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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-12-09
INSIST UPON HAVING II
NOBODY STOOD UNDER.
A Missile OF Great Killing Capacity that
Happened 20 Hit hare Spot In broadway.

A Missile OF Great Killing Capacity that
Happened TO Hit - Hare Spot In broadway.
A tremendous Changing sound like that Of
thousand nnvils smitten simultaneously
startled lower Broadway at . O'clock yester-
day afternoon. People ran out o; the build
ings. and from all sides OF the place whence
the sound came. to find the cause Of IL in
twelvc-foot iron girder that lay stretching
from tho curb to the cable car track on tho op-
posite sdo Of the street from the new Manhat-
tan Life Insurance building at 60 broadway.
The girder. which weighs about two tons was
being holsted from the fifteenth story to the
eighteenth when 1t struck projection o, the
building and went tumhing end over end
through the air. accompanied by the warning
bowls OF tho workmen.
Fortunately 1t did not land on the sidewalk.
Unfortunately a truck belonging TO Garrett
sons Staten Island and New ork Express
Company Of % Washington street was stand
land across thu drivers scat. II was lucky
for H. l. Gnrretson. the owner. that lie was not
on the seat having gone iuto an adjoining eS-
press oilica. when he came out he found this
thils OF his wagon neatly clipped of. the seat
partly gone and his horse car eening in n weak
and wabbly manner about the street The
foreman OF the iron workers said that he
would nay for the damages TO the wagon and
also to the horse This latter item Is likely to
from n fifteenth story even when it doesn't
strike squarely, Is likely to prove too much for
the constitution OF any horse. and Mr.. Garrett
son 8 is in a critical condition.
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Several wreehs, Some with Loss OF Life
Extraordinarily Htah TIdes.


IoSpoN. Dec. ga severe storm is prevail
ing on the west coast Of Great Britain. At
Grecnock Scotland. the quays are submerged
by the extraordinarily high tides. Several OF
the Highland mall steamers have boon com
PEELED to return 20 GreenocK. All vessels ar
irving in the Clyde report having had terrible
weather. A vessel was seen In distress of the
coast OF Anglesey. Wales. early this morning.
Before iieboat could be made ready to start
TO her assistance she disappeared. and II Is
feared that she went down with oil on board.
Dispatches from Dublin say that gale blew
there all night Roofs were damaged. and
chimneys and signs were blown down into the
streets This morning the gale increased In
severity ,,--.-. -
wrecked while trying to enter the harbor nt
West uartlcuOol Her crew we're taken OF by
m cans Of the rocket apparatus. n,-,
Holensburgh. on the Firth OF Slyde, apd
Cardross lAssenEeTs are tra IN Ter % ey
part Of Glasgow are flooded. and much damage
The Grisantine Scotsman sunk In the Eng
ing Her crew were saved. The small Belgian
steamer Princess Louise. bound from Bilbao
for Antwerp. is ashore at Tort Bath. Belgium.
She will probably he a total wreck.
Tho steamer Mangara OF GLASGOW upon her
arrival nj south Shields to-day from Lisbon,
reported that whilo she was passing he island
OF I shant of the coast OF Brittany, her look
out saw Hash light beinR dlhpIaNeu ABOUT
two miles on the course OF the ManRara. The
Nangara bore down In the direction OF the
light and made out a large steamer founder
Ing. Several persons were clinginR in the rig
cling. tremendous sea was running. In
which no small boat could hayc lived even II
one could have been lowered from the davts
without being smashed The sinking steamer
settled lower and lower, until finally. she
plunged forward her stern living out ot the
water. and went down bow. fret. The Man
cara stood by for some time hoping TO plck up
some one from the steamer, but everybody on
board went down with her
The gale tore from her moorinCs the steamer
Contest stranded near the mout h OF the Ayr
two weeks ago. snapped all the hawsers. and
drove her along the sea wall smashing the
9roins placed to protect the dock. The Con-
test dritted uir sUnward. and the crew were res
cued 10y means of the rocket apparatus only
with the greatest difficulty
The wreckage which is drifting along the
Kerry coast, In the southwest OF Ireland, midi
Gates that a large vessel has been lost; Many
fishing bouts are missing from the Irish coast,
and considerable loss Of life will be reported,
undoubtedly tomorrow.
Large portions Of the pier on Fennlt Island.
Tralee Bay have boon carried away. and sew
eral hundred yards OF railway near the bay
shore have been destroyed: The shannon
River has overlooked its banks. flooding hun
lrelS OF
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The WINE CItr WIN Il. R.r.a.

CHrc,Go. Dec. =. The Worlds Fair buildings
and S2O0OO0 in money were given to the
South Park Com missioners to-day by the TX
position directors. The buildings and the a.
cessories Of landscaUe gardening. water
mains. bouleyarfs and statuary represent
about SlSOuOuOO in cash. but they
are regarded as so many large white
elephants now. and the S2UO0UO that
went with the gift was Intended to ray
the Park Commissioners for removing or car.
Ing Tor them. In accepting the gift ne
laTk lizard rushed sentiment aide
it would proceed In a cold bloodei way
70 wreck the towering palaces for the
preserve the White City" were made. None
was asked. The Worlds Fair prore wanted
everything behind.
The exact late Of the transfer was not agreed
upon. but II VIII be made as EOou as all eN-
hIbits have been packed up ant moved from
the park. GeneTal Manager Graham said that
would no done 10y March ] a. the latest and
perhaps as early as leb. Ia
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To TIVE IrToR oF TIT SUN-Sr: 1t having
come 20 my knowledge that considerable
number Of women have. by the action OF
tho police heen suddenly thrown out
uunn the streets. may | avail myself OF the
courtesy OF your columns to say that
/ shall gladly render ali needed assistance
20 any among them who may desire to ahan.
don their old ways and TO return TO a life that
is pure and womanly. We are sorry to have
any one suffer, and yet OF course our offer can
ba made only To- such as have purpose
81 foTsaking their criminal relations and
this ouer we cordially and AffectiunatclY *
tend. not only to those who have tssu Teceut,Y
syicted, but 20 any women anywhere In tho
town who are AZ present living In houses ~
the description a. those Ju-f closed tut
who are ANXIOUS to change their condition
and 10 adopt mode Of life that is hon NrabIr
and seli-Tes gecting. We are EratiieI O. feel
that our motives as a sncirty uTe m this re-
snect becoming better undoTst Nnl. aud While
Of course, "" shall 20 on with Increased
stead iastness In our work gi making Il
women hand Of eTimtua. protection,
efforts to afford Christian protection
from hunger and exposure % any
who mar desire to enter intO WAYS Of virtue
and honorable seIf-supPorL
President Society for the Prevention o. Crime.
l3S East IHIRFT-FiFrH sIREEI. Dee Q. 1879.
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Mar Ru.Ia... Troubles.

ANDERSON, Ind. bee. S-R T. Grimes. the
oldest dry goods merchant Of this city, made
voluntary assignment YESTERDAY, naming w
i. purbin Of the Citizens National Bank as
receiver Liabilities. $4,000; nominal assets
about the same
NEEDERsBuRG. Ind. Dec. S-Ths stockhold-
ers OF the state Bank Of NeeierSLurg, which
was organized one year ago. with Reid IeiGler
OF Attics as President and Lucius Martin as
cashier. with a capital stock Of S2"nuu, met
yesterday and went into voluntary liquidation.
All depositors will DO paid IN lIl,
hiiANb ISLAND, Neh. bee. = lu con scGuencs
o. the failure Of the Citizens National linuI,
there nave been two more failures here he
street Railway Company has given mn 81
sale Tor Sll33 and warranty decd inr the
same amount, Aad the United States Invest
ment omhany ha- given a warranty decd Ter
Ing the bank.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-12-09
CRISPI WILL FORM 4 CABINET
After Interview with King Humbert He
Agrees to Undertake tho Task.

After m Interview with King Humbert he
Agrees to Undertake the Task.
ROME. Dec. S.-Ex-Prime Minister Crispi ar
rived here this afternoon from Naples In an
swer to a summons he had received from King
Humbert. Soon after his arrival he had q con-
ference with the King. who asked him to form
a Cabinet. Signor Crispi agreed to undertake
the tnsk conditonally. i Is believed that he
will be able to obtain q solid Ministry.
At \ o'clock this evening King Humbert
signed the decree appointing eN-Premter
Crspi to form Cabinet Crspi. after formally
accepting the task. called upon Senator Sa-
racco. eX-Minister OF Finance aud one OF the
foremost Italian authorities on finance. with
whom he conferred for an hour
The President OF tho Assizes has deputed
magistrate to open the scaled documents In
trusted by SignOr Tanlongo. ex-governor of
the Banca komsna, to Notary Bertarelli.
These documents are believed to contain the
hanks purchases OF rentes from 1881 to 1884
The loss on these purchases is supposed to
have been lS.5OOOOO lire. The loss through
sales to the public is estimate att 600 900 lire.
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FAMED ON THE WITNESS STAND.
Miss Oakley freaks Down While Describe
Ing Mr.. Duryea's Courtship.

RrvERHEAp. l. l.. Dec. S-After a long ordeal
on the witness stand this morning Miss Addie
Oakley was carried out OF court in faint She
was taken 10 the District ATTORNEY room and
there restored to consciousness. She is a
handsome brunette. % years old. Her father
is Capt. Smith Oakley OF Babylon. At recep-
ton given by ladies' club called the Maid
ems All Fororn" Miss Oakley met Stephen G.
Duryea. q son Of ex-Shefin Duryea OF Suffolk
county. He is ~ years old. and is employed
In the New York Custom House. Following
the party DuryeR became u constant visitor t
Miss Oakley's home. 4 he young woman said
they were engaged to lie married, hut when
her father demanded that Duryea marry her
to shield her good name. no refused. This O"-
Cured two wears and half ago, and in tho
court to-day a bright-eyed little girl cried
when her mother tainted
Two years ago Duryea was indicted by the
Grand Jury on charge OF BETRAYAL under
on for trial until Yesterday. Miss Oakley yes
tcrday described her courtship by Mr.. Durysa.
She was subjected to u rigid cross-eNamina-
ton. which was under way when she swooned.
This brought the case to = temporary halt.
When court was resumed this afternoon Miss
Oakley WAS present, hut was too weak to sub
init to Il cont nuation Of the cross eXamina-
tion. All attempts Of the defence SO lar to
shake her story have failed.
The plan Of the defence Is not known but II
Is said they will attempt to assail Miss Oak
ley's character The case will probably 60 TO
the Jury tomorrow.
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MISS CUNNINGHAM Put Nv JAZZ.
She Can't See why the Court. should
Bothrr Her Over Her Brothers, Debts.

She Cnnt See why the Court. should
Bother Her Over Her Brothers, Debts
Della Cunningham. middle-aged maiden
residing at Thirty ninth street and Ninth ave-
nue.. was sent to Ludlow street Jail yesterday
for contempt OF court In dsobeying an order
to BIO examined with reference to the property
OF her brother. Henry Cunningham. Miss
Cunningham did not comprehend the m Gaming
OF the order OF arrest or the original order
calling for her examination. and when Deputy
Sheriff Wagering who arrested her. told her.
she said she could not understand how there
could be- a law permitting any man to lock her
up because her brother was IN debt.
Henry Cunningham, the brother, used to
keep liquor store. and is n Judgment debtor
TO David NJ Koehler, the brewer. the amount
Of the judgment being S2Il.5O. Judge Giegor-
ich " the Court Of Common Pleas made tho
order directing that Miss Cunningham be ex-
Rmined to ascertain II she could discover any
property of her brother which might be levied
on. Judge Bookstaver made the order In con-
tempt.
Miss Cunningham will be released on tho
payment OF a iira equal to tho amount OF the
judgment and $50 costs.
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CHILIAN CLtIMs FILED.
They Aggregate se8i. 900 Against the United
Sta,e. aud sa5.OOO. 900 Against chm.

They Aggregate sees, 900 Against the Unite a
Stale. aud SEES 5000. 900 Against chm.
WASHINGTON. Dec. S-This was tho last day
for the filing OF claims before the CHILEAN
Claims Commission. now sitting In this city.
There were forty-two in all presented, three
Of them against the United States. The prin-
cipal one OF these latter is that OF the South
American Steamship Company OF Chill for
S227.O0O growing out OF the seizure OF the
steamer Itata during the CHILEAN war.
The two other claims were fled by Ricardo
J.. Trumbull. who became prominent during
the Gillian war as agent OF that country in
the United States. He claims So. 900 on ac-
count OF his arrest at Los Angeles on q charge
Of olatine the neutrality. laws in fitting out
He was tried at Los Angeles and discharged
Mr.. Trumhull also claims $1,000 for PROBES.
sional services alleged to have been rendered
to the United States Legation at Santiago in
connection with the extradition OF one Bush
The thirty-nine claims filed against the
Chilian Government agGrerate nearly S25.
0OuOOO The principal one OF these Is that Of
Company CORPORATION Of Kentucky whose
stoGkholders. however. are. principally New
York and other Eastern capitalists.
This company had u contract with the repub
lie OF thili. made in 1883. to construct rail-
road GG9 miles in Is. 9Th cognes.ing !he min,
the capitnl. for which It was, to receive
sl7ooo,o0O in gold, In 1890 the Govern;
then been constructed. together with the
property Of the construction company. and it's
900 Chilli demurrcd to tho claim OF tho con-
sstructlon Gompany hNoLo the Commission on
tho CHILEAN courts for relief.
To this demurrer. answer was made that
Chill had abolished the court which the con-
OF the differences between the Government
End the company iiyamaiority vote the ar
hltrators nV"rruled the demurrer, thus decid-
ing that they had Jurisdiction of the claim.
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THROW UP YOUR HANDsp
"OPea That Safer and tho Kansas Rail.
road Agent DId a- He Was BId

EMPoRIA, Kan. Dec. S,-PassenGsrs who
came in to-day on tho Howard branch OF tho
Santa rs road brought the news OF a robbery
at Howard. the outlaws operating as did those
who rec,ntiy held up the Santa rs agent at
Ssvsry. AT o'clock last night two mon one
masked. and both armed with Winchesters,
entered the depot and ordered the agent who
was alone. 10 throw up his hands The agent
looked into the muzsle OF the guns and
promptly complied. at the same time asking
the men u they wanted his pocSetbook, No"
replied the robber with the mask. We don't
want q damned thing you've got open that
SAFE
The agent did as he was told, and one OF the
robbers went through the safe while the other
stood guard They secured probably $40 or
$50, and getting IN their horses. which were
tird near the DEPOT, rode away The whole
thing was accom- li-hrd in n few minutes A
Jr--s was orgnnI rei and started in pursuit.
The agent At ~HErry believes these are the
same parries who held him up a snort time
az. aud il iz supposed that they belong In
Fall River. han.
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KILLED MS RARE AND THEN HIMSELF
After an UasuceessnII Attempt 60 Murder
His WIFE.

PITTsBUEGH Dec. S,-JAcob Hotzmann agsd
% years. killed his ten months-old boy and
then himself at the residence OF his NJ other. in
law in the Sixteenth ward this afternoon lie
had been married Just year. The marriage
was not a happy one. uuarrels being very ire
quen, and separation occurring about a
month ago.
lie nalIed on his wife to-day to got his nat
urali2attOn papers AMI uHnk uOoS Tie was in
stTuct Gi Wiz in ina i,re IA" va. c,TTyinI
the baby. amt DO fell 90 the hpor. lloltzmann
shot at his wife. bat without effect. The
c0uIle graI Piled. hut the woman ESCAPED and
plunged through a window into the back Yard.
lluItymuuu then shot the taHy in th. head
and hin. sell I'm the side. Tho baby death was
in,tautancous, ant HOFFMAN died on the
way ~ tho hospital
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-12-09
rro1n1eU1 CAVIAR FINANoEa
Provosss Piss for the Rsoresaisatisn o
ths Cosstruetion Company.

ths Cosstruetion Company.
The plan for the reorganization Of the Mica
paaua Canal Construction Company was issued
BY the committee yesterday afternoon. The
REORGANIZATION Committee IL ne follows; John
r. Bartlett Chairman; Smith NJ Weed, Henry
T. Rowland Of Anderson & Rowland, Richard
l. Edwards. President OF the Bank OF the state
OF New York; John J. Emery OF Emery Broth
ers. Cincinnati and New York; Wllhelmus
Mynderse Of Butler. stllman 4 Hubbard. and
L. X. Slbley Of Mar1uand Il Parmly
The plan provides for the creation OF new
company. with capital stock OF s12,OOOOOO
in 100. 900 shares Of the par value OF SlOO each
OF which SB.00O.0O0 is to be retained Tor the
benefit OF the treasury. and ,OUO Is to be
distributed to stock holders Of the present com.
pany. in exchange for their old stock, or is to
be sold for cash reduirem ents OF the new com
pany. The stock Of the old company lie to he
rate OF one share A Of new o for 'T every ten
sharos Of old stock Each deposition Of
old stock under tho plan. - he shall
stock for every two shares Of old upon the pay
ment Of $3.50 per share upon his stock de-
time OF deposit. The stock remaining Of the
1000. 900 set aside for distribution after the
stockholders shall have ayailed themselves OF
the above offers is to he offered for sale by
subscription to the stockholders at not less
The new company will acquire all the rights,
franchises and assets OF the Nicaragua canal
Construction Company. including the stock OF
tho Maritime. Canal Company amounting to
Sl4.SIy, 100 and obligations for first mortgage
bonds Of the Maritime Canal Company amount
Ing to 50. 55DU1O. now IN the treasury OF the
old company. The committees is to have tho
right to declare the plan operative after go 900
shares shall have been deposited with the Cen
trail Trust Company of New York Under its
terms.
The report OF the experts employed by the
Reorganization Committee to examine the
books and properties OF the present company
shows an investment In actual cash and inter-
est thereon OF 81. 451 ,5tIs. and I'm securities
issued for the purchase OF the plant OF 81, U23..
200, a total OF S73I4.7GS The funded and
floating Indebtedness Mt the time OF the re-
celvership was shown to no S572, 455. OF which
S225,OO0 is due to tho Maritime Canal Com
pany for advances. The latter sum, in case
be liuuidated. under agreement by the sur
render to the canal company OF securities.
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Verdict OF Aesui,tar In the Thrun Ia.ur-uss
Ease.

WAvsAU. Wis, Dec. S-The Jury in the Thrun
insurance case, where the Mutual Life and the
Equitable OF New York. the tina Of Hartford,
and the Northwestern OF Milwaukee charged
o. l. Follett an attorney at Spencer Wis, and
Attorney Hansen, formerly ~ ID" claim de-
pATtment OF the Wisconsin Central road, with
conspiracy In conjunction VITA J., j. IhTun. 70
delrauu me companies hy burning lhrun
houss ana claiming that he Ieri-hed In IN"
names, went out yesterday morning az 10
o'clock. his noon II returned with verdict
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LONDON. Dec. S.-Considersbls anxiety was
caused to-day byA report that Mr. Gladstone
WAS so seriously I'll that he had been compelled
20 give up trip he proposed to make to Brigh-
ton. 1t was stated that he showed the premon-
tory symptoms OF influenza. At Mr.. Glad
stones residence IN Downing street it was
said that the Prime Minister was merely suf-
ieTing from bilious attack and that Mr. and
Mrs., Gladstone vii 80 to Brighton Tomorrow.
DR. Bond. the family physician. had called to
par q, anal yislt 70 Mrs. gladstone. who has
bsen III. and this fact had been distorted into q
sudden call to attend hT. Gladstone.
To settle the FrsHeh-sIaussc BouaaaTIrs.
Pans. Dec. S-The EsiafsHr says that NJ
PAWS. French Minister to siam. has been Ia
struotsd TO proceed from bangkok to the
Upper MekonR river to carry out the delimita-
don Of the boundaries Of the territory Ceded 70
France b. siam. lie will be assisted In his
lAbOrs By b. POntalis, attachs u the French
Legation
III Delonels will question Prime Minister
CAEimir-Ps iu the ChamheE oi Deputies Tr-
gaFding the position OF lhs French IN siam
and OtheE-mattors concerning th.t country.
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Eroy,s HEAD MASTER THREATENED.
Anarchists Send Him Many MeuacinE
Pamphlets aud Letters.

h-nmphicts huu ieNerHs
LONDON. Dec. S.-Eton College. highlands
most famous preparatory school. has been
greatly stirred by the announcement that the
head master and his assistants have received
many menacing pamphlets and letters. pre-
sumably from Anarchists.
Tho provocntion OF the Anarchists was found
in the utterRnCes OF a few senior students In a
recent debate on the great coal strike These
utterances favored the cause Of the em poyers,
and are denounced by the correspondents OF
the instructors as capitalistic and outrageously
false.
inc Anarchists are supposed 20 nave learned
the college magazine. The approaches to the
college and the buildings are watched By de-
tectiyes.
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PAoAHELLI DEFENDED Hrs HONOR,
And stirred Up the French Senate In Lively
style Doing So.


PARIS, Dec. 2-To-day in the Senate a man
named Paganelli a subordinate employee OF
the Senate. fred three shots from q revolver.
seriously woundlnR In the shoulder woman
who keeps cigar stand on the first floor OF
the lobby. Many Senators we're present. aud.
when the shots were heard. they were at once
attributed to the explosion Of dynamite car
tridges. Some OF tho Senators ran into the
lobby and there learned the facts which. being
quickly communicated to the other Senators.
allRyed the excitement.
Paganelll was at once placed under arrest
He stated that Senator Casabianca had given
him eighty francs with which to buy cigars
from the woman. lie paid her the money but
the woman denied the payment and asked
Senator Casabianca to pay her again. The
Senator spoke to him about the matter. and
he was indignant at what the woman had said.
When questioned by the Police Supervisor OF
tho Senate Paganelli said:
She attacked my honor and decided to
do justice to myself"
number Of Senators were standing near
the cigar stand when the shooting occurred.