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ton than any man on earth. and the flddling
and fuddling which goes on there Sundays
during tho summer season. Is something aw-
full to contemplate. On many Sundays there
are a hundred thousand people there: The
main street Is known as the Bowery, and IL Is
lined with variety shows. where short-skirted
women booze with the men and make the day
hilarious. The scenes there ut night are be-
yond description. There WAS never anything
in New York city to which they can be conn
pared. The fact that McKane. the absolute
Coney Isl and. Is uperintendent OF q Metho-
dist Sunday school. and yet this state OF things
exists. requires more subtle ex plantations than
manv OF Mr.: McKane's friends can give. SUN
reporter talked with the Rev. j. H. Churchill.
pastor OF Mr.. Mckaps's church. about this mat
ter Mr. Churchill said:
Mr.. McKans has been superintendent OF
the Sunday school OF this church for twenty
five years. and Is q trustee and steward. He
is COMMUNICATE but has not partaken dur
ing my pastorate OF three years. He prssides
over the Sunday school on every Sunday dur
ing the winter months. During tho summer
months he Is too busy with the affairs OF Coney
Island to attend There has been some Very
at tho Coney Island Athletic Club. In view Of
wished to: resign. as superintendent OF the
Sunday school and as trustee and steward OF
the church. 1 asked Mr.. McKane various
questions. whether the fights were brutal.
whether anybody was injured. whether he
gambled on the result. and whether he
questions he answered no. aud added that he
merely leased the building for S.. 600 year to
the athletic club. At several Of the preachers
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Richard Zeiger and Fred Eberhardt OF Grand
street, Maspeth. were prisoners yesterday in
the Middle Village Police Court before Justice
Schumacher. Both men live with their fami-
lies In a two story frame house near the Mas
peth entrance to Mount OlIvet Cemetery. They
were charged with breaking into the barn OF
John Snyder. a dairy farmer, near b. Johh
Cemetery. and stealing Jersey cow Accord
ing to Constable Hook OF Newtown. who ar ar
rested them, Zeieler and Eberhardt stole the
cow at O'clock this morning and drove her 10
their home In Maspeth. ,o5 Al =
There they killed tho COW and dragged the
carcass into the cellar whero they sh,nnfu ~
They then sunk the skin in AN adjoining laRe
and were dividing W the meat when Gonst "a
arrested them he received information Of
The robbFy he G IN court tho prson
ers declined TO make any statement they
we're sent TO the county Ial This mo snhM
macher. Constable Hook says that numerous
cows have been stolen rrcentiy tr9h heie n5
Eberhardt are implicated in the robDeries'
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Represents election district prolonged into the
Town Hall
3 Il an arm Of another election district tina. reaches
3) IL the corner Of an election district with polling
place in the corner Of the Town Hail.
a, and ~ Represent three moro election districts
prolonged into the Town Hall
A map Of the election districts Of Gravesend
now looks like n Chinese laundry ticket By
skilful Juggling the town was cut up into the
six election districts according to law. and yet
so that a portion Of each election district was
in the Town Hail. This brings all the polling
places under one roof while technically they
are separate and each Ia in different election
district. Gravesend's Town Hall was erected
In 1873. and 1t resembles church in its gem
era appearance. 1t is built OF wood. On the
Neck road side are three large double windows
that reach within four feet OF the ground
For election purposes these windows are
cut down to the main floor OF the Town Hall
which Ia about two feet above the ground
As the law provides that each polling place
shall have a separate entrance and exit one
half OF each Of these double windows il used
by the voters who are going in to cast their
ballots. and the other half Of tho window is
used rs an exit from the polling place. That
there may be n o mistake covered approa eli es
have been built to each entrance. When the
vot or has cast his ballot he can get out OF the
polling place through the uncovered half OF
tho window There is Just the same arrange
ment on the other side OF the Town Hall.
And Chief Mckane was only a carpenter:
never newanythine about logarithms or civil
But how he does get there when no wants toll
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meetings held in New York city Mr.. McKane's
Msthodism came up for discussion. l reported
ut these meetings exactly what Mr.. MeKane
had told me. and advised that most Of the at
tacks on Mr.. McKane came from polite par
tisans. and that wa. as ministers. should not
told them. that John Y. McKane never drank a
drop In his life. that he and his brothers are
all straightforward and upright mon: notice
that something has been said as to whether his
name Is spelled McKane. Mccain. or McKain.
Here are the church records and they will
show you that his fathers name Is written
McKane., and that his brother William's name
name is spelled on the records Mckane and
McKain. There is no record OF its being
spelled Mccain, ! can readily understand how
the records spell his name McKane and Nc
Kahn. for the reason that years ago some OF
the pastors were not careful in keeping the
church records. John Y. McKane is as gener.
GUS man as ever lived. No man eyer vent
It. The poor people OF Gravessnd and Sheeps-
head Bay and Coney Island are never With
out ton of coal oil, without food II he
knows 1t. Many times Mr.. Mckane has seen
young girls living hereabouts out rather late
at night and 1t is his invariable rule to call
know that criticism has been passed on the
doings at West Brighton on SUNDAYS;
scarcely know how to speak OF that as ME-
McKans L. a civil as we'll as an ecclesiastical
officer. The civil law permits many thing
done that an ecclesiastical oticer cannot smut
his eyes to. / have talked with Supsrintendent
Byrnes about this meter; and he told me met that 2,
contro! the elements at West Brighton as well
as he does on Sundays during tho summer
time. 1t Is a matter OF fact that people
go there on Sundays whom the authorities In
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mr.. STEAD IN CHICAGO.
he II Sorry for the Saviour When He
Walks tho Streets or that CITY.

CHICAGO. Nov. 12.-WilIam T. Stead ad-
dressed a large audience at Central Music
Hall this afternoon. He opened the service
with a short prayer. He said he was glad to
see present those whom he believed to be
representative of all classes In Chicago. II
Christ should come to Chicago was there any
thing they would wish to have altered2 He
had been weighed down he had gone
through tho streets OF this city and mingled
with its tesming thousands. by the one
Thought am 40 sorry for Christ"
II am SO sorry for Him." he added. His
heart is full OF sadness as ours cannot be. He
knows all. and bears all 1t is not the cross OF
wood He bore that gives Him pain. but tho one
which you are fashioning here in Chicago for
Him. and We in London. You are crucifying
Him from day to day. Tho idea Of asking
Christ what He would think OF Chicago II He
were here now
Mr.. Stead gave some time to a discussion OF
tho facilities OF true religion. and quoted from
ono Of tn poems OF James Russell Lowell. II
one wanted to study religion in this country
he should not go the cRthedrals. but to the
police courts: not to the churches. but to the
saloons and the brothes, knowledge Of i
was thrown around worship. hut from the poor
and their suffering. Miserable was the man
who believed TIE test was his belief In Christ
MIR. Stead continued:
How do you treat the Unemployed? Last
night ] went to the Harrison street police sta
ton-a haIf-underground. disreputable place.
You ought not to permit it to survive another
degrees are thrown into It in lump Three TO
eight men are shut In a cell without bed, mat
tress. pillow. or hedclothes. Their resting
place, Is, n floor OF hard cemant. The foul
mouthed and the guilty corrupt those VINO are
comparatively innocent. and make little hell
for them there Az / passed the cells they
peered through the iron bars like the nmals
Of Hagenhac In tho Midway.
When those who are out OF work seek Tor
lodging in this station they are thrown N
among these creatures and are chesk by jowl
with the scrapings OF your city. thought IT
crime TO send unemplo Dyed men there tnhleen
Passing to the moral governmcnt 81 hIeago
he said he was not here to advocate raid on
houses OF gambling and Ill repnle. ne vas
not pleased with the way tho churches had
taken hold OF the questions affecting these
PLACES. He WAS sorry to say il. hut ne would
rather take his place with the dIsreputahle
class than with the churches,
Mr.. stead repeated with dramatic effect
story told him the previous night by young
woman 10 a disreputable house
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in New York. would not he be violating the
lawS Would not he be Interfering with the free
exercise OF the privilege guaranteed under the
constitution OF the state to every citizen ~ years old
the Estimation which these worthy men bestow upon
by giving the preference to Long Island in the cast
ing Of their legal votes here In the morning. u they
do in New York IN the AZ; ernoon. II is because
the have passed from under the benign Influence OF
this honestly governed community into the range Of
the corrupt influence Of Tammhny Hall We want
them vote once. II through mercenary arguments
in New York they are induced to vote twice the re-
spon sibity rests in Fourteenth street. and not In
Court square Gravetend or Mr.. Ridgway's ONCE Tho
poltcn leaders in Kings county know this and their
conscience 10 clear.
But Mr. Justice Barnard has taken hand in
the matter. and q committee OF citizens IN
Kings county propose to make things unpleas-
ant for Mckane.
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Deputy Sheriff Accused or Aiding n Pris-
on-r In Attempt TO Break Jail.

onrr In nm Attempt 10 Break Jail
On charge OF aiding prisoner In an attem pt
to escape. Special Deputy Sheriff Edward J..
Orpheus spent last night in a cell In the Queens
county Jail in Long Island City. The scene OF
the contemplated escape was in the ground
corridor known as the flats. The chief actor
in the attempt was George Smith who is ac-
cused OF committing burglary In Jamaica
and is awaiting the action OF the Grand Jury
lilo is said to have spent eighteen OF his thirty
three years behind prison bars.
Shortly after midnight OF Saturday the eau
tous grating OF a saw caught the keen ears of
Jailer John McDougal. He located the sounds In
tho ground corridor. Investigation was post
poned until yesterday morning when a careful
scrutiny was made OF the suspected corridor.
Smith was lodged in cell No. IL. and had for
osaEh snI srSSnsr ID
@F T"Sper 81 SM eEoufd suspected something
bennett and Willis, got one Of them to admit
that smith had spent several hours tho night
Sndow also n Sarn ID the
taller that Smith had told him he had pribed
DePu9ty;QrpheIf to furnish him with the saws,
discovered a bundle OF saws secreted in the
air shaft. smith denied everything until the
ssw his Way ot AND wh sad ~ dm,ted trying
500 70 furnish him with saws
orpheuH; VINO was on duty In the iail at
night. having been relieved had gone 10 his
home in ltavenswood before the nvestiga,ion
was begun. On hearing the confession mad"
by smilh and tho other prisoners. sheriff
James Norton sent for Orpheus. During tns
interval Jailer McDougai went before Foice
Justice kaynnagh and sworc out warrant for
Orpheuss arrest. accusing him OF aiding and
abettlnE IN me escape Of criminals, Wh"ntho
accused man entered tho SherifI's Office he
was placed under arrest. and. after being
searched. Was locked up in a cell. lie VII! DO
arIaiTnsd before Justice kavanagh to-day.
Orpheus had been on duty in the Jaii twenty
two days; and!Was engaged to watch n prisoner
named Richard Won HaEen, who iS awaiting
woman in College Point, shortly after his ar
rest. ON Iiaken attempted surjdr hy saving
npen inc arteries in both wrists with Il"re OF
tin. Since then, Sheriff Norton hns k"rt strict
watch on him light and day. SrerlPl i,rnuty
SherlH john toughliHD guarded II m iurIng
tho day and OrpheuS at night. Orpheus pro-
tested his innocence ON being ARRESTED, II"
said 1t was scheme on the part Of smith to
try and hide the real culprits., The accused
man has heretofore borne good reputation
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Chief McKane's troubles In this matter how
ever. have very little to do with this story. His
personality described. He is a big man, with
q quarter moon paunch. and the perfection OF
mond OF the successful politician. and wears,
winter and summer. white tie tucked under
his collar Since he gave up his business as q
Brooklyn where he does business as n con-
tractor He will contract to ballast railroads
or build anything In which there Is n profit.
During tho winter months be is constantly at
this office during the day. In summer he re-
mains constantly at Coney Island.
He has done more to build up West Brigh-
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Fort WAYNE. Ind. Nov. 12.-Atl O'clock this
morning fire started in Geary's Theatre. some
whore about the stage. and no sooner had the
alarm been given than the entire building was
IN flames. The Aldine Hotel. adjoining the
theatre. was wholly destroyed Tho FIRE also
spread to Miler's furniture store. Hattersley's
plum bling establishment; and Lade' = gun store
about $4,000 The general sup opposition is that
an inosndisry started the fire.
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A Deputy sherIK Killed.

POND CREEK. o. T.. Nov. 12-Eyidence has
recently been secured showing Charles Neal
and Frank Boydston. who are living on claim
north Of this town. to BIO leaders of band of
cattle and horse thieves Deputy Sheriffs
Jesse Hendrickson and Paul Jones yesterday,
In attempting to arrest them. were fired upon
by the two men and Hendrickson instantly
killed. Jones escaped. A squad Of cavalry is
In pursuit of tho murderers
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III

Chief McKane's parents were strict Method
ists. and all the boys In the family were taught
early TO 90 to church and Sunday school. Old
John McKane practically built the old Meth
odlst church at Sheepshead Bay. which ten
years ago gave place to a new church which
the Chief and Mr.. Tredwell. OF Tredwell Il
Slote. cothiers, erected Chief McKane was
at frat a pupil. then class leader. and for
twenty five years he has been superintendent OF
the Sunday school. lie Is also trustee and
steward OF the church. The records of the
church show that John Y. McKane was taken
on probation July 10. 1858. when he was 20
years old. and that lie was subsequently
admitted TO full membership. The rec
ords OF the church also show that
Pastor John A. Morris on Dec. 9. 1884. married
McKane to Miss Fannie Nostrand Of the old
Nostrand family Of Long Island after whom
Nostrand avenue is named. Chief McKane
now lives in mansion at tho corner OF Twen-
ty-flfth street and Voorhis avenue. Sheepshead
Bay. The children OF the family are Ira, 10
years old; Fannie. 10 years old. and GeorgeN..
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Fort MONROE. Va. Nov. 12-John Y.
McKane Of Consy Island. who. on election
day. It Is charged. disobeyed the mandate OF
the Supreme Court OF New York. arrived
here to-day and gives out that he will remain
here some time duck shooting. He was ao-
companied by a party Of friends.
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have spoken OF Mr., MeKane' as / have found
him. The Ne,o York Tunes has criticised me
among other thinGs. that was father. in law
Mr. The fact K that NJ Nc
Saunders have only been married myself
seven years. and my dGu ghter Is only years
old. All the McKanes are substantial people.
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Kunh way In ProSpe ct Park.

Tho horse Of Charles Seeley. OF 6a5 Chaun-
cey street, Brooklyn. ran away while no was
driving with his wife In Prospect Park last
night. The carriage upset after while. and
the occupants were thrown out. Both sus-
taine cd severe cuts and bru ses
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Thrown From Their Carriages In tho Park

A collision occurred on the West Drive oppo-
site Eighty. first street in Central Park yester-
day afternoon. between carriages occupied by
Mr.. and Mrs. James Mc!ireeyy q 03 JayG
1856 Second avenue All were thrown out.
Mr., and Mrs. McGreeyy sustained contus confusion
O. the face MIR. Stampfer ESCAPED nnllIured.
His horse ran away and was captured ny
mounted policeman.
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They are good neizhbors and friends, and
every child down this way knows aud loves

| John Y. MoKane"
VI ese mnssrs are sayins
some hard things OF Mr.. MoKane. especially
since the deyelopm snts OF e ee Ct, dsy 10.
advantage Of his aIienship to get out OF going
to the war thirty years ago. This record taken
is quoted against him:
Msc sss s asss f S
triet, n y. was eSeinpisd on account Of sIenssa
This was shown to Chief McKane and he re-
piled: That record refers TO my father. do
rs e!oD'F time l took out my papers In
VI.
There is nothing metaphysical about Nc
Kane: He isn't acquainted with psychi-
observation. saRacity. acuteness. discrimina;
tion insight and sharpness He has attended
hesrS famous Orators ali the
country. but he thinks that the neatest speech
was that little remark made by Wayne Mae lac
had, come out for Mr. cleveland, and he had
made speech at the Brooklyn Academy OF
s Mss' gave Ae MfpSssh
presiding ofilcsr. informally Introducing Mr.
mr.. MacVeaRh. now that you are one OF US.
their yictoryS What means did they use ?, =,
Mskane when he arose and said,
With what ! know and with what am
about 70 learn Grover clev'"nds election is
The next great effort which has pleased
Se sy he
Court Judge oyer Thomas E. Pearsall. MIR.
Gayn2r then said: ,,,.
tion in Brooklyn It was unconsciously to my
self had no motive or object except to do
stood mo from the start. and they sustained
my cause at the polls. With n tho boundaries
stood me. The exalted ofIlco to which |
Am elected came to me; l did not ao sess
to prescrve S their honor and Identity. fsayto
them do right. and let the future take care OF
M stand h BY te * eS hem night not S msrs
followers and sycophants OF low. greedy. and
selfish men. who use poitics only for the ppr.
seau!ous bsSears oi those Who could not have
where manhood worth. and education were
paramount -
his old Enemy. MIR. Gayner. has made him
smile ever since he read Mr.. Gaynors COM
ments
VII.
That Chief McKane possesses autocratic
power and uses 1t Ia now too well known. He
hearted hearted man whose fidelity to his friends is
IN hS
tho ballot reform law went into effect two
years ago At that time he was still at odds
with the Democratic leaders in Kings county.
The new ballot law sale that not more than
one polling place should be In one room om
place Il was very easy for the Chief to be at
voter knew how John Y. MrKane had voted.
Under the new Election law it became neces-
rary for the town of Gravesend to open six
instead OF having but one polling place for the
entire township. Chief McKane felt this as a
personal insult
He certainly couldn't be in six different poll
ing places at the same time. and there were
ton day. Tho Board that had the authority to
outline the electi9n districts consisted Of Su-
Jacques S. Stryker. X V. B. Newton. and K. +.
Southerland: and Town Clerk John l. Voor-
HES They tackled the new Election law. and
alter q number Of meetings. they discovered q
way OF redistricting the town so that each OF
the six polling places should be in the Town
Hall
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No AntiPyrine in Bromo Ssltzer.
Cures all Achss-trial battle 10 eta-Ads.
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tractors so that IL will be seen that the Nc
Hsnes have fsr-reachinR influence in most
practical way.
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bargains In Furniture
At Flats. 18th st. and 9Th Av.-Ada
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the eldest son. who Ia blind. and who was re-
Gently married to Minnie Estslle. daughter OF
tho Rev. J. V. Saunders. formerly pastor OF the
Methodist church at Sheepshead Bay. and
now pastor Of the Seventh Street Methodist
Church. New York city,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-12-04

PERsoNAL-Mr. Charles f. Neale,
of Alexandria, secretary of the Hydra, :
lean Steam Fire Company No 8, is Wis
ting brother firemen in Portsmouth,.
He paid his respects to Chief Robinson,
president of the Virginia State Fir, :
mems Association, yesterday. The
S ate association meets in Portsmouth
next June and the Alexandria boys are
coming down. The Chambers and H.
dependent Companies have Mr.. Neale
in hand. State Secretary Cumming is
doing the Unconstitutional ProoreSS.
Lieutenant James Smith, of the po-
lice force, left to-day for North Carroll
ma, where he will spend few days il
hunting. Game is said to be abundant
in that State, and several other Alex
andrians are making arrangements to
go on similar trip.
NIr. and Mrs. J. Il. Cox and family
left to-day for Spring Grove" Caro-
liue county, to be present at the mar
riage of Mrr.C's sister, Miss Sallie j.. De
Jarnette, TO take place at her home,
"Spring Grove" on Wednesday, De-
cember 6.
Gen. Fltz. Lee passed through here
this evening on his way to New York,
Misses Margaret and Cecilia Green have
returned home from their visit to Elizabeth
City. N. j.
Senator Mushbach and Delegate Bendhem
will leave here tomorrow for Richmond to
attend the sessions Of the legislature which
meets on Wednesday,
DR.. w. G. Ashby has returned from New
York, much improved in health.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-12-04

The ELECTRIC RAILwAY.-The cold
weather which has set in and which
Jrill doubtless continue at intervals for
several weeks, has caused a cessation in
work by track hands on the Monnt
Vernon Railway. Most of the road,
however, is ballasted, and there is but
little work in that line to be done,
though some minor work is yet to be
prosecuted which can be postponed for
a few weeks without inconvenience or
interruption to travel. 1t has been
deemed prudent by the management
during the winter season to curtail the
number of cars which have heretofore
been run on Sundays, and hereafter
there will be round trip e down
the road in the morning a n the
evening on that day for the ccommo-
dation of shippers of milk anu others
whose business brings them to this city.
The number of cars on the streets will
also be reduced on Sundays to CORE
spond with those on the main line.
This arrangement is, of course, tempo
rary, and will cease as soon as the re-
Iuirements of the travelling public ne
ccssitate a change.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-12-04

AN IMPRoSlPTU SPEECH.--During a
stroll yesterday evening Captain Mush-
bach in passing the Third Baptist
Church, colored, was attracted by the
singing and entered the edifice and
took seat near the door. Soon there
after he was handed programme
which showed that the G.. W.
Parker Lyceum were holding exercise
which consisted of music, recitations
aud joint debate, the subject being,
Should the Railroads be Conducted
by the Government 2" Captain Mush-
bach remained TO listen to the debate,
and, much to his surprise, the president
of the Lyceum, 7. M. Watson, an
nounced that Senator Mushbach was
present and that those present would
like to hear his views on the subject
under discussion. Captain Mushbacb,
though taken entirely unawares, made
quitea humorous speech. He said that
he had heard the subject discussed by
learned men and by illiterate men !;
that he had read articles on the subject
in the leading magazines and that he
had come to the conclusion that those
who wrote and talked most on the
subject knew no more about it than he
did, and that was very little.