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The sun., 1894-10-31
PURSUING THE FLOATERs.
A Number or Indictments Found Yesterday
ana Many More 20 Come.

Six police Captains were summoned before
Superintendent Byrnes yesterday morning 10
report on the registration in their precincts
Detailed comparisons were presented showing
discrepancies between the registry lists and the
police lodging house census. The Captains and
precincts were these: Gallagher, East Twenty
second street; Martens, East Thirty-flfth street;
Strauss, East Sixty-seventh street; Reilly. East
Fifty-frst street: Schultz. Delaney street;
Grant, Madison street.
Nearly $50 cases OF illegal registration were
reported OF sufficient certainty for presentation
TO the Grand Jury. The Superintendent sent
the Captains over to the Criminal Court build
turned M ed afterward for another t; consultation. m
There were forty cases of fraud in his precinct,
he said. and moro would probably be discovered
later.
Superintendent Byrnes also received delega-
tion representing the Good Government clubs,
Beekman. Charles G.. Beaman, and w. Harris
Roome. They called in regard 10 the q. g.
this Year. They Wanted the superin,endenHt % M nd Ht to
see that these men are treated with more con-
sideration than some Of them received last year.
and that the policemen on duty should give them
protection II necessary.
THE search for frauds" said Superintendent
registry lists, will be continued right up TO cleo
tion day. There Is no question that this years
iic. as far AZ fairness Is concerned. Il will be
the fairest election ever held In New York"
Alfred IL. COnkilnR sent letter To the Police
Board. asking that the attention OF election in
spectors be called TO two clauses OF the Election
law: One which gives watchers a right 10 he
inside the guard rail at a polling place at all
bringing of liquor into any polling place or con-
Meeting room.
Isaac salter. Joseph Mccormick. Fountain
Tombs, James A. Coleman, Arthur Mullen. and
Michael Boy le. who were indicted by the Grand
Jury for illegal registration, pleaded not guilty
in the General Sessions yesterday before Judge
Cowing Coleman and fombs gave 81, 500 hail
each. furnished by John s. Kennedy OF 6 West
Fifty-seventh street. and they were released.
The others were committed To the Tombs.
After hearing Capts. Gallagher, Martens.
Reilly, Schultz Strauss and Grant the Grand
Jury handed mp to Judge Cowing a number OF
indictments for Illegal registration. They will
continue their investigation to-day.
The sun., 1894-10-31
GRACE WANTS TWO B4LLOrs.
Justice Barrett Reserves His DecisIoa-
Candidate steele to Have n Ballot.

Francis NJ Scott. in behalf OF the New York
State Democracy generally, and particularly in
behalf OF John Jeroloman, candidate for Presi-
dent OF the Board OF Aldermen. moved before
Justice Barrett OF the Supreme Court yesterday
that the Police Commissioners be compelled TO
print the names OF candidates of that party for
city Offices on one ballot with the regular Demo-
cratic nominees for State offices. He said his
party represented Democrats who differed with
the regular Democratic party on some local
issues, but were desirous or supporting the Dem
ocratic state nominations without pastors. They
have already got them on one ballot as the
Empire State Democracy"
Assistant Corporation Counsel Connolly made
the point that the persons represented by Mr..
Scott had not filed their nominations for State
offices until hve days after the time prescribed
by the law.
Justice Barrett said he would take the papers
and render a decision to-day.
Justice Barrett granted the application made
in the interest OF Theophilus =. Steele. candi-
date OF the New York State Democracy for Con-
gress In the Fourteenth district, and James Nc
Gloin and Henry Silberman, candidates for As
semblyman and Alderman In the Twenty-third
district, for a peremptOry mandamus 10 compel
the Board of Police Commissioners To receive
and declare valid their certificates of nomins-
tion and 20 print ballots containing their names
as candidates in the Twenty-th district only
He denied a motion to compel the Board to
print distinctive ballot for the O'Brienites.
The sun., 1894-10-31

what He Hss % Say About Rnpis Trs-s,t
sna the Greater New York.

Having in his letter accepting the Democratic
nomination for Mayor made no reference to the
municipal construction Of a rapid transit sys
tom or TO the "Grcater New York, :" Mr.. Hugh
J. Grant has been importuned 10 put himself on
record on both those questions. He accordingly
made the following statement yesterday.
~ purposely avoided expressing in my letter
Of acceptance opinions on the rapid transit and
Greater New York questions Both Of them
have been under consideration for years
Neither OF the questions involves mat
ter of discretion In municipal admlnistra.
tion. II the people shall determine upon
the construction n rsrid transit road with the
ter Of duty FOR me- II elected, to carry out their
will IL they approve OF the Greater New York
how IL shall be put into effect and the local au-
thorities will have to follow the direction of that
MIR. Grant was called on twice yesterday to
show himself on the fire escape of the Union
Square Hotel outside his campaign headquar-
who marched into the square to hurrah for the
candidate. The first parade was that OF the
.Sss SS b. o. fSc iSc
Hall. These citizens. k-hatted and cancd,
appeared on the scene about o'clock. In the
Ninth DISTRICT treated the candidate to n sere-
made, for Which he returned his thanks.
Grant yesterday pledging the support Of the
writer's are David Bonner OF the Ledger. William
V. King Of the Cotton Exchange, T. Hugh Boor-
man, the asphalt contractor: A. Il. Chisholm, p.
NJ. Martin, Thomas J. Cotton, and Thomas Hig-
gins of 20 East 120th At.
Mr.. Higgins's letter Ia Of peculiar interest in
view of the pending investigation OF the Police
Department. In IL ho says:
wish to call your attention to tho fact that upon
the Introduction " the present police system into this
cry, one OF the Commissioners, Jim Nye, after.
ward United States Senator from Nevada, received,
as present, house and lot bought with money col.
lscted by the police from the citizens Of New York:
the present Police Department. AZ that time the
Police Board was Republican. suppose II the Board
was Republican now we would not have Lexow
Committee. suppose II all depends upon whose OK
is gored.
The usual notifications of considerable deser-
tions from the New York State Democracy of
men who are unwilling to support n Republican
of twenty members of Mr.. George Walton
Green's organization in the Fourteenth Assem-
bly, district.
The sun., 1894-10-31
PHYSICAL rRAINIyG FOR WOMEN.
Danger OF Athletic sports to Those whs
Arc Not Properly Developed.

Arc Not Properly Developed.
Miss T.. Marguerite Lindey in a lecture given
yesterday afternoon at the New York Exchange
for Woman's Work. l2 East ThirtieA street.
gave word OF warning to girls who are rushing
with ardor into golf tennis, and other athletic
games.
Understand" said Miss Lindley, II am not
opposed 10 such games. II our girls would pre-
pare themselves with thorough symmetrical
development, indulgence in athletic sports would
bring them no trouble But to girls not properly
developed physically. such vigorous games arc
suicide"
Miss Lindley explained the Swedish corrective
exercises. She was assisted by Miss Fogler OF
Boston, who. attired in a fetching costume con
sisting of bloomers and blouse OF white camels
hair. climbed n table and demonstrated tho
various movements. Miss Lindley further
illustrated her remarks by means of 4 skeleton.
into which she stuffed internal organs made
OF India silk. corresponding in size and color to
the organa of the human bOdys
Morbid minds" said Miss Lindley "are tho
outgrowth OF torpid livers; sour stomachs
create tempers. and weak spines cause
weak execution Of strong ambitions. Physical
culture Is often misunderstood. IL Is but "A
means TO an end. and miss its true value
when make il an end Of itself. IL is a means
by which the unity OF body and mind develop
ment is obtained"
Miss Eta Morse Hudders spoke upon the sub
Ject OF the hygienic rearing OF children.
The sun., 1894-10-31
WOMEN ALWAYS TIRED.
MRS. HENRY WARD BEECHER
SAYS THAT SHE HAS KNOWN

But Half Dozen Women who Were
Thoroughly weiI-The Routine Of Do
nestle Tasks Overdrains Their Nervous
Force.
Among all my friends-and the number Of
my scquaintances has necessarily been rather
large" says Mrs. Henry Ward Beechor. II can
recall but half dozen thoroughly well women"
SO many, in order to obtain the reputation ot
being good housewives, work from morning till
night, cooking sweeping, and overltehllng.
What would the house look like" they ash.
~ were not constantly looking after it2"
1twould certainly look good deal more home
like II the wife and the mother kept her health
and hlch spirits instead OF growing old and care
worn from the struggle with dust and the neg
lect OF their tired, aching nerves and pale,
watery blood, that daily becomes more and
more badly nourlshed.
II is not the healthy WEAKNESS of muscle and
brain, so easily forgotten after a good nights
sleep; but IL Is the weariness that remains till
morning and follows one through the day thsf
The sun., 1894-10-31

The death OF ex-Premier Mercier. at the age Of
81. deprives French Canada of a once brilliantly
successful leader, In 1880 he declared himself
for the union OF all men who would aid in pro-
tecting the interests OF the Province OF Quebec
and in resisting the encroachments OF the cen
trail Government AT Ottawa. lie called his new
party the Part6 National. Three-fourths of the
French Canadians joined him, and he built up a
strong party which gave endless trouble 10 Sir
John A. MacdOnald's Government. He at last
declared himself In favor of the Independence OF
the province or OF annexation TO the United
States.
There Is no telling how far he would have been
able To pursue his opposition to the general Gov
ernment III the stealings of some OF his adherents
whom he had helped Into Office had not made a
great scandal and wrecked his political fortunes
lie WAS dismissed from the Premiership OF Que
bee In 1891. and had since lived In retirement.
The sun., 1894-10-31
DANIEL TALKS POLITICS.
Causes . Temporary Awakening at Col.
Stroag's Hea a9ua rters.

The atmosphere OF virtue that continually
psrvades Col. strong's headquarters in the Stur-
teyant House was rudely rent yesterday after
noon by Daniel. Daniel, for q change, had
closed up the folding bed over in one corner OF
the room. and was talking politics in an under
tone with himself in another corner. In a third
corner an elegantly dressed youth, who looked,
with his white alpine hat and his eight-inch
white chrysanthemum. the very personihcAtiOn
OF virtue, had his feet cooked upon the window
Col. strong elected shuah." said Daniel;
shuah. Who was dat fellow In heah tday
Would vote for Grant l tell you. child, II any
o them Democrats comes around me on lection
day an offers me nve dollars 4 vote. take theAh
money, you heah me; | tax Q theah money an puts
u IN my pocket an then goes in tn booth
an nobody sees me make my ballot but me and
Divine Providence" This was all in an under
Tone, but in contemplation OF the possibility,
Daniel forgot the solemnity OF the headquarters.
sh .hu ne TeDeated loudly. You heah me! takes
The chrysanthemum started up and glAred
Wildly about him at the disturbance. The hies
ned 10 the ceiling. Gen. McCook rushed 10 the
uoor and at Daniel. "Theah's no nies on me
n2.. said Daniel 10 himself but still aloud.
ne ake it an put 1t In my pocket an then vote
Daniel" said Gen. MeCook.
Daniel !! said job Hedges.
m, Daniel said Col. Strong. who had rushed
OUT with the others. Daniel this in a tone OF
,tepr9of get my umbrella l believe it's gOing
Then Daniel came TO himself
The sun., 1894-10-31
Republicans for Truax for Judge.

The following circular letter, signed by we'll
known Republicans well as Democrats. was
issued yesterday in the interest of Judge Truax
OF the City Court, who Is Candidate for re-
election on the Democratic ticket:
There but candidates for Judge OF the supe.
rlor Court both are Democrats. There IL here no
question OF party politics 10 enbarrass the voter The
sole question Is which Of these two gentlemen can
best the people one has been tried The other
has not. Judge TruaN has experience which his adj.
Versary lacks He has served the people faithfully for
fourteen This great experience IL valuable TO
us and all other things being equal IL should certainly
turn the scae. Judge Iruax Is unquestionably the
choice Of the har regardless OF party.
Moreover the custom NJ retaining good Judges I'm
once has now ierome tradition. For years n
has been the rule in this city, and to-day it
leen renoninatedby all parties Why then should
this old and valued Judge he removed 10 make a place
for a gentleman OF admittedly excellent character
hut wholly devoid 81 judicial experience As between
our duty earnestly 10 recommend Judge Trua TO our
fellow citizens BENJAMIN II, BRIsruw.
ELIHU RooT.
HAMILTON ODEII-
DASIEL IORD.
GEOk6E q. DEWITT
ESEk COwEN.
BURToS y. HARAIsON
JoHS D. JoSEs,
President Atlantic Mutual Insurance Company.
RnRERT MAcIAY,
President knickerbocker Trust Company .
w. IL. GEIsHFNEN,
President Garfield National Hank
Besides being Republican lawyers. Messrs
BristOw and Root are partisan politicians.
Five hundre others, a large prOport ion OF
them Republicans have signed the circular.
The sun., 1894-10-31
4 BISHOP IN POLITICS.
Bishop Marty Working for the Re-eIectioa
or senator Pettlgrew.

Sioux FALLS. $. D., Oct 30.-Bishop Marty OF
the Roman Catholic diocese OF South Dakota
has sent letters to the priests of the State urg-
ing them to use their influence for the reelection
Of Senator Pettigrew. On the letters are type
written the list OF the Republican legislative
candidates, and underneath in pencil are these
Words
PLEASE use your influence for the election of
the above-named candidates 10 the end that
Pettgrew may be sent back to the Senate.
M. MARTY. Bishop"
The Bishop In an interview admitted that he
wrote the letters as he beloved the election of
Mr.. Pettigrew an important matter just now for
the prosperity OF the state as defining its posi-
tion on financial questions. The news has
caused IA sensation in political circles.
The sun., 1894-10-31
school. for MatcL.r..

w. Harris Roome Of the Executive Committee
Of the Consolidated Good Government Clubs
who has been getting watchers for the Commit
tee OF Seventy, is going to open schools for the
instruction of watchers, beginning tonight, The
teachers VIII be Robert r MintuTn, Charles =
CLARK. p. T. Rice, Jr, and Lewis A. DelAheld.
The watchers are to be organized by districts
and captain Is 10 have charge Of each district
Twenty Ave Columbia College students yOlun-
teered yesterday, and were accepted.
The sun., 1894-10-31
Col. stroaE's U.lusa5 " AItLoaEL."

Nr' Hugh J. Grants campaign managers
issued issued As compaign document yesterday the
ioho"nE tribute 70 the memory OF the late
Dssse , seligman. copied from a handsome me-
death: FN ''S' ''''
,nSas,s third OF a century has passed since nTst
al .he acquAintance Of lease SelgmAn aud during
vr.fia n,lhate both In the business aud charitable
him true American Eenteman aIfh0sgL of Hsbys %
IsTsadsioH. s' ~ " ~
\, ne tribute Is from tho pen of Col Strong
MsyOTalty " NV NsAN ~ '-
The sun., 1894-10-31
CoaHsuy ssttIsE ths Pace for a.lEE.

John Connolly, who ismaking a gallant tight
for Congress In the Fourteenth district as the
Democratic opponent OF that sSnEuine distTib-
utOr OF Government dover seeds, Lemuel ElY
QuRg. said yesterday:
81 thought from what | had heard OF Mr..
OuiKgs activity IN the campaign last January
that he would lead me merry race about the
district As Il is, Quigg isn't keeping up with
lne. 1 address nYe meetings regularly every
night. That's twice as many as Quigg talks TO-"
The sun., 1894-10-31
MAYBE MORTON HILL SPEAK.
6ss. Harrison wiI, Anyhow, And PrOSabIy
o. MaaIeIPAI RsfOrA.

The Hon. Lew T.. Morton. the Republican can
didAte for Governor, will appear on the plat
form OF Carnegie Hall tonight. Possibly the
Hon. Thomas G. Plat will appear ON the same
platform. There Was an effort last night 10
screw up his courage 10 that extent There were
also efforts 20 induce Candidate Morton 10 max .
speech. The Hon; bsnlamin Harrison. any
TisOn said last nigEt that he might devote his re-
marks 10 municipal reform. AT first the Cen
cral Tbs not positive whether he would make
his speech for Mr.. Morton ON national or mrnici-
pal Issues, bat after heiug In toN for lalf a
dpSfn days he has caught tue lpcal Republican
fever.
The sun., 1894-10-31

Resides the srand mass meeting 20 be held at
Tammany Hall to-nlght there win be seventeen
other Tanmany meetings held In Is many As
sembly districts.
The sun., 1894-10-31

Ex-POIIes Capitals DOhsrty, Il IL said, win
90 IaIo BusIneas Ia RrOOkIYn.

Il is said that eX-Polce Captain Michael A.
Doherty will open a saloon on Washington street.
near Nassau street. in Brooklyn. He is much
interested over there in the hye-story house at
lT3 Washington street, two doors from the
Bridge police station. lie is supeTintendinR
alterations in the lower part O' the house, which
is being transformed into store. The house is
in the name OF his brother, Patrick Doherty, q
tailor OF ;!53 Washington street
When seen last night I'atTck Doherty denied
the report that thy eX-CHptain WAS going To
open a saloon. lie said there were going "a bo
two stores i'm the lower part Of the house, one on
tho ground floor and another on the first hOor.
The sun., 1894-10-31
VIEW TROLLEY FENDER TESTED.
OmcisIs or the AtiaAtie Avenue I.IHe PIssssA
with the Iayestion.

The Onicials OF the Atlantic avenue trolley
line. in Brooklyn. yesterday morning tested .
safety fender for trolley cars, invented by Mr.
John f.. Mcbride, the newsdealer, OF II Broad
way, this city The trial trip was made from
the Fifth avenue and Twenty -htth street depot.
The ofncers were much pleased with the ZEN
three feet. II Is supported forward by two small
wheels, which run ON the car tracks. To keep
the fender always at the same distance from the
surface Of the street, small springs placed
under the fender. When not In action, the fen
der may be telescoped under the car. Rack OF
the fender is a stout screen, which serves as
GOrt Of cradle in which the fender deposits the
person IL may pick up.
The sun., 1894-10-31
No Grace P.stsrs lor AIsrts..

Al'er visit TO the headquarters OF the Demo-
.I'c state Committee yesterday, whore the
tSSstloh OF the supporters OF the union local
III 55S, issuing pasters with the names OF Morton
HTaCe said: 1ASS1' " ''''"N4 -
In. sn, ne NeN YORK state Democracy Is not issu-
ihsn PASTE rt,e, ballots which have any other
STATE Officers On them. Ths I'on,Rittr, oG sev-
Ion of tbs i s my ils only concern Is the elCc-
The sun., 1894-10-31
BroskIya's Natur.IIlsd CItI1sas.

For the three weeks ending Saturday last. 2,949
naturalization papers were issued in the Court
Of Sessions and City Court In Brooklyn. OF the
new citizens ,OS3 foreswoTe alleeiAnc 70 Queen
Victoria. and 14s 10 the Emperor OF Germany.
IL Is estimated that nearly 1000 OF them will
vote for David h. Hill
The sun., 1894-10-31
M. BAy.ra speaks AEaIs.

GEoRGETOWN. Del, Oct. 3O.-AmbassadOr
Bayard made his third political speech since his
return from Europe az a Democratic mass meet
ing held la the Court House here to- night, upon
national issues. Mr.. Hayards speech Has large
" upon the lines laid dOgn N u address u
Wilmington lGst Hssk.
The sun., 1894-10-31
EIrLt M.taoaI.t ne.eoa..... Coa..er.tsa.

Eight young women were consecrated deacon
eSses Of the Methodist Episcopal Church last
evening at the Trinity NJ. r. Church. in East
llRth street. They were the Misses Carrie |.
Pierson. Miriam tirieves. Jessie CRthcart, Alice
Barker. Kate %. Curts, LOlie Montague, Amy
G. Brown, and Hattie Frank. Mrs. Margaret
BottOIne and Bishop Thoburn Of India addressed
the candidates, and the Bishop performed the
service OF conservation.
The sun., 1894-10-31

Win the exbilArutinE srpas ot rvnewrd hsalh and
sfr.nrfh and internal Cleanliness Nhlch follows tho
- of syrup of fzs. y unknosn 20 the ics sho have
nos pEosree9ed osyo1d tne oie ..e ena tes
- u u Wsn ilfoEIasd-A4.-
The sun., 1894-10-31
Ex-PREMIER MERCIER DEAD.
Career OF the Former brilliant Leader o
French Canada.

MONTREAL Oct. 30.-Honoro Mercier, ex-
Premier OF Quebec, died this morning at s:45
O'Clock. The end had been expected at any time
during the preceding twenty-four hours, and
hope Of recovery had been given up weeks ago.
The sun., 1894-10-31
THE CONGRESS ELECTIONS.
Chairman Fauik.er OF the Campaign Com.
mittee says the Democrats VIII Win.

WASHINGTON. Oct. 30. senator Faux ner
Chairman OF the Democratic Congressional
Campaign Committee. this afternoon for the
first time made "A statement bearing upon the
Congressional election that could bc considered
as "A prediction. His statement was based he
said upon information he had received from the
Chairman of the state committees in Wiscon-
sim Indiana, and Illinois.
II our advice be correct" said Mr.. Faulk ner,
"our Republican friends arc the most mistaken
individuals ever came across. The campaign
in Wisconsin has been conducted In a most ex-
celent way, and believe Gov. Peck cannot be
defeated. More than that, am prepared TO
claim a majority Of the Congressional deega-
tion from that State. In Illinois we will elect a
successor 10 Mr.. CullOm in the Senate, just so
sure as election day comes around. and we will
hold our own in that State in the Congressional
delegation despite the claims OF the Republi-
cOnraging, and. although while back the situ-
alton look ked gloomy enough. we confidently
expect la have the majority OF that delegate
West virginia is naturally a close State, but
Mr. Wilson Is safe unless great deal of money
Is poured In there at the last moment. The
solid, although Mr.. Anderson appears TO have
the most difficult task before him"
referring To the situation In New York SEN
atOr Fnulkn said there were only two city dis
trlcts III New York about which there would he
any doubt, that now represented by Mr. OuiEg
70 name. There was hut one uncertain district
IN Brooklyn. Mr., Faulkner concluded his pre-
dctions as To New York by claiming the eleC-
tlon Of Democrat In the Elmira district.
The sun., 1894-10-31
How Dr.. ParEhur- woala bet. n re net.

DIR. Parkhurst addressed last night a meeting
OF Germans held by the city Vigilance League
in the gymnasium OF the German branch OF the
Young Mems Christian Association at Second
avenue and Ninth street. In the course of his
speech, which, he regretted, was not in German.
he said that II he were a betting man he would
not be afraid 10 wager ten to one that the anti
Tammany ticket would win this election, pro-
vIded there was no fraud at the polls. To pre-
vent that the City Vigilance League, he said
wanted four watchers at each polling place
The sun., 1894-10-31

Ne Oid stO<k - CaERsss
-ss'iA~sis CO, y l0s Hssl ISlh sl.-Aas.
The sun., 1894-10-31

Ths Bsst F1rattaEs
81 ws, shs lsasf "a Roas{ can - hAA a Geo C. % Goa