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The sun., 1891-01-28
NINE cEnnAR FIRES IN BRooKLYM
An Outbreak OF Incendiary Flres-One or
them Causes u Death.

An outbreak OF 1ncen0l0ry F1reo-On0 OF
them Causes Death.
Tho police and fro authorities OF Brooklyn
are much exercised over the operations OF
gang OF flrebuRs in the lower part Of tho city.
On Monday. between noon and 8 7. NJ. no
less than seven apparently incendiary fires
were started within district covered by five
or six blocks. and In each case the fires were
confined TO the cellars OF fiat buildings.
Tho houses were 80 Orange street. 93 Pros
pcct street. 73 Henry street. 122 Fulton street.
239 Fulton street. and 241 Fulton street. The
fires occurred within an hour or Of each
other. The aggregate loss was about $4,000.
In somo OF the cellars there wero evidences
that tho fires were started by applying the
match to piles OF rubbish saturated with kero-
eene. In order 10 prevent prompt alarms
being sent out the Hrebugs had plugged the
IRE boxes In Prospect and Jay streets and in
Sands and Gold streets. which wore included
s5ss9 ss SR sss = a:h sn y Fess stsss
nE @ Sns %ns IN S Ss nSns ssa1
the cellar Of his own building and that his gal
io9nd nnconsctous in tho hallway leading
few rsas mnstes SHes Hs % esctement s over the re
6NnnOB0u 10 nAVO Drought on II lUlul n L6Vk Oh
congestion Of the brain. He was widower.
aged G2.
He had made arrangements for a second
Photographic business In Brooklyn for more
thnn thirty years. He was all Odd Follow and
Knight OF Pythins.
Another fire occurred last evening in the lower
Fulton street district. 1t was in the basement
Pineapple streets. the upper part OF which is
occupied as boarding house and * known . as the h
Lookett 4 Son, grocers. The upper part OF the
building Was 30 quickly filled with smoke that
the occupants became Iantc stricken: and fed
save their property.
The iiremen eNtinRuisled the flames before
they had made dangerous headway, and the
ioss did not exceed .sl.5OO. There ia
strong suspicion that this fire vas also in
two young mon who were seen coming
out OF the Pineapple street entrance Iust before
Another Cellar fire at 271 Bridge street last
evening caused q loss Of 500.
The sun., 1891-01-28
BELKETEs YHAMILT TON TO BE DEAD.
E'ihS Root Relies On DIR. John GreeS's
Identification OF the Corpse.

Mr. Elihu Eoot, who. conducted this Robert
nay Hamilton will case on behalf OF the fam.
Ay. said to SUN reporter last night:
do not put tho slightest faith in any re-
ports that Mr.. Hamilton IL still alive. In my
mind there is uniortun0t 0tely no doubt that he
is dead.
In the first place whnt earthly object could
no have to remain in hiding wbile the world
thinks him dead2 Had no been alive. the lti-
CATION tolannul tho marriage could havo hsen
tried 30 much better advantage. While he
livod. I mover entertained . doubt OF our
ability to rid tlnn estate Of oil claims
OF EvanGclino. Aftor his death dill
cul,fcs presented themselves. and we hnd
hard fight Of II. SO you can understand that
he could have had no motive as far as his re-
lations with that woman were concerned, In
making people think him dead while he re-
m9Lned in hidlng As for shrinkinc from The
again,
essn W. Snan % TTas% Ts"Hra SSn ?sSn ID
onyes inc Rs he Is asad 1G M
knew ~. Hamilton vol, and would have
sSn ass a psscxnH him . Under mss
and and % woas shs hsnsss nss en hSss
Ihon thero Is another. point. In that part Of
the country whore Mr.. iIamilton's ranch
was It would be extremely difficult
for anybody to procure cors,se to
palm OF 0s the body. OF some, ono
else. without tho dead man being missed. As
far as We nave heard no one wns missed Mt the
tino that Mr.. Hamilton died. BESIDES tho
station. and imaSine people carrying q corpse
thht distance. When the body was found It
had already been In the wnter tor several days
and was in a state Of dccompositlon. To, have
removed Il 15) miles 10 the railroad would have
been Impossible Tint wins tho reason they
Rprled It near tho SPOT where they Iound It.
very often. and hal any death occurred in our
party wo would never have % dreams Ire, It. OF carry,
epot where we could bury 1t. have also
forded Grcat many streams out there; and al
ways wondered that so few people were
drowned in doing 1t.
No. um convinced that Mr.. Hamilton is
dead. Had this litigation resulted in riddlnG
the estate Of that woman and rowing Mr.
Hamilton. should indeed feel happy. But
fear We must content ourselves with the result
first mentioned"
The sun., 1891-01-28
NEWARx's STYLE or BURGLAR
He Prevents Pursuit by Carrying or All
11is Victims Clothes.

HIS vcNtm's NiOthes.
The toughest locality In Newark is east Of
the railroad. In a section bounded by Ferry.
Madison. Downing. and Monroe streets II Is
In the Third police precinct. over which Can't
William DAILY holds supervision; but while he
has driven ont dsordery houses and gambling
establishments. be has failed most siGnally in
controlling the wicked propensities OF tue Mad.
ison street gang. A few weeks ago this gang
learned that q man living in Downing street
had received several thousand dollars from =
salo Of renl estate. aud q plan was made to rob
him. Ono OF the gang had hopes OF getting an
appointment on the police force. and he told
the victim OF tho proposed attack. The house
was brilliantly lighted. and all OF tho inmates
sssS ssr ana tho was ssvea was
Two members OF the gang were arrested res
terday morning. on suspicion Of being con.
eve eScr g so;;Mmi,ied in In Ss%ark: The prisoness
yero Edward CranSy Of s25 Monroe street /, md
were identified 10y their victims and sent TO
&sb,er WI E 81 tx
] noiss in a. tho Hs roum aijolnins H. hIs bsiSHamber
and saw three mon ransackine the closets and
fssIn ;asHed hi " WeSsor @ and Il:
SHn'0n Elm WIN HS' Was sne sS
Mrs. Wcbbcr ran to the rescue of her husband
the same weai on. TITO thieves Then niled with;
Ievouted ali OF the provisions in the 6onse
furniture, tearing down mGntel aud breaking
windows. When Mrs. Webber recovered her
senses she gave attention To her husband and
soon revived him. Then they began sonrch
for their clothes, but were unable to find any
thing to wcnr. They started on, in their right
clothes and sought helr from a neiGhbor. who
took them in In the morning. morning 'hSir a clothes .n
The thieves had thrown the garments out Of u
side window. Webhcr and his wife fully iden-
titled: Craney and Morrisey as two Of their AS
snlants, and the police feel sure OF capturing
ha ahl lrd m
The sun., 1891-01-28
TAKE IRON IN THEIR LIQUOR.
Perhaps this italian Custom Explains DC
NunO's Scare.

Perhaps this italian Custom Explains Dc
Nun0's Scare.
Carmine de Nano Of 14O Mulberry street was
passing through Worth street yesterday fore
noon. and stopped to SEQ friend Of his. Gio-
vanni Masstevito. at No. 172. Masstevito
poured some liquor into glass and offered 1t
to De Nnno. DE Nano drank half OF 1t. and
Immediately felt burning pains In his stomach.
throat. and mouth. Masstevito gave him a
cup OF coffee. but 1t didn't make him feel any
better. and he started on run tor homo. On
the way he went into the drug store Of William
Krapf. at Hester and Mott streets. and got an
cmelic. When he got homo the police were
n"lil!ed ana an pp@huIance @ took him 70 81.
He was well enough to 20 home in the eyenin
DR.. shea could not deternne what tbas. stuff
was which the Italian had drunk. Mr. krapf.
tho druggist. was Of the ,opinion1 that The
liquor contained tincture Of iron. lie says the
Italians are accustomed to put tincture Of iron
aren,Iy put in aniline colorng matter. An
overdose of murated iron in tho liquor would
produce pains and discolor the mouth
MnsstevitO was 30 badly frightened when he
saw what effect the liquor had had upon De
Nano that he ran away
The sun., 1891-01-28
4 BLEECKER STREET. MURDER.

Leopold Henderson, German. Killed in =
Fight with - Negro and an italian.
The stnbbing Of Leopold Henderson Mt 1854
Bleecker street on Saturday night became a
murder Yesterday. 1t was typical Saturday
night row with drink nt the bottom OF It,
Henderson was German a laborer. and he
lived on the top floor OF l5i Blcockcr street,
On the same floor there lived also negro
named Henry Valentine and Carlo Cnppo an
Italian. Cappo and a friend named Cachci
were drinking. Henderson and his wife we're
also drinking. About 8 O'Clock Valentine went
out to buy policy slip. and Cappo also
went out to get tho growler filed.
They returned about tho same time and met
Henderson in tho, hallway OF thoir floor. There
was II fight. and Policeman O'l1ara hearing
screams ran up and found Henderson bleed
ing on the floor with his wife bending over him.
From her rather incoherent stories suspicion
first fol. uron the negro Valentine. and he was
arrested. Then 1t was found that Ca1po had
been mixed, UP in tho row. and that no had
run away. His friend was arrested. Capro
has not been ;i,ught: iig Henderson , Mas sent to
day. He had two stab wounds. one on the
shoulder and the other between the fifth and
aixth rbl
The sun., 1891-01-28

Tho Health Roard has appointed Arthur Savage san.
itary inspector
Lsa.. ss.: s s aas .T .e''''' divorce
hex ns IN: :or 2, 0s.aa" s G' s,
treated Tor hydrophoU!s
afnSs sstn Ss1@s IL iss f.". G.rcs % Court '' ~
1snsn as: D Il n. .'gs h."ss o,, sr ~:
t.an @ ,Iisri. i..eroI OH Dec 81. bosi lived = saS
Capt johnson h.. wife and ehiId .nd the cr,y Of as
- % arriS.a % .r. ys.tsiday IN tho xtis. line steam:
ss. Ta;a "a ,s y,sH.s
s. a;: :T to ss'. A' Gs.ua
w..s"n :n" s"%s e m
sor %n saa Va: a IN ball its Tor r''
.as ss Il. ",1: ..s s.@'T Sy X -:
lnp,on tho ~ intrah yes-rday morning Tns iniu.
sa ~ M
rslmer T. SMITH q Eurte franklin county recently
%ron ,a:ssss: I L;sts.s.. PIsysssq %:s.5 q ~
Prove T,'.s a eass " OF 'nislnlsn tarn:t'@' ''
,ran. m" "pHa,"s @ s re . TX. Co .ssa
an hx.ea.,ys c"nm,,'es me, Ia. sr,n1g AZ .s ,iar,
WI he ir,.rn'sd at the meeting Of to isa.gs oO Bat
urdsy hlslt
rr""s il IL. hssi win na'cltr ~ ri"npsrI .sf..t On
Dec. and Tor dAys II was thOIgHt he SOu d de hs
nppenrti ia no Tnmhs folir" court ytst"riaJ, sni
fai'ra TO !louVfr Antonio l'HsHa no vito lad been
Airest.d ~ Il, Issahni. fassaut0 vas discharged.
Th"ms' car. N. nrushms"sr shocu' the throA. q
III au.t NTs tpr'lsn IA ,n"r trFu'- on the second
,errnrnt West Tw~n' y.rlnth street on
Nrndsr sA' not tassr I" the l0lnbs y.s,sr-
Gay rg' a"I' ~ ~ 'e iD ihn j'r"ts u hhfkrt
ron ''HfI Ifi.oiE " la nos y't iecJttIed from lLe
effect, Of hS 'Dr2 ,lr-e
EdwArd hysr n ol.fA 81 27 ater street vas snow
taA'd ~ ffoui stree at 'r"uu. b. hcT vi ~ h.ys
n. chased lad hAm-i d-rs"D anG kic. 81 him Tue
boys nnt,e MILAN AhdsTsOp of ~ water street
chased Nsrf 70 he Garner of fon' rhd hoowvst
siTssts where he Eno kei him d"sn hysT struck bic
head against the eurt aud became uneouseiosA ~
deyson 4rtssIsd
The sun., 1891-01-28
The Weather,

Tho storm on Lakes Erie and Ontario moved eastward
to Atlantic yesterday attended by light rain The
storm from tho NOrthwest was central In The lake
regions without having increased IN energy. though
iisht fell Lase Huron There wns another low.
pressure area In Mo Southwest. from which storm Of
considerable energy will develop II VIII produce rain
snow today In tho MssiSsippi and central valleys.
Tho weather WAS fair In the Atlantic and Iuf states
and on tho Pacifc coast It remained threatening in
other sections Tie temperature foil To 200 below
In tho upper ST. Lawrence valley AMI Nova Scotia II
parts OF Maine IL was slightly above zero dsciisd
rise occurred in the Mississippi valley and In the south
Atlantic md Gulf States
The highest Government Temperature here was ols;
lowest $40; lowest humidity. 81 per cent. with light
variable wiUd
To-'sy promises to be fair and cooler; Thursday.
fnir colder weather
The thermometer at Ferrys pharmacy In TINS Suu
II, ri fn
The sun., 1891-01-28
Captain and ship Are Lost Now.

Charles &. Gabrelson, a sailor, says that in
November. 1888, while lie was employed as sea-
man on tho bark Kebecca Carmen, on voyage
from Cuba 10 this port, he wus assaulted by tho
Captain. James Dougherty. One OF his legs
was broken. and he was disabled for six
months. He brought suit in the Superior Court
against Frederick Waydell and the other own
Judge Freedman was asked to dismiss the
COMPLAINT, on the grounI that the owner,
GGs n'e the jSdge % hnIdne that the 1npain OF a
ship is the full representative OF the owner.
and not 4 follow servant with the sailors. The
lury gave Gahr' elsuu "A verdict Of 81, 900.
Capt. DouGherty saile from. ,hi. lort. In the
same vessel in Apyil last. and neither he nor
the We SO! has Leen heard from since
The sun., 1891-01-28
EX-ALDERMAN KEHR INSANE
Committed to AN Asylum Yesterday on th<
Certificates OF Two Physicians.

Committed to an Asylnm Yesterday on tho
Certificates OF Two Physicians.
Ex.Alderman Peter Kehr. a wel-to-do desk
manufacturer. was committed to an insane
ASYLUM BY Judge McAdnm Of the Superior
Court. yesterday, on the certificates OF DR.. G..
". Rachel and DR.. L. c. Spitaka. He had been
in ieetle health for nearly year. and tho
death of daughter nine months ago. 1t Is
fhourht upbal ,uced his mind.
late, 4 + said, his actions sa haze az Seen
nurs,. when on the street. He oLce owned .
les! "a tory n GoerrE street % and mfnh'nS- RE Smsi
ness Is n, present conducted in n wareroom ut
s Bee kmRn street. -, ,.s
for ycars active in politics In the Tel tn dis
trici, wnere he has lived m 81 OF his iiie no
was q member of the stecller Association
and OF the Tammanv Hall General Compittee.
In 1872 he was elected Alderman on tho re-
Mr. Kehr lived with his wife and son at ist
Second avenue. He Was member Of severai
Societies and President Of the Mcclellan Asso-
ciation. u social club on Fourth street.
The sun., 1891-01-28
NEW JERSEY AND TIE FORCE BILL
Tho Assembly Says II II P0sses There
shall He No Money for the WORLDS Fair.

Tho Assembly says II II Passes There
shall he No Money for the WORLDS Fair.
TRENTON Jan. IA joint Democratic caucus
was held at noon TO- day to nominate candidates
for State Comptroller and Stnte Treasurer.
1t was expected that the caucus would be
harmonious and that Gen. Horrenheimer would
receive the nomination for Comptroller while
George r. Gray OF Newark would get tho
Trcnsurership.
Opposition to this arrangement was devel-
opod as soon as the caucus met, and the re-
suit was All adjournment until next Monday
night Senator Mcdonald OF Hudson and As
sembymen Mulope and DAILY OF the same
county spoke In favor OF postponing action.
This was surprise to tho bosses. Tho mo-
ton to postpone tho caucus was carried by =
vote Of 81 to II.
Tho Assembly put the stamp Of It's disnp-
proval upon the Force bill to-day. Mr.. Null
lone's concurrent resolution denouncing that
measure as Il revolutionary attempt to over
throw tho liberty Of the people OF the
country and establish the permanent success
sion OF political party reludiated by an over
whelming majority OF American people at
tho polls in November last" was adopted.
with the proviso that the State OF Now Jcr-
eey withhold it's appropriation FOR the. World 8
Fair II the bill should become law Tho Re-
pll blicanS resorted 10 every T'lDu5 0rlnE TACTIC
to stave of action upon the resolution.
"Oll King Cole" OF Camden. speaking for
tho Republicans. said that they were in the
position OF the man who hnd been run over by
n train and had both his legs cut of. 1t hurt
him like the devil. but lie couldn't kick. The
resolution denouncing tho Elections bill,
which tho Assembly adopted last week, was
pnsseL in the Senate to- day.
The protest Of Francis McAdnms against
Joseph NJ. Enga,d. who occupies the seat for
the Second district OF Camden. hns been
printed. He makes various charges OF fraud
against tho Camden Common Council.
SrR1NGFIELD. ILL.,. ian. 27.-In the House to-
day the resolution instructing tho Senators from
Illinois to vote against the Federal Elections
bill was paseed by a strict party vote. n to 70.
Representative Springer. on behalf OF the
Democrats. gave notice that. II the Senators
from Illinois should vote for tho Federal Elec-
tions bill. tho Democrats in the state LegisIa-
tnre would not vote dollar in aid OF tho
Worlds Fair.
INDIANApoIIa. Jan. 27.-This evening. after
a long debate on the merits OF the Force bill.
the Senate adopted tho House resolution not
to make an appropriation for the Worlds Fnlr
II the Force bill becgmcs law.
The sun., 1891-01-28
JACK FREY ACCUSED AGAIN.
Though George Died OF Pneumonia, q
Coroner's Jury Holds Frey Responsible.

Coroner's Jury Holds Frey Responsible.
A Coroners Jury sitting with Coroner Messe-
mer yesterday morning. TO inquire into the
cause OF the death OF Eugene A. George. the
young telegraph operator who was assaulted
outside Miller Brothers saloon at 2Gl West
Twenty-ninth street. on Christmas night.
found y verdict against Jack Frey. Frey was
sent to the Tombs. without bail. to await the
ACTON Of the &c Grand 4 ta JnrY ooo,.,, c.oro.
OF having told the pol they wers crooks.
George denied tn" charge and LETT the. saloon
him and feled him by q blow on the head with
beer glass George died In Roosevelt Hos
in autopsy and found, tina, George died OF
pneumonia. He said he could not connect
Goorg. death with the blow.
Yesterday. he qualified this by. say ing that
George might have taken the cold which TO-
suited IN pneumonia while lyin. on the side
walk waiting for the ambulance. and while OH
his way to tho hospital. George was a South
erner and had an income Of about 81 200 year
from property In TIE South.
The sun., 1891-01-28
Fire In a steamship's Hold.

Fire was discovered about o'clock last night
IN the hold OF the steamship Ravenshaw. lying
at the Mediterranean pier, near the Catharine
ferry slip. in Brooklyn.
The cargo consisted OF 2s.o0O boxes OF fruit.
1000 bags OF sumac. and 6,000 barrels OF sui
phur, about half Of which had already been
discharged. 1t was about an hour after the
work OF removing tho cargo had been suspend
cd for the day that the fire was discovered
The engines OF tho Brooklyn Fire Depart
ment delused the hold with water. sno later
on the lreboat Seth Low poured powerful
stream on tho burning cargo.
The tire WAS confined TO the hold but what
cargo remained there was badly damaged The
steamship belongs TO John Cory Il Son OF Car
din. and the cargo was consigned to PhiIllI's
Brothers.
In the absence of a representative of the
the loss could he given last night but IL will
probably reach from $1,000 to $4,000. The
cause Of the lire Is unknown.
The sun., 1891-01-28

Mr.. Martin Married His Lovo IN Spite OF
the Decision OF His Church.

Mr.. Martin Married His I.ovo In Spite or
the Decision Of His Church.
HAnTYoRp. Jan. GA short time ago James
F. Martin called on the Rev. James Hughes
pastor OF ST. Patrick's Church, and said that he
desired TO be married to Miss Melissa Randall
an estimable young woman. Father Hughes
encouraged Mr.. Martin until he learned that
the prospective bride was Protestant. Then
the clergyman brought the Interview to an
abrupt close by declaring that he would never
consent TO perform tho ceremony.
Mr.. Martin then called upon tho Rev. Dr.
Maher. Chancellor Of tho diocese. and stated
his case. Or. Mahsr said lie would bring the
matter before the Bishop and told Mr.. Martin
not to worry. because it would he reasonably
certain that tho permission would he granted
DIR. Maher laid the case before The Bishop, but
matters took sudden turn. and the an ounce;
men ment was ilna!iy maze mat Father Hughes had
no. be performed by Catholic Clergyman. Mr..
to Christ, EpiscoPal Ch, rch, WlSre they were
IN his sermon on SUNDAY Father hughes made
tho marriage the subject OF severe criticism.
The sun., 1891-01-28
= ,1fEzfxR 1EzHY DzscRL1xE1.
". Rat1eRsS1 Selects the Twenty.nrs
o District 70 Begin On.

i ~. Psteerssn Selects the Twenty-nrst
O Oistriet 70 Begin On.
Forty -sieht q the big and little Republicans.
Who compose the Republican committees in
thS wealthy and ouarrelsome Twenty first dis
trtet, met last night and turned down William
Lsary. who has been Chairman Of tho district
committee for three years. and who was a can-
didste for reelection. The lash Of Jacob NJ.
Patterson WAS over the mentors. and while
they squirmsd . good deal. tho majority ofthem
voted - they were bid, and the reign OF dis
siplino in this bigh-tonsd district was assured.
Mr.. Lesry was ono OF the opponents OF tho
calico ticket last year. and ho was promo
enough to express his opinion to Mr. Patterson
in the corridor OF the Fifth Avenue Hotel.
This was insubordinaton.
William Brookflold voted against Leary. and
30 did Charles A. Hess. who fought so vnlisntly
for Dir. Leary last year. Mr.. Hess had mar
shalled twenty-five voters to the meeting. and
stood over them at every ballot and told them
just whas to do. and they did 1t. Mr.. Leary
didn't vote. and he made no effort to influence
votes.
John Proctor Clarke n nominated f. W. Bloom
ingdala Hs said tho time for electing men
their personal ,RopThHa5d1ty was past
Ill., iRts.essst f., wsrs looked after " Mr. Hess
Murray. az: Bloomingdale. 16: Lsary. o:
Elliott ?. Shepard. T. g. Hinsdale. +. NJ. Gal
Republicans who stuck TO Mr.. Leary. Elihu
Root. James 4. Blanchard. James ralcott end
%lllinm Bro%kneld veted & right along lon & for Mr.
popt H,GtiS 81 SosI ". Mason Mas ma and Henry <. Bsrnsm
There was little change until 81 shS tenth ballot.
and be was elected tscsiyinS p votes Hs Mr
unenlmous, and this was done. Mr.. Leary
It simply provoa". hc said. that Jacob NJ:
Patterson 10 boss Of this district; He didn't
thins to ssy. ! am sorry Tor this fl eht because
lear It VIII cause 1issensions In thc hRspMbli-
however" Mr.. Copp has been 9 member OF
tho committec about ten years; He isal lawyer.
we,e not at the meeting were George ", Lvon.
Cheuncey Az Depew. M9Etiner q Addoms.
h ars,s NJ sMksn Samuel .nIYa HhGmsSs SatSsar
The sun., 1891-01-28
PAID YOUR T.iILOR'S BILLp
1f Not, Look Out, for He IL Likely to Sell
tho Claim at Auction.

1f Not, Look Out. for He IL Likely to Sell
tho Claim at Auction.
The mcmlers OF tho Merchant Tntlors So
ciety have decided to take desperate step to
force thoir customers to meet bills promptly.
There are about $50 mcmbers OF the society.
and 1t is reckoued that thoy have customers
who owe them tl00.0O0. At II recent meeting
OF the society It was decided to nut all those
bad bills up ut auction and sell them to spcc-
ulators for as much as they will bring. Edwin
N. Doll. the secretary Of the society. says that
the sale will disclose the names OF all tho men
vino owe the money.
Tho scheme has been resolved upon." ho
said. to expose tho genuine dead beats, and
not 10 embarrnss those who. through misfor-
tune. have beon unable 10 meet their bills
promptly"
The first public salo OF hcso bills will take
rlncs in tho Rcnl Estate Exchange about tho
middle OF next month. About $1,000 worth OF
bud bills will BE- sold on tho first day.