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DID He POISON HIS CHUlfs
Mrs. Crane Says I.nne Wanted tho Rest OF
McAilister's Money.

McAiister's Money.
Edward McAllster. a young man formerly in
the employ OF the Ward Line Steamship Com
pany. died yesterday morning In the boarding
house OF Mrs. Ellen Crane. at So Oliver street,
and now his chum. Charles Lane. also n steam
boat man. Is under arrest accused Of having
administered poison to the dead man. Nc
Allister was about 30 years OF age. and was
unmarried. His people lived in Taunton,
Mass. where his father died last winter lcav-
ing fortune. out of which he got S.. 900.
When he returned to New York. after securing
his inheritance. ho and Mrs. Crane visited the
Emgrants' Bank on Chambers street. where
$1,000 was deposited. and tho Blocker Street
Bank where $500 was placed.
with the remaining $500 the young man and
his chum. Lane. lived high for q time Mrs.
was living on McAllister. She ordered him out
81 her house once; she says. and,he then said
that II he went McAllister wouldn't remain
long bchi ind. OF late Lane has been living at
l02 Canal street. whore McAllister frequently
visited him.. About two weeks ago McAllister
was taken sick. During the past week he was
delirous good deal OF the time. and Mrs.
Crane alleges that he said that Lane had given
him some pills during his last visit at the
DR.. hemingway. who saw McAllister Just
before he died. gave 1t as his opinion that the
young man had died Of dror,sy. supernduced
by alcoholism. Mrs. Crane. however. was not
satisfied with this verdict. and yesterday at
noon she started out To- find Lane. She met
him at the corner Of Division street and the
Bowcry. and grabbed him by the throat and
held him until Policeman Peterman came up
Lane was taken to the Ton,bs Court, where
he denied emrhatically that he had ever ad-
:, II o said he had often got drunk with Meal
lister. but had not seen him for some time.
Justice Diver. at the request of the police. re-
tho case can be made.
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THE NATIONAL REGATTA.
A New Charge Against Hswkins-first
Days Events.

SARATOGA. July 25-There was quito lively
meeting OF tho Executive Committee OF the
National Association OF Amateur Oarsmen this
evening. Edward Durham OF the Sunny Side
Boat Club OF Toronto, Canada. and Fred Haw-
kins. representing the Manhattans OF New
York. were charged with selling races. and In
Hawkins's case the charge was made by
the rowing master OF the club that
Hawkins represents. Both men were
called before tho committee. and both
denied the charges. The committee
decided that both could row under protest
pending IN investigation by the Executive
Committee Of the association. Hawkins. when
told Of the decision. said that he did not think
he would row ut all. Some 800 members OF
the Manhattan Athletic Club are here and 1t
Is possible that to please them he may go in.
Tho committee to- day decided to call the
first race Mt 3 o'clock tomorrow. instead OF
o'clock. The start and finish are right oppo-
site the grand stand. and tho men in position
will number from the west shore. The officers
selected by tho Regatta Committee this after
noon are as follows:
StmpsSn Of ,r Time:
ii'Isioha Canadian Hihis"s a"~ins xssoe atom: y
I; E9s, crescent Athletic club. boston Judge, At
%s.ai@s,on: 3 tlsIs 3 iAs %Sar.s.k t. Fsl.Sa
Boat Club. New York '"'''
started. and tho other races will follow at
twenty minute intervals. Four races. CON
sistinE Of eight heats and four finals will be
rowed, The regatta committee met tonight
and selected races. heats. ind positions. The
ssi sna st are ss oGEs Bulge.
sH"i t1S Ssj = narS sSss s,s@
SnS %r'd Mn ssbss. A fissas
T5SSS,s wynSmD.op A,sonaS. css
bon: club. boston; 9. EdWard Durham: sunnysIls
club. Canada: 6. +. II. Thompson. Toronto Rowing
club.
p Harry campSe Albany Ro "%S Gss ~ R. MSsy
Metropolitan + g. New YORK; =. i. L. Van zandt OF.
| ford Boat Club, Cambridge Mass
Juni1i singles, first heat James Hurley. Don
"ns Gnb cs fes .si5n .a
club Boston.
Gus isOp Isnnr bny Soanss sny Sns
CUB. T"ss"ic n j.: s. Ii. s Gs.thsws. Island City
Club Galveston, Tex: j. Coughlin Varuna Boat Club
Third ileat-1; Charles Barrett. st. 10 boating As
sSocia,lon s.. Joseph No: 2 j. G. Bi1Gkintop
Double Scns-First heat: !. sunnyside Club Canada
Ryan and punan; 2. Albany Rowing Club. Monahan
Ssss cuS S%
g. vesper Club OF Philadelphia Parke Henley.
second Heat Argonaus OF Toronto. Muntz broth:
srs: .. Institute Club OF Newark S. caynnaugh and
Carney; 3 Manhattan a: c. Donohuo brothers.; Cat.
lin Boat Club Chicago, Henderson and Case 6. Pawtuo-
senior Fonr: Dared Shells First Heat-l. wyandotte
Club OF Wyan6ott- Mol q Dons OF Toronto; 8, Albany
| Rowing club: 1. Wolverines of Detroit.
Of New YORK; g. Modocs Sc Louis; / Fsirmounts Of
Philadelphia.
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BROOKS WILL 40 no YORK NoT
His Theory or Marital Rights Overlook ed
tho Penal Code.


tho Penal Code.
Eugene F. Brooks. q young negro. formerly
messenger in the Navy Department at Wash
ington. and latterly ward-room mess boy on
a man. of-war. pleaded guilty yesterday in the
General Sessions OF attempting to shoot his
young wife. Ella at Sixth avenue and Eighth
street. on July 10.
Brooks married his vito in Washington and
he concluded to take n vacation and let her
support him. They came to this city. and he
ordered her to go out on tho streets and earn
money. She refused and left him.
She obtained employment as n housekeeper
at % Cornelia street. He found out where she
was. and on the night of July he climbed up
n fire escape at tho back OF the house and
however. descended full upon his wife's pet
dog. which was asleep II ear the window. The
dog cries ava kened Mrs. Brooks. and Brooks
fled. Meeting hcr at sixth avenue and Eighth
street three days later he knocked her down,
pulled his revolver. and saving. I'm going to
shoot you now: ! was fooled the other night"
pulled the trigger.
The pistol did not explode. He snapped It
three times. Meanwhile the frightened wo-
man was screaming at the top of her voice. A
procession was passing through Ninth street
headed by squad 81 police. They heard tho
screams and seized Brooks.
Recorder Smyth sentenced Brooks to State
prison at hard labor for four years and five
months and fined him $3.50, ordering that un-
less the line is paid he serve u day for each
dollar,
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FREDDY AHRENS DID THE SHOOTING.
No Meant to Hit Dog, but tho Bullet
Struck Little Tommy Miller.

Struck Little Tommy Miller.
Freddy Ahrens. aged 10. OF 208 West Sixty
first street did tho shooting. and tho citizen
who was shot was a-year- old Tommy Miller OF
6O4 West Forty-third street. The shooting
was done on the Fourth Of July. In the York
Vile Police Court yesterday. Tommy Miller.
the victim. did his best to reveal the true facts.
Tommy has a frank countenance and looked
as truthfully as he could. Justice Taintor
could not see him over the railing 30 Tommy
stood in chair and told his story.
But how did it happen ?" asked tho Justice.
1T was like this live at 604 West Forty
third street. Johnny bunker lives at 500.
There ie a big lot between the houses. Johnny
bunker and Freddy Ahrens was in the house
pluggin' out OF a window with n revolver at
some cans. took the dawg with me. had
him hitched with piece OF string. an We
Skinned through hole In big fence. When
went by the window Freddy Ahrens. he tole
me to tie the dawg to a post. An | wouldn't,
an then he aimed the revolver an tried TO
An had to 60 to Roosevelt Hospital for eight
days, o, nm. .,,.,+.d9" .s..d
'T Tommys mother had put his blouse on over
his sad ths e%y
the arm had been cut Of at the shoulder:
out ray al as not eat
oil"
mother looked troubled.
And" broke in Freddy Ahrens. we didn't
fire Ct him He ie ain't hurted bad All we used
"" You shot at a tomato can with blank cart
ridges 2" queried the Justice.
oh. we'll. we chucked In buckshot when
we fred"
Then ths Lawyers s9t to talking and when
" 1t is against the law to discharge firearms
in public. think l shall hold the boy"
Bail was fixed at $500 on charge ofassault.
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NOT n PUBLIC NUISANCE.
Tho Court Decides in Favor OF Newtown
Creek Glue Mil.

Some months ago. when the Health authori-
ties in Brooklyn made an effort to close up the
glue and bone factories on Newtown Creek. tho
Peter Cooper Glue Company brought an action
In the City Court for mandamus restraining
the city from interfering with its business.
The trial lasted n couple OF weeks. and yester-
day Judge Van Wyck rendered a decision in
favor OF the company. He says:
Provided the plaintiff discontinues the use
OF the settling pond and transports its stock
in properly closed carts. and ceases to use any
putrasccnt stock in its business. think on the
evidence the Plaintiffs entitled to an injunc-
ton. rs tho issue was Joined In this case and
the last Legislature was passed against bone
boiling. &c. J. do not think the question OF
whether the plaintiffs business comes within
action. and therefore do not pass on that ques-
ton"
Health Commissioner Griffin proposes to at
once bring suit against the alleged Newtown
Creek nuisances under tho now law.
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me sun. Guide to New York.

Replies 10 questions asked erev day by ne
guests and citizens Of the American metropolia
Suggestions to siOhtseers and practical i,Jo,n,a-
ton for practica, people. The Sin uiu publish, in
time for use al The Columbus Celebration nert Oc-
tober. comDi te, unique. and pra ctical guide book
TO this city. II mill tel visitors ,ohat The sights
arc. ho'r IL reach hem. rhere 10 lodge and board
'chHe here and he cost, where 10 do wholesale or
retail Shopping. hop 10 Hmuse themselves, and get
rest ri"n "sarv Of sightseeing. NtDiH be attrac-
t'reIV printed. pleasant TO read and the subject
matter TW be dirided and arranged in a nay 10
insure he best results. The retail price tpiR be Is
cenisper copm The SUMS Guide uiH also Offer
unequ1lled and exceptional opportunities to adpey-
fisers Those Who totSh further INFORM alton On
this subject should addrsss The Guide Book Dc.
pa,.pent AZ The Ns1 York Sun
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take any chances. You wouldn't want me to
be careless about your mail and couldn't be
If you did, II you know anybody here who
The man glanced through tho crowd. but
failed to recognize any one, Hc argued with
went away disappointed. At II o'clock the
crowd had thinned out considerably and the
carriers were rushing the distributions Mt n
closing the office. but tho delay at the start
made them behindhand
At only a few OF the branch post offices can a
crowd lie seen on Sunday morning. At the
office on Grand street. near Norfolk. where
the jarGon signs indicate the nat onalitles with
callers for Sunday mails. They arc mostly
small Hebrew merchants. There are never
The Stuyves6nt street Office Is visited by the
representatives Of the business houses within
its section. but even there the ,number OF sun
day callers Is smaller than in Houston street
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FIRE ON rHE csxRItsroM
II was Caused hy spo.,.r.ou. cou,,,,,o,
In the Coal Ront ~rs

- s"e eoni Bankers.
PoRT ORCHARD. WASH. July ga FIRE start.
90 IN tho coal bunkers OF the United States
cruiser Charleston on Friday. The fro bell
was Immediately rung. and within thirty Sec
onds tho pumps were started and after bnt-
Ting with the fro for thirty i've minutes the
flames were subdued. The fro was caused by
spontaneous combustion. All the matches
were battened down to smother tho flames.
The deck In the Storage had to be torn up to
reach the hames when streams OF water were
turned on. which extinguished the blaze The
perth deck In the Storage was partly destroy
Cd. as were also tho officers hunks and part of
the httings The damage will not nocessitate
the ships return to Mare Island. as repairs
can be made by the ships mechanics.
This has not often happened in the navy
Whenever 1t has occurred the officers have
given the case particular attention, but it is
bustion In any case.
II is an accepted fact among coal dealers
to take place In the lower grades OF bitumin-
ons coal. which, when heated, yields a large
amount OF volatile bituminous matter. The
tanabe sxseptns The We Wss w 2ssi is
expensive; They load from bnrges wherever
rom e IS si Epa the price paid
The Charleston carried from 300 to 900 tons
along con wien is
nishcd by the mines Of Vancouver Island and
the regions about Puget Sound is Of a cheaper
grade than the Australian coal. and the Aus
tralian coal Is cheaper than the eastern Amer
lean coal
Some time ago there was little excteme emit
on board the Pensacola caused by an unusual
heat over the hold near tho stern. where the
thought til at here was mbustion In the hold.
but examination showed that the heat was
CEASED by the escape Of steam.
A IRE started in tho coal sheds Of the Brook
Ign Navy Yard In tho latter part OF April. The
sheds contained about 100 tons of coal. An
by spontaneous combustion. Further exam
inaton proved that the floor was damp and
this with a proper temperature probably
effected the generation OF heat.
The United States Government asked heavy
coal merchants what precautions t. take
agai INST spontaneous comhustion: The in;
variable answer was. Use tho best coal"
The best authorities advise two courses for
the, coal plenty Of mir; the other s.Giye the
the great vessels. and the first in many cases.
cannot be relied upon because air enough
cannot be supplied to remove the dampness.
Petroleum has never been put into practical
use in the navy. 1t has been tried and pro-
nounced failure.
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HoNDouT. July 25-ln January last a num-
ber OF forGeries. aggreGatinc about 500. in
tho shape OF notes and other commercial
paper which We're negotiated at New Paltz and
Newburgh. was discovered and found to have
been committed by William McEhone. who at
that time lived near New pnltz. Shortly after
obtaining the money McElhone took his wife
not stopping long In any one place. in conse-
quenco Of which he had succeeded in Guiding
Justice. For some reason he came back to
these parts. and Sunday was seen and recog-
nized in the village OF Colk hill. driving horse
that was also recognized ns belonging to u
name of Weller and was employed on II farm
near Ridgebury. He was arrested and Jailed
here to await the action OF tho Grand Jury.
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Iob-r Want. to Meet Lyons.

Friends of Eddie Lober. the pet 1loGound boxer OF
the Brooklyn Athletic club, got wind recently OF the
fact that Dolly Lyons and his admirers have been com
pairing the merits OF the two men with result rattle
disparagingt to Lober They thought that Lyons could
best Lober. and animated their willingness to back
their opinion. For several days past tho Brook n
boy and his Sdherents have been trying to come to
some agreement with Lyons and his manager for q
Itch, but their efforts have be evaded.
Last night LOber AMI party OF friends called At THE
Sun ONCE LODer said lie was inclined to think that
Lyons was bluing AMI lie didn propose to waste any
more time running around after him. lie then said he
challenged Dolly LYONS to meet him in u tight q nm
ish at 10 pounds for $500 side and the hes, purse
that might be offered IoheT also raii he would ch AL
lenge the winner OF the Barnett rlymer ght whether
Lyons ace opted his challenge or not,
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Left Creditors and u Wife Behind.

New BRUNSWICK. July 25.-AGcnt l.. c.
Brown OF the Metropolitan Insurance Conn
pany has disappeared. leaving wife and Il
good many creditors in the lurch. He Is short
500 with the company. and owes twice as
much more about town. He hired q horse
from Alderman Atkinson. and this: too. is
missing. He was traced as far as Millston,
where he tried to sell thu rig When he left
town he told ht. vile not to worry II no did not
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auarr.l.om. and shot Two Ms..

Carbon. Pa. July 25.-At 8 O'Clock last even
ing a fight among the workmen occurred at
tie quarries of the Carbon Limestone Com
pany. As u result Louis Marsh is dead. Frank
Marsh is MORALLY wounded. and Acauina Knott
mas leg nearly shot of. Michael Tanner.
VINO is recognized as "a leader am ong the ltal-
ian ian clement, with some COMPANIONS spent the
tnrned to the Iuarries in a a uarrelsome IN God.
he was talking loudly. and Louis Marsh and
LIS brother went to see what was the trouble
btantly and wounding Frank. Tanner then
went toward Youngstown. Frank Marsh 10 v
Son-tn-law OF Tanner.
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the lonely od man, for, after reading # over.
more vim than he had yet shown.
A big man with blond hair and moustache
rtS ID tGs arewS Hs sn Dd
posture indicated that he was something more
than clerk. The letter carrier who handed
This man retired from the crowd and glanced
hastily over the letters. All but one evident
H to business s He
bore foreign post mark: He cut it openn very
carefully and pulled out lot OF sheets OF thin
'" a good S order. Mr. Schmidt" said an &C.
bstt ss he rppsa Ny
Its letter from my wife and the boys. They
are travelling in Germany. and have visited
from them. so / came down this morning."
Good news. l hope" said his friend. and
Evidently the letter was pleasant reading. for
Mr.. Schmidt seemed to enjoy it immensely,
and went ont only after having read it over
"A All TIL this time the letter carriers we're dis
tributing the mail as rapidly MS possible. The
n Ssk IN Of to @n nea
dresses frequently. reGard;ess Of the fact tina:
the letter carriers were doing their best and
was calm and didn't fret himself into a per- ,l.
SEPARATION got through quickest. shining eN-
Hoe He sat
counter dangling his legs. and said not word.
He watched the crowd with SMILE and APP
Ont, man failed to get tho letters he called
for. He came in about ten minutes before |.
looked searchingly through tho crowd. and
called out the name and address OF . Broad
way firm OF novelty dealers. He was stylishly
dressed and had Jaunty manners. A letter
carrier came III in response to his call With
some letters in his hand.
who did you say p asked the carrier. eye.
ing the man sharply.
Ia reppatpI the name.
Well. l have some letters for that firm -
said the carrier, but can't give them to sou
unless you are identified. don't know you y
Il am member OF the firm" said the Young
man. II have charge Of the Western ofllce at
rect some important mail this morning. l
the New York office to get the mail. but don't
see any one Here is my card"
He took a card from his case and handed II
to the carrier. The latter glanced ut it and
handed it back.
II am very sorry. he said. but it is again st
the rules to gvo mail to person we don't
know. have no doubt that YOU are the per
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AFTER THE SUNDAY MAIL.
a SCENE IN THE BKANCH POST Or
FICE IN HOUSTON STREET.

Curious Characters In the Crowd-Letters
Come TO the Patient n. Quickly as to the
Observation-Disclosures Postal Clerks.
"Mor-r-ees und Ahnstein. flfe hoondert und
seeb'n Broadway"
The little old man who yelled this ut the ton
OF his lungs in the Houston street branch Post
Office looked rs though he might have stepped
out OF some little Bavarian village He was
old-fashionod from the battered old beaver
hat he low-cut. s1uare-toed calf-skin shoes.
He wore one OF tho old-time black stocks-once
tho delight OF all old mon. now rarely seen.
oven on octogenarians. lie also had on pair
OF much wrinkled black kid gloves. which
were too long in tho fingers and too wide
across the back. It was hard to estimate his
age. ho was so thin and emaciated and wrin-
killed.. He might have been go. or he might have
been 80 His had been very-hard life evil
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tn. Edison Tube Works Shop burned.

SCHENECTADY. July 25.-Firc was discovered
In the tube works shop No. II OF the Edison
General Electric Company's plant at 1880 this
morning. Owing to the infammabe nature
OF the material in the building tho flames
spread with great rapidity. and the workmen
barely had time to escape before the entire
structure was roaring mass OF flames. The
fire department connected with tho Edison
shops was quickly at work. and general
alarm called out the city department. The
flames were confined to the building in which
they originated. The building and its con
tents was entirely destroyed. The loss Is esti-
mated at $4,000. 1t is supposed that the fire
was started by II workman. who. after lighting
his pipe. dropped the match into II pot Of COM
pound. causing 1t to explode.
The Edison people in this city said to inuuir-
ers at their Broad street Offices yesterday al
ternoon that the damage to their plant at
Schenectady by the fire yesterday morning
was comparatively unimportRnt. and that
practically no interference whatever to the
operation OF the works resulted. The building
burned was that known as Building No. IL.
and was used as q factory for tubes for under
ground electrical conduits. The fire started
before any OF the employees had entered the
building for the days work, and 1t was. out by
o'clock. None OF the machinery OF the works
was burned or interfered with, and no electri-
cal apparatus was damaged. Work was car
ried on In the plant yesterday as usual. The
building burned was an outbuilding. apart
from the main structure.
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Brnve Mrs. Ruhlinx May Reeover.

LONG BRANCH July 25.-Mrs. Mary Ruhline.
the brave mother who endangered her life to
save her 3year-old child from being run over
by locomotive. lies Mt the Star Hotel in a
though suffering from shock and Internal in
jures her physicians hope that her strong
Katie. W ho was In her arms when she was
struck by the locomotive is apparently al
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Identified nsC. +. VogeI,

Tho body that noatcd in among the bathers
at Manhattan Bench on Sunday afternoon was
identified yesterday as that Of c. F. Voecl. a
baker who did business Mt o Fourth avenue.
brooklyn. An empty rowboat marked Bay
House. Canarsie." containing four oars.
fioated in at the extreme eastern end OF Man
haitian Beach yesterday morning. 1t Is sup
posed VoEel was drowned from that
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dim Only WIN r,xn, J.c. Ashton.

AspuRY rARk July 20 In Corbett trained harder
to-day than any 'ther time for week. lie took lous
ON Deal Lax, and then punched the bag for an
hour and hall. Cap;. Williams Of the Olympic Club
Of New orleans did the training quarters 10.
day. but wired tlat he would he here to morrow.
jim Daly. who has been corbet's sparring partner
for the past year that he 10 meet Jack
Ashton Day prefers tho match to come on IN the fail
bsfors sither the ompic Club Of New orleans or the
match, nAiy ssys that he will light before any nIst
ell4s club n the county.
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PROVIDENCE. July 25.-The police have what
they consider tangible clue to tho murderers
OF Ilaswell. tho old man who was killed for his
money on last Tuesday. Tho mon wanted are
'Iankes Dan Sullivan and Martin Dalton.
have been in East Providence on the day OF tho
murder. and Dalton is said to have changed
his othes In an East Providence barroom on
that day Sullivan was at one tim keeper OF
the polo grounds in Newport and later had
dancing school in Fall River.
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CORNING. N. Y. July 25.-A violent electrical
storm occurred between 3 and s o'clock this
morning. For long time the heavens pro-
scented dazzling sight. At the Erwin crossing
Of Erie and tho Delaware, Inckawanna and
Western Railroad. three miles west of this
place tho lightning danced around the signal
tower, Operator Cahill making his escape Just
as the tower was struck. In u few minutes il
was burned to tho ground Mr.. Cahill was
thrown 10 tho ground and stunned by the force
OF the shock.