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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-09-22
TWO WOMEN BURGLARS.
Both at Work Separately IN the Same City
and Arrested the Same Night.

and Arrested the Same Night.
Two female burglars were arrested in Long
Island City on Saturday night. Mrs. Hirst Of
Bodine street. Ravenswood was aroused from
her sleep by some one trying to get in through
one OF the windows. She gave an alarm. Police
man Kelly chased the fleeing burglar and
found her hid in the basement OF 113 Bodlne
street. The prisoner said she was Helena
Raetlene. % years old She said she was
servant and lived in Thompson avenue.
The same night mysterious woman en-
tered the house Of Charles f Burden. at 43O
Vernon avenue. Ravenswood. a short distance
from Bodine street. Mrs. Robert Burden. who
lives on an upper floor Of the house. saw the
woman trying the door. and on going down
Tho woman fled Word was sent to Capt.
who lives. next door. and he watched the
woman. She went further up the avenue and
entered Mr.. Shay yard. but was driven out by
a dog. She next entered Mr. Frey's house. and
succeeded in opening the front door with a
skeleton key. when Charles Burden. who Is a
special policeman. crept quietly into the hall
way and caught her.
When taken to the police stat lon she said she
street. Brooklyn: The police say the address
is fictitious. Six pocketbooks. two small
clocks and Il big bunch Of keys were found in
a small satchcl she carried. She was dressed
In deep mourning and wore lace hRndker
chief about her neck. Both women were ar
raigned before Justice kavanagh yesterday
morning and held for further examination.
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FOR CONGRESS.
AssembiyAan Blumenthal . Candidate Tor
Flowers Seat.

AssemblyRnn Blumenthal . Candidate Tor
Flowers Seat.
Assemblyman Joseph Blumenthal OF the
Twenty-second Assembly District is In the
field as q candidate for Mr. Flowers vacated
seat in Congress-. He said yesterday:
lam a candidate. yet not a candidate. No
slate has yet been made up by the powers. and
no promises have been made 1t has been
generally understood In the district all along.
however. that when Mr.. Flower had got
through would be his successor. Mr.. Flower
has practically said as much himself. ! have
done nothing as yet to further my candidacy:
l hope to succeed in securing the nomination"
Mr.. Blumenthal lives In the Twelfth district.
and on that ground his candidacy Is welcomed.
it being understood that he can secure the
nomination as far as the organization is CON
cerned. The mention OF the name OF W. f. d.
stokes with the same possibilities in regard to
the nomination by the organization had
evoked opposition which would have made an
Independent candidate a certainty.
In the next lower district. where the death Of
Gen. spinola makes another vacancy. there is
9 somewhat different situation. Though Col.
W. L. Brown is in doubt wheth Their he would rather
60 back to the State Senate or make the race
Tor Congress-, it Is generally believed that he
will take the latter nomination. John Sean
NELL whose name has been mentioned in con-
nection with the Congressional nomination.
does not care for the Office.
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Conrere.ce or tho Uu,tsr,a.s.

SARATOGA. Sept 21.-The Fourteenth Bien.
NAL Conference Of the Unitarians and other
Christian churches began its sessions here
this evening In the Town Hall. and will con-
tinue until Thursday evening. The head
quarters are at the United States Hotel where
the Council held It's preliminary business
meeting this afternoon. There are from 1900
to 1000 persons in attendance. including many
school OF liberal thought
On Tuesday. in tho morning. there will be a
communion service. conducted by the Rev.
Everett Hall. Tho Conference will afterward
be called to order at o'clock by the Secretary.
George Batcheler. and resolutions will be
offered in memory OF the late Justice g. F.
Miller Of tho United States supreme Court.
President Of the Conference. The new Presi:
dent, the Hon. George William Curtis. will
ence will be begun,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-09-22
THE LOUVRE.
GREAT SNAKES.
They All LIVED Together Cader . Mar, aal
Ate I-anbs.

They All Lived Together CndeF . DaFa aAa
Ate Lanbs.
ToRRINGroN. Conn.,. Sept 21.-George W.
Eaton. living in Torringford street, came to
the village on Saturday with the most wonder
full snake story told In Connecticut this season.
Mr.. Eaton Is large raiser OF sheep and poul-
try and for years has made a good deal Of
money at It. For two years his profits have
been materially reduced by the mysterious
disappearance OF many lambs and chickens.
For some time his men have told stories Of .
monster black snake they have seen In the
fields. but Mr. Eaton laughed at them.
One day last week. when one Of the men
came In with the, same old story Mr.. Eaton
thought he would investigate the matter and
settle the mems fears. While going through .
pasture near an old barn. under which his
from storms. he heard the bleatins Of q lamb
apparently Lanterns. were sent for. and Mr..
Eaton crawled under the floor to find the lamb.
He backed out at once with his hair standing
straight up He sent for HE men sod ordered
els. axes. clubs. or anything with which to
fight, and then he told them to tear up the
floor Of the barn at a corner where the planks
were close to the ground.
vealed o hole about ten feet s9pere. IN 4 was
q snakes nest that accounted for the disap-
after Mr.. Eaton had fred both barrels OF his
shotsur into the nest and in ter mPptes the
reptiles. all Of the black species. were counted.
inches in. length and is inches around: It's
mate stretched out to 10 feet 9 inches and vs8
Tss sissest 81
lot had just swallowed the lamb (which NJ.
Eaton had heard cry.
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x1LLss FLOP ON SILVER.
Il 10 TAoughs 20 be Ma TOR Votes OF East
err Congressmen Tor the Speahership.

err Congressmen Tor the epeahershsP.
WASHINGTON. Sept. 2l.-Tho Ohio speech OF
Roger q. Mills. in which he throws cold water
upon the free silver coinage plank OF the
Democratic platform. creates no surprise mere
among the intimate friends ofthe Texas STATES
man. Three months ago he determined to over
haul his expressed convictions on the money
question. and endeavor by little iudicious
trimming to mako them suitable to Eastern
political sentiment. When Mr. Mills came to
Washington early in the summer to remain In
this pleasant hot weather resort. no was on the
point OF publishing an open letter announcing
that free coinage had grown less important
and desirable in hisl eyes than 1t had been In
the pGat.
Ho was temporarily dissuaded by his friends
from taking such II rash step. but with Mills
"out OF sight ia out Of mind" and he merely
Sss on 10 tbs the
and politicians here that the would-be Speaker
Of the Democratc campaign. II no can. and the
sole issue VI his Speakership canvass, and that
IN doing this he has the endorsement Of the
Mr. jSIiIs. in fact. Ia to be Clevcland's candi.
date Tor the speakership and N order that the
was necessary that he should straddle the
sSs ana sr
should 10 the issue during the political cam
The other speakership, candidates nd will. Of
coursc he as willing as Mr. Mills 70 keep the
silver question In the background. because 1t
will be very embarrassing to all OF them who
will be compelled to seek Eastern support in
the Speakershp canvass. Nevertheless Mills,s
regarded as a bold stroke and one that is in
Keeping with his usual impetuous hot headed
style Of doing things. His speech has sur
prised his enemies as well as some OF his
friends and II Is the opinion OF them oil that 1t
Is not apt to give strength to his canvass. =,
The members who are not candidates. and
who are advocates Of free coinage. will want to
be assured as to the course the candidate Is
disposed to follow on the silver question before
casting their votes for him for speaker.
The power Of q Speaker Of tho House TO
chances are that there will BIO demand on
both sides OF this question for an explanation
OF each candidates attitude. The anti silver
men. being minority in the house. will be
helpless unless they can get Speaker who
will aid them and they will probably devote
themselves quietly to the task OF getting such
Speaker.
in the President only are anxious to have the
ing the first session Of the Fifty SECOND Con-
Rress, and that consideration will probably
enter into the selection Of the Speaker.
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deal. when we remember that LAURA JEAN
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IL hut one LAURA JEAN LIBBEY, and that
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worcester's Music Re stivaI,

WORCESTER, Sept 21.-Already the hotels arc
full OF guests awaiting the opening Of the
annual music festival. The three re-
hearsals Of to-day were well attend
ed. fully LOO people being In Me-
chanics Hall tonight, when choruses from
Handels Israel In Egypt, DR.. BRIDGES
..hepentance OF Nineveh: and Victor Herberts
sails were orchestral Lena Little. Campanini,
and Heinrich Meyn. who sing in :. Max Bruch's
Arminius" at the first concert tomorrow
night, have arrived.
Tomorrow afternoon there will be an organ
and harp recital by George W. Morgan and
Thirty, works. new to the festival. will be per-
formed this week: Seventeen Of them have
never been heard In the city at all. seven have
receive their first public presentation Of any
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-09-22
Fast Horse. Burned 1. Texas.

DALLAS. Tex. Sept. 2l.-The fair ground sta
BILE containing 800 stalls and occupied by 200
horses. burned this afternoon. The drivers
and stable boys and owners lost time in get
ting out the stock.
The fire communicated to the two large
barns OF H. Is. Sanburn. which. together with
contents. were consumed. also his stables and
twelve fine hores that were in the stables we're
burned. Sunburn's loss Is estimated at
$3O.OOO. There were seven horses besides
those, OF Mr. Sanburn lost In the dames.
Including the celebrated trotting horse
t M'slkes ,. he Was rescued from perilous post
boy and plunged into the fire. The assoclS-
tons stables will be rebilt at once
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-09-22
THE SHOOTING OF JOHN f. HIBBARD.
A Queer Story Told by the Victim. Who 10
Improving and Anxious to Get Wen.

NORWICH. Conn. Sept. 21.-It was reported
all about Connecticut yesterday that John +.
Hubbard. who was shot in the Ide farm house
at North Woodstock. was dead: but he is get
ting better. and is well enough to tell a queer
story. He says that on the night OF the shoot
ing he was on his way home from Southbridge.
and was passing Idc's house when he heard
loud talking. his own name being mentioned.
and Ide was threatening to kill his wife. He
listened for while outside. and. as the couple
were apparently getting. more and more OK
cited. and fearing some injury to the woman.
he decided to enter the house and protect her.
Acting upon the impulse he went up to the
front door. tried it, and found it unlocked.
4. He went into the hall. up the stairs. through
the chamber. and into the small room. out III
which opened the door at which Ide says no
heard the latch click; AS soon as the door was
but lde caught and grappled with him. and
then followed the assault.
Mr.. Hibbards son said this morning that his
father was cheerful and anxious to get we'll.
and was improving rs fast as could be- expect
cd; He fears. however that lde or his sons
will make another attempt to kill him. Mr..
Hibhard denies emphatcaly that there was
or ever had been any undue intimacy between
himself and Mrs. lde.
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The Executive Committee OF the Business
Mems Democratic Association met at the Hoff-
man House last evening. Joseph J. Little pre-
sided. Resolutions were adopted endorsing
the entire Democratic ticket and the platform.
The committee was particularly delighted owe.
the nomination Of Mr.. Flower. who is First
Vice President OF the organization. A commit
tee OF twenty nve was appointed to arrange
for, mass meetings and to secure oratorical
and Other . 5dSn su1s
som. Alex: MeAkim. N. H. Moses. John Lowe Charles r
". Olivit, r. i. BloomeE; y. + Corwine:. Edgar L.
Nelson smith julius D. Mahr f. D. Nenstadt Peter
liauienbeek, John A. Mapes. N. ". Carr. William ".
Cook 4, Ii, Lesxynsky,
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SPARKS FROM THE TELEGRAPH.

John Dawkns was arrested In Carbonate yesterday
Sry a nj. b,.an inaussS her 10 IN Ssss
Daniel Barry n New Haven letter carrier. Was ar.
rested sunday night charged with stealing letters
containing money His steAlings doubtless lost
In pool rooms. which he admits that he freQuented.
II. u Davis of Peoria. who went TO Philadelphia -
delegate to tho NAtionsi Swtchmen's Convention,
found dead yesterday morning in hi. room .. the How;
the body was taken by friends.
Ho.ea A. Brooks employed by The IVES. Haven Horse
with ste alinx money from tho company IT'S the Gus.
tom OF the conductors to deposit envelopes containing
depot, Som. Of these envelopes S.re missed and :
morning. Brooks used nsh hook and line 10 draw the
envelopes through the slot In the box.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-09-22
NEW BROOM HENDRICKS.
The Custom House Boys Hear That the
SyracnsAn L. q DlsciPllnnrian.

Senator Hendricks sent word to the Custom
House yesterday requesting that his mail be
forwarded to him at Syracuse. He will not
take hold as Collector until Oct. 1. and then
Frank Sperry will resume his post as private
secretary. Mr.. sperry was the right hand
man OF Col. Erhardt. 1t was said last night
that his stay with Mr.. Hendricks may only be
temporary. Mr.. Sperry has been in the West
hunting and fishing with Col Erhardt.
The rapid changes OF Collectors have rather
confused the employees. Col. Erhardt they
knew all about. In the short time Mr.. Fassett
was at the helm the employees got 30 they
thought they knew all about him. But Sena-
tor Hendricks is apparently an unknown
quantity. The boys have heard that he is as
strict O disciplinarian rs Collector Magone
WAS. This was an unpleasant intimation to
the % ojers."
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OBITUARY..

Cant. Thomas Post OF the Peoples line
steamboat Dean Richmond died yesterday mt
Albany after several weeks illness OF paral-
ysis. He was stricken while on duty and had
to be taken from his boat as II was on its way
to New York. Cant. Post was 80 years old and
had passed all but fourteen years on the river.
He began as, a cabin boy on q sloop , For
eleven years he had been a Captain on the Peo-
pies line. He was master OF the steamboat IT.
John when she burned in her slip in New York.
Robert Patrick So w Gd st slsrk f9 sisd
y e sSnsu%pton o0 At i2s East SinetIstS
in business for himself in Cuba. He did not
get along very well and after s2e,n n the
Sn nsI r sea his Old eeriship With ceba
steamer in the Gulf Of Mexico.
United states senator Butler. died OF nervous
after short lnefsi Cen butler did not
when ho reached her bedside. The body will
be taken in a special car to Edgefeld, 3. c..
Wednesday.
Of as hs sSp o. appe
sS Bushe ss sSan
year. He leaves son and daughter Tho
5% s ssssc viz e $ hsa
under direction Of the Society of Friends.
Nelson G; Knox died yesterday at his. home.
ss s9ath Tenth na
war veteran. and until compelled By illness to
Saly b sr as Hs Surea tss
cSdGen. and one survive him "Fe'
Mrs; Caroline Eoehlinger the wife Of the
st. Johns Lutheran Church at Yonkers. died
suddenly at her residence there on Sunday. in
ns Of bleed in a HA OF eoushins The
funeral will be held tomorrow afternoon.
Richard e! W. Clark died on SUNDAY. Of old e8e
ago he ' was member q il. Z. Dibiey Co..
prominent AZ importing arm: After The war
in the the south repudiated their debts. 0'''
Blake Of trio Ct Nsw Iesns
native Of ireland and the he's son of a music S
teacher.
Jesse Potter. a well;known character in New
was So years old In his prime Potter was
county. and oitentimes showed his prowess. 'A
day at Tasidenss ep 8 a!ea Ssssse
sPs ard % .; New A''"
Col. Robert tombstone, died on Sunday. at 200
served serve with credit in the war. and at its close
began to practise law in Brooklyn. He leaves
widow AID one son.
Seventh Tennessee district died at his home
In Columbia yesterday. aged 68 years. Mr..
Whitehorne had been In bad health for several
years.
Ernest Emmel, 80 years old. Of the arm Of
Wattenberg Il Emmel. flour merchants. died
at Portchester on Sunday. He was member
athletic clubs.
Prof. George X. Bechtel. Principal OF the
Nottingham academy. Colora, Md. died at the
Johns Hopkins Hospital In Baltimore yester-
day. Death was caused by hemorrhages.
John Shirmer proprietor OF the Coast House
at Anglesea N. j.. died on Sunday as the re-
suit OF a runaway accident His hotel was q
resort for sportsmen.
Israel W. Heuings. President OF the National
State Bank at Camden: died at Moorestown.
N. j.. on Sunday night. in his 6Sth year.
William Ferrel. the meteorologist. died at
Haywood. Kan. on last Friday Mr.. Ferrels
home was In Kansas City.
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WANTED TO KILL 4 JUDGE
He Hired . Man To DO the Job who Provet
To He Ono Picked Out by tho SherIE.

TAUNTON. Mass. Sept. 2l.-An attempt to
shoot Judge William H. Cox was foied at his
house tonight. Willard Z. Woodward WAS
heavily fined by the Judge a few months ago
for an assault upon q neighbor. and threat
ened vengeance.
He hired man in Providence. who Fortunate
ly was picked out for the Job by Deputy Sheriff
Corey, Of whom Woodward made Q conGdant
night ut ~ 80 and put two bullets into him.
Corey and Woodward being In a carriage
near by. ready to pick the man up when he
The police were Informed Of the affair. and
when the men had fred two shots In the
started after them and soon had Woodward
IN custody. Woodward had paid the man
on cunt 4na had SrsSed to Pay him
Woodward. who Is generally believed to be in
sane will be taken to Fall River for trial In Or
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-09-22
Mr.. Y1swsr TA.aks M. Chaplin.

On the day following Mayor Chapin's return
from the Saratoga Convention to Brooklyn he
sent despatch to Mr. Flower warmly con-
graduating him on his nomination and tender
ing his services In the campaign. Mr.. Flow
or's response was promptly forwarded. but was
not nnde public until yesterday. 1t was as
follows: "a, .,
lating mo upon my nomination. ! appreciate
II very much"
II Is understood that as soon as he gets back
msnts 10 take lively part in the campaign.
And that he viii speak IN different pats Of the
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-09-22
All Survivors Invitea.

The Tammany Committee Of Twenty-four
yesterday passed q resolution extending invi
tations to all the survivors OF the Tammany
regiment to participate in the unwilling Of the
monument at Gettysburg on Thursday free Of
delivered by Gen. Daniel Sickles. there are to
DO addresses by Cen. Martin T. IcMahon.
s. WeeSs 10 manly SPECIFICATIONS uh have beea
made for tickets that it will be necessary to
run two special trains on Wednesday instead
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-09-22
Went Mad sns Butt . Fire.

Smoke came. at 4 O'Clock last night. from the
locked rooms OF John Ford. on the first floor of
3 Msngin street Policeman Conway
broke into the rooms and found Mrs
Ford dancing on the kitchen floor
and clapping her hands. A chair and O wood
an mantsl piece we're afre. Her husband was
asleep on a sofa In alother room.
Mrs. Ford said she had kindled the fire with
a newspaper because she wanted to see big
blaze: She was taken to the Bellevue insane
pavilion.
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The RepublIcan Club R.,,s...

Last nights meeting Of the Republican Club
was the regular monthly affair. but inasmuoh
rs II was the first meeting since the Rochester
nominations an effort was made to spread
little. William Brooktcld presided. Then
Proctor Clarke. Henry Gleason. W. L. Bost.
wick. I; |. Van Allen ape l. E; Chittenden.
politics for long time. but tn. nomnst 8 Of
Mr.. Fassett and tho other young men had Inn
bued him with new life. The ticket and plat
form were ratified with whoop and Mr.. Brook
field was congratulated on his reelection for
Chairman VI the State Committee.
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SYRACUSE. Sept. IA quiet marriage was
performed in this city last Thursday in which
Dr. T. c. skinner. cholera expert at the Quar-
antine station. New York. was a participant.
He then welded Miss Edith +. Ranger daugh-
ter Of W: Y: Ranger. u photographer. and sister
of Ward Ranger Of New York. the celebrated
painter. DR.. skinner formerly lived in East
his wife. who still lives. at that place. The
wedding was made as quiet as possible on 40
peg will live at the Quarantine station.
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ON THE STUMP TOGETHER.
The Josat Political Debate Between Camp.
bell md AcKinley.

COLUMBUS. o.. Sept. PHONE Of tho great
meetings Of tho Ohio campaign. which Is now
reaching white heat. will be- the joint political
discussion at Ada, Hardin county. O.. be-
tween Major Mckinley and Gov. Campbell on
Oct. =. Great preparations are being made for
this meeting. McKinleys friends nro pre-.
dieting that the protection apostle will literally
wipe the ground with Campbell. because. they
sAy. the Governors record In Congress on the
tarin Is such that It can be shown that his
votes wore the same az Mckinley's and that
for standing on free trade G.form.
On tho other hand, the Democrats insist that
Gov. Campbell Is the brightest and wittior
orator. Of, the two and better at repartds than
the Canton statesmap that Campbell Is
political debate. and will get the laugh" on
Mckinley: that the latter has been - political
yymnast on the silver question; Sc. ~. Hall.
crowd Is on pecte1.
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HIS HEAD BROKEN WITH 4 HAMMER.
Nichael COnnOrs Seriously Iajurea for Try.
Tag to Stop . Fight.

un8 70 eSOp y fl8nI
Michael Connors put on his good clothes yes
terday morning and left his home. at 346 West
Thirth-ninth street, to look for work. About 3
o'clock in the afternoon he walked down Fifty
fourth street. between Tenth and Eleventh av-
enues. where new building il being erected.
As he neared the place he saw two men fight
ing and rushed up to them and tried to stop
the fight
Ono OF the men. Austin Mcclure. took offence
at his interference. and picking up a mason's
hammer struck Connors on the left side of the
bead =, The man fell 70 the sidewalk insensi.
Roosevelt Hospital and arrested Mcclure. At
the hospital Connors's skull WAS found to be
fractured. The point OF the hammer had cut
piece ont q Connorss Derby hat and had
out and dressed the injured mans wound,
Connors then reviying left the hospital In
spite Of the doctors protest, and walked from
there to Thirty ninth street with his broken
head When he reached home he was de-
Mrtous and tore the bendage from his wound;
This was readIusted by his friends, but By 8
O'Clock last night he was almost unconscious
and could remember but little Of the sfiair.
will be arraigned In Yorkville court to-day.