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sums ranging from 80 cents 10 IS, and tickets
dsnotine the articles aud the amount loaned
such sights are rare and never e be seen
OF the neatly but shabbily dressed women that
erept quietly into the place and then quietly
full story Of the iSht agslnst Doverty's inrosds
and the total inability OF the unfortunate to
< clerk in one Of the bigRest pawn shops 10
this city said to a SuN reporter the other day
that never In the fifteen yesrs he , has been N
!anSs Of oRo ssH'sS sd HT as there
ness il always pretty lively with US. but 70!
the past few weeks we have been oyerrun, All
another R:sp au up from The tims
we open In the morning until We close At
night. know for a fact that every pawn shop
from, one to i've men. The shops are also
keeping open. two or three hours later
sss ssn 60 fS HHs Tue '' sssns sfv' ad
clude everything from watches and dls-
wopds down to old hsts and s .hnS, ysss
matters as the general public seem to think:
OF course it's simply. business, with us right
woman has come in this place within the past
few days and tried to raise dollar on some
and gone away with the dollar. too. Mr.. -.
the proprietor. knows It's clean loss to him.
as the article will Of course never be redeemed:
being avaricious and hard b earted Just because
we're In this business, but let me tell you that
the average pawn broker docs great deal
more good than the average business man,
and that. too. without Rettinga bit oil credit
Some OF the scenes have witnessed in this
place in the past few weeks have been simply
heart-rendnR: woman came IN here the
hair brush. 1t was plated stun and not worth
that much. and Of course we couldn't let her
pitisbis. sRo " wasn't VIoisnt and didnt ran; or
agreed to take the 81 we offered her. We had
her hands and tainted dead away. An ambu.
lance surgeon who was summoned said that
tie face but / iesrned aitervard that
when they undressed her at the ,hospi-
tai hsT dscUysgred that che h hSdn
food. That's only one, OF dozens OF similar
came in hero only yesterday and wanted to
borrow ten cents on tortoise.shell hairpin.
hin. followed her toll to the do door. and saw her
meet little girl about fifteen years OF age
who carried a baby in her arms The woman
woman. was, smiling. Happy by CAD. with
tel You Of DOZENS Ss 81 such cases. The pawn.
shop 4 thS place for the Rhlsnhtr62psh to hang
charity II isn't the beRgars that como here
It's the men and women who have seen better
days. and who have lost everything but their
pride that come here to raise n little money on
keepsakes and m ementos OF times gone by"
Among tho pawnshops on tho west side the
reporter found the same state OF affairs. Clerks
told THE Sun reporter that they had lever seen
anything Ike It, and the Gro wded condition OF
tho loan offices proved their statements true.
In Harlem the loan Offices are Just as crowded
as they are down town.
The business has more than doubled. and
tho men who profit by the misfortunes OF
others are laying in stock OF stuff. never
likely to be redeemed. that will be worth three
times the amount loaned on 1t when times
change and things are prosperous again.
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nl.hop MeN.,ru,y,. raa.ral.

ALBANY Jan. h-Ths final services for tho
dead were held in memory OF the late Bishop
McNeirney, tho deceased head OF the Albany
diocese. at the Cathedral OF the Immaculate
Conception to-day DESPITE heavy rain
storm thousands OF people thTonged into the
church. and for hours those who WsTs una Bile
to gain entrance stood about In the shower
Gov, Flower and the State. city and county Of
hcials the members Of the REGENTS OF the
University OF the State OF New York. visiting
clergy 10 the number OF several hundred yarl-
Gus religious orders OF the diocese. and repre-
ssntAtiNeS OF other Catholic organizations
were IN attendance.
Tho service for the dead was again ehantsd
the Rev Father I. /. Mcclure being celebranL
Then followed the solemn pontihcial mass 81
requiem. Archbishop toTrigan OF New York
being tho eslebTant, with the Very Rev. T. NJ.
A Burke. administrators OF tho Albany diocese.
as assistant priest.
venerable Bishop b. J. McQuaid Of Rochester:
the Secretaries OF the several Bishops. all the
officials OF the Albany diocese. aud several
hundred semtnaTAns from Troy,
The EbsOlutiOns which concluded the csTe-
monies were pronounced By the Archbishop
And Bishops MeQuaid. Ryan. O'FATTell and
O'HaTa- The sulQgy WAS given by the Rev
Father john Walsh Of st. Peters, Troy who
Was for a number OF years pastor OF the ca
thedraL After all was finished. the body was
lowered through the hOOT OF the Sanctuary into
the crypt beneath. which will hereafter he
closed with = solid wall OF masonry.
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IN CONTENTION OF EDUC41oRA
A womaa's Plea for tho Suffrage for Her
Sex Ignored.

ROCHESTER,. Jan 5.-The School Commits
sioners and superintendents came together
for tho last session OF the Convention at 10
o'clock this morning. The privilege OF the
floor was given Mrs. Jean Brooks Grsenleaf OF
Rochester. and on being introduced she read
q resolution which would have committed the
School Commissioners and superintendents in
favor OF woman suffrage. She supplemented
the resolution1 with some remarks saying:
1t has seemed strange to me that women
should be allowed to do most Of the teaching
and yet have no voice in the Government Of
the State. We women had or thought We had.
a right to cast our votes There seems to be
doubt about it. however. A glorious opportu-
nifty to settle the question will present itself in
the Constitutional Convention. feel that
will not appeal in vain to You. gentlemen. who
will have a representative at the coming Con-
vention. | cannot believe that you wish us to
renal in politically lower than you are. 1t is in
violation OF the principles on which this Gov
adopt this resolution and to use your influence
In our behalf at the Convention"
Half a dozen excited men spranR up and
shouted for recognition. Commissioner j. III.
Barr. on gaining recognition. said:
Gentlemen. don't think that We want to
think as much OF my mother as any one can
i have a high regard for the sex. but don't
want to see that resolution discussed here.
want IL tabled"
The NJ otion was tabled. and after listening
to Superintendent Williams on What IL tho
to other speakers the Convention adjourned
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ORIENTIL GOODS BURNED.
Tenants OF tho Kuickerbocker Flats Fright
cned bx "a Fire on the around Floor.

Tenants OF the kuickerbocker Flats Fright
ened bv IA Fire on the Ground Floor.
Amuch excited foreigner discovered ysster-
day that It is impossible to send in are alarm
from police telegraph box. and while he was
learning this flames and smoke were making
hsadway in his en- ployer's stock OF rugs and
Oriental goods An intelligent native hap
pened along. aud within three minutes the
engines were on hand. The foreigner was
Shipping Clerk Cohen OF S. J. Tellsry 4 Co.'S
Oriental goods establishment at Fifth avenue
and Twenty-eiGhth street. The name OF the
Intelligent native remains unknown TO fame.
Telltry Il Co. were accredited by the Gov
eminent Of India to represent tho art manu-
facturers OF the Indian empire at the Colum-
bian Exposition so says their business card
and they occupied In Jackson Park the East
Indian pavilion. at the northern end OF tho
grounds. All the rugs. carved wood screens.
marble goods. idols. swords. and other things
which were not sold In Chicago were brought on
here in December and exhibited in the store
at 2IH Fifth avenue, under tho Knickerhocker
apartment house; Assistant Manager Blum.
berg said yesterday that there was $3.50. 900
worth OF goods there. among them collection
OF rare gold and silver coins.
rear OF the shop. yesterday noon Wills Mr.
BlumnerG was at his luncheon. and Il was then
hs M GSnn had 'S with b the po
sitting in the rear OF the store in small alcove.
known as the packing room. when suddenly
corner Mr.. Cohen thinks he could have put
the fire out II he had had any water handy. but
the plum bers had cut off the water to make
repairs and before the firemen arrived the fire
had got good start In the himsy Oriental
fabrics.
When the engines reached the scene. lines OF
hose were dragged in through the Windows
and over the counters to the great injury OF
several Bud.lhas and sacred camels. who lost
their heads in the fray. After the water was
turned on It took but fifteen minutes to get
control Of the fire,
The windows in the rear OF Tellery's shop
omen into tho main hallway of the Kncksr-
booker, and large clouds Of black smoke curled
up the elevator shaft and frightened the
tenants on the upper floors. The elevator boy
was kept busy for half an hour carrying down
jewelry boxes and frightened women.
After the firemen had put out the fire the
sandal wood tables burned we'll and the rich
drapeEles on the walls hung limp and soaked.
Mr.. Blumberg was In despair and said the
damage would amounttU S25.O0u The dam
age to the store itself is about 81. 900. Mr..
Blumbsrg said he did not know whether his
stock was insured or not.
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FOR RIELISG CHARITY BOXES.
A Man Arrested Yesterday Morning In q
Ninth Avenue Elevated II abroad Station.

A Man Arrested Yesterday Morning In n
Ninth Avenue Elevated Railroad Station.
One OF the devices of tho Charity Organize
ton Society for obtaining money for charitable
purposes is the placing OF glass globes known
as hospital boxes. in elevated railway stations
and other public places. OF late number OF
the boxes on the elevated stations OF the Ninth
avenue road have been robbed the globes
being either broken or torn from their fssten-
ings The thieves have had good opportunl-
ties for their work. because this road does not
run all night and the stations are closed early
In the evening Yesterday morning a man
supposed to be one OF the sneak thieves was
caught
Charles Pilgram. a colored man emf loyec as
porter on the Ninth avenue road. saw two 10 en-
sneak quietly up the steps Of the Twenty third
street station about 3 o'clock yesterday morn
ing. He followed and saw them at work on
police, The men JUMPED down O on the I trace se
and separated. one OF them running north and
the other south. Policeman HaGGarty OF the
station. but by the time no reached the plat,
form the man who had started ~ town had
clam bered down post into the street and
capped, while the other man had disappeared.
A few yards down the track was a small tool
house.
The policeman walked along the track and
opened tho door Inside seated on a 4 g OF
nails, was man who, on psinc arrested, gave
his name as q. j. B Chandler. ~ years old. OF
.u2 West Twenty seventh street. lie said
iOus manner ana had shinned up a post to the
track TO sec what they were doing. At Jsffsr-
son Market Court yesterday he was held for
A hospital box at the Christopher street sta
tion OF the road was broken open Wednesday
night, aud the thief WAS seen running away
with thu booty The police have a description
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60 AHEAD. DIR. PAHKHURsE.
Going to Have Anybody IadIeted On This
State of Anairss


Superintendent Byrnes reported to the Police
Board yesterday that he had obtained from
Inspector Williams and Capt Slevin reports on
the seventeen houses. alleged to be disorderly.
which DR.. Parkhurst named in his recent COM
plant against Capt. Slevin. Inspector Will
liams reports that he selected officers from
other precincts to discover IL the laws were
being violated at these places. and that he and
two OF his staf made personal Investigation.
They discovered no immortality and no viola
lions OF law. Nine OF the places are licensed
liquor :, stores. the resort OF seafarng
the poorer people of the neighborhOod.
They are also frequented from time to
women Of Questionable character They are
not used as disorderly houses Five OF the
places have been closed Tor several months.
or the other three. one is q sailors boarding
house. where no liquor Is sold. and the others
are occupied each by a man and his wife. No
these places Tas obtained. Inspector Williams
Eemarks that possibly the publication OF DR..
Iarkhursts list In the newspapers lessened, II
have had OF discovering anything 10 warrant
arrest The insRector caused complaints TO
OF the licensed saloons. based on the
knowledge. not sufficient TO warrant aa-
rests, that the police had OF the character OF
keep all the places under surveillance which
he also undertakes to do himself
.ect He adds .Sat OF bs tas same
the list had been raided by him since he took
command OF the precinct.
port until the Excise Board acts on the licenses
that are under attack. The Excise board
iooSs owned by Carl W. FreepSg I az b tns sS
Max J; rurGes at ;i0 Rylngtun street. aud Coll
man Goldstein at lO8 Division street which
are complained OF by Police Captain Cortright
as resorts for disordeTly persons Can't CoTt-
right was not present
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very diminutiye man. Arraysd in a buck
skin suit lay In the gutter at Thrtisth street
and Sixth avenue on Thursday night elAsping
a gun to his bosom and singing at tho top OF
his voice until a policeman took him to the
West Thlrtlsth street station. There he put
up a good fight but was finally brought to
terms. and gave his name as Neo Nina
a dwarf. whose business il is to parade
the sidewalk In front Of the museum at which
about TIRES feet high At Jefferson Mark ct
Court Yesterday he told Justice MeManon that
as near as he could remember he had taken a
little sOmsthnRfO drink on the previous even
ing but that he would never do so again.
He might have got on on this plea had not
some ~ the court Officers TsmembeT ed that
twice Lel0Ts a man OF much the same build
aud peculiar appearance as Nina had heen ar
rested for drunkenness and had given diner
snt names each time. The dwarf was sent 10
tine Island for three months
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Manager Hin ArraIansd for PsrssIttIBE =
MIROr TO Dance.

Having heard that a warrant for his arrest
had been Issued from jefferson Market Court.
J. NJ. Hill. the theatrical manager. came to
court yesterday. and was arTalgned on a
charge Of violating tho theatrical law in en-
ploylnR a minor to dance in the vaudeville per-
Torrance now on at Herrmann's Theatre.
The boy Ia question Is Hichard Gardner 10
Boy" and interpOlstss a few fancy stsDs.
Agent Moore OI the GERRY society made the
mplaint against Manager Hill. who declared
equivalent 10 the exercise derived from walk
ing across a room. The boys uncle William
A. Gardner, Of 43B Manhattan avenue. told
Justice Mcmahon that Richards parents were
now on the road, aud that he had charge OF
Apee' Mr. Hi was paToI.d Tor exsminStioa
on Thursday. and was notified that pending
the examination the boy must not dance
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PHIL Evans HANGED.
n CoaiessIoa OF Cunt the sesRoIa-
Drink kuined Hin.

BARDsTowS KY. Jan. 6.-Phn Evans was
han ged here at 1855 +. NJ. Before he died he
made full confession OF his crime. His ex-
cuse was that he was drunk. On the night Of
Oct. 10. at Samuels Depot, six miles south of
here. Phil Evans, colored. and Ed Hall white
were on a drunk together. Evans agreed TO
take him home. mile and half away. On the
way the negro put Hall in a haYstack. where
he quietly slept Evans then went to Halls
house and called TO Mrs. Hall to let him in.
Mrs. Hall asked who it was. The negro an
sWeTed Ed" meaning Mrs. Halls husband
She refused. aud Evans began firing In at tho
window. which so terrified Halle little girl
that she ran out OF the house; As she did SO
The terrified mother not showing the fate
OF her child. rushed across the country and
got aid, and the negro was caught.
TUSCALOOSA. Ala. Jan. 5.-Miliam Farmer.
colored who murdered his wife here about
two months ago was hanged In the lail yard
here ut II O'Clock to-day.
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Ts. T,po,hs,s'- FraaLun Dina.r.

The arrangements OF the TTpoths.e for their
annual banquet on PrankliR's birthday are
now about completed. Two hundred printers
and publishers will sit down at dinner at the
brunswick on the 18th, and listen the whole
evening to praises OF Franklin. who Was 50
msny.sIded that no one speaker need infringe
spond 20 the toast o. the evenlna' being fol.
lowed b. Charles Dudley Warner WhitelaW
Held. Stewart l. WOOdiord. Stllson Hutchins.
Paul Dana and Charles Emory Smith. Douglas
Taylor Is Chairman 81 the dinner con mlties.
and With hiE are Joseph J. little. Edward u.
Appleton. James ThOTne HarueT. and john
ls!3eI-uG thscdOEs l. De NIqBs Will preside.
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NATIONAL GUARD NOTES

A review and presentation of State msrt,msaS
badges In the seventh Regiment viii be held early nsxt
month The Seventh has every reason to congratulate
itself that 1t is the only command In the National
Guard whose companies throughout have clean bill
OF health far the observations Of the Inspector
General show; aud the latter has an exceptionally
quick pair OF Of long and when h. fails to
md = single point OF criticism among o32 orrcers
and men paradng at inspection as in the the
seventh Il must be pretty good regiment. and .v.a
the author OF "wil They FGht'' IL he knew the r.s
ment. little better. nigh. admit this much. Com.
pany will hold . stag on Jan. 20, and Company z
wilt hold informal dance on Jan. 90 The comp.,,.
tion known as the third-class match" will be shot .,
srmory range saturday The folio wing tables
show the general results OF tho rife practice. OF the
past season a. compared with. that OF the prsvoas
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ADoLpH L. s4NGER,s FUNERAL.
Services at the Temple Emanu-II-Ipterpsent
In sale m Fields.


In Ssiem Fields.
The public schools were closed yesterday in
respect to the memory OF Adolph l. Sanger
President OF the Board OF Education, whose
funeral took place from the Temple Emanu-
FL Fifth avenue and Forty third street. The
cerem onies were conducted by Rabbi ]. Ii.
Gottheil. DIR. c. Silyerman. and Dr., Spanger.
precentor.
At9:45 o'clock The pail bearers entered the
church with the coffin. followed by tho Board
OF Aldermen. the Board OF Education. dele
cation from tho purim Association, aud one
from the Progress Club. The pall bearers
were Louis May. James Il seligman. Abe s
sshaefIert iLysT Stern, Sir, MSckeller Eoiiin ii.
Morgan. J: J.. Martin. Randolph Guggenhemer.
Edward Bell Simon W. Rosendale,. Simon
Wolf. Louis stern, Jacob H. Schifr. A. +. Hoch-
DR.. Siverman read from the Scriptures and
offered prayer. and Rabbi Gottheil delivered
a eulogy Of the dead man. After the services
the body was taken to Salem Fields. Cypress
The. societies represented were the Purim
Association. the Progress Club. the Board Of
Aldermen. the Board OF Education. Tammany
Assembly. district Mt. Nebo Lodge, T. and
a. NJ. Manhattan Club. Democratic Club,
Montsfore Home, Independent Order OF B'nai
Berth. COLUMBIA College, the College OF the
were Mayor Gilroy. Tax Com unissioners Barker
and RlumenthRl, Corporation Counsel Clark,
Judge lookstaver. ex.Judge DittenhoefIer.
s. Coleman. Jacob Hess. Walton Storm, Super
intendent OF Schools Jasper. G.. V. j. Snyder,
Joseph J. Little. Frederick X. Coudert eX-
COmpMsr ole hSTs Mrs Clara ~ Williams
College. Senator Jacob Cantor. Isidor Wormssr.
Frederick Uhlmann. and Vernon d. Davis
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ne enlisted men of til. nvo d.o.nd.d eomp.ni.,s,

The enlisted men OF the nve dsbanded companies, Of
the sixty.ntnth Regiment who were given to under
stand by certain designng officers that they would all
be reinAtated in the regiment under their onhcs
the folly of their belief The companies OF
the battalion will parade at the armory the coming
week for special Inspection as follows; MOndAy.I
Tuesday. d Wednesday. A Thursday. and FRIDAY.
Board OF Examination for oncomm ssions viii
the armory Jan. 4. It Is composed of Capt Hsaly
and Ieuts Clark and Lynch delinquency court for
the trial OF enlisted with Major Mccarthy PrGt
dent has been ordered to meet at the Armory nsIt
week.
Company r. Twelfth Regiment. has won the contest
for the Joncr rophy shot for at the armory range last
wednesdAf. This match was open to teams OF ten
men. who HreI seven shots per each 100 and
COO yards The scores OF each team was a follows
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STORY or a CERTIFIED CHECK.
A Creditor Thinks IIe Has Found Asset. or
the ManhaItan I'Inmhe re- smppIY CoInpnnN

A Creditor Thinks He Has Found Assets or
the NHnhattHR Plumbers Supply Company.
An attachment has been obtained against the
Manhattan Plumbers supply Company. for
merly at ~ John street. for SO. 800 in favor Of
A. T. Foster as receiver of A, s. Hills q Co. The
company became embarrassed a year ago and
went out OF business. but the papers in the
case say that 81 700 has be en- discovered In the
Ganssyoort Bank. The circumstances are
rather curious.
1t is asserted that the President and Treas
ureT drew check OF the company on the
bank aud that the check was certified 10y tho
bank, but has never been presented for pay
msnt. The certiuCatiOn prevents the bank
from paving out the money EXCEPT on pTesen-
tHtion OF he check, which was required to lie
endorsed by both officers. Later these officers
II is alleged disagreed and would not endorse
the cheek. and the plaintiff is afraid. as he al
lsges that they may come together. endorse
tho check. and draw the money
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cost ne one cent more 10 manufacture
than Il does the RnRlahman, we would have no
show in the mark cts he has established. He
can hold his market against the world for
There will De no foreign market for the Amer
As sample OF the difference in the wages
paid in England and in his own mill Mr.. Bot.
tomley said: WeAvers in an English mill get
% ~ and 19 shillings a week. / pay from ~
to Sl1 week"
The workmen In the mills at Camden have
held meetings and have sent q petition 70 Con-
gress protesting aRninst the Wilson bill. The
petition was presented In Congress on Thurs
DAY. IL bears the name Of nearly every
worker regardless OF politics.
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mn. IHRIG RECOVERING.
The Produce Dealer Ren,-mbsrs Little or
HI. Recent AmIasIe wsnkaes.ss.

FTOuuc0 UcHINF Tkemlr"bfFa IsIItIo OF
His Recent AmIabIe wsnkasssss.
George W. IhriG. the produce dealer whose
amiabls but srratic conduct since New Years
Day. when he began the distribution Of food to
newsboys and the Wholesale purchase OF toys
for tho boys in the neiGhborhood OF his house
his children much concern and ksrt tho neigh
bors amused. was taken to Rochester yester-
day by n relative. who will remain with him
until he has entirely recovered his reason. lie
slept soundly until X o'clock Yesterday morn
ing. when no talked nationally for the first
time since the death ~ his wife. about fort
night ago. lie complained OF a headache and
had scarcely any recollection 81 the strange
things he had heen doing. His sons and
daughters induced him to go out OF town for
his health.
During the day men were put 10 work clear
ing away the stone fort and other things that
ment OF his little friends.
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A second VIe'IR OF the Oxygra Company
Explosion.

James Moran OF $40 First avenue. who vas
Injured In the explosion which took place "a
the New York Oxygen Company's WORKS a.
First avenue and TwsntT-Hrst street. N
ThursdaY afternoon. dlsl at bellevue Hoe
pital Yesterday IRON his Injuries. tTedef'cS
i. GauTdineeT Of ri Worth street. BrookTn
who received a compound fracture Of the lsS.
Was said to bs improving yesterday
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RrcrIyIng TrIIer nm I.dIc,.a

The Grand jury found an indictment for
grand larceny in the ilrst degree Yesterday
against Lewis A. Hill, formerly receiving teller
Of the -. Nicholas Bank, Iiilfs stealings are
alleged 10 have amounted to S42 600. The
spsrihc amount charged IN the Indictment is
s5tiS stolen on Dee 70 Last. Hin is under
arrest in Newark