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The sun., 1894-03-07
FISCHER ALKcrED By Iss VOTES.

The Kepssiiesa. Now In Control or the
kiags Cosnty BOARD or Supervisors.
The special election for Supervisor In the
Eighth ward In Brooklyn yesterday resulted in
q victory for August C. Fischer. the candidate
OF Republican anti-snap combinations. over
Charles krombaeh. tire regular Democratic
candidate. His plurality 10 125. Hanbury
the regular Republican candidate. pollei 528
votes. and Hogan. the Independent Democrat.
297. The total vote was 4.S70. falling OF Of
1880 from the registration.
All the Republican officials OF the city and
courts. including Mayor sehieren and Super
visor-at-LarRe Fitchie. used their influence In
aid Of the anti-snap candidate. The action Of
the Democratic Supervisors in rejecting Nc
Kane IS Chairman pro tenn OF the Board was
employed with much effort against Mr. Krom-
back. although. on accepting tho nomination,
he had declared himself opposed to MeKane
and McKAne methods.
Both sides were charging last night that
votes were purchased at from 81 to So a piece,
but the detectives who were on duty at each OF
the polling places denied that they had any
kn0wlsdgs OF such transactions. The election
passed on very quietly, and the only arrests
were OF two saloon keepers for keeping open.
This Is the total vote by districts as reported
at Police HeAdQuArters:
The sun., 1894-03-07

Two Ruanwnys Who Went TO Sleep In New
York and AMoke Some here E!se.


Two Ruaaway. Who Went to Sleep In New
York and Awoke Somewhere E'se.
six-year-old Tommy Mccarthy Of 52l East
Eighty first street was whipped By his mother
on Sunday morning for playing craps In the
street with bigger boys and was then put to
bed. That decided him 10 rua away. At IL
o'clock he crept out OF the house and found his
friend. eleven-year-old Tommy Finnery. who
lives across the way. He persuaded the other
Tommy to run away. too.
The two boys walked across to Central Park
and after playing there awhile concluded to go
to the river. Whom they reached Twelfth
avenue. they found some empty freight cars
on the track OF the Hudson River Railroad.
and crawed into one OF them to play They
were very tired after their long walk. and fell
asleep.
ing against the car: When they looked out It
SO irlghtened that they lay as stlll as they
could and cried themselves to sleep. When
was standing stlli. They crept out and found
frightsn.d. they say. to ask where they we're. re-
and all day Monday and Monday night they
sassr S S had 1T Hs
Yesterday. morning they. were so hungry
that they left the car and started to find their
were in William bridge and pointed out the
met Pollcem an McGarry OF the fremont station
at 3 o'clock in the afternoon. They were then
in 1S3d street They told him their story. and
were glad enough TO 60 with him.
When they reached the station house they
enousy the bread and meat the Sergeant gave
them. Finnery. when he found himself safe
and near home. broke down and sobbed heart
lily. Mccarthy showed no emotion and told
his story with never auayer He looked upon
II as a lark.
come after them
The sun., 1894-03-07
MOORE BAKER TAKES $500.
"I NIGHT As WE'LL HAVE THE MONEY
As BURN THE STUFF"

ne Lesds the A gents OF . New York Mussuw
20 the Bsd Chamber Where His wife and
Ds-ebter Were Murdered, sna for the
San MsrtIousd Delivers Into Their Pos
session All the Fur-Isht.E. OF the Roorn
Nav BRUNSWICK. March 6.-Moore Baker
the slayer OF the negroes Willard Thompson
and Henry Pierson. who murdered his wife and
child. has sold to the proprietors Of museum
in New York the furniture Of the little bed
chamber in the Moore cottage at Franklin
Park, where the double murder took place In
the early morning OF March l. Baker. who it
was feared would commit suicide soon after
the crime. looked well when the writer met
him this morning In New Brunswick. He was
on his way to have his picture taken. the first
since boyhood. In accordance with an agree
ment he had made with the museum man
ayers.
Baker was busy when the museum agents
arrived at Franklin Park yesterday. and they
were told to wait until some visitors had gone
when he would talk with them. Baker was
somewhat surprised when he learned
that they wanted to buy the bedroom
furnishings He had intended to burn all the
articles that were IN the room where the muir
ders occurred. but the New York men per-
suaded him to sell them. The price agreed on
Is said TO be $500. Somewhat to the surprise
OF the museum agents, he suggested that they
should leave the house where he met them
and go over to the house where the crime was
committed. He took them TO the house. un-
bed chamber in which and near which four
lives were taken within q few minutes. He
sat on the edge Of the bed and rehearsed the
whole tragedy from the time that he was
awakened By his wife's scream. Then he
helped tnke down the he'd. gathered up the
oHS nrs. Of dl.s Sad X. so up hs
turned them all over to the museum men.
They. also secured the baby's crib. the axe.
and the shotgun.
Az all the pictures OF the principals that
could be secured in the vicinity had already
been secured; the museum men could not get
any in franklin Park, and when they drove
pie who had photographs. When the owners
learned who wanted them they imm ed lately
put up the price to such a stiff figure that tho
exhibitors went away without any. They LETT
for New York last evening with all the articles.
They said they would have the scene on eT;
be reproduced In wax. and the whole thing
made as realistic as possible Other museum
proprietors were in Franklin Park to-day.
They offered 81. 600 each for the heads OF the
buried negroes. This was refused by Over
seer Van Duyn OF the poor farm. He could
not lawfully mako any such disposition OF the
Nj; Baker was asked, to- day why he had sold
Well" be replied. " ] might as we'll have tn.
money Ms burn the stuff"
Did you consult your relstives'" asked tho
II diJ not. The property was all mins. Why
dress,", he added. although they offered . big
price"
The sun., 1894-03-07
FOUND DEAD AFTER THE FIRE.
Mr-. GIss-oa Msx Have Bees suRocstea Or
May Have Besr KNied ny Excitement

Mrr. GIassoa Msy Have Bees SuRocntea Or
May Have Bees tkNied by Excitement.
After fre had been put out last night In the
rooms occupied By Frank Glasson, a bur-
nisher. his wife and two children. on the fourth
floor OF the nvs-story tenement 433 West
Thirty-sixth street the iiremen found the
mother dead aud her five-year-old boy Frank
unconscious.
The twenty families In the tenemen were
aroused at 0:4o o'clock by the screams OF Mrs.
Glasson's little daughter. A few minutes be-
fore the little girl ran into the hall her mother
was lying on a sofa In the front room.
In some way, according to the child's story.
lamp In the rear room either exploded or
was tipped over by her. The flames frightened
her and she rushed into the hall.
All the tenants on that floor made haste to
escape. some down the stairs and others by
the. .flre escapes. Mrs. Higgins lived ncross the
halI from the Glsssons Her children fed
She had fingered behind, and az ahe started
to follow the children the flames heat her
back. She shut the door. but not before her
hair had been badly scorched. Then she
clambered out on the fire escape and got away
The fire was put out after half en- hours stlfr
tight The flremen had paid all their atten.
tion to the rear rooms. to which the fire was
As they we're finishing up In the rear rooms
they heard Rroans in the front room. Enter
ing tney found the boy Frank lying face down
was IN Mrs po3i %lsssnn om sot snosp,y MIN
The foreman OF truck u said her body was
cold and rigid. II IL not known whether she
become mother. and the foreman thinks that
she was killed by tho excitement.
The boy Frank was carried In an am bulance
to Boosevelt Hospital The ambulance SUR
geon who examine ed Mrs. Glasson said she had
been dead Tor some time.
The sun., 1894-03-07
COT BAcK s5 OUT OF 1HEIR $500.
Two west vIrEiuians srrpri.es tho, They
DIdn,t Nave 81 900 in Corntsrfeit..

Detective McNally and Policeman Leyster
were scanning the faces OF the passengers In
the New Jersey Central Railroad waiting room
at Communipaw yesterday afternoon when
they noticed two men who looked as II they
had come from the baekw woods One OF them
was carefully guarding = neatly done up paper
parcel Detective McNally asked them some
Questions. and the man with the parcel said
they had como here on a visit from Stains
VILE. Hampshire county. W. Va. and were on
their way home They gave their names as
Montgomery. 20 years old.
What have you got in that parcel7 asked
the detective OF Blume. who was hugc Ing It
"Oh. nothing much" answered Blum., try
Ing to essume ,ss Inn careless air only little
Let's see what t is." persisted the deteo-
McNslly showed his badge and the parcel
vas opened; Its contents were surprise to
@ in. 81 s sqt sss
box containing nve neat packages OF green
paper; The tSP sj PIECE piT on each package was a
founded. They were taken over to Police
Headauarters In jersey City and Questioned
By Superintendent Smith. Blume told the
They had been corresponding with green
ioT this city with n $50 eseR To- Sug q
green goods Just like the sample they had re-
cetyed. The sample was one-half Of 81 Dill.
which had been torn In two. According to d.
rections they telegraphed to J. II. Doane. 292
West l23d street, this city. and then came on
the Baltimore and Ohio road as far as Harris
burg. There they changed to the Phila adelphia
and Heading road, and on reaching Bethle-
S %sn who @ @ d them es to shis city young
The men do not know where they went. but
it was not more thaa two blocks from the
ferry. Blume was taken up stairs into ROOM
while Montgomery remained near the door
In few minutes Blume had exchanged his
and his friends money for the box, and they
were on their way home thinking themselves
IN possession of a small fortune when De-
tective MeNally spotted them. Superinten-
the So and their return tickets left
The sun., 1894-03-07

The Returas from E'mirn and Albany About
All that Were Not Keii.hed.

The koturns from E'mirn and Albany A bout
All that Were Not Keiished.
Uncle Charley Haekett. Chairman Of the Re-
publican State Executive Committee. was
happy man last night. His happiness was
shared in by ex-senator Platt CONGRESSMAN
Bslden. and ex-senator Warner Miller. who
read the messages which were sent In to tho
State Committee by up-country leaders an.
nouncing Republican victories and Republican
gains In the spring municipal elections The
only news which they did not relish was that
which told them that the city Of Elmira.
the long time home of Senator Hill. had
ousted the fassett- -Mugwump combination
and elected the straight Democratic ticket
throughout. and that the city OF Troy, the
home OF Senator Murphy, had elected the
regular Democratic candidate for Mayor
against n strong combination Of Republicans
and disgruntled Democrats
These Republicans are Inclined TO whoop IL
up. however over the Victories In the cities OF
Nswburgh and Amsterdam. and In the gains
made In the boards oil Supervisors In the in
Considerable fear was expressed over the
election in the city OF Rochester, where State
Committeeman George w. AldItdge was run
ming for Mayor. The A. p. A., the Know
Nothing organization which has exegtsd q
powerful influence in some OF the Western
States, was supposed to be unusually strong
In Rochester. and had declared its opposition
TO Mr.. Adridge and in favor OF Mr.. GrsenleaL
his Democratic opponent. The cotsTis OF Re
publieAnE at State headquarters at the Filth
Avenue Hotel felt like throwing their hats In
the air when the news came that Aldrtdgs had
won by 5000 plurality.
The sun., 1894-03-07
A IUSSLE ~ CHURCH.

Treasurer Gerst and Secretary Bennett
s;rove for the Collection Money.
Hard feeling has existed for some time be-
tween Treasurer Gerst and Secretary Bennett
Of the South Third Street Methodist Episcopal
Church In WilliamsburGh. 1t eliminated on
Sunday night Gerst tried to get possession
OF q well-tilled bag OF money taken from the
collection plates. Bennett refused to let him
be the custodian. and in n scufis Gerst. It Is
alleged was thrown against pew.
The matter was kept quiet until yesterday,
when Gerst went to tho Lee Avenue Civil
Court for warrant, but he evidently regretted
could hear his story. Neither Gerst nor BEN
nett could be found last night The Rev. Mr.
night that the matter didn't amount to much
and that Gerst regretted having gone to court
The sun., 1894-03-07
MORE vandalism At HARVARD
Some Oao Painted q Houss which He
Thought Was . Professors.

Thought Was . Professors.
CAMBRIDoE. Mass, March 6-Last night
another case Of so-called college vandalism
occurred here. A certain professor in geology
has made himself extremely unpopular with
the students under him. He lives in house
next to Mr.. Archibald NJ Howe on Bond street
Last night some one. presumably a student
sought to insult the professor. He nistook
iessor. and painted on It In large scrawly let
ters tho name Of the professor and an oppro-
down on you"
The piece Of vandalism was probably the &C.
marked By the geology professor on his mid
year, examination. It In no way represents
anything but the spirit OF one or two disap-
for some INJURY real or imagined. The act is
denounced on every hand. and 1t will go hard
with the perpetrator IL he Is discovered.
The sun., 1894-03-07
RUN DoWS ON ms BIcYcLE

A CarrIAze wheel PAssss OSsr . Oas-
handed Letter Carrier OF Newark.
Letter Carrier r. Klaunlg OF Newark was
riding his bicycle rapidly in Washington
street yesterday with a bag OF letters and
papers on his back when he eollIdsd with .
horse and carriage A hind wheel OF the car
Tiags passed over Klaunig's chest aud face
bruising aud cutting him SO severely that he
sWooned. The driver of the carriage whipped
his horse and drove away as fast possible.
lie is not known. klAunig was taken to Dr
Hawkes. Office. and live stitches were put In
mis- cheek.
lie has but one hand This probably pre-
vented him from AVsrtibR the collision. lie
passed around the rear Of a wagon. and thus
came suddenly in front OF the carriage which
was so close to him that he could not dodge H.
Nearly one-thiTd Of the letter carriers in New
ark use bieJelss in their work.
The sun., 1894-03-07

He Came o.. which V.- Not IA tho Play.
and T.rrorIked the Pro.eeaium Box.

He Came On. Which W.- Not Ia tho Play.
and Tsrrorizsd the Proseeaiun Box.
A nice fat rat took an impromptu part In the
last act OF "A Country Sport" at the Bijou
Theatre last night. The play had reached
the part where Peter DALEY and May Ir-
win are about to drink glass OF whiskey
apiece. when they see a sofa on the stage begin
to dance, At this point Daley and Irwin
think Ii Is better not TO drink the whisk ey.
They had got to this point last night. when the
tat rat darted out from the WinRs and scam
peTed across the stage.
Daileyand Irwin saw the rat and so did the
two women in the left-hAnd side proscenium
box. who promptly asked their escorts to stop
head on toward the boS. one OF the IN taTted
from his seat. shook his prog gramme at IL, and
said scat" The rat seated back Of the
The sun., 1894-03-07
DYNAMITE ~ CH.CIGo

A HOHss kIAtL street. WrSeked by a.
Eariy hOraInE EKPiOsIOs.
CHICAGO March O The thTss-stOrJ building
at l53 Ninth street was almost com pletely
wrecked about 2 o'clock this morning by .
bomb which was thrown into the hallway The
windows were shattered. the wood work Ia the
hAllWaYlvas blown away. and the stAirwAy was
torn d0wn. The IWenty-secOnd street police
DO not attach much importance 10 the affair.
They are OF the opinion that some ono com
mittsd the act merely 70 fTiRhten the Inmates
OF the house and that there was no Intention
70 XII snTbodY through the explosion At the
same time they ulll make an endeAEor 20 ind
kOuSs.
The sun., 1894-03-07
FIeAer
EI.ehtTla plaralItI oytr Krombaeh. De.

FlschsT's plurality over kFombAeh las.
Mr. Fischer. the new Supervisor. was born
in Germany foTty-thrse years ago. He came
to this country with his parents when n Dor
tune In the wholesale liquor business He was
a regular Democrat until the last election.
when be Joined the host OF bolters and sup
ported Mr.. Sehisren His election virtually
disposss OF the long squAbble for con-
Mr.. Fischer still calls himself a Democrat. It is
understood that no considers himself bound in
honor TO vote with the Republicans. SO that
member. the Republicans will have an undis-
putsd majority OF one.
Yesterdays special elsetion places the Re-
publican MuRWump -anti-snap combination in
complete eontrol.of the city and county Gov
SrlmentE
The sun., 1894-03-07
DRILLED ON a DYNAMITE CHARGE
Two italian I.aborsr. Who Narrowly Es-
capped BsIag Killed by n Blast.

Two italian I.aborsr. Who Narrowly Es-
capped BsIaE Killed ny BIas'.
Two Italian laborers. named Dominica Mu.
chino ana Giuseppe Antonio. OF 545 East l49th
street. narrowly escaped being killed while
working in an excavation for sewer at l56th
street and Elton avenue yesterday The work
Is under the direction OF Foreman Baxendols.
Before leaving of work on Monday night ar
rangements were made for two blasts with
dynamite. One OF them failed to explode
when the battery was turned on. The fore
man gave orders that the one which failed to
explode should be left alone until another hole
had been drilled In the morning when both
blasts could be set on at once
While tho foremAns back was turned yes
teIdAy the two lta ians ran the drill down the
hole which was charged with dynamite and
began to pound. There was a loud report
and both Italians were thrown upon their
backs and covered with sand and rocks. One
Sf them nearly lost his eyesight and the other
They were removed to the Harlem Hospital
The sun., 1894-03-07
MAYOR HOPKINS RrTREycHISo.
s1HHds the RssIERstIOas OF All ths
Foiiee Court OmclaIs Ia CkIsaEO.

@HHds the RssIEastI0aa OF All the
E'iee Court omelsIs Ia ChIsaES.
-. HicAGo March B-Nayor Hopkins to-day
,IAeaed the resignation of every mAgistrsts.
.''. 80 and taiiif doing duty in the city police
..' .-''' Upon the receipt OF the resign Ations
a, 'iae' vii be issued Abolishing several OF
h.. courts entirely. the names OF several
ses VIII 10 taken from the pay rolls. and
tlrTts ~ bs general shaks-up among the
EiiLialng to the Mayors plan i've courts
@oohshed Zach OF the Justices drAWs
elsTIs Z ~ SS.JlO per year; the EAlAry Of the
SfiHa sl. 300 peT rear. and that Of the bAllins
al tS.S 70 which Il has been customary 70 add
eeurt n can knock doWn." Thus for sVsTy
d ah,Ht ~ ~ can do without there u : g4Vtng
Hopitsss toOOO per year. This amount Mayor
Is6beas assms Horth saving. and that he an
T. an Is the primary object Of his action
The sun., 1894-03-07
ms MEssAGE TO THE SPIRIT World.

H-han1IA Kills HI. Mother So that = G
ME- Garry Nrws to TTI. Dead Father.
PARIS March "a despatch from Dahomey
says that King BehAnzin. on the eve OF his
surrender. summoned his widowed mother.
and. after telling her OF his intention to sub.
nit to the French. said he must first inform
his father and would therefore have her take
him message.
BehanZin thereupon ordered that his mother
be hshsAded anu smoking a pipe. calmly
looked on while the attendants decA Apitsted her,
The sun., 1894-03-07

DEXTER Mich. March 0-Ths Dexter Bank
robbery has bsea solved OrlA C. Gregory. the
assistant cashier. confessed this afternoon
that the story Of two masked men having str
pTissd him while he vas alone In the bank last
ThursdAy morning aud Of their having COM
PEELED him 10 give Up -. lU2 %. MAS false lie
admits that he committed the TObtery him
self All OF the mOneI has been TecoysIsd
GrsgOTy las besR aEEes,sd
The sun., 1894-03-07
EIsstIsa Ia Pert R,chmoad.

An election for village officers was held in
Port Richmond Staten Island yesterday. The
result was partial victory for the Citizens
Union ticket. which is composed OF Indspen-
Wheeler. the candidate for Trustee Of the reg
ular Democratic ticket. vas the only straight
Democrat elected The vote was as follows:
For Trustees, William Wheeler 6iS; David
Decker. 6O2; George NJ Durham. 192i Noses
CorSon, 5Ia Treasurer Charles 4. GTlhlth;
StothsP: 653; III g. Smith, 6Ia
The sun., 1894-03-07
Charles C0ELIsH ~ AEsIa-HIs Cs7pAsy
DisbAgdSd.

PITTsBURGH. March 6-ChArles CoRhlan was
to-day removed from his hotel to Mercy Hos.
pitaL suffering from nervous prOstrRtion. over
work and worry His physicians say tnAt he
week and POSSIBLY longer. Mr. COghlan's en-
GaEsment Al the Duquesns Theatre has been
stncelleu' as hAi aiSo MS Gem snt sni AZ ths
DAnY disbandsd TO-DAY.
The sun., 1894-03-07
4 BRIO FROM HAWAIL
she Says No Change Has Occurred n the
Situation up 20 Feb. ~.

San FRAScIsco. March 6.-The brig Consuelo
arrived from kRhAluL Hawaii to-day. She
reports no change in the situation up to Feb.
2l. The Australia. due on Saturday next will
bring adyiess to March 3.
The sun., 1894-03-07

GESEsEo. n. Y, March 6-Ths noOd 10 the
Gsnssss River il increasing In volume. and
ths hEts from here to CuylsFyills. four miles.
10 PihoTd. three mieg. and 70 the south as far
a. the eye can reach, ls one sea OF water. The
hOod ls eoming down from the aDpsE GensSse
Gnd canA1eraga eroskA
The sun., 1894-03-07
REGULAR nor SPRING.
Is ThIs the II smb baAetIOIs Moath OF March,
the windy. the RRwI

the WIndS. the RRwI
A chill lay on the surface OF land and water
when the spirit Of summer straysd into this
latitude yesterday. The spiTit-which ought
to have known better than to come around at
this season-blew its hot breath on the super
fetal eoolnsss. and mist arose and hung like
a gsuzs curtain between the earth and the
sun. which couldn't shine hot and long enough
to rend the VApor into shreds- But 1t shons
too warm for March q. eclipsing records for
years aud compelling warm blooded folks to
take OF their oVercoats Up In the
breezy lSttieed tower, where ihS lrGPhst
was more coolness than down near The side
walks. The temperature around the tower
was 87'. In the sub aerial region where the
city was transAeting its business. the meT-
but when the sun went down the Temperature
did likewise. with acTohatte sHiftness. 1t
dropped II degrees in four hours. aud unAe-
elimAtsd aud thOughtless persons who had
taken OF their OveTcoats wished they hadn't.
To-day We may have an April shower by way
Of variety.
The sun., 1894-03-07
T,.psss,urs I4O'I ssO~ sIz Fee, Ds.s.

SARATOGA March G-The mercury recorded
no. here to-dsT in the sun Robins and blue
birds have come and ducks and geese are
tempting EpoFtsmsn TO Saratoga Lake The
snow banks along tho business streets are
still from two to six feet high, and the sleigh
Ing l. fair This has been the fairsst aud
warm sst town meeting dAy within the memOTy
Of the Oldest inhaLHant.
The sun., 1894-03-07

hsA A'lss'ss A WasFN'- q ElBsr 81 BssFS
) IL sVsEy rssPsst AsoEs sTlIis lsza--4L@
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-10-08
HERE'S A BEAUTY SCHOOL
Girls who Have No Special Attrac-
lions Made Bewitchimg.

An American girl writes from Dresden,
where she has gOsle to study music, that
she is attending a beauty school, as
WE'LL
The course consists of massage, gym
snastics, posture, expression, manicuring,
pedicuring bathing, hairdressing and the
art of apparel. There is nothing new in
this, but our American eyes open when
we hear that each student is taught her
own particular style and studies on that
line. The quick, petite and dark woman
is taught to be chic. Her face is trained
for piquant expressions. If she has an
atom of wit every means is given for its
development The art of repartee Is
taught by giving the pupil several ques-
tions or remarks, and she writes the
brightest reply of which she is capable.
Certain authors and musicians are rec
commended for her study-Voltaire and
Wagner, for instance. The Frenchman
inspires wit. The German masters S
polychromatic music imparts the requisite
softness to brunettes, rendering them
charming and pliable The large, fair
woman is taught statuesque poses.
queenly department and dignity of ex-
preston. The largest lectures are the
ones on 'tsleep." Here it is they learn
to repose in the arms of Morpheus in
a graceful position, with a bewitchins
expression on the countenance.-Newar
"EIVeniQg News. -