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Forest Fires In Connecticut.

NORWICH. April 9.-Forest fires due to the
prolonged drought are burning in nearly all the
rural towns OF eastern Connecticut In Girls
wold east OF this city. several hundred acres
Of wood land wero burned over this week. and
it was only by fierce fighting on tho part OF the
whole neighborhood that several farm houses
we're saved from destruction, In ono instance
invad ed the door yard. but were finally driven
back. Fires have ragged for several days in the
forests at Canterbury and other towns in
Of Rhode Island. fire started out in the
woods at the northwest, OF Greeneville in this
town this morning and ragged furiously. At
spacious ball grounds OF the Norwich Base
ball Club. aud for several hours tho tall board
that most OF the Connecticut forest lres were
set accidentally by trout fishermen.
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Broom Makers Thrown Out OF Work.

LocKPoRT. April 9.-About half tho broom
makers employed in this city. in which the
broom business is one Of tho leading indus.
tries. have been thrown out OF employment.
owing to the recent syndcating OF large
number OF the largest broom manufacturers
In the country Tho seasons crop Of broom
corn for 1891. being an unusually small one.
was exhausted soon. SO that the syndicate
had little difficulty in procuring all Of
Groom corn has advanced under the
hands OF the, combine from $50 to S75 q
ton above the usual rates. The small
manufacturing concerns are thus obliged
to buy corn at its present exorbitant price
choice Of the majority Of dealers. The three
large manufacturing firms. the Alexander
Fraser Broom Company. Evans Il 1.iddle. and
the !. W. Bushman Company In this city are
running on half time. The price Of brooins
has consequently gone up from 80 to Is
cents per dozen more than they received for
the same goods at last years prices. and even
then the books show discouraglng net loss
to the manufacturers.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-04-10
The River aad Hsrbor Hill.

WASHINGTON. April 0.-The River and Harbor
bill for the fiscal year ending June 80. 1903.
was formally reported to the House to-day by
Mr.. Blanchard OF Louisiana. with written
report from the committee After state
ment OF the aggregate amounts carried by the
bill. previously made public. the report says:
Besides the new projects considered by the
committee there were some seventy moro re-
ported favorably by the Engineer on Surveys.
ordered in tho River and Harbor act OF Sept
10. 1890. but. within the limits OF a twenty one
million dollar bill. your committee found it
impossible to give consideration to all the new
projects for which surveys were ordered in
the bill Of the last Congress. and reported
worthy OF. Improvement by the War De-
partment' The report adds that the
last River and .Harbor bill aggregated
$3.69O.32O more than the bill before the
House The report says that the 400 separate
appropriations in the bill are for old or unfin-
ished projects. except twenty-cight. which
are new in the sense that this Is the irst time
appropriations are recommended for them.
The most important feature Of the bill is the
extent it goes in authorizing, the Secretary Of
War to make contracts for the completion OF
some OF the more important works OF river
and harbor improvements The departure
from the old driblet system Of appropriations
by the last Congress was found to work SO
we'll that the committee determined to apply
1t on q larger scale.
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A New Il uncO GA ME.

CLINTON. Conn. April "a few days ago a
nicely dressed young fellow arrived at the
Clinton House and gave his name as Charles
Stewart Of Boston. He said that he was an
artist. and that he had wealthy friend in
Boston who was looking for country seat.
One OF the men whom Stewart met was II. A..
Lines Il harness ma.er who owned a pretty
house on n side street. Lines let Stewart know
that tho house was for Sale. and WAS worth
$1,000. Stewart said that for com mission OF
drawn and passed to the. artist, who gave a
check for. the .$7OO0. signed by his Boston
friend. Lines drew out tho 5000 from the
tho artist left town to place the deeds In the
Boston friends hands. Yesterday the check
was returned to Lines marked worthless"
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The Investigation OF Connecticut'a County
CoAmiss Ianers 10 Begin on TuesdaY.


NORWICH. Conn. April Estate Senator
Thayer's Smelling Committee" which is GO
ing to investigate the County Commissioners
OF the State. promises to make o stir. Senator
Thsyer Of this town is father Of the commit
tee. and it has two stepfathers. Senators
Twitchell and Bridge. 1t was appointed by
the Legislature last winter. but accomplished
nothing on account Of the deadlock. The
committee is going actively to work now. It
will hold its first session in tho City Hall in
Norwich next Tuesday. ana the session will
continue here until It's business with the Com
missioners Of the county is done. Hence it will
60 to Bridgeport and thence to New Haven.
1t will prefer no charges against the Comm is
sioners. but. in accord with the provisions Of
the methods OF the Commissioners for the past
three years. Already plenty OF evidence is
forthcoming to show that Il great rottenn ;as
and bribery.
1t is the peculiar function OF the Commits
business Of the State. and their edict is final ia
governing the liquor traffic. To speak mod
body in Connecticut. and they have had that
reputation for score ofyears. They WELD vast
and astate politicians are Selected for the
office. All OF them are Republicans. and in
t4is instnnce az are friends Of e GSy Morgan
place.
BESIDES their other duties they are charged
State. handling most OF the doodle in political
cam pagns and are popularity charged with
taking brides Of all sorts from milch cows to
bank checks. in assigning licenses. Senator'S
Thayer and Twitchell are Democrats. and
Bridge Of HazaEdyille Is :, Republican.
Republican politicians naturally profess dis
dRin for senator Thayer's smelling commit
tee as they call it. and declare it bid for
political capital A few willy ones ingenu-
ously say that it can prove nothing: for. they
add. "men who give and men who take are not
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SURPRISE IN NEWARK.
Gov. ALBEIT Deals . BLOW ut tho Many
Trolley Road Eaterprises.


News was received from Trenton last night
that Gov Albeit had refused to sign Assem-
bly, bill 1872. This is the electric railroad bill.
and was intended to nullify the decision in the
Supreme Court in the suit brought by George
A. Halsey and others to prevent the construc-
tlon Of electric roads in Newark and Trenton.
His refusal PUTS tho operators OF trolley
roads in Newark. Passaic. Paterson. Cam
den. and other places in New Jer-
sey in the light OF trespassers. Many
people in Newark look upon the electric
roads rs the only solution OF the rapid transit
problem. They are surprised at the Cover
nor's action in view Of the fact that James
Prudential Insurance Company. and many
other influential men in notifies on both sides
arc. deeply interested in electric road projects.
and roads arc being laid or projected between
Newark and Jersey City. Elizabeth and Newark.
Newark and Passaic. and in many other cities
and villages.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company is in
terested ia tho road now building, between
Jersey, City and Newark. and it is to be iolned
OF dollars have been invested in the new sys-
tenn by local capitalists in the proposed roads.
and the strongest influence has been brought
to bear unon the Governor without effect
Mr.: Halsey's suit was brought to prevent
the Newark company running an electric line
along Broad street in front OF his house.
Horse cars are now run on this route Tho
cation last night Throughout the city of
investors In electric roads. There is q chance
OF an appeal to the Court OF Errors.
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PENSION oFsrcs MoyEr LENDER
He Endorsed Notes OF Hts superlors and
His DlsmlSsaI Was Recommendea

WASHINGTON. April 0-J. W.. Dono,ue. q
clerk in tho Pension Office. was called before
the Pension Investigating Committee to-day
to tell what he knew OF money lending trans
actions in the bureau. Witness said he
Obliged a number OF employees by endorsing
notes for Thorn and came out the loser He
told OF tho loan to Major Barker. who was his
chief. Barker wanted SIS and came to Wit
ness and asked him to get 1t for him. Witness
obtained $50 from George W. Morse. section
chief. by endorsing Barker's note. Witness
secured $25 more from II. l. Livingston.
promising to be personally responsible. Tho
$50 note-which had been renewed-went to
protest, and Morse obtained judgment against
Barker. The latter reduced both Morse and
witness from section chiefs to clerkships at
the desk. Barker paid part Of the note. but q
small amount is still unpaid. Witness said no
sss vO% Rs4ksr tov NV. Ss%
sna reeo rhas %fn' dis sa aa@ q,
aGh M Soned and Sso n% assistant sccsv
Busscy aud Gen. liam. Tho result was that
Gen nnd B4ss -; and CommisGioncr Eaum recon.
Recommendation five minutes after leaving the
room room: He called on Assistant Secretary
Chandler next morning and made full state
granted. He then employed an attorney. who
placed before the Commissioner o statement
" WltucSS Ill TepuTu 10 inc money t[nuSHC-
tons. endorsements. &c.. and that was tho last
Witness heard Of tho matter. Witness also ties.
tho record division. The witness was sub
ordinate to Ford. One note, for 500. went to
protest. Ford paid costs and $40. $50 re-
naming unpaid.
Mr. Donohue said that he had endorsed a
ley told him he Ind built a house and was
the short. and that no had borrowed from all
clerks who would lend him money. and
Kelley told him that he owed the Commission
or money on stock.
Refrigerator stock ?" was asked.
=" did not nsk Kelley. and don't know any
thing about It. " replied the witness.
Witness said no never protited in any way BY
endorsing these notes.
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THE HH1NELANDER MANSION.

papep ns sunS so sfsd ave n END s
intervals. and supporting . heavy beam rum
mag lsngthwise under the ceiling timbers.
ses to XII
sTea T VII mag setI s
beams. A brick chimney. abSSt five .ieet
square, runs up through tho building.
TX. oo niTs is sracksG and sroka in many
places. and the intruder must walk carefully
through tho walls and te!minatc IN long IRON
bands 2n the outside and iron sans or the In.
ssey A thu are very sa
hatehway extends up as far as the third story:
ae f.Ss 'nS looks S"01sS though ia'' nsH!
Ssae tbs bune The
first and second stories are extremely dark.
and many Of the windows are still barred.
these
Yesterday until the reporter, reached tho
we're at work there making bundles OF rags:
The beams on the upper stories were charred
By s s n badns he op thy
roof comes to point. with gables at the north
al The s bricS addition on tho corner is occupied
by Van Beuren the bill poster. has pnintrd
the outside yellow. and has put on comic pic
One Of these IL in the form Of a theatre adver-
tisement and reads:
Empire Theatre. The Great Modern Drama:
Billy the Kid; or. Rotan Tomatus.
Another is:
"McFud.s Garden. First Appearance Of
In the basement is saloon. This building
was once occupied by a. Rhinelander. At
Duane street. adjoining the sugar House. Is
carriage house. A, narrow courtyard divides
the Sugar House from the very odd little brick
hvpfIr linn NJ a q n p W
stories high. A ttnsmith occupies the first
floor. He stables his horse in the rear. The
the Sugar House. 1t is said this. was once
used as a court house: Here Rhinelander
the immense fortune which was the basis Of
the present great estate.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-04-10
THREE NEW POLICE CAPTAINS.
All or Them Veterans tho Brooklyn
FOrce-Thelr Records.

Three new Captains were appointed on the
police forco In Brooklyn yesterday by Com
missioner Hayden. The lucky men were Ser
Giants Edwin Dyer. Dennis Driscoll. and
Samuel Hardy. Capt. Dyer has been on the
force for twenty -nine years and has been q
Sergeant for twenty years. nearly all OF tho
time being attached to the First and Third
precincts. While in the First he arrested On
Police Sergeant Skidmoro for the murder Q!
was presented with $1,000 in recognition. Of
his Services. He has been ignCd TO the
command oI tho Tweifth precinct. which has
been vacant since the recent death OIL Capt
Folk. He Is n Republican.
Capt. iIrscoll was born in Brooklyn in
l847 and las completed twenty. one years on
the police force. lie has been ATTACHED 1, to the
Eighth precinct for several years. ile vii take
comma nd OF the Eleventh precinct In place OF
Capt. Kenny. who will 60 to the Eighteenth.
Can't. Hardy. who has been acting Captain IN
tho Eighteenth precinct since tho death OF
Can't. Lowery. has been assigned to tho COM
,nand OF the new Twenty first precinct, which
is being organized. He has been on the force
for twenty-six years. The station OF the new
precinct is In Flushing and Clermont avenues.
and the precinct Is composed Of slices from
the Fourth. Thirteenth. and Sixteenth pre-
oil
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histerieal point Of xiex; Of these old: time
lures that BEGIN at g hose street and extend
the 81 & %. hs
this estate also: All are very Old and ali have
tse sassT Sss
gained special distinction By reason Of the
Ii 1c Tas put it's as
pirsd and the Rhinelander estate proposes to
suit il the removai Of the other sd buildings.
snaF IN %hs
Rhinelander houses have received notice to
Me- pd the paa Of tIs
after: Most Of the tenants are very sorry that
they have TO e. They have become att + che
to leave Il; Ths 'H also regret The coming com
Of es q is estate
tSs s sssy little about r. ,saSs! House: De i,
Iiyns ns% S Of she kSipslaPasr family ios
Sp sod i tsiuf nsa sasn
were equally barren Of inform alton: The man;
he expressed regret that the complete history
had not been traced and published. Recently
lawyer employed by the estate to make an
abstract OF the title discovered that In 1865 the
building was known as the Cuyler Sugar
House. and it was not until 1890 that 1t was
called the Rhlnelander Sugar House It Is
probable that b. X. Cuyler. believed to be Ber-
nsrd or Bernhard II. Cuyler. was the original
owner OF the building. Thnt would account
for the big iron letters. "B. r. c." which are
fastened into the Rose street side OF the build
ing. near the roof 1t is possible. however. that
these letters were put in after the origi-
nal structure was built, as the attic story Is
built OF brick while the rest of the building is
Of stone. Undoubtedly the building was nut
up In 1853 as this date is proclaimed in big
Iron letters or the west side Of tho building.
Many additions have been put up since. All
are Of old date. however. and there Is no DIM
This stood some fifteen feet back from Rose
street. on which 1t flonted Up to the
attic story it was built Of imported
,'rown stones. and above that Of marrow
bricks. brought from Holland: Its So
ildity was - appreciated by the British
during the Revolution. when it was converted
into prison for the soldiers OF tho Revolution
ary army who had fallen into the hands OF the
british. There was little hope OF escape from
Its gloomy Interior for the walls at the bottom
were three aud a half feet thick and the win
COWS were small and secured by solid iron
hars., Where the latter have not been removed
they have wthstood tho rust OF the past CEN
Jury successfully. ana would still defy all at
tsmpts 81 imprisoned inmates to break through
them unless with good TOOLS
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Mr.. Spalaing Returns from the Catholic to
the Episcopal Ministry.

BALTIMORE. April 9.-The Rev. James F.
spading OF Cambridge. Mass. whose espousal
OF the Catholic faith last November attracted
much attention. has returned to the Episcopal
Church. His intention was unknown to Car
dinal Gibbons. Tho Cardinal OBLIGATED when
Mr.. Spalding received his first communion.
faith to-day remarked: Poor mail" and
gravely- shook his head. but would say no
more. 1t is said that thi s Is not the first time
originally Lutheran. then became Baptist,
then then, an Episeopali.a3;ti md then Ca,hoiie.
Mirror. Mr. Edmund Hernange, the editor
at the request OF Cardinal Gibbons. gave lin
employment. His departure from here was
entirely unexpected. nor did he leave any ex-
PLANTATION.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-04-10
Foreign Malls Taken Up to Sailing Tl"e.

The NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. line. with the con-
sent OF the Post ONCE authorities. will receive
at its Hoboken pier this week. up to the mo-
mcnt its steamships sail. letters forthe British
Isles and the continent Of Europe. Hereto
fore business men have paid double rates to
send their letters by the supplementary mails.
the steamshi sails. Under the new system
OF tho Hamburg, American line letters may be
has Post Office clerks on its steains ships who
sort the mails on the voyage, There will be n
clerk. one OF the sea staff with IL little office on
the pier to receive tho mails. which will in
clude registered letters Other limos may fol-
low the example OF the Hamburg American.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-04-10
FLOWERS In ABUNDANCE
$1,000 ROSES SOLD IN TWo Houns.
Ia f1ower-sovinx city Houauet ,shasse
Not He a Luxury.

In . f1oy~ er-sovinw city u Bouqnet .shasSA
Not He Luxury.
At 2 o'clock one afternoon II week ago re-
porter. passing Flcischman's flower store
at 1.247 Broadway. saw in the window .
wonderful bank of'roses. II ran upward and
back from the bottom Of tho window casing
nearly to the ceiling. He passed tho same
store two hours later. Not u rose was there.
mot one left" no said. when asked where
they had all gone. Il had $1,000 In that bank.
and the store was crowded until they were all
gone. MY roses are not chean They are al
ways choice But when any customer comes
into my store and asks for roses. he or che
may know that they are buying roses. When
started in the business in the basement there
at 1860 Broadway. said to myself that now
ers were Gods or naturcs gift to man. and to
make more than a living profit on them was
robbery. I've Kept TINT motto. ana nowsyou
see the result I've been in the flower bQei-
ness ever since was n. boy. and think I'm
entitled to speak. New York Is a city. fun Of
f9wcr,.loving people; The rich and the poor
alike love them and want them. They have
been held as n luxury. The man or woman
without mint o: money could n2t enjoy
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Tie big Land Rush win Re Next Week.

OKLAHOMA CITY. o. T.. April a.-Gov. seny
was informed by Secretary Noble yesterday
that it was the wish OF tho Government to open
the Cheyenne and Arapahoe lands to settlo-
ment on April IS. He was notified that the
United States troops were ut his disposal. and
they m: hr DO used mt the Governors dis
instructions. Gaplbin. houses and saloons
nre rcaping rich harvcsts Mt every point. and
thieves and professional gamblers arc numer-
passenger trains daily to the Territory dis
tribnting passengers from tho strip to tho
bringing hundreds from north and south to
Oklahoma City. whore they are transferred to
tho Ghoctaw Rairond. which has Just been
finished to Reno City and FL Reno.
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NonroLK. April 8. -SeventyHve masked men
took Isaac Brandon. the negro who was in Jail
at Charles City Court House charged with as
sault upon young woman. from tho jail on
Friday night near midnight and hanged him
to a tree in tho Court House yard. Some of
them surrounded the house OF tho Sheriff.
while others broke into the Jail. An expert
enced locksmith must have opened the door.
little son Of tho negro was staying WIN Mini
with pistol in hand and told Brandon to cross
his hands behind him. He asked them II they
they were. He said: "Wcll, you are going 10
hang an innocent man. Whether no con-
tossed afterward is not known. His body WAS
found hanging the next morning.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-04-10
More building Strike. Threatened.

Another strike OF tho building trades Is
threatened tomorrow because the car
rcrs in Herter Brothers furniture fac
tory struck Yesterday with the cabi-
eisht-h,ur work day and $3.50 u day. Both
trades are represented in the, Board OF Walk
Board 1t was decided TO- support both unions.
The ,cabinetmakers have not been as sue
cesstul in the strike as they expected and the
employers seem inclined TO resist the demand.
The Narnlshers who have struck for tho
eeifht,hour work day hnve been very success
1u'; OUT OF about 800 who went on strike
only forty were out yesterday.
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Howard Schneider Convicted OF tho Murde
OF HIS Wife.

OF HIS Wife.
WASHINGTON. April 9.-Howard Schneider
was to-day found guilty Of murder in the first
degree in tho Criminal Court for killing his wife
on the night OF Sunday Jan 81. Schneider's
wife was Annie. tho daughter Of Col. Ham
link. an old and prominent resident OF the city.
They were married early last summer without
the knowledge Of their parents. but when
the fact became known Schneider lived with
his wife at the home Of her parents. which was
in the most fashionable residence quarter OF
the city. within a stones throw OF Dupont cir,
Gle. Trouble developed between Schneider
and his wife and her family. because OF his
laziness and bad habits. and just before the
tragedy occurred they had separated. the
Hamlinks being unwilling longer to keep
him. On the day in question Schneider sent
letter to his wife asking, her to live, with him
again. to which she made no reply: Later Mrs.
ssor Frank ana 5enne left t tRs
house to attend church. They were nccosted
on the street BY Schneider. who was il wait
emptied. one OF the bullets entering Mrs.
and one went Wild. Franz Hs@iink iell dead.
Schneider was able to retnter the house and
walk up stairs to her bedroom. but died in
Schneider was indicted forthe murder Of his
link He was tried on the first indistm emit.
tho other being held in allegiance. The trial
began about q month ago. and has been the
reigning local theme Of interest during its
progress. The defence was: First. self-de-
fence in that Frank Hamliak endsavored to
shoot iSchneider, and, SECOND. that Mrs.
prosecution established its theory that
Schneider alone used a revolver and killed his
wife.
All tho parties to the affair were prominent
in business and social circles. the defendants
brother being one OF the largest real estate
and builder,