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SHOT AT BY A BURGLAR.
JOHN z. sEARLES IN LIFF-AND-
DEATH STRUGGLE
Two Men Eater His House While Ne -
sitting In tho Back Perior, with the
Front Door Oren n Let the Air Enter.

Two men Enter HIS HOueo "huc he -
sitting In tho Back Perior, with the
FSout Door OPEN TO Let the Air Enter.
John T. Searles, tho sugar relner and Soc
rotary OF tho Sugar Trust whose Office 10 at
112 Wall street. narrowly escaped assassina-
tion last night at tho hands Of q burglar and
desperate. Mr.. Searles lives in fine house
ut 80 St Marks avenue In Brooklyn.
Last night the front door OF the house
wps open to admit tho cool breeze, which
followed the thunder storm. and Mr.
Searles was seated in the back parlor with Mr..
Charles Sands OF 10 Greene avenue and Mr..
Tuttlo who Is member OF his family. Tho
lights In the hallway and in the front parlor
wero turned down lew. thus partially obscure
ing the interior OF the house.
Shortly aftor 9 o'clock Mr.. Searles heard
somo footsteps in the hallway and going out
ofthe back parlor. confronted two strange and
roush-looklng men standing at tho foot Of the
stairway. Before he had time to inquire
their business ono OF them asked Mr..
searles II no was tho proprietor Of the
house. and. when no replied In the afflrms-
tive, the man drew revolver and. pointing II
ii toward Tho doo oH hssed through hs
We want your money. and We must have It
Who f edfs S the fS ,a s past
!'lI. Nehiles lHS HDlSe VI tllo plcliuks
mary sCpfle had alread Y attracted the atten.
ton OF Mr.. Sands and Mr.. Tuttle. and they
were hurrynG to tho hallway to the assist:
Gnce Of Mr.. Searles. when they were startled
by tho pistol shot
g on reaching the hallway they found Mr..
Searlcs IN desperate grapple with the bur.
glar and they leaped to his aid. The burglar
was seized by the neck and forced backward.
During the struggle no fred the revolver Q
second time. tho bullet passing through one
was disarmsd befo,e he had an optortunity t9
FDn a 4 RI n n ~ yEt.n mi
to DO a. five. chambered 33-calibre revolver
still loaded with three bullets. Directly after
the first shot the other burglar rushed
through the front door and male HI; IS:
TO their struggling prisoner until 3 messen.
police station with detective Sergeant Ken.
nedy and Policeman McGowan. who took him
In handcuifs to tho station.
The prisoner said he was George Carpenter.
and was 80 years'o old. He refused to tell where
he lived or. TO make any statement He was
not recognized at the station. but Is supposed
to be an eX-convct
He is a DARK; featured. wiry fellow. about s
finger was dressed he was locked IN. He will
be arraigned in the Gates Avenue Court this
morning.
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The Wealth er.

The depression everything tho lake regions passed Int
Canada yesterIayas a moderate storm. drawing the
warm weather more to the north and making he day
very oppressive In northern New York md New Eng.
land where ths Temperature averaged - higher thaa
in any other part Of the country.
Tho centre OF high pressure has passed OF tho South
Atlantic coast. and some relief Ia now promised The
warm wave should he dissipated by tonight By the
high pressure and cool inrving southeast, from
the lake regions The Temperature fell lo' to 2o' In
Michigan. Wisconsin northern Illinois. and Indiana
yes,erday AMI similar fan mag DO expected this
nelshborhood before Thursday morning.
In this city tho day was fair. EXCEPT for heavy
thunder shower IN the evening. Tho Highest official
temperature was sl' lowest GO: average humidity.
~ per cent: wind south west, average velocity II
miles an hour
The Thermometer at Perry's pharmacy. In tho SUE
buiing recorded the rature yeseIdAy foowat
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MRs. DEMACsEK MURDERED.
A Visitor Knocking ut the Door While the
Murderer WINS at Work.

SCHENECTADY. June 14.-Twelve-year-o old
Pcssie Frisch. who lives in the neighborinR
town Of Rotterdam. came to Schenectady to-
day to visit Mrs. Eta Demacsek Mrs. De-
macsek lived in tenement house at 100 Rot
terdam street with her husband. Alexander
Demacsek, who employed in the Edison
works.
Tho Frisch girl called shortly after 1 o'clock.
Finding the rear door locked and getting no
response to her knock, she went around the
house and entered tho front hall. Hero she
found the door into the living room locked
but when she raped mans voice asked In
brokon English. who is thcro?"
She answered. but tho door was not opened.
nor could she obtain any further response be-
yond Nobody amt home" Soon atterward
she heard n noise rs OF pounding. followed by
screams. Then tho door was hastily opened.
and a man ran past her and out through the
hall into the street.
The girl was afraid to enter the room alone.
She called to q woman who was working up
stairs to come down. and the two entered the
room together. On the floor lay the body VI
AIRS. Demacsek bleeding from O deep cash In
the throat. A bloody pillow lay across the
dead woman's feet An alarm brought the
neighbors in. and somebody notified the town
authorities.
coroner 1nteS lOunu tnnt the woman tnroRI
had been cut with large knife. which lay be-
meath tho body and which is sud to have be-
lonGed to her husband. The skull had been
crushed in over the right eye and back OF the
left ear. Any one OF the three wounds would
have been sufficient to cause death.
William I.udwick, q mason, working on the
passed their rear door ut about IL :45 a. NJ.
He, says he saw midd ie-aged man talking
with Mrs. Demacsek. who was ironing near
the door. Ludwick cannot describe the man
he saw.
The murderer was seen to leave the house
by several young men who were on the piazza
Of Scraffords Hotel. which is nearly opposite.
They say he was q man OF medium height.
With " dark moustache and wore a. Prince
Albert coat. He ran rapidly up Washington
avenue toward the Mohawk bridge. :.
Demncsek is n German. His wife was a
Hungarian. They are said to have been
peaccable and industrious. and to have lived
happily together. The murdered woman was
40 years old.
A man answering the description OF tho
murderer was seen to board a north-hound
freight train to- night at Mohawk. a hamlet a
few miles from tho city on the Saratoga Rail
rOad.
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New surface Kaiir0a d..

Tho East River. Central Park. and North
River Railroad Company applied to tho Board
Of Aldermen yesterday for franchise to lay
tracks for surface railroad to conne CT the
two rivers and run over the transverse roo in
Central Park. Ono end OF the proposed road
Is, 10 be at ,TiftyIfou street and the East
street and the North River. The application
was referred 10 tho Railroad Committee. which
. O'clock Aaron :. Baldwin - the President
OF tho company. Hearings, will also DO gwen
At ] o'clock on July by the commites 70 the
Company and to the Sixth and Ninth Avenue
companies. which wish to extend their roads.
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THEIR FRIENDS SURPRISED.
Mics MiGnon Conner Married to Mr.. john
Charles Barnard.

The announcement OF the marriage OF Misc
Mignou /. Conner. daughter OF the late Capt
William Conner OF the St James Hotel. and
Mr. John Charles Barnard youngest son VI The
late Judge George G. Barnard. was o surprise
to many OF the friends OF the young people.
Tho ceremony was performed by tho Rev. DR..
Houghton. in tho Church Of tho Transfigurn-
ton, in East Twenty-ninth street, at $50
o'clock last Thursday afternoon.
Only y few Of the relatives and friends OF the
bridegroom md bride wcro, present Mrs.
the noted beHes at Saratoga. The bride
groom. who inherited a large fortune fron his
tohacconlst. recently returned from trip %
Japan. Dir. and Mrs. Barndr1 have gone to
PENNSYLVANIA tospend the early days OF their
honaymCDn.
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Denies the Right OF Sacrament to 500 Nom.

CLEVELAND. Juno 14.-Thore was highly
dramatic scene at st. Stanislaus Church TO.
night, when Bishop Horstmann denied the
rites OF the sacraments to nearly tho entire
congregation. There has been serious trouble
In the church for two weeks. eliminating In .
riot on Saturday and numerous fights on sun
day and Monday.
The bishop has been out OF the city. EIo
returned to-day. and ut once sent the cJn,;rs.
cation word that he would address them to-
night Tho church was ,ammed with peopl.+
earth could remove Father Roznski. the pts-
tor. who is Objectionable to faction, The
Bishop extended his hands ami ordered die
congregation to its knees.
Then in solemn voice no said Il hereby
deny the rite Of sacrament to all members Of
this congregation who have participated IN
these ungodiy actions until all shall make
public confession OF their repentance a. the
regular services hofore this congregation"
This temporarily eXcommunlcates at least
300 members.
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Bounteou. Nature In tho Black Hills.

DEADwooD. s. d.. June 14.-The outlook for
crops in this section OF South Dakota WAS
never brighter than at the present time. All
kinds OF grain and vegetables are above
ground and In good condition. The recent
wet weather hhs retarded tho growth and In
many instances completely ruined growing
grain. but while the harvest will be late one
II will nevertheless be bountiiuL
Tho acreage this season. especially tho
cereals. will not DO more than half rs much as
thai, OF last year, This is owing to the wet
snrinG stcding for ut least month later than
the usual time, At one tmeit looked as though
no seeding could he done at all
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-06-15
TOOK TOO MUCH LlUDANUM
A Maiden Lane JeweIl-r Found Unconsciou,
ON His BED.

Adolph Hess a jeweller OF IL Maiden lane.
was found unconscious In his bedroom Mt his
boarding house. PAS East Eighty-t third street.
at o'clock last night.
Dr. Charles Hoffman. who was called. said
that Mr.. Hess had taken laudanum. He
then called in the police.
Mr.. Hess was taken to the Presbyterian Hos
pital still unconscious.
Hess had been complaining OF feeling III and
out Of sorts for two or three days
he told the servant Just before no went up
be called. lie Is bachelor. 40 years I'D.
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RABBI GOODs7EIN AHHEsTED.
Rosa KorofskI Accuses Him OF AssauIt-He
says It's Case or Biackmaii.

P1AINFIELp. Juno 14.-Asnk Goodstein. rabbi
OF the Jewish synagogue "Bcth Tcfleth
Ishue Yende." located here. was arrested to-
day. on complaint OF Rosa Korofskl. n pretty
young Russian. who charges him with having
criminally assaulted her three months ago.
and later OF administering medicines.
stoin's family on East Front street. G00dstein
gave bail to-day to appear for preliminary
hearing tomorrow.
lie claims that 1t Is n case OF blackmail. and
TINT he can easily prove his Innocence OF tho
charges. iIo is well known as II leader among
tho Jews. of whom there is a large and rich
community here. Some very Interesting de-
volopments arc looked for in the case.
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New ORLEANS. Juno 1i.-The ferryboat CROSS
ing Bayou Lafourche Mt Napoleonyille last
night had eight loose mules and twelve men
aboard. The machinery broke. causing the
ferryboat to be overturned. and preclpitating
mules and passengers into the bayou.
1t was 30 dark that it was impossible to give
the men any assistance. and Ave Of tho twelve
passengers were drownei-Edward Schn elder.
Jacob Nardily. an unknown Italian. Robert
Atkins and negro name unknown.
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Restricting Oh lnese Immigration.

OTTAWA. Juno 14.-It had been Intended to
drop the Chinese restriction act this session.
but Mr.. Chapleau says to-day that the Gov
ernment will arrange for discussion OF Cor
den's hill before prorogaton. Tho bill riro.
yides that the nunlLer OF chinese permitted e
the number now permitted and that no re-
turn certificates shall DO issued as at present.
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A Circus Performer. Narrow Escape.

CLINTON. ILL.,. June 14.-Stela do Longe a
New York circus performer. who has been
travelling through tho West with John Robin
sons tent show. had n narrow escape from
death while playing in this town. She was ds-
covered unconscious In her room. and physi-
clan found that she had swallowcl corrosive
subj mate. Miss Do Longe says that she took
the dose by accident. but some Of the circus
people hint ut an attempt to commit suicide.
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WASHINGTON. Juno 14.-The President sent
yesterday tho following message to the Gov
ernor of Oklahoma:
You will use the most prompt and vigorous
Efforts to preserve tho peace II there is danger
OF conflict at Guthrie Tho Law must be al
lowed to take IT, course. and any attempts at
ly1chinR sternly and effectively resisted. You
should advise me II further assistance is
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-06-15

At meeting OF the North Chassis OF Long
Island last Monday at tho reformed Church
building in this city. the Hey. A. A. Zabriskie.
pastor Of the lsrformed Dutch Church at Man
hassot, was advised not to resign. 1hure has
been trouble h,iwcen Mr.. Eab1isGie and some
81 tho members OF his church Tor some weeks.
the opposing members 81 the church asked
him 70 resign. Mr.. Iabrskie applied to the
Chassis for advice.
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An italian After Him with n n,E PISTOL.

An ice wagon dashinx along ll3th street fast asa
powerful team could drag 1t. attracted Policeman MO
Cabes attention nj O'Clock Monday afternoon the
undue has'e OF the driver explained BY the appear
ance Of an lia!ian running aftey the wagon WIN DIG
revolver IN his hand The Italian might nave tausn
UP with the lrNcr had he attended sticly 10 ousWSt
and saved the breath ho wasted In swearing hsn Vac.
Artabe caught hun before no lad chan'e 70 use
weapon Tie next moment another i.a i Sa
reier Ross ran up armed With q big hhlie nh,tn ~
Threatened TO Uso On tue Ohccr he aln hn e'aso ne
prisoner. ia ry scappua. McCaOe saIpsu hr nppsns
On SrApreab Wrist AMI also caush; huM' rug pls-
oners med $40 each BY Justice Noorhs yesteSdAy
and their weapons were cOnhscitod.
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Shot Head by q Preacher.

NORFOLK. June 14.-W. Il. Davidson was shot
and killed yesterday at Norton. In Wise county.
by the Rev. John Panel. crippled Baptist
preacher. Ill feeling had existed for some
time between them,, growing out OF dispute
between their families. 1t had been arranged
trial was to have been begun yesterday. On
the way to the Court House Davidson and
OF the case. lanel drew pistol and shot his
opponent.
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Zig Robbery AbreAi.

Chief Inspector Steers to-day notified the
downtown bankers and brokers not to nego-
tiate number Of Italian five per cent bonds
aud six 10000 franc bills which have been
stolen. The robbery occurred on June s. ut
Hamburg. and it is believed that tho stolen
securities are on their way to this country.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-06-15

Tho Erie viii be the nfortAtle line to the Chi
cago Convention renty OF luxurious Pullman cars
VIII be attached to all trains, No oyercrOwdlng.
Ticket Offices 4Ol. 2Gl. al and 05T Broadway, New
York. and 333 Fulton ST. brookYn.-Ads
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Those who lake the Erie TO the Chicago Convention
~i miss the 9u.t aud brass bands. but lncy win have
Ticket Offices 46l. 25I 81. and DOT broadway. New
soTk and 333 Fulton st., Brooklyn--.zdp.
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rmometer at Perry's pharmacy In tho suu
&c OEded tho TEN perature yesteIdAy as follower
7 u s"I'8 = ~ . -Is-s
arAge on June "a. ls3l....


A'e'"t''" '"o -
WARRINGTON FORECAST ToR wEpsKsDAY
For New England Co0er, except stationary tenn.
perature from southern Connecticut to extreme SOUTH
eastern Massachusetts,: westerly winds: fair weather.
followed by showers Wednesday night.
Irmson Nsw fg,k ard Nss Jo.eylafr during ns dav;
sghy e'slsr and ',onas Wednesday nyht; psSsiy ~ MI.
cooler aAd fair rhgsi1y
For western New York and western PennsylvspiA
cooler wsstsrlJ winds and fair weather. probsba oL
lowed By showers during the night; far Thursday.
choies Of three roaieF TO 81. Lous ~ the New Josh
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FIRE ISLAND. June 14.-The sloop Henrysi
clair 81 Pntchogne. l.. l.. bound for New York.
carried awqY hor mast and went ashore on
Jones Leach this evening. No lives lost
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Through Car Tor Rich aela spr,u..,

Via New YORK Central will leave New York beginning
June IL. ~ v;lo A. NJ arriving Ricbfeld <:l5r NJ
Adv.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-06-15

Scents for 10 or Is Ceu,s for go.
Havana straight cut All,to6Aeco cigSrettesi quality
aud make uDsuTpassed-Ads.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-06-15

Safe In Hot Woather-CracEed leo
And Hsering's Copenhagen Cherry Cordai.-<d~
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-06-15

Choice OF three routes TO st. Louis ~ the New Iosk
Central; four uAins dAlly.-Ads.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-04-27
TWO OF THE IOUBtT PRIZES AWARDED.
A GRACEFUL RETURN Dor COUNT LoUeAT's RE
GENT GIFT OF STATUE OF LEO XIII
no THE PoPE,s NATIVE TOWN.

Paris April ae-N MasperD member Of TIA Acad-
envy OF Inscriptions and Bellies IettreN, and chairman
OF the LOublt Prize Committee. announced at the
recent sitting that the prize Of 1900 francs had been
awarded 10 NJ. Lucien Adam for his linguistic and
pathological writing he having during the last twenty
wears published about fifteen volumes including gram
mars vocabulart,S and dictionaries OF American Ian
guagos most OF which had been collected and com
piled In the last century By missionaries, but had ~
NAMED unpublished:
In addition 10 the original prize Of 5000 frnncs
t. be given every five years. Count Loubat OF New
York. gave the sum OF 5000 francs for first pHze
10 be given In IsQ2 by the Royal Academy OF Sciences
History and Antiquities II stockholm, for the best
work In Danish Norwe gar or swedish On the lis
tory geography. archaeology. chnoosy philolosy and
nums matics Of North America. one copy to be sent
10 Columbia College. Ncw-lork; one 70 the Ncw-lorH
i,orical Society and third one to the Cath"lc
University at Washington ID. c. The winner OF thS
nr~t prize awarded March 20 by the ROYAL Mead
envy Of Sciences Of stockholm. is Professor Gustav
storm. Of ChrI,uana. for his work sudi"r over Nin-
nndsrcserne VinlandS G"ogra1 90 EthnosN'ii, mia :
Karter.n published In Copenhagen In l5s7
The Roman paper "LItaic" Of April g. brings The
interesting intelligence that the municipality o'
Carpneto Romano has conferred honorary citizenship
upon Count LOubat In grateful recognition OF his h"'
Ing presented 10 Pope Leo NIlI'- native town a
life, sized statue Of the PonGT executed In Rome los
the sculptor Luchctti, together with sum u 10000
francs. This pleasant f:rct transmitted e. the
Count on hs recent namc-day. IN an eNquscIy worked
parchment, having III sides the armoria bearings
OF Comt LoubAt and the municipality Of Carplncto.
the allcgoItcal figure OF America with the stars and
stripes and the town OF Carpincto with the Orphamgc
given by Count Louhat and bearing In the centre the
following inscription:
Al Contc Giuseppe de- Loubat
Ammirntorc della sapcnza di Leone psp NH
Al qualc l'ccrl crlgcic In Cmpinrto una >tatun
LavOrO dell eslmo Luchctu
II Municipio di CMpucto
Per queSto dOnO pcv attire Insight hrghezzc
Con decretO unnnlmo del 10 AgOsto 1901
AnnovcrandOlo mel numcrO del suc cittldlnl
QucstO diploma
Che rlc0rdi al pOsteri ranlmo geucrosO di hi
r. Peternu rcOnoScenga del Carpiuetanl
OncriVa
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-04-27
TWO MORE TARIFF BILLS.

Washington, April 26-The Democratic majority Of
the WAYS and Means Committee to-day moved little
further along in thor programme Of attaching the
present tariff System by OF separate bills. TWO
more "freelst7 bills practically agreed upon b.
the Democratic majority and were brought before the
full committee but owing TO the desire on the part of
the Republican minority OF the committee TO look
further into the before their report to the
House. no final action was taken In committee Inc
two bills 10 be reported relate lumber and silver
lead Ores and 1t is proposed TO make each free Of duty
The majority have not absolutely determined 10 report
frcolumbcr bil but there is reason to believe that
such a conclusion will be reached at the next meet
ing They have decided definitely 10 report bin to
admit Mexican silver lead free Of duty.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-04-27
ANTI.opTIoN AND PUREFOoD BILLS.

Washington. April 26.-Mr. Hatch, chairman Of the
House Committee on Agriculture, to-day said in re
gard to the Ant-Options and Pure-Foh bills:
"Thc bill 70 place binding Irvine on the free list
must 10 considered passed or be laid aside by the
action Of the House before the AntiOp;ion bill can
be reached. l assured BY Mr.. BRYAN that be will
can this bill up early next week Immediately upon
IFS passage | shall ehdeavor 10 secure consideration
of the Anti-Op,ion BILL because OF ts supreme i'm
portance 10 the producers and business interests Of
the country and because OF the unaalnous report and
oarnest support OF the Committee Agriculture, OF
which am chairman. The bill known the Paddock
Pure rood bill is Senate BILL having passed the Sen
ate and coming 10 the House referred. under the
nile. 10 the Committee Agriculture, which re
portesi il back to the House with amendments. II Is
NOW upon the nnlon calendar without special privilege
and must await its turn for consideration. / feel
sure. However OF tic early consideration OF this
measure