
and 8 feet high. It's weight is As tons The
object OF this invention. which may largely do
away with the use Of buzz saws. is to econo-
mize time and the lumber itself. The machine
will take log eight feet long and cut boards
width Ht from I.5S Of an inch to one inch In
thickness. There is not the slightest waste Of
in s sdng Il a Via %od shf
wasted in sawdust and planning II inch boards
bSpg ext In Ss osxs Seed Of an
u the Eek knife is three fee. long and it weighs
prevents tho flbres Of wood from breaking. A
roller preceding the knife congresses the
wood and aids In this matter, which the In
ventors found was the most difficult Of the
ends to be attained. The knife is moved by q
wooden connecting rod fastened to wheel
ten feet In diameter Every revolution OF this
wheel makes q board.
The machine is fed by an apparatus which is
controlled by two screws set in babbett metal.
chain gear connects the two screws 30 that
they move with absolute accuracy. thus max
ing the boards exactly the same width from
one end to the other. system OF cogs is so
arranged that by changing the size Of the cog
wheel the width Of the board to be cut Is regu-
lated. The total output Of the machine when
in running order will be from 10000 to 100000
feet a day.
ize the making OF boards for cigar boxes.
backs Of pictures. butter boxes. and the like.
Yesterday afternoon ash: cherry. birch. and
Eastwood logs were cut. The boards dropped
from tho blade as smooth as II rubbed with
sandpaper. Mr. Lewis said it was the most
With our saws" he continued " I'VE cannot
anything. Neither GOULD our saws cut 2 board
the best thing It will accomplish will be the
tremendous saving In the wood ITSELF"
DR.. Bradley and Mr. Crane have persistently
stuck to this project for five years, and at last
they think their reward has come. The ma
chine will undoubtedly be introduced shortly
in all the big lumber tracts Of the country. The
logs can be floated by stream right down to It
and then shipped out to civilization all ready
for use as boards,
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Too Greedy for De ath.

The porter Of the lodging house at 345
Broome street. ON the corner OF the Bowery.
while going his rounds at 1: 80 o'clock yester-
day morning heard groans coming from room
40. Policeman White and the porter broke
open the door and saw on the bed man writh-
ing and groaning. On chair stood glass
containing small! quantity OF some green
substance. DR. Halcom OF Broome street said
that tho man had taken enough Paris green to
kill six men. His stomach had thrown of tho
poison; and the man was was well enough to ap.
Bernhard Sachs. q Russian Jew. and that he
had lived at 42O Gaskell street, PHILADELPHIA
II have no home" he said to Justice O'Reilly
mo money, no work. and no chance to do any
thing. SO thought would be better dead than
alive" He was remanded until to-day.
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Edmund clarenee s.ed.,an o. or.cies.

In the auditorium Of the Berkeley Lyceum
yesterday afternoon Mr.. Edmund Clarence
Stedman delivered the first lecture OF his
course on THE Nature and Elements Of Po-
etry." These lectures are to be given specially.
though not exclusively. for the students Of Co.
lumbia College; 4 large audience gathered to
which was "Oracles. Old and New"
The course will include eight lectures. to be
delivered as follows: Nov. 49, What Is Po-
Poetry Of Self xpression"; Now 20. "Sielan.
g. Shol!a; the Poetry Of .E,fg,ression": Nov
agination": Dec. j. 1.-The Faculty Divine; Pas
sion, Insight Genius. Faith"
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Ran AGAINST JOHN r M,KANE
Reason Given for the Shrinkage OF Hinge
County Water Works Revenues.

Reason Given for the ShrinkaSe OF Hinge
County Water Works Revenues.
The financial condition Of the Kings County
Water Works Company. which has been the
cause Of much anxiety to the bondholders. was
made public at a bondholders' meeting yester-
day at 80 Wall street. One hundred and forty
Of the 300 $1,000 bonds issued by the company
were represented at the meeting. Albert H.
Chou presided. A report OF the affairs OF the
company was presented. showing that the
total outstanding indebtedness. including I'M
paid coupons up to Sept last. amounted to
$4,000. Since the report was completed an
additional $4,000 has been added. making the
present indebtedness $1,000. The present
earnings OF the company were reported to be
$4,000 a year. as against $4,000 previous
yearly earnings.
These facts were not at all comforting to the
bondholders. and tho question before the
meeting was whether it was best to foreclose
Se to dsoydM cesg M ee sos
for the company, suggested plan BY which
into. controversy with the superintendent.
BENJAMIN Stephens and desared that the
ton OF the company was kept from them. :,
Gravesend and coney Island water works had
taken up largo portion Of the territory Ct the
company. and caused q shrinkage of $4,000 q
year in the revenues. It leaked out that the
building OF these water works could haye been
to John Y. McKane Mr.. Field wanted to know
how It was 4 by the payment OF S75 90 year:
company could have been saved the shrinkage
OF $1,000 q year; the bargain was not closed.
the company be authorized to issue coupon
ccrtiflcates drawing interest at six per cent
and payable semi annually. providing that the
holders OF bonds. unpaid coupons. and promis-
sorry notes will accept them: the certificates to
before maturity. He proposed that when all
the bondholders had signed an agreement to
to take these certificates o meeting be called
and a Board of Directors chosen by the bond
holders. Meantime the company. with It's
yearly earnings, would have ready money with
which to make improvements and increase its
earning capacity.
gested by Mr.. Schenck that the time would
soon come when the city OF Brooklyn would
within its limits at q fair price,
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TWO WARRIORS GROW HOT.
FINALLY PAST COMMANDER OSCAR
CLIFFORD PASSES THE LIE,

whereupcn Col. Barnard seises Hin bv the
Collar and Butts Hin o. the Nose-vie-
tory ferehes on the q. A. n. Man.
Col. I. r. Barnard Of the Fifth Regiment.
National Guard Of New Jersey. and Past Com
mander Oscar Clifford Of Lincoln Post. @. A. r..
OF Newark. have not been on the best OF
terms for several years. though both are
members OF the Post. Clifford Is o
handsome blond with hugo m0ustache
and then curls the points upward in graceful
curves. Col. Barnard also possesses glorious
moustache. butitcannot rival the beauty OF Mr..
Chords adornment, and It has been said that
jealousy on this point may have something to
do with the Coloners dislike Of the handsome
and eloquent Oscar. who is a general favorite.
an motor OF no mean power. an elocutionist,
and stage manager whose services are in de-
mand whenever big amateur entertainment
is proposed. Mr.. Clifford is an electro-metal-
lurgist and Col Barnard sells paints. oils, and
drugs.
Mr.. Clifford has been twice defeated as a can
didate for Alderman. while Col Barnard has
never been known to show political asptra-
tons In weight the men are we'll matched.
but tho Colonel Is slightly taller than Oscar.
and has an expansion OF chest which makes
him look larger. Then his bearing is moro
martial. perhaps more ferocious would ex-
press 1t better. Mr., Gifford. wears a mild eX-
preston for general uses. though his steely
preston OF rage which carries terror to those
eaay o s hs sSf ks and
paraeinG that record. After. the meeting Of
Lincoln Post on Monday night, Mr.. clifford ac-
ed him whether It was true that he had been
fEsyInS Pi ssG things about his record Col
Whoever told you that is a liar"
think would much rather believe my inform
ted saying that Mr.. GiGord's wal. record was
no good and that he had never been In the
service he said he had been in.
Third Rhode Island Cavalry in the Depart
ment OF the Cult. You never were In the De-
and th %ss not sns
such regiment there, Rhode Island never
sent any such regiment to the Gull"
'front.' and when se The 1e cooneI e
tinqed such talk that ne said:
You are a damned liar"
seizing him by the collar. 1t is said. butted
him on the nose In five minutes thereafter eI
sore. because they are naturally soft from the
nature OF his work. and he does not often in
and tss
Mr.. Clifford was seen by q Sun reporter last
R enc the
ring. He exhibited his discharge .showing
two years Of service In Company =. Third
was. all that was necessary to vindicate his side
the Gauss Of CO.. Barnards en@ity and that he
wanted It distinctly anderstood that il did not
occur until after the meeting OF Lincoln Post.
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BURGLARS CONFESS
Whitley Aliens Favorito Way Of catering .
House Described.

House described
ELIZABETH. Nov. 1O.-Burglars Thomas Hill
and George Yates who were arrested with Al
len on Monday morning by the Elizabeth DO
lice. after robbing the store Of John Gessner at
Linden. made a confession to-day to Chief
Tenny Hill was born in Chelsea. England. is
4S years old. and has been in jail in that coun-
try. He is o gas filter. and says he has been
only fourteen months In America. He has had
no homo for two months. and has supported
himself by stealing and eating free lunches in
New York. Chief Tenny says Hill is an old
offender. and one OF the men who have been
committing depredations in Union county.
Yates Is an orphan: 10 years Old "a and deans came
ssh %ss
street, Springfield. Ill. with whom he came to
thn SITES his Re Wien R
differently he ran away on account Of III treat
an es sss
E Eoe sd TSFks se 1t Mad i St
and at fRs New YORK Athletic eIab Ms
left the latter place. he says, about 9 month
says he has, good references from. ali these
places He Soards with Henry sGsh hSe 2o9
tSfse %ss
come to New Jersey with him and Hill to
rob soms farmers; He had ms no money and
put out. His newly formed acauaintances told
him there was no danger OF getting caught
and promised him an even share OF the
plumber.
BELIEVES Sss atsss story snd
alias Whitley: Is the most hardened lookIps
his antecedents. except that he comes from
Connecticut and is 70 years old. He says the
says Allen is a desperate fellow. who boasted
to him that the boss way to rob q house was
to GO in with q revolver In one hand. a lighted
candle in the other. with mask on the face.
and be ready to do the first one that interferes
with YOU"
This was the manner in which Allen acted
at the Gessner robbery. The Chief believes
him to be one Of the men who robbed the Lin.
den Post Office, and thinks the arrests will put
q stop to the numerous burglaries that have
been committed during four months IN vii
Elizabeth. TO- Plainfeid. Hill and Alien. when
arrested. had two revolvers. a short crowybar.
pieces Of CANDLE, and three black alpaca
masks. Hill Gays he has worked for several
months for Mr.: Bishop q plumber In Grand
avenue. New Haven. and, says he ,afterwaEd
boarded with Samuel Wrinkle. lO3 Avenue D.
New York.
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This man is trying to joke his wife about

This man is trying to joke his wife about
her cooking ability.
He says the household will suffer nom
dyspepsia. It's poor joke.
Americans eat too much rich food. with
out taking advantage Of natural antidotes
to overcome the bad effects.
Nobody wants to diet. It Is . natural
desire to want to enjoy the good things In
this world.
Read what q prominent New Yorker
writes: he had been troubled with equity
rheumatism and It's attendant painful
symptoms for eighteen months:
81 have subjected myself for months to
the severest rules of diet recommended for
such conditions. and used almost all tho
remedies recommended for govt and rheu-'
matism. without any benefit. until I heard
Of your imported Carlsbad Sprudel Salts.
which used faithfully for six weeks. diet
ing for the first three weeks, and after
ward eating almost anything desired.
All the equity and rheumatic symptoms left
me after the fourth week. and my general
health and spirits have become excellent
once again. Your Carlsbad Sprudel Salts
deserve the widest publicity. and take
great pleasure in bringing this fact to your
notice."
You try them to-day.
The genuine have the signature Of Els
ner Il Mendelson Co.. Sole Agents. New
York." on the bottle.
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SusuE LxoSAns 4. erroEsicH 1877. In 1885 he was
elected to the Assembly from the Twelfth dis
tfict He served his district faithfully and
succeeded In having several bills passed that
benefited the city. In 1887 President Cleve-
land appointed him Internal Revenue Collec-
tor for tho Third New York district. He held
this place until March. 1880. when he WINS re-
moved by President Harrison. and Ferdinand
Eidman. Republican. was appointed in his
place. Shortly after his removal he was ap-
pointed Judge OF the City Court In place Of
the late Judge Pitshke It was supposed that
the usual custom would be observed year
ago ID nominating the appointse to succeed
himself. but It was deemed necessary by the
leaders Of the local Democracy to nominate
soma person for County Clerk whose popu-
1arity with the Germans OF the east side would
strengthen the county ticket. Mr.. Giegerich
was chosen as the man. and very unwillingly
ierred judicial ONCE. The wisdom Of II neami-
h% Hcsss 81 his sssEn y
rich instituted some reforms that were in
BUSINESS Ssk the Once Me esased
partitions to be removed that separated the
s. ss psSs & I'll s cs
an order the to
fractions Of. this rule were punished by dis
missal. He caused to be, made an in.
q Paper may be easily traced, and he also
the steps taken in suit. He made an ex-
haustivo examination Of the fees that could be
had sanctioned he abolished because. they
were not provided for by law. He also discov-
rattons were subject to certain fees. which It
had not been the custom to collect collect These sss
been usual for County Clerks to receive as per per-
made up Of deposits to meet mechanics LIENS
but Mr.. GeGerich refused to accept this
was opposed to Tip" and last spring he noti-
Ned the men under him that they must not &C.
81 Sommon Pleas Is $1,000 a year. the same
teen years. Mr. Giegerich viii probably be
nominated for q full term at the next general
election.
-f,Wiiliam J. McKenna, the new County Clerk.
at $55.0OO g year. was born IN Tyrone Ireland.
parents in 1890. He attended thu public
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E1.GOE WALLER's ANILEzE
Efforts to Prevent Publication OF His Sons
Name In the Flat Divorce Case.

Efforts to Prevent Publication OF His Sons
Name In tho Flat Divorce Case.
Horace Graves. the counsel for William H.
Plat Of Brooklyn in his suit for absolute d.
vorce. in which Martin B. Waller is named as
correspondent, made public yesterday several
letters which he received from ex Gov. Waller.
the father OF the young man. after proceedings
were begun. In his letters Gov. Waller shows
himself anxious to have all reference to the
scandal suppressed! In one Of the letters he
trial was to occur that may advise my silly
son against taking any course to sink him
In the last letter. written Oct. IL. ex-Gov.
Waller intimates his anxiety to have the case
settled. and snys, he is satisfied that 1t wi!l
II. He was ready. he said. to lose some money
II he could avoid the scandal In that way:
ing these letters, in view OF q declaration by
Gov. Waller that he has already paid money to
keen his sons name from being brought into
the case.
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Chief CierA HfeKe~na ~ the District After.
- nsy.s Nfaes Apposnssa County C1erk.

Chief Ctesk MeKennA ~ the District After
~ .ssy's Nnes Appoa.ssa County Casrk.
Gov. Hill yesterday appointed Leonard A.
Giegerlch Judge Of the Court Of Common
Pleas in the city Of New York. in the place Of
thslate Henry wilder Allen. deceased. Gov.
Hill also appointed William J. McKenna to be
County Clerk. in place Of Mr. Giegerich.
. Mr., !Giegerich said yesterday: I was the
Individual .choice Of Mr.. Richard Croker. I
did not seek the place. Ny appointment en-
nhasizes tho fact that the Democratic party is
grateful to any man who is willing to make
sacrifices for the good Of the party. Nearly
oil the applicants for the place were men Of
prominence and means. while I am poor. My
success proves that II a man Is straightforward
and honest he can rise"
Mr.. Gieeerich was born In Germany on May
20. 1855. His parents wore poor. They came
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To Close tho standard Gas Works.

The Board of Health ordered yesterday that
the Sanitary Inspector shall close the Stand
ard Gas Company's works at 115th street and
East River next Tuesday. 1t had formerly
been decided that the works should be closed
on Oct. 9. Another hearing was granted. and
DR.. Ewing sent In the report OF his second
found the nuisance undated. The offensive
odor coming from the works was perceptible
300 feet away; The cause. he says. Is that the
windows OF the purifying room are left open
while the purifying boxes are recharged and
while new connections are diusted.
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THEY FOUGHT OYER THE BONFIRE
James GaRhey, Who Was Struck with .
Stone q Week Ago. Dies In . Hospital.

James GaAhey, Who Was Struck With .
Stone . Week Ago, Dies In . Hospital.
A crowd OF boys were busy stealing barrels
to feed huge bonfire in East 1O4th street on
election night About 10 o'clock fuel became
scarce and James GafTney. aged 10 years.
captured barrel from neighboring grocer.
to take the barrel from Gafrney. Friends
came to his assistance and the lads, stoned
each other; Gaffney was struck, on the head
his friends, and grew worse until Monday.
when, he was reinoyed to the Presbyterian
Ing. He lived at 1877 East 10sd street
Joseph Hyer, aged l8 years. was locked, up
In the East Eighty; eighth street station last
stone which caused Quincy death.
The dead boys 10-year-old brother says
Hyer threw. the stone Hyer lives at IS East
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Five Hundred Mile. OF Carpet at Auction.

The first floor Of the auction house OF Will
merdng, Morris & Mitchell. ut "a and 0G White
street. was crowded yesterday with buyers
who came to attend the sale OF carpets by the
house 81 W. 4 J, Sloan; selling agents for Alex
tory at Yonkers More than 500 miles OF mo-
quotes. Administer. Gobelin tapestry, pail
sades. and other carpets were put up In lots.
representing holsss fFop ali oysF the country
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to this country when
he was an infant. Pow
erty pressed them 30
hard that It was diff
cult for them to sup
port him while he was
in the public schools
When Mr.. Giegerich
was IL years old he
was compelled to 60 to
work. He Joined o lit
erary class OF the De
10 Sale Institute and
studied hard. He was
admitted to the bar In