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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-02-15
DR. DUEsrRoW's DOUBLE CRIME.
A Chance that His WIFE VIII saryivs-HIs
Defence WIN ne IassnIIy.

Defence Will We insanHy.
ST.. LOWS. Feb l4.-This morning DR.. Ber-
nays aud five assistants performed an opera
tion on Mrs. Albertine DuestroW. who was
shot by her husband. Dr. Arthur DusstroW. at
their home
The drink -erszed physician shot his three
year-old son Louis twice. killing him outright.
after having already fred three shots from
his revolver at his wife. 1t was supposed that
only two OF the bullets fred at Mrs. DuestroW
took effect. but when the operation was per-
formed on her this moTnine i was dis
covered that all three balls had found lodR-
ment in her head. The third bullet. which
had not previously been observed. entered the
head back OF the left ear
Two OF the bullets were extracted at the OBJ
GRAFTON this morning. but the third could not
lie found. IL is feared it is in her brain. DIR.
BeTnays. however says that the woman rallied
after the operation. and that there 10 q chance
for her recovery
Ii was learned that DueStrow Was intimate
with Clara Howard. keeper OF . disordsrly
house. The woman was before Chief hArri-
gan to-day, and admitted that Duestrow Wis
tied her frequently. EX-GoH Johnson will
defend the wealthy prisoner. aud the defence
Will be insanity.
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PERcIrAL FARoUHAR,s RIDING BILL.
He Hasn't Paid II, md He Hss.t Obsysd
the Courts Order.

He hasn't RAID ltt ma He HASN'T Obeyeo
the Courts Order.
Ex-Assemblymau Perclval Fauuuhar. who
belongs to q bakers dozen OF well-known
social and athletic clubs. has got himself into
contempt Of court for his failure to pay Riding
Master Durland.
Mr.. Farduhar ran up bill at Durland's last
summer when he was still an Assemblyman.
He was fond OF horseback riding. and he
ordered great many tickets and rod ethrough
the Park on some OF the academy's choicest
stock. When he failed to secure a renomina-
ton in the Eleventh district last fall Mr.. Dur
land asked about the bill.
Durland brought suit in the City Court and
got a judgment for Sl5l.S3 last Septem Der.
Mr.. Farduhar sent word that he would Day the
bill. but didn't Mr.. Durland's lawyer couldn't
the ex-Assem blyman is reported to be very
well or Dur land secured an order direct
ing Mr.. Farquhar to appear for examination
in supplem entary proceedings but the ex-As-
semblyman paid no attention to the order and
yesterday Chief Justice Ehrlich issued new
order directing him to show cause why he
should not be punished fer contempt OF court.
The news OF this action was big eurprise to
the ex-Assem blymsn's friends in the Seneca
Eleventh District. to which Mr.. Farauhar be-
months, and none OF his old political as
sociates seem to know what has become Of
Mr. Durland said last night that he would
make Mr.. Farquhar pay the bill TX II took
I ten years OF litigation.
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Tn. Rig Operate B.a.a,.

There Is yet chance to hear to- nights gala
performance Of grand operas at the Metropol-
itan Opera House. In which all the star sin gers
are to take part and which promises to be
uniquely interesting and q big success A
nv auction and have nor been ealled for a Pa
for sale as are also a number OF grand tier
boxes. and seats n such boxes, at the regular
prices. All oil these seats will be for sale at
the box ONCE this morning
Acts from seven oreras are arranged for pre-
sentatlon-the Barber OF Seville" " Aida +"
"Kigol etto. Romeo ct Juliette." Carmen.
" Hamlet" and Faust" The favorlte act
OF each one OF the operas is the one
selected for presentation, and the roles
will be assumed by the singers, who have
made the especial successes Of this sea
son in the respective parts. Melba. flames.
Calye. Nordiea .Arnoldson, Scalchi. Guercla
aud BapeImeisteE EdouaEd and Jean dc
Carbons. Mastrobuono. Aneona. De Nasehetti.
Dufriche, Customary, and Martapoura. all are
to sing their most popular roles and the cause
Of charity 10 assured OF great assis lance.
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THE sPEEDER TRAysPORTATIoyLI LIVE
It Was G'-at Idsa. But n Grinding
Monopoly Rnined II.

OLEAS. y. y. Feb. 10.-The narrow gauge
railroad between Clean and Bolivar. now part
OF the system OF the Central Now York and
Western Railroad. for some weeks past has
been showing a serious falling of In it's pas
senger and freight receipts Two trains each
way are run over the road daily. except Sun
days. The decrease in business was charged
to the hard times. until II was reported
to the management the other day that
II was due to the operation OF an in
dependent and novel system OF car service
on the line. The train service provided by tho
company. 1t seems. did not exactly suit the
convenience OF all its patrons along the road.
II was good many hours between trains, and
people who had business either at Olean or
have to wait five or six hours to get a chance
TO ride rs many miles. so they hailed with
great satisfaction the original transportation
scheme proposed by three local capitalists.
This scheme was the construction OF II mum:
Der OF light, cars that could be propelled
by hand which the promoters Of the new
me proposed TO- rent ont 10y the hour 70 tray:
ieeway between the c6mpany's trains. the
plan was feasible. and its originators built ths
cars ana started their Inhependent hand
gsny's trains on tho company's own tracks.
The Independent line wa. success from the
no time schedule but any car was AT tho order
Of any patron who wanted to take pleasure
trip OF 30 to town after goods at any hour OF
the day. at SO much per hour,
THIS opposition rolling stock used the COM
seemed 10 occur to any OF the railroad en-
ployees that Il wasn't Just the thing for the
company to provide and maintain a railroad
for some one else to us" for the purpose Of
taking way it's business. and finally it WAS re-
ported to Headquarters that probably it
might be the Hpeeters that were rcspon-
sble for the falling of in the companys
traifc. Whom the management were further
they thought IL more than likely that tho re-
port was correct in its conclusion. An order
has been issued aboishing the specders. aud
the people are kicking like IN ules against this
latest exhibition OF the unjust work lnGs OF Q
grinding monopoly. IL is believed this is the
first instance on record where competing
line OF rail transportation was ever operated
against its competitor on its competitors own
line VI Inllrohu
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Odd. and Eaa- OF sports.

There vas skating Manhattan F.ei Yesterday
Afternoon and evening" ana MauAger Hunusl sad III Al
n The weather continued cod tarre ini2Lt no a
week oT tie nlsG q next
The Rev Henry Van kens.slAsr 5 }. the founder or
the AaNlrr tEu1 u s"luurntEg lu III a n
weskr, being engaged mtssto E0tE AZ The
catteIrAL me msuibrr- 10 tue club expect 20 have
Tue rasuEe OF his company tus eyvalug their
lUusC
AZ meeting ~ The cricket coRtingvn: OF tbe Seu
Jersey e. held az BgFggn lulnG. saturday evening
tse following uthcrr; Nyle uusntmousiy elected FOR
" X, cobb Vice Captain second eleven. Captain
John GiA; ace captain. u s sandal M Payns ali
have all last material 90 support hlln ~ vel A
some Promlsng nsw blood ami there 10 every reason
To believe that hs team w put nEEt 10 re-
tan possession OF the chan piousHIp psnnAnt 90 gal
antly last wear under the leadership Of his prsde
CessoE. 4. Ellis
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In spite OF the obstacles made to fine per-
Torrance from want OF stage room the scenic
part OF the work was so we'll done as to keep
up the illusion sufficiently to form a back
ground for the wealth OF tone pictures that
came from the orchestra. though the specta-
tor was never free from sense OF thraldom
coming as a result OF the extremely
small stage. However. the light effects
and cloud scenes were good even II the tets Of
fire were fow and monotonous in their action.
Mr.. Damrosch managed his forces with skill
and ease. SO that there were but few passages
lacking in smoothness and no climaXee spoiled
for want OF good management With such
artists AS Materna. Schott, and Fischer only
surety; and excellence could be looked for in
the solo parts.
Nine Kronold. who did Sieglinde. was more
satisfactory Yocally than dramatically. Her
crude and exaggerated, Miss Wolf was de-
serving Of much praise In the role Of Fiickd.
and the Wdlkurtes were admirably efficient
The opera Is to be repeated on Saturday
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No Race Problem In IIIs.

TTTll q
SYLVESTER Tia Feb While philosophsrG
North aud south are wrestling with the so
called race problem many % the cO!ored men
OF the south are solving the 0blsm for them
selves Among the latter is Augustus Carter.
who Was freed BY the civil war. and now lives
near Isabella Like many OF the antsb6llU "a
slaves. he has developed the thrift and energy
Of his white neig bore, and made "a useful and
trustworthy citizen. de has raised family
year, hale and hearty. and seems good for sew
eTAl years more.
Five years ago he settled In the pinsy woods
At his present home. and desUite his age. has
raid Tor his place, has two COOL mules. and =
years supply ahead, and l. building . hand
some new residences A sinEu!ar fact Ia con
neelon with his family Is that his mother died
teeth in her head that she had cut a few years
pTeytouslY aud his slI-yeAr- old grandehlld re-
eeDtlJ had two complete rows Of front teeth Ia
her lower Jaw, one roS Of which WAa sxtraetSd
b. an Albany dshtiSt last week.
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TRYING TO REACT TEE xrxsns
ire worh rs Bs-rere.s see ths Rsssysrs
naNs 20 0rit Wark o. 0ne Flaes.

-
Hsvs 60 ouis WSrh - ore Place.
wnKEsBARRE. Pa. Feb. 14.-Thsrs IL no
change in the case Of the sntombed miners ct
the Gaylord Mine in Plymouth up 10 this even
Ing. The rescuing party who are working TO
reach the tlmbermen are clearing out the old
manway that runs alon Rsids Of the plane IL
is hlled with cNlm. When this can be cleared
II will give the searching sduadspn cans OF en-
terinR the breast which divides the Gaylord
from No. 5 OF the Delaware and Hudson col
liery. Other men are at work boring through
pillars In the mine with hopeef finding the
men, but up 10 4 o'clock this afternoon very
little hesdway had been made. Some Of the
oldest miners In this valley shake their heads
and say: There is very little chance OF ind
Ats O'clock this evenin 81 he searching party.
which had been increased to 100 men. were
working against great difficulties. They were
obliged to quit and hasten to the foot Of the
shaft on account OF more Squeezing" in that
part Of the mine where they had beer. at work.
little to say, but II hns been made known by
some Of the rescuinR party that over fifteen
acres Of the inside workings OF the Gaylord
fell during to-day and more Is likely to come
down during to night.
aster Is also beginning to crack. and seams
may now be seen fully eight inches wide. The
old workings OF the Parrish colliery adjoining
are also showing siRne OF weakness. and sew
eral falls have occurred since this morning In
Delaware and Hudson Coal Company which IL
mining coal near by. have taken every precau.
ton to protect their part OF the mine so that
no accidents Will happen to them.
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sPARhs FROM TIE rELEsHAPH.

Ths Win Of Annie PiElsy admitted 10 probate
ysstsrdAy Nearly All the estate IL sft 10 her husband
Robert FulfoEd
TIE Empire City subway Company Limited OF New
York csrtned 70 tue secreATy OF state ysserday
ia capital had besR ineFsased from slOUOuOJ 10 81
100000
Conductor HsnTy LohmAn Of FAn Brook. n. J. fsl be-
tween railroad ears Esndalra station yssterday
morning aud uAa cut 60 pieces. Two tTans passed
hlS body before tue EAiamsn discovered that hs
vas misstng
whlls Henry W stsSsRL Nsu-kn0wn citizen Of
HoEaby. r.. Eai pEspA[inE his vote IN the booth
ths toNn slsetion Yesterday be dropped asAd from
heAn diasAsS Before sntsIing the bootA he va Ap
pAfeaEiy In Ne bssE Of health
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Th,I win Dsaaaa E.pIo,a,at.

mass meeting Of the unemployed was held
yesterday at 50 South street al which we're
present delegates from the 'lougshorsmsn's.
myers, fruit handlers. bAggers' and sew
~ ~. lumber handlers. and ssamen's labor
T Stslh The object OF the meeting was to In
49, lion the municipal authorities the
h. ", committsS was appointed to call on
a. n.yeI aud demand WORK on the speedway
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THEF ram our WIN MI. DE YOUNG.
The Press CIub WHAT'S 90 KaOw Why ne
should Not He EKPSlIer.

should Not he EKPslIsr.
SAN FRANCIsco. Feb. l4-Troubls between
NJ. II. De Young. proprietor of the Chronicle,
and the Press Club has grown out Of miscon-
esption on the part OF a faction OF newspaper
men with regard TO an editorial note pub
llshsd in the Chronicle OF Feb. 7. relating
TO photographs passss 70 the MidWinter
Fair. Tine Press Club met on last
charging that Mr.. De Young had been guilty
Of unpTofessional conduct Ia impugning the
The resolution further directed the Board OF
Directors to cite BIr. De Young 10 appear at
why lie should not be expelled from the club.
The resolution WAS introduesd and passed
* a. ~. y1,in- 81 :, mi a go - tx
the person OF the CHRONICLES city editor 70 SL-
plain that the editorial eomPlAinsd Of was not
did not appear a. last nights meeting OF the
club, aRd no formal action VAS taken
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PENSIONS FOR SCHOOL TEA CHERs.
oatliaes OF the Proposed EsnI SabmItted 10
the Hoard or Education.

oatiass OF the Proposed Ism SabmItted TO
the Hoard OF Education.
Aspecial meeting OF the Board Of Education
was held Yesterday afternoon for the purpose
o. considering tina school teachers pension
tlL Commissioner Beneville. Chairman OF
Tie special committee to consider n pension
measure. reported bill which the Board was
asked TO recommend to the Legislature for
passage The word pension Is carefully left
out Of the bill. and the Chairman said this was
70 prevent any objection on the part Of Gov.
ROVER and any members Of the Legislature
VINO might be opposed to pensions on princi-
PIE Public school teaehRrs' retirement
Idea "
;, iha bill provides that the Board OF Educa-
s sOa shAu have entire charge OF the fund eX-
~ mat the Comptroller shall hold the actual
ssfasa on hand. The fund IL to consist OF all
ms rIs ines Imposed by the Board OF Education
shf on Ieachers Tor purposes OF discipline; OF
III salafies withheld for absence from duty /;
~ ~, moneys received from donations. legacies.
~ s,'s OF requests, and all such other methods
~ ~ increment as may be duly and legally de-
'' Ttd lor the Increase OF the fund"
me nlu provides that the pensions shall be
Tsna n Of The teachers salary.
Al ne BOARD postponed action on tine bill until
~e usA' Regular meeting next "Wednesday.
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A Fish Stops an Elevator.



day. or two ago the elevator OF the City
Hospital became as cranky as a balky horse.
The hydraulic cylinder was opened yesterday,
and the cause Of the trouble was found TO be a
fish about live incneS long and two and one
caused considerable trouble at times by get
ting into the Louisville Water Company's
mains though strainers and water gates are
used 70 keep them out. IL is supposed thatths
hsh slip through the strainers whom they are
small and grow aiterward TO considerably size
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Kulsa nIassIr ths TAIra TIas.

SAVANNAH. Feb. 14-Hsnry Rich. we'll tod
man. died to-day from effects OF sslf-lniictsd
Injuries. He cut hts throat with . razor OF
This was his third attempt at suicide After
his hrst Etfes death he made al effort TO kill
himself Doctors saved his life, and be married
q Ray young woman who sloDsd He then
made another ungucesssful effort to cad his
sHis,enss. Then he secured q divorce and :
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EutrI.s for the FsnslrE cAamp,ou.n,D.,

The entries for the fencing champion ships.
which closed yesterday with William fairfield.
III Exchange place. are as follows: Dr. q. NJ.
Hammond. G, Ii. Bothnsr. W. 4, Haintz. s. r.
Shaw, y. q. HRubold and DIR. ]. 7. Kemp all
q the New York Athletic Club; John Allsirs.
Charles lRthon. NauZ Post, and ". WhitlocE
9t ths Fencers' CLUB; William FrledIen 81
Philadelphia; l. NJ. lawson. IT., Columbia
Pa
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MISSTRELY By CoLoRED GIRLS.

A Bakers Dozen Put On Burst Cork In
Hampstead and sing for Charity.
A bakers dozen OF young women belonging
to colored society In Hampstead decked them
selves in burnt cork and gorgeous costumes
and sang songs and cracked Jokes for charity
in Liberty Hall. Hampstead. last evening. In
front OF q picturesque drop curtain that has
done service since the war. q big audience
waited patiently until 81. o'clock for the show
to open.
In the second part with bones and tambour-
ines the real enjoyment began, The scene
opened with a grand chorus. The right tam
BOURNE enjoyed her part thoroughly. Attimes
Miss +. Wilson. who was the interl ocutor, was
compelled TO suppress the tambos. who showed
teryas. Back in the gallery number OF So
eisty people enjoyed the show
SS Mss opsPns Es'9%V'SS hHRSi
OF course Miss John.inG was unable to say.
when Bones blurtsd out;
Beeass; It's all powder and pun"
say, Miss Interlocntor," ask ed the prodigy
OF the caste. what's pig dom when he's
IlHtsrlPeptOr gave itup;
Dare a Lock on de Chicken Coop Door" In
song and chorus, upset even the interlocutor.
dSsr Bon esn S red Dc % fa, '
night dey's all roosters. Yah"
What's wooly leompetition 2" and she
kicked her tambourine. showing her white
stockings " YAhl Yah! OATS what | said"
she Teplied 10 repeated questions OF the Inter
locutoE Then with flourish OF the tam
BOURNE and pointing to . kink haired Bones
opposite she said: Trying to get q nne-tooth
Other time-worn Jokes awoks distant Teeol-
lsetiOns in the hearts OF the venerable spec
Miss TTsssA SiTls. Miss Ellen Horton and
Miss Jessie Wilson played the tam bourines
and Miss NJ. Wilson, Miss q. Corse Miss II. c.
Corse and Miss c. johnson ratified the bones.
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-, = course Of six lectures will be given at the
University Of New York on Saturday mornings
~ u o'clock. beginning on Feb, II. by DR..
~ "Alaee Wood on the subject The Human
tElre IN Art Antique and Modern" The
course WIN he illustrated By original drawings
Slr Frederick Leighton aud others. by a
HHvHrttlon OF antiques. and hy the actual
~ sss pi modelling IN wax and clay
hree original statuettes. one a model for
igIes By GSrolns orIgInsI model Of tie
nan o. The Future" has been made for the
Esise ~ Dr, Paul Richer OF the SAlpetri6rs.
sSiS- several terra Sottas. recently dlscOV-
80 ~ az AphTodisias. will also be exhibited and
tSvp{ o. the Byblus HeTaeles. the most per-
"et statue 10 the world"
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The police OF the West Fory-ssvsnth street
station rAldsd two alleged disorderly houses
on West Fifty-third street last night. They
arrested eight women.
Two women were arrested in an alleged dis
orderly house In Delaney street. What tho
police suspect to be a gambling house at
"a Norfolk street was raidsd and the pr0prie-
tor. Charles Nofman. and thirteen other men
VA arFAafad
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AMUsEHENTH
9. Die Walk IRE" at C.rneri. Hail,

The performance Of Wagner's "walknre I"
at Carnegie Hall on Tuesday evening must.
on the whole. be accounted a success. both
artistically and financially. The opera was
given for the benefit OF the Workingman's
School," 100 West Fifty-fourth street. and had
a strong cast OF the following artists:
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Pastsur Is.rIt.ts PA,I.uts.

The statistics OF the New York Pasteur Ia
sttute for 1898 show that not single case
Of hydrophobia has been observed among the
S5 persona treated, while other persons and
animals bitten at the same time have died OF
TabisA The lO4 persons treated in 1882 have
remained we'll OF the IS treated in 1893 10
were from New Jersey. IL from New York,
and from South Carolina
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FIt. wOaIa Llks to a.t Cors.tt Ia . Roo.

Bob Fitzsimmons visited the Illustrated Nsi5s
ONCE yesterday and said: Il hate TO say very
much about COrbett. lust now. l will wait
until he Is through with Jackson. lie says
lack nerve. does he ? Well We will SEQ who is
at fault in this direction sooner or later. lilo
has repeatedly told me to fight some good
heAyy weight before challenged him. DidE't
have the nerve to hkht Peter Maher3 Doesn't
he remember when he refused TO tack lie Maner
when asked by Billy Madden lie told Maher
10 go and get reputation nrst
i think can lick COTbett aud. like any pro-
fessionAl fighter who has work ed hard for his
reputation, only ask tor the opportunity II
am whipped will take on my can to him
ADD go back to my trade. blacksmithinR.
am not Boosting, but speak earnestly when
say that would Ike to get a try at the cham
outside world shut on III iight him that way
under any rules. I'll meet him for money or
for fun. Just as IL may strike his fancy"
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When Baby was sick, We gave her cAstoriA,
when she was Child, sbe cried FOR CaSsoria,
When she became Miss she chung TO CastoriA,
When Ehs had chlIdreH. she gave thsm oASGssia
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Secretary CentrovilIe A. C
BAYoSNE. Feb. IS.
o,RounKE EXPLAINS. A cHIcAoo EprsopE.

o'RoURKE EXPLAINS CHICAGO EPISODE.
To THE EDITOR OF TIE SUS-Sr: Will you
kindly give me q little space to answer Pim-
mer's letter which appeared in THE SuS on
Feb. .. Now the true facts OF the affair at the
Empire Theatre. Chicago, are these: Whom
Planners company opened there on Sunday
Dixon and myself were in the stage box.
When the announcement was made that
Plimmer was willing TO fight anybody at "a
pounds for Sl0.0OO tried to get a word in
without creating any disturbance. but Plim-
mer would not let the announcer come near
me. | finally stopped the orchestra from play
ing. and told tho audience that Dixon would
fight him at ll3 POUNDS for all the money he
could raise. but as knew he could not get u
cent Of backing l stated that Dixon would
fht him for fun.
plimmer walked to tho footlights and said {:
=" Ladies' and gentlem on. my weight ia 10 or
Ia pounds at the ring side. and I will fight
anybody at that weight" Instead OF the
audience Kissing me they Kissed him. and the
people gave three cheers for Dixon. None OF
the stffs. Van Heest or the rest OF the Chi
cago sluggers. would meet Dixon. Hoping
you VIII find space for this remain. as ever.
BALTIMORE. Feb. 10.