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TEAsED THEIR GERMAN TEACHER.
Six Girls Sent Home from the High Schoo
in HObOken.

Six Girls Sent Home from the High School
in HObOken.
The expulsion OF six girls from the Hohoken
High School has caused something o. f1uttcr.
They are Misses Lizzie Reed. Adeline Welpen,
Carlo Garrabrant. Jennie Crawford. Agnes
Melchus. and Jessie Wheeler. The trouble
which resulted In their expulsion occurred In
tho German class OH Thursday afternoon. DR..
Pior Is the teacher OF languages. He is credited
with being able to speak several lnnGnsgas ac-
curatcly and fluently. Tho pupils say that
English Is not one Of them. The Professor has
had considerable trouble with his German
class recently. His German was all right. but
the class. Tho girls teased him SO much that
he frequently threatened to resort to extreme
On Thursday afternoon tho girls were par.
ticulnrly mischtsvoua. and finally he lost his
temper. He picked out six as rinGleadere and
oidered them to leave tho class room. They
loitered about the building. and were seen
by Principal! Elstein, who asked what the trou-
bic was. Whom ho ascertnIned the facts he
s.s Yesterday @ that he % eonsdered H. Por % ius.ied
hey nj endurance. Tho trouble had ,been
adjusted, Eoweyer. by an apology. and the
girls. except one. had returned to their class.
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CARRIED DOWN Il WHIRLPOOL.
Frank Edwards'a Body Somewhere In ths
Trunk Sewer OF Paterson.

Frank Edwards'a BODY Somewhere In the
Trunk Sewer OF Paterson.
Tho trunk sewer OF Paterson begins in the
southeastern part Of the town. at the edge OF q
common through which Dark brook runs
Tho brook formerly ran through tho streets Of
Paterson. but now it empties into the sewer at
its beginning. The great rains on Thursday.
which swelled the Passsic River until 1t over.
flowed its banks. swelled Dark brook also into
q rivulet. 1t ragged around the place where It
enters the sewer. rose above Its banks. and
flooded tho street beyond. Finally it under
mined the earth at one side Of the sewer open
ing and tore O hole In the sewor wall four or
five feet square. As tho waters Of the river
were backing up Into tho sewer at the other
end. mile and q half below. the surplus wa
ters Of the brook could not escape fast enough.
4 small but violent whirlpool formed around
At az O'Clock on .Thureday afternoon four
boys were playing about this WHIRLPOOL They
and watched them sail down. 'Sf& whrl ieH aH.
lilly IN the miniature maelstrom. and dis:
appear. The grHsnd all a Ground the wh,rroo
Frank Edwards, had on a pair Of oyershoes
venture nearer than any OF the others. Finally
be went too far out In the shalloY water. q; 4
sak s Sna
the sticks had whirlod. Frank got down on
his knees and reached out toward It to try 10
get It. back. Pete brennan, Nelson Dick and
Dan Manning; the three other boys. watched
Ward Into the VII ri Of water. @ Nelson @ and and Dan
reached for him. but he WAS gone in a lew Rec-
onds. and the waters were whiring us before.
The boys set un loud cry. and some men
ran to tho spot They could 10 nothing. The
descending water was dashing against a stone
s ssess xs 1eSw sn s Into
As soon as the city authorities were informed.
mon were sent to watch for tho body nj the
the river were full 10 the brim with back water.
and they soon concluded that the body would
morning the sewer WAS examined throuShont
to within three manholes OF tho river hut no
trace OF the body was found. 1t is supposed to
be In the sewer In the back wa;er. where 1t
will stny until the falling liver allows It TO float
out The boy was years old. His father is a
end is very POOR. His mothcr has tocn nearly
out OF her MUD since she learned 0! his tate.
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The Property 10 worth $500. 600 Now,
Nearly Thrice It's Cost.

The Property 10 Worth 5000, 900 Now,
Nearly Thrice its Cost.
II was apparent yesterday at the Clearing
House that q difference - to the ownership OF
the building occupied By the association at
Nassau and Pine streets is to result In expen-
sive litigation. Late Thursday afternoon and
yesterday meetings OF bank officers wore hold
in the Clearing House to settle this question.
President Palmer OF the Broadway Bank was
OF the opinion that number OF tho banks own
tho building. President Simmons OF the Fourth
National and a number OF others believe that
It belongs to tho old Clearing House Associa-
tion. and this committee was empowered to
hire counsel to solve tho problem: Mr.. Palmer.
Mr.. Sherman OF the Seventh National. MIR. Hard
Of tho Chatham, Mr.. Woodward Of the Han
over. and Mr. Simmons.
The New York Clearing House Association Is
. voluntary unincoruorated association Of
banks formed on Oct 8, 1853. There were
originally Hfty-hvs banks In the association.
Only thirty-six Of the original members are
now connected with It although there are
ninety members. Prior to Dot 10. 1875. the ex-
penses OF tho association were met BY assess-
ments on tho members In proportion to their
capital. but after that date there was an an
@ ss s to e pS S sn1h 3 tses se BE-
age business done By the banks. ,,
purchased for sal60oG The cd Clearing
time only 800 l4652. and this was turned In
toward purchasing the building. To make up
tho deficiency tho trustees drew on the banks
In tho association. first for 22-lO0ths and next
for e.100ths OF ono per cent. OF their capital
stock. and these assessments Melted S242.0OO.
ON those assessm ments up to the present time
seven per cent. interest has been paid py the
association.
building. The building 10 now worth $500, 1000.
The banks on which the total assessment Of
three: e:tenths OF ono per cont was levied main
tain that they gave tho money at tho time as
contributions, though lawyers said yesterday
that tho fact that they had accepted seven per
cent, interest on the money came pretty near
making 1t q loan. Mr.. Palmer and his friends.
though, insist that these assessments were
nothing more than contributions.
The case is made interesting because OF the
difference In tho capitals OF the banks at the
timo OF tho assessments, or contributions For
instance. the Bank Of Commerce. with CAPT
tai Of $4,000. 900. contributed 100000. and that
interest now amounts, with increased value Of
the property to more than double that sum.
$4,000. and their interest is also doubled The
litigation will be al the moro interesting be-
cause the Clearing House Association. Ike the
Stock Exchange. 10 not incorporated. and can
not be sued. Even tho trustees who manage
tho association hold the property only indi.
vidualy. and they cannot be sued.
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Lottie Townsend buried.

NEwBuRoH. Jan. 2a-The remains OF Lottis
Townsend, tho victim Of the Rev. H. W. George
and DR.. Erway at Leeds, were buried this af-
ternoon at Tioronda. Dutchess county. her na.
tive place. There was . large attendance.
The services were conducted BY the Ray. 8:
which she was once member. and the Rev.
Charles w. Fritts. pastor OF the American Re
formed Church, OF which she was member st
tho time OF her death.
The Hey. Mr.; Fritts said thai, che had the
confidence and esteem Of all. We were In
learn Of ker great misfortune. What vo had
tegsrded a. safe hayen, the ministers house;
have Cherished and guarded her. not only 40
one OF his own household but as member OF
the CHURCH OF God proved her enemy and de-
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SILVER POOL INVESTIGATION.
Mr.. Littler or Illinois Admits That He Pus
chased Silver for Senator Cameron.

Mr.. Littler or Illinois Admits That He Pur.
chased Silver for Senator Cameron.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 23.-The Silver Pool In
vestieation Committee adjourned yesterday
until Saturday. but Mr.. David T. Littler Of
Illinois, who was mentioned as the agent Of
Senator Cameron In tho purchase OF silver bull
lion. appeared at the Capitol this morning and
a. he asked to be examined at once Meeting
was arranged for this afternoon.
Chairman DinRley opened the examination
with this question:
Have you any knowledeo Of purchases Of
silver bullion or certificates by Any pool. syndi-
cate. association. or BY any individual during
the pendency Of the silver legislation. or since
that timer"
Mr.. Littler-I have knowledge Of but two
TRANSACTIONS On my own account purchased
between 100000 and $4,000 worth Of silver
some time In the early part Of the summer.
That embraced every transaction IN which
was personally interested. 1rurchased silver
1s1s o ii SsS qoE
Rentaman was associated with me In that
markss. The purchase and and sale were 70 beiore Ss
any We: had boa .v.,
Mr: iitt!ef rspl!ei; Yes: hoqsh. a small
spa sspee 8ssRs a after made the So
own account and i was pending the silver
sston on i 10 DO not rs%s@S:r The tho sa e1sct
son ntatlye. or Goyernment official 7"
II did not of1eI, to do so. want to state
been taking, With divers members: Senators
| aud others. l did not seek to dsguis the fact
that had bought some silver feclinG that
had right to do 1t. aud gave as my opinion
when asked. that there was money In it. Cam
had Sn ss s nS When
l want you TO buy some silver for NO.
think he oDePed ped the subject although do not
IN response to further Gnnestiops: the witness
people. Senators and others. about silver. Iut
he could not undertake to say who they were
Never talked with anybody. though. with q
view to Inducing them to purchase. He only
did fSs Cameron What ono % rend would 90 ss
purchase. As he remembered II. the purchao
| for Cameron was also In the form OF Calcutta
exchange. He had no knowledge OF anv silver
pool and he did not believe any such pool OK.
had existed me Goshs
Ms oates Wantsd to know how much he and
Senator Cameron had made BY their invest.
Mr. Litter said that as we'll as he could re-
member. be made less than $500 and more
than 5000. He could not recall just how much
Cameron had made. but 1t was between $1,000
Mr. Tittler further said hs had never offered
express bis opnion that there would bs an
Adjourned until tomorrow.
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MIDE SURE OF DEATH.
A baltimore Physician's Peculiar Diree
tlOnn to bis DodY Carried Ont.

BALTIMORE. Jan. 23.-Dr. Charles F. Heuser
died on Wednesday. In his will he ordered
that before final disposition OF his body should
be made his heart should be cut out and re-
stored to its place and that his body should
then be cremated. Yesterday afternoon num-
bcr OF Witnesses Assem- bled in his death cham
ber, ut PA South sharp street. to carry out his
declarations. DE-. AdClph Boehm cut tho henrt
samuel Meyer. THIS afternoon the body was
cremnted at Loudon Park and the ashes dis
trihnted among Dr. Heuser's friends
DR.. Heuser was a surgeon In the Union army
during tho war. He married Mis- Susan Col.
burn. daughter OF a physician OF this city. and
after shc died he ran n sharp instrument into
her henr, ard opened veins In her arms no as
to guard against even the 20. sibllity Of hi.
DR.. Heuser's relatives who have died recently
have been treated In the same way.
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Mettle in this Fellow. Anyhow.

John Miller was committed to tho Island re-
Gently for into1ication. He jumped into the
river and swan for the New York shore. He
was captured By some men In rowbost and
,akon back to tho landing at the Island. But
he promptly took TO tho water again and this
time escaped. Three days later he stole a
Q arf pin from John Davidson. saloon keeper.
O. 8 Division street, and he pleaded guilty yss-
terday In the General Sessions before
MY client, your Honor" said Lawyer
BerlinRer. wishes me To- assure you that II
YOU VIII bs easy with him this time. be will not
GO near hr; Dsvidson or any one else with
II will take cara that he does not" replied
the hecoIder Tor At Least East three years: M The
cd in State prison, where you " III not get a
chance to swim back to New York. for three
years"
''Bully for you. Recorder |" exclaimed Miller.
delishtedly He mad expected at least Ave
years.
The spectators laughed. and even the
Recorder unbent for moment.
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DARK PLACES OF THE EARTH.
COMPTROLLER Myers Thinks Firth Avenue II
One-Eleotr1city Beyond tho Harlem.

Comptroller Myers Thlnk0 f1ftA Avenue IL
One-Eleetr1eity Beyond the Harlem.
The meeting Of tho Cos Commission in
tho Mayors Office yesterday morning was
made interesting By tho sporting blood OF
Superintendent Mccormack OF the Bureau Of
Lamps and Gas and superintsndent Moore Of
the North New York Electric Light Company.
MIR. Moore wanted to hang electric lamps in
the annexed district. which he said could be
maintained at much less cost than gas Ia ps.
He said no knew what he was talking about.
and he was ready to operate 27l arc lights
whicn would do the work Of 1.672 gas lamps
and cost 81 900 less.
Mr.. Mccormack asserted that Mr.. Moores
statement was the result OF pure guessing.
and that he didn't know anything aboutit. He
also assured the Commission that electricity
&osrs 70 Ss s
y Commissioner Giroy raped the table
is net betting Bo.sa sr" be said
SO M aroused over tbe BET that he blurtod out: '''
III bet you 500 you can't do anything Of
He rounded the table and looked feroe until
the shoulder and glared ut him.
lights 10 the annexed district; as, follows:
1 10 ,hs
avenue to 18th street. .; Willis avenue to
l4sth street IA: Southern boulevard to 13Sth
street. "A; Harlem Bridge, 2; Madison avenue
bridge. l. Tho lamps are to cost As cents each
per night
Comptroller Myers. who lives at 81 West
Fifth avenue, between Forty second and Fifty
ninth streets was sufficiently lighteI. In fact,
he. thought Its condition at night was ono OF
shameful darkness"
Commissioner Gilroy said this quarter OF
town was a. we'll lighted as any other part OF
the city. He saw no renson why tho residents
OF Fifth avenue should havo better light than
people living in streets Of less renown. Mr..
Myers insisted that the avenue w0s too dark.
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Tho Girl OF tho Tan BOX Yarn.

Alice Heating. alias Hinlo, whose big yarn
about tin box. containing tho will Of her dead
lover beluesthing her an estate worth moro
than $1,000.000. brought her into prominence
In Brooklyn couple Of weeks ago. was ar
rsiGned in tho Court OF Sessions yesterday to
answer Q charge Of grand larceny. She was
arrested for stealing $3.50 worth OF jewelry
servant ser in he family. It was whlis sSe VI MAS 3
assisting the detectives In their search for the
the thieyipg. .domestic. She has been thief,
l. Is alleged By tho police; since she was II
say, by dscoying school girls Into haliways and
robbng them OF trinkSts- subsequently, shS
tried her hand At burglary. The gtrl told Judge
PEI sSSr:Sd y g sSs fs..sSsi Edward Moran xss
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Five Bachelors Said $3.50, seves Married
Jurors Said $3.50.


Mrs. Beatrice Roberts brought suit against
Mr. Florian Hendricks Of 34S West Fifty-Ars
street for $3.50 for services as o wet nurse to
his child. Tho case came up before Judge
Van Wyck In the City Court on Wednesday
and iasted two days. The Judge who pre-
sided, i've Of the jury, and two OF tho lawyers
were bachelors.
Mrs. Roberts brought an armful OF twins to
court with her. They were her own twins. She
testified that Mr.. Hendricks employed hor to
act as nurse to tho child until the weaninG
tima 1seiore this time Mr. Hendricks dis
Mr. Hendricks. who Is wine merchant at
II South William street. said that the nurse
was hired from month to month 1t was ex
pressly stipulated that she WAS TO remain con-
stantly with the child. When he came homo
at IL O'Clock ono ni2ht h.. saw Mrs Roberts In
tho area 1hercupop he discharged her;
In answer to this the nurse said that sho had
put the baby 10 sleep. and had stepped out Tor
aimoment 70 mail latter.
The bachelor counsel for the plaintiff ap-
realsd to the Jury to say II 1t was likely that
month TO month contract would be made In
such q case. Mrs. Roberta offered the twins In
evidence OF the quality Of the service rendered
10 tho baby. They were uncommonly hearty.
On the fist ballot In the jury room the fye
single men voted to give tho nurse the full
amount asked for. The married mon said
that $3.50 was enough. After while the single
men were argued around. and agreed On $50.
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Prisoner. Nay Stay or n OF. 9. they Choose.

HARTFORD. Jan. 23.-Ths people OF the vii
lage Of .Torrington demand a new lookup.
Tho present one ia not only very old. but 1t has
become SO porous that half the prisoners
lodged In It slip through the holes and are lost.
Tho latest prisoner to slip through the Tor
rington cage was q man named Murphy. and
he dropped through the floor and walk sd away.
His Predecessor In the business W as malicious
fnllen!out Of the lookup. but. instead OF doing
SO. and having been inspired solely with vim
OF tho prison and stalkod out. He Was even
mean enough &c, whistle When the Robips
Meet Again" as he sauntered down tho main
guest in tho crazy old lookup now, a tramp.
who got himself committed to II. hoping for
snsd ths aushsre swenrna he Son sssy IL
II any longer unless they fx II up.
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Mayor Grants recent trip to Boston TO OK
anime the trolley system Of electric rail-
ways resulted yesterday In the granting Of
permit by the Board Of Electrical Control to
the Harlem Bridge. Morrlsania and Fordham
Railroad Company TO erect poles and string
wires along its route and run Its cars by elec-
trioity from overhead wire. This is the
examination OF this system In other cities had
Impressed him lavoIably. II has resulted In
rapid Increases in population and in the value
Of The system ON Manhattan Island, but he
heartily approved Of Il for the annexe! district:
opposed the system. He said It was danger
ons. The Mayor said he had ssen men handle
the wires without harm. The Ma, or then sug-
sary permission to the COMPANY, should be
amendsd 40 thai the COMPANY Will be com
ever subway Is provided. As amended the
resolution was adopted.
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LIVE WARRINGTON TOPIca
Things or Interest Happening In and Ou
OF the Halls OF Congress.

Things or Interest Happening In and Out
OF the Halls of Congress-.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 2S.-The long .sx pected
Republican quorum appeared In the Senate
to-day. 1t was secured through the return Of
Senator Chandler from New Hampshire and
tho attendance Of Senators Quay and Cam
eron OF Pennsylvania. which resulted In
the presence In tho city Of forty-six Re-
publican Senators, or one moro than .
quorum. Information 10 also said to have
been received to tho effect that Senator
aSIl esapItsl. Is Hardy e1peeted thsI an slort
will be made to got Q vote upon the closure
s essdnss viii TAX TAX. the the RsPub!csns rsisss 70
'xssn nss ssnoE .! ~ hs
Information from him In the course OF tho de-
Representatives Catchings OF Mississippi and
Cummings OF New York called upon Secretary
Blaine to-day to present resolutions adopted
by citizens nj Hebrew birth residing in Green-
use use i,s good ofices IL milsa,,ing tho persscu-
ton ol the jews in Russia, The Secretary re-
Sn asAt hS Sasss fsfssa %a bsDs
i S.1s s
RUSSIAN RUSSIAN Minister II MS of 81 Foreiru Xrsirs VAC
Tho PRESIDENT To-day sent 10 tno ocnate INC
following nominations:
M.ss@w Ash.'cn rai''d states circuit Judge for
&C CO.. bsnisi Y. flss.E Oasi Of ordn.uo. with r.ak
Wiiiism ii. Luce, Collsctor Of Customs st waldo
Sfirat Lsnt Horstio D. smith Of ssAohusstts Cap
tain In the United states revenue service.
The House Committee on Post Ofioes and
Post Roads to-day referred to sYb-c9mmittee
New York. rsciting the necessity OF greater sc-
com moda atoms for the postal service In New
York city, and proyidinE ior m Gommissi0n as 1 10
there, and II deemed sNpedtent To report .
plan looking 10 hn Increase OF those faci liz es.
The re O!uti IN also auth horizos the Com mission
to report plan i"r "a more, speedy delivery OF
malls between the man Post O1lce aud It's
twenty -four branches IN the CITY.
The Anderson resolution directing the Inter-
State Commerce Com mission to report TO Con-
Rrsss all the Information 1t has with reference
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Capt. Norton May n. Ice Bound.

A despatch from Toulon to Capt. T. L. Nor
toms shpbuilding company says that nothing
has been heard OF tho adventnrsome skipper
there. for the very excellent reason that the
harhor OF Toulon is filed with l. e ten feet 10
thickness. Til" taptain's friends say that he
coast remote from telegraph or Post Office TO
avoid the ice, There is 20 doubt Whatoyer that
his COMPANY here believe that be viii bs heard
from soon.
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A BOY with q Passion for Arson.

William Pfunder, tho boy who Set fire to the
tenement at 1888 Second avenue. rs he said. for
the fun OF seeing the fire engines dashinG
up to the house. was srraigned yesterday in
the General Sessions. before Judge Cowing
upon an Indictment charging him with arson In
the first degree, a crime punishable with i'm
Ut ali concerned. Assistant District Attorney
Mcintyre said that he was satisfied that the
boy was weak. minded had mania fol. the OK
OF the orims hs had committed. He Therefore
Iscomme3ded that plea OF guilty q arson In
accepted the plen. and committed Nunder to
the Emira Reformatory.
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to the Western railroad agreement and whethe
or not Il violates the Intel. .State Commerce law
the House by the Commerce Committee.
Representative Perkins. from the Committee
on Indian Affairs. to-day reported. with an
amendment, the blll 70 open to settlement
the Cherokee Outlet Tho bill as amended
provides that q fair settlement he made with
tho Cherokee Indians for any interest they
may have IN or to tho lands. and. under the
Provisions Of tho bill creating the Territory OF
thereof. and are 10 be governed by the laws OF
Oklahoma whom the Indian title Is extin-
Ruished.
One OF the Bethlehem Iron Company's plates
for the United States steamship Monterey has
those developed By the Crepsot plate. The
pethlehem plate is eleven inches In thicknesa
ibre and 2.I0O feet seconds velocity. three
ehots being fred.
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the example they wore following In order to
deatrQy homo rule IN this country.
Mr.. Hoar inquired whether. the qloturs rule
IN England had not been adopted under the
the Home Rule party. TO day. but who had not
changed his opinion In that respect.
Mr.. Gray replied that he trusted that the
iish statesman In 1882 would take place In
some equally distinguished American states
man in 1891. tLaughter.l
Mr. Stewart then took the floor. but tho hour
Of having arrived. the Senate took recoss
nm I'll 70. OrroW II A. M
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PROFESSIONALLY Uurort una,e.

Detective Sergeant Hnnlsy OF tho Central
ONCE arrested Charles Adams yesterday as Q
suspicious character. According to tho detec-
tive Adams makes practice OF driving a
wagon through Nest street and having II
tune. and RensraljS jSsslioits sympathy to the OK
tent Of few dollsFs, In JEFFERSON Market
Court he WAS rsmRudsd for examlnStl
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E.eortsA the Chinese out or Town.

Chinese Of tho place were driven ont Of town
last night By Q mob Ono hundred men went
to the chinesS quartsrs and la them out With
ropss around thsiE necks u Y thought ne
hsnds.. The Chinsmen were roughly handled.
and 1t Is said two OF them were badly hurt
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In.ane .nA Tr.A 20 Kln Hi. r.tAsr.

YOUNGSTOWN. Ohio. Jan. "a Will Bconeld
an insane young man recently DISCHARGED nom
an asylum. attempted to kill his father to-day.
Foupdf. After terrifying the -psighb hb6rkpod
::,IsS !, sIS:.E n SEEessia q. g 4 1aa'1Ss Ssss:zsS