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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-05-02
COAL FOE u. Il O. ENGINES

The Strike Has Caused Trouble for the
Railroad. but Passenger Train. WIN Hun.
CoSSEIIsyILLE. Pa. May Tho Pennyroyal
mines OF the Baltimore and Ohio Company re-
sumed this morning with twelve men. All the
old men refused to go back. and the attompt
to get the machine workers and track men
into the mine failed The company then
picked up men around town. Many OF them
are noviees at the work. The company is
shipping In coal. In this way they will be able
to keep the passenger engines supplied. The
shifting engines on the Mt. Pleasant and
Uniontown branches have been laid on The
coke strike has also cut on the freight traffie
over 80 per cent
The Frick Company fired up at Valley and
United No. 2 to-day with the full force OF mon.
At the former plant many men applied for
work who had to be turned away. The Frick
men are all willing to go TO work as soon as
the United Mine Workers give their consent.
The other Frick works along the Mount Pleas
ant branch will be fred up soon. OF the
RAiney works, Mount Braddock and Elm Grove
are idle and Fort Hill RAinsy. Paul. and Meyer
are running full
An attempt will be mado to Ore up Elm
stirred up the strikers In that section. who
prepare to resist the attempt to start: Most OF
the men who went to work &C the Hill Farm
works OF the Dunbar Furnace Company yes
tsrday came out again this morning. Tha re-
port Of big mob At Meyer yesterday was I'M
foundad.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-05-02
BLACKMAIL, SAYS kSIFFIM.
lie Il Accused OF Stealing n Frisnd's win,
Children, Hpd Furniture.
BROADWAY AND a

He Il Accused OF Stealing q Friend's wifs-
Chtldren, aud Furniture.
Lemuel L. Kni1n. the old man who IL sc-
eused Of breaking up the home OF Frank Mel
strch Of Hoboken. was arrsiRned in the Har-
lem Police Court yesterday on a charge OF
stealing Melstrieh's furniture. He was held
for examination tomorrow He is 90 years
old. and lives at 618 Grand street, Brooklyn.
Knifin said that he had known Melstrlch for
seven years. and during that time had paid
nearly $1,000 in blackmaiL He claimed to
own the furniture he 10 accusedsof stealing
Mrs. Kniflln said II would have been mpos-
sible for her husband to live with Mrs Mel
strich, because he was never away from home
ES;Assemblyman Daniel Van Colt. counsel
for Melstrich. ssid!
KnifIin was coal weigher in Hoboken
Weighing the coal from the barge owned BY
Melstrtch. He became n visitor at the Msl-
strich home. About three years aRo Mrs. Mel
to Europe. where she expected a bequest
from dead relative. Her husband gave her
passage money to Europe. and she was gone
The fol lowing year she made the same exc
cuse and left ostensibly for Europe and was
again away for six months. Last september
and found his homo deserted. His wife. his
seyen-ysaT- old boy, and his fifteen. m onths.old
~: IL: .mS. sn IDIOT h0 She lad FEY X. d ss:
but not the girl She admitted having
that she had never been to Europe. but had
made the voyage an excuse for her absence
while living with Kniffin. She said that medic
Gin: had been given to her By kninin. which
when Mrs. Moistrich ieft homo In septsm-
Der she was stout and hearty. but when sho
returned few days ago she was emaciatsd
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-05-02
CHEsAPEAKE, 0HIO AND SOUTH
WESTERN.

Points at Issue Between the Ilitnois Central
and Louisviiie aud Nashville.
A prominent director Of the Louisville and
Nashville Railroad Company made yesterday
the following statement Of the matters at
issue between his com pany and the Illinois
Central concerning the ownership OF the
Chesapeake. Ohio and Southwestern Railroad:
The principle at issue between the Illinois
Central and the Louisville and Nashville in
wolves no question affecting the possession OF
sSn ~ h or proSery put only an nterprets
whether the Louisville and Nashville shall
agree to take such steps as lie within its power
made to the illinois Central Of that portion
Oh the Chesapeake, OHIO and Southwest
Ry snd %smph r.u between on that as tSs
NsshviIlo e9mes into posis.:lon e the prop:
possess tho road is being tested in the courts
Of Kentucky. that state claiming that under
could not acquire II com peting line such as It
AYERS the Chesapeake. Ohio and Southwestern
Under the contract the vendor. Mr.. Hunt
the control and voting power at the. annual
Louisville and Nashville. but refused at the
regular time for these meetings to do SO. on the
Rss eo sni h With . ps. A o Ss
and Nashyil. rsplled that Il could not
sion and had prepared to snioin the H,' Sos-
ing of the stock at the meetings in
lions for an s&ics6le adj Justine mt between the
Chairman OF the Louisville and Nashville and
the President OF the Illinois Central were ia
The meetings have now been postponed
and the suit SUSPENDED until the officers OF tn,
present difference Of opinion as to the inter
probation OF the contract"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-05-02
PLTISo coupox SHEARS

TIE Zee 80 Nay = Day 90 ESsreiss Nsr ths
Rish $50 TIE Trustees or OFFERS Mousy.
Yesterday was quarter day IN wall street Il
was the DAY for paying the interest on Uncle
Sans coupon and registered bonds. and the
day on which the interest on many classes Of
railroad bonds IL paid. II was glad day for
bank Presidents and all others having coupons
to elIp. President Frederick D. Tappsn Of the
Gsllatin National Bank was asked u he could
approximately estimate the amount Of interest
paid out in Wall street and By the Govern N emit
every quarter. This was q poser. but he did
not hesitate to say that. all told. yesterday
there was received By holders Of Investment
securities and from rents fully slO0. oOo.-
600 More rents. he thought were In
Arrears than 10 usual on May 1. but
these arrears would be caught up. The Gov
eminent paid Yesterday the first interest on
on the registered bonds was paid BY check
from WASHINGTON and as the checks were pre-
steel lettering. Many Of these checks were re.
the big fBsursncs com psnles which subscribed
t9 the loan. and were sent through the Clearing
Only those in WASHINGTON can tell Just how
much Is sent T to Lrrop. sysry quarter day IN
Rlc 70 GbIns snd 5aS On5 D snG 10 dssS
and the Pacific islands
The bank Presidents and Presidents OF trust
sSfan SST .Rssr S%n so T Sny c as
ping. There IL floating Idea. that this is
Presidents don't feel Il so. II is almost
as laborious as shovellinR dirt. A bank
for his private fortune said that clipping cou-
pons every quarter lie . nuleence. The bonds
thick as yellum. The edges are sharp as a
razor and very often slit your f1ngers Each
bond has to be unfolded. and the coupon cut
on with scissors and for a man holding ST.
100000 the CLIPPING OF coupons 10 an all day
Job. In some instances the clipping Ia In
trusted to clerks. A coupon Is just as good as
cash. II can be handed over the counter In
We'll street. and the cash IL forthcoming In an
instant
All the parlors OF the safe deposit companies
down town we're thronged yesterday. Private
rooms are provided. and the boxes Of depos-
1tors are carried to them. There are immense
shears handy, and at the bonds the owners GO
They drop the beautiful little coupons into
their wallets and deposit them In their re-
spectlve banks. which collect from Cnclo Sam
aud the railroad com panies.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-05-02
UNION PACIFIC REORGANIZATION.
Representative ofvarIous Iuterests Appea
Before the House Comnittee.

Representatives ofvarIous Interests Appear
Before the House Connittes.
WASHINGTON. May 1.-The House Committee
on Pacific Railroads heard to-day opinions OF
members OF the Reorganization Committee OF
tho Union Pacific Railway Com pany and others
In regard to Attorney G en- eral Olney's bill.
Among those who spoke were Mr.. A. A. II.
Bolsseyain who represents the Holland bond
holders: Gen. Louis Fitzgerald. President of
the Mercantile Trust Company; Charles II.
Coster OF Dre1el Morgan h Co. trustees Of the
collateral trust notes; Mr.. Carr and Col. II. L.
Higginson OF Boston. and E. Ellery Anderson.
Mr. Boisseyain was the first speaker. He
excl aimed briefly that he represented the Hol-
land bon olders. and showed that the Dutch
holdings Of the Union Paeiie bonds and
stocks amounted to between $50. 0OO. 900 and
S40.OOo.O00. Thirty millions OF the bondG
were represented by 5000 bondbolders.. Hol-
lands interest. he said. was not only in the
branch lines. but In the IN ain lines as we'll He
urged the committee to take the matter in
hand and legislste as soon as pS:sihle 10 re-
yania, he said that he could not fully endorse
the oil prepared By. the Attorney General and
REGARDING The dsvernment lien. u this sec.
tion OF the bill became law II would make re-
organization extremely dificult
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-05-02
MASY WANT TO BE TACcIy< TED.
Health Board Doctors Busy-severai New
Cases OF Smallpox.

Health Board Doctors Bu.y-sever.i New
Cases OF Smallpox.
The vaccinators at the Bureau OF Contagious
Diseases In Mulberry street were worked to
their utmost yesterday In trying to attend to
all the applicants for vaccination. Women cams
from the east side In swarms. each Of them
bringing one or two children. Troops OF the
women were compelled to stand in the street.
waiting their turn. It was the opening day OF
the regular spring rush for incubation. aud
the doctors were prepared for 1t as far as pos
Rible. The vaccinators have been kept I'M.
usually busy for the last two weeks. vaccinat-
ing an average OF several hundred persons
each day.
Henry Allen OF 20 Batavia street was rs-
movsd on Monday night from Gouverneuv
Hospital to North Brother Island. sick With
small-Iox. Rose Sands. one month old. was
street.
Edmond A. ConklIn. a clerk oui OF work. who
has been living at 1OS Bowery for the last
three days went to Bellevue Hospital last
night suffering from small pox
Patrick Lynch. who said he lived at 20 Bow.
cry. was found alone In q stable at II BayArd
street late last night sick with smallpox A
few minutes later Dominica Mastronido Of 90
Bayard street was found in the rear OF the
house also sick with SMALL ox. Both were
taxed to the Reception Hospital
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-05-02
CADETS HOME FROM BLUEEIKLDs.

Capt. Watson OF the San Frau cisco IN Coa-
ference with the British Naval Commander.
New ORLEANS. May 1.-The steamer which
arrived here to-day from Blueneids brought
eight naval cadets from the cruiser San Fran
cisco. They have been on two years cruise
on that vessel and return to Annapolis for OK
animation. The San Francisco was at Blue
fields whom they left. having returned from
Colon. where Capt. Watson had gone to send
report to Washington They knew nothing OF
the report that when the San Francisco re-
turned to Bluenelds 800 NicAraguans were
encamped there. The feeling against the Me-
araguans was very bitter. and the cadets were
OF the opinion that there would be a collision
sooner or later between tho Americans and
NicaEaguans. and thought the presence Of the
San Francisco alone prevented II. The British
man-oi-wAr Magicisnne was on Bluefelds.
and Q conference was held between its Captain
and Capt. Watson Of the San Francisco the day
before the cadets left. Minister Baker was OK
peeted daily At Blusnelds i being uaderstood
Gresham TO report on the situation-
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-05-02
SWINGS DEMOCRATIC AXE.
HepubIican HoIdovers In Lancaster, Pa.
Appeal TO the Civil Service Commission.

RepubIican Hoidovers In Lancaster, Pa.
Appeal TO the civil Service Commission.
LANCASTER. Pa, May 1.-The Jacksonian
yigor with which Lancaster's Democratic
Postmas has been swinging the axe since
he took possession OF his office several weeks
ago has made trouble. Postmaster Malone
was Chairman Of the Democratic County Com
mittoe for several years and knows any num-
Der Of good Democrats who are quite as capa-
bic OF taking care OF Uncle Sans mall as the
score or more OF Republican FOLLOWERS who
to-day sent . fearful petition to the Civil
Service Com mission praying them to stop
Mr. Malone's praisoworthy endenvor to place
the administration OF the Post ONCE in
the hands decreed by the. people In the
election OF 1852. Thus far In his brief
official life the Postmaster has succeeded In
getting rid OF hall a dozen objectionable Re;
fssn aa saso it, nae the
crowd OF Republican letter carriers. clerks. and
other employ ee. TO-DAY addressed formal
besides being tho chief OF the letter carriers
and . Republican. Of the most PRONOUNCED
amining Board, In Il they are requesting him
to ask the Civil Service Com mission for an Inn
Gssa 0st Ths fs M DE
twenty or more Republican holdovera The
half DOZEN Democrats who have secured places
Of investigating the office.
Secretary Pinkerton at once communicated
with the Civil Service Commission at WASH
ington. In his letter he says: Permit me to
say that IL 10 i'm perative In Justice to the en-
ployees that they be protected In the full dis
and privileges to which they are entitled un-
der the civil service laws: that linn edlats
action be taken by the Commission and a full
Investigation made into the state Of affairs at
this office. Under the condition OF the present
state OF affairs the employees are dem oralized
and are untitled to perform their respective
duties"
Postmaster Malone has no objections to In
yestiGation. He says Republican letter car
riers who resigned did so voluntarily or be.
cause thor knew that charges about to be pre-
terred against them could be sustained.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-05-02
IrJur.d by a Dy..n,t. C.-,r;ds..

PATERSON. May 1.-Ernest Ainiay. aged 20.
found q blasting dynamite cartridge about siI
inches long near the Susquehanna rrpAir
shops. North Paterson, last night lie placed
1t In piece OF gas pipe. Ho thought the
cartridge was q N etal- covered 1recrAcksr. and
wanted to fit It In the pine SO that he could
cartridge stuck In the pipe and he could not
get Ii out.
He placed one end OF tho pipe on a railroad
with coupling pin. The cartridge .Nplo,lr.l
and shattered both the young mas hands
and lacerated his face. He was found unrOn-
sclous beside the track by some work NJ en- and
taken to his home. 1t Is feared he will die.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-05-02
NEXT WEEK LErow WIZ PITCH I'M.

Maybe Mr. suthsrIana WIN Have Some
thing 90 DO with ths Police IAquiry.
There 10 every prospect that that browsing
committee OF hAysseders known as the LeXow
Senate Committee will resume operations
about May 10. Chief BroWser Lsxow said last
night that II was the intention OF the commit
tee to start In about that tina The commit
tee was appointed to investigate the Police
Department. but the scope OF the inysstiRa-
ton has been extended TO include the Excise
DePaItmentI the CommiSsionsrs OF Charities
LsxoW added that when he ed work the
committee would sit i've or six days q week.
and expected to raise Ned. b'gosh. 1t Is UNDER
everything except the Police Department In
quiry MT. Sutherland may have something
to say about that.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-05-02
Coal Cr,.k M,a.r. 60 On.

NASHVILLE May IA large number OF the
miners In the Coal Creek Valley have struck
and Il Is believed that most II not all OF the
others will also 20 out The Jellico district
striksrs..who number betweeA three and four
thousand, are elAted over the action Of the
Coal Creek Valley men In Joining In the strike g.
The operators are at work endsAyoring to pre-
sheriff and deputy shsrins Of Anderson coun-
tT. who guarantees protection 10 all who re-
main at work In district No. 10. which in-
eludes the Jellieo., Coal Greek, and Laurel
mines and mines along the Cincinnati South
eTn Railroad. most OF the miners are Idle. but
willie are filled with loaded coal ears and II Is
estimated that the present supply will meet
the demand tor two or three months.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-05-02
NEW ID. AND ~. NINA GERS.
All Who Opposed the Present Management
Left or OF the MsJrrIty Ticket.

All Who Opposed the Present Mana xsme nj
Left or OF the Majority Ticket.
The following ticket for managers OF the
Delaware and Hudson Canal Company will be
voted By the proxy committee representing
the mAjoGity OF the present Board at the an
nual election next Tuesday: James Roosevelt,
Robert N. Olyphant. MILAN II; Tillinghast.
AsTsndsr oGS ysaa.9Si
SWhAp n1s y: DsPsw; Joha 4; Stewart James
Brewster and Horace q. Young
q The last Ave Will take the place OF Col. L
Suydsm Grant, b. II. Bristow. and samuel
Spencer Mr.; samuel Spencer Was offered 3
OF the new managers proposed. Mr.. James Il.
Taylor served In that capacity from 1854 10
dent OF the United States Trust Company re-
tired two years ago In favor OF Mr.. Cornelius
Vanderbilt. NE. Alexander Is President OF the
EQUITABLE Life Assurance Society, and Mr.
Young Ii now Second Vice President and gem
erAl manager Of the Delaware and Hudson
Canal Company.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-05-02
49, cue CIss shset.

The members OF the Acme Gun Club held
their regular monthly shoot at the Dex-
ter Park grounds yesterday. The attendance
Was rather small for such . good club. only
elk members competing in the club shoot for
the gold medal and best average prizes. Each
shot at twenty birds. unkRown traps. AmeTi-
can Association rules. twenty-Ons ySrds rise.
]. Blotz was FIRST with sixteen. +. PfaendsF
and w. HoTbaeh tied for the second place with
fourteen each. Capt Jones taxing the third
with twelve AT the close Of the club shoot
several sHsePst1Ee events we're shot on. y
BsrA- The result Of the club shoot folloWs!
Club Shoot Twenty Birds. Twenty eight
YoFb.eh IA Capt jones. l2i O. 1RRk. 81 J.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-05-02
suIsIs. of H.rrI.oa PrIss o. ii. s..I..

Harrison Price. second cabin passenger on
the North German LLOYD steamship saals.
which arrived yesterday from Bremen and
Southampton. killed himself in his berth on
April "a. two days out from soutbAm pt0n.
where he had boarded the ship. He shot him
self in the mouth. He had been much de-
pressed because Of an ineuFGbls Illness lie
had Kept Aloot from his fsllo" VoJARsTs Hil
body Was buried at sea.
James [, Price. a brother OF Harrison. WAS al
the pier OF the North German LLOYD line In
New Jersey. His mother Jane Irles = widow
10 years old, lives at ~ summit avenue JeT-
ser City Her husband Was once MAYOR OF
Bergen. Harrison Price had been In England
shout twelve years In glass mGnufaeturinG
bueinsss.
MTs Price has been informed OF her sons
death. but the fact that he committed snleIds
has been Withheld from her.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-05-02
MISS REox,s $500 DIAMOND RING.
Lost In the Pratt Institute, and Hiddea by
the FIadsr In n Hole In . Wall.

Lost In the Pratt Institute, and Hidden by
the FIadsr In n Hole In . Wall.
Miss Lydia A. Reon. an artist paid q profess
sional visit to the Pratt Institute In Rysrson
street. Brooklyn. on April 20. While in the
toilet room she took OF $500 diamond ring
from her finger and forgot 10 replace 1t when
she went home Soon after reaching home she
missed the ring. and hurried back TO the insti-
tute. but could ind no trace OF It Police Cap
tain MeKelvey OF the Classon avenue station
and Detective Sergeant DslshAnty have since
been looking for the ring and the thief.
Their search was not successful until last
night. when eighteen-y ear-oldS Susan Iadd Of
Is Adelphi street. who is employed as an as
sistant iapitor In the institute. was arrested
eo stolen the GHs sSs
then escorted Detective Dslshanty to her
home. and. pointing TO q little hole In the wall.
told him that she had sscrsted II there. Dele
hanty explored the hole and was rewarded by
the discovery OF Miss Rooms ring.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-05-02
tn. Opposition 10 IN. N-w England Plan.

BosToS. May 1T. Jefferson Coolidge. JE
OF the New York and New England Reorgan-
izAtlon Committee. in speaking Of the opposI-
ton Of second mortgage bondholdsrs, says
that number OF large bondhOlders had the
ment and expressed themselves perfectly sat
isned- He is OF opinion that opposition comes
chiefly from Connecticut and from New Haven
Interests, holders OF the bonds. He expresses
the opinion that the exchange proposed will
give bondholders a bond that 10 really worth
JOB, having. as it does. an Increased security
back OF it OF course the second mortgage
bondholders can lOreelose Il they see Mt. but 1t
have 70 put up money to meet the needs OF the
property.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-05-02
T. AoASrs STEWART sr1LL ITS HEAD.
Not Turned D0~a By abe BrookIyn Literary
Union Tor OPPosIng MIs. Putnam.

Not Turned DOwa By abe BroOkIyn Literary
Unioa Tor OPpOsIng Miss Putaam-
The Brooklyn Literary Union. which Is com
posed OF leading colored residents OF that
town. had an interesting monthly reunion last
night In the Thomas Jefferson building. At
the close OF the literary exercises there was an
election for officers. and all the msmbe OF
the old Board. with the exception Of Second
Yiee-P president 7. Thomaa Fortune. for whom
II. Macon Webster was Substituted. were re-
elected.
1t Was announced q few days ago that an
effort would be made TO defeat the reel eetion
OF President II. heCants Stewart, the we'll
known colored lawyer, In retaliation for hls
opposition 70 the appointment 0f Miss Putnam
opponents ot Mr.. Stewart b owsVer, did not
show up. and he was reelected TO the Prssi-
dsncy By a unanimous vote.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-05-02
HaryArd's sOPhOmOrss Again Pail or .
Victory.

CAMBRIDGE. May 1.-The second Of the Har-
ward class races was roWsd over the ons-mlls
course on the Charles River this afternoon.
For the second time the sophomores won.
crossing the line nearly two lengths ahead OF
the seniors In 8 minutes 80 seconds. The
course Was up stream. and this accounted for
the slow time made In comparison with the
first race.
There WAS false start at first. but when the
crews finally got away. the struggle between
the sophomores and the seniors Was a close
and exciting one fog nearly half mite. Both
IOWed \ short. quick stroke. Then the seniors
dropped astern. and the sophomores steadily
Increased their lead, rowing in hne form. The
juniors at this point spurted pluekily Hand
gained steadily on the seniors. as under the
bridge 94 led hy only few yards. The
juniors made still another effort to reach see
ond place. but failed by only few feet. The
freshmen were oYertrGinsd and did not enter
ths race.
Forbes, I shspaTd' j; Stevenson. 81 Brewer.
4; Lewis. 3: @. Brewer. 2: FAlrchlld. bow.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-05-02
CAnsr.u'. Pl.Ysroana In To~psr.s Square.

Andrew A. Noonsn. Yics-Prssldent Of the
Board Of Aldermen. presided at the meeting Of
the Board yesterday In the absence OF Prssi-
Board approved the removal OF the seventh
District Judicial Court from the building AZ
Twenty second street and Seventh avenue to
On motion OF Alderman Martin the Park
Board was requested to set aside a part OF
Avenue Is. Seventh and Tenth streets. as Z
playground for children from May to SsptsmS
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-05-02
PLIIAdsIphI.a. Ask for BrsskinrIdEs'. Eve
puisioa.

PHILADELPHIA. May 1.-The Philadelphia
Social Purity Alliance yesterday sent petit
ton to Congress asking. in the name Of good
morals and public Isppte." for the expulsion
reads: Not only by the verdict OF the jury in
his recent trial in court, but Nv his own
confessions before that court, this man 10
society. and wholly unit for the compAnion-
shin OF Rentl emen, and especially to share In
GTVb