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CLARK,S HOTEL BURNED.
A Boston Fire Where Firemen as Well as
Guests Have Narrow Escapes.


Boston. March 3O.-At 4 o'clock this morn
ing fire started in the engine room OF Clark's
Hotel. Washington street.and quickly spread to
the lower floors. There were 40 guests in tho
house. and great CONSERVATION ensued T. w.
Perry of Leomnster was tho only one who re-
ceived injuries that will probably be fatal. but
several were seriously hurt.
Three members OF Engine 90 had q narrow
escape from death. They were precipltated
into the front basement The grating protect
ing the basement window fell in. The cellar
seemed rs II the men would b. burned to death.
They were safely rescued. however. but were
exhausted from smoke and burns.
Mr.. Perry fell to the roof OF tho restaurant
while attempting to swing himself out Of top
floor room on the life-saving rope. He was
unable to sustain his own weight Most of
the guests made for the fire escapes on Avery
place. 1t was several minutes before the
thrOng could get the escapes In working order.
and then began wild scramble to the
In looking for m exit. T. W. Southwark OF
Cambridge mistook the elevated shaft for a
stairway and fell down three stories landing
on MS head: Hs was badly injured; The t r.,
TIE sps' guests e save IAN anythins IKE remen
rescued six chambermnids from the attics
with much difficulty. There were 800 guests
asleep in the Adams House. adjoining Clark's
hotel They were all aroused but did not
leave the hotel. There were numerous escapes
from asphy xintion. and the hremen carried out
several unconscious men.
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CONTINUING THE INVESTIGATION.
Witnesses Testify TO Particular Cases OF
Lax management ofthc Park.

Witnesses Testify TO Particular Cases of
Lax management ofthc Park.
The Investigation into the management Of
Central Park was continued yesterday morn
ing before Commissioner Wahle. Superintend-
ent Conklin did not appear. but his lawyer
said that he would come If it was desired.
Charles j. Haulley. clerk in the paymas-
ter's Office told how tho men were paid of.
All the workmen except those employed on
the new parks in tho annexed district had to
90 to the Central Park arsenal to get their pay
James f. Fitch. a ark policeman. testified
that he drove the paymaster to the bank and
protected the money while it was in the buggy
and while the paymaster was paying Off the
men. He also assisted at times in the actual
handling of tho money, especially with regard
to the police nay rolls. He was thus employed
nearly every day In the week.
Mr.. HAulley was recalled. and said that 80
We're Is eoscsrnsi H. Van VaHenbare eI pra c
cally did nothing in the matter OF paying of
the men except to place the money on the
MIR. William Van valkenburg. the property
clerk and 81
department which had been called for by the
said that search was now being made for them.
The witness admitted that under the method
rhe the on aee
hours to get their money. He thought this
AMI other hardshps now imposed on the men
might be removed II he had proper facilities
for instance. another horse and buggy, in adj
dition to those which he now has at his COM
mand
Thomas Floyd. gardener Of the Trinity
Church grounds. said that he knew Superin-
tendent Parsons Of the Park Board. and that
Parsons was also Superintendent Of the Trim
shrubs from Parsons's nursery. ut Flushing.
Frederick Y. Erugerhof had bought plants q
bought
WOolson, chief gardener of the Park. He could
not remember ever having purchased cheaper
from them than he could have from other deal
ings with Woolson and Parsons. but promised
to shave his books with him Mt noon to-day.
and the hearing was adjourned until that hour.
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Railroad Freight Thieves Caught.

Cant. Grants detectives arrested yesterday
three men and n woman who are believed to
belong to the gang that has been systemati-
cally stealing goods which had been shipped
over the New York Central Railroad. Charles
Ackert. a driver for the railroad company. and
his wife Lizzie confessed and implicated
Henry Tribell. cooper. and George w.
Hobby. a delivery clerk. who lives In STAN:
ford. The detectives are looking for several
other men.
Mrs Ackert. who lives at 443 West Seven.
teenth street. was Swallowed by Detective
Carey and finally arrested as she was attempt
rooms were found canned goods, and clothes
that had been stolen Aekert told the police
all boxes that arrived in bad condition ut the
depot had work ed with the delivery clerk In
Systematically stealing merchandise from the
fence for these goods. which Mrs. Acke:t sold.
The four prisoners were held at the Jefferson
Market Police Court yesterday for examina-
ton this morning.
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JO17INGS ABOUT TOWN

The stock Exchange will close on Good Friday.
April II.
The body ~ n man was found floating In tho Mott
Haven Canal at 18th street yesterday morning
The Fan River line will sunday trips for the
year commencing next sunday, Aprl g. The steamers
Pilgrim and Plymouth are now In commission.
Mr. J. Pernont Morgan. President GEORGE Baker Of
the First National hank. and Mr.. Grant Schloy OF
Moore 4 schley. sailed for Europe yesterday on the
Majestic.
Cot A. L. Rives Superintendent Of the Panama RAit
road and Lieut.. g. H. Harlow special Commissioner OF
the Words Fair for chin arrived yesterday on the
steamship Newport from Colon.
Four trunks brought by the city OF Paris were seized
yesterday. On TWO was the name OF Miss ~. 4. Sim.
mons Of Philadelphia and they bore the labels Of
Dr-xe. Harjes 4 Co. the Paris house OF the Drexes.
ON the other two trunks were :" L. H. u. b. Philadef
pha." and "E. D.. Philadelphia"
d. Appleton 4 Co. announce that the subscription
hooks for The History Of the centrnn,al celebra,ion
opsned on saturday Tue edition OF This work !. lin:
bound IN cloth and sac IN full Russia or full morocco
tn. directors al tl. new East RIVER Bridge Company
held n meeting IN Room ~ OF tbs Equitable. building
yesterday afternoon and elected the following officers;
President Frederick uhmann; vice-President, jacob
Rupert, Secretary. Elisha Dyer. IL; T,sa.aIeE
Uhlmann George w. wingate. snd Edward O. schssfsf.
One Of tho great achievements Of this country \ ~
EmpIs stats Express Of the New York csstSaL-AAA
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TRAIN ROBBING IN JERSL
ONE OF THE ROBBERS SHOT AND
EOUR IN all CAPTURED.
They Had Ronrded n Freight Tr-in. apA
While II Wns Moving Ilnd Tumbicd .
Lot of valunhr EccIEht finm n lar.

They Had Roarded n Freight Tr-in. apA
While II wns Moving lInd Tnmbicd .
Lot OF Valuable Freight from n Gar.
Early Tuesday morning the Erie Railroad
officials were notified that thieves had been
working Conductor Pctc Whittaker's west.
bound express freight train on the Bergen
Short Cut, between Rutherford and Ridge.
wood, and had taken goods of considerable
value. Detectives Weldon. Malone. and Quinn
found that the train stopped at Spring Tank.
about mile north of Rutherford. where I'll
Short Cut locomotives take water. and here
the thieves entered car by forcing the locked
and sealed door. As tho train labored up the
heavy grade past Garfield the men selected
such goods as they wanted. and when ness
Warren Point. which Is on the Paterson and
HncScnsack turnpike. near tho Barbour homo.
stend. the articles wcre thrown out.
Tho thieves alighted near bv and secreted
their plumber under the platform OF the War.
rem Point depot. where 1t would have been
secure from detection but for footprints In An
unfrequentcd spot near the building that led
to closer inspection by the detectives.
About three years ago Justice Kern Of
Carlstaat was notified of the finding OF stolen
goods in the woods near the Spring Tank.
He removed them without notifying the Erie
Railroad authorities. and there was no oppof.
tunity to catch the thieves when they returned
for their booty. Detectives Weldon. Malone.
and Quinn cnioined strict secrecy upon tho
one man who knew that the stolen goods weeo
under Warren Point depot. and after dark On
Tuesday evening they took up positions com.
aiding distance OF each other
At IL o'clock q two-horso wagon coming
westward Ts;,SS from the direction # aeksnsac5
while one man cared for the horses four others
proceeded to remove the goods from their
hiding place and load them on the wagon. As
detectives advanced upon tho men. command
ing them to surrender. They scattered and
ran. but half a d"zen shots brought. four a
them n,n to q standsiill;; Ihe nth ESCAPED.
committed to Jail by Justice Thos. H. Cum
ming. the goods being turned over to Sheriff
Kahn. Peter Lnwler. James Collins. and James
nard Kahn. and his place Of business SIT or
5i7 First avenue venue; He it is sid sid. hired the
purpose Of buying the stolen goods. samples
Of which had been carried to him in this city
rhe hers fS
was struck by a bullet in the right lower ali:
domen. but the ba! hit button or other hard
substance and glanced of. The SIX in was
wound with six inch purple circle around Il:
bale and three rolls of linen table CLOTH, one
roll Of velvet. fourteen rolls Of cashmere dresg
moquette carpet. and twelve packages lace
curtains. There were two pieces Of baling
cloth marked >, Ba n G Saginaw. Mich. and
Brow Goc ehe Of Esy f Visit assian
James Soden. a Jersey City crook.
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Tint Futile Warrant Considered by the
Grand Jury-Morc IndIctmenta.

The Grand Jurys investigation, based upon
DIR. Parkhursts statements. took a new turn
yesterday. DR.. Parkhurst had complained
that when his men attempted to raid gam-
bling house recently upon a warrant granted
ut police court their efforts were frustrated.
news Of the coming arrest having been COM
municated to the people who were to be ar
rested. The warrant had been issued at tho
Tombs. and the first witness the Grand Jury
examined yesterday was Justice Duffy. He
had not the slightest idea how the gamblers
had got information OF the raid. II they did OBJ
tain 1t. Neither had Police Court Clerk Ber-
nard f. Malone. nor Police Sergeant Delaney.
In command Of the court squad.
Next. the Grand Jury heard more testimony
as to their Investigations In various parts Of
the city from Superintendent Lewis and De-
tectives Parker ard Gledhill OF DR.. Park
bursts Society for the Prevention Of Crime.
At about half-pnst 1 o'clock the Grand Jury
concluded their days work and filed into Part
l. of tho General Sessions. Tho foreman
handed up to Recorder Smyth bulky bundle
of indictments. some Of which were believed
to hsSs been SasHa ugo9 DE-
as to tho maintaining OF houses OF III rerutS.
Shortly after the Grand Jury retired Re-
arrest OF iluttis Adams OF 80 East Twenty
seventh street. who had been indicted by the
tranu jury Ipr keeping ulSorupriy mousse. IL
was in this house that Dir. Parkhurst got his
experience of the neither side Of New York
city life OF which hr told his congregation.
Immediately after his sermon was preached
Hattie Adams was indicted She was arrested
and was released under bail. When Dr. Park
hurst went before the Grand Jury on Tuesday
he told the Grand Jury that. despite the in
dictment. liattie Adams had not closed her
house. and the Grand Jury determined to find
another indictment. Detective Sergeant I.y-
man of Inspector Byrpes's staff received Re-
arrested Hattie Adams and brought her before
the Recorder. He fixed bail at Sl.WW julius
J. Israel. n son OF LYMAN Israel. who owned
the burned Hotel Royal and who deals in fur
niture at eo Bowery. became surety. and she
was released.
1t is reported upon good authority that "a
soon as the gambling house warrant
was issued Superintendent Lewis OF Dr.
Parkhurst's society took both tho nfn-
davit and the warrant to Dr. Parkhnrst's
house and left them there. No officials
or attaches of the Tomhs Court except the
Justice himself knew anything about the war
rant. There was no evidence. in tho court that
It had been issued. This warrant Ivy in DR..
Pnrkhurst's hands one day. Then the Tombs
Court police were notified to he on the corner
of Lexington avenue and rhirty-fourth street
at a certai hour ut hit. the police were
there and met DR.. Parkhurst's agents. who
carried the sacred warrant. The warrant was
then placed in Sergeant DeIaney's hands. But
there was nothing for tho police to do.
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LOUISVILLE. March 30.-Nearly 1900 dele
gates to the Republican State Convention met
at noon to-day in Liederkranz Hall John W.
Yerkes of Danvile. Chairman Of the Republic
can State Central Committee. called the Con-
vention to order.
The platform Is In favor OF protective tariff.
reciprocity. the reelection Of President Harri-
son. and against the unlimited coinage Of sill
yer. Reference to President Harrison was re-
ceived with much applause. as was Mr.
Blaine's name.
These delegates -at-large were named to 20
to Minneapolis: William o. Bradley LANCASTER:
John Feand. Owensboro: George Denny,
Lexington. and W. H. Stewart (colored). Louis
vile.
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FOUND COULTER AGAIN,
Their Second Fight This Neek-Coulter May
Die.

Patrick Keeran. who lives at s02 Ninth ave-
nue. with his wife and three children. entered
his rooms last night and found there Thomas
J. Coulter. who lives in the same house. and
whom Keenan, has accused Of being unduly
attentive to Mrs. Keenan,.
wounds and Compound fracture Of the skull ii
Coulter was taken to tho Roosevelt Hospital.
and later to Bellevue. where he reganed con-
seriousness and said that Keenan, had struck
him with some blunt instrument. Keenan,
was arrested. 1t was thought at the hospital
that Coulter was likely to die.
Last Monday night Keenan, came home and
found Coulter in his rooms. He was incensed.
and knocked Coulter down.
The latter retaliated BY inflicting two severe
wounds on Keenan's head. Coulter was ar
rested and locked up. In. court the next
morning Mrs. Keenan, said that her husband
would not appear to prosecute Coulter. and he
was discharged.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-03-31
DEAD BENEA TIL HER BYNDoT.
Mrs. Matzoni EIoped and Was Forgiven,
but Was In Despair Over Her DlsSrace.

Maria Matzoni tho wife Of Vito Matzoni. an
Italian bootblack fell or threw herself from
window Of her home in the third story Of
the tenement at 3 Sullivan street. early yes
terday. and was killed Her husband did not
know Of her death until n policeman aroused
him TO- ask II a woman WAS missing from his
household. AS his wife was not in bed Mat
Zoni at once realized that tho body which lay
below The open window must be hers.
- week ago Mrs, Mntzoni clipped with Nicolo
Domono,, a 'lnngshoremnn who boarded with
the family. She took with her the furniture
and her two children. Her husband traced
the clipping pair to 3 Franklin street on Fri
day and had Domono arrested for stealing the
furniture. He was held by Justice Duffy tho
next morning. in the Tomhs Police Court, in
$1,000 bail Mrs Mntzoni. who VS. in court.
begged her husband to forgive her and he
not only agreed to take her back. but. the fur
niture heing returned. Withdrew his charge
against Dnmono. who was then set free.
Although forgiven and taken back to tho
home she had deserted. Mrs Matzoni is said
I" have hrroded over tho disgrace she had
is supposed that she killed. herself In despair.
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GOT AN OLD HUSBAND.
Miss Daniels's A Elections Were Not BIIghted
Although MIR. Mowers Jiited Her.

MIDDLETowN. n. Y, March 3O.-At the Janu-
airy term ofthe Oneida County Supreme Courtin
Utica Miss Eva Daniels sued Oscar Mowers.
both OF Oriskany Fails. for breach of promise.
She alleged that he had courted her for two
pouse danother girl. and she asked for $1,000
damages. The Jury gave her $3.50.
=, A newspaper account OF the trial fell under
owed farmer living near Winona. MINI. He Is
m ore than 20 years old, and has a large flock
to open u correspondence with Miss Daniels.
aud the result hns been that she left her home
Wcs Wnopa sbe 1ee day ana Wf5
by her rich old sutton. and the pnir. who hid
Just met for the first time, were driven to the
parsonage OF the Rev. l.. L. West OF tho Winona
Methodist Church and were married.
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A NEW CUSTOM HOUSE BILL.
Il Fixes the Price or the Ola Building mt
Not Less than S8,OOO.OOO.

WASHINGTON. March 30.-Mr. Fellows Of New
York introduced In the House to-day bill to
supplement and amend an act for the Erection
Of New Custom House in New York city. ap-
proved March l. 1891.
The bill provides that In tho event that the
sum OF money which may be necessary to Sc
cure title of the property for the site shall OK.
coed the sum apRroprlated ior me APPRAISERS
then such excess may be paid from and
charged against any m oney which may be de-
rived from the sale Of the Custom House, prop
crty on Wall street, as provided under the act
The bin amends section OF the net OF 1901
so MS to direct the Secretary of the Treasury to
sell at public auction. or otherwise to tho high
est bidder. but not for less than 1000.
tho present Custom House property, me pro
ury Of the United States and appro.
priated for the construction OF tho
new Custom House H. cnss Of The he's sale liz
to lease the premises from the purchaser. at a
rental not TO exceed Ave per centum 81 the
purchase price. for use AS a Custom House
until the new one Is ready Is Ter 1, OCCUPANCY,
to provide that the total cost OF the new
Custom House building shall not exceed
S5,UOU,OOO.
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BO7H GONE WHEN she CAME BACK.
Mrs. Fulton Had Left Her Two.year.old
hoy In the Care OF u Wenk.mInded Aunt.

Mrs. Fulton Had Left Her Two.year.old
Hoy In the Care of Wenk.ninded Aunt.
Mrs. William Fulton Of 1922 East Thirty fifth
street was summoned to the bedside OF her
sick mother. Mrs. Fitzgerald OF lob Second
avenue. about 2 o'clock on Tuesday afternoon.
She left her two-year-old son. Samuel. and her
aunt. Mrs. Ellen Lenahan. at home. Mrs.
Lenahap. who is 6S years old. Is weak minded.
and had not been out OF the house for two
years
On her return Mrs. Fulton found the rooms
deserted. and no trace Of her aunt or her boy.
Mai Lut tSs bdvs f hat Was missing on Mrs
Fulton and her husband. who is a coachman.
hunted all over the neighborhood. and then re.
alarm WAS sent out
Yesterday morning Mrs. Fulton learned from
Mrs. Mangcn. the housek oeper Of DAB Ninth
avenue where she had formerly lived, that the
old woman and the child had lecn there all
rwenty-third street car across town. After
that all trace Of them was lost.
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sues DR.. F1agier for Alternating His wife's
Affections.

New HAVEN. March 3O.-Mr. and Mrs. David
S. Hankinson OF Binghamton removed to this
city a few weeks ago. and soon after DR.. 7. b.
Flagler also OF Binghamton. came to live with
them and to practise medicine. Last Monday
Mr.. Hankinson applied to Judge Robertson Of
to the State Insane Asylum at Middlctown.
Pending the hearing 1t was learned that Mrs.
Hankinson was victim OF the morphine
bate Court this morning Judge Robertson
threw it out; Later, on Mr.. Hankinson brought
for alternating his wife's affections and
attached $1,000 deposited in the City Bank.
Dr. Flagler claims to be treating Mrs. Rankin
has made grave accusations to her husband
against DR.. FIagler. Mr.. Hankinson now snys
that he brought tho application to have his
wife committed to an asylum.
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'"A'ING JOHN TONS NAME,
nmsnse Amount or Spurious Paper In
Circulation.

,s.a h1hLASD Ohio. March 3O-The counter
and W. o. John HuntinGton's name to notes
H. ,"'s Is assuming gigantic proportions.
tion , OF this spurious paper In circula-
rsc.,n1 1ws larger every day. Word has been
vo,,h 'hat there Is at present over 100000
in,ta.' spurious paper. to which John Hunt
49, name Is forged. in banks in this city.
ju., ,a.' Cleveland gentleman who has
iph su,.ao from the East brings news that
thar ." throughout the New England States
n :. paper to the amount of $025.OOO.
hnts ais, a'so positively known now that the
iorgad we're aware OF the existence OF this
6snIse hotes We're protested in Eastern
Tie bsnria ING matter has been Kent secret by
0'uhs lor lear Of creating panic.
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She Sues John Ling OF Red Bank for
$4,000 for Trench Of Promise.


$4,000 for Breach Of Promise.
RED BANK. March 30.-John Lang Of this
town has been sued for $4,000 damages for
breach Of promise by Miss Lily Newman of
Pleasure Bay. a daughter Of stephen Newman.
Jr. She Is handsome. about three years out
OF her teens. with dark hair and eyes and
we'll rounded figure. A year ago she was u
clerk in Hicks's candy store on broadway.
Long Branch.
Mrs. Mary Lang. the mother of John Lang
conducts n wholesale and retail coniect ionery
business here, and John snPcrintends, tho
wagon route. He is not more than ~. tall and
vol built. and he belongs to a number Of
secret societies. Long Branch is on his candy
rloyed at Hicks's that no became acauai nted
with her Unto within three weeks aGG2 Lang .g
visits ceased ard tho breach OF promise suit
was Immediately begun. Mrs. Lang was
greatly opposed to her son 8 visits to the young
woman. and this. it is said. caused him to stop
calling at tho Newman house.
Lang was served with Sherifr's warrant
and was required to furnish a bond for $1,000.
his sureties being James Walsh. Freeman
Gray. and Morris zach.
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Annie May Garrison. the l7-ycar-old daugh-
ter of Cornelius Garrison. OF 200 Monticello
avenue. Jersey City. went to the cellar yester-
some railroad torpeioes there which her
father had brought home. and, not knowing
what they were. made UP her mind to find out
Placing one OF them on u stone she struck It
with a ammer. The explosion was heard
some distance II. away piece OF ne e. shsI
lose the sight OF It Her face was burned by
the powder. and the shock Frustrated her. A
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THE HOUSE FELL ON The CHURCH.

Foundations of Dwelling . Hill Give
Way-A Fire Results.
McKEEsPoRT. March 3O.-By fire at 8 o'clook
yesterday afternoon the Coursin Street Meth
odist Church was ruined and four dwellings
completely gutted For while n whole block
was threatened. The foundation OF house
on an adjoining hill gave way and the house
fell on the church. Stoves set fire to the house
and then tho church caught. A mother and
babe were rescued from the house Just before
1t fell. A Swedsh woman and babe are miss
ing. and it is believed they have persisted in
tho flnmaa
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Door. Closed, yylndo w. Darken.d.

A large number Of the houses In West Thir-
ty-iirst and Thrty-second streets. between
Sixth and seventh avenues. which have been
chased as disordcrly resorts for the last quar-
ter of u century. were dark last night and tho
front doors wore barred against all who at
tempted to gain an entrance.
II has been common rumor for two days that
there was to be q general raid upon these
houses and It appeared that the proprtetors
had been frightened By the gossips
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Her n-,dn, Present. Kept In a Vault.

The gorgeous presents which Miss Nellie
Mclaughlin, tho daughter OF ex-Regstcr
Hugh Mclaughlin OF Brooklyn. received when
she married DR.. Alexander f. Carroll n few
over S10O00O are now for the greater part
deposited in a vault built under tho, sidewalk
Of the WASHINGTON Park house which Mr. Ne,
vault was built at the suggestion of Mr.. Me-
Laughln to relieve his daughter Of thu trou-
transferred from time to time to the keeping
of n safe deposit company. There is not. 1t IL
said. q more soldly constructed vault In
Rrook lyn.