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The sun., 1891-07-03
A GREAT DAT FOR pREsBYTERIAN1sM.
But There's. Hitch In One OF Brother
wanamnkers New Post once Sites.

Hut There'D' . Hitch In Ono OF Brother
wanamaker's New Post once Sites.
SAN Francisco. July 2.-John wanamaker's
selection OF Post Offlce site Is still making a
lot OF trouble here. but the Indications are that
he will have his way in the matter. even II his
Presbyterian friends do not mako quite as
much out Of the bargain as they expected.
The site is not cons dered good one by the
local Post Office officials. but 1t was discovered
by Mr.. Wanamaker and they do not dare to
object to 1t very strongly.
When the train bearing the Harrison Wana-
maker comb bnation arrived at FL Paso 1t WAS
met by Mr.. Horsburgh. who is not only rail-
road man. but Superintendent Of the Calvary
Sabbath School, Mr.. Horsburgh was very
polite. attentive. and servicoable to the party.
and he took srecal charge Of the Postmaster
General while the party was in San Francisco.
Calvary Church by MIR. Horsburgh. and he
TO the Se Of
ticket
Then Mr: wanamaker was aiken over to the
wiRwAm BY Mi. Horsburgh anu the pastor OF
Calvary Church. and placed on exhibition be-
lore q mass meeting held by the Y. NJ. O. A.
I,astor iervidly grasped the hand Of another
clergyman on The platform and said: - r.ther
Brown. this is great day for Presbyte-
Brother Brown agreed that ,S it vas +; And And, 4
was great day Tor Calvary church; tor Iroth,
Just where the Post Office ought 10 lie. and the
Church ssos that their
as anybody else would give or it..
The price first ked by BI other Wanamaker's
adj 'inine property that would have to be
bought took their cue from Calvary. and
great deal more than the amount appropriated.
aud the deal was not made. But Tor the sordid
greed Of the stablekeeper and other worldly
been sol1 for >400.O0O. and 1t would huve been
great day for Presb, terianism.
Now the prices have been revised and Cal.
vary Church is offered for s250.00n. The stable-
keeper also has come down one half on his
price. and there Is n prospect that the property
will be sold to the Government
The sun., 1891-07-03
BEER SOLD NEXT DOOR TO THE CHURCH
lts C9ngregation and Another Oppesing
Mrs. Bolton,e Application for . License.

Its C9nGregation and Another Opposipg
Mrs. Bolton's Application Tor . License.
The congregations Of the Scotch Prssby.
terian Church on Mercer street. and OF the
First German Evangelical Church. on Mon
mouth street. Jersey City. led By thair elders
and pastors. are waging war on saloon which
Mrs. Bolton. q widow. opened few days ago
on the premises adjoining the First German
Church. Mrs. Bolton formerly kept her saloon
further up the street but now she asks tho
Aldermen to grant her a license to sell beer
next door to the church. The pastor OF the
church. the Rev. John Stashli. 10 greatly sx-
cited over the matter. Tho church, which was
built largely through his labsrs. was opened
only few DAYS ago. With the Rev. David
Presbyterian Church. around tns corner. Pas
tor Siaehii has petit ioued the Board OF Alder
men men to ref9. Q license to Mrs. Bolton.
assemble around the saloon door and insult
tho women who come to church, and the pres
s Ss
noisy demonstrstions make It difficult for the
&oroever on mac Account @ % these crowds rarenss
refuse TO send their children to the sunday
schools OF the two churches. Tho petitioners
the ground that woman is an unit person
to conduol II saloon.
mSrnns sIn BsUs wss hs ss s
= ias u II witch Is sot bser:, Ms. Bolton said id
would sell soft drinks In the font room and
whiskey In tho bnck rooms.
The I've rastS,s t., F., represent about o siI hun:
Singer Sewing Machine COMPANY. and the
viii Ssors hs z st
Its next meeting on Tuesday night
The sun., 1891-07-03
UNITED STATES MARSHAL WALKER
HIS appointment Well Received In Brock.
lyn-Made At John Y. McKane's Request.

His Appointment Well Received In Brock.
IyA-Msds at John \. McKane's Request
Tho news received from Washington yester-
day that the President had appointed Alexan-
der Walker to succeed the late Daniel Lake as
United States Marshal for the Eastern District
Of New York was NO surprise to tho politicians
In Brooklyn. Soon after the death OF Mr.. Lako
n was known that John Y. McKane. the politi-
cal boss OF Grsvesend. favored Mr.. Walker. and
whom he went to Washington to urgo Mr.
Walkers claims all tho other candidates un-
dsrstood that there was no chance for them
ana withdrew from the contest The Presi-
dent had appointed Mr.. Lake at the roauest OF
Mr. McKane, and the selection OF Mr.. Walker
shows that the Gravesend statesman has not
lost bis Influence at Washington.
The appointment OF Mr.. Walker gives gener-
al satisfaction In Brooklyn: He has not been
mixed up a faction squsbblss. L. among the re;
has spent most ei his life In the Twentisth ward:
which he once represented In the Board Of
Supervisors. He was also for several years
chief clerk In the Corene,s' ofllce: He ran for
Coroner against DR.. Rooney In 1882 aud was
defested.
The sun., 1891-07-03
LETTING THE BOYS RUN AGAIN.

They Rsn Against Mr.. Bryan, Now Mem.
ber. snd Found that He Had Muscle.
That obnoxious order which the Committee
OF Arrangements OF the Stock Exchange COM
PEELED Chairman James Mitchell TO put In
operation on Wednesday. to fine evory broker
who ran" on the floor OF the Exchange. was
resclnded yesterday. The committee. which IL
headed by r. Il. Thomas and backed up by
Amory G. Hodges. found that they had made
themselves unpopular. The brokers were In
open revolt, and said they would petition the
Governors They threatened to make an issue
OF It at the next election.
tions that they finally decided 10 rescind the
fHle az a,d Leave the Whole matter to the disefe
whsRe w rushes
over another member. The offender will be
fined In that case Just as the twenty-elGht were
business member may hereafter legilimately
run as much as he likes.
The news OF this awakened .some OF the old
some Of the latitude OF other DAYS might be
indulRed In. SO when Charles s, Bryan. the
the rss time he Was Instantly M surrounded 1
Mr.. BRYAN is 2s years old and brawny. and,
moreover. he was Irnceton athlete. He is
late ". II. Colhoun In that house. He has legs
az thick as pianos and arms to match.
Unfe fbs pnn one Of the room traders
attempt to tease him. With O movement as
though he was brushing away a fly Mr.. Bryan
Ra1 besn
Mr.. Bacon scrambled up and retired from be.
fore Mr.. Bryan. Allison R. Hopkins was pulled
T. T. Bragau. was another broker who went
conaueror then walked around the floor on the
arm OF a friend looking for now victims: But
VIII bis ciothss Whole and nd al III his ' buttcns oS
The sun., 1891-07-03
THINKS 1T IS HER HUsBAND,a
Mrs. Kraus Has the Body Exhumed Tha,
was Washed Ashore at Coney Island.

Mrs. Krnus Has the Body Exhumed That
was Washed Ashore At Concy Island.
The body Of an unknown man was washed
ashore at Coney Island on Tuesday. 1t was
taken to the Morgue. where 1t was kept until
the following day. But nobody camo to iden-
tify it. On Wednesday the body was numbered
and buried in Flatbush by the authorities.
Yesterday morning Mrs. Edward Kraus Of 81
Prince street. this city. went to Flatbush and
had the body exhumed. Her husband had
been missing for two weeks. and friends in
Flatbush wrote her on Wednesday evening
that tho body of tho unknown man buried
there that day answered his description. 1t
was too much decomposed to identify 1t posi-
lively. but from certain marks on the legs she
felt confident the body was her husbands.
The body was pnt hack In the grave to re-
main until to-day. when Mrs Kraus will take
several OF Krauss intimate friends to Flatbush
fcation certain; II possible.
shop on Mulberry street between Spring and
Prince; About 10 o'clock on, the morning OF
June II he started out to collect bill OH the
Bowery: That was the last seen OF him alive
He had complained OF the heat Just before he
started ont Mrs. Kraus thinks 1t affected his
mind. and that he may have jumped overheard
in q moment OF alteration. kraus had no
reasons for committing suicide so far as
known, He owned a fourishing business. and
was happy in his domestic relations.
The sun., 1891-07-03
WANTED DINNER IN THE OTHER WORLD.
Execution OF . Negro who nrutally Muir.
dered an italian In = Store.

Execution OF . Negro who nrutally Muir.
dered IN italian In = Store.
CHARLOTTE. N. O.. July 2.-The hanging Of
the negro Brnbham. who murdered the italian
Mecca. took place at 1914 this forenoon. A
day or two ago he expressed q desire that his
execution take place about II o'clock in the
morning 30 that he might take diuner
"in helL" He changed his irreverant mood
this morning and had conversation
with three clerRymen TO whom he con-
fessod repentance and the hope Of par
don. he met his fate with frmness
in the presence Of about 200 persons. He made
no speech 20 the crowd himself. but the Rev.
Mr.. Aston. a colored clergyman. ut Brabham's
request. said that the murderer had confessed
his guilt. and that he was also guilty Of
robbery which occurred at the Butord House
some days elore the murder. Brabham. how
ever. declined to baray an associate in the
robbery, who. he said. was in possessions Of
some II the stolen goods. Death ensued IN
The hanging created much interest here.
The prisoner recently made q desperate
attack on Sheriff Smith with his knotted
shackles. Tickets OF admission to tho Iatl to-
day wore issued by the sheriff. and wore
peddled around at from 80 cents to IS each.
The crime for which Brabham was executed
was committed last Aprli. He entered the
small store OF an italian named Mecca and
calling for a class OF cider drew oar coupling
pin from under his coat and dealt the death
blow while Mecca was drawing the cider.
The sun., 1891-07-03
MISFORTUNE PURsUEs THEM.
Tho Relleys Find Life NO Happier Hero
than In Their Native Dundee.

Tho Relleys Find Life NO Happier Hero
than In Their Native Dundee.
In the dye house where he worked in Dun
dee. Scotland. James Kelley was acc united
one OF tho steadiest and best OF the younger
workmen. Fourteen years ago last October
he married the daughter of his boss. then n
girl OF 1G. They had nine children while they
lived In Scotland. All but one died early.
lielley thought that 1t might be the climate.
and he had an idea thai everything would go
better in America He came here. there
fore: two years ago and T. took up lolg.
street. Another Child came, but this died. loo
Kelley could lind work only as a hod carrier
and some time ago strike ut tho building
whore he was employed deprived him OF even
this. After that he caught odd Jobs: which
Eighteenth street and took three rooms In the
third floor OF the rear tonement at 52l East
Twonty-sixth streer; Only one is large enough
to be honestly called a loom. The other two
are clcsotb, s,ill % there Was mere pre- territory
ihey had left va q stoye table. and a bod.
Last sunday night Mrs. Kelley saw q fight
between several occupRnts Of tho house In the
back yard. Such things arc so common that
Mrs Kelley very sick. She was taken to her
room. and on Monday night gave premature
bir!h tn twins, Ono w4s boy and the o her
girl. Tho girl diod on Tuesday.
Policeman Watson Of the sanitary squad
found the dea baby n E tho loom on Wednes-
nut the means to bury 1t or do anything else.
Watson went AWAY. and yesterday q dead
wagon came and TOOK the ch Id to the hlo'gue.
Mrs. Rel'ey Rets s,ma caro- from the neigh
fever, and believes that her other child will
die TOO.
The sun., 1891-07-03
RECORDS AND PENSIONS.
Development OF the New Division for Th em
In tho War Department.


WASHINGTON. July 2.-Secretary Proctor in
the early part Of his administration took steps
which led to the establishment Of the Record
and Pension Division OF the War Department.
This division furnishes the record evidence
upon which all claims for pension. back pay.
bounty. &C.. are adjudicated.
During the last fiscal yenr 459497 communi-
cations OF oil classes have been received. and.
as a rule. all have been acted won within
twenty-four hours from the day of receipt. In
August. 1889. when the office was first organ
lied. the claims averaged 522 day. In Decem-
Der OF the same year the average per day was
S74. In February. 1890. It was 1.lG2: in Janu-
1851 2s2i
80 there was not an unfinished case OF any de-
scription left on hand, despite the fact that for
number Of 2G.lsl calls had been received, max
ing daily average Tor that period OF 4.363
which Is more thnn double the highest number
ever received during that length ~ time In the
previous history OF the Office. Every one OF
these calls was answered on the day OF its re-
ccipt.
tho last fiscal year. 345. 759 were calls made by
the Commissioners Of Pensions for the service
tho adjudication Of pcnston claims: Formerly
calls were received. the replies to the same
were often not made for months. and the delay
in the iinal settlement oi the claims was III.
creased proportlonatoly,
The sun., 1891-07-03

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Me-. Msswt.ey ef Hsrris..'s Aee Csp.
<. turea After . Lopg Siege.

Hrn. Ae8Wtuey ef 1ArrlG@H'e AvW Nep-
turea After Long Siege. .s
Mrs. Frances Mcswiney. ono Of the 400 At
Harriesn's Theatre. and Mrs. Annie Yonn,anss
understudy last senson. was arrested yester-
day afternoon By Court 0Giocr IIardigan OF tho
Yorkville Court squad. CHARGED with an at
tempted fslonious assault upon City Marshal
John 8. Mctioyern. attached to the Seventh
District Court
/ Mrs McSwiney. who Is stout woman OF
pleasant features. lives with her aged mother
ana one child In tho third story Of the nat At
423 Third avenue. She purchased furniture
and carpets from Henry Thoeson OF Third ave-
nue. and Forty-ninth street The bill was $26l.
and Mrs. McSwiney was to pay IS each week.
Recently she has paid no instalments, and
early in the wook Mr.. Thoesen obtained writ
OF replevin to recover the property. II was
given to City Marshal McGovern to terve. and
on Tuesday he went to AIRS. McSwiney's apart-
ments but found no one In. On Wednesday
afternoon McGovern wont aRnln. ccompanied
by men to move the furniture The upper
panels OF the door leading from tho hall into
Mrs. McSwiney's rooms are Of dark thick glass:
No one appeared TO admit the Marshal. and
when he got tired waiting he broko the glass
:, Al the sound of breaking glass MRS, Me.
Swlney apneaied at the opposite Side Of tho
hoe in the panel. The Marshal fell back and
went down 81 airs but soon returned with q
Mrs. Mcswinsy wss stu there With
ments S Will shoot. H sRe % said. '' Toa * aRs have
no right to break my door,"
McGorern doesn't know whether the revolver
was loaded OK NOT. but he didn't want to take
my risk. Ye.terday he got q warrant for
Es; court s5Gcsf Sesr climbed stair. to
the third story and found tho door looked. Not
a sound came from the rooms within In renly
10 his knocking. After an hours work he
went, down for another policeman. and they
knocked for another halt hour Then gust
they heard a window sash being slowly raised.
She's getting out on the lirs escape" NUT
tered HRrdigan and he ran down to the apart
ment below and wen, through tho rooms to
window In the rear 9tentng on tho fire escape
she saw the officer she stopped, and be callsd
to her to go M or como down. She did neither.
and IN q moment hsr head fell forward as 10 Q
faint HartliGan rushed M the ladder and
seized her ipst ne she was relaxing her hold
Whom arraiEned before Justice Murray she
said she hnd been told that she had right to
project her property. The revolver was not
loaded" sho said. and she was willing TO. pay
care to press the Grimm Il charge; but wanted to
recover the property. She promised the Judge
to deliver 1t. and wa, discharged.
Mrs. McSwiney is about 40 years old. and
made her theatrical debut at tho age OF Is In
Portland. Maine. She has played seyeIalminor
Her husband. Paul Mcswney died four years
ago. He was IN actor in the Fourteenth Street
Theatre and had composed many pieces OF
music and written several plays.
The sun., 1891-07-03
PAID THE SUGAR DIVIDEND.
CHrCKs HAD BEEv NAILED WHEN
TIE INJUNCTION WAS SERrFD.

An Isiusction 60 Prevent tho Western
National from PsyinE Them-But the
First National OF jersey City will Fay.
Another amusing chapter In the efforts Of
James A. Taylor and his lawyers to restrain
the payment Of the American Sugar Reflptn
Company's dividend was written yesterday.
1t had been made apparent that the Sugar
people had anticipated an Injunction OF some
sort. They had henrd Of Taylor and his law
yers but fifteen days ago they calmly pro-
ceeded to declare the dividend. Then on We'd.
nssday they as calmly proceeded to direct It's
payment
judge Barnard's Injunction against such
proceeding was rendered practically ineffective.
for before the order was served the certified
checks for the dividend were in Uncle Sans
mails
Taylor and bis lawyers were greatly
chaRrined at this. They knew that the
Western National Bank. OF which Brayton
Ives Is President. is the New York CORES
pondont OF tho First National Bank Of jersey
City The checks tor the h dySena drawn
Ss dSdsssa sa0 had dh' Been II paa oa sS9So 60 tho
lssssss spDssrsa ssa ns snethSs rs:
%fnf nj df ss shSs aydssna garment: Ss o a'sS shsst
The oIIIcers Of me bank YbeZsd the ini1nS;; :;
very well disregard It on the ground iha, all
the checks had been certified by the First Ma
tional Of Jersey City. and that a certified check
is ennivalsnt to cash. As it stands. the re-
First National Of Jersey City on the presenta-
tion OF the checks.
Taylors lawyers talked yesterday Of insti-
tuting contempt proceedings against the sugar
people. apparently for getting ahead OF them
and not waiting to be enloined. The price OF
the STOCK was not injured Yesterday by the
grinned.
company. said that the dividend checks had
prer searles,s office. MIR. Havemeyer said he
didn't know Taylor. never hoard OF an injunc:
tion until he read OF 1t in the newspapers. and
regarded with susricion the motives tor get;
been made to serve him with papers. He was
out Of town on Wednesday.
Taylor's lawyers insisted that Taylor had
proceeded from straightforward and honorable
motives. He owns fifty shares OF tho original
stock OF the Brooklyn Refining Company. and
he alleges that that corporation was turned
at valuation altogether inadequate.
The sun., 1891-07-03
DOES THE CONSTITUTION FORBID

Pnylnx to JudGo Brady's Widow What
Would Havo Bsea His Salary for 1917
The members Of the Board OF Estimate and
Apportion msnt fear that they will not bs able
to pay over to the widow Of Judge John r.
Brady tho salary OF a Justice OF the Supreme
Court for the remainder Of the year. A bill
authorizing then, to do this was passed by the
Legislature last winter. at the instance of
Of Judge BraIy's. Il became q law without
the signature OF Gov. Hill. Gen. Sicklss has
presented the matter 10 the Bonrd Of Estimate.
Constitution OF the State seem to bar the way
to tho appropriation Of any money for that
I!urposs The part OF the section bearing on
The Rlter reads:
mo county city. town. or village shall here
after S,s any Sr 1s r.
association. or corporation"
The sun., 1891-07-03
CONTEMPT OF ESGIAxD's CONSUL.
Two OF HIS Clerks Said to Have Been
kidnapped in Valparaiso.

WASHINGTON. .July2-Valpnraiso newspapers
received by tho last mail give IN account OF q
serious complication In which her britannia
Majestys Consul-Gsneral at Valparaiso has
become involved. According to statements
from British sources. tho Governor OF tho
province. attended by two ofllcinls. presented
himself TO the British consulate and requested
that two OF the consular clerks might he allowed
to give testimony before the Chief Magistrate
OH q matter that had nothing 10 do with tho
Consulate or its business Consent beIc given.
the two clerks were hustled into n cab and off
to the public jail where they were accused OF
COM lefty IN the escape OF the insurgent tor
podo boat Guala. and oil conveying iunds to
that vessel in an envelope bearing The consul
lar soal
One Of the consular clerks was subsequently,
released, but his companion. according to tho
lNtest advices, w's still in confinement not
wi.hsttandiaG the pEotss. O. the & &Consnl.Gen-
Mr.. Montt. the lillian CONGRESSIONAL Envoy
here. to-day received n despatch fiom Senor
Errazuriz. the Minister OF Foreign Affairs ut
Iqniaue aiing that the Congressional army
had occupied Huasco and tho army "f Bal
mRCeQp had Qed,
The sun., 1891-07-03
BAIL ON COMMISSION.
Robert II. Waldron Accused :or Taking .
Fee and Performing No Service.

Robert II. WaIdron Accused :or Taking .
Fee and Periorming No Service.
Robert II. Waldron, an elderly man with .
long white beard. was arraigned In the York
Vile Court yesterday, charged with petty lar
ceny. Mrs. Louise Carr OF G92 Ninth avonus
the complainant. charged Waldron with tax.
Ing $50 IRON her, promising to get ball for her
husband, Archer Carr now in tho Tombs
awaiting trial for grand larceny. His bail Is
$1,000. Mrs. Carr told Justice Murray that she
met Waliron and Ills lawyer. W. II. sohooley.
In Howe 4 hummsll's law office on June O.
She gave WnldI on $40. md received q receipt
slsned w Waldron amt Hltestel by schuoley;
promising 10 secure bail ly June or 10 refund
The money to her. WalIron did not go, bail. and
Mrs Carr made vain appeals for her money.
by Andrew Carr. to whom. he said Wa!dron
subpdna made out ior Carr. Hho was brought
to court from The Tombs He said that Wal
dron had given him the $40 and the Tecsipt to
l ms The sn money n and viii try % assn. an That was
tho last he had seen Of him.
Justice Murray hold the prisoner In $500
hatl. wal'iIon lives at l4O W"st ls7th street.
Howe Il HummeL
The sun., 1891-07-03
Missing Francesca Losn.

Young Francesca Losa. the Spanish lad who
disappeared on Monday evening. is still MISS
ing. His fnther. DR.. Losa OF Yucntan. has
been searching everywhere for tho bov. but 20
far oil clues have led to nothing. 1t was ro-
ported to DR.. Loss that his son had been seen
in Roster 4 Biars concert hail., and the physi-
does not sneak English. aud has no acauaint.
anco with the city. he has boen demented
BIZ silont He rarely answered his father
whom spoken to. He had bur - whom no
wandered away from tho Spanish American
Hotel Oh East Twenty-eighth street: DR.. Losa
has offered o reward for Information OF his
sons Whereabouts.