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hundred votes. This was designed to cut
UP. GraNeSend, where McE&ane had always
voted his followers at the City Hall IL
bothered the autocrat of Coney island az
first, and then he found that the bill was
not mandatory, but contained the word
may" instead OF the word SHALL" so
Gravesend simply refused to cut itself up.
Soon after that the ballot-reform law
came along to enforce the very thing Nc.
Kane's enemies wanted 10 see. the division
of Gravesend into voting districts and sepa-
rate polling places for every three hundred
voters. Everybody knows how McKans
finally beat the ballot law. In a most ex-
traordinary and eccentric manner Graves
end is divided into six districts, and each
district includes a little slice OF the City
Hall. There is a separate polling place for
each district, but the booths are all under
one roof.
He lived with his family in a handsome
house at Voorhis avenue and Twenty-ffth
street. in Sheepshead Bay. He has three
ch~ildren-two sons and one daughter. One
Of his sons, George, who is blind, was mar
ried recently to the daughter Of Rev. J. V.
Saunders, the pastor of the Seventieth-
street Methodist Church in this city, but
formerly pastor of OF the Sheepshead Bay
Church. He keeps an office at No. 40 Court
street, Brooklyn, where he is in business
making contracts to do almost anything
which will increase his wealth.
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BALL CLUB AFFAIRS
Western League Season May Be
Opened Earlier Than Proposed.
Manager Sharsig Signs Another Good
Player and Has a Crack Man
iii View.

The indianapolis ball club, of the Western
League, secured another man Yesterday.
William T Gray, an outfelder and catcher,
who played last season with the Pennsyl-
vania State League. Manager Sharsig thinks
well Of Gray and has been after him for
some time. He is said to be a sure Judge
OF a fly ball. a good. free batter, and fine
base runner. Behind the bat he Is all right,
and will be used there when occasion de-
mands. Sharsig is after two or three we'll
known players. with good prospects of sue
cess One OF the men he is angling for has
a big reputation. and is in such demand as
70 make the task of landing him a some
what difficult one. William Sowders, of this
city. viii probably be given the opportunity
he seeks of demonstrating whether or not
his days of usefulness on the ball field are
over IL he proves a success he will be re-
tanned IN the team, Of course, but, If ne,
he will be dropped Could Sowders get into
anything approaching his old form he would
be a great addition To the club.
Ii looks now as If the championship sea-
son would open a trife earlier than had
been template owing to the National
league change OF plan in this respect. The
Dig organization had set Wednesday, April
-, as the opening cate, but has Just de-
clded 10 start In Thursday, April 10, which
cuts the indianapolis club out of four ex-
hibitton games here-twO with Cleveland
ana Two with LouiSville-which were booked
Tor the week between the dates named
above. As there will be no League clubs
10 play exhibition games with after April 10,
the western VIII probably start its cham
pionShip season either Thursday, April 10,
or Saturday, April 81. All the clubs have
been written To relative 10 the proposed
change, and favorable responses are coming
In. As the players are under salary from
April L the National League probably thinks
II better 10 start in a little earlier and close
that much earlier, for there is, as a gen
eral thing, no money in baseball In Septem-
Der. III the weather is favorable along
about the middle OF April il will
be an advantage TO open the reg
ular season then, because the interest
in the game commences early and seldom
wanes before the first OF September.
Manager Sharsig will be here the 1st of
March to get things in shape for the exhi-
bitiOn seasons opening, a month later. The
grounds will have to be rolled and some
other work done ia order TO put them in
nrst-class condition He will represent the
Indianapolis club at the schedule meeting
In Milwaukee March a.
President john T.. Brush, OF the Cincin-
natl team. who has been iii for a week
past, is getting along nicely, and will be
well enough, il is thought, TO leave for
New York the latter part OF this week. The
annual meeting OF the National League
Will take place at the Fifth-aVenue Hotel
there a week from tomorrow. The COM
mittee on rules, OF which Mr.. Brush is
chairman, will meet next Saturday to pre-
pare its report to submit to the meeting Of
the League.
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HIS FAMILY WERE SUFFERING.
Mrs. Charles Tells a Story Of Her Hus-
bands DeSertiOn.

Mrs. Charles, residing at No. 90 Torbet
street. called at the police station yester-
day afternoon and said that her husband
had deserted her and her three children
last Tuesday, and that she and the children
were in great want. On last Tuesday Charles
called TO his youngest child and kissed her.
saying that he was going away. but would
be back soon. He has not been seen since
by his wife. She said that If it had not been
for the kindness of her neighbors, who sup
piled her with food, they would have
starved. She had not intended to ask the
police to assist her in finding her husband,
but she did so because she knew her hus-
band was the only one to whom she could
look for support. Patrolman Wheeler
was detailed on the case last night and
found the husband at his fathers home, No.
81 North West street. Charles stoutly de-
MED that such was the condition of his fam
lily. but did not explain why he had left
them. He said that he would make a state
mert to the police authorities this morning
tina would entirely explain matters.
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MR.. SAHM'S ASSISTANT.
Oliver Reveal Booked for the Place, 1t
Is Believed.

It is now considered as practically settled
that Oliver Reveal. deputy clerk in the
Criminal Court, will be assistant postmas-
ter under Albert Sahm. Reveal served on
the Board of County Commissioners with
Sahm and their relations have been close
since that time. Sahm's statement that he
should choose as his assistant a person with
whom he was thoroughly ACQUAINTED is taken
the man.
There is a scramble for positions in the
office by persons who lost their jobs by the
defeat of the late Sullivan administration.
Patrick German. clerk TO Mayor Sulli-
van. IS booked for one of the jobs il is said.
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Where II Is O
Detroit Free Press.

DctIOil
Talk about your cold weather" said a
travelling man, Just from the Northwest,
you ought TO see il out there once"
The crowd shivered and pulled up closer
TO the stove
"I had a friend up in North Dakota" he
went on, who sent to Ohio for a Gordon
setter last fall, and expected 10 have some
fine hunting with him. In January i stopped
over i'm his town one day and went TO his
ticed one of the best specimens Of terra
Gotta work 1 ever saw. 1t was a dog.
standing near the front door. and IL was 50
natural that i almost spoke TO him as I
went inside. After awhile i spoke TO my
friend about the specimen.
That's the finest terra Gotta dog you've
got out there ] ever saw said j.
What terra Gotta dog" said he, going
to the window, from where / pointed OUT
the dog To him.
"He looked AT il for a minute or two In
tently, and started outside.
Terra Gotta nothing he exclaimed,
that's my Gordon setter, frozen stiff and
hard"
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Arrest of an EmbexzIer.

PORTLAND, Ore, Feb. H.-Frank G.
Brady, arrested at Leavenworth, Kan, for
and Improvement Company was, for about
a year, book-keeper for the Oregonian. In
July, 1892. he obtained leave of absence,
saying he was going to the mountains in
Idaho for rest. When he did not return
officers OF the land company began an in
v~estigation and found he had been en-
beZzling money for some time, and the case
was put In the hands of O detective. After
an absence of about three weeks he wrote
a letter from Liverpool, England, to H. l..
Patrick, manager of the Oregonian, saying
he was in England for the purpose OF ar
ranging some money matters with his faith
er end would return in q few DAYS.
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MRS. ORLENA SHOCKS CHARGES.
She Seeks to Set Aside . Conveyance
Her Husband u de

who died in Perry township a few weeks
ago.. leaving the bulk of his estate to Mrs.
Listie Orme, of Southport, flied suit yester-
day to set aside the deed of conveyance
executed 10y her late husband in favor of
the defendant. The plaintiff alleges certain
relations between her husband and Mrs.
Orme that existed prior to March Il, 1884.
the date Of the conveyance Of certain prop
erty to the defendant II Is claimed that by
reason CT these relations and through the
inirmities of the cid man the defendant
gained an undue influence over him and Sc
cured his signature 20 a warranty deed
liz Is shown that the deed was not placed
on the court records until Jan. 2S. 1894. and
that the plaintiff had no knowledge of its
existence. The complaint charges Mrs.
Orme with having been guilty OF serious
conduct
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four-ffths Of the property owners on the
street, and they were unanimous in their
objection TO asphalt They are deter
mined that the street shall not be paved
with this material, and threaten to bring
suit TO enj0in the Board OF Public Works
from ordering asphalt If IL insists upon do
ing so. There were 81 number of speeches
the works board was roundly scored. II
was said that it was assuming the auto
cratic airs OF its predecessor, from which
they had been promised relief If Sullivan
was defeated. The property owners will
nght the question to the last point before
the board, and If unsuccessful there will
Immediately resort 10 the courts.
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Taking Advantage of an Error.

BARBOURSVILLE. KY, Feb. lit is
ing muicted by a map and chart concern
of Chicago, which has taken advantage of
a typographical error in the printing of a
Assembly providing that districts in each
county where the schools demand 1t may
are necessary. The typographical error
reads: "They shall purchase maps, charts
and globes" This Chicago syndicate is TAX
ing advantage of the error, and agents i'm
all the back mountain counties are selling
their ware at an price, leading
the school trustees to believe they are
compelled by law to buy them.
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PROHIBITION CONVENTIONS.
state Body Will Meet Here March Is
Other Meetings.

Secretary Shiel, of the Prohibition State
committee, announces the county conven-
tons of his party over the State as fol-
lows:
Hendricks, Feb. 10: DeKalb, Feb. 81; Kos
ciusko, Lawrence, Boone and Martin, Feb.
ID; Jasper, Wells, Tippecanoe. Benton.
Marion. Vigo. Noble. Knox, Warren and
White. Feb. 81; Wayne and Howard. Feb.
"a: Fountain. Feb. %; Montgomery, March
J: Cass. March 2: Delaware, Wabash, St.
Joseph, Allen, Huntington, Parke, Madison
,,i... a1eucsl, March 3: Adams, March s;
Porter and LaPorte. March z: Shelby, March
s; Randolph and Rush, March 10.
The Perry, Carroll and Hamilton county
conventions were held yesterday. The State
convention convenes in this city on March Is.
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u;t with m Beer Glass.

John Berry. living at No. 17s West Wash
ington street, is now lying at his home
suffering much pain from wounds received
IN a fight at the Americas saloon at the
corner OF Court and Delaware streets yes
teriay morning. He said that while I'm the
saloon he. without provocation, was hit by
a beer glass and severely beaten by an un-
known man. He left the saloon for a few
moments and returned. IL was then his III
luck. he says, 10 be assaulted again. This
fine his nose was broken and hts face In
general badly bruised. His assatlants are
not known to him.
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Sentiments of an American.

ST. PAUL, Mimi, Feb. 1.-THE Ameri-
can Citizen. an anita. p: A. paper, to-day
Roplis Redss an inte Hs says letter tbeF from r,n Thee he
icanism is as allen to know-nothingism as
it is TO foreignism. No foreigner has any
business to bring into American politics the
questions of European politics or the re-
ligious and race ~rivalries of Europe. If the
foreign-born citizen acts as an American,
the writer continues, il is an outrage TO
discriminate against him because of his
birthplace or creed.
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Demurrer i'm Mcdonald Shit.

Attorneys Chambers. Pickens & Moores
and w. \. Ketcham, acting for John NJ.
Butler. yesterday fled a demurrer to the
suit OF Josephine Mcdonald for an account
ing. An oral gun is asked TO show
that the complaint does not state facts
sufficient TO constitute a cause for action,
and that X is defective because the admin
lstrator of the estate OF Joseph T.. McDon-
aid is not q party y the l~itlgation.
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Farmer. Threnten to- Roxcott.

ABILENE, Kan, Feb. 1.-THE Farmers
Alliance meeting to boycott Abilene, called
by Cheever Alliance. was held this after
noon, and two hundred were present, half
Of them farmers. A resolution demanding
the repeal of Abilene's ordinance imposing
a license tax on horse buyers and peddlers
Of garden truck and produce. and declar-
would trade elsewhere, was adopted. The
merchants laugh at the movement, believ-
ing it only a political one.
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THE MONUMENT ELEVATOR.
Will Perhaps Be Ready for a Trial Trip
Wednesday.

The Pittsburg company that had the con-
tract for making the cable for the monu-
ment elevator shipped it from that city
Wednesday. 1t probably arrived here last
evening. and will be put in place the first
of the week. The commissioners expect the
elevator to be in readiness for its trial trip
Wednesday or Thursday. After 1t has been
thoroughly tested and pronounced safe the
members of the commission, with newspaper
men and others. will make the first off
ciaP' trip. after which il will be thrown
open TO the public.
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Prendergast,s Assnilnnt.

CHICAGO, Feb. H.-George Craig, the
murderer of little Emma Werner, was re-
leased from the county jail dungeon to-day.
where he has been confined for severely
pounding his cell mate, Prendergast. the
assassin of Mayor Harrison. The men quar-
relied, and Craig, who is the larger, gave
Prendergast a severe beating, the latter
bowling Justify for help until jail guards
separated the fighters.
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Ex-Cashier Marvin surrend.rs

DETROIT, Feb. 17.-Frederick Marvin.
ex-cashier of the Third National Bank
wanted in the federal court to answer 10
the charge of embezzlen.ent Of upwards of
$780, in notes, voluntarily appeared for
arraignment this afternoon. He pleaded
not guilty and started out with an officer
TO secure $4,000 bonds. 1t is believed he
has been hiding here all along.
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No RESPECT for the Place.

a number of boys have persisted in shoot
ing dice in the alley in the rear OF the Y. NJ.
G. y Building. and despite the many efforts
OF the police 20 capture them they have been
successful in escaping until yesterday. when
patrOlmen Duty and Thompson surprised
them and succeeded In capturing five of
them. There are none OF them over six
teen years Of age.
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Pretended to Have Smallpox.

CHICAGO, Feb. 1I-Dr. J. w. Lake, who
was taken TO Boston tonight, charged with
forgery, created a mild sensation by de-
manding to be taken from the county Jail
to the pest house, claiming to have small
to-day said he had applied an irritating oil
to his face and hands to give the appear
ance of smallpox. 1t was thought by the
The nest house.
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Y. Vi. G. A. Concert Tonight.

A concert will be given at the Y. NJ. c. A.
Hall tonight. The following will partlci-
pate: Indianapolis Banjo Club. Miss Annie
l.. Abromet. Mr. D.. Dewitt Nay, Miss
Janette Grouse. Mrs. W. j. Chidester. Miss
Essie Messing. Prof. T. ]. McAvoy, Alfred
NJ. Giossbrenner. Walter a. Royse. Arcnias
T.. Winters ard Mr.. ". II. Spades. Rev.
q. a. Christensen will also give a brief talk.
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Burned by Hot Stag.

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, Feb. 17.-Dick
Porter, a seventeen-year-old boy from
Knoxville, met a horrible death this morn
ing. He, with two other tramps, lay down
to sleep near the hot Stag pile of the Etoco
furnace. Soon afterwards a fresh dump OF
redhot Stag was made. covering Porter com
pletely and badly burning the other two.
Scarcely any of the bones Of Porter were
laft
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Pn.aenrers Shnken Up.

lantic express on the Pennsylvania rail
road, while running at a high rate of speed.
ran into a freight, this morning. demolish-
ing the engines and a pumber OF cars. The
wrecked cars caught Gre. The passengers
on the Atlantic express were badly shaken
up but, fortunately. no one was seriously
hurt.
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Insane in the Woods.

GUERDON, Ark, Feb. T7.-Edward III.
Mann, of Syracuse, n. Y, who, while en-
route to Texas with a party of tourists.
disappeared here mysteriously, has been
found in the woods in an insane condition.
apparently caused by some drug. The val,
tables he had with him when he disap-
peared he still has, except the cash. His
relatives in Syracuse have been notifed
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Bank EmpIoye Arresfed.

OTTAWA, o., Feb. He. b. Hathaway,
assistant cashier of the Exchange Bank of
this place, which. a few days ago, closed it's
doors. has been arrested, charged with en-
bezzling 5000 of the banks funds. 1t is said
the shortage was discovered by the receiv-
ers, and the arrest was made upon the lat
ters' affidavit. Hathaway has been bound
over to await the action OF the grand fury.
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Girls sent TO the work House.

In the Police Court yesterday morning.
Grace House and Laura Ray, the two girls
arrested in Lena Rivers's resort on Friday
night. were arraigned and fined $50 and
costs each and sentenced to thirty Jays in
the w~orkhouse.
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FORECAST.
Rain, Followed by Fair, COihe
Weather and West Winds.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17.-For Indiana
Rain tonight, followed during Sunday by
fair weather; colder; west winds.
For Ohio-Rain tonight and Sunday
morning; probably fair Sunday afternoon:
colder Sunday evening; west winds.
For Illinois-Fair, preceded in the early
morning by rain or snow; colder; northwest
winds.
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Negro shotIto Death.

SELMA, Ala, Feb. ~E.-Stanton. Chiffon
county. is in a state OF excitement over the
murder of Jessie Rucler and It's %avenging.
The dead body Of a negro was found rid
died with bullets lyinf near the scene OF
the crime. while anothtr negro Is under ar
rest. The motive of The murder OF Mrs.
Ruoker Is not known
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At.h,ma-s,rect Remon.trants.

There was a meeting OF Alabama-street
property owners in the office OF DR.. II.
w. Long last night TO agree p con-
csrted action In their remonstranee against
paving that street with asphalt Those pres
emit claimeda tina they constituted about
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ydenha s~ocfety's ReceDtiou.

The Sydenham Society of the Medical Col
lege OF Indiana will give it's annual recep-
ton on Wednesday night. The entire coll
lege bailding will be thrown open to the
public at this time.
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and organized a club for the campaign.
Despite the bad weather, there was a large
attendance. There were a number of speak
n~a
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second Ward RepubIicans.

The Republicans of the Second ward met
at the Ash-street engine house, last night,
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Local observations.

INDIANAPOLIS. Ind. Feb. II.
Time Bar TTher. r Wind. Weather Ere
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~. N. 1882 IS IS South. 1t. rain. $50
Maximum temperature, 80; minimum temper.
ature, %. The following Is a comparative state
mont OF the temperature and precipitation,
Feb. II, 1894:
New-York tribune., 1894-10-31
THE NFT HOTSE or RELIEF
A PRIVATE RECEPTION IL THE MODERN AND
SPACIOUS INSTITUTION WHICH WILL srP
PLANT THE CRAMPED OLD CHAM
BERS STREET HOSPITAL.

PLANT TIE fKAMffD Wv ''FH'4-
BERs STREET HOSPITAL
private reception was given by the board OF
Governors Of the Society Of the New-fork Hospital
from TO 6 p. m. yesterday. at the new House OF
Relief Nos 81 and GO Hudson-st.. which was de-
scribed and illustrated in The Tribune last Sunday.
The reception was opened with prayer by the Rev.
DR. Morgan Dix. Among the governors present
were Merritt Trimble president; Sheppard Candy,
Weep a.ident: Cornelius y. Bliss. treasurer; Theo-
dore l.. Woolsey, William NJ Hastead. Charles h
Strong Elbrdge r. Gerry. James O Sheldon. Her
man II. Cammann, George S. Bowdin. Waldron
Post Brown Edward King. Edmund u. Randolph,
Fordham Morris. George G. Haven. Frederick D.
Tappen J. Edward Simmons. George q. De Witt
and John Harsen Rhoades.
The House of Relief more popularity known as
Chambers Street Hospital. was opened on July D..
1876 in tho building No l6o Chambers-st., an old
police station. the use Of which given TO the
Society OF the New-York Hospital by the city
authorities Then IL seemed ample for all needs
but the little old House OF Relief has
been entirely inadequate for the work 10 be done
80 that the Governors determined to erect larger
and complete building.
During the twenty years OF It's existence the
growth of the work OF this benencent institution
has been phenomenal. Last year there were %s7
general ward patients 1872 reception ward patients
% $50 dspensary patients, and 2,A ambulance calls.
The OF maintenance for the year was 81 3Z6 49,
From July s. lo75, to October J. 1894. there were
675l general ward patients; 3O9lI reception ward
patients and 1853 dspensary patients. making a
total Of 3li 30l patients. During the same time
42 9S3 ambulance calls received The House
OF Relief will be open for public inspection from
to 6 D. m on Saturday, and patients will be
ceved next week.