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CONFLICTS TELL 7HK1R STORIES.
The Brockwny Investigating Coun,ittee
Concludes Its Work Here.

Concludes Its Work Here.
The special com mittee OF the State Board OF
Charities which is Investigating the charges
OF cruelty against Superintendent Brockway
OF the Elmira Reforma tory. concluded the TAX
ing OF testimony here yesterday, and adjourned
to Dec. IL at Elmira. As on the preceding day.
tho committee met In Pnrlor l. OF the Astor
House.
Ratrick Cunningham OF 2i5 Mulberry street
was the most important witness OF the day.
He told about tho iron hook which. 1t is al
legged, Mr.. Brockway uses to drag refractory
prisoners from their cells. Cunningham went
to the Rctormatory in 1887 and he said that
on one occasion. when the superintendent had
sent for him to paddle him. he refused to
leave his cell. Then. the witness said, tho iron
bar. aud. catching him about the neck; he
was dragged out. During the operation
iroSn and Keeper threw pail Of water over yer
him to extinguish the flames. Cunningham
said that after being d,s,9Id sH from his cell
SOLITARY, cell for four days. with his hand
chained IN to a bar.
mitted that when the, hook was used he had
made up his mind to die rather than come out
vious occasion he had drawn a broom knife
and had threatened to use 1t II the keepers at
tempted to drag him out. Cunningham has
been in prison four or five times for assault
az EusoHe Kelly, who was released from the
iron hook used. and told about having been
tied up by the hands because he had refused
to work. Kelly also told Of the case OF an In
mate named James Maloney who was taken
III during the absence OF Dr.. Wey. Kelly said
mako the man sleep. and it work ed SO effec-
lively that Maloney never awokc.
Mrs. Magdalene Smith OF lO2 East Thirty
first street testified that her son Andrew was
in the best OF health when he went to the
Reformntory. He stayed there two years and
Brockway to lot him out He refused. but a
month afterward her son came home. Ten
months later. Mrs. Smith said. ne died. though
time OF his release.
Other witnesses told about having been
padded and struck by Mr.. Brockway for
slight offences. One said the Superin tenlent
had struck him In the mouth with the paddle.
inJuring his teeth SO that he now has to wear
a false set.
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MUCH ALARM, BUT LITTLE FIRE

The Tenants OF Ono Iiouse Throw Their
Thing. Into tho street Twice In One Hour.
Flames were discovered about o'clock yes
terday morning in the basement OF the five
story tenement house at % Avenue b. The
basement Is occupied by John Berner as a
paint shop When the tlremen arrived they
found the tenants In state OF panic. Mrs.
Henry HAAS. the janitors wife. is an invalid.
In the alarm she was carried to the street by
her husband and neighbors. and the other
folks dumped most of their movable posses
sions out OF the windows into the street Tho
fire was easily eXtnguished. and the tiremen
Within an hour. however, they were called
bnck. This time the fire was in tho rear Of the
naint shop. Mrs. Haas was again carried
down TO the street. and for the second time
that morning the tenants threw their things
out Of the windows. me damage caused by
both fires WAS n Tout SOLO
At midnight lre in John Rechner's barber
shop at 4 Avenue i also caused scare among
the tenants, but the danes only did about $500
damage.
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Thentricnls mt VRssar.

PoUGHKEEPsIE. Nov. 1a.-The first hall
play" OF the year at Vassar tonight was
largely attended. There are only four in the
year. Our Boys" was presented before q
large delegation from '93 and a number Of 81
students. The leading actors were Misses
Gertrude Macarthur. '0b: Mabel Hastings "a:
A. T. Laphnm college special: Mary n. San
ders. 'Dj; Elizabeth Gilmer 94; May Childs
and Susan Hongand. 90 Miss Lucy A. Fitch.
~. was Chairman OF the committee. assisted
by Misses Bishoprck. 'D4 Carpenter and Wat
ton. 'o5 and Chamberlain and liartridge. !tj.
societies OF the college II Smith College ac-
cepts the challenge sent by Nassar to an In
tercol legate debate at such a place as the
challenged shall select
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Tho annual meeting OF the Vassar Students
Aid Society was held at Sherry's yesterday az
ternoon. There were about $50 present. Re-
ports from the Secretary and Treasurer
showed the society was In a good condition
financially. Prof. Abby Leach. Vice President
of the general society. and Professor OF Greek
at Nassar. presided. and addresses We're de-
liyercd by the liey. James NJ Bruce and DR..
elected President. Mrs. George H. Prentiss Of
brooklyn: Secretary. Miss Mary Il. Brnislin.
Bordentown, y; D., Auditor. Miss Susan y.
Wharton. Phiiadephiu: Directors Mrs.
Samuel l.. Hall and Mrs. Andrew MucI.eigh.
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EMMA FOODS SENTENCED.
Seven Years for killing Her Paramour.
Lewis Brow n. In Newark.

There were not score OF listeners In the
court room ut Newark yesterday when Judge
Depue called for Emma Woods to rise and
listen to her sentence. Emma Woods is the
nashy woman who terminated a dissolute ca
reer in Newark by shooting Lewis Brown
with whom she lived. Tho killing occurred
early on the morning OF June ?. and after a
sensational trial sho was convicted of man
slaughter. When she appeared for sentence
yesterday morning she was clad In q black
silk dress almost entirely concealed by a long
seaski lin, cloak and wore Jaunty hat sur
Judge Depue sentenced her to seven wears
in State prison and said thatthe Court sympa-
thiZed with her but that Justice demanded
warning to those inclined to act as she had
done. Her son. aged IL has been ward OF
the court since the arrest OF his mother. and
he will 20 to his grandfather in Cincinnati.
The prisoner behaved as II she was not sur
priset by the sentence. II she makes no
trouble in prison she will DO free again in FIVE
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Little David Burke Nearly D~cnpitnted
Under the Wheel. In FIntbn.h.

Little David Burke years old. whose home
was in Vernon avenue. Flatbush. was instant-
ly killed yesterday by trolley car. His
mother had sent him to Cutters drug store.
at East broadway and Flatbush avenue. On
the way back he attempted to board n Flat
bush avenue trolley car which was going
conductor kept him of. and the boy followed
the car.
On the other track trolley car 1.143. with
Daniel Engan as motorman. was coming
along. Eagan saw the child and shouted to
warn him. Evidently ightened. the boy ran
across the track in front of Eagans car to
get to the sidewalk. Eagan put the brake
hard on. and the car. Just creeping along
struck the child The forward part OF the car
passed over the body and the rear left wheel
nearly decn pitated the boy.
The motorman and the conductor. William
leased them on bail.
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Albert French. y1unC man who lives at bH'
West Thirty-second street was arrested yes
terday afternoon on tho playground in Cen
trail Park by Park Detective McGin,y Tho
officer caught French stealing valuable over
coat belonging to John Fitzpatrick Of Ht7 East
Sixty NTH street, who was playing tooth on
the green at the time. lawn tickets for four
overcoats. n gold watch. II revolver, diamond
ring. and plain ring were found in French's
DnSaassiOl.
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DRUGGIST sPRLTH ARRESTED.
His Alleged Mistake. However, did Not
tnuSc The Patients Death.

ShuSc The Patients Death.
William Speth, a druggist at 1.153 Broad
way. WiliamsburGh, was accused OF man
slaughter in the Lee Avenue Police Court yes
terday by Detective Anderson OF the Ralph
avenue police station. His arrest was the out
come OF the death on Friday OF three-yea old
Charles Arthur Stelzenmuler at / 40 De Kalb
avenue. The boy was taken Ill early on Friday
morning. and DR.. Jacob Nehrbaas of D3 Ten
Eyrk street was called In. Two prescriptions
which lie lett worn compounded by Speth
After tho hoy had taken some Of each Kind OF
medicine. Spelth remembered that he had put
and he went TO the house and took away the
medicine and left another kind "
The boy died shortly AftarWard An autopsy
however. showed that death was due to mem,
branous Group. and that the overdose OF chic
fected the child at NIL, Spelth was arrested.
however. and detained at the station house.
his father furnished and the ease was ad-
iourned pending the result of the inquest.
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Lowest ID ,nih Rate Recorded.

Tho total number OF deaths last week WAS
6l2, or 20 loss than during the previous week.
The death rate per ], 900 was 10 j8. or "a less
than Fairs standard for q healthy country
district 1t was the lowest In the history Of
the city, and lower. 1t Ia said. than has been
known In any European city.
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BANGOR. Me-. Now 1S.-Herbert c. Penney. Q
youth who recently married an eiRhty-fve-
year-old widow with money. had an attack Of
delirium tremens in the Windsor Hotel on
Thursday night He had a room. with man
to watch him. Penney suddenly plunged
through n third story window. The nurse
caught him by one leg ne he was lisa ppearina.
and held him as long as his strength could
permit. but finally let him 60 Penney fell In
It was found that he was badly injured. hia
legs being broken. He is now In a critical
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Melnnehel,n Drovr Mrs. M.,.h,. to su,e,a,.

ELIZABETH. Nov. 1a-Mrs. Charles F. Matthes
committed suicide last night by drowning her
self in a neighbor's well. She was young
and pretty woman. who for several weeks has
suffered with melnncholia She was visiting
Mt her PARENTS home. and her sister was with
her. The sister was cal led from the house for
few minutes. Whom she returned Mrs. Mat
thes had disappeared. At 10 o'clock this
morning her body was found In the well.
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The ChnneeIiorahip OF Syracuse University
offered to Dr. Day.

The Board Of Trustees OF Syracuse Univer-
sity have chosen the Rev. DR.. James II. Day.
pastor Of Calvary Methodist Episcopal Church
OF this city. to succeed the Rev. DR.. Charles N
Sims as chancellor OF the university. DR..
CHureh a. ends this spring, DR.. Day said last
evening that he intended to visit Syracuse
finally by Saturday. II he does n ot accept tine
chancel lorshlp, no win accept the call extended
to him last spring from me Madison Avenue
Methodist Episcopal Church
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IF CLARA Is MARRIED, ALL RIGHT
Mr.. and Mrs. Pickhnrdt Willing to Forgive
Their Missing Dnughte~.

Mr.. and Mrs. PIckhnrdt Willing to Forgive
Their Missing Dnughte'.
Clara L. Pickhardt. the l5-year old girl who
ran away from her home in North Greenwich
Conn. early on Wednesday morning. has not
been found. 1t is thought that she bought a
ticket to New York from Kensico station on
Tuesday. girl answering her description.
accompanied BY young man. was seen at the
station on that evening Her relatives think
that she is either In New York or in Troy. This
advertisement was printed yesterday
New VIZ 20 to S@sr H"m n,,s n
stuyvesant ST. corner V,6 st and I'd Az All viii be
forgiven. Your sorrowing Father and Mother.
,, Charles Pickhardt. Clara''s uncle, is dentist
older. Hcr, father is a farmer at North Green
wich. which is about six miles from Port
chester. There is n tobacco factory on the
farm. and some Of the employees OF this fac
tory board at the nrmhouse.
One of these employees" said DR.. Pick
hardt. man about - years old whose name
20 not know boarded at my brothers house.
mo heGenly he came bSrk and has been hang
with my niece frequently. This man has not
helped her mother around the house. and she
has been working very hard lately. SO perhaps
that is one reason she was easily persuaded to
run away. My brother George came here 20
day and looked at the bodies in the Morgue.
but we think the girl is alive.
Mrs. Josephine johnson. the divorced wife
OF one OF my brothers. knew Clara very we'll
and se aTo knew the Young Nan nan Tho dsap.
now living In Troy. I believe. and she may
know something about the girl. II the man
We think led Clara to run away has married
her. my brother will forgive them"
Dr. Iickhardt received this note from his
brother In the afternoon:
OS TRAIN. Friday Eve.
DR. CT write to add that II You fnd that [. las mar.
ren some unsuntige person. that honest single
man. will not interfere but would SIMPLY so and
that the marriage WAS performed properly and pos.
sbly help her little. In this of course, you will
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-11-19
More than Half tho Water Came from

The city consumed 10000. 900 gallons of
water daily in the last three months, and
05 600 900 gallons was stored water from the
reservoirs and lakes.
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America Il Forging Ahead

In everything UrbanR Wine CompAny's Gold Seal"
Champagne 10 eAcelcd by no foreign brand-aie
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ISAIAH ST0UTENBERG
ON THE STAND.

He TestiHes that he a. Positively Cured 90
DY-pcpsin In Less Than week-Eut-
meat Doctors at Your Servic. lree-C.-
tnrrh HnalfirnlN fnrrd
Evening journal., 1893-01-16
rnenind n cnmnrnmlso-

In a certain Maine town lives a man
who for many years has been engaged in
the grocery business, but receiving a
good OFFER he sold out TO a younger man
and retired to private life. But the rul-
ing passion was too strong to let him
long be idle so he commenced building
a store on his land, which adioined that
of the Methodist church. For time
everything went harmoniously and the
new store neared a state of completion.
But just at this point up came one of
the trustees of the church and said,
"Your store sets over on our land one
foot and it win have to be moved" This
rather staggered the prospective grocer,
and he retired to ponder over the Ques-
ton and study the deeds of his land and
test the measurements.
In doing this he discovered that the
back of the church rested over on his
side Of the line three feet. Armed with
this new argument he said to the church
owners, "If you win move your church
three feet ! viii move my store one. "
This view of the case was a new one to
the church authorities. but recognizing
its force they made all haste TO effect q
compromise.-Lewiston journal.
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Death 70 the Horses.

It is a white and dreary plain. There
is q line of struggling gum trees beside a
feeble water course.
Six wild -brOmbies. as they are
called-have been driven down, corralled
and caught. They have fed on the leaves
of the myall and stray bits Of salt bush.
After a time they are got within the
traces
They are al young and they look not
so bad. We start. They can scarcely be
held in for the first few miles. Then
they begin to soak in perspiration. An
other five miles and they look drawn
about the flanbs, and what we thought
was flesh is dripping from them.
Another five, and the flesh has gone
The ribs show, the shoulders protrude
Lookl A poler's heels are knocking
against the whifletree. IL is twenty
miles now. There is gulp in your
throat as you see q wreck stagger ont of
the traces and stumble over the plain,
head near the ground and death upon It's
back. There is no water in that direc-
ton, worn out creature.
Il comes upon you like a sudden blow
These horses are being driven to death.
And why2 Because it is cheaper to kill
them on this stage Of thirty miles thar
to feed them with chaif at $3.50 tom
And now another sways. Look at the
throbbing sides, the Quivering limbs
He falls.
Driver, for heavens sake, can't yor
see?"
81 do; so help me God, do. But
we've got to get there. I'll let them ouf
at another mile.
And you are an Anglo-Saxon, and thii
is a Christian land.--"Round the Com
pass in Australia"
Evening journal., 1893-01-16
persnn,led to Nrnrk.

While in Cajamarca in the Cordilleras
was sitting with my hosts one even
ing mt the door Of their house. Sud
denly there was a great noise in the
quiet street, and a horseman rode up.
It was friend of the family, who was
on his way to settle an account with a
troublesome debtor When we limited
that a creditor would hardly be ordina-
rily received at such an hour, he touched
something hangingon the pommel Of his
saddle, and said that he had something
there which would settle the matter.
His debtor was an Indian who lived
not far away in the country, and who
had promised TO make for him 300 OF 400
large adobe bricks in payment for some
small wares which he had purchased
two years before. He seemed perfectly
willing to fulfill his contract, and when
ever he was reminded Of it would prom
Use to be on hand the next day; but he
never appeared.
The merchant was repairing his house,
and according to the custom of the coun-
try had taken the law into his own
hands. An hour after he left us he TO-
turned, calling out ttriumphantly, "Well,
have my man, you see."
His lasso was unrolled. One end was
tied to his saddle; the other was fastened
about the wrists Of an Indian. l shall
never forget the captive'simpassive face.
His strong features, framed in long locks
Of hair, expressed neither anger nor as
tonishment-only philosophical submis-
sion TO fate. The next day at dawn saw
him cheerfully mt work with the air Of a
man who was glad TO pay his debts.
Curiously enough. when some time
later another man wished to engage his
services he declined the offer. He liked
his employer and his work and had no
desire to better his condition. Marcel
| Monnier.
Evening journal., 1893-01-16
New rorI. and rlorlaa speeiaI.

The Pennsylvania Railroad Company
announces that. commencing Wednesday,
January 18th. ls98 Friday. January Goth,
and every Monday. Wednesday. and Fri
day thereafter. "The New York and
Florida Special will be placed in service
for the season, leaving Philadelphia at
11.59 A. NJ. arriving at Jacksonville at
3. 90 p. NJ and st. Augustine at 4.1j p.
Nj. the following day.
This train will run via the Wilson
"Sbort CUT of the Atlantic Coast Line
(via Fayetteville, shortening the sched
ule almost two hours between New York
and st. Augustine as compared with last
years schedule,
The train will consist of drawing-room
car containing six drawing with
all conveniences) dining car. observation
car, and drawingroom sleeping cars
all vestibuled. Engagements OF space
may be made in advance on application
TO Ticket Agents of the Pennsylvania
Railroad.
Evening journal., 1893-01-16
brought a Long distance for burial.
Incldcnt. of tho nnr.

The Woman's Home Missionary Society
of the M f. Church. viii meet this after.
noon at the residence Of Mrs. ). H. Can
non.
Two degrees below zero Is where the
mercury was at daylight.
Cornetist Charles Edwards has a new
Conn instrument which is being much
admired
Milkmen, this morning, had TO wrap
their cans In warm blankets TO prevent
the milk from becoming ice.
Jules Reybold, of Wilmington las been
re elected instructor eff the HushebecS Or,
chestra
Preparations are being made by promi
ncnt citizens TO 60 to Dover and fight for
the passage of the New Castle Whining
ton Electric Railway Company bill
Revival services at the M f. Church
have been greatly interferred with by tn,
bitter cold weather
Miss Fletcher the accomplished evan
gelist who entertained the congregation
Of the NJ p Church yesterday morning
Evening journal., 1893-01-16
Personal Events.

Hugh G. Browne of Middletown, was
the guest OF New Castle friends yesterday
Edward P Challenger, of Philadelphia
spent Sunday at his home here
Miss Elizabeth Chadbourne, Of Boston,
is the guest Of Miss Lucille Martindale.
John NJ Wilson, who has been taken to
the Presbyterian Hospital, Philadelphia.
for treatment for his wounded arm, is
reported to be improving.
Major. General Rodney Of the United
States Army and stationed at Fort PAN
dali, South Dakota, has been spending a
few days Of his furlough in New Castle
as the guest of J. II Rodney, Esq
Mrs. S. Beattie Wylie, wife of the
Presbyterian clergyman, whose eyes are
so badly affected that she Is confined in
a darkened room, is slowly improving
and her ultimate recovery Is now looked
for by her many friends
Evening journal., 1893-01-16
Not the WonI,er Soy.

To refer TO women as the weaker sex.
a German scientist says. is surely q mis-
take. for they have always known how
to preserve their dominion over the so
called stronger sex. Men are indeed wo-
mems most obedient slaves. Solomon
said his wives were bitterer than death.
and surely there never was a greater slave
to woman. Statistics show that seven
wives survive every ten famous men.
Heloise survived the loss of her beloved
Abelard twenty-five years. and similarly
the wife Of Washington, though she de
clared she could never get over the death
Of her husband, outlived him thirty
years.-San Francisco Argonaut.
Evening journal., 1893-01-16
buried wealth i'm Irrance.

In Normandy the English conquest in
the Fifteenth century, followed by their
ultimate expulsion, has given rise to
many traditions Of buried treasure,
which the least superstuous attribute
70 the English. Throughout France the
Revolution, without doubt, gave occasion
TO many secret boards. the owners of
which may well have perished in the
massacres and prescriptions Of the Reign
OF Ierror.-All the Year Round.
Evening journal., 1893-01-16

spoke very pleasingly before the Sunday
school yesterday afternoon
Firemen on the New Castle accomoda-
tion trains last night had 10 sit up and
watch their fires TO keep their engines
from freezing mp.
Evening journal., 1893-01-16

charged for the essentials Of existence.
We need hardly say after this that the
article was published for election pur-
poses, and as our readers know the senti-
ments contained in II have not been en-
dorsed by the electors Of the United
Stofea %
Evening journal., 1893-01-16

To-day Hoods Sarsaparlla stands at the
head in the medicine world admired i'm pros
perity and envied In merit by thousands of
would-be competitors IL has a larger sa le
than any other medicine. Such success could
not be won without positive merit.
Hoods Pills cures constipation.
Evening journal., 1893-01-16
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

He My dear cousin. assure you ] would
never dare rob those sweet lips of ~ kiss. "She-
"Oh. you hypOcritel didn't you make an At
tempt Of that character the other dayf' He
Never. Far from having any intention of
rohbing you Of a kiss, was trying to give you
one.n-Texas Sifungs.
Evening journal., 1893-01-16

A Steep Price for Steep Ilat.-Airs. Whim-
pers (nudging her husband In the next par
Quet soat)-"lhat's ~ love Of hat In front Of
us IL must have cost at least $50 " Mr.
Whimpers trying In vain 20 see over It'll
should think 80. There's enough itN- Chicago
News-iteCOrd.
Evening journal., 1893-01-16
Anelent nna nIndnrn rn.hinn..

DR.. Julien Chisholm says that there are
engraved stones and monuments in the
British museum which prove that the
present fashion. both in dress and head
gear, is almost identical with that Of the
women of Babylon at about the time OF
the iood.-st Louis Republic.
Harry r. Thomas & Co.
Repair watches aud jewelry coo Market.
Evening journal., 1893-01-16

have had cetarrh for twenty years, and used
all kinds of remedies without relief MrSmith,
druggist OF Little Falls. recommended Ely's
Cream Balm. The effect of the first applica-
tion was magical, 10 allaycd the Inflammation
aud the next morning my head was as clear
ASA bell. ann convinced It's use Will effect a
permanent cure. lt is soothing and pleasant,
and strongly urge its use by all sufferers
Geo. Terry, Little Falls, ~. y.
Evening journal., 1893-01-16

Life Insurance solicitors wa nted foi fht
strongest, largest and best cor p0ny IN the
world. ANSON A. MAHAR, G eneral Agent
Equitable BWld!dg.
Evening journal., 1893-01-16

Men win skin one another alive in trad,
who would stRrve rather than go into house
breaking as n business.-Ram'a Horn.
Evening journal., 1893-01-16

LADIES clean your kid gloves with Mos
quetaira Glove Cleaner. For sale only by
Mrs. j. Percy. No. 6l3 Market street. Sole
agent for Madame Ruppert's face wash and
toilet goods.