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The sun., 1891-05-03
NOT A PROHIBIr10N1sE.
Bat Father AI'Miliaa Says the Liquor
TraMe ms Now Conducted % DanSeroas.

Bat Father d'Millaa Says the Liquor
Trame ms Now Conducted - Dsngeross.
The efforts OF the liquor dealers to got through
the Legislature bill which Catholic clergymsn
opposed eliminated last week In the attack
made on the liquor dealers By the Rev. Father
Mcmillan OF the Paulists- A reply was printed
In the Wine and Spirit Gazette Of April 28. which
says: The aggressive warfare which the Paul
ist Fathers and other misguided priests have
begun against tho liquor trsflo Is the force
that keeps the liquor dealers In politics." In
reply to this Father Mcmillan says:
Is 1t aggressive for priest to speak out
fearlessly against imminent danger threaten.
Ing the moral welfare OF his peoplef Among
other people who live at safe distance from
dissiileries whore liquors are sold at wholesale
Is eonsde! Cd duty Of patriotism. sanctiaed
py religion. 10 demand tho enactment and en-
yalIe4 misguided priests simply asked tho
which prevent tho commnnitS from xSoiessls
f2n M against M the relaxation OF s4istina laws.
1: hss: s5;ssSi ( ~
It ssn: ans Ss
S0sssrs :, sahs societies there are large number
snnll e,nl bo compelled to enforce law and order.
,nm uasy VIII not tsmely submit TO the riot and
night danco halls in The vicinity Of
thoir hopo.. No ono can desy that these
sDeitors Of drunkenness deserve censure and
coad, mnntion. especially whom they assume
an attitude OF defiant opposition to the pre-
sspIs sS oi religion and the dictates OF COM mon
sense Against such liquor dealers. and there
should be DOW ,rfully directed. aided BY tho
s,IIonx s,Io arm o. tho law In the effort to prop.
eLw reELlato tho liquor traffic. dsRlers can fit-
iisnutaole men. especially In large cities, the
.m,aVf .m trnlnc 10 dangerous to public morals
aud the prosperity Of the State.
The sun., 1891-05-03
BOOTH GOES TO SEE POWERS,
Aud Recognizes tho Stage rs That or Hts
Own Demolished Theatre.

NEW YORK. April 24.-Edwn Booth although
he has done no acting this week. has. never
fheiess s vn gone . thing or two worth meMnsoning M
rssdsncs q The sts ssmae I0 Tdsn S over IL
genial fellow members Of the club drop % into % shs
ps5emise.s prem he goes PEI M down H % stairs and sits with
lis words are lew and mereiy M rely responsive. re- % S TSs
1ass ss
ing for an Immense store. The old theatre
sdcs and in
then ye1 sS friend Of Rooath
piece Of real estate you would have mnrs than han
The etraFediap assented to that. for Il was an
vestment had been % only W about half a million. lilo ~
bu; suppose % you're glad to have seen tho
tser was he iisao actors rseosS
a0 81 hf da sSssss ,hss Ssd ssan The last
What he meant meant y that is wor,h, explsinine.
ness leads to. Nothing liner has e ever been been
Is. nsR ns
preduettons therein. The supporting COMPANY.
ssWn = idss sSa B;5sEs
tunes were perfection. But somehow or other
the money taken at the doors was not 10
Ftkbt ratio 70 the critical Il admiration. and
SHak g., rhag rhpIssidsas, xho BECAME 90 con;
auditorium were bought by HIDE 4 Beh-
man, Brooklyn firm OF variety showmen. who
paid only $500 Tor what had cost many thou-
sands. These men. having made such Q bar.
gain. looked about hastily for something profit
able to do with the material At broadway and
Thirty fifth street Was an aquarium that had
recently failed. w. G. Coup. a rich partner Of
70 4 aud had 1t shut ur. This Ilace WAS leased
by the BROOKLYN men at a very moderate rental,
considering the value OF the site. They titted
out the big interior with as much Of the Booth
stage and auditorium as It would hold. Tho
result was curious nrchitecturally. The height
was about half that OF the demolished house,
and SO the gorgeous proscenium arch had to be
sauatted down and only the lower boxes util-
izcd. The parquet level held all the chairs cas-.
the fret gallery But the roof was. on a level
with the point where the upper gallery should
have been. and so 1t had to be omitted. The
general result was that OF q massive and
theatre. looking ms though hurri-
cane or something had blown OF thu upper
half and the remainder had been newly
roofed in. But II was n success financially.
theatre Of good capacity was produceI at a
cost to tho owner Of not more than $4,000 Q
stres 4 rent for s3n; 600 e $4,000: So Hyoe@
6ris OF Booths bankruptcy. 1t was n visit to
this house and u ecognition OF the maltreated
architecture that had caused Booth to make
tho remark quoted.
The sun., 1891-05-03
i. Bella Jenn,ns. Mrs. w,eeher.,

Judge O'Brien has granted the application
OF Middleton I. Burrel as guardian ad Item
OF isabella jennings. tho lun0tic. and Charles
A. Covert. who claim TO be tho widow and son
of william Alfred wiechers. the millionaire
sugar rsnper, for stay Of all proceedings By
Wtecher's executors to have the various In
terests under the Win settled. The objoct Is to
determine ,oy jury trial the rights OF tue
Iunsiics aud infan to" says the Judge, are
toe 70 pTotect tbeir interests For the iunatio
copsiderin the issue and the nature OF the
testimony. jury trial 10 likely to bs more ia
lay need OCCUR. us this Issue eau be disposed
OF noxt month. and with tho verdict OF the Jury
the roforoe can then proce9d."
The sun., 1891-05-03
A Notable Dramatic Event.

BALTIMORE. May 2.-One Of the events In
dramatic circles this week will be the debut OF
Miss Elizabeth Carroll Leokey Of Baltimore
county, who will make her Arst appearance In
the comedy Of "Wild Oats" With Wilfred and
Cresson Clarke. She will also appear 10 Mar
ried Life" later in the week ut Ford's. The lat
tor play viii be q benefit Performance for Mre.
VIZ n III o.
viii also Mrs. Louisa Drew. Creston. and VII:
fred Clarke, sons of John sleeper CLARK a1d
Ing In one cast several OF the oldest and
youngest representatives OF the most celo-
brated dramatic tamtttok
The sun., 1891-05-03
COULDN'T MAKE HIGH WNEA
Barker Says There Was Ne Machinery I.
MS Place 70 D0 IL Wlth.

Barker Says There Was Ne Machinery IN
MS Flaoe 70 De H VITA.
Ex-Aldsrman Jsmes Barker. accused Of I'LL.
city distillina spirits at the vinegar factory on
West Seventeenth street testified before Com
missioner Shields yesterday that he didn't do
II. In the frst place. his foreman. Louis
Brands. testified that there was no machinery
In the place espable Of producing high proof
spirits.
Mr.. Barker testified that In the manufacture
Of vinegar re. hons. and meal were put in q
mash. and Q light wine was distilled. which
was carried of to ferment- His average daily
manufacture. be said. was eighty barrels. His
factory. he said, 10 . much-freQueniod portion
Of tho city: He denied having ever manpfaae- AZ &C.
foreman. that It was Impossible to produce
tory.
Il necessory to store vinegar In warehouses.
and such an occasion arose on March IA, when
he called on Mr.. Dean at his Green wtch street
warehouse. Mr.. Dean said he could store 100
barrels. While Barker was at the warehouse
the stun which It Is claimed he owned arrived
there and he saw 1t. Accordingly he was able
to swear that theee barrels never left his place:
Cross-examined BY Mr.. Rose. Barker said
machinery but that he had had to take II out
by the :order Of Internal Revenue Agent
Brooks There will be a further examination
next Tuesday.
The sun., 1891-05-03

That Dsth Knows Who He 10 saa CaA
PFove That He 10 HinosE


nearly ss txsnsy n % years.. and who has ios tie psst
dozen years run . small carpenter shop on bis
eSs1 9 fss the
3: ai John Bani S:ea ess
Possibly ySa @ sIs; but 61s you'll have to bring
claimed etbass sbs aep snsa ss Il wsted out OK
,standine on the .teps Of the bank hs scanned
s .ss s hH sas z a:
saw tie phis Of q friend: Tho two entered the
Ana 1Rs Latter ssS Z, e Gdbs the fsshe
"Fns' PM ssaphsn SaS sfs 1ssh." }sshs"
one her Whom "f Know " Is % Responsible" '" ''"'
See here This is all nonsense!" exclaimed
the 81 hs nssss
do you positively know this man to be John
H.ss ssusss yss ever vel had legal paper with his
''sSSsssrss'" sSUgos
Ever pay him an accoun. or collect one by
that namep'
II guess not"
IT.. ;:Gs.|d ySH safel' make adavisrhat that is
I.i.don,t believe H. could. I've just heard
Mr: BiSni b!oushI r. .s three other men; each
oas Of the sRa %
length he remem bered man to whom be sold
walked half . mile to bring him to tho bank.
You identify him as John Blank. do your"
"Weii, he signed that name to tho deed"
Would you make oath that ha Is the Same
UNI Uml think hs is"
But WIN you sIcn bond to mako this 5000
A''6 5. B. nc LOT 'Tn Now that ! look at him more
eosS|E psgln sbo%,sS ~ sSe BanP ,rsa
within stones throw OF You for ten years I"
Y-e-s" was the hesitnting reply.
Didn't build your barn for your"
III guess you did,"
.aaysa's YOU % seen me almost every day for
Well I've seen you or some body who looks
very much like you. ! think you are John
Blank. but Of course can't swear to- It,"
Tho money was paid. and the teller after
"He was the right party. Of course. but had
carried out our rulo to tho letter doubt II he
could have found q man among all his neigh-
bora to swear to his identify. / don't bo-
iieve We have ten mon In Detroit who can prove
their legal identity without taking an hours
Smith. Jones: or Green; bn! that isn't LEGAL
leading merchants TO furnish legal proofs to
they claim to b."
The sun., 1891-05-03
Funeral. OF Dr.. Joseph ..a Philip Le,ay

PHILADELPHIA. May2-The funeral Of Profs.
Joseph Lsidy and that OF his brother. DR. Philip
LeIdy. who died within twenty-four hours OF
each other. took place to-day from their re.
spectivs residences The funeral services over
tho remains OF DR.. Philip Ieidy were hold at
his late residence and were according 10 the
ritual OF the Protestant Episcopal Church.
Services were held ever thS remains q proL
Many leading eitizens attended The funsIals Of
the distinguished brothers. At tho conclusion
taken to he Odd Fellows Csmstery and placed
temporarily In the receiving vault. whore they
Will remsin until early next week. when thoy
Will be cremated st Germantown.
The sun., 1891-05-03
Tao New Servant su9ooatsd by 0asl

Jane mclaughlin. 81 years old. servant ON.
ployed by LAWYER B. W. Traitel In the third
fiat at 105 East ll6th street. went to bod at sh
o'clock on Friday night In q front hall bedroom
In her employers house She arrived In the
country two weeks ago. and had been carefully
instructed about turning of tho gas. She had
slept two nights In tho room without accident
Yesterday morning there was strong smell Of
bs aWatoned. MI. Traitsi broke out the glass
panel Of the door. and found the room hllsd
had evidently turned of the gas. and had
nearly succeeded. as the gas was escaping from
only small vent.
The sun., 1891-05-03
Accident ON ths West shore Road.

NEwBuRaH. May Am accident resulting
from oarelessness. occurred at Marlborough
on the West Shore railroad 1t 1880 this morn
ing. An empty engine was allowed to pass .
fiagman and run with full speed into o freight
train. Joseph Lewis. engineer Of the loeomo-
tanned tain serious injuries which may prove fatsl;
The fireman stuck 70 the engine and escaped PED
train. received probsty fetal injuries He 70
22 years old. and lived 10 Walden. this county.
He Is IN g.. l.uke's Hospitsl Ihi, CITY; E1. ~:
home.
The sun., 1891-05-03
UAclo Ton 10 Luck,


TALDoIToN; Ga; April 4.-Uncle Tom Gibson
fne eovsy. SGT his not. and was in tho act Of
on the covev caught . Bird near the entrance
ny Of. The remainder Of the birda followed
tho hayk into tho net. and as Uncle Tom
rabbit. which also ran into the net. Thus ho
secured tho hawk. birds. and rabbit all at the
same time,
The sun., 1891-05-03
Mo..,suor M.Co,s.... sotA Birth day,

BALTIMORE. May 2-The eIghtieth anniver-
sary Of the birthday Of Monsignor Edward
McColgan. Vicar-Goneral Of the Archdiocese OF
Baltimore. was made the occasion to-day for
jubilee. His selection By the Holy Father for
the honors Of the monsiGnorare followed quick
ly upon his choice by Cardinal Gibbons for the
mail and telegraph are coptlnusily being re-.
ceiyed. and delegates Of religious orders and
the rectory Of 81. Peters. Monsignor HcCoI.
gan made an early call upon the Cardinal. who
gave him Ills two hands, saying "Multos an.
ma"
The sun., 1891-05-03
He Rseeivea Oaly sS. eco or the $4,000.
900,

CHICAGO May IA bill was 1led In the Cir
cult Court yesterday by Frederick Il. Has
kell. charging fraud In the Haskell es-
tate, worth $4,000 900. Frederick Haskell died
in May 1890. and Frederick T. Haskell and
Henry T. Haskell were named as executors Of
the will. 1t is alleged that Frederick Haskell.
at hs time Of executing the instrument was
not Of sound mind and ineapable Of making
HasksiI and Fred T. Haskell. the half brother,
arc accused Of using many undue arts and nd
frsuduisnt practices IN order 70 innue9ce the
half Of his property. The Complainant claims
70 be entitled TO one.haIf a. much as Fed y:
+, HASKELL. and claims further that i WAS
wholly through them that no was cut on with
only $1,000.
The sun., 1891-05-03
They w"nted to SEQ Mossbsck Jin's Last
Shot

BALTIMORE. May 1.-TWO boys. aged re-
.speet'vely IA and II. swindled 200 residents Of
1etown OF Carroll last night Flaming posters
announced that Mossback Jim's Last Shot"
w., woaii hold tho boards at MessberGer's Hall
., un's caught the townspoople. who nocksd to
s1s Ms nal and paid the elder boy. who sold tick.
Oh scent 10 cents for reserved seats The li.ysar-
iEas vas, filled the two yonngsters siippsd ont aSt
nss nsslnS tho audience waiting Tor the curtain 10
suIS ,MShen tho.s present found they had been
sosak smmeked them to an Ice cream saloon on The
,Sv"u, SasL, Where they had stopnsd. but all traces
vim Eost ost beyond that The boys got away
The sun., 1891-05-03

Michael Becker. 45 years old. Is coal minor
living at Homesvile Pa. He came to New
York Friday to visit his brother at 66 Green
wlch street. He started ont In the evening to
see the town. and didn't come back until early
yt yestsrday morning Ten "a mipHtcs M J. after y hs on
A window ON the fourth door was open. and
Michael had fallen out Of 1t. He had received
taken 10 the Cham bers Street Hospital the su-.
Reon there said helwould recover In q day or 90.
The sun., 1891-05-03

hsrsla and have IKE II lipssli bssn asvotins
they left st. Louis. Their families know where
they are. and that they Arc well and happy.
The sun., 1891-05-03

~. hoa Troubled with O6ensive Feets
hours r particulars how them IN twenty four
tes.fuly harmless remedy that has been used suc.
~ eneinuAt. Ohio iaH WI w. ''"'
The sun., 1891-05-03

Three Superb Limitea Traias,
Presenting the sens Of ..fsty. speed, and comfort
sAve Grand ssntrAl StAtion. via The four Track New
York Central every day In the year for the West and
6outhw ADV
The sun., 1891-05-03

JOSEPH ALLUIsT, 2ii EAST SeTH ST.
They kept the mucus back and made u drop late
ny throat couldn't sleep at night VA. full Of
Ssss rid o. ,hs muena went 70 several phys,siana
msdieinss, too, but they didn't do me any GOOD.
wiidm.n and BLAIR They removed thirty two tumois
Doctors Mccoy, Wiidman and B'alr have cured me
Sompetely can breathe through my noss nicely.
iho.s YEAR, and what fs:i b abe to breathe
naturally AGAIN. OF course feel grateful 10 Drs Nc.
Coy, wildman and Blair. for they have done for me
Drs. Mccoy. Wndman and Blair furnish all msdoiuss
frss and their charess treatment are % low thss
they within the reach OF all
The sun., 1891-06-27
MISS LILLE W. COOKS DEATH.
Howard 8. Terrln Convicted OF Compile ty
In Causing IT,


Howard s. Terr. a son OF Nathaniel Ter
ri!l. wealthy truckman. was tried yesterday
in Brooklyn for completely in causing the death
Of Miss Lille NJ. Cook by inducing her to have
fatal criminal operation performed at the
hands OF DR.. Benjnmin s. Van Zle.
Mi Cook was sal-swonian in a big dry
goods store. and shortly preceding her denth.
which occurred at her homo in Debevoise
place on Dec. Q. 1889. she made a confession
duplicating Terril. her lover. and Dr. Van
Zile. Both Teriill and DR.. Van Zle had
disappeared when the police authorities had
been notified OF the girls death. Ierril was
arrested iE Saratoga and Tr. Van Zie finally
returned t. Br""kiyn. and after surrendering
himself WAS admitted to hail:
,r me testimony Yesterday showed that young
Terrill fist became acuua nted with the G., ok
family early IN 1887 and hat in the following
year lie became very attentive to Mias Lille,
AID q the summer followed ber TO Patrhogue,
l.. l.. where she WAS spending her vacation. 1t
young couple that a marriage engagement On
listed between them.
DIR. Herbert Arrowsmith. who made the au-
topsy. testified that Miss Cook died OF pere-
bv criminal operation. Or. Van Zle denied
that be had performed an operat!on. Terrill.
ho sal |. brought tie girl l., his office. and hs
tthe Witness told him the best thing he could
d was t. marry her.
Terrill swore h" had never urged the girl to
submit to an operation. and that when h. dis
covered her coalition lie ut once made an oder
to marry her. but that she had rejected it.
The Inry. afterleli berat ing Tor several hours.
a% T Telr % II ID
on Monday by Justice Cullen. Or. Van Lile
Will to tried next week.
The sun., 1891-06-27
TIE PEERLESS SINKS A TUG.
The Yacht Apparently Cnhnrmed-Possl
bly, the Tugs Cook Drowned.

The Yacht Apparently Cnlnrmed-POssl
bly, the Tugs Cook Drowned.
The steam yacht Peerless struck and sunk
the tucbont Thomas Y. Boyd in He'll Gate
about $3.50 o'clock last evening The Boyd
was going throu.h He'll Gate toward the
Sound with two large schooners in tow
The Peerless was bound 10 New York. The
collision occurred or the lighthouse on Hal
let's Point. just at the bend Of the river. 1t
was flood tide.
The Peerless was close inshore and had Just
about rounded the point when the Boyd hove
in sight on her port side. Both boats blow
several sharp signals and then there was a
crash.
The sharp nose OF the Peerless caught The
less backed water. and n her nose drew away
q Hood OF water rushed into the gap made IN
tho Boyd's hull, und she began to settle at
THE haw-ers attached to tho schooners were
chopped Loose aud both vessels d,ifted of.
They We've niterward picked UP by the tug
volunteer As tho tngboat settled ths crew
all clarbered on deck aud shouted for help.
ance OF the c'ew on the si king tug. who were
hanging 10 her sides. The Cantaln and three
Of the crew were taken OF In one of lie skils
They were landed on Halletts Point. where
them wit clothes IN which to get home. The
zoos OF the tug Was missing. hui he Is thought
10 nave Leen picked up by one Of the olher
bnntS,
TEe Peerless. which was apparently unin-
jured stood By until tho crew were taken off,
when she steamed on to Now York.
Ten minutes after the accident onlv the
stack Of the tug was TO- he seen above water
She drfted across Hell Gate and struck on
Hogs Bnck, On tho southeast point OF Wards
Island. where she stranded.
The sun., 1891-06-27
SIX MEN KILLED IN 4 CRASH.
A Coal Region Tornado whtris Nam.
moth Breaker to Pieces.

MT. CARMEL. Pa. June 26.-The Patterson
Coal Company's breaker Mt NATALIE a village
two miles north OF this city. was DESTROYED by
n tornado this afternoon. nnd the following
persons were killed. j. N. Blossom. Hawley.
Fn. J. Bently Dodson. Shickshinny. Pa. +: Rich
ard Roberts. Luzerne Borough; William Lodge.
Luzerne Borough; OH unknown Italian and
another stranger.
The breaker was on the summit OF Big
Mount ain. about 1.600 feet above the sea level
The structure was about 800 fect long. and the
highest point was 1G5 feet. Lodge. Roberts.
md the two unknown men were skaters. and
were engaged in roofing the breaker Tho
other two were carpenters. md met their death
while employed inside the breaker.
Soon after noon the sky in the north became
very black. The men on the breaker saw the
coming storm. and expected to descend in
timo to avoid the rain. Suddenly there was
flash OF lightning. II thunder peal. and the next
minute n terrible wind gust gathered up the
big breaker as though It wero light like
fenther. Whirling 1t around. the tornado
dashed the structure TO ruin. The men were
manEled almost beyond recognition.
The breaker was one OF the largest in the
region, its capncity being about 10000 tons
per month The cost OF its erection exceeded
100000 The loss falls on Wilkesbarre Pitts.
burgh and Philadelphia capitalists.
The sun., 1891-06-27
JO71INGS ABOUT TOWN

Tho body Of a man about a. years old, Of medium
hei:ht was found III the East River at eighteenth
street last night
Mr. H. j. Iiorner Of the furniture hrm Of R. j. Hornsr
Co u ~ and III est TN eniy rd street. sns 10.
day on tho steamship Ai~r.
thomas Wynn - Yeas Cd of as'7 Park avsuts
forged has fathers phinr i"n cnsck for So money
To het on the lie he!a for Trial tile
toLrt yest,rlay
Lawyer Lewis L-vene repeated his charge Of bribery
against sergeant 'ah OF the EsseN MarKet Court be-
fore INSPECTOR Wh,iams Yesterday Tho Ease wrl bs
brought h-f"re tie Police EUAid.
Payne Steck 4 90. jewrler. failed in December
!ssn cohfessinR iutg ent for Sb.up. William n.
Payne MAS indicted for iisposg ~ diamonds obtain
on memn:anium Tho indictments we're dismissed
yesterday,
Judsments Of absolute divorce were grant In these
cases Yesterday ny Judge UBroiL 10 vincsnzo
t.ppo from Rosa f,ippo 10 salyA Cacaeo frnm
Mimi. II. tarare aud by Judge Lawrence 10 Gsora0
Schulp from Cora schupp.
James Murray Of 77o Washington street was found
dead sary ,rssrday morning Rtoi tho lower pung
Of ladder n ,ne back Yard. iie wa. ip his night
losed that he had left MS room to get water from
faucet in the yarI,
The misunderstanding between Tagl apstrA tho bari.
pa"v and s JANE. Mofry npss. opm en-
hern sriiicd IN a friendly nauner Mr. T. IL Frennu
h"lns no mediator Arrangements were competed
as 'eadinE baritone and ,iug next week
lanes ;. Mcpuirn hold a stand IN IN" Real Estate
aNrhansr Wy "s-lslhcht lrInl one Levy who had .
Onered the stand TOR sale Ia a term NrUuIl en-
msnl to a" nut the supreme Court ha.d-cdsi against
hih ht special Term aud a. hrnrrai Term.
thn Root occupio the entire day before judge In.
motion 70 dismiss tho complaint in o'Brisn Clsrk's
suit against tho y TO recover for extra work
sluds his argument on Monday and Mr.. JossSs II
ShoAle Wlu Ihep argue against tue motoAs
The sun., 1891-06-27

There was an increase of heat in all parts the coun
try yesterday. especially In the Mssssippi Valley and
tho Midds Atlantic States The weather centred
about Philadelphia, and 1t was 10 degrees warmer In
this city yesterday morning than Thursday morn
ing but tho maximum heat was the on Thurs
day. The warm weather should be dissipated rapidly
TO day by an advancing high pressure coming down
over the lake regions which were the only cool places
in the country yesterday There shoud be fall Of a
least 10 degrees to day in this city.
Tho humility was excessive yesterday and the day
made close an sultry by the lghness OF tho wind
which blew only three miles hour In the afternoon.
until brisk breeze sprang up between and =. N.
There were showers in and about New York in the
afternoon and there was hail storm In MorrisAnia
The highest Official temperature was $50: lowest ~,
humidity II per cent; wind north west; aver.
age velocity. miles
Tho thermometer at Perrys pharmacy In THs sus
ratura HolIoua,