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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-12-09
Broke Up u SalyatIo Army Meeting.

A detachment OF the Salvation Army has
been holding meetings nightly for a month in
a small hall at 232 East l25th street. Leland
Sewell. the Sergeant at Arms OF the band was
the complainant in the Harlem Police Court
yesterday against Frederick Pratt. 20 years
old Of 2.2S3 First avenue. whom he accuses
OF disturbing the meetings. Sewell told long
story OF the trouble that the prisoner had
helped create.
There are dozen fellows in rratt's party"
he said. " and they annoy us beyond endur-
ance. The coored people attend our meet
gcrous prank, One of them blew into a gas
burner In the hHll until he succeeded in ex-
The women scrrnmeI. and one old lady was
Knocked down and tramped on in the scram-
bic to get ont. on Wednesday night Pratt and
his comrades tossed hall dozen packages OF
iirecrackcrs among the audience. The boys
escaped in the confusion which ensued.
Justice Noorhis fined Pratt So.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-12-09
1RICKED ny an Old CINE.
a Stranger on His Way to Europe Victim.
lied by Bunco Men.

Charles HutchinGs arrived in this city on
Wednesday morning from st. Paul. He was
on his way to England. but ho foil In with
gang Of bunco steerers and is now held as
witness in the House Of Detention. On
Wednesday afternoon IIutchings was nccosted
on Canal street by q stranger who inquired II
he was going to Europe. When he answered
that he was. the stranger informed him that
he was about to ship n valuable horse across.
and that II IIutchings would take caro- o! It on
the voyage lie would DO literally paid for his
trouble. The stranger then took him to sta
bic. tho location OF which Hutchings does not
remember. There they met n man called
Doctor" There were three or four horses in
The first stranger left Hutchings talking
with the Doctor and went away. but soon afte
n man came in who wanted to buy one Of the
horses Offering $500 for it. The Doctor re-
fused to soil to him because he was u dealer.
much he could buy it through third person.
Tho stranger number two took Iiutchings
aside and told him that he would give hin. $50
Hutchings jumped at the Offer. and after pny.
Ing over the money to the Doctor. discovered
that stranger number two hnd disappeared. :,
proved .n1 to he % Is YEARS.
old. of % second avenue. anncarcd. He re-
away. but offered to, show whero to find him.
HutchinGs went with Thompson. who led him
by roundnboIt way to irnink III SQUARE;
told Hutchings that he would find his man
there. HutchinGs became suspicious and re-
came. too. The latter refused. and aeter q
DISPUTE he suddenly dashed down the stree,
toward the clcvateI station: HntchinEs raised
=. Thompson was ,arralgned in the Tombss Po-
lice Court yesterday morning. and was held In
police arc searching for the other members of
the gang Of swindlers.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-12-09

Bridget Connolly. who lives in Greenwich
street. was run over by an American Fyuress
wagon last night rs she was crossing Broad
way. Mt Chambers street. with her husband
and two children. Tho husband led the way,
carrying three-montha' old child. Mrs. Con-
nelly and her three-yeHr-old boy were close
behind. Tho wagon. driven by Joseph A.
phelnn OF 1-S Fast E!sh.y-iourth street. came
up the street rapidly. Tho shaft struck Mrs.
went over her. Policeman Tate grabbed tho
horses heads. the driver makinglno apparent
effort to sto.. The r2i'eman took him to tho
treet Hospital with - badly injured log.
Catherine bay living a Leonia. y. j. was
run over last evening at broadway and Fulton
street Is; a street car. She is In the Cham hers
Street Hosnt'.! with a fractured right thigh
and forearm aal internal injuries.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-12-09
son VLIIPS F-iTIfER.
The Old Man Had Abused His Wife, and the
Young Man Defended Her.

William M. Corwln. aged 20. is a travelling
salesman owning property in Montclalr and
New Brunswick. His father. aged 50. is real
estate agent at 729 Broad street. Newark. Tho
younger Co-win. when not on the road lives
ut 10 Oak street. Newark. While he was On
Western trip recently his mother wrote to him
that her husband had abused and then de-
sorted her. Corwin wrote to his father and
got no answer. He returned to Newark on
Wednesday and found his mother marke ed by
a black eve. She said that his father struck
her, He then went to his fathers office to have
IL talk with him.
The elder Corwln called his wife vile name
and William struck him with his fist Then
they grappled and went down on the floor In
the melee young Gorwin bit his fathers nose.
thized so thoroughly with him that he allowed
him to go on his promise to appear when
wanted BY the Grand Jury.
Young Corwin admitted all that was
charged. In spite OF the caution not to say any
thing, which might criminate him. He said
that his mother was left in need OF clothes.
and that her board was unpaid for three
weeks. AZ he vas leaving the court room his
with you yet" and meuaced him with his fist.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-12-09
ARMED VESSELS ON THE LAKES.
A Divergence OF Views Regarding the Modi.
acation OF the Treaty OF 1917.


WASHINGTON. Dec. a-Sccretary OF State
Foster being asked whether modification OF
the treaty OF 1917 with regard to armed vos-
sells on the lakes would DO an advantage to
this country. replied:
THAT Is not question for the state De-
partner to answer but rather for the Senate
to consider. was asked to say whether tho
agreement was in force and replied that 1t
was ,,o,.
According to the agreement" replied the
Secretary. tho armed vessel OF each natloh Is
s ss be Of an SaS SIX Would
hardly BIO put in commission to-day, and Is.
pound guns arc obsolete. The arrangement
needs to be moderated. and certainly In tho
I'll the Unted States desires to increase the
size OF ts war vessel. would not England also
place on the lakes the largest gunboat which
II cannot even anticipate the, action OF the
swsr. much MS lie less predict what England
Tho statement. is made that q wide diver
gencs OF views is likely .o, prevail in the Senate
on this question: Even Senator Mcmillan OF
Michigan who introduced tho resolution of
is tho answer. comes to the conclu-
s SUBJECT NV. that EnsIand had evsrythinr to to
foso BY changing the treaty. He .contraste ed
tho almost barren shores OF Canada with tho
populous. and ilcurishing manufacturing cities
on the American eide OF tho lakes. and no.
vessels upon the great fresh water seas. 10
these interests n Dr. itsh gunboat OF modern
type would be q constant menace. for 1t must
Ps or cona Is sns
the Canadian canals.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-12-09
William Hahn Has Good Luck nj Inst

UTICA. Dec. S.William Hahn. a month ago
tramp. has Just received information that lie
is heir to 100000 Hahn has had good
many ups and downs. chiefly downs. and now
that he has struck it rich he can scarcely be-
lievc in his good luck. He was born in New
York city. OF German parentage. "a years ago.
He learned the cabinetmakers' trade with
Herman the big furniture manufacturer. He
went West in 1876 visiting several States. He
put SS0l in the Fidelity Bank in Cincinnati.
and went TO Alabama. and very soon learned
had gone with it. Later no had his chest and
face cut lv !. bursting wheel in q shop. Then
lis wife and child died. Ho went to Chicago.
aud IL Scryomher began tramping eastward.
He reached Utica on election day and begged
q Job in furniture factory. When he sent to
Chicago for his tools he learned that they had
been stolen. In lew days he was tnkcn i'll.
mud now. when again on the yerg: OF financial
dis utIoE. he has received Il letter from tho
Tur:omnster Of WnrzherE. Bavaria. saying
that his deceased uncle has left him 100000.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-12-09
AD.I-GEN PORTERS REPORT.
What Was Demonstrated by tho Experience
Of the state Troops at Buffalo.

ALBANY. Dec. S.-Adj. Gen. Porter to-day
gave out that part OF his annual report relating
to the assembling OF the troops at Buffalo at
the time OF the switchmen's strike. After
showing the promptness with which the troops
RESPONDED to tho orders to assemble and
march to Buffalo and commencing the officers
and men for their good conduct. the report
says:
1T did not require the experience at Buffalo
to demonstrate what supplies were needed for
the National Guard. That tents. blankets. and
cooking utensils were an absolute necessity is
q matter that las always been understood.
and that the State procured only q limited
supply was well known. Frequent efforts to
induce tho Legislature to remedy this state OF
things have been made. but without success.
1t is now believed that the absolute necessity OF
measures to securs'a thorough equipment Of
the military forces Of the State Will not fail to
be appreciat ed. and when this result is secured
the state will have force. not only qualified
as soldiers. but prepared to move Mt short
notice for any service and in any emergency.
II should he remembered to the credit Of the
troops that they responded PROMPTLY and with
fun ranks on the r"csnt occasions when they
supplied e o,o thing demonstrated Mt nuoo,o
noyt to the patriotic spirit and soldierly quail
value of the CAM OF instruction at Peekskil
and the system OF instruction pursued thcrs.
30 far from this experience in tho Hold sug.
costing that any radical changes might we'll
be made in this system. it was on tho con-
trary clearly shown TO the experienced OBJ
server. by the intelligent and soldier y manner
assigned Thorn. that tho PeeEski!l methods arc
superior to any that have been proposed else
where.
mn to Nov. 30 in this movement OF troops Of
the First, Second. and Third brga1es. incud-
rate companies and Filth BRttery o. the Fourth
brigade. am ouned to Sls-G41.3o. divided as
follows:
srhsist,rre ....... ...,,...,.,... SOIL "a ~
T'unan ration ............,.,..... 4S.OTl II
Pay :,
t,lothins camp. and garrisvn nluipage,-,. n.ll y
siers' stores, ,--,,.'.. sH-' ~
Total ..,........... .-.,,...... SlD..Ot7 80
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-12-09
A Horse Killed by a Live Wire.

During the fierce thunder storm yesterday
morning a live electric wire was broken in
two III Washington and Sands streets. Brook
Ign. directly in front Of the bridge entrance.
Sparks shot out from each end OF the broken
wire as it lay in the street, and the pedestrians
kept at u respectable distance. A wagon be-
longing to Loew & Weaver. the brewers. was
coming rapidly down Washington street to-
ward the bridge entrance when the wire broke.
and the driver had already turned the horse
into Sands street before he became aware OF
the accident. He whipped his horse up quick
tho animal stepped his forefeet on one end
Of the wire. and. dropping in his tracks. was
killed almost instantly. A policeman then
tcrphoned to thu office OF the company and
had the electric current turned of.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-12-09
CIV with a bankrupt Trcn sury.

Au5qEEp,.I. y. Y. Dec. Sat n meeting Of
the Common Council last night thu low condi-
ton %. the city's finances was discussed at
length The city's employees and officers are
walking around with city checks for their sal
aries III their pockets. many OF them having
been issued so long ago that the paper is
nearly worn out. There Is no money in the
treasury to ray them. and the men cannot dis
nose OF them unless Mt n sacrifice Of c.! per
cent Some oi til" Aldermen are in favor OF
borrowing about $1,000 to pay IN this in
,lrhtcdnrss. but the Mayor advises the Coun-
eli 30 revise thu city charter. making provis-
ions Tor an increase OF the annual allowance
Tor city purposes and 10 sNl NIT tho PROPOSE
crease ask ed for. he would stop the city Gov
eminent machinery and throw up the sponge.
The annual allowance now is S5O,0OO. The
Mayor and Aldermen claim ;hat $4,000 would
mol DO a dollar too much.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-12-09
SAYS MS WIFE HIS PERsECUTED HIN,
And Demand. $50. 900 Damages Against the
Man who Robbed Him OF Her Affections.

The action OF Egbert Witterdink to recover
$4,000 damages from William Phippeau. a
law student. for the alienation OF the affections
Of Mrs. Mary ]. Witterdnl and for malicious
persecution. came up yesterday before Judge
Dugro OF tho Superior Court.
Wittcrdink was an importer OF liquors at 116
Pearl street until about year ago. He was
married in May. 1873. and has five children.
the eldest OF whom is Gertrude. 10 years, and
tho next eldest Johanna. 1G years old. Philip
peau, who. like tho plaintiff. was born In Ho-
land. became visitor at the Witterdink resi-
dence in Prospect place. Brooklyn. In August.
1889. and subsequently lived with the family.
Ey the summer of 1891 Wtterdink asserts that
Phlippeau obtained such influence over his
wife md two older daughters as to cause them
to disregard his authority. In that summer
his wife and daughters. Gertrude and johan-
in company with the defendant and jacques
NanderveEt. His wife and daughters lived
there three weeks. engaging to pay board at
AN cxtravagant price" aid Wtterdink says
he had to pay. Earlier in the acquaintance
IhlippeaM nscamWs ,, tn sa Ito, T." marry Gsr,
Wittertnk saws he was arrested on COM
plant OF his wife on Dec 10 1891. and was
kent in the insane asylum ut Flathush until
April ~. 1892. still under the counsel OF Philip
peau. rs Witterdnk alleges. on the charge Of
being an habtual drunknrd and vagrant. JUS
tice Tiehe. in Brooklyn. dismissed tho case on
Muy % AS soon as he was released he was
again arrested on charge Of abandonment.
charged.
Thiippcau denies the charges
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-12-09
THREE YOUTHFUL RAKEs
Found In the Street Too Drunk to Walk TO
the Police Station.

Three small figures lying on tho steps OF a
house in Leroy street late on Wednesday
night attracted tho attention OF Policeman
Hallenbeck Of the Charles street station. He
tried Ito awake the boys and found that they
were dead drunk. An empty whiskey bottle
lying beside them told the story Procuring u
cart. the policeman took his prisoners to st.
Vincents Hospital. whore vigorous use Of the
stomach pump saved tho boys lives. They
were taken TO jefferson Market Court yester-
day morning. They gave their names as
Michael Barry. - years old. OF DO Washing
ton street: John Bowling. 10 years old, Of 10
Morton street and Andrew Dugan, II years
old. OF 300 Washington street. The boys arc
freluenters OF tho Happy Home" on Wash
ington street, where boys and girls and men
and women meet to dance. carouse. and drink.
Barry. who recently escaped from tho tatho-
lie Protectoty, did not seem to be at all con-
yesterday. and acted as spokesman for the
party
las Tuesday. an blowod me two pals oil ter
n drink of ale In tn Happy Home. After dat
we was wnlkin' down Wash'nton street, nm 1
It wild old Rye WhsEey' on 'cm. OATS tn
brand OF hot water takes in me tea. saws T.
tn Kids. Iouse swipe in n bottle OF Ii while
peep fer tn COPS, Dey runned up benin tn
soc We swigged 'er down. an when she
mixed with tn ale tings beginned to get
wobbly. We walked roun,., me carryin' TIL
bot fer safety, ~ we WENT sleep on tn soft
The other hoys smiled while Barry was
talking. They were handed over to tho Gerry
Society for further examination to-day. Barry
was sent back to the Catholic Protectory.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-12-09
The Hudson River nrldre.

The bridge to be erected across the Hudson
River with its New York terminal mt or near
West Seventeen street, will be Il subject for
discussion by the Commissioners Of the Sink
ing Fund at a meeting to be held at l o'clock
this afternoon. A communication will he re-
ceyed from George W. Greene. the father Of
the Bridge bill; It is maintained on behalf Of
the company that approaches may DO located
connecting the bridge with grand union
railway depot between Forty and
Forty-touuh streets and Seventh and Eighth
avenues. Tho bridge company has even rrg.
POSED to the ed"ral Government that il Will
IL, up part OF this derot fora Post uEre,
Mayor Grant has been and is still greatly
opposed to the construction Of this bridge.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-12-09
4 TYPESET7I.NG CONTEST
""as Between COnsre ssman CUMMINGS aud
Washington Correspondent,

WASHINGTON. Dec. s.-The National CapitaI
s,ess Club OF this city are to have q novel n nd
u'ghIy interesting entertainment at Albaurb's
opera House on Friday the 10th inst. 10.
night tho Press Club experienced great din.
Guilty in regard 20 the printing Of so.ne cIrcm.
"fs announcing the sale Of seats for ,ho
coming entertainment, No typewrltcrs wa.
Nhand. and the printing offices were closed
ne printers having gone home Congres5,oa,'
taos =. cummings who happened to Be i'm ina
sitess CUB. volunteered a. tyIesetter for IN,
sIcu;a.s. provided an open printinr nfil,,o
SuId be found. At this announcement Wnltsr
MeiI'nan. the Chicago UsraH corresuonJnvt
hnu ast,ng President o. tho Press Cllin. rhnI.
Cngen Mr.. Cummings to a tgpese,tjny CON.
W ltoI he be, challenge was accented. The pa;,y
su uhfninlng; Inquired II it was u rat" oI,ir.,
tru, leaning 1t was. he refused to cntor i,
tnereunon the contestants went 10 GIhsnn
Eros eros. union Office and wont 10 WORK. NJ
sS.enHinss pad not set type in twcnty.eicht
ill., 'tV.fs, and Mr. Wellman had tecn away iro,S
=, e ta5c lor fifteen years. Both wen, tn Worl.
l. me circulars with n will. The ii.-h, WAS
$50 a. Hnl The room Was hot. NJ t'uma,in~s'
S,-aTH"s would not stay on h> nnsr'nn,I H..
Nc ,httcl 10 work without .neiA The rcst,i,
rin.,,nat ~ MeliRlar won tho contest nv four
eisn tonight -N'"'' ase ~ pro-
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-12-09
SET Il TRIP FOR HIS WIFE.
She Says She Confessed Because Her Head
Ached md She was Weary OF Denying.

She Says She Confessed Because Her Head
Ached md She WAS Weary OF Denying.
Emil II. Podeyn. o carriage painter. had an
action on trial before Justice Andrews OF the
Supreme Court yesterday In which he sought
an absolute divorce from his wife Justina.
While they were living at 1877 Elm street. on
Aug. 10. 1891. he trapped his wife, he says.
into a confession before witnesses He con-
cealrd his brother. Rudolph Pcdeyn. and Gus
tav krohne behind clothes hanging on the
wall OF his room. and then called his wife in.
He charged her with intimacy with Gustav
Whitohorn. and she admitted 1t. Podeyn then
said to her:
DO You know that II I had witnesses to
your statement could get n divorce?"
Il suppose you could" she answered.
rodeyn then threw the clothes aside on the
wall and she was confronted with tho wit
nesses. Rudolph Podeyn and Krohne gave
corroborativo evidence OF the incident.
Mrs. Podeyn testified yesterday that her hus-
band had becn teasing her about the visits Of
Whtehorn. and on this occasion. in order to
tantaize him and make him quit teasing. as
she was tired and wanted to 20 to bed. she ad-
mitted everything. She had u headache at the
time. and had been annoyed beyond endurance
by his jealousy.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-12-09
Nj, Bennett Missing,

CHICAGO. Dec. S-Thc police are looking for
Morris Bennett, who has been missing for two
weeks from his homo on Green street. NJ. New
field Mrs Stenson. his lHndlady, and others fear
foul play. A. Bennett was heard to remark that
n political had threatened his life. bennett
Is - years old. Az one time he WAS quits
wealthy in New York city. owning tlir SteIh"n
House NJ the b"wely and Houston streets. no
l. u brother 81 eN- Alderman RruuG.t al Nrw
York and Of JH"up IcGGrtt. some truuhl" is
sail! to have arisen between The rrnn"'ts. and
Morris came to Chicago where IA" contented
was formerly in tho New York Custom House
under President Arthur. Bennett has many
Masonic friends who are anxious conserving
his whereabouts,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-12-09
A $50, 400 CIT 10 n Newark Church.

Mrs. Thomas Il. Peddc, widow Of u wealthy
trunk manufacturer in Newark. has lust
added piece Of property worth $4,000 TO the
magnificent gift which her husband mnae 10
the First Baptist Church OF Newark. lie gave
the land and contributed q large share Of the
Of the largest and finest in tho city and is
known AZ the Pcddie Memorial. Now Mrs
rrdlie has added the land ADJOINING the
church on Broad street. and u hands me par
ish building VIII he erected. the new struc-
ture will contain library. gymnasium. meet
structiou.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-12-09
MIR. HULL'S FIFTH FIRE,
A TriflnE Blaze This Time In His Apart
ments In the Gerlach.

ments in the Geriach.
Those Of the 200 tenants OF the Gerlach. IS
West Twenty seventh street. who were asleep
on tho upper floors at o'clock yesterday
morning were awakened by the punCent odor
OF smoke and the cry OF" Fire." Before most
Of them had dressed and hurried to the ele-
vator the fire was eXtinguished. The fire was
on the eighth floor in suite OF apartments
occupied by A. Gerard Hull. Mr.. Hull is
wealthy gentleman OF leisure. with taste for
collecting works o; art. and had in his rooms
curios which he values at $4,000. He awak-
ened with a choking sensation in his throat
and found his room tiled with smoke He
rushed 70 the speaking tube and notified the
Office. The ilremcn pat out the flames with an
eXtingusher. The fire had extended only to
the window curtain and the carpet
This is tho NTH experience Mr.. Hull has had
with tires. He was IA guest in the Fifth Avenue
Hotel In 1871 when it was burned and sew
eral Of tho dom.stics lost their lives. He was
also in the Southern Hotel in St. Louis when
that building was destroyed. His residence in
Saratoga has been visited By fire twice.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-12-09
Manufactured only By
N. K. FAlRBANK & CO.,
CHICAGO, ILL.,, and
Produce Exchange, N. Y.
DEE4ULTER WADSWORTH AGAIN.
The buffalo Police Ask the Brooklyn A.
thori.ics to Help Catch Him.

The Brooklyn police authorities have been
asked to assist the police authorities Of Buff.
falo in their search for W. b. Wadsworth. who,
since his disappearance last Sunday from the
latter city. has been discovered. it is said. to
be deiaulter to the extent Of over S150.OOO.
Wadsworth several years ago used to be very
active in religious and temperance circles in
Brooklyn. While holding place in the City
Works Department he disappeared. and soon
aftcrward 1t was discovered that he had been
swindling people right and left by means OF
forged checks. lie was brought back from
Canada ami sent 10 Sing Sing for live years.
ON his release. about wear and half ago.
he became an agent OF the New York EQuita.
bic Lie Insurance Company in buffalo. He
worked his preteniid pinty in Buffalo rs he had
Gone in Brooklyn. AID the victims of his swim.
ding operations include several leading
church members: large sum OF money.
which he collected Tor tho insurance company.
has not been turned over. but most OF his
swindling was done through the sale OF bogus
suburban lots to tn" peopl. whom hc had I'm
posed upon by his apparent .piety. He has
left wife and two children behind him In
Buffalo,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-12-09

On and after JAN you will only have TO pay
eight cents TO have letter registered. instead
OF ten cents. tho present charge. Postmaster
Van Colt received the order from Washington
yesterday afternoon. 1t reads thus:
Order No II, 1t s hereby ordered that on ard
after the LIST dar hi mary ls3H he foe I0 ",ter-
INK mani matter shaI W eight GEMS INSTEAD u len
cents, for every sepatat" piece registered.
Postmaster General Wanamakcr has sent
an order to ihg American Bans Nota COMPANY
OF this city for 3.OOu.GOO.OOU Columbian post
age stamps. to be delivered In 1855.