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WILL SEND SILVER UPWARD.
Proposed Chinese Loans Effect on
the Price of the White Metal.
Rush OF Bankers in European Capt.
tails to Get In on the Deal.
10y Associated PrssSJ

LONDON. Aug. 1.-THE iinanciers OF
this city Berlin and other capitals Of
Europe are eagerly discussing the pro-
posed Chinese loan.
There Is no doubt that 1900, 900
S,5N,Voo) loan will be issued here early
In September. The loan viii probably
consist OF per cent. thlrty-year bonds.
and at least two-thirds of this loan will
be pay able to China In silver. For this
loan there Is no special security, like the
customs receipts, but only general faith
In China.
II Is not believed that Berlin will have
any controlling hand IN the issue of the
new loan, although probably Berlin will
he allowed to take IA portion OF the loan
on ''ground-floor' terms.
There Is a great scramble among imam
ciers. Including the London brokers Of
all ranks. 10 get on the inside OF the
operation, and there Is no doubt that the
loan is coverable in London twenty times
over.
The negotiations for the loan have al.
ready affected the price OF silver, and
there Is no question that the white
metal will go higher Some flnanciers
are predicting that 1t viii 20 as high as
I'D. per ounce. The hardness of the sill
Yer market Is most pronounced. and II
has, sympathetically. hardened the price
of copper
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-08-17
IS REIA MURDERER7
Justice Vaughn Says Burke Often
Threatened Bergmann's Life
Tho Aged Prisoner Eats and Sleeps
but Refuses to Talk.
Crowds Flock to south Beach, the
scene OF the Tragedy.


CLIFTON, S. l.. Aug. H.-Aged
Thomas s. Burke. whose arrangement of
nu,leys, strings and wires attached to
,he trigger of an old shotgun yesterday
EARNING caused the death of his son-in-
law Frederick Bergman. at South
Reach, is locked up in cell at the
Police Headquarters at Stapleton. He
has refused to see any one since he was
locked up, and will not talk about the
shooting at ALL
Burke passed an apparently comforta-
b. night. sleeping soundly. This MORN
Ing he ate a hearty breakfast. and II
his mind was at all troubled he did not
show It by his actions. He will have
a preliminary hearing to-day before Jus
tice John Vaughn. at Rosebank.
The prisoner has been before Justice
vaughn many times for drunkenness,
and once last Fall for threatening the
life OF the man who met such horrible
deatA yesterday.
He has managed to escape punishment
for his many misdemeanors heretofore.
as his old wife. his daughter, and his
son-in-aw have pleaded for him.
1t Is common gossip that Burke was In
the habit of beating his wife, and Ii Is
said that he treated his daughter, whom
he yesterday made widow. In the same
Neither his wife nor his daughter has
visited him since he was locked UP.
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HOYT GRANTED A STAY.
Hill, His Alleged Accomplish, Goes
BACK to Connecticut.


Russell 3. Hoyt. the ailegedylcounter-
fsfter and leader OF the alleged Hoyt-
Hill Massey counterfeiting gang. was
brought before United States District
Judge Addison Brown this morning on
habeas corpus proceedings, Instituted by
his counsel. Edwin r. Stern.
Hoyt's discharge from custody was
asked on the grounds that on Aug. he
was arrested In South Norwalk Conn,
by Secret Service Officer Frank Esqurell
issued in New York for crime alleged
to have been committed in the State OF
New York. In New York lie was dis
charged and rearrested In court on a
warrant issued in New York, on a COM
plant from United States Commissioner
Wright, of Connecticut, for new crime
alleged to have been committed in Con
necticut. The applicant should have
been discharged In New York and AL
the petitioner.
United States District-Attorney Mac
farland said IIoyt was not arrested In
Connecticut. but came voluntarily to
this city.
Attorney Stern asked for a stay OF pro-
ceedings until Monday to present evil
dence as to the manner OF Hoyts con-
veyance from Connecticut to New York.
Judge Brown granted the stay. ~
ply, alias Davis, who had been previ-
viously held for removal to Connecticut
by Commissioner Alexander, was
brought UP before Judge Brown. who
signed the order of removal. and added
for trial in Connecticut"
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houses were few and far between.
Through this purchase they gradually
ns aes or e the aa Se
she sers % 81 nss symes 0ufe
whom a large portion Of the island had
In 1892, John Foley, who was born In
the .neighborhood, returned from a visit
to South America, and successfully re-
greater part Of the land. and Obtained
possession through the courts. The lit
igation extended over period OF seven
years and showed old man Burke to be
Deprived OF the major portion Of their
property, the Burkes moved into an old
ramshackle boat-house, few hundred
situated IRON ON the and Of sir
Cameron. who graciously permitted them
to settle there. although Mrs. Burke
claims ini that h Sir Roger was instrumental
In the light over the land young Berg
with which he vas regarded by Burke;
Burkes were forced to move for want Of
something better was q tumble down
leaky affair when they took possession
Even Ever the walls, composed Of rotten tim.
that blew threatened them Win d. Safnst
ton. This outlook for a home was de.
cidedly bad. but nothing daunted. Burke
hand to make his dwelling place at least
secure, II not beautiful. Every conceiv.
able object washed up by the sea was
put to use. II the side Of sea-chest OF
a water-soaked log wouldn't serve to
slapped into the roof to close up a rain
hole or piled up against the side Of the
house. to add thickness and stability &c
the edifice.
The Burke home stands back from the
sea about one hundred yards from high
tide mark. and presents a peculiar ap-
pearance. Without regard to architec-
tural regularity the original boat-house
was buried under mass of flotsan
until 1t conveyed an Idea OF oddly which
at first would seem to be the result OF a
Epreconcieved plan to construct a most
|outlandish place. The sides are COM
posed Of irregular layers of spars
pieces of masts, old logs, cabir
doors and boards which project beyond
the corner lines in a zig-xag stair fash
ion without regard to symmetry. Two
miniature windows of primitive construc
ton light up the place and a door OF
meagre dimcnsions opens to the room
within. The conglomerate pile Ia sur
mounted by crooked old stove-pipe
which serves az q chimney.
To the rear of the house, amid q lo
of miscellaneous rubbish, stands. senti
nei-like, an old battered ships figure
head Of Prince Albert. all that remain,
of the wreck Of vessel OF that name
The whole Is surrounded by q rough
uneven fence made of drift wood and log,
driven deep into the sand,
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WANT TO PERFECT THE BILL.
More Time Given to the Appor-
tionment Committee,
Amendment for Jury on Condemned
Property Not Beaten.
,By Associated PressD


ALBANY, Aug. l7.--As soon as the
savel fell In the Constitutional Conven-
ton tAis morning Mr.. Root moved final
vote on Mr.. Marks's amendment allow
ing Jury trials, when the defendant asked
for II, in cases OF private property being
taken for public purposes. and asking
for "A rejection OF the amendment
Mr.. Marks made a vigorous defense OF
his measure. The corporations did not
want the amendment passed. but wanted
1t beaten
Mr.. Powell. OF Brooklyn, said that 1t
had been asked who was In favor or
the proposed amendment. He desired
TO say that every man ANA woman
property-holdcr along the line OF the
elevated railroads In Brooklyn wanted
1t so that they might get their rights in
the matter OF the damages caused arbi-
trarily by these roads.
Mr.. Roche thought that the matter
should not be arbitrarily killed in the
Convention. Ii should be discussed anu
amended.
Mr.. Becker thought ,ha; the amend
ment would open the door 70 the pur-
chase, OF. land BY Corporations. he
thought the existing law allowing com
| mission Was the proper thing.
The motion to defeat was lost by the
tlose vote OF IS yeas, 70 nays, and the
amendment goes to the Committee of
the Whole.
MIR. Becker, of the ..Apportlonment
Commute, asked for a few days grace
after next FRIDAY, when Committee re-
ports are to be finished, so that his com
mittee could get the apportionment arti-
Gle ready.
Mr.. Bowers-"How about the newspa
per statements that II is ready?"
Mr.. Becker--"Well, II Is In shape, but
We want TO perfeCl IL "
Permission was granted.
Mr.. Mulqueen offered motion TO dis
on the ground that there would be no
quorum as SO many members had asked
President Choate came down on the
| floor and made a most vigorous protest
and the convention rejected the PROPOSE
ton.
MIR. Cady, from the Canals Commit
tee. reported In opposition to putting IN
| large the canals or to. transfer them;
also, favorably. on forbidding tolls on
| products of the Dominion of Canada; on
providing that lowest bidders shall have
contracts for improvement; on declaring
| the canals forever a State property, and
| forbidding their sale, except the Main
and Hamburg canals.
Other Committee reports were as fol-
| lows:
Banking neutrality-suspicious. corpora
ton stockholders individually responsible
III par lot ueuto' idhihs tiie osas~ -
sponsible for the redemption OF paper
money.
Duties of the Legislature tfavorably)-
Restricting the passage of local legisla-
tive bills until approved by the people
Of the locality.
Militia (adversely)--Mr. Holls's general
amendments to military code.
Further Amendments tfavorably)-
Making the new Constitution go into
effect Jan. I, 1895.
Judiciary 0avorably)--Forbidln the
removal of State officers by the Governor
without cause.
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Alittie shanty At about 1 O'Clock. ana saii
thsy Proposed q, Try 10 get some rest
this AFTERNOON. and would deny them
selves to all corners. - ~ :.
Mrs. Burke told the reporter that It
was q mistake 70 say that she was
poor for she had had plenty Of money
Mrs. Bergman said that her father
had never opposed her marriage with
Berginsnn, and that he had liked her
husband when they were first married.
She said that she did not believe that
her father had rugged up the gun for
the express purpose of killing her hus-
band. but that It was rather in line
with his eccentric behavior ever since
he was dispossessed, four years ago.
At the noon hour to-day, a great crowd
OF young girls from nearby factories
crowded into the undertaker's and
laughed and gigeled aroundo the cofIins
containing the two bodies until the bell
rang to call them back to their work.
For thirty-three years Thomas s.
Burke and his wife. Sarah Adelina
Burke, have been squatters on the
lands along the shore at South Beach,
about midway between points oppo-
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NUTTALL CANNOT GET BACK.
Although u Veteran He Cannot he
Reinstated ms Csty Tinamith.

Justice Bartlett, of the Supreme
Court, Brooklyn. has decided that
William Nuttall. a discharged tinsmith
OF the Department OF Charities and Cor
rections, Brooklyn. cannot get back into
the employment OF the Department by
writ of mandamus on account of being
a veteran of the late war.
On Aug. 4, 1881, he was appointed as a
tinsmith In the Department OF Charities
He was removed on Feb. II, 1880. He
was reinstated by an order OF Justice
Cullen on Oct. 80 following He re-
manned In the employ of the county until
Jan. 13. 1894. when he was removed again
on the ground that there was no EN-
ployment for him and his, position was
abolished. Justice Bartlett, In his
opinion, says the Commissioners had the
right to abolish the position II they did
II In good faith.
He then says. "A veteran who has
once been In the public service and is
properly and lawfully put out OF It can
not get back again by means OF writ
OF mandamus. although the writ IL avail
able In behalf OF a veteran who Is
actually In thu public employment, to
prevent him from being turned out while
civilians are retained"
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Justice Vaughn said this morning that
he knew that old Burke had been often
arrested and brought before him for
Hsrous offenses but that his b BOOKS n aa
the records Of Burke's past offenses had
been destroyed. He knew, however, that
Burke hsd ned to i've Win IN
New Brighton for while after the last
charge OF this nature was made against
him; some ne time a age; III. ,,..x,.. ., mi,
morning, Burke asked the mailman for
he wanted to write a letter 10 q friend
and an envelope were given to him. and
he wrote his letter.
The tive women: Mrs Burke an. and the
n Ms IL he OLD sssns .. sssss
Beach. A police ofiicer remained on
watch all night at the place, and this
morning ofticer Romer arrested the two
women as witnesses to appear at the
Coroner's inquest on Monday night.
They were taken 70 Rose BANK. where
they gave bail in $500 each before the
fSiiip DUFFY ~ and T Henry ookerhsusen.
going their sureties. The women were
taken to Martin Hughes's undertaking
and Say ay they %ere
dead man, and Mr.. and Mrs. c. H.
Hines. hts uncle and aunt. ,.,.
haggard and their eyes were red with
weeping. The old lady and her daugh-
ter bent over the coffin in which Berg,
mann lay, and cried aloud. The old
and sought to comfort her. Finally
they were led out Of the room. ,,
Mrs. Burke. although she was greatly
Ing WSrid 'f report es' She SAID tina, !!
ever quarrelled with Bergman about
has been SO much litigation during the
past seven years.
The Bergmanns and our family" said
old rcps 4bt sn been ga m q Re4s
mann has greatly assisted my husband
and myself in defending our property
rights, The real trouble has been drink;
down. because OF his drinking and his
"A year ago last April he threatened
sSon.in--law had him arrested. It has
bsen the same story for years. Drink
mas ruined his life and ours"
,snrs. Burke said she would not go to
me Jail to see her husband. as she was
100 worn out and broken up over the
tragedy to meet him.
ain rhe daughter. Mrs. Bergmann. was
TO all her mother said. the old woman
vas terribly incensed over some state
mehts which had been made In a morn:
he teHspaper TO the eHect that she ana
tb s husband had stood off trespassers on
Hisir land with shotguns.
i l meyer had a shotgun in my hand
VI my life," she said. " and I'm going to
nls somebody suffer for lying SO about
me; ] came OF the MacVeagh family
Sha we are not the people 10 be tram.
Hlsa upon with impunity.
so,,. am going TO stay on my place Al
youth Beach, and continue the fight e
hue hue otter end This horrible affair will
ss. vs no effect upon my night to get pos
lesion OF my property"
Inc two Uomsa went back to theil
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CRIMINALS SENTENCED.
Recorder Smyth Disposes of Many
cases To-day.


Recorder Smyth, In Part I. OF the
Court of General Sessions, occupied
nearly the entire morning to-day in dis
posing OF the convictions made during
the past week. The first to hear his fate
was John A. Howard. a valet. OF IS East
Twentieth street, who was accused by
Thomas Graham. Of So Seventh street. OF
heinous crime He was sentenced to
nine years and five months.
George Domey, twenty-seven years old,
of S46 East Thirty-sixth street, a driver,
convicted OF abandoning his baby, was
sentenced to five years and two months
In the State prison.
George Salter, thirty-one years old
the salesman OF the Rockaway Park
Improvement Company who, in April
last, swindled his Company out OF 500
was sentenced to one year and four
months in the State prison.
John Braddon, ffty-four years old, OF
second street, who was convicted OF
assault on Miss Mary Duffy, was sen
fenced to one year In the penitentiary.
Frank Teller, who refused to give any
information concerning himself. was sent
to the penitentiary for one year, for hav-
German, OF $3.50 Broome street.
George Harrison pleaded guilty and
was sentenced to one year and six
mon this for stealing $500 worth of goods
from William Sanderson, OF "a Worth
street
Washington street, pleaded guilty and
was sentenced to one year In the peni.
Tertiary for robbing Harry Lowenthal, q
cigar salesman. OF a watch.
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BIG HAUL OF THIEVES.
Three Of Them, with the Fence
Cauaht At Elisabeth.
Especial to III. Evening World


ELIZABETH, n. j.. Aug. lT.--John
Dixon. twenty-three years old; Daniel
Garage, sixteen years old and Christian
Bonstettsr. ssventeen years old. were
arrested this morning by Chief Tenney's
detsctives for grand larceny. The pr!s-
oners for some months, It is claimed.
have been systematically stealing plumb
Ing articles from the Central Railroad
Company. Borre q Scrymer's oil Works,
and 3. l.. Moore q Co.'S Crescent Iron
The thieves sold the brass to Moses
kats, forty Ave years old. a junk
dealer. on South Fifth street, mere. and
he also was taken Into custody. The de-
teetives found at his place 800 pounds OF
brass which had been stolen from the
above named nrms. The robbers effect
ed an entrance to the Borne q Scrym-
ser works. where they sawed of the
fawcsts from several ssrge water tanks
They also took Loo feet Of MANILA rope
from this establishment. The rope was
recovered by the police. The amount Of
their etealings will foot UP severa
hundred doliors,
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FARMER ROBBED OF $1,000.
Thlsks . Banco MAN Fired . Darn
to Get the Money.

PuTEET, W.. lug I7.-pennison pa-
Wis. = wealthy farmer who lives near
here. claims that he was robbed OF ". 900
while his barn Was burning last niEht.
Davis went 70 Brattleboro Monday and
4 fewGdays before he n,ade the AGO uAlnt-
arce Of a stranger, With whom be was
to engage In q business enterprise. and
The tnSney was to be; used in starting
Last night the barn was discovered
to- ba on FIRE. and the whole family
hurrted to extinEpish the hames s.-N'nerr
Dayts returned to the house the t50oo.
with q. 900 more. which he had;left IN a
drawer In his room. was gone. II is.be-
lisved thai The. stranger was - buifco.
man, and that the barn was set on lire
TO aid In tha robbery. - =.
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VIOLIN MADE OF ALUMINIUM.
Played Before the Scientists Con-
vention in Brooklyn.
Papers on This and Several Other
Subjects Read.

The scientists at the Convention Of
the American Association for the Ad-
vancement of Science In the Polytechnlc
Hall, Brooklyn. this morning were
treated to a lecture on aluminium vio-
Inns by Prof. Alfred Springer. which
will be of interest to musicians through
out the world.
The subject was the most interesting
before the Convention to-day. During
the lecture a musician played softly on
an aluminium violin The entire instru-
| ment was shaped like a wooden violin.
The body Is made of aluminium. but the
neck and keys are wooden. My expert
ments," said Prof. Springer, incline
me to believe that the real cause of the
superiority of the old wooden instru-
nents over new ones is not 80 much in
he Increased elasticity OF the wood, or
me composition of the varnish. as in
the peculiar warping Of the wood. to I,
T nighea arch a. braklnS caused b.. the
posts, which may be obtained by using
| aluminium"
1t was predicted by some musicians
present this morning that in few years
the wooden instruments.
"A paper on "A Forecast OF the Future
Commercial Union, of the English-Speak.
Effects Of Raising Prices by Depreciat
| ing the standard of Value" were read
by Edward Atkinson. of Boston.
Both Of these papers win be read be-
meeting In England. Prof. w. j. MCGEE
In Peru"
He said that the early Peruvian not
| skull with plate Of silver. but the
| operatio was performed with Skill
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UNION COMPS LOCKED OUT"
charged by the Keller Co.


Twenty-seven men and women. all
members OF Typographical Union No. 6.
were locked out of the w. e. Keller
Printing and Publishing Company's es-
adjustment on the eleventh floor Of 2lS
and 2ls William street. to-day. Twelve
boys. also employed In the place. went
out in sympathy with the locked-out
hands.
1t was said by Foreman David Symes
Union Chapel, that William b. Keller
had agreed with the Executive Commit
tee of tae Union on Aug. . to employ
union men only and pay the, scale Of
Ss Ihis so was so after ana strike which
the employment OF William FULLY, Of
Brooklyn, as foreman.
Mr.. Keller said that he had endeav-
ored to make his place union office,
and In order to do SO desired some con-
cessions which the Executive Commit
tee had promised. He objected to pay
IS week. as on reeuired by the nnion
scale. and when he was told by the Ex-
ecutive Committee that the matter Of
concessions would have to, be referred
that none would be made. and he en-
gagged full force Of non-union men and
women to take the place OF his old
hands. William Tuliy was also re-en-
When the old hands went to work this
morning they were told that they were
not wanted. and the new force took
There was no trouble. The old hands
reported to the Executive Committee,
The Union will take some action in the
| matter at its next meeting.
Mr.. Keller claims to have engaged all
his new hands at union wages, except
In the cases OF beginners on machines.
who will be required to work by the
piece.
Turf, Field and Farm and other weekly
papers are printed In the Keller estab-
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GUARDSMEN POUNDED WIND,
A General Row Followed the Tor
bert Guard Election.

ELIZABETH. n. j., Aug, 7.-Company
4 Crorbert Guard). Third Regiment. neld
n special election last night for second
lieutenant, which was followed by a free
fight. In which Conrad Wind, one of tho
members, was SO badly useu up that he
had to be taken TO a nearby drug store,
where his wounds were dressed.
The election resulted in CORPORAL
Dennis +. Collins oeIng chosen receIy :
Ing % votes to his opponents. John kosl,
TO- The election OF Collins, IT IL said, Is
TO be contested, and 1t Is hiated that on
account OF the disgraCeful row the entire
company may be disbanded.
Lieut.. Collins was until recently a
member OF the Phil kearny Guards, the
crack militia company In the State. He
Joined the Torbert Guards month ago.
He had nothing to do with the row,
which took place after he had gone
home. Wind. who was pounded. came 10
the meeting without his uniform and. IL
IL alleged. Intoxicated.
He abused some OF the guardsmen and
this precipitated the scrimmagc.
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The dead man and the little four
months-oId girl. his daughter. who was
to have been buried yesterday, are lying
to-day in the back room of Martin
Hughes's undertaking establishment at
RoSebank.
Mrs. B.rgmann, the mother Of Fred
erick Bergman, came. from Brooklyn
early this morning. and made arrange
funeral take place on Sunday, at P.
NJ She was much affected, but said
nothing about the crime. and soon re-
turned home.
An autopsy will he held to-
morrow morning at 9 o'clock by DR..
James Thompkins, of Rosebank. and the
inquest will be held next Monday even
Ing at s o'clock by Coroner Halloran.
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WHEAT MARKET UNSTEADY.


The wheat prices jumped up and down
during the early trading. first sales be.
ing at drap OF about l-ic.. then Inn
proving about l-2c. and declining to
about the opening prices. These were
81 3-Ic. for September, 81 lac. for Dccem-
Der and 66 Loo. for May. Corn opened
lie. higher. at BIC. Tor September and
% Csc. Tor May. Very little interest was
changed at the opening, ruling steady at
"a Lac. for September. and grew flrmer.
Cotton opened ABOUT b points higher
and was fairly active, OCTOBER selling a,
tirst call at no bi6, November, So
December, ST.