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Mr.. IRATIS'S MISTAKE
He Mistook . Detective for . Stonecutter
and offered Him Green Goods.

Several weeks ago Chief OF Police H. NJ. Nc
Gulre OF New Rochelle received notice from H.
o. Camp. deputy sheriff OF Washington county.
VT. that green goods circulars were being re-
ceived by many residents OF that county.
Deputy Sheriff Camp saw some Of the cir
culars. and induced Allen Cady. a stonecutter.
to answer ono Of them. In reply Cady received
a circular which directed him to go to the
Huguenot Hotel and register from New Haven.
On the way he was to telegraph to +, Travis.
1924 Third avenue. New York. to notify him
wefn r. EeHG VIII spe oer
0'Connor Of New Rochelle to personate Cady.
He sent word to Camp to telegraph to Travis
that Cady would arrive at New Rochelle at 8
a Sad s at tho
room %.
The green goods man game little late on
the Harlem River road. He proceeded to the
HuEuen9t Hotel where. aftes closely serut.
May Of bridgeport. He was assigned to room
to tho one occupied by 0'Connor. He Knocked
1s there aSSr End M re Thsa al 4sS
When O'Connor opened the door the green
goods man entered and said that his name
Travis kept calling o'Connor Mr.. cady. and
right they could proceed with their. bust
ness. Travis then lighted a match and
attempted to burn tho circulars. when
c0nb Bjm aa, hat ys, was tina
took splace between the men for the
circulars. The officer finally overpowered tho
green goods man and took him to Police Head
quarters:
The prisoner. after being locked up all night
was arraigned yesterday before Justice NJ. J..
Tierney. and was held for further examination.
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Threatened the II. aud q. bridge.

ELIZABETH. Jan. 26.-Flames were discover
ed shortly before q o'clock tonight at the eX-
tensive oil works Of Corne. Scrymser 4 Co. on
Staten Island Sound. mile south OF this city.
and an alarm was sent here by telephone.
The Elizabeth Fire Department hastened to
tho scene. but before the former reached the
works the buildings We're mass Of flames.
The situation along the water front was
threatening as the blazing oil fioated out on
the water and mennced the dock OF Cook
Brothers' lard oil works and the Baltimore and
Ohio bridge. Telephone messages were sent
to Bayonne for tugboats to- fight the fire.
cal Company reached the scene. and got two
powerful streams on the fire; Three tugboats
the fire southwark. 1t was seen that all that
part OF the works between Staten Island
Sound and South Front street was doomed.
all night, and perhaps all tomorrow The loss
is estimated ut $25OOOO.
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The Sealing Question.

WASHINGTON. Jan. 21.-The report comes
from the State Department that the useless
ness OF Board of Arbitration In the matter OF
preserving the fur seal has been admitted in
high official circles and that the right thing
to do in the premises will be done as soon
as the Gillian unpleasantness is out
Of the way 1t is now believed that.
since the meeting OF the Board Of Arbitration
will not take place: Sir George Baden Powell
be called to Washington soon. where they WILL
through Sir Julian pauncefort. offer TO our
made on the seal f Islands last Sumner. Thsir
report will DO met by y similar Offering by MIR.
Blaine Of the reports from special agents made
in 1890 and 1891.
Ex-Minister Phelps has been chosen as
counsel for our Government. The Canadians
must make out their ease with care and per-
feet truth. or they will be- unhorsol where they
least expect opposition.
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The Cold Wave Up tho State,

PouGHKEEPs1E. Jan. 26-Owing to tho re-
markable drop OF 49, In the temperature in
the Hudson River valley. the prospects for a
large ice crop are now 100 per cent better than
on Friday and Saturday last.
BUFFALO. Jan. Observation-Disclosures the
weather. dozen fishermen started out on
Lake Erie before daybreak. They did not have
their dorys.and when about four miles out the
they reached q treacherous spot where the
nigh wind had moved the ice and instead OF
one the fishermen went into the water.
saeh other end bad It not been Ior the timely
era! would have been drowned. but by drifting
to thick ice all were helped out and sent homo
escape was narrow. yet the lake is still Gov
wind. zero weather. and dangerous Ice.
at the Signal Service station has averaged Is
deg degrees below zero. This is the soldest day In
LoCKPoHr. Jan. 26-The Thermometer early
this forming registered y degrees below Zero
A stiff northwest gale has prevailed. and trains
have been from an hour to an hour and a half
late.
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ALMOST CAUGHT MOLLIE HREARTH:
Disappears From y House In Buffalo Which
Postal Inspector Watched.

BUFFALO. Jan. 26.-Miss Mollie Whearty, who
Is wanted in New York on n charge Of defraud-
ing the Government while in charge Of postal
branch at the corner OF North Moore and
Hudson streets. has been in this city since,
and was almost captured to-day. On Dec 10
last the money order department in the Now
York Office discovered that there was a
shortage Of $500 in the station The young
woman accused William IL Kennedy Of the
crime. He was innocent
She was allowed to 20 on condition that she
would be on hand for her trial. To this she
agreed. but she suddenly left Now York. and
her whereabouts was unknown until she was
found to be in Buffalo a few days ago.
Inspector james learned that Miss Whearty
and her brothcr-ln-lnw. Francis J. Cogan.
money order clerk at Station A. had come to
Buffalo and had met at 2O5 Main street, Buff
falo. CoGan returned to New York and
final finally acknowledged that he had, met
sae M e. snd d that sns would
forwarded to the au,horities here, for her ar
rest Spf t h. rnted Spss Marshal was in
ping. that she had been at, his house, but had
left the night before New Years. and had gone
From trustworthy information the inspec-
t to BH sr on It Ay aesSy regis
to face. Sho had seen. the Inspector
before and recognized him. She screamed and
ran up stairs, The other inspector quickly
appeared on tho scene. They had no warrant
to search the house. and Mrs. Clark refused to
allow them in without warrant. Mr. James.
however remained outside the house. while
his fellow inspector started down town to get
a warrant.
In the mean time Mrs. Clark sent hoy out.
and after some time Mr.. Clark was seen rum
ming toward tho house: He rushed into
and told Inspector James to csme In
and NOT TO be attracting the attention Of the
threshold MIR. Clark said: III you want to
search this house for Molie You can search it."
The inspector guessed that there had been
On escape ape and rushed out. but could see moth
horn and Deputy Marshal Watts arrived
with Wit the warrant; and q thorough search
found. Clark and his wife seemed to
be proud OF the fact that they had sue
escape The detectives. inspectors. and po-
lice have searched the city for the girl but
are unable TO find her She is supposed TO
have escaped to Canada.
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JO71IAGS ABOUT TOWN

OF the l41 deaths reported to the Health Department
lONs.
sixteen persons who were declared IN sne by Belle.
vno Hospital experts were removed to insane asyiums
potal to-day.
The Excise Board yesterday revoked tho licenses
by John Mclrew for Frank steyenson's dive 1.-The
ut 1917 Bowery.
John Lasher. hrother.in law OF Peter Mitchell was
appointed Clerk VI Fart H. OF the supreme Court by
lie lakes me place or John Is. McGodgck made Clerk
OF The city Court.
Lawrence Casey. bartender at Horizons saloon. near
thr lhrlch brugr, WAS put an htHrl the steamboat
hospital lie WAS suffering iioni -incl,ieui drIiriuin
uemehs. lie disappeared and has been seen since
The body % young man. with the dance card OF the
Limerick Mems hall in TAmmxny Hall on Monday
night aitaehed 70 his buttonhos was found in tho
that he fell down the steps Letters In his
bSooklyp.
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THE BARONESS ACCUSED.
Baron De Stuers Says His wife Has BeeA
ultimate with Elliott Seborowski.

Sioux FALLS. s. D.. JAN 26.-Something like
thunderbolt dropped from the clear sky In
the divorce suit Of Baroness De Stuers when
j. L. Glover. attorney for the Baron. made a
motion to amend the Barons answer to the
complaint OF his wife.
The Baron charges adultery. and accuses a
gentleman who accompanied the Baroness in
this city and in her recent travels. He
is known there as William Elliott. but
In the amended answer he is called
Elliott Seborowski. a brother OF the Countess
Ann de Mont Saunin. Accompanying the mo-
ton is the deposition OF Baron De Stuers. now
Minister for the Netherlands at Paris. He says:
i am the defendant in this action. At the
time my answer to the original complaint was
made had heard from various sources that
the Baroness was livn. on intimate terms
with one Elliott Seborowski. alias Will
liam Elliott. alias Elliott. but had no
proof that the Baroness had committed
adultery with the said Elliott Seborowski. and
for the sake OF the good name borne by me,
and by my children and to avoid a stain
upon the reputation Of the plaintiff. for
which after me my children would suffer.
was inclined to give the plaintiff the benefit of
ATcGrath and Lionel !. PaiowelI and L .sTie
iay witnesses for tho Baronsss. were
aken of last onfe@ hf Vs Hth aad
that tho Baroness Joined Elliott Se6orowsEi a
ays days su. Afs shs sd left and der home ns in
continually and openly cohabited with
Seborowski in an open state of adulterous
Intercourse. Between the 10Th and 9th Of
June. 1890 the Baroness occupied lodgings
In Cat harine street in London. next door but
Thereafter. the Baroness and Elliott
Seborowski embarked, on a. steam yacht
and sailed to the Island OF Ceylon and
from there went together to India They re-
turned together to London and went to
Elliott I" on Feb. TO- 1891. They were also
living together ut Tunbridge Wells ON March
IL. 1891.
The ndulterous relations commenced even
prior to the plaintiffs departure from her
home on June IA. 1890. and she committed
adultery with Seborowski at the Chateau do
Eauntenoy. the residence Of the sister of Sebo-
roWski. In the months OF September and Octo-
Der. 1888.
The Baron in his request for an, am ended
answer, says that the Baroness tried. by fraud
and collision. to obtain from him promise
that he would not defend this action,
and has offered through a third party
to settle large sums OF money upon their chill
tlren. all OF whom are minors. in which case all
the income. profits. and benefits would accrue
to the Baron. but he refused. Argument on
the motion will take place tomorrow before
judge Aiken.
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A BEGGAR STRIKES THE MAYOR.
No Sntisfaction-Sevcrnl Others Sent UP
FROM the Police Courts

No Snusfaction-Sevcrnl Others Sent UP
FROM the Police Courts.
Mayor Grant and Lawyer Joseph II. Stiner
were coming out OF the Hoffman House yester-
day morning when shabbily dressed man ac-
costed them and asked for money. The Mayor
paid no attention to the man. but Lawyer
stiner turned and told tho man that he had
nothing for him. Ho followed them. Juggling
at their cont tails and insisting that they give
him some money. Finally the lawyer turned
and said: Il told you l wouldn't give you
anything. and won't. Now. 60 way"
Not until YOU give me few pennies" re-
piled the beggar. holding on to the lawyers
coat tails.
III have you arrested then"
Arrest and be damned" said the man.
All right" said the lawyer and calling Po-
liceman Moran he made a com plant against the
beggar. Later in the day he was tax en- to JEFF
ferson Market. where lie gave his name as
Andrew Madison and said he was homeless.
Justice GRADY sent him UP for four months
cd Ws s arraigned St the TomPs
Mulberry street on Monday night and ie carved
hs AT m III he
unremunerative he ,whetted his razor on the
sole of his boot and offered to shave passers
s saos 5 Hs fSse 6ay s int
him UP for ten days
Peter Mulholland. for begging in Park row.
was fined $40. Policeman ,Flay saw John
ts bsm Ssdff
became very abusive to those who refused to
give him enything and attempted to strike 2
yesterday. Justice Taintor sentenced him to
the Island for two months.
Policeman McCarty Of the Oak street station
arrested James Reagan Of 1872 Park row for
begging on William street. At II o'clock last
night Reagan approached q woman and asked
caught her by the neck and tore Of, her hat
and veil
enty-hfth street. was arrested by Policeman
Wagner at II 80 o'clock last night for begging
when lie was refused threw blocks Of Ice ut
passers by. He was taken to the Oak street
station.
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A RUNAWAY BROUGHT BACK.
Maggie Short Had Gone to Savannah, and
Meant to Marry 4 Steamboat Ensineer

Maggie short Had Gone to Savannah, and
Meant to Marry n Steamboat Engineer.
Maggie Short. 16 years old. who lived with
her parents at 318 West street, was brought
here on Monday from Savannah. where she had
been detained by the police since last Friday.
by Detective Sergeant Valley.
She ran away week ago. and took passage
on the steamboat Chattahoochee in order to be
married to William Woods. the engineer OF the
steamboat Kansas City. Moods had been
Her parents objected to their marriage be-
cause she was too young. Tho Kansas City
Maggie took $50 OF her mothers savings and
followed tho engineer.
and at s the poae Of hs cry shc
was Detained In Savannah. She registered on
the Chattahoochee ~ Mrs. Bascom. Maggie
was arr;ligned before Judge Cowing. and was
held in $1,000 bail. which was furnished by u
friend,
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go DEGREES IN THREE HOURS
A Big Drop In the Bulbs of Our Thermome
ters-Colder To-day, Perhaps.

The soul OF the youth who called tho Proph-
ct Elias names because he prophesied
skating weather and IL didn't come.
will he appeased to-day. 1t will be
so cold that even the veracous oldest
inhabitants may be disinclined to make COM
PARSONS between Jan. ~. 1892. and that
friGhtfully frosty day away back in the fltties.
There was n plenty winter yesterday. It
was visible on the windows. especially those
facing the north or west.
The cold comes from the remote north-that
is. n part OF 1t does. There are really two cold
waves beating in airy unduations upon our
island. They formed a syndicate-one from
over the Canadian border and the other from
the great Noithwest-and rushed down on us
before dawn yesterday.
The mercury dropped % degrees in the three
hours between and = A. NJ. when It register
ed 10 degrees above zero. North Of Lake On
tario the mercury took lofty and arctic
tumble Of 60 degrees. or from A degrees above
zero to 16 below. The coolest half Of the dual
wave came from the neghborhood OF Hudson
Bay. Furs were needed. and all women who
ventured out in the nippiny and dlscourteous
wind wore them.
The prophet declared yesterday that the
mercury and zero might shake hands across
the chasm Of twelve, mild winters before
dawn today. The coolest day We have had
this year Was eight degrees above zero. The
this morning. A biting wind made the air .ap-
rear colder than, the red, streak in Per-
rvs instrument indicated. and shivering folks
who stopped to look at it expressed disappoint-
ment at it's altitude, But that it was, unusually
SHARP sou ssrese Of The s %e tbs
on the frosty tracks and the grinding
81 truck and carriage wheels on tho street. II
eodas rhe M ee hs
on r blizzard day was degrees above zero.
s strck HUDSON ths with ths aretio weather
skyward. After. an uninterrupted sweep
down the bay. the boisterous nor'wester ac-
quired q speed Of 05 miles. and doubtless In
creased 1t in the open sea. No sailing vessels
masked in ice.
The seas were .tumultuous along the Jersey
COAST Tho fishing smack L. b. Miller. Capt
Jacobs. was wrec ked near the Hook. The
towed the life savers Of spermaceti Cove out
through tho freezing spray OF the tall waves
to the wreck and Cant Jacobs and his crew OF
four men were saved. The smack will be
The janitor Of the tenement 1853 East 10eth
in the areaway at. 8 o'clock yesterday
IT Sorss pMords in man ao oeK
taken to the East Eighty eighth street FEET
station, and word was sent to the Brook:
Ign address. The message brought, Daniel
as fellow boarder :0 named 0el Molone sH
who had left home tho night before
saying he was going to a ball at Tammany
Hall. The Coroner decided that death was due
down tho area steps while intoxicated and
froZe to death.
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SPARKS FROM THE TELEGRAPH

The Senate confirmed yesterday these nomina ions !;
Lewis Dexter, Providence, Cunsui NJ Fayal, Azores
Henry Bradley, Postmaster at DVbbs Ferry, n. y.
Jacob Greenfield clerk in The buffalo Post ONCE has
been arrested tor strang letters nifty eight which
were found ~ his possrssi.u. lie y limited his gu
,;oy futile has rejected the nomination of Com
gresham liosea ". Parker Of Csrsmont as Rsiroad
Com missioner presented at the meeting Of tile Gov
ernOr and Council.
M,s sarah Clarke was Yesterday elected Treasurer Of
the Union Five Cents Savings Bank In Exeter N, H.,
for the tenth consecutive time. Miss Clarke filed bond
Tor $4,000 signed BY twentys ak leading citizens
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George shiras. Second, IL Candidate for the
supreme bench.

PITTSBURGH. Jan. 2G.-The Dispatch in the
morning will announce the candidacy Of
George Shiras. Second, for the United States
Supreme Court bench to fill tho vacancy mede
by tho death OF Justice Bradley Mr.. Shiras is
60 years old to-day. He is the son Of George
und Elizabeth Blaine Shiras.
lie graduated at tho Ohio University. and
nftrrwarI at the Yale Law School in 1854.
He then began the practice of law in Pitts
burgh which he has continued evar since. and
where he stands high in that profession. 1t is
said that he has been as ked to take this step
by prominent men and by college friends
from NAriOus parts OF the country.
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local FORECAST Till 2. n. WEDNESDAY.
For southeastern New York. including Long Island.
Also for western Connecticut and northern New jersey
fair colder northwest winds decreasing in force For
Thursday, fair, continuing cold
l.. y. DuSy. Local Forecast Official.
wAsnINGrOS FORECAST mt WEDNESDAY.
For Massachusetts Rhode lsland COnnec ticut, and
ei,'" Ntm yorl t'ir an 7harsy miyh; eisuiaJ north
= Nae liHk, norfhuri gui,s.
For eastern Pennsylvania. New Jersey. Delaware,
Maryland and Virginia fair iii Thursday night north
west gales.
For western New York. West Virginia. western Penn
sylvana and ohio fair I'll Thursday night clearing On
Lake ontario: northwest winds.
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.TLe Nestor of I,sL, Opera"

CHICAGO. JAN 2G-Chicago will Join hands
with New York in paying n testimonial OF
esteem to Col. John A. Mccaull the veteran
operate manager on Thursday. Feb IL.
At meeting OF the principal theatrical
managers OF this city to-day it was
decided to hold on the afternoon OF
the 18th prox. at the Chicago Opera House.
coincidentally with the, New York benefit. a
monster testimonial to the "Nestor OF Light
Opera" All the leading artists 10 he in the
city that week have telegraphod that they will
a
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He WENT TO S7A7I: PRISON ALONE
Jonathan Was Booked for Six Yenrs. and
He Found His Way There without Aid,

BRowNwooD. Tex. Jan. 26.--At 10 o'clock on
the morning OF the 18th instant d. W. Dona-
than made his escape from tho Brown county
jail. and disappeared as il by magic No clue
as to his whereabouts could DO obtained. He
was not in hiding however. but was quietly
making his way TO the penitentiary where he
had been sentenced to servo Six years for
forgery.
Sheriff Pearce has Just received n telegram
from the SUPERB ntendent at Rusk. Tex. saying
TINT jonathan had arrived and demanded adj
mission Pearce replied that he was eligible
and to enlist him for six years service
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Bargea Ashore ut Sea Clln.

Three canal barges the Van Buren,. Barnes.
and Belts. loaded with corn for tho starch
works ut Glen Cove. were driven ashore at Sea
Cliff In Long Island Sound by the gale yester-
day. They were anchored in Homestead Bay
Ali three aro lying broadsiIe to the shore lr and
are pounding heavily. 1t il feared they will
be wrecked il the storm continues.
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Senator Quay 10 III.

PITTSBURGH. Jan. 2d-DurIng tho trial Of
Senator Quay's libel suit last week he caught
heavy cold. The report reached the Sena-
tors friends in this city to-day that he is quite
dercd by his physicians to remain in his room.
The Senator, it is said. is threatened with
unnIlmpna
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4 Briti.h RrlKantln. Going to P,eee..

The British brigantine Harry and Aubrey.
which went ashore opposite PatchoGue on
Monday morning. began breaking upyesterday
and probably will go to pieces before noon:
cocoanuts. which tho residents IN the neigh
Dorhood OF Patchogue may he eating to day.
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MONTGOMERY. Jan. 20. - The State Demo
cratic Executive Committee met here to-day
and called the state Convention to nominate
candidates for Governor and State officers and
70 elect delegates to the National Convention
for June 4
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Buffet sleeping car through TO San Francisco via New
York every TUESDAY Send Tor illustrated pam
phls.-Adv.
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ITS TERMS SAID TO BE UNsAT YSFAo.
TORY TO. TIE PREsIDENE

A Suspicion That It IL Only . PrstsnAsA
Recognition or the Justice OF HE Ne.
nands-OGense in the suegestisa That
the Baltimore Affair He Submitted to Ar.
bitration-Chin Said To no Negotiating
In England for Two More Ivsrshirs-No
Relaxation OF Our Own Naval Prepare.
tions-Mr. Breckenridge Offers . Resoiu.
tion Calling Upon tho President for Fur.
Their Information. but Fails TO nri.s Il
to = vote-Santiaxo Advices By Way OF
London Say ChIlps Reply II Conciliatory