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DIED 4 MARTYR.
A Converted Mussulmnn Dies In q Persian
Prison OF HI Treatment.

News was received by the Presbyterian Board
OF Missions yesterday OF the death in Tabriz.
West Persia. Of Mira Ibrahiu. q converted
Mussulmar. in a Persian prison. where he had
been confined because he had forsaken the
worship Of Mohammed for the Christian re-
ligion. About four years ago he was publicly
baptized. boldly proclaiming his new faith.
Soon the Mosems began the series Of persecu-
lions which finally resulted in his death on
May IA last. His wife and property were taken
from him. and he was forced to fee to Oroo-
miah. There the missionaries took him in
hand and found work for him to do.
In spite of every effort to protect the convert.
Mira was arrested and nearly killed by the
beating he received. From Oroomiah he was
conveyed to Tabriz. to I've tried before higher
tribunal; He was finally thrown into prison
to the stocks Afterward he was chained to
gang Of murderers. who delighted to infiict
every torture upon h i'm During the cholera
epidemic. a year ago. he did much to admnis-
ter to those who were stricken within the prison
walls.
Mrs. S. G; Wilson. a missionary in Tabriz.
writes: A week ago he was down In the col
lar prison. where he had been kept for over
two weeks, and with him were twelve
others. desperate fellows Some say that he
began to preach to them. However it was.
they became angry. and took turns in chok-
Ing him and asking Is It lisa Jesus) or Ala? p
and they, would choke him again. His death
was the direct result Of the treatment he re-
ceived in the prison. He was buried by the
Christians"
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He Says that Many Persons Havs . Wrong
ImpressIon About Lizzie Bordcn.

sPRISoFIELp Mass, June 22-Ex- Gov. Rob-
inson returned to his home in Chicopee last
evening. somewhat fatigued after his work in
the Borden trial. In conversation upon that
subject he said:
THE verdict in the Borden case was a
righteous one. I have had but one opinion
since first talked with Mis- Borden. and that
Is that she is innocent OF crime. have seen
her great many times. too. and she was very
near to me. think the verdict rendered not
only right because there was not sufficient
evidence for anything different. but the evil
dence proved her innocent. and the jury so be-
lieved. Why tho jurors had made up their
minds and were ready to render verdict be-
fore they left their seats, But they thought 1t
would not be entirely within tho bonds OF pro-
priety unless they retired. and they did so.
An entirely wrong impression has gone out
personality. She is an Intelligent womanly
woman. and conducted herself with great pro-
prety all through the trial. Miss Lizzie has
said to me that tho murders we're as much Of q
mystery to her as to any one"
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No p.n.,ou Dene,eney rh,. Year.

WASHINGTON. June 22.-There will be n o pen
sion deficiency for the current fiscal year.
which ends June 80 next That is assured by
figures obtained from the Treasury Depart
ment to-day. They show that the appropria-
tons for pensions were:
For the fiscal year 1928. SAG 737. $50: de-
fciency for year 1893 and prior years, s14.-
l44sS4: total. $3.50. 1872 234. Expended for
pensions: For eleven months ended May 81
Sl47.a48. 1856: for June IN to to-day. $40. 800
coo: estimate for next eight days OF June. ST.
900 900; total, Sl59.326.3tjR This will leave a
surplus OF about Sl.OU0.0O0. which will be
turned into the Treasury.
Second omptroller Mansur. at the request
nshed him q statement pertaining to army
pensions for the fiscal year ending June 30.
iSta II shows that at the close OF business
last night. June 81. there still remained to the
etnSdit Of army. pensions $40. $3.50. This
WI VA he reduced when the accounts reach that
ONCE, making the figures correspond sub
s1AntlaiIy with those given above.
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A New Rule In L,be, Cas.s.

BosToS. June 22.-The full bench OF the Su-
preme Court. in decision on the subject. lays
down q new rule in libel cases. and defines the
extent Of the right OF a newspaper to pu bish
articles in good faith when in fact the article
published is not In all respects true. The de-
PENDANT published In its newspaper an article
describing the conduc. OF a prisoner brought
before the Municipal Court o. Boston and the
proceedings OF the court In the case. desig-
mating him by tho name OF another person
who was in the SANE business and whose name
was very similar. Tho Justice OF the Superior
Court. before whom the case was tried without
q Jury. found as n fact that the alleged libel
declared by the plaintiff was not published by
and the only question In the case was wheth
this finding was erroneous as q matter OF law.
The case went 10 the full bench OF the Supreme
Court, and In the decision that tribuno, orders
judgment on the fnding.
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ALDERMAN M,KEE,S DEFENCE
He and His Colleagues Deny Having
Proatcd by Roa.,s Grand Stand Contract.

He and His Colleagues Deny Having
Prodted by Roa.'s Grand Stand Contract.
On the resumption Of the trial OF Alderman
Mckee in the Court OF Sessions in Brooklyn
yesterday for alleged participation in the
presentation OF the fraudulent bill OF Patrick
Ross for S11 400 for erecting the Columbus
celebration grand stands. Judge Moore de-
cded to admit the evidence in relation to the
bank accounts Of Ross and James II. TiGot.
the clerk in the Building Department. The
testimony showed that Ross's bank account
was always insignificant. and that it was not
increased on the day he received the drafts
for the s11. 400. PiRot. however. on the same
day deposited $500. The drafts were put In
evidence. showing Pigot's endorsements
identifying Ross at the banks whore the
drafts were PAYABLE.
testified as an expert builder and contractor.
His evidenc. In iicatel that $1,000 would DO
REASONABLE price for the stands. This closed
the case for the prosecution. motion to dis
miss was made by the defence and was denied
were examined at the Pigot trial figured out,
from the price OF the lumber and other ma
tterial that the biz was not extraysEant.
the former trial. and Aldermen heaney
and Wafer testified that the contract was
auiry had been made about the cost OF similar
work. Each witness denied that he had prot
tied either directly or Indirectly from the con-
Robert Trent was one OF the Witnesses ex-
smined as to the standing OF the defendant
81 he o h@ snd
hate Democrat worse than hell
the H. d the S
the com mittee. and he signed the vouchers on
benefited by the contract
The case will be given to the jury te-day.
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Hard Luck or 0ottlieb Rohrer.

Gottlieb Rohrer hobbled out Of the Brooklyn
City Hospital on crutches a few days ago and
has since been realizing what hard world II is
he lives in. He was sent to the hospital fifteen
months ago because a horse in the stable OF II.
Koehler 4 Co.'S brewery In First avenue. New
York, kicked him and broke his leg.
When he went 70 l43 North Fourth street
Williamsbrrgh; where his wife lives, he was
threatened to break every bono in his body Il
he did not go away; Next he went TO tho
paid his wife $3.50 while he vas In the hospital.
Lastly. he discovered that his wife had spent
all his savings.
With tears In his eyes he asked Justice Goet-
ting. at tho Lee Avenue Police Court Yesterday.
II he could not obtain redress against his wife.
Nothing could be done for him. and he was still
weeping as he hobbled out Of court on crutches.
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DID HE cIUB Hrs PRISONER,
Foiierrna, hfeNInnu.'s Strange Conduct MAJ
Be Investigated.


On June 10 Policeman McManus OF the East
Twenty second street station arrested Michael
Maher. % years old. printer who lives at 4
West Sixteenth street. for being drunk and
disorderly. While McManus was making the
arrest Sergeant Kelly. also OF the East TWEEN
ty-second street station. happened to pass by.
His attention was attracted by the crowd
which surrounded the policeman and his pris-
ouer. He stopped to see what was going on.
and heard MoManus say. Come along damn
you. or I'll carry you to the station house in
pieces"
The Sergeant found McManus standing over
young man whose face was covered with
blood. and whose bruised and battered condi-
tion was such that Kelly ordered him taken to
tho station with all the care and promptncss
possible From the station house Maher was
removed the samo day to Bellevue Hospital
where no remained until yesterday. McManus
reported tho arrest at the Yorkvilie Police
Court. and had tho case postponed until his
prisoner should be able to appear In court.
The examination was liked for o'clock on
AT $50 o'clock on Wednesday morning Mo-
Manus told the Sergeant at the Fast Twenty
on at o o'clock. and went away. as the Ser
Teant thought. 70 snpear against his prisoner.
man simply took two and a!halt hours out OF his
working day without warrant or permission.
The case came up at the appointed time on
Wednesday afternoon. McManus was In court.
accompanied by Joseph McAvoy. a bartender
at 3Od First avenue. Tho original charge
against Maher was not mentioned hy the po-
lieeman. Instead; he produced McAvoy. who
swore out an affidavit charging the prisoner
with assaultinG him in his saloon on June 10.
Justice Mcmahon expressed his surprise ut
this Juggling OF charges. and promptly granted
the request IT the prisoners lawyer to have the
case postponed until today to enable him to
secure witnesses. Maher'. face bore the marks
Of severe heating. and he looked weak and
ILL., while McAvoy showed no traces Of the al
legged assault upon him.
Sergeant Kelly. who was not satisfied with
McManuss absence OF tho morning before.
appeared in court Yesterday morning ami had
"a talk with the Justice. He declared his in
tention OF preferring charges against Police
man McManus for stealing two and a half
hours that he should have spent on post. The
policeman now claims that Maher received his
wounds from person with whom he had
fought before his arrest.
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4 1HIEF Ar 4 FUNERAL
He Feigned Grief which Later became
Real when the Police Got Him.

Tho aged father OF Mrs. Magnus Of 81 East
12lst street was buried yesterday. and many Of
her friends came to the house to attend tho
funeral. In the number were Barbara Gold
schmidt OF 344 East 10th street and Carrie
Hornum Of 400 East Tifty-second street. A
young native of Poland who seemed over
whelmed with grief and carried his handker-
chief at his eyes most Of the time, also mingled
with the inOurners. There was n commotion
when Mrs Hornum cried out: I've lost my
pockcttook. felt n tug at my pocket, and my
purse is gone
so Is mine." chimed In Mrs. Goldschmidt
and the young man whose grief had been so
marked and Sho was nearest to Mrs. Hornnm
when she missed her purse edged toward the
door and darted out Of 1t. Policeman Bicknel
chased the fugitive through 12lst street 70
Lexington avenue. down the avenue to 11oth
street. and across to Park avenue. whore he
caught him and recovered the stolen pocket
books. There was So In one and 81. rs in tho
other.
The prisoner was taken to court and shed
genu line tears there. He described himself as
Iincus Mendelsohn. ~ years old. OF 10 Sui-
folk street. He was held in 81 500 bail for trial
by Justice Burke.
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HARRY HIGGINS ON 7RIAL.
Three vyitn-.se. Missing and Little Chance
Of ConvIcting Him Of !Arnoid'. Murder.


Of ConyIctinE Him Of Arnold. Murder.
After having spent fifteen months In prison,
Harry Higgins accused OF the murder OF
Bertram F. Arnold. a private detective. was
placed on trial yesterday before Justice Bart
lett OF the Supreme Court in Long Island
City.
The murder was committed on the night OF
March %. 1892. Arnold was employed to
watch the simonds stove foundry In Borden
avenue. Long Island City. while q strike Of
moulders was on. He was going to the foun-
dry in the evening when a crowd OF strikers
threw him down ana one OF them cut his
throat At the inquest eyewitnesses OF the
murder swore to Higsinss guilt. Three OF
these witnesses were strikers They were
released on 500 bail to appear at the trial.
and have not been seen by the prosecuting
officials since They are Charles McAloon.
George McConkey. and Peter Gormley.
The prosecution has been putting OF tho
trial in the hope Of finding these witnesses.
Higgins's lawyers have demanded speedy
trial at each term OF court and finally this
week the prosecution was driven to try the
case.
Three days were spent in getting jury
Higgins VIE ana s cmiIdren sat near nm when
frequently. but the prisoner seemed little con-
cerned.
by the testimony SO far produced. Frank Feyl
one Of the strikers. was the only witness who
gave, evidence OF Importance. and he didn't
heard threats against Arnold: When Arnold
came in sight a striSer named Coughlin. who
esschine linn BY the S leg. threw him H' down:
the fallen man. When the crowd parted again
that looked like knife in Newtown Greek.
The trial will be continued to-day.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-06-23
Peck's Bail Bond Forfeited.

ALBANY. Juno 22.-In the Court Of Sessions
to-day District Attorney Eaton moved the
trial OF ex-Commissioner Charles +. Peck OF
the State Bureau Of Labor Statistics. and FL
bert Rodgers. his stenographer. both charged
with destroying public records in tho form
Of tariff circulars. last fall. Mr.. Eaton. in ask
ing that their bail bonds OF $1,000 each DO de-
clared forfeited. said that the defendant Peck
was In Europe. and although he would like to
have bench warrants issued. he did not think
it advisable to send across the water for Mr.
Peck. A proclamation was made declaring
the bonds forfeit cd. and bench warrants were
issued. Tho bondsmen are Thomas j. Cowell
and Richard l. Armesley.
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SENATOR sTANFoRD's FUNERAL
Il VIII BE Held Tomorrow and Thousan d
Will Attend.

sAS Francisco. June 22.-The late Senator
Stanford's funeral Will be held on Saturday
afternoon from the University Chapel at Palo
Alto A special train will be run from this
city which will take large number OF promi-
nent men. The Rev. DR.. II. c. Foute OF Grace
Church. DR.. Stebbins OF the First Unitarian. and
other clergymen will take part in the services.
There will be elaborate music. The floral
offerings will be something magnificent. The
nurseries OF Timothy Hopkins will be stripped
OF all their most beautiful blooms to secure
suitable emblems for the occasion. Among
the nall bearers will be:
Col Fred Croker. Stephen Gage. n. T.
Smith. ". W. STOW. ex-senator Charles n. Fell
ton. A. y Towne. President David Starr Jordan
Of Stanford University: Lord Teyis. Judge
Mcfarland. and Judge McKenna- In addition
In response to a request OF the dead Senator.
eight OF the oldest engineers OF the Southern
Pacific road will Ioin The pail bearers. After
the services the body will be tai en- to the m ar
bic mauso cum. constructed on the grounds at
MEMO Park short time after the death Of
young Stanford few years ago II is expecte ed
that thousands will witness the ceremonies
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M,-.u,. dc s..epoo,... Filter.

The Marquis de Stacpoole OF London was
one OF Mayor Gilroy's visitors yesterday. Tho
Marquis has scheme which he wishes to ad-
vance He would like to treat the entire SUD
ply Of Croton water received by this city by a
system of filtration OF his own invention. and
he asked tho Mayor for an opportunity to
demonstrate its usefulness.
Mayor Gilroy sent for Health Com missioner
Edison and Chief Engineer Birdsall OF the
Croton Aaueduct, to whom the visitor explain
ell his scheme. 1t was dem strstsd that the
cost 100000. and tho cost Of construction
would bs quite 81. 800. 900. and the Mayor said
that the Introduction OF the system would be
impracticahle. Besides. since the abatement
OF the nuisAnces IN the watershed there has
been little need OF flterinR the Croton-
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rouee r...,o.. and rr...r.r..

At the meeting OF the Police Commissioners
yesterday Policeman Thomas s. Harper was
found guilty OF leaving the city without per-
mission and was dismissed from the force.
Police Surgeons Augustus ". Maclay and
Samuel b. Mcleod were retiredion 81 900 PEN
sions. Patrolman William A. Refer OF the
Fourteenth precinct resigned
Transfers-tdwArd Powers Fast EiEhty-eIghth street
20 old slip Michael shillney West IhiIaeh street 70
EldTidge street; George CummIngs. West fwsntIeth
street. 10 West Tbirtsth street; William Thompson.
West ThIrtlsth street TO West Twentleh street: WIZ
street: p HonrsaH ives! i0oth street ts East l2sth
special moanIsd squad Thomas Brophy Delaney
street. detailed TO Grand street bath
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-06-23
SPEEDY MEN 0y ENGLISH Jacks
r. &. Hredin Equals the O5O.yrrd Record %
Lon Myers aud w. e. u VINES.

r. &. Hredin Equals the 03O.ynrd Record %
Lon Myers aud w. G.. u vines.
While athletics In this country are PRACTICAL
~ at n standstill. every mail from the Old World
brings some startling item In the de-
partmcnt Of amateur sport. Tho Tsutonio,
which reached her dock yesterday afternoon.
carried a bulky shcaf OF sporting gossip. From
the details Of the civil service games held AZ
London. June 10 1t would appear that T. G.
Bredin has encroached on ground which has
recently been regarded as strictly American.
He won the tGO-yard handicap from scratch In
l minute IL 20 seconds. taking two-flfths OF o
second Off tho British record. and tying the
world's record held Jointly By l. i. Myers and
W. c. Downes.
Another remarkable event a. the sam o m eet-
Ing was the l2O-yard hurdle race. Godfrey
colonies. finished within six inches OF r 4,
Lowe. Guys Hospital. to whom he conceded
thirteen yards. in the worlds record time OF
l5S seconds. The tantalizine margin OF inches
will -hut the scratch man out OF the record az
eflectually as II he had been yards OF the VIM
+. T. Bacon brought or very clever double
sHs@tS az tne s%;o5d police games and
one-ri,e run from ". g. Fowler, the ceio:
brated Fin"heg linrrer. In the lively time OF
The feature Of he Accfngton games. on the
same date. was tho hril!ia sprintlag Of c. A.
DihiIeb' tHt aulhl ne won tHo
luu-yard run easily in "a. yard worse than
eyens.' and then got within two feet OF the
winner Of the 10 yard handicap from scratch.
in shade better than T. seconds
H. Curtis. the English amateur walking
CHAMPION. ia RAPIDLY getting INTO record form.
At the II ghgat" iiarrlers' evening meeting on
June X he walked two miles in IA minutes
y > Seconds. and n couple Of days later In .
special handicap ut the Spartan Hnrriep
games he got within three SECONDS OF the
english three. mile record OF y minutes 25 3-S
seconds established by L. W. V, Clarke. June
~ 1897.
The annual eight. Dared races at Cambria
University reached their final stage June Is,
and the Trinity tial crew won the coveted
POSITION Of head OF the river" for the ensuing
year. Thirty-one Fights figured in the lass
days racing. and many spirited cont ests took
place, Tho first Trinity crew closed up with
SUI esson Of brilliant spurts and rowed the
winners to yard.
The annual ntetvarsity cycling contest
between the picked wheelmen OF Oxford and
Cambridge took place at Herne Hill grounds
June -. The card consisted 81 races at one.
four. and ten miles. all OF which were won By
the Cambridge flyer. T. Armi.aGe. Trinity.
The aggregate score figured out 80 to Is
points IN favor Of the light blue represents
tives.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-06-23
The Cowboy Race.

Fort DODGE. Ia. June 22.-James n.
Stephens. Rattlesnnke Pete. and John Berry.
the leaders in tho cowboy race. registered
here this morning. Rattlesnake Pete WAS the
FIRST to arrive placing his name on the regis
ter at 800 A. NJ. He was astride OF the horse
Gen. Grant and minus The Outlaw. having to
abandon that horse forty miles this side OF
sioux City. Gen Grant is iaded and sleepy.
but Pete is confident the General will carry
well. and slept here til this afternoon. Dos
Middleton is back in tho race. having started
Galya last evening. John Berry made the
start from here at noon. taking advantage Of
the tired condition OF Rattlesnake Pete s horse
Berry 10 now in the lead.
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Appointments by tn. President.

WASHINGTON. Juno 22.-The President has
made the following appointments:
Commemorative II. Insraham Of Maine at
h'l:sx S. z. spencer Pratt OF Alabama At sings pore.
Straits Settlement
Consgis-w. = Campbell of New York at Newcastle
FnElauf: John R N0oley Of Texas at BaracoA Cuba:
William = Kemmer OF ohio at Horsen. Switzerland;
Charles II. Benedict NJ Minnesota Cape Town. Africa
jane Deuorer OF New Jersey at Rockville. Can
MIA: Joel Lindsey OF Vermont at Coatioook Can
AGA Henry u smYihe n Virginia at Foochow.
.hhA Ihomnc Jones Of Kentucky at Funchal Ma
d-fi Jesse W. sparks Of Tennessee at Piedras SeRras
Mexico. John II. Coppingsr Of Illinois at Toronto
Canada.
Benjamin D. Williams of AlAbsm,, 70 be a Commits
ohe' 70 negotiate with the Chippewa Indians in MIN
nssota act approved Jan. IA lssa
Bernard Arnslen Of Ilnol. to b. . ,n.c,., ., =.
make A''otments tlandA in sey.raItv IN ,o,.r...
ton Indians act approved March a lao,
John X. Mobley OF Texas, appoInt.d co,
nj Baracoa, cuba was born in Georgia tbI-.u
hNe years aGo, and is a merchant. Hs live. T..
Congressman, Pendleton's district. and 49,.
E Tstom ne9Ssd BY w. Pendleton. speases
The new Consul to Foorhow. CHM. u.r,u
smythe. is the editor OF the HsadigKi, a wast II.
nswspspsr published in Graham, Va = "''N''
Consul at Piedrss ,Neeras Mexico. ihppG 6In
inent LAWYER tr residing at Murirees6oro. He
A.
Consul to Toronto. Canada. is the prssidao,
pro tenn. OF the III nois state Senate The In.
endorsing him. AZ
x SPENCER Prstt Of Alabama. appointed Con-
sul-General at Singapore. is n citizen OF No
bile. and was educated In France. lie wa. $40
pointed Minister to Persia during Mr.. Cieyee.
W camp5ell Of New York. who goes to
Newcastle. England. is an old-time Detnocrat
nMni mas served In q consular capacity before
nheh quite young man President Tyler a ~
pointed him Consul to Rotterdam and undsr
resident Tyler he was transferred to Dres.
IIr Yen: where ne rematned until recalled by
William !; Kemmler OF Ohio. the new Consul 10
nmo,een, switzerland ID the editor OF a German
he"spaper the Hrs,roLk published in Colum
S Susi =; His principal hacker was Congressman
lanes A; DemArest OF New Jersey. appointed
consul at Rockville. Canada. is also nsWsnSl
psF man. he edits the Dairy Press OF Halndeld
s i TO Funchai. Madeira 10 editor Of III. Iouis-
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-06-23
BANTs MAYOR RooDT 10 rk1o THEM
The Uaiou Street Rai,r Dad Con pany Protests
Against the Railroad Franchise Grants.

The Uniou Street Rni,r Dad Company Protests
Against tho Railroad Franchise Grants.
A hearing was given yesterday by Mayor
Body Of Brooklyn to the Union Street Rail-
way Company, which did not share in the
valuable railroad franchises distributed on
Monday In about equal proportions between
the City Railroad Company and the allied
Nassau Electric and Kings County Electric
companies. The resolutions giving the grants
are now before the Mayor. and the Union Street
Railroad Company wants him to veto them
against the action OF the Aldermen and con-
tended that the interests OF the city were
fagrantiy ignored In the manner Of providing
com pensation for the city. Tho Union Conn
pany. he said. was not only ready to pay a tax
on the gross receipts, but also to plank down q
round sum as soon as the grants were given to
It, He urged the Mayor to withhold his sigma
ture from the resolutions until the questions
Representatives OF the other com panies. who
were present said the city was getting II very
fair equivalent for the privilege granted. The
Mayor promised to give the subject careful at.
tention before taking action upon the resoIu-