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THEY W4yr H4LF TIE OFFICES,
Though They Think the People Meant Them
to Have More Than HaiC.

CINCINNATI. June ia meeting otthe Dom
ocratic Ex Railway Postal Clerks Association
was held at the Dennison Hotel June ! 1. in all
day session. A largo number OF eN-clcrks.
rcprcs entinE the entire division. was present.
The various committees appointed at last
meeting made their various reports. COM
mittee OF five on resolutions. representing the
different States OF the Fifth Division. made
the following report:
Whereas In March. 1889. tho r. N. S. OF
the United States in the eleventh division
constituting the same. consisting equally
Of Dem ocrats and Republicans as near as
possible AMI whereas the Hon. Grover
Cleveland. the then President OF the United
States. put the Civil Service rules In effect
March -, 1889. and whereas the Hon.. Ben
lamin Harrison. elected AS successor to the
Hon. Grover Cleveland. repudiated and sus-
issH. Until May i, 1851. with the evident in In:
postal clerks July ISL losing their 9 rostions.
making the Il. IL, s. a strictly partisan affair
Sy he9r "da G
through for months thus showing the Rnimus
OF the then President against nll Democrats.
direct breach Of the vital intentions Of all laws
and intents OF the Civil Service Commits sioners
and the voice Of the people that came thunder
ing through tho ballot boxes in November
" EesolredL That we. the ex-postal clerks, re-
quest and demand the Democratic party he
given at least uno-half the offices in the Il. NJ.
s. though believing we are entitled TO the great
majority as evidenced by the peoples ballots.
The Offices now held by Republicans, removed
at one time for cause and reinstated for poit-
zeal reasons. is but Il usurpation. and we de-
mand that Democrats Of clean and first class
records be rcinstated in their places: and be it
further
"RcSorpd. That VIC will use all honorable
means to convince the President and Postlnas-
ter,Gencral that the people Of this country, ask
that its affairs ho reliably put in the hands Of
its friends the Democrats
MessrS Cabell Of Kentucky. lingerie Of Ohio.
and tho Hon. Il. H. Payntcr Of Kentucky were
appointed AS committee to put their hest foot
forward In the interest OF the Democratic ex-
postal clerks Of the United States.
There Will he another meeting OF this asso-
citation On Friday evening. June %. at ~
o'clock: Nj clerks are requested to meet with
them ut the Denni3on House.
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Lawyer jefferson Chandler on behalf Of the
Ninth avenue and Sixth avenue Nli!road COM
panIcs. appeared before the Aldermen's Rail
road Committee yesterday and promised that il
tho Board would grant the application Of these
rnadSfor permission tO q, meet the wo through
Cathedral Parkway between LenuN and Coluu-
bus, aycnhcs, Tho work 81 constructing the new
in u month. He also promised that transfer
tickets will be given between the lines. W. c.
Trull for the For,y-sccond street, Manhattan
willie and st. Nicholas Avenue Rauroad Com
lany. which desires to extend it's tracks through
Cathedral Parkway TO riverside Drive, opposed
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Combination OF Democrats and Republicans
Appctnt Election Omcerr.


ALBANY. June 1a-The Judge-Boss and
his protSg5, young Mayor MnnnirG. are
again in trouble and the combination
OF Democratic md Republican Aldermen.
seeking tho defeat OF the Herrick machine.
are having pleasant time. Through
the operation OF little Herrck-made clause
in tho Herrck-amended charter OF 1892. the
Mayor. President OF the Board OF Aldermen.
and Republican. n minority Alderman. con-
stitute an election bureau to choose local cleo
tion inspectors and poll clerks. 1t was spe-
CHILLY designed by Boss Hsrrick to perpctuate
tho power of his machine. and was satlsfac-
tory rs long as he had control OF the Mayor
and President OF the Board Of Aldermen. Tho
present Democratic President Of said Board
does not. however, believe in TIerrick. and has
formed n coalition with tho Republican mem
bcr OF the election bureau to worry the judge
Loss.
This spring before the charter election In
defiance OF the kicks OF Mayor Manning, Pres
ident Armstage and Alderman Gregory
ousted the Mayor from tho Craftsmanship OF
tho election bureau and named an anti Her
rick machine list OF inspectors. Chief OF
Police Tom willard, acting under orders OF
his boss, refused to swear in any Of these. but
instead. swore In the Herrick machine list.
The Legality OF the act Is before the courts
and decision Is expected hoxt month
To-day President ArmatAge and Alderman
Gregory as m a. GRITTY OF tho election bureau,
called a meeting and forced Mayor Manning
to attend and see q list OF election inspectors
appointed for next falls elections in the city
81 Anti-Herrck Democrats, together with
the list OF election inspectors to serve
at tho charter election in tho spring OF 1884
or course Mayor Manning protested that such
an early appointment was illegal, but lie could
not back up his protest 1t was the nten-
ton Of the Herrick machine to onst President
Armatage from the Presidency Of tho Common
Council at to-niShts meeting OF that body on
trumped up charges. md to put a tool OF the
Judge Boss in his place. In anticipation Of
this the combination appointed the election
officers. Should the courts sustain the oppo-
sition to tho Herrick machine in its arbitrary
act of thru wing out Thy the refusal OF the Chief
of Police to swear them I'M the list of election
officers prepared by majority Of the election
stand ard the Hcriick machine will be disabled
again.
At tho m Getting OF the Common Council to-
night before any action could be- taken O Gust
President Armatnge tho members of the Board
OF Aldermen were served with an Injunction
issued bv Judge Furseman. restraining them
from taking any action. eli, her MS committee
or as a Bourd. looking to the removal OF Presi-
dent Armatage. Argument on tho Injunction
order will be head next Saturday before
Judge Mayham mt Schnharic. Some OF the
Herrlck men wanted to 60 ahead aud remove
Armgtage. but Corporation Counsel Dele hanty
advised ii EN- not to. He said they might re-
ceive the report, but musttGko no other action
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JOHN J. HAGGERTY.

at him and paid but little attention to his
boasts. Once HagCerty challenged Steve
Brodie.
"Youse go an mako record. see. an don
I'll jump wild ye" said Steve.
So yesterday Haggerty made his record. Ho
says he will now challenge. Brodie again.
1t was Just about 2 o'clock. and the sun was
beating down on the unprotected roadways Of
the bridge with such heat that the policemen
were glad to stand in tho shade Of the stone
piers and catch what little breeze was stirring
Haggcrty rode on to the bridge in wagon and
sat quietly beside the driver until they had
passed the pier on tho New York side. He wore
a pair Of corduroy trousers a collnrless shirt.
coat, and pair Of light shoes. He 10 an ordi-
nary looking fellow, with hard face and close
cropped hair. lic Is not over tcet 4 inches
tall: but is stockiy built.
When tho wagon had got about one hundred
feet beyond the pier HagGerty jumped off and
started to climb, on the iron fence. The
tho streets OF Brooklyn as fast as he could.
There were half a dozen riggers dashed to the
the wagon, but they were too far up 70 prevent
h h m aaam t W nS ty rGH e R what ans
and wrenches, This is tho bridge police call, and
ac9pre Of poicemen ran out from the shade
bee had fsSf oHpe re eSea 5e Se Fs sn 0 ts
volvng until he reached the water Just as he
reached the water he had turned into sitting
posture and disappeared with great splash.
a tugboat was passing near by, and the Cap
tain put about to lend assistance: Presently
Haggerty & head bobbed up out OF the water a
and he struck Out for tho S.W shoe
The tug Captain called out to him to keep his
head out OF tho water and he would throw him
ba n1sgsr.y and he swan
RI nj mil nN hut ~
Breast ed the oot tide as If III he Wore padding
in o lake. When Policeman Duryea saw the
Brook Hp Whom he saw li"ssertS swim.
ming, 10 teIephonSd 70 the New York
snh the fS S he 1 oe S neS JGh IT Ff A.
and tho two waited for Haggcrty to come
up on tho dock there was a crowd, waiting for
him: He waved them aside. and offered to
fight anybody there. regardless Of age. Size or
" can lick any man in de Fourt ward and
Just want hin to step up"
crowd scattered. When tho policemen np-
preached he warned them not to touch him. as
lie had committed no crime.
Policeman English argued with Haggerty. for
Very much oxcltei. After a BRET argument tent
station house. There he was examined by an
ambulance surgeon from Chambers Street Hos
pital. who said that there was nothing tho INIT
ter with tho man but too much rum.
His family were sent for and soon his mother
his wife. and his brother, were at the station
house in great state Of excitement. Tho
brother brought Il change Of clothing, and then
Maggerty was locked m, in a cell to sober up.
Tomhs Police Court but rs he did not have
any suicidal intent whom no jumped. he can
1 Gr oo ak G qn nE nationally
after his arrest. but he told tho police and those
in tho Cal; street station at the time that lie ir-
he gets q chance.
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APPOININkNTS TO OFFICE
A Lot OF Postmasters, Collectors of Int rn nj
Neyenue, and Oti.cr Officers Selected.

A Lot OF Postmasters, Collectors of Int IN nj
| Nevcnue, and Otker Officers Selected.
| WASHINGTON, June 1o-The President to.
day appointed Postmasters as follows:
| Accommodation A. smith. Admission. vice O. b. Ran.
| doiPh removed
Arkansas-Thomas H. Garrett, Fort Smith. vice J. x.
Barnes removed
CaIIornia-Jamcs Howell. Portersvlle. vice C. C.
Beknap, resigned
| Co!orado-Thomas Thompson. Pueblo. vice S. A. Alb.
bev resigned.
F!orida-Wiliam 6. Norwood, Titusvie, vice r C.
scr;mgeour removed
Georgia \ Moses. CarrolIton. vice G. H. Merren,
removed: Thomas A. Bailey Darlcu vice q. H. Jack.
son. oi!ce become Presidential.
Ulinois-Joseph 4. Evans. Carboniale vice f. H.
Brush, resigned William +. Beck. oney. vice Il. I.
i".sjss Miner Msdtosa, Vie. Il G. Webb re.
moved; Louis A. Lef!ing. Cherokee. VICE ", NJ. Smell.
Ishnsn Expired eSdOso Tof sa5ah
Manson wee o. LoT War Tomm'."n expired
W Corey rrssn-I fa,roI .' Wc hes
VICE ~ f'tci cCTu,s .yPI fEx .Pp,r
Ward, commission expired; charles herman. Ecwaygo.
Wyn y s4" NOR sn aaE'el John Cullen
Montana-w, j. schwartz Granite. vice D. Arms.
paa Se"f: A ys;il Es' wee g
rkor,h Datsi.-l.rns' r lIan., Bismarck. vice Il P
Kent. ohict become rresiirntIiL 49,
ohin--Chars Mclean, rirceviie, vice J. L. Kent 70
Josep II. Newton. Newark. vice N. Ickes. resigned.
okiohoms ferritoly-k0bert GaIhrrnth. Edmond
vice 4. i; Clas.cn, once Hscom. rre:ilsuii4l
fI.%s"" 's'IS Ss' Noun"
fielder. ~. Mary, vice Il. A Parsons, Jr resigned.
south Carpliha-Iosah Doar, Georgetown, vice T. J.
Texas2Goorse O. Avis Ennis. vice V. j. Tisbout re.
ssned Granville 4 SE%,ie Graham vice G W Par
Naturalization {. Amos snOhOmish. vice G. A.
NnleatG removed. ~ g.,
Natwich Office become TrosGentia David W. cheney
Sparta. vice l.. &. Fisher, removed
The total number OF fourth. class Postmas-
ters appointed to-day was 100, of which 81
aud death. Tho President also made the fol-
lowing appointments;
Collectors u Internal E'y@nne,loshns p. Powers,
Wyoming. Tor tho district OF COLORADO: James ".
Murphy Fir.t d,tTet OF wss@n.,n; John Z Y ;:ary,
district Of SorIh Clrona' Charles NJ. Shannon u All.
zonn, for the district Of New M"Hico.
the distrt"t Of MiiwSWXee fHarcs s. Wallace or Viz
ginia for lhe district OF kich,nond.
the Gran 10 Rond- Agency in uiegon Ralph IlaIi OF
hlTth L4Soin At No DEVILS Lake Agency N korth
inr,an, 4 Inc Yakinn igtncy in Washington; frss;
iower IrHe Agency IN south Dakots Wlllanl L. liar.
grove of Indiana a. the Western Shoshone Agency IN
raNnre OtOr, Hnl uaS!and agency III DEHhHma Terri.
tory JUSepn Robinson "f Missouri. At The Nez rerces
Pima Agency In Arizona; Thomas u. savage OF MIs.
cousin - the Green Bay Agency N Wisconsin.
Carolina Tor tao westefn dl,rrict OF Nom Iarn.in
William Ferry Murphy II South CaroIna. Tor tho dis
Unrsd siat.s Msrsnal- Otto res,niller Of South la.
kotI- fog the diAiret OF South Dakota
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DIED..

ABORN.-on Friday afternoon Juno 16. at o'clock.
Robert W. A6orn. in tho Slst year OF his age.
Funeral services at his late residence l1S East 38th
st. New York. Tuesday morning. June 20. at 1880
O'Clock. Friends will Please omit flowers Inter
ment at woodlawn. Providence papers please copy.
Soss OF TIM REVOLUTION Office of the Secretary.
60 Wall st. Room g. New York. June ~. 1893
The members this society requested to attend
the funeral cervcs of their late associate member.
Il. W. Aborn at 1lS East 3sth ST.. on jana 20. -
1880 NJ. "a
FREDERICK SAMUEL TALLMADGE. Pfetidene
JAMES MORTIMER MONTGOMERY. Secretary.
COLEMAN.-JohnC olsma m. aged 49, at Riverdaie.
Requiem and funeral from ST. Margarets Church.
Riverdsle. on Wednesday morning. At 10 O'Clock.
DOYLE.-At 25o Bay street. Jersey City. on Sunday
June IL. Margaret. wife Of the late John Doyle.
Funeral from St Marys Church. at 10 A. NJ On
Wednesday. Relatives and friends are invited 10
attend.
FISH EV-on sunday. June 1s. Andrew }. Fisher.
aged 80 years
Funs service his late residence @4s East l17th
ST. on Tuesday evening at O'Clock. Relatives and
friends, also Veteran Firemen's AMI Exempt Fire
mems associations are respectfully invited to ~.
tend. In;erment. Wood!awn. Wednesday. r. ~
MIX on June 15 1888. Rev.
Charles b. MckennA
Solemn mass of requiem Will begin at 10 A. N. on
Wednesday. June 81 at st Anns Church. East 18th
st. ottce for tho dead Mt $50 A. ". Reverend
Clergy, Alumni OF Manhattan College, members OF
st. AIMS Lyceum. relatives. and friends. are In
vited to DO present.
MERRILL,-Atl her residence, 25l West s2d IT., at
1890 O'Clock +. NJ, Monday, jane ~. Margaret
Manton Merrill. aged 30 ears,
Funeral services ~. Agne,s On Apel a7d st. and
Columbus av. Wednes lay. june ~ a. 4 O'Clock.
Pm. Minneapolis papers Please copy.
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forced mo inside the store. There they struck
me and kicked me. Cohen was in the midst Of
his men. He struck mo and cursed me and
told me he would have me dismissed from the
III teach you who am worked my
way as close to the door as I could. They
closed q couple OF tho doors, while some Of the
pullcrs. in got sticks and tried to hit me. Just
the stomach. IT knocked the wi Ind ont Of me.
but ] got hold OF him. Then dragged him to
tho Baxter street door. The rang inside was
coming at me again when some ono outside
other side Of the store, took tho man who
had kicked me to the Elizabeth street station
house."
Sergeant Leonard was ut the desk in the
station house when Devln took his prisoner
gave his address rs 30 Henry street. He first
denied all knowledge OF any trouble. and then
said tho fight was due to small boys who told
lies and threw stones. Devlin preferred a
charge OF felonious assault against him: A
police sergeant or captain cannot take bail in
q felony case. SO the score Of HarriS's friends
went away discons ISOLATE.
While Devlin was at tho Elizabeth street sta
the Oak street police station. and Capt. slevin
Comiskey is q big man.. weighing over 200
pounds He sailed right into the centre OF Mr..
Comisk ey look cd al 0Selll. and the two mon
Get out W y yelled Cohen "or III carry you
up to Mulberry street for this"
I'VE, want to know what this little trouble
Cohen replied With lanenag" which contained
come up before Justice Ryan in the Tom lbs
Court this morning. Devl.n says he has six
witnesses to buck against Mr.. Harris Cohen's
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PULLING IN A POLICEMAN.

broke away. A second salesman grabbed him
BY both arms. Mr.. Rowland showed the man
aside. Then tho first and second. with the
help of third. picked Mr. Rowland UP bodily
and landed him inside the store. Tho minute
Mr.. Rowland was released he made for til o
door. He found the doors blocked by clothing
statesmen. .,., r.,,, ~
per cent, fast colors. London discount, var
ranted not to rust - said clothing salesman.
waving u pair Of trousers in Mr.. Row!and's
MIR. Rowland turned away.
ruy some cloes Puy some cloes" shouted
all the clothing statesmen together.
Mr.. Rowland lowered his head and started
Give it to him." shouted n heavy. hoarse
Hardly had the words boon spoken when Mr.
Rowland shot through snac" and landed on
seppea h hm s e s ami
land. kicking him into the street and onto the
Policeman Joseph Devln. who has the post
corner Of NIT street e small t COY y ran ~ NJ
him and told him that a man WAS being killed
down ut Harris Cohen's store Deylin ran
lying In the street with bruised body and
bleeding n eek The street was ehoked with
out in front Of their store like a line OF SEN
sn !Miots t,o matter >. sk ., nov,in ., Row.
THEY'VE done me up" said Rowland. point
ing to Harris Cohen and his mon.
who kicked that man ?" asked the police
man of Cohen.
1T don't matter damn who did it," said
Cohen. Get that crowd away or I'll have your
buttons taken of"
What man kicked him ?" insisted the police
man. He says that Cohen replied that he had
pull enough to get tho policeman broke" or
transferred. Devlin turned to Rowland and
asked if he could recognize the man who struck
him first.
Yes, said Rowland. there he is" and Dow
lin walked over to arrest the first puller- in.
What happened then is best told by Devin
himself
AS nearcd the door" he said last night,
Cohen and five OF his men grabbed mo and
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HRS. KASE'S CONTRA CT
1t Was Made with Her Husband Before
Marriage and tho Court Sustalns 1t.

1t Was Made with Her Husband Before
Marriage and tho Court Sustalns 1t.
Catherine McCutchen was about to marry
Matthew Kane on Aug. l. 1884. He was man
OF considerable property. They entered into
an ante -nuptial contract by the terms Of which
she released her right of dover in his estate in
consideration of $4,000 to be paid in yearly
instellments Of $4,000. commencing on his
DEATH.
They lived together until Kane died on April
20. 1892. The widow soon after made a de-
mand for the first nstallment Of her money.
but payment was refused. it being claimed that
sftcr Mr.. Kanos death. She sued for ono in
stallment OF her money, and also asked to have
the sum declared lien on her husbands
property.
The case was tried before Justice Lawrence.
who has given decision holding that the in
Kane's death. and that Mrs. Kane is entitled
to 1t with interest from that time. He. how
over. holds that he cannot declare It q lien on
the property of Mr.. Kane.
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SOME TUNNELS.
Tho AIdermen's Consent Asked to Extensive
OperatIons Underground.

The Aldormen's Committee on Bridges and
Tunnels gave n hearing yesterday on the ap
plication of the New York and New Jersey Tor
minal Railroad Company for permission to tun-
mel under the city and to build New York
terminal system for tho trunk line railroads
now ending on the Jersey side Of tho river.
w. c. Lane. Secretary Of the petitionng cor
poration. was the only person who appeared.
He said the tunnel would run from the Hack
cnsack meadows. under Castle Point and the
North River to point under Fourteenth street,
and thence under Fourteenth street to the East
River. with n branch tunnel from Fourteenth
street at Hudson down to Chambers street, and
FROM there in direct line to Wall and Broad
streets. and from that point down Broad street
to tho East River. near tho Battery. 1t Is pro-
posed to operate trains by electricity and to set
up union depot in the nciEhborhood Of Union
square.
OF tho street and the stations will be reached
by elevators. The cost of this undertaking
is Estimated at l6.5OO.0OU.
The company Is organized with q capital Of
Slocum. Isanc 7. Mart In. Thomas Rutter, VII
liam Marshall. Charles +. Smile. Isaac d.
Fletcher. Welcome s. Jarvis. William c. Lane.
Thomas Sturgis, William D. Guthrie. and
Charles s. Brown.
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DAVIS OF NO USE TO SOCIETY.
He Gets What Amounts Nearly to n Life
Sentence.


Sentence.
frank Davis. who is credited with having
committed twenty-five burgaries in the Ten
derloin, precinct. among them being the bur-
glary at tho house OF Mr. Bradley Martin
after the Wedding OF his daughter to the Earl
Of Craven. was arraigned yesterday at the bar
Of the General Sess! ions before Recorder Smyth
for sentence. He had pleaded guilty to indict-
ments charging him with breaking into the
house Of George l.. Rives and the house OF
Charles Lanier.
Davis" said Recorder Smyth "your record
is perhaps tho worst that has ever been pre-
scented to me in the case OF any criminal.
You wore sent from Kings county 10 state
prison for ten years. You served two terms.
one of six years and one of four years in Penn
sylvania. also for burglary. You also served y
term at joliet for grand larceny. You at
tempted to shoot the policeman who arrested
you In New York. When You were arrested in
Philadelphia the last time you also attempted
to take the life OF the officer who made the ar
rest You should really be sent to State prison
for life. But. on the first indictment, sem
tence you to state prison ut hard labor for
twenty years. and on the second Indictment
begin at tho expiration Of the FIRST"
DaviS'S head sank upon his breast. and he
was almost carried from the bar. It is said
that Davis will lose tho communication on his
last term In state prison. three and one-half
years and will havc to scrve out this torn also.
because he will return to state prison within a
year after his release. He was taken to Sing
Sing ut once.
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Father MeKenna'. body Recovered.

The body OF the Rev. Charles u. McKenna.
the priest who was drowned while trying to
rescue his cousin, Mrs. Charles Burchell. who
had fallen overheard on Thursday evening. was
recovered yesterday morning by William Nor
ton, q hoatman who lives At 54l West Forty
with graphing irons. He believes that the
priests grip on the woman he was trying to
rave, was retained after both were dead, and
that he hooked the two hOdiCs at the same time,
though he only aucnecded In bringing ono Of
them to the surface
Tho body was found OF West Nnty eighth
street, and was taken to the West Tooth street
police station. 1t was afterward removed to the
parish house OF st. Amos Church in Twelfth
street.
Tho funeral will 10 at st. AIMS Church on
Wednesday morning.
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Whilo walking on Park avenue between
Seventy-lrst and seventy-sccond streets on
Thursday afternoon. Mrs Mary Baudry and a
little girl named Clara Roberts. both Of whom
live at 233 East Seventy-third street. saw
large pocketbook lying on the pavement. The
child reached it first and claimed possession.
which va vas disputed BY the woman. who finally
child's mother referred tho matter to tho police
with the result that both women were in the
their claims.
Justice McMahon settled the dispute by keep
Ing the book himself until the rightful owner
appeared In 1t were n lot of stamps dom est ic
and foreign, two old pieces OF Continental scrip
money. a card upon which was written ~.
Jerome Bcyer. peninan." and 81 in the Old style
fractional paper currency.