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The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-09-14
BOY IN GIRLS ATTIRE.
Brooklyn's Young Ronancsr
Creates Another Sensation.
Said Yesterday He Had Worn
Youths Clothing as Disguise.
Police and Childrcn's Society
Puzzled by the Case.

The siYteen-ycar old wandrrer that
gave the name of Eta Graemer yester-
day. and told n story to Supt. Wilkins
Of the Society for the Prevention OF
Cruelty to Children. about being girl
disguised as boy has turned out to be
a boy disguised as a girl. The boys real
name is Harry Graemer
He gave his name as Eta Graemer'
and worked In the kitchen OF Mrs SKIN
nnr's big boarding house, at lO' HICKS
street. Brooklyn.
Mrs. Skinner thought there was some
thing wrong with the child. and turned
him over to the Children's Society.
He, as Eta Graemer. told pitiful
tale OF how his father was killed and
about the suicide of his mother. lie
said that he had been induced 10y com
panion named Clara to wear boys cloth
Ing and sell papers. The role or news
boy did not suit him, and he redonned
girls clothes and went to work for Mrs.
Skinner.
Last night the matron at the Society's
headquarters. in Schermerhorn street.
was Instructed to give him a bath. The
child refused. The mutron remained In
the room and ordered the supposed girl
to strip for bath. As soon as the
noticed the muscles of the arms and her
suspicious were aroused at once. :,
She notified Supt wilkins. who called
in Or. Jerome Walker. Or. Walker
made the announcement that the sup
posed girl was a boy.
supt. Wilkins took him in charge. He
was given new suit of clothes and
was taken before Police Supt. Camp
bell this morning.
The little fellow is good looking. and
SO much resembled Il girl when attired
In female clothes that even the cook IN
Mrs. Stinners 1ouse was deceived. II
was not until Mrs. skinner learned that
the child contemplated suicide that her
attention was called to him.
The boy sticks TO his original story
as to the death Of his father and
mother.
He told Supt. Campbell that his name
is Harry Graemer, instead of Eta.
The boy will be sent to st. Johns
Home until some other disposition can
be made OF him.
He intimated to Supt. Campbell tina,
he had wealthy relatives In Germany
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He THINKS IT IS SOLVENT.
Vice Pres. Pierce on the CONNER
cial Alliance Life Co.
Not Notified that n Receiver Has
Been Asked For.

Insurance and financial circles are
much interested as to whether a re-
ceiver will be appointed for the Com
merclal Alliance Life Insurance Com
pany Of this city. An Albany despatch
yesterday announced that Superintend-
ent of Insurance James f. Pierce had
reported the Company to the Attorney
General. and asked that proceedings be
begun for the appointment OF a receiver.
Supt Pierce's part is aid to show that
the Company's capital Of $500, 900 has been
wiped out. and that there is a further
defcieny Of $4,000 in the assets
IL has been known for some time that
the Company has had trouble with State
authorities, and In insurance circles 1t
was understood that 1t would have to
produce the amount demanded by the
state insurance officials or receiver
An Evening World" reporter to-day
Of the Company. He said:
tween the State insurance officials and
money should be demanded ed at ali. and
we also think that If we fought the mat
full
1T would take some time, however,
before a decision could be reached. and
In the mean time our business, which
Is now a prosperous and profitable one,
would be Injured. We believe the Com
pany entirely solvent. We have always
figured as assets the amount due US
on premiums, which are paid in monthly
and bi-monthly, as well as semi-month-
ly payments. as assets.
I'VE still think we are right, but we
have no doubt that the insurance officials
are acting in good faith. and II we must
do II we will put up the amount required.
I'VE have not failed yet to pay all
death claims promptly on their being
proved, and we will continue to do so
Continuing, Mr. Pierce said that the
Company had received no notice that
an application would be made for the
appointment of a receiver.
The Commercial Alliance Insura nee
| Company is what is known as n regular
"old-line" company. 1t began business
Feb. g. 1880, with capital stock OF
| 5000 900 all paid up. 1t afterwards abb
sorbed the National Alliance. an assess
| ment life insurance company.
An Informal meeting of the directors
| them would state what had transpired
at II. From outside resources II was
| heard that the directors and associate
| trustees will come forward and helI
| the Company out of Its troubles.
| The Company has been given until to.
| morrow to produce the sum of $276 900
! Failing to do this, 1t will be reported
to the Attorney General as an insolvent
| corporation, with a request that appli
cation be made for the appointment OF
| n receiver.
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SIX DIRECTORS QUIT.
Wholesale designations at the
Atchison Meeting To-Day.
As a Result, New Workers. Now
Control the Railroad.
An Attempt VIII Now BE Made to
Get Rid of the Receiver.

The directors of the Atchison, Topeka
and Santa Fe Railroad held a meeting
to-day at 12O Broadway, the result of
which was that six Of the members of
the Board resigned and their places were
filled by new men.
The Board, as now constituted, is as
follows:
Edward J. Bcrwind New York; James A. Blair
New York. c. S Glesd, Topeka, Kan; c K.
tOnton. Mass John A. Mccall. New York George
A Nickerson, Boston, Mass. L. severy En-
porin Kan Alden spcnre. boston. Mass; F. X,
Sturgis New York.
Tho only old members who remain in
the Board are Messrs. Halliday. Severy
and speare. This clearing out of the
old members is the result of recent trans
held by New EnRlanlers to New York
capitalists, and the new oBari is now
practically controlled by the New York
shareholders.
The men who resigned were Joseph
w. Reinhart, the former President;
Thomas Barring. John j. McCook, one of
the receivers; william Libbeey. George
Il. Peck, and Il. Il. Purcell. Messrs
Cheney and Nickerson were elected to
the Board some time ago and there
were two vacancies In the old Board
caused by the death OF George y. Ma
goun and Robert Harris.
II was said after the meeting to-day
that there was no openly expressed dis
satisfaction with the old management.
though there was an undercurrent OF
feeling that new blood was needed in
| the Board
a committee consisting OF 3. p.
Cheney, ir Samuel G. Lawrence, g. a,
| Nickerson. William l.. Ball, Thomas 7.
Fowler, John A. Mccall and f. X.
| Sturgls. was appointed to solicit proxies
for the next annual meeting of stock
| holders to he held at Topeka, Kan, on
oct. % next, at which the proxies re
| This committee has already issued Its
circular to tho stockholders, in which
| 1t Ia stated that the directors who re
| signed dill SO because they simply desired
to he relieved from further service as
| directors
| II is said that new efforts will be
| made soon to reorganiEe the Company
and take It out of the hands of the re-
| delivers.
Of the new members OF the oBard Mr.
| StIrgis and Mr.. Bull are ex-Presidents
OF the New York stock Exchange, Mr.
Life Insurance Company, Mr.. Fowler Is
| President Of tho New York. ontario and
| eWstern Railroad Company. John A
| Blair is the well-known banker of this
city, MIR. Berwind Is President of the
Berwind and White Mining Company
Boston and Maine Railroad and other
New England corporations.
Gen. Lawrence, Mr.. NlCkcrson and Mr.
| Cheney represent the three largest hold
ings OF Atchson stock in New England
Mr.. Halliday had been director fol
for twenty-siX years, and Is promi
nent Boston merchant.
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WARD PROTESTS A PROTEST.
New York's Captain Manager
Talks Back to Pres. Young.
lie Would Like to Know How Bal
timorc Sneakcd In n Game.
Especial to The Evening world)

ST. LOUIS, Sept. 1.-THE excellent
game the New Yorks are playing is serv-
ing ITO increase their rctinue This morning
more rootcrs arrived from Gotham and
joined the phalanx of the faithful who
are accompanying the team.
Ward has Just received a despatch
from Treasurer Talcott, stating that he
never consented to the transfer Of that
Chicago Louisville game. Ward has
written to President Nick Young. asking
under what authority Young tele-
grnphed Supt Bell and Manager Barnie.
of the Loulsvillrs directing them to go
ahead with the proposed game. on the
Polo Grounds Aug 70, and also how
spring protest. as Boston has done in
this instance, when a critical stage OF
the race Is reached.
Capt Ward and all hands feel that the
contest Is now so close that every point
should be fairly and squarcly decided,
and he has asked Il ese questions and
some others equally pertinent. relative
to the Chicago Baltimore AFFAIR, for the
guidance of the club hereafter.
A week ago the Eastern papers Inquired
how Baltimore and Chicago had managed
TO play ten games up to that time, and
then there was a dispute as to when the
tenth game had been sneakel In. 1t Is
admitted here that New York should beat
Baltimore In the series for the Temple
up NIdNtNtl tllt OutiOHlt VI Nit l''i'
nant race.
Won derAhe has, not released Breiten-
stein. but AS Theodore Is TO marry Satur,
day night. II is expected that the Browns
manager will remit the 500 fine and
reinstate the clever south-paw twirler.
1t Is almost certain Breitenstein Will
pitch tomorrow.
The Browns have a clever scheme
whereby each umpire as he arrives here
| Is jollied with this inquiry:
How would you like TO manage the
Browns next year? You know we want .
good live man" Tim Hurst may not
| have succumbed to these establishments
but he did not give New York any the
best Of 1t yesterday.
Rusie had splendid control and velocity
as his great record OF ten strike-outs
shows. 1t remains to be seen how Hurst
| will treat Meckin, who goes In to-day
against Clarkson. Clnrkson always does
well against New York, but will prob
ably let down about the lucky seventh
inning. Ward will rearrange his batting
| order to-day. Burke did not want to lead
of any more, and Fuller headed the list
| yesterday. but the Captain Intends to
make changes.
Burke renews his greeting TO Burke
vile. Root boys, root" he says. 1T
| won't be over TIL Baltimore has played
those five games with Pittshurg."
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LED BY A BOY PRIEST.
six FIJI Devil worshippcrs Inn
prisoned or Executed.


VICTORIA. b. C., Sept. l',--News has
been received from FIJI shat the trial
of the ringleaders and principal actors
In the recent devil worship Of rebel
tribes OF Fiji was concluded ut Suva.
Six prisoners captured by the Kings
troops were arraignel for murder, and
after a most sensational trial, sentenced
to death.
one OF the condemned was a boy Of
about sixteen. who IL sail 10 lie re-
sponsible for the enttre tragedy ne
having proclaimed almseIf devil priest
and urged his fellow tTiuesmen TO re
turn TO an ancient custom OF ne ana
superstitious worship When ,he tro"ps
took the field aHainut me mouutnineers
It was this boy wa1 declared that the
fortincations on the hilltop were strong
places and prepared with scientific SKIN
to resist the charge and meet 'he vol
legs OF the SharpShOOtrrS.
In consideration Of his youth the En-
| ecutive Council subsequently committed
| his sentence to ten wears mprison-
ment. at the same time "rmi .tiag the
| capital penalty In the Eases Of Two
! others. who Will serve IN chains for
twenty years. The Two Oldest and
| iercest of the rebels were executed on
! Aug, 10.
| There is still q certain pmount OF dis
| quiet throughout the Islands among The
| followers of the boy priest, who are only
| partially satisfied by the commutatior
| OF his sentence, and Sull threaten e
make trouble. Many OF these have
| crossed over TO the Ellice group, II
which Government work was initiated
some months ago.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-09-14
weakness IN CHICAGO Gas.
1t Declines Over Two Points
Under Bear Attacks.
Prices Generally Lower in the
Late Trading.

The declaration OF the usual semi
Paul common had a favorable effect in
London, the early cables reporting
strong and advancing market for
Americans there.
Speculation here naturally opened firm
in sympathy, and first sales were at an
advance of Is to l-2 on the closing fig
ures of yesterday The bears were on
hand however. and promptly took
measures to check the rising tendency.
Buyers were readily supplied, and when
they got filled up demonstration was
made against the Changers and Chicago
Gas.
The losses were merely fractional, be-
cause long stock could not be shaken
out, despite reports about light ship
ments Of grain over the Western lines.
terially for some days, and there Is
better borrowing demand.
Chicago Gas yielded l, to u rs; st.
iington, Il 5-s to Is "a; Rock Island, Ga IS
to "a "a: American Sugar, los to 105 5-S.
Big Four. 80 "a to 40; Distillers. d Is TO
10 "a; Louisville & Nashville. Sc S-S to
SO l-2; Northern Pacific pref, p 3-S to
q l-2, and Western Union, 81 3-s to 81 S-s.
Commercial bar silver, sold at Ga a.
and Mexican dollars at 81 Ia. Bar silver
in London rose to 20 s-l6i per ounce J.,
3 IL per cent on time. Foreign ex.
change frmer. owing to the continued
scarcity of bills. Posted rates were
raised half a cent to 4S6 and 4.T 1-2
Bankers long sterling sold at ass a
ASS IA and demand at 4.S6 a 4S6 IA.
The stock market, generally speaking
was firmer, and prices improved undel
moderate buying for both accounts. The
bears made dead set for Chicago Gas
on the strength Of Il story that the Com
pany would not pay the next dividend
when due.
The report Is denied. The weakness:
! Is probably explained by the fact thai
the hackers of the Universal Gas Com
pany are talking about vigorous cam
paign against the Trust.
Chicago Gas sold as low as Il 5-S. {
decline OF . is from last night
There was renewed pressure to sci
Chicago Gas towards the close. and tn
stock broke to 70 3-S. The general lis
was weaker, in sympathy, but OUTSIDE
OF Northern Pacific, the declines wer'
| not important Sugar continued firm.
| Tho sales of listed stocks were 1856
shares. In the unlisted department 1896
shares of Sugar and 1850 Lead were trad
! el in
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WAR AGAINST GILROY BEGUN.
Senator Sullivan, of the Thir
District Strikes First.
He Says Murray's appointment Has
Made Many Enemies.

The opposition to Mayor GllrcY's self
constituted leulership Of ramnany Hall
has developed earlier ami In more rcsi-
tive form than was expectc1 che state
ment of Senator Sullivan at the meeting
of the Tammuny Committee on Organi-
cation last night, that his district. the
Third, eculd not hs relied upon to return
the usual rammanv majority because
Mayor Gilroy had appointed Charles II.
Murray. the Republican leader of that
district, a Police Commissioner, Is not
calculated to make any friends for Gil
roy In the organization.
Tammany men are clanish. They be
lieve Tammany should be for Tammany
men. With some Tammnnyites politics
In n religion, and the feeling that the or
ganization men should br taken care Of
first Is deep rooted in all. Not only was
the powerful position Of Police Cor mis-
sioner given to Republican,, hut that
Republican IL not returning the favor in
kind and appointing none but Tammnny
men, but Is using the Office against Tam
many.
The Police Department Is an lnhuen-
tial factor In an election. Nobody
knows that better than Senator Sulli-
van; hence his prediction that the Third
District will not make as good a show
/ Ing AZ usual.
The dissatisfaction over Murray's ar
/ pointnent must be great indeed, or Sen
| ator Sullivan would not have tai ked out
| In open meeting, 1t indicates that the
| OPPOSITION to Giiroy comes from the di'
| rection of the County Court House
where County Clerk Purray holds sway
and is a notice to Gllroy that his lead
ership In not wanted by Purroy and his
| followers.
Purroy has many supporters In tn
Executive Committee, Among them arr
counted Police Justice Diver Of tn
Second District; Senator sullivan, o
the Third: Coroner Fitzpatrick, OF tn
Fourth; Patrick Keenan,, of the sixth
John Reilly, Of the Tenth; Fire Com
nis sioner SCannell. OF the Eleventh
Jacob Soabold OF the Twenty ninth
and Coroner Shea, OF the Thtrtieth.
Senator Sulllvan's admission that h
Is Handicapped by an appointee OF tn
Tammany Mayor Will stir up an an
tagonistic feeling among the rank an
flle which is likely to have an effec
damaging to Gilroy on other leader
who are now friendly TO him.
Mayor Gllroys friends are trying I
turn the matter of by saying that Sulll
van was Joking but Sullivan is the bes
, authority on that subject. He says
meant seriously all he said.
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THE POWER OF CHILDREN.
They Made a Man See All the Good
In II Mother-in-Lnw

one man was making unkind remarks
about his mother-in-law, and the other
man was taking II all In, After while
he put In his oar, says the Detroit Free
Press
You haven't any children. have you?"
No" was the reply; what's that got
To do with IT
More than you'n ever know until you
have some"
j fail to see IT,"
Yes and SO did l. at first, and talked
Just as you do. Then. when the young
sters came ana began to grow up and To
learn who grandma VAS, and 10 look to
her as their best friend, the one to shield
them when they needed the parental
spanking, the one to give them pennies
when their parents thought they should
not have them, the one who came and
watched by them when they were sick
the one who was always good 70 them
the one grandma OF all the world T. the
innocent. mischievous, all-pervading Kids,
blamed II l didn't forget utterly that she
was my mother-in-law, and ] got to call
! ing her grandma Just as the little ones
did, and thinking about her just as the
| little ones did, and finally, when the
| gray-haired old angel went TO her rest
| grieved with the children, and as sin
| cerely as any OF them"
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Wall Street Notes.

The gross earnings OF the Atchison system for
the first week OF September were 1851 ,246 a de-
crease OF sl43, 36l. and those of the big Four
$40 464, a decrease of SO, SOL.
Harvey Fisk & Sons have notified the bond.
holders OF the Evansville Richmond that the
proposed scheme to consolidate the road with
the Bedford quarries and Bedford Belt Line
Railway companies has been abandoned, only
about two-thirds OF the bondholders having as
Sented The guarantee OF the Evansville q
T,rre Haute on the bonds Of the Evansville &
Richmond will be now enforced In the courts
Receiver Burt OF the Toledo, Ann Arbor q
North Michigan Railroad has submitted his
rep ,rt from April | to June 30. 1894. showing
re- elpts Si2S. 400; disbursements 34lS. 32s: net
earnings, $40 075.
The imports OF dry goods at the port OF New
York for the week were E,25ts32, and the
amount marketed s.. $50. T26. For the CORE.
spending week OF 1898 the imports were S.
Ose 56l and the amount marketed 81, 1913
The gross receipts Of the Louisville, New Al
bany and Chicago road for the year ended June
20 we're 81 l95, $50, a decrease Of 1926, 0O6 Net
earnings were 81, OF, 27l; surDlus, ST. 9s5; less
dividend on the preferred s57. 252 leaves surplus
500 1873
Denver o Rio Grande Railroad for the election OF
directors will be held In Denver. Col. on Oct l6,
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HAIGHT IS SLATED.
He Is to Be Named for Judge Of
the Court Of Appeals
Selected as a Concession 10 the
Anu-PIat Faction.
Names OF Delegates and Alternates
to the Saratoga Convention.

1t is all settled, except the Licutcn-
Fundamentally, about the ticket TO
be nominated by the ltepuhlicans nj
their convention at Saratoga next tues
day. Levi P. Morton will b. the lninee
for Governor and Supreme Court Jus
dce Albert Haight. of Buffalo. is slated
for the nomination for Judge of the
Court OF Appeals.
If Justice Haght will be the nominee
for that Office he will be selected as a
concession to the warning anti-Platt
faction In Erie County, which has In
structed its thirty eight delegates for
Comptroller Roberts for Governor.
The nominees for Governor and Judge
of the Court of Appeals will not be
from the same county. The Erie dele
cation will therefore withdraw Mr. Rob
ertss name and vote for Morton.
Mr.. PIatt is still silent in regard to
second place on the ticket. No credence
is placed In the report that Fassett mny
mate. Fassett has positively declared
that he Is a candidate for Governor IN
good faith, that he Is not making BLUM
for first place to force terms for sec
ond, and he was Endorsed by his friends
with that understanding.
Under the circumstances Fassett could
not, In honor. make night for the Lieu.
tenant Governorship, but the way might
be cleared for him II all other candi-
dates withdrew and he be made the unan-
imous choice of the Convention,
At present II does not look as If the
other candidates are willing to be
martyrs for Fassetts cause. Senator
Charles T. Saxton. of Clyde: Congress
man Wadsworth. Of Genese9. and Mayor
Aidridge, OF Rochester, each expects TO
get the nomination. Wadsworth Ii said
70 be in the lead, with Allridge a good
second. Both Wadsworth and Aldridge
are the possessors Of "barls," hence
they are preferred stock with the
politicians.
Levi =. Morton captured over two
thirds Of the l27 delegates to the Repub-
lican State Convention at Saratoga,
elected in this city last night. There
was a contest In the First District be
tween the Healy and More factions.
Two sets OF delegates will be sent to the
Convention, and the trouble Will be set
tied there.
In the list below, the Healy delegates
are mentioned. The More faction chose
the following: Delegates james More,
Z. II. Lawrence, j. A. Mortar, Alter
nates-Edward Brady. Peter Arnta'
Michael Cusck.
Cornelius N. Bliss heads the delega-
ton in the Eleventh and Ei!hu Root,
one OF the Choate boomers, that in the
Fourth.
Mr. Bliss is for Depew or anybody else
to teat Plat, but he is the leader OF
forlorn hope: The opposition to Plat
Will vote as william Brookiield votes.
Mr.. Brookheld viii vote for the. nominee
says Morton will be nominated on the
first ballot II may be said that the whole
New York City delegation will vote for
Morton The names Of the delegates and