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PATCHED u1rn HIS sorHxrs SKIN.
A Little rens~ NJ BelIsvue ere wing . ner.
roNed Eplaermls Over . Rarn.

n Little FeneW at nellevue 9ro WING . n0fs
rowed Epidernis Over . Barn.
Ten-year-old Hyman Muench SGT IRE 10 his
clothing while playing with matches at his
home at 35 Norfolk street on Oct % and was
burned so badly on the top Of his head and on
his chest and stomach thnt the skin has re-
fused to grow About fortnight ago the sur
geons Of Bellevue Hospital. In which the little
fellow Is a patient. agreed that the only way OF
covering the exposed surface was By grating
upon 1t the skin Of some healthy person.
When Hyman's mother visited him on Sun.
day she was told OF this decision, with which
was coupled the suggestion that she was quite
healthy enough to I'LL the bill. Although told
the process would perhaps detain her at the
pleasant, she at once caught at the idea. and.
having succeeded In getting friend to care
for her remaining children. sha repqgted for
skin- grating duty ut tho hospital on Wednes-
The initial operation was performed yestcr-
put under the influence OF ether, and then the
laborous process OF transpanting skin from
tho thighs and legs OF the mother to the body
OF tho child In tiny portions was begun: The
surgeons worked rapidly. however. aud before
t t foot long and nearly Ten inches q 81
A space was left uncovered in tho middle to
GLOW the skin to exrand smoothly: Neither
Mrs. Muench nor Hyman seemed the worse
for tho operation. and It was thought that the
skull could be covered in, a second operation;
In that event Mrs. Muench will be able to quit
the hospital within q week. but the child Will
DO detained rs a patient another month.
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Mrs. Dungan's DIamonA Rings Missing After
Her Death in the street,


Charles W. DUNCAN. who sings in la
Cigale" at tho Garden Theatre. has been living
with his mother. Mrs. Annie DUNCAN. in the
Judson apartment house. 50 South Washing
ton squire. since his engagement here began
last fall Mrs. DUNCAN was 20 years old-or
would have been to-day. Yesterday afternoon
she went shopping alone She was returning
about q o'clock. and had almost reached her
home. when she was attacked by heart dis
ease In front OF 45 South Washington square
and fell to tho sidewalk.
crowd surrounded hcr. Some one took of
her gloves and chafed her hands. Two police
men. Murdoch and Caddel Of tho Mercer
street station. aud Detective Bonnoil Of In
spector Byrness stan. carried her into the
Wetmore Home for Frieudless Girls When n
physician arrived she WAS dead. Her son was
at homo waiting for her to return and go down
to dinner with him. He was summoned to the
house.
Presently he discovered that three diamond
rings and gold-enamelled bracelet were
missing. It was surmised that the man who
hud chafed Mrs. Dungan's hands had stolen
them. Later on one glove. the bracelet and
pencil case were found in tho snow near the
curb. but the rings were not found.
Mrs. DUNCAN had lived In New York hut q
little while but she had made many friends at
the Judson. She was born in Philadelphia.
daughter OF Isaac Williams. Charles W. Dun
gan. the singer. and three other sons. now In
California. survive her.
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New Cases OF Smallpox Ia Newark.

Another wave o! SMALL ox excitement passed
over Newark yesterday The disease was sup
posed to be declining in tho city. when suddenly
Eve cases were made known. Three were
cases reported within twenty-iour hours. q
fourth was one which had not been reported to
an Italian from this city who 10 supposed to be
running around Newark. Ho had d cut on his
hand and entered the office Fl physician to
fixing tho. hand he :. became. convinced
that the italian had smallpox, and he sent his
colored boy to follow him and his companion
THO boy FOLLOWED them for while. and then
called upon Health Officer. Lehlbach., who
started in pursuit OF the Italians in cab. but
failed to find them.
There have been thirty eight cases Of small
box reported from Q. population Of nearly, 300
600. Tho Health Onicer caused complaint to
he made In the SECOND District Court yestcr-
day against pr. l. d. j. Bemiss of 81 Lafayette
ease. DR.. Bemiss says ho had not diagnosed
the caSo US SMALLPOX.
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POINTS For FRANCE.
Sam Gompers With DiMculty Consoles
Them to the French Commissioner.


President Samuel Gompers Of the American
Federation of Labor stood hard siege yes
tcrday. but came out triumphant. Hc was
visited by Paul Dcschane. tho Commissioner
sent here by the French Government to inves-
tsate tho condition of the working people,
NJ. Dcschancl thought no would tackle Mr..
Gompcrs as the first representative OF labor
in New York.
VI. Deschuncl's command OF English is very
limited. and Mr.. Gomrers's acquaintance with
French is equally slight. Both bowed. and
the Frenchman addressed Mr.. Gompers in
French Fl, and Mr.. G2mpers replied in English.
mise was effected. The Frenchman addressed
Mr. Gnmness; j, in broken English and Mr.; Com
Is Desehsnel wanted to Know, among other
things. II the Government took any hand in
labor matters what the sentiment Ct states;
had Ieen adopts and so. was It comnulsory.
Mr.; Gomners said that the State lnterfered
WON on and children was concerned In making
education fompulsory among children: IN
to work. and their hours Of work. in the sani-
tary condition Of factories. the guarding OF
machinery. md so forth.
continued relies chiefly upon organization
for securing favorable conditions. AS To- our
Legislators there Is growing feeling IN 'avor
OF leeislnton for the workers. but this Is due
to the votes Of the workers"
Mr.. Gompcrs said that there was a feeling
against compulsory arbitration: He described
bltration and their code Of powers.
believe" he continued. that trades
unienism is gradnnllyimDroving the condition
Of the wage workers Of all classes. Trades
unonism is not u revolutionary. but an evolu-
tionary process. essential to the progress Of
tho human race"
VI. Drschunal carefully translated all Mr.
Gompers told him. and went away In quest Of
more points for his report
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THE ENUMERATION BILL.
Proposed Amendments to Pronots Rapl
and Emclent Work.

and Emeient Work.
ALBANY. Jan. 7.-Several changes will be
made in tho Enumeration bill as originally In
troduced. The unit Of apportlonment in the
original bill Is the election district which for
convenience will be retained but the details Of
the work will be altered. Though the election
districts are, under the present law, almost
uniform In tho nu mber of voters they contain.
there is great difference between the num-
Der of people and the number Of voters in q, 2ne
ket. where there are less than four hundred
is In the Polish quarters. where there
arc big families and many aliens. No
enumerutor could take this district In tho ton
days allowed him under tho bill in Its present
shape. good average for an enunerat0r is
125 names q day. In an Intelligent tnglish-
speaking tenement district no cnn double this
while n Regulated country
than forty or fifty. 1t is proposed to allow ;or
this and to put premium ON rapid and efi-
oient work by combining per CAPITA with tho
with an additional payment OF u cent or two
cents u name. This will be an inducement for
man to close his work quickly and to get all
the names; a good days work In tho city
Secretary Riee may haye hnrd time getting
find enough good men out OF work to under.
take the unpleasant task OF an enumeration. for
ten days ut a payment not exceeding $3 day;
Men 81 education and ntelligenceare required
in order that the mistakes Of the Porter CEN
sus may not be repeated.
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E n COLE LAKES A STATEMENT.
he Says that he Never Received say sua
Yeyead Hts 9alary.

MACK. Jan. 7.-The publication OF the ex-
pert's report in tho Blauvelt- Colo matter to.
day caused something OF sensation In town.
A reporter called upon Edward II. Cole at his
home. He Is very much depressed. and COM
planned Of not feeling as well rs usual. His
head still troubles him. At first he refused to
make statement but fnally wrote the fol.
lowing:
Tho accounts were in bad shape and In
arrears. They got so in 1SS7-S6 when. for
want Of sufficient help In the office. they could
not he properly attended to. l asked for
more help that might have time to keep the
accounts In order. but Gen. Blauvelt said they
were all right have not been able since to
post the books to date. There have boon no
Intentional omissions or mistakes Under the
partnership agreement in 1883 Gen. Blauvelt
have never received any sum beyond my
Mrs; James II, Bauyelt was seen this morn.
all the gentlemen present were very favorable
e Gen. Blauvelt, and that tho statement Of
septssyes Af nsaranee Sns PRESENT
ordered the business OF tho firm suspended
until satisfactory arrangements could DO
Mrs Blauyelt.. and no one else. but Mr. Dick
10 Mr.. Dickinson has had entire charge md
ls Responsible fnr everything done there and
also for tho missing expiration book. Z H.
Cole. with other, gentlemen. was In the
offico few nights ago and went over
the ACCOUNTS without my husbands consent
and boforo the meeting yesterday. Tho books
gono over by experts were boxed and ex-
pressed to the Phrnix Insurance Com pany.
whore the meeting was held. Mr.. Dickinson
wanted the books looked over. but none OF the
come back to Nyack as they went away. will
not permit Mr.. Dickinson to say that now.
an overdratt against my husband. This IL
utterly false. and hc knows It; The business
everything is in very lnd shape. My husband
Ia una BILE TO- attend to business. md surely It Is
my duty t. look after and protect my own in
tercst. and that intend to do"
Mrs. Blauvelt also said that the statem ent
made by Mr.. Cole that her husband was solely
rcSpon 81 BILE for his salary. Wus incorrect.
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Uy1Ix1srrY ATHLETIC ARTICULATION
Dr. whites sehems to outwit Nsthewsen
and Brooks.

DR.. John q. White and his adhercnts In tho
Berkeley Athletic Club are OF the opinion that
they have checkmntcd Messrs. Mathewson
and Brooks 1t will DO rem emborcd that tho
Doctor got up a plan to disband the Berkeley
Athletic Club and organize tho University
Athletic Club, whcreupon Messrs. Mathewson
and Brooks got In ahead Of tho Doctors party
by twelve hours aud secured tho solo right and
ownership Of the name University Athletic
Club" The Doctor and his friends were for
dsSandn IN shs aGss @ .n Athletic TuS
Tnvsrsey Athlete H fsuu a mo n"0 Oh 'n'
This is directly antagonists, t?. the Mathew.
SON Brooks organizations, aud 1t looks very
the University Athlete AsscestIS lon to use The
s Gsb fSssHES HS s eS A tie
pnrnoss.es q tho now organization Substantially
wsn 3D. Whs q nt is as night
had It about right. lie Expressed sympathy
' Artistic "e ca6 S' he S e not THINE
would eve ever got beyond its name in the way Of
-. There Is one thing wish you would point
9St said the poear % 1t ,ht + that The
That Sub is in u flourishlng condition in every
espns IN a sse hf SunE s w
ns erected especially for the ladies branch.
THEY w BE- Nal care from the
Berkeley Athletic Club?" was asked Of Dr.
White.
c. r. Mnthcwson also made an evasive
srss ae INT
Mr. Brooks have resigned their membership
In the Berkeley Athletic Club.
At the club house. in forty-fourth street. q
notice Is posted which. reads:, The annual
election Of officers Of the Berkeley Athletic
Club will be held Tuesday. Jan. II. All mem.
beers arc earnestly requested TO be present. as
tho present condition and future prospects Of
tho club will DO fully explained"
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EXCITED CONDUCTOR COOK.
He Tries to Give Himself Up to the Polls
After an Accident to the Aotorman.

After an Accident to the Aotorman.
Ono of the big yellow arks which are run by
electricity between Newark and Irvlngton had
just passed the junction Of South Orange and
Springfield avenues at noon yesterday when
tho motorman. Arthur Fritz. leaned over the
gate on the left side Of the car to look at IN.
other ark which was following his. The poles
nre in the middle of the street and only four or
five inches from the car One Of them struck
Fritz on he back of his head and tumbled him
over tho gate into the street. II cut his fore
head ON the pavement and was knocked sense
less.
Tho conductor OF the car did not see the &C
cdent nor did any OF tho dozen ,passenEcrs.
but their attention was called to the fact that
something unusual had happened, by tho
clamor made 10y people who pursued tho car
It had run u thousand feet or more before
pnned. and then he vain!y ran: the gong be-
ting of tho current, He might have done SO
from the rear by pulling down his trolley pole;
but he did not think OF that, and tho car had
started doWn hill before no put on the brake.
Meanwhile tho Injured man was carried into
DR.. HIS drug store. where his wounds wero
dressed. Tho motorman OF tho next car
doubled up with Frltz's car. and Cook. not
knowing anything else to do. went to the
Fourth precinct police station and tried to
give himself up: no did not know what for.
The Lieutenant sent m amt ulauco to tho drug
store and 1t took Fritz to tho City Hospital.
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TWO HORSES IN THE HOLE
One Choked to Death ana the Other Was
Hoisted Ont with Derrick.

The New Netherlands is tho name OF tho ho-
tel now building On the northeast corner Of
Fifty ninth street and Fifth avenue Deep OK
cayations. extending to within q couple OF
feet Of the car tracks on Filty-ninth street, are
protected in places only by slight palings.
Last evening at 9 o'clock the horses OF q truck
heavily loaded with provisions from Smith 4
Stills. Eighth avenue and Forty sixth
tho hole. The first horse. falling in
head lrst,. was. wedGed in tightly; and
at the end Of half hours struggle was choked
to death by his collar. The other fell helpless
on his back on tor Of the outer wall OF the
OF the street. and was kept from going further
BY some wooden supEortsh , Bsrghs n men and
were unable to do anything. owing to the awk-
ward position in which the horse had fallen
and the narrow space.
Finally. at $50. the horse was. pulled out
shout went UP from the crowd.
Both horses were ths properly q Charles , =.
ninth street,
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COTTON NEVER so CHEAP.


The cotton speculation yesterday ran up to
$4,000 balos. the largest in long time. The
early figures for March. the favorite specula-
tive option were fully iic. pound below the
closing figures OF Wednesday. There wore
proportlonate declines In the other options.
possibly q steadlor tone. Tho decline for forty
eight hours amounted to 81; 30 a bale.
its history. For months. 1t IL said. current
prices have been below the cost OF production.
The crop estimates have been pushed up to
largest on record. The receipts ut Southern
seaboard cities have been unusually heayy. for
been extensive and. to some extent. ,reek less.
and many Of the speeulators , have left their
found 1t necessary to coll In their loans. The
total decline for q week 10 ~; 90 bale, The
lower figures. though. have stimulated larger
export orders.
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The Acorns Eject Oms.r..

Use fourth annual election Uf the Acorn Athletic
Assoc ration held at the club house Of Sec
ond avenue and rfys!xth street. South Brooklyn on
Wednesday night Tho various reports OF the officers
OF the organization indicated that the club was
in a very prosperous condition The following
Cunning. fourth consecutive term; Vice President.
samuel oven. JI: Secretary. D. b. seaver:
Wallace iA,ingst"i: Financial secretary. Claude
LIVINGSTONE n tar.n,n Mca ~, .nhs t,rsi LIEU.
Trustees. august yefrie A. " ie.,sr and fIsdsritk
wards Theodore Richards and Frank T. Murray; Ath.
istc Committee samuel " owen H. Wallace Living
Edwards. Frank T. Murray and n u. Bailey; oiflcial
the Long Island Amsieur Athletic League, Mari A.
Cunning. j. ratr,cius sHeth and = v. owen, Jr:
Spaeih and N A. Cunning.
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Eligible to be Appointed serxeant..

The Civil Service Board sent TO Police
Headquarters yesterday the list OF roundsmen
eligible to DO appointed Sergsants. These are
the men and their percentages: Daniel Wall.
9sO7; Thomas ,GouGh!in, 07.57; Joseph 9;
Mnran, .,5. 10: Thomas McCnllagh, 05 4. ].
Hnsslacher. $500; John w, UKeefe; ~; IS
nerY. o. IS; James {. MSAdam,, " III; Jamss
4. Tucker. $500: AndTew i Walling. Ml1
Felix Mckenna: ;,3; 9. !. Sehaumeclsr. 92 y, *
John j. CLARK. DT.s3; Dennis J. brennan, 81, 80;
George {: Llcbers. 81; Charles A. Parker
Smith. 5000; James Kane. 80.G0; Charles J.
Ryan. 9O;35; Francis ". Carriers, pO.%; 0 9T
yses , Todd; s4' Isn %ar HsalIy zJ
Duny. SS55; Patrick Gully. Ss43. and Oscar
Wayie. ~ 30 There are. eleven vacancies
among the Sergeants and three candidates foi
each vacancy.
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9. III. e. Neal d SON Mako ON Assignment
with Heavy Liabilities.

BALTIMORE. Jan. 7.-George II. c. Neal l. Son.
ono Of the largest and tho second oldest dry
goods lrm in this State. made an assignment
to-day. General depression in trade and in
the value Of their stock is assigned us the
cause. Wallace King. tho trustee. places tho
assets at less than $4,000: tho liabilities arc
between s175.0oO and $2OOOOO. The assets
consist principally of stock in trade. bills re-
ties are NJ most entirely with Eew York whole
sale, dealers 1t Is said that no Baltimore
banks hold any Of the firms paper.
Tho Arm has always been regarded as one Of
Baltimore's Loading business houses. and has
paid every debt for forty years. There are no
prcierments. Clailn 4 CO. is said to be ono Of
Inc set IsnSr III.
losses having driven him nearly wild. Ton
Neal building on Baltimore street. Soon after
he moved uD town and fitted up magnificent
store on Lexington street. Since then he has
been losing His property was mortGaged for
S200.OOO. Two weeks ago Mr.. Neal died. and
William Robert Neal. the surviving partner.
at once determined to mako an assignment
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-01-08
Corinthi.n Navy To ReorssnI.e,

A movement is on foot to reorganize the
Corinthian Navy. making 1t a club with head
quarters ut City Island. instead Of an associa.
ton Of small squadrons. US at present The
navy was formed to create moro Of an interest
In canoing and racing in small boats. Squad
rons wore organized on Staten Island. Long
Island. und up the Hudson. but. notwi.hstand-
ing tho fact that there are now about 325
members. the navy is not II as fourishlpg q
;, Commodore Charles N. Connolly, said, to, q
SUS reporter yesterday: We have been look.
and have found 2 desirable spot on City Island
l don't know rs it will 60 through. but my idea
is to do away with rnces altogether and make
tho navy club comprised q boat owners End
. nominal amount to retain their nom.
a year, We can get On City island q piece Of
property. with railway already built, and
there would be no expense either in hauling
out to clean or in laying up boats for the
and w.s,ssnrely need club house and anchor:
q club Of this sort, A meeting Of the navy will
be held Jan. 20. when the matter will be dis
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Proceedings Against the Lottery Nen DIS.
continued.

NEW ORLEANS. Jan. 1.-THE indictments
against c. Fl. Hyams of tho banking firm Moore.
Hyams l. Co. in this city. and p. F. Herwig.
Chairman OF tho Republican State Committee
of Louisiana. in Martinsburg. W. Va. for al
legged violation OF tho Anti-lottery law. have
been quashed. The Government has dscov-
cred that these men were not directors OF the
Louisiana state Lottery Company. The pro-
ceodings against Paul Conrad, President OF the
company. and several others supposed to be
connected with the management. have been
withheld. To the surprise OF every one in
court their cases, when called today on mo-
ton Of the United States District Attorney.
were continued ideilnitely. explanation the
District Attorney said he had been advised to
icias until further orders. He declined. how
ever to say from whom these orders emanated.
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FRANK BAKERS SUICIDE.
He Teleeraphed Friends to Come Aner HIS
Dead Body. and Meant II.

BATAVIA. Jan. IA year ago Frank c. Baker.
son of DR.. c. c. Baker OF this place. but living
ut Braddock. Pa. received o serious injury to
his spine in aliRhting from railroad train at
that place. The injury was pronounced q
permanent one. and young Bakers physician
recently told him that it might cause insanity.
On Tuesday Bakers brother.in law. j. W.
gram from Braddock. signed "Frank":
Come to Braddock and take charge Of my
body"
An hour later. and while Bakers relatives
We're still discussing the singular message, q
second was received. This one was from the
nounced that Frank Baker had lust committed
suicide by shooting himself. 1t is supposed
coma insaDa
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r.
Brinckerbofr and woman called Lola Dim
smith. 81 the st. Cloud Hotel and at other
places a1d at various timcs.
The answer of tho defendant charged Mrs.
BriAckerhoI on twenty-on counts with init
ENJOY with different men Mt various places.
from August. 1878. up to the present time Mr..
Brnckerhoir was not present
A feature Of tho case was tho presence OF CO.
RESPONDENTS. One Of these. Maurice Freund,
a real estate dealer. sat beside Mrs. Brincker.
hofl. He Is tall man. with black side
whiskcrs He joked with the plaintiff com
fortably. William +. Durandc. tho Washing
ton Market wholesale butcher. another CO.
respondent, sat with some friends. looking
much concerned. 1t was said that other CO.
respondents were also there. and that oil
would testify that they had not been intimate
with the plaintiff
Mrs. Brinckerhofr was tho first witness. Her
face was heavily yelled. but she lifted the veil
at the request Of the. Court. She told Of her