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KILLED WHILE SKYLARKING.
An Old Man Dies In Newark froM n Slight
How

Victor Staehlin. a young man living with his
wife and two children on the second floor OF
81 Mulberry street Newark. walked up to
Policeman Henry d. Ryan about 4:3O o'clock
yesterday afternoon and said
Henry. want you to arrest me: I've killed
a man. but 1t was an accident" ~
Ryan. who knew Staehlin. did not credit the
man at first, but walked to tho produce store
Of Frederick Walters Il Co.. "a Mulberry street.
where Staehlin " ork ed. and found crowd OF
people standing around the dead body Of
Charles Robinson. man OF about 90. who
had work ed around Centre Market for thirty
five years DR.. Charles kraemer who had
been called in. said that the immediate cause
OF death WAS heart disease.
The policeman took Staehlin to Police Head
quarters. where Il charge of murder was pre-
ferred against him. He said that the men hnd
been playing Jokes on each other while load
ing wagon with water melons. Robinson. SO
the bystanjers state threw a melon Mt
Staehlin. and the latter Intted him on the
breast in return. The old man gRsped and fell
back. He died instantly. Staehlin wa, com
pletely unnamed. but ran for doctor Then
he gave himself up.
Robinson had property worth $4,000 SUI
perintcndont Brown said last night that the
men had been drinking.
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The SUM. Gu,de 10 New York.

Replies to questions asked ererV day hv tho
guests ana citizens Of the american metropolis
Suggestions to si0htseers and practical nJo,na-
GonJor practical people. The sun wiH publish, in
hmeJor use al The Columbus Celebration merit Oc-
tober. conp e. unique. and Dra cticai guide book
10 Hds ciin IL riH tell pisitors what the sights
are hon 10 reach them. rhere 10 lodge and board
rhi'e here and the cost ohere to do wholesale or
retail shopping. ho~ 10 amuse themselves. and get
rest nhen meary Of sightseeing. NpiH be atlrac-
hrelv printed. pleasant to read. and the suLisct
matter ,riH be dipided and arranged in a uav 10
insure the best results. The retail price toiu be IS
cents per copH The SUMS Guide uM also offer
uneQualed and exceptional opportunities to adper.
Users Those who wish Gether Information on
this subject should address The Guide Book De-
psvtnleut Of Tie Ne1 York Sun
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TO DO AWAY WITH "HELLO" GIRLS
Electrician Stronger Inv.nts n switchbon I'd
to Take Their Place.

Electrician Stronger Invnnts switch boz I'd
to Take Their Place.
Electrician Stronger believeS he had dis
covered the secret OF doing away entirely with
the - Hello" girls in tho central telephone
offices. Yesterday his automatic switchboard.
which Is intended to supersedr them. was
tested in this city. A temporary telephone
exchange was constructed at 45S Broadway.
where a private exhibition was given. The
automatic switchboard does not require q
different telephone instrument from those
now in use. 1t is merely an automatic at
tachment which does away with an operator
in the central Office to connect the wire Of one
subscriber to that of another.
The switchboard is in the central Office. On
the shelf Of every tel"phoneis a row of keys.
five in number They are marked units. tens.
hundreds. and thousands. the nth key being
the release key. This is the way Electrician
Strowgers plan works: The subscriber wish
ing to place his telephone in connection with
that Of another successively presses the keys.
II the man at telephon. 2SS wishes to place
mself in connection with telephone 80 he
presses the key marked h'.ndred is three times.
the key marke ed tens once. ana tsta key marked
units Ave times. When the conversation is
ended he presses the release key. This dis
connects the telephones.
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SOLE $3.50 IN Two FEARS.
IRVING j. Alien, Cashier OF the r. f. Diets
Company, Arrested for Grand Larceny.


irving ]. Allen, 30. OF 147 West Fifteenth
street. was Yesterday held by Justice Taintor
in tho Yorkville Police Court in $1,000 bail
for examination on charge Of grand larceny.
preferred by Frederick Dietz Nice-President
OF the r. Z. Dietz Company. manufacturers Of
lanterns. Early last week Mr.. Dietz appeared
before Justice Weldo in the Yorkville Police
Court and made an affidavit. on which n war;
rant was issued and placed in the hands Of
Court officer Crosby for execution. Allen was
then in Ludlow street Jail awaiting the result
OF a civil action brought against him by tho
firm. 1t was not until yesterday morning that
the requisite legal papers were procured to
enable the officer to take Allen from the Juris-
diction of a civil to u criminal court.
The affidavit OF Mr.. DiCtz sets forth that tho
H. +. Dietz Co. was organized about Jan. l.
1887. Irving J. Allen was employ ell as book
keeper and cashier. lie remained with the
firm in this capacity until March OF the pres
ent year. On his retirement an expert ac-
cOuntant was employed to examine the books.
The accountants statement. appended to the
affidavit. saws that between January. SS7. and
January. 1870. he found discrepancies aggre-
eating $3.50 D He also discovered false en-
tries and additions to the cash book whereby
an apparent balance was made. Upon the
strength Of the accountants statement Mr..
Detz charges Allen with the larceny OF
$3.50. 23. also with max ing false statements
in his books and to members of the firm with
intent to deceive and defrauu.
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Lost While His Companion Slept.

Ulysses Treadwel!. aged 81 years. and
Charles AIcWiliams. aged 10 his half brother
OF 772 McDonough street. brooklyn. went out
in small boat from Canursie on Saturday
night. their intention being to be out bright
and early Tor II days fishing in Jamaica Bay.
Both young men had evidently been drinking.
and We're warned against the danger Of going
out on the bay at night Yesterday morning
companion. lie said that during the night his
half brother took OIL his clothes and waded
out on tho marshes near Barren Island. where
1readwell fell asleep in the boat. When he
awOke about 1 o'clock he cou u lind no trace
OF his companion, who is supposed to have
been drowned
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Little Railroad war.

Sr. CHARLES. Mo-. July 25.-The situation
caused by the seizure by the Wabash Railroad
OF a strip Of road between the st. Charles car
shors and the Missouri River and claimed by
the Missouri. Kansas and Eastern Railroad. is
interesting and exciting. Tho seizure was
made during saturday night. After the Wa
feet of track the Missouri. Kansas and East
ern engineer ran down tho track and renned
been Standing guard ever since .o' Both ane
ginrs haze been under full heud Of steam for
tlrty-siX hours. and each side has heen wait
ing to see what the other will do. An appiica-
ton was made to the courts to- day to decide
the ownership Of the track in dispute. The
strip Of roadbcd is small. but it il ut present
the only way for the Missouri. Kansas aud
Eastern to get through St Charles on its way
inf, NJ
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MYSTERY OF THE nook MOUNTAIN.
me Bowsprit ola Large vessel reuna n
lte Summit, Nenr the En,rnnce 70 \ Gnrn.

''' .'chr 'He hbtronce 70 st'nvcs
Ihe picturesque little town OF Upper Nyack
mas mystery. rather double mystery. which
10 Voucheh for by q youth named Sarvent liv-
ing on broadway. not far from the precipitous
HOOK Mountain which shuts of the growth Of
the town along the Hudson on tho north. The
BOY Is OF an exploring turn OF mind. as most
ooVs are. and hs made his discovery after
climbing up tho deer path that runs a zigzag
course to the summit that towers more than
Thousand feet above the Hudson. with sheer
ascent from the waters edge.
On most lonely part OF this rocky height
covered with scanty growth OF scrubby trees
he found the bowsprit Of big sailing vessel
that had been there apparently for years. 1t
evidently had been designed for some craft
larger then any Of the fleet OF brick carriers
Ihat now mako their way UP aud down that
noble stream. IT might have adorned the
Prov OF vessel OF 5tO to 400 tons register
~ ne youth also discovered hole In the rock
ter. which appearedto lead to some suJter-
ranean cavern. He dropped stones into tho
opening. and though no listened inten,ly he
coulu not hear thom strike the bottom. No
be no rational explanation OF tho big howsprit.
III IT mas weird history. what possible motive
could thore have been for carting the heavy
timber to that desolnte and wel-nigh inacces-
some Of the youngsters up there. In talking
about the explorers story. have been reading
the startling tales of the career ~ the bold and
believe. that the bowsprit marks the SPOT
where he buried his treasures. As n Puritan
syndicate are now delying in ninety feet of
water OIL Port Morris for tho millions OF tho
lubbers try their luck on tho strange cavern
OF the Hook Mountain.
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GAGGED By BCRGLARa
Safe Blowers Make = Big Haul In Asbury
Park.

AsBURY PARK. July 25.-The works Of the
Electric Power Company here were entered by
burglars early this morning. The Waterman
was bound and gagged. and the safe blown
open and robbed of its contents. about $4,000.
Shortly after 3 o'clock. while the Waterman
was alone In the power house Of the company.
three men suddenly sprang upon him. One Of
them dealt him murderous blow with some
blunt instrument. knocking him senseless.
When he Iegained consciousness. an hour
and II half later he was lying In the back tool
room covered with blood. His arms and feet
were bound with rope and he was gagged. He
worked his arms loose and crawed to the
front office. where he found that the safe had
been blown open and the books and papers
scattered all over tho room.
The conductors money box. where late col
lections are dropped. was also broken open
and its contents ahstracted. Dyckman. the
Waterman. managed to crawl to neighbours.
and assistance was summoned. 1t is not
known exactly how much money there was In
the safe. but it ia thought to have been fully
$1,000. Dyckman's wounds are serious.
There is no clue to the safe blowers.
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Tho feature yesterday OF tho national festi-
val Of the Hessian Society WAS the parade in
tho morning from Beethoven Hall in Fifth
street. Tho procession went to IIurlem River
Park. at 10th street and Second avenue. First
in tho line were horsemen in blue uniforms.
They were tho Hessian Iiussars. Then fol-
lowed fifty carriages and floats. In the front
carriages We're Fritz Pahst. President OF tho
Noks'cst Nerein. and other officers. Then
and some fonts ono OF which was filed with
pretty girls turning spinning wheels. repre-
semtbhg scenes o, old TINES In tie Eaherand
berry. and was crowded with children. The
festivities at the park consisted OF dancing.
games. concerts. and speechmaking,
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A Serious Accident on tho nottingham
Expreas Train.

LONDON. July pa serious accident hap
pened to-day to tho Nottingham express
train. When near Melton Mowbray station.
fourteen miles from Leicester. the train sud-
denly left the rails and rolled down the en-
bankment. which Is quite high at that place.
falling into a brickyard. The engineer. stoKer.
and boy who was with the engine were in
stantly killed. and many Of tho passengers
were injured Tho wreck fortunately did not
take fire. but 1t is feared that several persons
lost their lives. and that their bodies are
crushed beneath the wreckage.
searching party has left for the scene OF
tho disaster. An elderly lady belonging in
Nottingham had her head jammed through
the window OF one Of the carriages. and was
let men assist her. however. and insisted on
being helped out by a more fortunate woman
passenger. Several other passengers were
badly cut and bruised.
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News OF tho Railroads,

It is stated that tho stockholders Of tho In
terratonal and Great Northern Railroad have
taken all the steps necessary to authorize the
new third mortgage. and 1t Is expected that
the new bonds and also tho new coupon sheets.
bearing the reduced rate Of interest on the
second mortgage bonds. will be ready for de-
ship of the railroad terminated July II. and
the plan OF reorganization was practically
necessary legal iormalities remain to be ar
ranged.
The Richmond Terminal Conference Com
mttee Is to have q meeting to-day. and 1t is
believed that the subject OF reorganization
will be taken up. The coupons on the Termi-
nal skies due next Monday will be defaulted
on. and it Is said that this TACT may cause the
committee to take some definite action,
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Relatives Question His SANITY

A sister and several other relatives question
the sanity OF Charles De Hart OF Newark. who
is worth $4,000. and hearing to-day will be
held to determine whether he is competent to
manage his own estate.
Mr.. De Hart. who is over 70 years OF age. has
been inhrln s. nco the death year ago OF his
T. Clarke. another partner. is conducting the
business OF making edge tools ut ~ Adams
street. Mrs. COndit. daughter OF Mr.. De Hart.
and her relatives. want her father removed
from the control Of Mrs. Annie De Hart. widow
OF Henry. and her mother. who live at 40 West
Park street with the old Qentlemun
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-07-26
Amusement NOTES.

Tonight Is symphony night ut the Madison
Square Garden AmDhitheatrn Damrnsch Or
chestral Concerts. stanfords Irish SYM
phony" Is the work chosen by Mr.. Damrosch
dition to this the following hunters are to be
rendered by the orchestra: Overture. " Fin
lions from Rustic Wedding" symphony.
Goidnark; suite. Per Gynt." Grieg :, Torch
l!sht Dance No. l." MeyerDG,er;, cradle. song:
the Alpine Fay, Schumann. and Malaga
nea." Mosskowski; Tomorrow Wagner pro-
from, Fam Iaussr." "Rienzi."S "iaasiisiS
ID 'siegfried." and "Meister-
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-07-26
Had Her Husband Arrested,

Auriel Batonyi. President Of the Belmont
Riding Academy Of Newark. was arrested
Yesterday afternoon In a lawyers office at 70
Pearl street on the complaint OF his wife,
Harriet. from whom he ia separated. she
charged him with stealing iewelry from her
worth 81 800. In the Tombs Court Batonyi
said that he had gone to the lawyers office to
meet his wife and give her the jeweiry. He
PRODUCED deed OF gilt for the jewelry which
ms wife had executed to him In March. but
the Jewels to her; He did SO and Justice
Diver discharged him.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-07-26
TAX en- III in the Pulpit.

The Rev. DR.. ]. NJ. Buckley. editor OF the
Christian Adrocate. was seized with dizziness
while preaching on Sunday in the Hanson
Place NJ. L. Church In brooklyn. and had to
suspend his sermon for few minutes. during
which tho congregation. at his request sang
u hymn. He was unable to keep his engage
ment to preach again in the evening. lie at
tributed his sudden faintness to q slight pros
tration from tho heat on Saturday.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-07-26

kPubllc Works Commissioner Gilroy an
nounced yesterday that all persons behind In
their payments for Croton water on Aug.
would have to pay an additional 5 per cent
This gave rise to some talk as to the possible
scarcity OF water. Engineer John L. Mckay
the first assistant of Engineer Goorg. ". Bird
snIl. who has charge OF tho croton water sup
ply. said that the water in the Croton Dam has
fallen considerably because the rainfall has
been below the average. but that there Ia
enough water In the storage reservoirs to last
nil All mmer.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-07-26

WHITE PLAINS. July pa suit Was begun
to-day in the Surrogate's Court here to con-
test the will Of Mrs. William c. Howe. who died
a few months ago In the village OF Sing Sing.
The contest is brought by the heirs Of the
deceased on the grounds that the testator was
not capable OF executing q will and that un-
due influence was used. Whom Mrs. Howe
died she left small requests to, her heirs. and
the rest Of tho estate to churches and chart
$4,000
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1t was announced last night that Miss Grace
Harper OF Cincinnati will Join the Dixey Opera
Company at Palmcr's Theatre this week.
Manager Harry Askin signed II contract with
her yesterday to appear rs Gh,sfl,Dr. IA peasant
in 1.-THE Mascot" Miss liarIcr is the daugh-
we'll known in Cincinnati. who WAS on Gov.
Hoadly's staff She is - brunette with u pretty
stage, She will wear tights and n short skirt
in "Tho Mascot"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-07-26

Inspectors Brown and Donohue turned into
the Custom House Yesterday quantity Of
jewelry seized from Il. DnriGnen of 233 West
Fifteenth street. who arrived hero Sunday on
the steamer La Gnscogne. The seized arti-
cles consisted ~ twelve small diamonds. one
bracelet. md several garnetS and pearls.
Brown and Dopohue also found pair of dia-
was cabin passenger on the steamship Ems.
that arrived hero yesterday.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-07-26

Tho North German Lloyd Steamship Com
pany will despatch the steamer Ems from
New York on Tuesday, Nov 20. for Palermo
and Naples direct, in order to accommodate
ton Is Rome and southern Italy, as we'll as
those. who desire to make connection tor
Egypt and the East. Sicily and southern Italy
can TO Reached by this steamer in less time
than by any other route
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-07-26
RIg Fire In (nrroIlton.

CAHRoILroN. Mo. July 25.-About 3 O'Clock
yesterday afternoon fire started in the coal
room OF the Davis Manufacturing Company.
The fire was communicated 10 other buildings
in the block. all Of which were brick. Tho
burned district takes in all the buildings on
the south side OF the Court House SQUARE ON st
to and including tho Milcoxson Bank, on the
corner. and from there south on the west side
pi MAIN street TO VA" houtieast corner of the
than SlUUU 900.
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Soldiers Plot 10 Burn the Fort.

BUFFALO. Wy. July 25.Prvate johnson OF
the Sixth Cavalry. Troop Ii. who escaped from
the guard house n few days ago. has been re-
CAPTURED. He was tried and found guilty Of
stealing II number OF guns and pistols from the
Government at the fire at Fort Mckinney in
April last.
Another soldier who was arrested for COM
plicity IN the affair. has confessed thar there
was u regularly organized band Of soldiers
working unGer tho instructions OF civilians
for the purpose OF burning tho fort and secur-
ing what pIunder they could.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-07-26
The British Butehery In Uganda.

LONDON. July 25.-Letters have been re-
ceived from the Missionary Ashe. in Uganda.
who throws more light or the conflict between
Protestants and Roman Catholics there He
corroborates the worst reports concerning the
slaughter during Can't Lugard's conflict with
the Roman Catholics. Lugard's forces. he
says. killed several hundred men. women. and
children during the attack upon the island
whore King Mwanga and the Catholics had
taken shelter. Ashe letters show that what
ever the provocation. the British forces pro-
ceeded with objectionable recklessness as to
the loss OF life which they might cause.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-07-26

LONDON. July 25.-The Mark Lane Express
says that the farmers in the south Of England
will begin to harvest on tho first Of August
The conditions indicate that the harvesting
more rapidly gathered than usual. The stand
which the farmers made when the value fell
below 80 shillings has proved to be justified.
linGs than the farmers are. willing to sell.
Foreign wheat has advanced one shilling in
vance Is sixpence. The falling off In ship
m ents from India added to tho firm holding
Of the new crops In America. account for the
advance.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-07-26
Insane or the Grip and Killed Himself

Boston. July pa. A. Redway OF the firm OF
j. Wright Co.. an Amherst graduate and one
OF tho lest known men in the Boston tobacco
trade. committed suicide ut his home in Cam
bridge yesterday afternoon by cutting his
throat He had had two attacks OF the grin
and his mind had become Affected. Yesterday
q consultation 81 physicians was held ut his
house. and It WAS decided to send him to the
Mclean Asylum to -day.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-07-26
In Memory OF Michael Henue....

A memorial meeting in honor Of Michael
Henncssy's memory was held at the Produce
Exchange yesterday. Mr.. Hennessy. rs tho
commercial reporter for the Ne'r York Times
for forty years. had known all the prominent
members OF the institution from its OF ganiza-
ton. He WAS also member Of the Exchange.
president Evan Thomas. Henry Is. Hehert. and
Duncan Il. Norvell sIoke of Mr.. Hennessy's
mittee will represent the Exchange Mt the fu-
neral in St Peters Church. Brooklyn. this
morning.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-07-26
A Lawyer Accused or swind,Ias.

Lawyer John l.. Lindsey was before Judge
Connolly yesterday in the Gates Avenue Court,
In Brooklyn. on the complaint OF bernhard
Wolf Of 432 stone avenue. who charges him
with having failed to account for $40 which
he had given him to take up a note. Tho law
yer was allowed to go on his own recogni-
zance pending examination.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-07-26

HALIFAX. n. S., July 25.-Forest fires con-
tinue In the eastern sections Of Prince Edward
Island and along tho line of railroad. Every
thing is as dry as finder. and tho high winds
sweep all In their path despite the strenuous
exertion,, OF the inhabitants. The country
from st. Peters Bay to Eastppint. a distance
OF thirty-ilye lilies. is a blackened roadway
over which the flames have swept. Fields II
grain and fences and barns have been burned
On tho south side iron Johnson's River nearly
to Cardigan. the fires have been very destruc-
tive.
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sister ship. the Bowie. launched last month.
are the biggest freightors afloat and will
doubtless be the fastest. Tho Naronic covered
3.0O3 knots and averaged IA knots au hour.
The Naronic and the Bowie are several hun
dred tons larger than tho Nomadic and the
Tauric. each Of which measures J.74l tons
gross. The name Bowie is about tho cquiva-
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-07-26
SPdRKS FROM TIE TELEGRAPH

The Rev DR.. j. Mcbride Sterrett has resigned his
char the SrabuTy bIhInty SCHOOL faribau Mimi
ANA accepted the char ot PSI GEOLOGY in the COLUMBIAN
University. Washington
Fred Sharer ami JOln Slencr were drowned IN tho
niagara Rivrr whl" bathing on Sunday M ernoon.
NIen-r wRs taken Win camps and SIaf.r sw am
10 ms Es,LsIhnr-. lie WAS unable yet him ASHORE
ma butn drowned. Later the dead bodies OF tie
boys were found .UrLed in each o. h-rs arms
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-07-26
A Bank Robbed nv Two Rows.

B1NGHAMToN. July 25.-lt has Just leaked out
that the Broome County Bank was robbed last
Friday by two small boys. The lads entered
the bank at noon. when only two men were
present. One asked tho time Of DAY. and
while tho bankers attention was drawn away
the other lad sncaked behind the counter and
secured box containing 5000 The boys
were arrested and 500 of the money was re-
spcnt and given away by the. lads. who were s.
and 10 years Of age.