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BROOKLYN.

Ann johnson. aged 20 years, died yesterday at tho
Long Island College Hospital from burns received tho
previous night by tho explosion of kerosene Lamp
her rooms At 142 Warren street.
County Clerk John Cottier has resigned member Of
the Brooklyn board Of Education and Courtes Hubs
Chaplin TO MI the vacancy. Mr. Hubs Is Eighteenth
ward Democrat.
Murderers Charles McElvaine and Nicholas Trezxa
will probably be brought to Brooklyn from sing Sing
next week TO be resentenced TO death, the supreme
Court OF the United states by Its recent decisions In
their cases. having scaled their fate.
When the Rev; II. Bernhardt retired from the Ger.
Ranized the Free Peoples Church. In Throos avenue
the majority OF the members Of hts old hook follow ed
German Evangelical Church secsdsd 10 2 body. carry.
placed to the credit of the society The members
OF the old society brought suit to recover the money
and bonds the question OF their disposition Is
awaiting the decision OF Judge Clement Of the City
cOur..
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COUNTY Fam FAx1Rs



No. 40 Bowery is spacious store. on the
ground floor. with big double show windows.
The interior is concealed by o muslin screon
stretched across the entrance with space on
each side to admit victims. The windows are
covered up with signs bearing pictures OF
turkeys and the words, "A SO turkey for 10
cents" A tout Mt the door invites the passer-
by to enter. crying:
Here y are now. gents. greatest novelty OF
de age. A 81 turkey fer dime. Step in AN
Gee de turkey show"
About half way back In the store there is
platform four feet high. extending from wall
to WALL and looking like the bridge on q
steamer without protecting rails. An upright
piece Of joist in the middle OF the bridge sup
ports wheel Of fortune. numbered consecu-
lively from 1 to 100. Steel pegs arc inserted
between the numbers. and piece OF stool sus-
pended over the wheel catches the pegs and
acts as an index. For dime you are supplied
with short piece OF wood with three numbers
on It. II tho wheel stops at number corre-
spending with one Of those on tho board you
hold you are winner. .
tall sn Sr short windsd He Is dressed IN true
Bowery style. big check trousers. q massive
are four assistants. The hpnchbaek Is known =. w,
Bridge WITH his assistants on sitter side o.
him. Humpy turns the wheel. takes tho
money. and does the talking.
. turkey-to. yer wife, Jes' look-at them
vs. s
heard of..Ollie Teall-and his,Christmas
show-well It can't..be compared-wid dis
here-great turkey show. Dis is done-by
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES who-wants ter-Give
der-poor peopleIa Christmas present De
money-we take innis lust to pay p pnIde1;
dis Observation-Disclosures OLA lifetime.
II yer,,don't ,wanter-take the turk-Pl give
Hampy is quite exhausted by this time. His
assistants take the little boards called pad
dies and with yell en
distributing the, paddles In exchange for the
coins. After all paddles within sight have
been disposed of and the crowd is eagerly
awaiting the turning Of the wheel. Humpy.
having recoyered himself. produces another
wn s9S t sarH.mssels Il sses YER
another chance-see."
Then he displays the numbers. on the pile Of
paddles. The crowd gaZes Rnxtously ut them
and there are o few more purchasers Hunpy
still holds an alarming pile OF paddles and he
Il wants-advortisin.'., gents. and-if yer
wi1-a turkey-tell yer fren's."
the wheel q turn. 1t goes whizzing around:
the pegs clicking on the piece Of steel i and
held By ' one Of his assistants. HImpy gives
the crowd another a chance and he wilma
from O'Clock until midnight. -Humpy says lie
will be at his stand until ew Years.
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THE NEW RED BOOK.
kDtant Additions 20 be Made to the Leg
islative Manual for 1888.

Aa06
islative Manual for 1888.
ASBANy. Dec 24.-The Red Book. or Legisla-
tive Manual. which is published by the State
each year and furnished to legislators for the
purpose OF familiarizing them with interesting
statistical data relating to the State Govern
ment. Is to have several new features for 1892.
The more important additions will be COM
plete list OF the incorporated Villages Of the
State and their population. and the official
vote by counties for Senators and members Of
Assembly. Neither OF these has been incor-
porated in the Red Book before. To secure
the list Of incorporated villages was no easy
task. 1t was begun few years ago. but after
corresponding with County Clerks and Town
Clerks all over the State the Secretary Of
State gave It IN after collecting sufficient evi:
way In which villages had been Incorporated.
sometimes under special acts OF the Legisla.
ture and sometimes as under the general law; It
iage incorIoratiion , act was vas, pushed through
purpose OF getting accurate statistics. This
amendment Is known as chapter Ola Laws Of
1887. and is as follows:
inspectors u election for the Incorporation Of villages
held under ths act in the records for recording Of
S SsfS.s % . he de
y
record such returns herein provided Every such
County Clerk shall within ten days after such returns
are Med send to the office Of the Secretary OF state
Of s ss s % o1
county or counties in which such village 10 located
For the recording Of such certificate and ma king such
statement the County Clerk snail be paid the fees e
gally chsrgeabc for the recording Of deeds and the
making OF certi0 ID copies thereof
By the aid OF this law the Secretary OF State
has Just been able to get together the list Of
ipcorporated villages IN the state. ascertain
1t In the Red Book.
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SOAP ON THE ROPE,
which Caused Bie Iiek At the Tne4e

war VIZ Stas]
little piece Of petty latceny crooksdneo
caused long delay and some excitement u
the international tug -of-war trials at Madiscq|
Square Garden last night. When the first pull
was called between Canada and England. 81
was found that the Britons' end OF the rops
had been thoroughly soaped. Tho soap had
been inserted In the twists in thick layers. and
for pulling purposes the rope was practically
ruined. for last night at least
It was to be q decisive contest Neither team
had won pull in the tournament. and undse1
the conditions the loser OF last nights pull had
to retire from the contest and forfeit participA.
ton In the prize money. The circumstance
threw suspicion upon the Canadians and the1S
was some ugly talk. Another story was that
as considerable money had been wagered o.
the Norway Germany tug. and that as Nor.
ways side had been selected as the. place "a!
his tes e. %n
Ss ess sna sssssss to cs The
were not on hand. but bis eckberasr tcOE|
on de sspits!s w. anu 's' 'nem nave ING ~
It occasioned an hours delay. which the
%eaS n tSe
terns vas ths bright suggestion that o ans
topic sung SS y 9S os oroW d IN one s
The crowd last night was the largest Of theI
financially for New Workers have not cottonedl
The Garden rental Is ss55o Tor the wss
Prize money to the amount Of q ZOO has been
and q a ss All
sS5ps ana thu % ns
ses re and
soea Of oe s He'e IF doisrs
realized az the San Francisco meeting;
low Of D years. in the flli dress uniform Of tss1
swdra It S Nth SIDE %as s
daoed as Master clifford Grapes Of GcnInnat ]
the champion boy soldier 81 the world Inj
won the sssmpionship at HarrisSsrs. Soin 8
through Upton,s Enited s S.. iInisntly tas
Was covered WITH medals among e the lot bsin
souvenirs from Gems. Sherman. Sheridan.
to wot Boeh tsa%s pulled Wth
The
est, however. the gray-shirted Engliehmen|
sfGins out Of the game twenty-five minutes
from the banks o. Dee. Jack Fraser's coach.
ing OF the Scots was Of the finest kind. and hial
men pulled the Italians in q rush. only ten
minutes being required.
were received enthusiastically when they
faced the sturdy seamen pulling for Denmark.
The ,1 Danes 5 ", were admirably banded yhtch
the strongest feature Of the latters coach.
The rope travelled toward Denmark from the /
the start the Danes got the victory.
A.. What was thought TO be the greatest fgy g
way had beaten all the teams they met. and
we're now pitted against each other. The Ger
mans were routed In Just five minutes
The 1r!shmen were again defeated In 2OI
minutes q seconds.
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Joshuatowa's Missing Man Returns.

New LONDON. Dec. 24.-Hcnry Clark. the
wealthy and eccentric man Of Joshuatown.who
disappeared from his home about month ago.
returned yesterday. His return was Us mys-
FERROUS as his disappearance. He boarded Q
Shore line train at Saybrook and rode to Lyme.
where he left the train and walked to his home.
He had In his pockets bank books representing
believed BY Ciark's relatives that he has lost
HIS mind over q love affair! He was infatuated
with Jennie Marsh. n 17-year-old schoolgirl.
many years his junior. He wrote many letters
even after the young lady's fathsr and broth fs
years OF age and a widower. Clark refused to
inform his family where he had been since his
disappearance In the latter part OF November.
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MISS VIRGINIA I'ENNT.
The Friend or Working Women to Head .
Paper on "Women's Occupations"

The Friend or Working Women to Read .
Paper ON "Women's Occupations"
Miss Virginia Penny. one OF the pioneers in
opening up new avenues OF employment for
women. will read paper on Women in New
and Odd Occupations" in tho small hall Of
Cooper Institute. on the afternoon Of Jan. 4.
Miss Penny is well known to the persons inter-
ested in woman's work. and has gained con-
siderable distinction as writer upon this
subject. Miss Penny began her labors for her
sex at period when there were but six occu-
patons open to women and has seen the num-
Der enlarged to between 300 and 400.
Born and reared in Kentucky. much OF
her original work was done with special
reference to the women OF the South. but
she increased tho scope of her work
until 1t embraced women everywhere.
health failed and made personal inyestiga,
to secure employment, Her books. Employ
lions Adapted to Women" How Wonen 1 Can
Make Money" and think and Act" were
widely read. Illness incapacitated her for
work at the most inopportune times, and her
struggles for woman In genera! were carried
on at the cost OF all comfort for herself. Poy-
her literary productions, for very small re-
and feeble. she Is without remunerative en-
ployment, Her large, experience will enable
her to mako her reading at Cooper Union In.
structive and entertaining. and all Interested
In womnn's work will have an opportunity to
assist one who has denied herselffor the cause.
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A Doc. Leap TO Escape P.e. OF uo..1..


PoRr JERv1s. Dec 24.-The close season for
deer began some weeks ago in Pike county.
but although John Hess Of shohola killed one
on Friday. 1t is not likely that he will be made
to paw the penalty the law inficts. Hess is o
track walker on the Erie Railway. Two or
three hundred yards this side OF Shohola
station the track runs at the foot OF a precipice
Is feet high. On Friday. as Hess was walking
along the track toward that high ledge
OF rocks. no sew a deer suddenly appear
On the TO- papss for r.o;,od inst @pt and and
animal fepf liz eGyIlibrlam in TIE air
when It turned and fell on its side. The deer
had scareely struck the ground. whore 1t lay
crushed and stunned when half a dozen yelp-
ing hounds appeared on the ledge, Their
81 the hounds; It had preferred the dreadful
thirsty dogs. Hess ran to the deer. 1t was
alive but helpless as one hind leg wSs broken zen
OF the question. Hess cut IT'S throat The deer
WAS a two-year-old doe. in prime condition.
and Hess sold t t. Butcher WolneHr, S q this
1t weighed $50 pounds.
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ACTOR SEAMAN III.
Not So BADLY or ~ Gossip Has Made Hin
and Able to Play HIS Part.

and Able to Play HIS Part.
William ]. Seaman. the star actor in the Irish
play "Mavourneen." now running at the Four
tsenth Street Theatre. Is not q well man. but
he Is not so sick as some Of his
friends seem to think. All day yester-
day the tongue OF rumor busted itself
with Scanlan's physical condition. but
the actor was on the stage OF the Fourteenth
Street Theatre last night and was able to play
his part without much difficulty. He was not
so graceful as he usually u.s. however and his
agent said that he had the grip.
dangerously I'll arose from the fact that he was
not able to play ut the MATINEE announced for
last Wednesday, afternoon. Unlike most stars.
no has no understudy.. SO when he failed to
appear there was no alternative but to close
the theatre,
yesterday afternoon. but would not see callers.
Manager J. M. Hill. who came in on crutches.
was admitted to his ROOM At the end Of fif-
teen minutes Mr.. HI came out and remarked:
"Oh. he's all right; He's playing checkers
with friend. nnd he's got two legs. too He's
better OF than ] am" The friend with whom
he had been playing. checkers was a promi-
nent physician. He declined to talk about his
For about month Scanlan's health has
been topic among theatrical people. He has
been a chronic sufferer from catarrh OF the
stomach. according to his manager
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SPARKS FROM THE TELEGRAPR

..nu.-,.,, ,..... ,,.. 80 ,h. ,.,o, .u,,,, ga
MntAtinm tor tno cure OF tno u9uor opnusu,, anu
Tsespamca smcs p Re y xe.sras
IeihpeFthco Ahahce III chicako yes'esusy.
George Maggie. who murdered his wife Bella with
av %" sna ssn Ss Seen Aa
Early Yesterday morning burglars effected an en-
trance to the tewery store Of Noe suhn In Freeyio.
n. y. The safe blown open and jewelry aud dia-
mOnds to the amount OF $500 stolen.
Alynn l. Greenwood WAS arrested in Boston yester.
day charged with the embezzlement OF $780, 900 from
the Mutual 0ne.ie Benstt Order He wa. held In
been appointed
Richard IT, Bald win of Daubury was attacked with
q On WITH
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Did see boxine2 Well, just about as much
goods operator ships through the express
company for him. Ispe1t 50 and an evening
barroom brawl. and bad ono at that What
with Cahill's butting and attempts to throw
to stranRle, claw. and kick his opponent In tho
stomach with his knee at each clinch. added
in the ring, tho spectacle OF this so-called
amateur fight became revolving.
/ understand the men are DESTROYS Of meet
ing each other aRain; This Is not surprising
tors at 81. 81 and 50 q head. ! may also add
that / am DESTROYS Of seeing them again. But
no sailing under false colorel Let them an:
nounce that they will meet In q three-round
go" for the mountaineering amateur
no dissatisfaction, And In order that they may
arrive at decision this time S. as K who Is
somewhat different from the ordinary street
out laying three dollars. 1 suggest that they
fight with gloves on the lines Of the enclosed
sketch Respectfully, FAIR PLAY.
NEW YORK, Dec. %.
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Ten An,,ou. Minute. In n Jew.,ry store.

There was something Ike panic In great
jewelry house In Broadway the other night.
The store was filed with Christmas shoppers.
ranged two and three. deep along the show
cases, and trays with many thousands OF dol
lars worth Of goods were exposed to woudAbe
purchasers. when suddenly the electric lights
went out and the place was In darkness.
Nobody knew whether or not the wires
had been cut by thieves. and every
Take Oh your trays" the whisper went from
clerk to clerk. Guards were stationed at all
store. and In rather less than ten minutes the
gas was lit When the Hood Of light came tho
frighteped clerks were seen behind the show
cases clutching their trays Of jewels.
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PROMOTIONS IN The TREASURY.
They Arc to he Made On the Basis OF Meri
After Competitive Examinations.

After Competitive examinations.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 24.-Pursuant to the direc-
tions embraced in letter from tho President
to the head Of each department. dated Dec 4.
1901. the Secretary of the Treasury has COM
pleted plan. which will take effect on Jan. /.
under which all promotions in the Treasury
Department will hereafter DO made on basis
OF merit only. and as the result Of competitive
examinations. These examinations will be
made by an examining Board In the Depart
ment. designated by the Secretary. and not by
the Civil Service Commission, and as rule
grade and In the same Office or bureau.
AS part OF the plan thus adopted, @ daily
record will be kept OF the efficiency OF each
clerk by tho chief OF his division, and In all
examinations. this efficiency record will be
daily standing Of each clerk for punctpslity.
attendance. conduct Including personal hab-
Itch accuracy. industry. aptitude. and general
This new departure. with which the officials
OF the Treasury Department are In full accord.
Is regarded as removing all promotions from
the domain Of political influence and oifi.ial
iavoritism.. and places them exclusively on
the basis Of merit
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ALL SOULS, CHANGED DECORATIONS
TIE Memorial Panels Painted ~ Nr. Rich
ard Newton, Son OF the Rector.


ard Newton, Son OF the Rector.
Mr.. Richard Newton. son OF the Rev. r. Hober
Newton Of All Souls Church. has painted three
panels for the decoration Of the chancel OF his
fathers church. He has. in fact. designed the
entire scheme Of decoration within the chan
eel arch to harmonic with the panels. and the
result In decorative way Is entirely salts
factory. Tho three painted panels are In place
ofthe usual stained-glass windows. and they
have been executed as q memorial to the
parents OF Mr.. and Mrs. Newton, their names
being engraved on q narrow brass band rum
ming below the pictures. as follows:
Harley Lewis, Richard Newton. Lydia Grctorex New.
Young Mr.. Newton has chosen angels for his
ground Of gold, which is rich and luminous,
wSn she eh oT the the ass rs
through yellow glass windows high up at the
sides; The effect Is more mystical and charm.
strength than does the easiiaht.
and with widespread wings. holds in her LEFT
her sht & RI Ind p s1Iu Z Shs sSrss
Beauty Of holiness" I are painted IN delicate
and aRs s
While tho nowinR drapertes and widespread
wings are broadly painted and are seen with
the faces and arms Of these angels. obviously
portraits Of models Of refinement and beauty.
OF handling Of easel pictures. and bear we'll the
closest inspection. II fault is to be found with
the careful drawing OF the figures. It is that
the forms. as Indicated through the folds OF
the drapery. are too slight. a fault, however,
That may pass for q virtue In the ethereal
jewellers In heaven.
The severe central figure is we'll posed to in.
dictate moral earnestness. while the figures In
the side panels are gracefully composed. and
perfectly with the surrounding decorations
aud help to emphasize the purity OF the white
whole is highly decorative and altogether
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SANTA CLAUS cor TEE LEr1En.
Cc.Piete Success or Sergeant Ceeper's Fian
or Resehsng the OiA Fellow.

When Police Sergeant Cooper entered his
home at Woodlawn on Sunday morning his
two boys greeted him warmly and asked.
Where can we find Santa Claus. popP Christ
mas Ia nearly here. and we want to interview
him." Charley. who IL 8 years old. and Nor
man. who is 2. had been hunting for the IA
nous old friend Of the children all the morn
ing. They had peeped up the chimney and
rummaged in the cellar without discovering
his whereabouts. Sergeant Cooper laughed
when his wife told him Of the bcys hunt.
Why boys. it's easy enough to get at Santa
Claus" he said. when was boy used to
write him letter and tell him what I wanted.
He always got the letter. Boys never get a
chance to see Santa Claus. you know. He's
sly old fellow. and he knows that II any bright
little chap did catch sight OF him In his sleigh
he would be sure to ind out what he had for
everybody in the neighborhood and tell the
boys and girls. That would spoil all the fun.
for he wants to surprise the little folks by
keeping them guessing at what he'll bring on
Then II write to him he'll be sure to bring
that ssl x etnsss H. in tGns
.ser s sna Pm sGs
nsns' 9es % e deR hSy& ns
and he displayed this letter to his brother:
Dec 20 1891
DEAR SANTA CLAUS: Please give me real want It
red want some sodss and AgAtes and Composition
Book l want some China alleys Dear Santa Claus
would like you to get cars that 20 In the air
would like you 70 get box Of paints want somo
DOCKS CHARLEY C0OPER.
Norman was equally explicit and affection
ate He summed UP his wants as follows:
DEAR saSIA Claus: Please bring mo box Of paints
and cart and writing pad and bring
bles cIokers and sodas and glass aeates and
some china alleys and hro cart what by springs
or man. Dec. 20. NORMAN CoorKR.
Both youngsters were stuck when they had
finished the letters, They didn't know. Santa
It must be down in the Tonderioin police pre-.
cinct. because tho stores there are chockful OF
good things. Charley said that, II It was in the
Tenderloin. Capt. Reilly must know Santa
Claus, and so. after considerable debate. they
produced two envelopes. each with the follow
Ing inscription:
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A Hunter Shot by HI. COMPANION,

souTHIN6ToN. Conn.,, December 24.-Reuben
Frost and Fred Larrabee started out cunning
early this morning. They became separated
and wandered in different directions looking
for game. When Larrabee was walking near
West Mountain he espied whit he supposed
was some large animal In o clump OF bushes
and fired both barrels at It. The supposed
the contents Of the gun In the body and head.
His eyeglasses were broken and the splinter1s
be blind. Larrabee succeeded In carrying
Frost to tho nearest farmhouse, where help
was summoned. Frost is one OF the firm OF
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MiIIs May he Beaten Tor the Senate.

DALLAS. Tex. Dec. 24.-The defeat OF Roger
%. Mills. tho Texan free trader and recog-
'nized lieutenant Of Grover Cleveland. for
the speakership Is having bad effect on
his candidacy for the United States Senate. It
is now pretty generally conceded that the
shoulders OF Congressman Culbertson or Hor-
ace Chiffon. who has been appointed TO All the
office until the Legislature meets and elects q
successor. Millss opponents declare that his
election would be q acknowledgements OF Cievs-
lands views on tha silver question. A large
majority OF the party in the State Is unre-
servodly pledged to free coinage.
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INFATUATED ANNE JENN1soN.
Left . Home OF Luxury to Marry . House
Painter who Was Already Married.

Left . Home OF Luxury to Marry = House
Paintsr Who Was Already Married.
LESTER SHIRE. N. Y. Dec. 24.-Lewls Jenni-
son. one Of the most prominent citizens OF this
fashionable suburb OF Binghamton. having no
children Of his own. years ago adopted u bright
and pretty little girl named Annie Wadell
She became as dear to the Jennison family as
II she were their own flesh and blood She
was reared in luxury. and grew to be strik-
ipgly handsome and highly accomplished
young woman. Some months ago Mr.. Jenni-
son began the erection Of what will on COM
pletion be one OF the finest residences in a To-
cality OF fine residences. few weeks ago
painters and decorators were put on the work.
Lindsey. He was man OF middle age and
Jennison fell in love with this man. and when
rem WITH her openly
that she would not give him up. and that she
$snSisoS. sssins That the girl was Do! deter;
her began Inquiries about
near as 0weeo This Jennison told his daugh-
fused to 20 With her adopssd father to o~eso
NC MeS snnon s5 ass e hs
heen married to Josie * the Rev W.
kim KING ye9 ss0 t 3 reoo?d ssc
learned that the wife and her 12-year-old
dnHHgssr she s1 II
with them She dSsfared that the man must Ts
faith in her lover was 80 unshaEen that she
Tenf icy days gS ts to
was married. she being OF age. and is now liv-
ing with Lindsey In this place.