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Analysis Unnecessary.


What is that. sir?" asked Prot. Frank Soule
of the University Of California siding into the
chemical laboratory with black bottle.held at
under the astronomical observatory. and l
greatly fear the Anarchists have arranged TO
blow Up the oGiisiftn;tnry and put an end t. my
'"Pr Prof. Rising. who. since he gave out his ia
Rn"@n mHMs '.s'S as Using took the bottio I tenn tenn
d%erly. % lifted it with care, nnled as he norvousy
uncorkol i, and 90, his litmuS paper. retorts.
"':' 1T is filed with fluid" he said. after lin
gsrng aud th"romghIy, Z, scientiiie ocular exam,
tho Mac" at night" said Souie.
"fhe Anarchists are apt to select an institu:.
ton of learning Tor notable dcmonstratlon.'
You found i directly beneath the observa-
tCry2n nder IsquhrGS1 thr s1ans. h's'"s; Said soul.
rant The calling in Of President Kellogg and
hr2i. Le Nv, Gonts" % onitor." suggested jackson.
The ianitor was called and sent on his errand.
The professors busted themselves In arrang-
blow bi pipes test tubes, acids. and other para.
phornaiin and then Rising turned to take Ills
life In one hand and the bottle In the other
Tie lie professors r'if, looked at one another Their
open eyes and gaping mouths indicated in
theopizeI theI about noseiess and smokeies pow S.
der and ali sorts Of ghostly. silent evanish-
ings, They accused Sonle Of joking and trick
swer enough. After a time the President and
the ianitor came in. just as the latter was
bowing himself out he said:
" III ye wants wan more wee-nippy before
nuts tho bottle back don't mind but I'll not
stand i to have ye ,Gdividin' my bottle stween
Then ns ho went his way he muttered: "I'll
have to be findin' another hidin' place for tho
draught. now that thin dry-throsted profess
lnuc crnt on IN m w hat anhf
O. thin wild their high, salaries not bein' able
to buy their own whiskey"
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ANOTHER INDICTMENT FOUND.
Whiskey Trust Ohdcials Will Not Escape
irthe First Does Not Hold.

BosToN. May 1O.-Another indictment against
the defendants in tho famous Whiskey Trust
case was reported to-day before Judge Nelson
by tho Grand Jury and was Immediately
placed upon the secret files OF the court.
This indictment is intended to cover what
ever defect might have existed in the first.
which was prepared in hasty manner. Sew
eral important features havo been introduced
into 1t, many OF which were suggested by the
motion to quash the first Indictment filed bv
the counsel for the defendants Recently tho
motion was argued at length before Judge Mel
son, who has not rs yet rendered his decs-
ion. and it has been whispered about the
Federal Building that the ruling would be
favorable to the Whiskey Trust people. the
rumor being based on the alleged weak nesses
that existed in the Indictment Be that as it
may. the fact that a second indictment has
been reported is proof positive that the Dis
trict Attorneys office does not care to rely on
crate and comprehensive 1t was drawn by
Mr.. Aliens sistant. Mr.. Marshall. and in
cludes no less than forty typewriter pages.
There are four counts
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BROOKLYN.

Policeman Danic-J. Farrell OF the Congress street
station has been made detective sergeant.
Mavor noody Is opposed to the establishment OF nrs
patrol service. unless the expense OF sustaining 10
borne by the insurance companies
The Board OF Education decided yesterday AJAX the
Hoard OF Estimate to insert 81 @ 4y!32 in the budget
TO cover the educational expenses for the next fiscal
year
The Thirteenth Regiment Armory Commission has
appointed d. Lanb Superintendent Of Construction
OF the new arniory his compensation to lie one and
hatper cent OF the amount SIN to be expended III the
completion OF the building
william Scott. n yaRrant. aged III was found dead
yesterday morning on cnnl box ~ front of Water
street grocery lie Was brother or Policeman Edward
ScOtt who was murdered few years Ago by member
OF the jackson Hollow gang,
These streets 70 be rcpaved with granite blocks
out of the 81 OOOOOO general fund: Broadway from
East River to Hooper street. Ff!h svenne from Third
street Twentyhfth street: FatOurh avenue from the
plaza the city line lioy street from Fulton street
TO Atlantic avenue DOCK street from water street to
and Adams street.
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PROFITS OF STATE SOLDIERS HOMES.
Made st the Federal GoVerpaeaps Ezpense
Tn ne Cnl 0G Rerhaaa

To he Cut OF, Perhaps.
e WASHINGTON. May 1O.-A fenture OF the Sun
dry Civil Appropriation Bill that is to be made
an object OF attack Is the section making appro-
priations for the support OF national homes for
disabled volunteer soldiers and granting
financial aid toward the support OF overplus
inmates by various State homes. Some fla
grant abuses have Just been brought to light
In connection with these homes. and several
influential Democratic Congressman intend
to expose them. 1t has been discovered
Of inmates in the seven national homes are
drawing pensions from the Government In ad-
dition to their ma intenance In the homes. In.
creased pressure for admission to the national
homes in preference to the State homes has
recently been exeIted by pensioners under the
has called attention TO the curious fact that
most Of the state homes, though receiving
financial mid from. the Federal Government for
cnte tho pensions Of the inmates either wholly
or in part As result OF this policy in state
h9mss M Sat the Is t
tenance OF their disable soldiers.
The total annual APPROXIMATION for aid to
nearly halt n million dollars. In the last year
tho mnnaEerso OF iitteen out OF the eighteen
stats soldiers homes have intcrfcred with tho
disposition ~ tho veterans pensions collect
Consequently as the cost St their maintenance
State homes have made clear prot @ oi s25 aSon on
each rensioner; This is said to be the case
with the homes in Kansas fermont. Nebraska.
Rhode Island. Wisconsin. New Jersey. and
Pennsylvania.
Democratic, Congressman say they have In
their possession information about tho finan-
cial management and conduct OF the homes
that will startle the country; and lively fight
bill bearing on the subject is reached in the
latter part ot this week.
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KILLED An INSANE MAN.
Hc Was Unruiy and tho Sheriff Fractured
Ills skull.

PITTSBURGH. May 10.-John McClaren Of
Cambria county died in the Dixmont Insane
Asylum yesterday under such suspicious cir
cumstanccs that a Cononer's inquest was held
to-day. which developed startling state Of
affairs.
Dr. G. G. Graham. Assistant Superintendent
OF tho asylum, testified he received tho
patient on May from the Sheriff Of Cambria
county and his assistants. The Sheriff said
that when he went to bring him, he was SO
bad that they had to knock him down with
club or stick to bring him along. Dr. Graham
stated Mt the post mortem he found fractures
OF the skull. and added:
think the injuries produced death."
Dr. Hutchinson, Superintendent OF the ipstt
ton. testified OF the patient when received:
He was in "A state of shock and never rallied.
He never regained consciousness or reason.
and died Mt 5 p. NJ. on May 8. found from
the post -mortem examination. upon which
insisted. that he died from violence"
The deceased was about As years old. single.
and lived noar Suunmrrhll. 1t was also shown
in testimony that he had jumped through a
window shortly before being brought to Dix
mont. and slightly cut his scalp, by the glass.
but that his was not the cnuse Of his death.
The acting Coroner notified District Attor-
ney Burlcigh and County Detective BeltZ-
hoover, and the arrest of sheriff Shoemaker Of
Cambria county was ordered and Is expected
to be made to morrow.
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Afraid Chinese Exclusion VIII Cause
Trouble.

Bishop Whitaker presided at meeting OF
the managers Of tho Board Of Missions OF the
Protestant Episcopal Church yesterday after
noon in til" Bible House. The Board approved
the prop"sed plan for the new mission house to
he erected at Fourth avenue and Twenty Sec
ond street. which was submitted by the archi-
to"ts. r. j. y. St"nt and Il. W. Gibson, but tho
mater wns re!n,rrd 70 {! committee for further
posed building will DO seven stories hieh,
with double French roof and will occupy
eiEhtY Let on Fourth avenue and seventy
with the land for the site. about S5OO,UOO
=, In a discussion Of tho effect OF ths Chinese
slOn work, in China il was geneTally aprced
that the bill would tend to cause retaliation on
the part Of the Chinese. and would In Mi proba
danger to the missionaries. 4 resolution Was
adopted expressing the hope that In. law viii
be lsniently administered. -" "'''
The sun., 1892-05-11
BRASS cAxDLEsr1ox LAND.
Il Laes On the East Side, sad Contains Soa
Rare and BeN utlfnl Thlaes.

Rare and Beautiful ThtaGs.
Candles have come in again. but to be the
luxury OF the rich rather than the necessity OF
the poor. With the candle has come the
cardlestlck. but not the simple brass affair OF
q generation ago. You may buy silver or
bronze or china candesticks at prices ranging
from $3.50 to $3.50 per pair. but you cannot
buy outside q junk shop a really handsome
and durable brass candlestick.
New brass candlesticks are made now be-
cause the rich demand costlier material. since
candles are now for ornament rather than for
use; and the p9or snbstitnte gas or oil for the
cheap and fiimsy affairs. shaped In parts by
machinery. and put together, without art;
dignity @ Of The eandsstcks that AZ found place Hae
in every household ffty years ago.
cd Il pss s tsEs Gs ssS sss ' sss
Hrews stiii Keep ssndlesticks aud use cam candles.
ceent in Shape and durable In make. They
nse ES eandes to Sak
affairs fifteen inches high and weighing nearly
around. HIaay Hop may soc in many homes q ths
the m%ntei. In other, homes from, two
Beautifully turnsHed oocSey ths pass o
honor In room. bnre save Tor the cheapest
and mcnneSG Oh mOuern furniture. Jn8 com
monest form OF brass candlestick in the tene-
ments has q square base. surmounted 10y n
shaft that thickens and tapers alternately
until the cup Is reached. The latter spreads
into u disk but has no effective provision for
catching the driprings of the candle. Most of
these sticks arc without other ornament than
OF the shaft. but the form is usually excellent
and the severity OF design rather adds to the
beauty OF the whole.
Candlesticks with broad bases are rare be-
cause the sticks are evidently designed not to
be carried. but to stand permanently on man
tel or table. 4 few OF tho larger sticks have
curious contrivances for raising or lowering
the candle. The bost OF these candlestlcks are
extremely heavy. and some of them seem to
be made in single piece.
East side junk dealers occasionally have q
few such candlestickS for sale. hut thu Tie-
brewa hold on to their candesticks unless dire
poverty drives them to selling everything
movable. 1t Is not uncommon to SEQ three or
four excellent cand1estcks in tho apartment Of
q family in receipt of charity.
Most Of the Junk dealers demand from S1.50
TO So. 30 a pair for good brass cnndlesticks.
but now and then nm obsnrvnnt person ac-
Quninted with the value Of such things may
pick mp q great bargain. 4 poor east-side
Junk dealer took thirty cents the other day for
/. pair OF unusually beautiful hand wrought
candlesticks Of n design rarely seen and never
sold In tho shops. A Broadway dealer asked
S1.5O for q imsy new pair of somewhat sim
liar but greatly inferior design. The Hebrews
themselves. even when very poor. usually de-
man,l from $3.50 to SO n nair for brass can
diestcks. and show no anxiety to sell
The sun., 1892-05-11
AMUsExENrs
Mss. Rata Stage - = Muit,saae ~ Msaiss~
9Nvnre Garden.


That Nine. PATHS name. although presuma-
bly, to be associated with opera no more. is
still potent to draw. and that her art has still
power to charm. was abundantly proven By
last nights experience at the Madison Square
Garden. The auditorium. In truth. was
barely two-thirds full. but It's capacity
equalling that OF half dozen large
theatre or music halls. 1t will be understood
that the audience was numerous one. AS
for the prima donna's reception by the spec
tators and their delight over her performances.
nothing more gratifying could have been
wished. Nine. Patti as u concert songstress
evidently has long career before her.
The occasion. withal. was not one that calls
for extended comment Nine. Patti has sung
the scene from Faust OF which the
" jewel Song is the chief division.
4" Home. Sweet Home" COMM Thro'
the Rye" and THE Last Rose OF Sum-
mer" so often and with such unvarying
perfection that not another word is at this
late day to be written in respect to her render
ing Of tho Unknown measures. Tho great
IN capital spiSits. and Il The Volume Of tone
an and Vibrant tha. nothns Of "as the 81 neIods
%hetSsr ei sas nS still H'fns1 hsaf
cert platform at any rate; All her songs were wSre
includsd. with the old ,iayoritss. Q new mum.
did not Impress through its originality or
Efacient aid was lent Nine Patti by Herr
Dippel; signori Galassi and Noyara. apd Sly.
Quoted by Signor Arditi. and by u chorus
q some Sns,., eight hpndred yyoicess under
signor. Galassi sang tho ismiIiar r%,nancs
from TannhAuser'' exceedingly we'll. aud
siguora Fabbrt revoai cd facility II not
fresh and pleasant tenor voice pleased the
throng. both on and Off tho platform. again
and again. although worse .phrasing and
more unemotional. singing than he must
Act. l., o. "The Hu9uenots -" rura ai
par" in the italian version-nnd ~ his
Tsll"are Tel! seldom borne with. The chorus IN
Elijah" and in a Sanctus by Mr.. Chap
man, showed good ira innG. the tenors in the
number Inst cited. however. proving very
feeble. With the encores, the Interpretation
OF the programme occupied almost two hours
and half
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Terrible stua. That ldex,ca. Pu,sue.


II had an experience in New Mexico last
summer. the friGhtful impress OF which hasll't
yet been entirely sfraSed from my mind: said
tho knde 81 arss afen Of Wild land
in the extreme southern part OF that Terri
tory. and went out there to look after it;
Mounted upon bronco and with faithful
left the Southern Pacinc for or long jaunt
Soon after We had emerged from the vast
barren stretch into the dense foliage Of the
Maialina Canon. my Mexican, servant uttered
or six feet in front. Of us, ] saw huge Next
can lion cr9uched in the tall grass. his lank
making fine meal oil of me. Quick. as, a
flash rested the muzzle of my Winchester
@ eais 81 snl
Through the puff OF smoke saw the lion leap
backward like cat and fall to the earth. My
bullet had penetrated his brain, and he was
MY only. thought was then to get his. pelt to
dismounted and was proceeding to skin my
game when my mosa again uttered one OF his
awfp! cries, and dashed 9lr down the caflon
Within two feet OF wher" was standing saw
a slimy green lizard shaped reptile blinking
his red eyes at me as he laaily crnwled toward
lily poisonous reptile on tho earth. from
whose bite men and beasts are said to die IN
needless to say that sprang upon my mule
tha sHet s "fe leaving the o M hd go on ns hin 'UA
had not proceeded two m lies further w the can
on when we found ourselves in the very midst
OF q colony Of scorpions. There were literally
millions OF them, They scpmpersdt w the legs
and driving their ,stinEs through tho tough
hide OF the bronco's logs until the little beast
fight them of tho mule. for had my own well
fare TO look aior. md was stunc; thought;
colony When wc finally reached a point OF
safety the poor Mexican was almost a maniac.
and ! wasn't much better, Good God. how,
horrors of Il century that were crowded into
that three hours experience! l wouldn't go
through II again for all the land on the EARTH"
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Prof. yitnlis's Collection.

Prof +. yitalis. an artist Of Rome. has sent
an interesting collection OF art objects to this
country. which will be placed on sale to, day at
the Fifth avenue auction rooms. Tho sale
begins at 2 o'clock this afternoon and will
continue Thursday and Friday afternoons
The articles OH the catalogue include Renais.
saHcs. Louis XIV. XIV. and XVI. furniture
Venetian glass. antique Oriental rugs mlnia-
lures, and curios. and number Of paintings
sSS sy Sia sGnS9 me will
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MR. wANaMAKER-s FIAT DENIAL.
Representative Henderson's Committee VIII
I.Guirr Into I.eaIse's Charges.

I.Guirr Into I.ealse's Charges.
wAsaISGroH, May 1O-Congress will prob
ably soon have another investigation on hand
and Postmnste err General Wananaker will be
the defendant on trial. Representative Hen
dcrson nf North Carolina. Chairman Of the
Committee on Post Offices and Post Roads.
who introduced yesterday. by request. the
memorial Of s. I. Leake Of Pennsylvania.
charging Postmaster General Wanamaker
with having prevented tho use Of the
Icnke pneumatic tubes by the postal
4ofllcials In PHILADELPHIA because an op
position company had deposited 1900
shares Of stock to his order will at once OFF,
ciully notify Mr.. Wanamaker that the me-
mortal Is before the committee and ask him
for a statement. Mr.. Leake will then be asked
to make u verbal statement in addition, to the
SsHaSns ssd sft Srn s shet
probably he two or three weeks before the
committee would haye shancs A. wo to 60 into the
Il statement. us their attention would be occu-
pied by the Appropriation bill;
Mr. Wnnamukcr said the charge was abso-
one he said lever gave ySnmG me pr ta offered cred
about this matter is that Mr.: Leake has writ
ton some letters to the department asking per;
tSat ss1on had p authorS s o1s To sva him
mission. There arc two companies in Phla- aa.
McHenry quite we'll. Both wapted to put
in tubes. but I had no authority t. adopt
Depart ment would have TO give authority for
such work. and ! referred the matter to that
department. The Secretary sent an expert to
that it did not have power enough for the
purpose. | Informed Mr.. Leake Of this re-
rort. but could not give him u copy OF 1t as he
asked. do not know what his purpose is in
making these charges. bht he asked for an In
gress to investigate II they think there is any
ground for an investigation"
rs the tube that Is to bs -rut in at st. Louis
Of either tho LeakO or tho McHenry system!"
wi do not know, Mr.. wanamaker replied.
different 0ns 1t is that IL We will rent q cer-
tain place for snh-station they will connect
It by pneumatic tube with the Post Ohice. OF
course. the department has authority to accept
such q proposition as that
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Fisherman Beals Had I.nshed It Two
Scows in Order to Move II.

PORTLAND. Me-. May 1O.-A fisherman named
vinal Beals. who wanted to move his house
from Sand Cove to Slate Island. placed the
building on two scows lashed together to tow
about six miles to the point he had selected.
He allowed the scows to drift into what SEEM
cd to him to be q good position. and anchored
hia establishment Then he rowed ashore.
This was late in the afternoon. and it was his
plan to have the house towcd to Slate Island in
at Sand Cove when sGuall struck the scows
and drove them from their anchorage. and he
his reach. Night came on. and his wife and
three children were terror stricken lest the
the house down intOth sea. Fortunately how
over. the schooner Monterey. Capt. Trefethen.
hove In sight and towod the house to a place Of
safety.
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BONDS WORTH $4,000 RETURNED.

Stolen from p. X. DederIck's Carriage In
Albany Four Years Ago.
ALBANY. May 10.-II July. 1SS8 the bunco
artist, John Price. now serving nineteen
year sentence at Dannemora. slipped up be-
hind p. K. Dederick' just As he left his carriage
in front of the Farmers and Mechanics Bank
and took from the th carriage seat a package
day the bonds were received by ex-District
Attorney Hugh REILLY. The package was in.
bonds worth about $4,000. There is nothing
to show who sent them. They came from New
York city. The mystery lies In the fact that
gotiable.
The sun., 1892-05-11
Kelley Institute Gradua,e- Rea---mh,e.

WHITE PLAINS. May 1O.-AIany graduates Of
the Keeey Institute for the cure Of drunken
ness assembled in Lafayette Hall in this vii
Iage this afternoon and held n reunion and
reception. At 5 o'clock they formed in line
and marched to martial music to the house of
the Bi-chloride of Gold Club. whero dinner was
had. Many. citizens including all OF tho rler-
those who responded to the toasts were Major
Alfred c. Calhoun Of Brooklyn. 4; II. isndman:
Jr;. Of Baltimore, the Rev. T. :; Van kiock 81 2t
d. Nutting Of Oswego. Judge II. j. Edwards OF
Boston, A. A. Pearsall Of New York. and j. Il.
lockwO OF White Plains.
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NEW BRUNSWICK. May 10.-This morning
three masked burglars entered the residence
OF Wilson Housell. on the outskirts OF tho
lars. A revolver was pointed at his head and
he was told to keep quiet and to surrender all
his revolver in the air. to show that they were
in earnest They got $50 in cash and a gold
watch belonging to- Mr.. Honseirs grandson.
There Is no clue to their Identity.
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Mr.. Child. Welcomed to Denver.

DENVER. May 10-several thousand men and
women paid tribute to George ". Childs this
evening at the reception given under the
auspices Of the Chamber OF Commerce at the
Mining Exchange. The proceedings were en-
tirely informal, employers and employees
alike being represen nted In the line that passed
through the hall for hours and grasped the
hand OF the Philadelphian. The printing
fraternity turned out In force,
The sun., 1892-05-11
M.,s.r.r Mortou Couf...e..

CAMDEN. May 10.-James Morton. col
ored. accused OF the murder OF Lydia
Wyatt. also colored. has made confession.
He says he had offered to sell Lydia Watts
body to the doctors, but he did not KIN her for
ho had aiiarrelled with her about the matter
Of rent During the quarrel she picked Up a z
heavy cane and struck him: He then & grabbed .si
with It She fell, and he then, went out. On
his return he found her dead He ,not searched Pea
money and then notified the undertaken OF her
death.
The sun., 1892-05-11
Our Columbus Festival.

These gentlemen were chosen yesterday as
tho Plan and Scope Committee OF the Column
bus Celebration Committee Of One Hundred:
John Il, v. Arnold. John D. Crimmins Gen.
A. Moore. The ex- -oficio members OF the COM
mittee are Mayor Grant, Gen: Porter, William
Sulzer, and Charles G, T. Wahle. The COM
rooms Of the Commissioners Of Accounts.
The sun., 1892-05-11
VIII Report In Favor OF Representative
ShOnk,

WASHINGTON. May 10.-The House Commit
tee on Elections decided to-day the contested
election case Of Reynolds against Shonk from
the Twelfth Pennsylvania district in favor OF
Shonl:. Republican. the sitting member. Tho
hers OF the committee. Dean OF Ohio tRepI and
Lawson Of Georgia Dem.l were present. but
did not vote. rs they had not read the testi-
mony in the case.
The sun., 1892-05-11

Nearly two hundred employees Of the Second
avenq4 4surface railroad assembled in Empire
Hall. Nincty-seventh street and Second ave-
nue.. last night. to organize a branch OF the
National Federation OF America. They listened
to addresses in favor OF home rule for Ireland
and the necessity for raising money to aid the
cause from DR.. W. b. Wallace. John F. Walsh.
and Patrick Gleason. meeting to form .
permanent organ izntion will be held soon.
The sun., 1892-05-11
The Ton P.,as Farm sold.

New ROCHELLE. May 10.-An Ohio firm has
Just effected the purchase Of the Tom Paine
farm, comprising 500 acres, at this place. the
consideration being 100000. The property
will be utilized as q stock farm with one-mile
trotting track.
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Guarding the Body OF the Late william
ABfor,

The body OF William Astor will continue to
lie in the mortuary of Trinity Chapel in West
Twenty-hfth street, guarded by watchmen
until tomorrow morning. when the funeral
will be held and it Will be placed in tho fam
lily vault in Trinity Cemetery.
The guard which is now kept on the casket
will not be relaxed when il Is sealed in the
vault for arrangements have been made for
the maintenance OF constant watch over the