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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-12-16
BrRfAL INSURANCE.
Corporate Enterprise New and Weird In
Brooklyn.

workmen put up a telephone some weeks
ago In IN office in u building near tho Brook
Ign Navy Yard. and later on other workmon
carried in n number OF collins OF various sizes
and styles OF finish and set them up in dihor-
ent ornamental positions: neighbors looked
on with curious sort OF interest. All this
weird activity was the QUILTING OF business
that is something brand new In corporate en-.
terprise. 1t was the practical beginning 81 u
project OF enabling citizens 10 provide while
uron tho same system rs life insurance is car
ried on. and ut rates Il hat are slash at mo
union prices VT the Undertaken Associa-
ton. The collins were samples OF the cut-rate
wares
Tie new business is done by series OF con-
tracts with customers whereby the projectors
OF the burial business nEreo to furnish decent
burial at prices TINT range anywhere from
$50 for u child TO $3.50 for nm adult. A thirty
dollar intermeut. for instance. liz obtained ~
paying 30 cents on signing n contract ana ~
cents monthly thereafter until the $40 10 pau;
At the $3.50 purinl the rate is raised TO S2oo
ON signing and $3.50 q month.
Tho contracts contain this binding clause;
The preparation and preservation, OF the
body for fntermcnt. One casket and name
ilno shroud. Door band. Hearso and five
neral. Opening and filling the grave.
The contracts are mado transferable. and
are accompanied by guarantee that all the
proper forms and ceremonies required by tue
religious convictions OF tho deceased shall be
observed.
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Notes Of Foreign Happenings.

Ahmira! Cervera has accepted tho Marine
portfolio In the new Spanish Ministry.
rail 1ay rollsiO occurred Yesterday near
tamaInani. Cuua. and seven passengers W''"
injured.
temperance. n French vessel, Inns heen,
wrecked on the island VI Guernsey All VI
her crew were crowned.
The London Lhiuuh|r save 'he'e Is reason
to believe that Mr. DaNiit VIII not oIpose 'hs
petition to luash his rlc'tI"iI'
Mrs. Mnybrlck is reported f. ne ON o, oS an
ger. and the tioyrrrmert has w'thnraWh We
permit for her mother, baroness 10 h'aues''o
visit her.
Tho British Government viii anpoint q
cholyrn survey eimiiar - the one ~ lNh ana
1885 with n view 10 preparing Tor an epldemic
next spring and sAmm"r
Sir Charles Iupper views with satisfaction
the restrctions which the Americans are
placing on immigration. as lie expects d.
Version II the stream Of immigration to
Canada.
The popn will send 90 tho Ital an bishops
and peoJ,oa circular lettor drr"urcing Free
Masonry His Holiness NIL declare that the
Free MasonS are pnrs uing the rafanic aim VI
replacing lhrI.tianlty ~ naturalisM.
A friend of the insane poet William Watson
writes that the excessive use of choral for
insomnia was the immeliAto cause OF mo
poets insanity. adding: Knowing MIR. Wat
sons Temperament, have strong hopes Of MS
Ieeorery."
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-12-16
stole IA Wagon Loaf Of Bicycles.

CHICAGO. Dee. 1o.-EurElnrs broke into the
store Of the Stokes Manufacture: Company
early YESTERDAY morning and carried away
twelve BICYCLES valued at $50 each and Il
large number Of tools and lamps The burg
lars climbed ur long scantlinG placed
AGAINST the building. pulled up' the scantlinC
rred of the cover Of the scuttie hole. and then
slid down the SraiItling INTO the store.
\ WAGON W..s III waiting in IN" alley. n nd
into this they loaded the bicycles. They
looked over the stock ana selected non" hut
hlgh-rrado mnrhinrs from the number OF
wheels they hand ed. it j. thought they must
have been IN the store over three hours. yet
neither the iinkertOu watchWan nor the po-
iI'e snw or heard them The ,aiur OF the prop
e!ty taken is aDuG. 8. zoo.
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ORfTT RI.

Senator Gibson O. T. usiana lird Yesterday
afternoon in Hot Sp,in.-. Nr.. lie wa. born
AZ Spring HILL H.. % Sent. 10. 1852 rc,ei.u,.
his education in Lexington. Ky. IN Terr,
I'onne Parish L.. at Yale. AMI in the Law
Department Of tho Tulane University OF
Louisiana. In 1853 he refnscdthe Secretary
ship of Legation 20 Spain. He acted as aida,o
the Governor nt L"uisinna at the onlmrnc--
mcnt Of the civil war. and took ~ prominent
to the Forty third Congress from tho SccunI
Congress District bu, wns not nainig tied. 10
E iSa "T?Sf fH'rT;sG,a.xs !" an tn F"
seventh Congresses. aud was elected TO the
ssss sai s w ssas r SGn2'ss IN
ming until March 3. 1875.
hs st he0E"a os M0fs s ea a1ehn
s tf"dae s Esert0p% q M "s"n Me-,
the outer rooms Of the hotel he mad an epilcr.
tic shock. .ha His physician was called. and lrst
moved t. his house. nearly Opposite. where 10
Wachenbsin. Bavaria. in August. 1881. AMI
emigrated to Boston when only u boy. He has
n nss4y IN tn: % stGnY nn1s "
Der Of the Forthwith. Forty si.th and, Fort,..
nnd tnss Tsf The %
the Forty-ninth Congress.
rector s y ae ,ic M Su1" + i H os, @
weeks, I1s vii BE- bareI in ,,he 10Y Gross
' a,%sr % Gfo afs wal W S be n"a IL
year H. WIS ri I ID? in It, John cSiess
And in Montlrnl and was orda!ned 10y Bishop
PETERS Church. sixth street. Bronklyn and IN
c@q ,Sd Ho he t Hsy cF%ss ya,
benevolent Legion. and had held the office 0.
Chancellor Of tim, order
George r. IIasbrouck. q Journalist. die,l yes.
Se NJ aged 49, He w Mnf sor ~ nsn
,nmin lias:r"uSSk fresident OF The First M.
low. tol;. with Gen. ritz John Porter. Sir
stores TO Hc,or,Ss. PHrE and .,""r ''''''''
John r.. Knight. nged 20. President o: tho
Thomas ,rsiau tron &c Gomnnny Fl il9G"ntaulu. IA
Of Easton, President Of the I:nston Trust ON.
pany. and q director If the First National Bank
VI Easton. died in Easton yesterday
GcorGeJ. McGourkcy. who until ";obcr was
died on Wednesday, ut his homo atG Lt',
metropolitan Bank.
August simeon Luce. III" historian AID
irencl, scholar died YESTERDAY, he was born
M.nehS IN s ID wa til, tho a""
number OF we-known works.
John Smith. ono or the hest known hosl
men in the Mohaw;. Valley and p-npristnro u
the Commrrcia! Hotel at Fonda died ycs'"..
day. aged ~. he is survived hy It widow ard
four children.
United Statcs Commissioner Henry /. Hs-
lett OF Boston died yesterday IT his r"sid-u'o
IN Dorchester. The CohnissiUi.oc h., icc'.
i'll for several weeks.
Martin Noonan. a well.known citizen O,
Reading. Pr. father OF Mayor NOoGan o. -.
Louis. died in Reading yrstcrdar. a. led -.
George Wolf. who served twr tern. as Pos:
master at liumm.lst own. Io.. under President
jackson. Is dead In harrisburg.
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August kohler OF 300 Ens: Houston street.
Louis raiatky o! POI East Third street. John
schrumm. alias "Champy." of2lG East Fourth
street and George Smith of Grcenrille. ~ j..
were arraiGncd in Essex Market Court yester-
DAY. They are supposed To To memhers IL
the gang that tried TO burn the wagon in front.
al Joseph Wiener 5 grocery store II East SEQ
ond street on election night and shot him in
the leg. Nlpner died o; blood poisoning on
TUESDAY. The prisoners were reminded until
III" other members of the gang can 10 ar
rested.
The police last night made three additional
arrests. The prisoners ar. George Chester of
@lD second street. Andrew Smith Of n East
StiNticth street, and Frank Hicks D! H. Last
Third street.
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Falsely Accused Nine. BeuItes,

I.oNDoN. Dee. lJ.-Lady Abby. wife of Sir
William Neville Aldy. recently petitioned tho
Divorce Conrt to grant her q separation from
hcrhnshnnh on tho ground OF his adultery with
Mm", Honitos. Tho evidence was heard to-
day. ard it was Of such a character as proved
that Lady Abby was laboring under dclu-
sions rc.ardNg Sir Williams conduct. Nine.
maintained immoral relations with Sir vii.
Liam. but that she had never even seen him.
Other evidence was given proving beyond n
doubt That Indy Abby was mentally irrospon-
sihlc; The Judge dismissed the petition.
!nly Abby was formerly Marie Thsrrse Pc
tritZka. and prior to her marriage to Sir vii.
liam. in 1889. she resided at Prague
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-12-16
THE MONETARY CONFEREStE.
Report of the Conimlitec TINT Has Been
Considering Narlou. Projects.

Report OF the Committee thnt Has Beer
Considering Various Projects.
BIrSsELs. Dec. 15.-The committe. an.
pointed by the International Monetary Con.
ference to consider the various projects sub.
nitted to the Conference have adopted a re-
port in which they say that in considering the
various proposals submitted to them they
confined themselves to tho study OF genera
principles and did not discuss the details
ncces snry to give the several proposals effect.
After reviewing tho reasons for and against
the different puns the report concludes:
Having regard for the tact that the Confer.
enc" has no. yet pronounced on the general
question the committee do not focl justified in
taking vote upon thc projects referred to
them or in attem III ing TO formulate com rro.
mise between tho varying monetary doctrines
Senator Jones made strong speech ut tho
Monetary Conference today in favor OF BIZ
NJ AIlard q, the Belgian delegation spoke in
support of his own rlau which prnnnsrs mn
International agreement for the purchase. I'M
nor II rninnon account. 1T stocks OF silver,
against whiri Treasury notes shalt he issued
iy the contracting States. non" OF which will
TO Obliged 10 coin tn" silver thus purchase ell
o: to mOulfy it" rN sting currency Legislation
culatior.
,,scnor 0sma Of the Spanish delegation. and
". l:ntlnlvitch OF the Russian delegation.
urged tho Amr:i, an delegates not to press i
vote on tho main question at tho present
stage.
Srra.o-. Alison sniI that hc and his COL
Leagues Ii,! not ask fNr /: voto on the main
question. J. he Proposals already presented
were al! such /" character that they would il
adorted, impose heavy burden nron Ampri-
ca. III. American delegates could not make
ments. He believed that The truest rntio be.
tween gold an, =, silver was fifteen, to
there was my intention tn resume
the conference later. tho United states would
regard 30 its own lust interests. to sntisfy tho
eexrectntiops of Europe, lie promised that
the nitei states would accept any scheme
The next and probably the last session for
the present will b. held on Tuesday. A pro.
rosal will then no made that tho conferanco
adjourn to Juno without dissolvlns.
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Elected Prc~iuent or Switzerland.

BEHNF Dec. 15.--Dr. Charles Schenk has
been elected President Of the Swiss Confedora-
ton and A. Frey Nicc-PresiIent.
DR.. Charles Emmanuel Schcnk wac born Mt
Berne in 1928. lie is tho son OF II dis
tinguisled mcrhnni'iun. and was educated
for tho ccclrsiastica! ministry In lS45 he
was appointed sufrraxan Protestant rusior ut
Srhnpfen. In lS4I he was. called ,n Laupen,
md returned three wears later 10 his former
charge as full pastor. lie rcrnn,s popular
rolitlrnly and wa. elected presiding officer
he represented tho canton or Bcrne In the
FAdei nj Council, Of which ho was Vice -Presi-
dent III lS,i2. II WAS elected five limos from
1850 TO 1870, President Of the Swiss Con.
federation. He WINS Minister OF the Interior
in 1891 and Vice.Prcs idcnt during 1897.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-12-16
Christmas Gifts at Flint's.

LARGE Sums are spent during the holidays in pres.
ents that soon become useless and arc thrown away
and forgotten Sensible persons buy that are
useful and durable. The cost Is practically the same
and the durable quality Of the GIFT makes 1t the more
valuable 10 the receiver and worthy Of the Eyer
suggestion that might be adopted By prospective
buyers was made the other day. There ,a!s
IN til. city beautiful articles ~ furniture. tnlad writ.
ing desks for ladies. Jewel stands with and hand.
painted covers. gilt chairs These are II American
manufacture and more perfectly made than imported
articles At the establishment OF GEO &. fLIST Co.
lo+ TO los West l<thst buyers will md full line of
AAss heautifI W poratIsk .: aStonslngG low prices
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-12-16

WA"nISGroS. Dec. l5.-Charlcs 4. Orr was
appointed pension agent to-day by President
Harrison. He was born In Erie county, \. u,
June ~ 1873. lio served in the war as n
private In Company G.. 1S7th New York vo!ur-
tcers ANA was only II years OF aga when mus
tered out. 10 was member o. Assembly
from Eric couuty in 1876. and n ~ orwurd sci we'd
semUiy.
He was 81 ectcd County Clerk OF Tria county
III lSs3 and REFLECTED IN ISIS. Tie is n protI!-
many department and nationh! cncAmp pm cnts,
ewaS semi or Depart mont Nca-C ON mandor
M Wv
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-12-16

LOUISVILLE. Dec. 15-Joserh Mendel. rro-
prctor of II diam ond store and pawn shop At
121 East Jefferson street. was robbed OF n tray
OF diamonds at .. o'clock this evening. He
was sitting Ivy II stove whena young man en-
tered and stepped behind the counter. Mendel
arose to stop him. Int the robh"r threw him
down on the tlo"r. nrcw IA Ils,o'. and said:
You stay th"re' Then lao picke ed ", II tray
of diamonds and wake, out side.
Half III" contents Of tn" tray was splle;? m
the Sidewalk ~ til" init rm!t., them into
his rocket. il" Iii mot stop to l.k m thoss
that fell. lie walked ia .H" r"r'ir, and dis
appeared. passing squad Of policemen II Few
feet from the door. The diamonds were off
color. but those lost were worth Sl.-UO.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-12-16
LAY IN WAIT FOR PRENTICE.
Two Hrothers Attack IL I.o,Is Ing IL use
Watchmmn. One CsInx n Eniie


Henry Prentice. tho night Waterman Of tho
Cunnrd House. II lodging house at 1 RivinCton
street. had close call Tor his life at q o'clock
yesterday morning at the hands OF two broth
ers named Miller. who have horne him u
grudGe for some time. The MiIlcrs are pa
irons OF the lodging house. and are full OF
night when drunk Prentice was talking In
tho ofilco with the hote! clerk. John Fccncy.
when tn" Miller brothers entered. lie ord crnd
Them ont. and few minutes later 10 won't
down stairs into the street whence Fernoy
soon heard him ling for heir.
, I'll" clerk found tho three ON the sidewalk
me two hrothnrs OH the ground and Prentice
trying TO hold them there. the elder o. tho
hrotherS had II large orcn clasp knife in his
nun,i. ANA Prentice. riit aud bleeding. was
holding the mans wrist. Ecen.v threw him
sell on IT," two brothers VIII" seeing that they
were in for druhbing. broke away and as
carrd.
Prentice then found that his head was cut
ANA thnt there was Il wound over his heart
N ambulance surgeon dressed his wounds
for the Mil!ors -
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Waul,in', G.vr the Girl The Land.

NORTH hTTLEBoEo Mass. Dec. 1.-THE
lodge Of Rcd Men here held u fair recently and
distributed prizes by lottery. Thomas Long
bought ticket No. - and gave it 10 Miss Lille
boha nj tho sanie time remarlin-. Il hope
yOuil get prize. On .iondnr afternoon the
leading prl2r II house lot valued mt 5000 fell
to the holder Of trs Ticket. Miss EOha wen, 10
clam thr lot but Long ha! been Their" first
and claimed II. Saving that II" did not intend
10 give the Young woman the ticket. she held
to her claim. and tho members -! the society
are in uunntiy. IL the ease comes 10 cog;t
tgAtu.e.
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A Remarkable a crOIlte In Meaico.

CITY OF MENfCo. Dee. 15.-.rho largest and
most remarkable aeroite ever scen in Mexico
has been brought to this city from Jminez. In
the state OF Chihuahua. 1t weighs 10000
pounds and is ownou by Miguel And.sru. The
a"rOitc foil some fomr months nco about
iorty miles IRON JimincT It str..cE n. cliff in
Its descent and in its course down the ,nollr
and rock. revealing = li,h vein 81 silver AT one
point in it's wake. ihc claim was Immediately
taken ~ practical mining, man. and is h-in:
porting the arroIii" t. this city was $500 Il
has awakened .:rr3' interest in scientific cir.
ulek IhrOu hnili tho rcIl.l l.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-12-16

william Jordan o. 81 EoweIy appeared
yesterday morning in tho lsse1 Narke Polirs
Court. chnrgn: William Mood OF ~, Eowcry
with stcnling S+2 from his trousers pocket on
Wednesday, night, As Jordan was leaving
the afternoon charged with theft by his en-
Iioy"r. Daniel Il. Kennedy. an auctionc"r. OF
- East Tenth street. Mr.. Kennedy gnye .ior-
dan II check for $3.50 and $50 in cash on
Wednesday to place to tho firms arcoun, ia
the Aston Place, Bank; The check was on.
spree with the piocerds Jjstico nuiiy h"li
Jordan in 81 900 bail Mood was discharged
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-12-16
EVENTS BEYOND THE OCEAN.
MR.. PTzi'S SPECIAL TRAIN MIXES
THE BRITISH STARE

| Cholera breaks Out Again In Hamburg
| The Monetary Conference Likely 10 Al
| journ TIL duncan Insane Lady Falsely
| Accuses Nine. Bcnites OF wron t6oing.
LONDON. Dec 15.-AIr ]. S. Piza. Of tho frm
| OF riza 4 Ncrhcws OF New York. gave an illus
| tration today OF the objections felt by Amcri-
| cans. rs class, TO getting left Mr.. Tiza in
tended to take tho mail train for Dublin and
| then to catch tho White stnr line steamer
Tcutonic ut Queenstown. He mis- ed the train.
and at once called uron the railway officials
and made arrangements TO have a special
train placed ut his disposal The train. which
consisted Of only tho engine. tender and one
car. was hastily made IN and Mr.. riza honrdod
1t The train started md was soon lying at a
tremendous rate vi speed. II had the right Of
way. and 80 miles werc covered in 300 min
utes. tho fastest long distance time in England
mus being cclrsel.
MIR. Piza had photographed ahead to have n
special steamer nwaitin. him at Queenstown
anu when lie arrived at the quay I've found a
, Eessel wing there with steam .up and her
s sun; ready to cast on Mr.. llzn boarded tho
sn nst Steamer Wth biz ugrnge. and the
t heuton,r was lying As the tender approached
In n, IT, ,tansa,Hntie liner II was seen that the
screw Just beginning to evolve. Tho isnJsr
go, ,nl1nvaide Of her, ,he!oro she had .Guined
inrs war, me' IVA. an" hr. liH9 and his belong
their way home. wv" WI
,n nhe passenE,rs on the reu'onic had an idsa
aud whom Mr. riaa went over the side Le was
heartily cheered. '' NV ""'
Mr.. Piza IL Of Portuguese origin md ia now
about 4? ycars Of age; lie lett her. Tor Paris ar
on N3 3 ~ ,a attend the funeral Of ha mo,hsr
si'y is At ~ West For!y,i,h street Mr. F i
70. general commission and shining inpr-
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-12-16

The Bowling League of Detroit. Mich. is seriously
"ons;dern; tho plan Of sendingA team East this WIN
erto compete with the cr4cs BOWERS OF 'hs section
Ia. Western b0wiers using the solid ball roll up very
large but fs OF their alleys OF regulation
length. The following the Detroit free PIes shows
The s.ntiment Of the Westerncrs;
while Eastern bowlers have different ball and
rules would DO inierestEio sce how representative
teams from this city and New York would compare.
and the bowlers should take steps IN arranging series
OF hHa games They have been gong 10 40 ths every
year ANT would pat II I'M III late In the winter and
then y wonid be too late suggestions REGARDING tho
Aifisabl ~ az taking steps Ito iraier tave hrrn
made beiof~. AMI " Is "uIy hnwirr, owe amateur
siheics that they atieAd Ia H. and not have Tho zane
story to tell when the season ~ would be quito
an expense for club Ia send team East hui toe
very heavy"
'haniou." the purest. most refreshing, and best
tasting lnlAsssI y S:sr kL.v ..-<.A
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-12-16

BUFFALO. Dec. ia despatch received here
contained the first definite tidinEs OF the lost
steel steamer Gilcher. and tended to confirm
the general beliefthat she was unsenworthy.
1t was stated that bottle was picked IN on
the vast side Of tho North Manitou Island last
Thursday by Christian Olstran containing n
letter written with Il pencil. Of which The iol-
lowing IL COPY:
Whoever Dnds this bottle please send it 20 4io Ohio
street B.nslo che broke In half. Gan last much
longer. The uichcr is gonsr. uood by everybody.
lnN
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Cleveland to he Asked to Open the Fair.

CHICAGO. Dec 15-Mr. Grover Cleveland will
he asked to maze the speech on May /. 1923.
opening the Exposition. At tho close Of tho
speech Mr.. Cipvclan,! will touch an electric
button. starting tho horse r"w"r plant over
in the Marhinery hall that is 10 run all ti,..
consist o. the reading OF u poem BY Or. Oliver
Wendell Holmes and a prayer. II is intended
To have the ceremonies OF the b:ieiest char
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-12-16

John Cohen To Answer for Forgery. Gran
Larceny. mud Petit Larceny.

hrcenS. hno Fe" Larceny.
John Cohen. 80 years old Of 500 East
kighty-nnth street. was arraigned in tho
Tomps Police Court yesterday morning upon
charges Of forgery. grand larceny. and petit
larceny. He waived examination and was
held in S4.5uO bail for the Grand jury Cohen
comes Of a respectable family His father and
brother Samuel are insurance agents at 321
Pearl street on sept. I Cohen bought n 81
scarf pin from q Bowery lewelier and gave
him IN pnymcut check fer SD on the Chat
ham National Bank signed hy SAMUEL Cohen.
Cohen received the 81 Z balance in cash. Later
the check was returned from the hnnk as
worthless. and the police have been looking
Tor Cohen ever since.
About month Inter Cohen swindled Adolph
bleck OF boo Grand street out of SIS. Cohen
niterward secured employment with detec-
tive ngenrv ut 2SO broadway. Tn Dec 3 he
was sent with $50 to hriy u railroad ticket. hut
kept tho money and iaileh 10 return. He was
arrested ON Wednesday, night nj his home
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-12-16

Parker. that Col. Shepard could say arbi-
trnrily TO Gray. lou arc incom patible. there
fore discharge you.' II their incompatibility
arose because OF defendants own wrong; II
he ATTEMPTED to violate "A law Of this State and
the plaintiff refused to connive at tho crime
then that incom patibiiity was not justiiablo
grounds for removal"
The Jury was taken 10 lunch nv n court officer
mud was then locked IN. The verdict was re-
turned at 40. The long wait had discouraged
tho rlaintiil. and neither he. Col. lnEersoll
nor eN,Judge Dttenhoeier was i'll the court
ruom when the Jury came in.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-12-16
Pirates Demand Ransom Money,

MADRID. Dec. IL. The Moorish pirates. WHO
recently captured the Spanish schooner lcod
and carried her crew into tho mountains near
Cape Judy. refuse to surrender the prisoners
unit ransom money to tho amount Of SI!Opn
shall have been paid. They threaten that il
any attemrt la made to relense the prisoners
able that the Government will grant tho
money required to secure the release o: the
c.tptiSCS,
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WASHINGTON. Dec. lJ.lhe chief Of Tic Sc.
cret service in his annual report refers to the
discovery and Illustration by his officers of an
attempt to loot q United States Sub Treasury.
and the additional safeguards resulting from
such discovery for the security Of Govern.
ment funds. The green goods swinde" he
describes az one Of The most outrageous mud
successful systems OF fraud ever 'rerpctrat-d
on wenk and credulous persons. ard he suc-
traffic.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-12-16

BosToS. Dec. 15.-The annual banquet OF the
Boston Merchants Association was held at the
Hotel Nendome this evening. For ten yeurs
these ban1ue,s have been brilliant gatherings.
The subject of discussion tonight was THE
Consular Service Of tho United States
Near President Lane were placed the guests
OF the evening. the Hon. Joserh s. Potter ex-
Ionsu! to Crefeld. Germany: the Hon Rnhort
II. Hit. Congressman from Illinois: the Hon.
J.. l." ". Curry. ex-Minister 10 spain; the lion.
{. j.. Hooker. Congressman from Niseiss nj.
and the Hon. John I. Abbott. United States
Minister TO Colombia.
J he othor distinguished guests were the
Hon. 1. II. Underwood. rx-COnsnl to Glasgow.
the Hon. Samuel ". Mccall. Representative
elect TO Congress. Lieut. -Gov.-elect Roger