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TO REVISE TROTTING RULES.
Committee of the National Associa-
ton In Session To Day.

The committee appointed by President
p. Il. Johnson. of the National lc1tting
Association, to revise the trotting rules.
consisting of Ex-Judge Henry NJ. White
head. New York City; George NJ. Fosg,
Nashville. Tenn; Col. william Edwards,
Cleveland, o.; Frank l.. Coombs, eX-Min-
lister to Japan, Napa. Col. Col. r. IS.
Edwards. Newark, y. J. 4. A. Upton,
Lexington, Ky, II g.. H.. Page. Phil
%adelphia. Pa, met at II o'clock this
morning In Parlor s of the Murray Hi!
Hotel.
G. II. Page acted as secretary Of the
meeting. The latter said to "a reporter
that the Committee woul probably he
engaged all day amneding and revising
the t%rottinE rules, which would he fully
discussed, after which a report would be
prepared for submission 10 the biennial
meeting Of the National Trotting Assn-
citation, which meets tomorrow. for APP
ROYAL.
At the general meet!ng tomorrow will
come up for consideration all questions
left over by the special Congress, which
convened here last June. The first bust
ness the Congress will take mp will be
the election of officers, when all the old
officers will. in all probability. be re-
elected.
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HAS A FRACTURED SKULL.
The Result of h free Fight in n
Downtown saloon.

Five young toughs. residents OF lower
Washington street. were arraigned In the
Tombs PoliIe curt this morning
charged with assault on James y. Nc
Kay. forty-ive years old, OF los Washing
ton street, who is lying in the Chambers
Street Hospital with a fractured skull.
The prisoners were John Dowd, twenty
years old: James Hangar. ~twenty-one
years: Edward Stanley. twenty-four
years: William Gearans, twcnty-three
years. and James Marshall. twenty-one
years. They were all held without bail
to await the result of Mckay's injuries.
The trouble occurred in a saloon at
l07 Washington street yesterday morn
ing. Mckay was drinking with a friend
named John O'Norton. The five young
men came in and picked a quarrel with
Mckay and O'Norton. Mckay, 1t is
said, seized n rolling-pin and attacked
Gearans. The fight then became general.
n during the fracas some one struck
Mckay with a stone, fracturing his
skull.
Detective O'Connor. of the Church
street station. was put on the case and
arrested the men one by one after much
hard work
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DAMAGE SUIT WITHDRAWN.
First of the Hotel Royal Cases Ends
SurprisiuEly.

The first Of the suits for damages aris-
Ing from the Hotel Royal fire ended to-
day in a surprising way. The suit was
that of Thomas Lockhart, a wealthy
commission merchant. against Meares &
Phelps for $3.50 O damages, and when 1t
was called before Judge Bookstaver an
order was entered disseminating the suit
without costs to the defendant.
a statement signed by Lockhart was
presented. in which he stated: Being
advised by my counsel that l have no
cause for action, ] withdraw my suit
without cost to defendants"
Mr.. and Mrs. Lockhart occupied rooms
on the Fortieth street side of the hotel
on the night of the fire. When the suit
was begun it was based on the assertion
that the hotel proprietors had not COM
piled with the orders of the Building De-
partment regarding the arrangement of
fre-eSCapeS.
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CUTTING CASE ADJOURNED.
Trustee Walter Gets Until Feb. 16
to Show Cause.

There was another postponement to-
day in the hearing of the affairs of the
Cutting family, by the Surrogate.
About ten days ago Robert l.. Cut
ting, the husband of Minnie Seligman,
the a~ctre9s, who recently qualified as
an executor of the estate of Robert l..
Cutting, first, secured an order from
Surrogate Fitzgerald. requiring Walter
Cutting. the surviving original trustee
of the will of Robert l.. Cutting, first,
to show cause why he should not file
his accounts MS trustee and executor.
The will OF Robert l.. Cutting, second,
VINO died several weeks ago. has not
been filed for probate.
when the return of Surrogate Fitz-
gerald's order was made to-day before
Surrogate Arnold. a request was made
by counsel for a continuance until Feb.
IL. which was granted.
In the mean time the rumors regard
ing the shrinkage in the Cutting estate
continues.
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He CAN PRESS HIS LIBEL sU|T.|
Edward s. Stokes Scores a Point
Against Stokes and Martin.
Judge Cowlng Again Overrules the
Defendants Demurrer.

Judge Cowing. in Part III. OF the Gen
eral Sessions. to-day handel down his
decision in the case of william Il. u.
Stokes and william r. Martin, who are
under Indictment for libelling Edward
s. Stokes, Of the Hoffman House, in
which ne overrules the demurrer recently
argued before him.
Ex-Surrogate Rollins had made n
motion for the r%eargument of the de
murrer n also for an order STAYING
all proceedings in this action until the
final determination of the suits.
In reference to the first motion, Judge
Cowing, in his decision, says that ne
ctill adheres to his opinion. which he
filed on May Is last, overriding the de-
murrer. He also states that IL this
indictment for libel must be tried. all the
issues should be heard by a jury. as the
Indictment. In his opinion, contains sufl-
Client averments of fact to constitute a
crimina LIBEL.
court rules that there is great force and
weight in the contention of the de
PENDANTS that the criminal action is
being prosecuted in aid of the civ ac-
ton, and he says he has no hesitancy
IN so holding were 1t not for the fact
that the District-Attorney insists that
such Is not the case, and that the com
plainant stands ready and willing TO
discontinue so much Of the civil action
for damages as involves the same issues
as are contained In this. II the civil
action in any way impedes the trial of
the criminal action.
Judge .Cowing thinks that in a case
of this kind the complainant should be
made to choose which action he will
look to for redress. If 1t is purely a
with him of p%ecuniary compen-
sation by way Of damages. he ought
not to be allowed in any way to use
the criminal court to aid him.
In Judge Cowing's opinion, the District
Attorney is not warranted nor justified
In pressing the criminal action for trial
until after he has thoroughly satisfied
himself that the complainant Is actuated
for the public good, and in no way de-
sires the aid and assistance of the Grim
inal Court to help him recover money
damages IN his civil action.
In conclusion the decision states that
as the District-Attorney is anxious that
this indictment should be brought to an
early trial, the demurrer is again over
ruled with leave to the defendant to
answer over, and the motion to stay
proceedings In the criminal action is
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s, Thomas-It is impossible to say.

c. Wien rounds.
II. F.-Yes.
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IN THE WORLD OF LABOR.

The Operative Tlss'crers' Union viii make nom
nations OF Officers and take a vote upon amend
ments to it's constitution this evening
Local lnion No. 81. NJ the National BROTHER
hood % Electrical Workers, Jersey Guy, has Joined
the Hudson County Central Labor Federation.
Local Assembly o,ili. x NJ L.. Cahmon, elect
Townsend. Worthy Foreman. J. j. DouRhertS.
Financial Secretary: J Moxir. Recording Score.
tary. NJ O'teilly, Treasurer.
A mass. meeting Will he held by the Shirt.
makers Union at Walhalla Hall, Orchard street.
next Thursday evening.
Local Assembly Slls. X. NJ l.. waters. hal
renewed Us annual agreements with the proPrlctorl
o' Dackclmann's and Glendale schus'lor PARKS
been raiE"d.
Henry 4. norkre,cr. Of the Cooperative Boart
OF the knishts Of Labor, reports that during thr
last four weeks 'tair' goods we're purchased by
members OF the Fair Consumers League to III,
amount o' So, 56l %.
Memhers Of labor organizations in Bridgeport
motto Nv" Won't Ride printed on them. They
would rather walk through snow and slush thar
ride on h%uN,0ttrd street cars.
Joseph Schirl" is the newly elected President nj
Standard Engineers Federal Union No. S.6OS. Tn,
other otoer6 at" e. CHASER. vire- President II
E]Toshlich' lc,oriinE Secretary; J. Krsnzcnbeek
a. 2qier, poorkcer,r.
The children -Makers' linton. OF Brook
lrn reports that It's trade is thoroughly organized
there being hardly any workers IN their line o
business who are not members NJ tho organization
On Friday. March ., The annual ball Of the unior
will taxi" place.
Walking Delegate Rnumann. Of Cabinet Makers
Union No. l. has ordered n strike NJ L.ouckhard'
shop In B~rnpklyG. where non union men are doinI
work for the new building Of Yale College. Ar
otlt,Ct King mas promised to do his best To hay,
union men employed. and the Board Of Delegates
Of Iuilfing Constructors decided Yesterday Il
request the building trades unions In NV Iiaver
10 assist them In the fEht against Louckhard.
Bradley 4 curriers' shop is TO he unlonizei by
the United Wood 'arvers' Association. the pro.
pri.tor Of the Majestic Hotel, Srvcnty-serond
street end Eirh'h avenue. having promised to see
that his carvings h" made by union men. The
Association has again contributed SIS to assist
unemployed members In distress. Assessment No.
% for tho death benefit fund Is due and should
bee paid within -four weeks.
tn" officers elected by Lodge No. t02 Of the
International Association n MachinlstS are: W.
Flynn Master, J. r. Creighton. Foreman: C.
O'Neill, Recording Secretary, n, Leighton. Finan.
ciAi Secretary J. Garter, Treasurer; W. Malone,
Conductor, W. Gillan. :. Little. S~entinels. ]. r.
Crockett, Chaplain, a majority Of the members
voted H. favor NJ admitting c0lOred men, who a,
present are deharred by the international c%onstitu.
tior. ior which reGson the Association cannot be.
come affiliated with the American Federation OF
Labor.
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INCENDIARISM SUSPECTED.
Another Peculiar Fire In Il brook
lyn Apartment House.

Detective Rorke. OF the Butler street
station, Brooklyn, Is to-day investigat-
ing an alleged incendiary fire in n big
four-story double apartment-house at
1871 Douglass street.
Late last night Mrs. Annie McGrath,
who lives on the second floor, smelled
smoke. and traced the source to the
dumb waiter shaft. ON opening the door
she found flames burning iiercely in the
cellar. She threw several pals rf water
down the shaft and put out the blaze,
Then she notified the police.
Mrs. Williams. the janitresH, who also
lives on the second floor. says she was
In the cellar fifteen minutes before the
fire broke out. and saw nothing sus-
piciOus.
Detective Rorke visited the house and
found n small basket Of rubbish at the
foot of the shaft. which had evidently
been placed there by some misc"eant and
set on fire. The building is owned by
John McGrath, of 255 Hoyt street.
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FIRE AT THE BATH lRONWORKS.
Big Shipbuilding Plant Damaged to
the Extent of 100000.

BATH, Me, Feb. 3.-The Bath Iron
Works caught fire at an early hour this
morning. a strong wind was blowing, and
many ~neighboring buildings were soon
threatened. The entire Fire Department
was summoned. and assistance was
asked Of %neighboring towns The
steamer Frank Jones was lying at the
i. wharf with no steam. and for a time was
thought to be doomed. Efforts to get n
tug to her In time were futile. and owing
to the intense heat the volunteers at
tempting to pull her into the river were
forced to abandon their work. AS 1t
was, she was badly scorched.
Treasurer Hyde. Of the Bath Iron
Works, estimates the loss thus far at
$4,000. Mr.. Hyde says the firm will not
rebuild, but VIII probably locate in New
London. Conn
All that remains of the plant Is the
original machine shop, main office, of the
Company. brass foundry and blacksmith
shop. The twol after are badly scorched.
From six hundred to seven hundred ma
chinlsts and iron-workers are thrown out
of employment.
The firm were getting out the wood
and iron work for a new steamer. and
all patterns are now lost as we'll as
the work completed and in process Of
finest ship building machinery in New
England.
GENOA. o.. Feb. ls.-Over half the
business portion of this place, was de-
stroyed by fire yesterday. The build
ings were mostly wooden structures, and
all stores north of the railroad were
Quilted. The loss amounts to thousands
of dollars.
WILKESBARRE. Pa, Feb. Is. -
Michae Mayock's general store and John
Borrett's dwelling : house, at Miners
Mills. were DESTROYED by fire yesterday.
Mayock's loss is Sl2, 5000, and that of Bar
rett Is 5000.
DURANGO, Col, Feb. l3,,--One OF the
four large buildings comprising the plant
Of the Standard Smelter. in which were
the converters and copper furnaces.
was burned last night. Loss. $4,000;
partially insured.
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Wednesday, where n large purse ha"
been offered for the fight. and from there
| go to Toronto. wh"r" | expect to meet
some parties from Orilla ont. who are
bidding for the fight. II is one thing to
offer Il purse tor the fight and another
TO post a $1,000 guarantee that the
club making the bid is able to pull the
iiEht off.
THE latter condition will I've Insisted
upon. expect tn hear from England
next week regarding What can he done
there, as ! have written Lord Lonsdale,
who IL Interested In the matter. We will
go where the largest purse Is offered.
hut must have Il guarantee before the
mon go into t%rninlnG.'
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STATEN ISLAND ELECTIONS.
Little Interest Manifested in the
Choice of Town officials.

STAPLETON. S. l.. Feb. 13.-Town
elections are being held on Staten Island
to-day. Although a bitter contest was
anticipa ted, an unusually light vote is
peing polled, owing to the severe snow
noIs' which, nl,e in many aT 'ii ns.aSSce so9 are the
serted. At some voting places no Re
publican inspectors or poll clerks We're
IN attendance when the polls opened,
and 1t was with difficulty that the vacan-
Cies were filled.
Castleton is the only place where there
are any signs of interest over the cleo
ton. The Republicans and the boiler"
Republicans are running full tickets in
opposition to each other there.
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ROBBED IN A STREET CAR.
Lawyer Loses n PIN and nn Ex-
Convict Ia Arrested.

Francis. twenty-nine years old. of $40
West Fi%fty-third street, and an ex-con-
Wet. was held for trial on a charge of
grand larceny by Justice Koch In the
essex Market Police Court to-day. Law
yer George Eckard, of Coz Fifth street.
accused him OF stealing his $50 scarfpin.
The lawyer was a passenger on an
Avenue Il surface car and whcn they
reached Rivington street Smith showed
one woman on another's lap. The latter
woman sat next to the lawyer and when
Eckard missed his pin. He alleges that
the woman passed II to Smith. Police
man Neumeyer arrested Smith and on
searching him found seventy yards of
silk wound around his body beneath
his overcoat. This property Is believed
tn he stolen.
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Coming Events.

Mrs. Sherwood will read at Mrs. Goodwin's, 7II
FIN avenue, this afternoon at . o'clock In aid
OF the kind Word" Subject: Spain
A.. r.. Conkling will deliver a lecture on Mex
leo illustrated by stereopticon views, this even
ing at 81 Rivlngton street.
Masked ball Of the Mount MorrI. Turn vereln
this evening It l. xirgt n Av'nle As en6ly r oms.
Fifty-eighlh street, near Third avenue.
Comic masks and costumes will appear at the
Central Opera House Assembl Rooms in East
Sixty-seventh street. to- evening. The oc-
caslon 10 the annual masquerade and civic ball
Of the Pansy Social Club.
Thirty-seventh annual ball OF the New York
Caledcnian Club Friday evening At the Lenox Ly-
eeum. Madison avenue and Fifty ninth street
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ACTOR SEABROOKE SUED.
Canary and Ledercr's Note, As
signed by Him, Went to Protest.

Horace %Ingersoll has begun a suit in
the City Court against Thomas Q. Sea-
brooke, Of the Isle of Champagne Opera
Company, and George w. Lederer and
Thomas Canary, lessees of the Casino.
to recover 5000 on a promissory note
given by Lederer and Canary to Sea-
brooke and assigned by him to lnser-
sCu.
The note bears date July Is, 1885, 1t
Is made payable at the Bank of New
Amsterdam six months after date. Upon
maturity it was presented for payment
and payment was refused. The note was
then protested. and Sl25 protest fees are
also due.
The evening world., 1894-02-13
REGULATING CAB FARES.


AINerWcn INIT convey
nnces NJ he Paid For by Hour.
At to-day's meeting of the Board of
Aldermen a resolution was passed re-
questing the Board of Estimate to ap-
proprlate $500 for reviewing stands on
Memorial Day.
The Law Committee. which for some
time has had under consideration the
question or regulating cab hife In this
city, submitted a report which amended
the present ordinance to such an extent
that cabs might be hired by the hour
by persons stopping or going out for
a continuous ride: out in the absence of
a specific agreement. the cabs or coaches
should be charged for by the nile.
President Mcclellan offered some
further amendments Ia the effect that
disputes about fares may he settled by
public officials. and the whole matter
was again referred to the Law Com
mittee.
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TABLES TURNED ON LINKER.
Lamchick Sues and Locks Hin,
IN for False Im~,,risonment.

Louis Lamchick, Of 25 Suffolk street,
has brought suit against Samuel Tinker,
a cap manufacturer, to recover 5000
damages for arrest and false imprison-
ment.
Jan. 10 the defendant accused Lam
chick and his sister and brother Of
breaking into his place, at 436 Grand
street, and taking three dozen caps val
ued at $50. The plaintiff was locked up
for W days and was finally dischargeu
in Essex Market Court by Justice Koch.
that Tinker had him arrested out Of
spite. Tinker insulted Lamchick's sister
Jan. 0, the latter says, and he thrashed
him for II. He swore he would get even
at the time.
Linker has been locked up In default
Of 81, coo bail In the Ludlow Street Jail.
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Beecham's pills are for

Beecham's pills are for
biliousness, bilious head
ache, dyspepsia, heartburn,
torpid liver. dizziness. sick
headache, bad taste in the
mouth, coated tongue, loss
of appetite, sallow skin,
when caused by constipa-
ton; and constipation is
the most frequent cause
of all of them.
Book free; pills 25c. AT
drugstores, or write b. F,
Allen Co, 365 Canal ST.,
New York.
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TO USE CABLE POWER.
There VIII Probably BE n Continue
Gus Line to 10Th street.

The State Railroad Commission at the
netting to-day in the Chamber of Com
merce roo MS received the application
of the Ninth avenue and Metropolitan
Railroad Companies for permission to
change its motive power from horses to
cable. The Railroad Company intends
to lay tracks from Sixty fourth street
and Ninth avenue. &c Fifty-third street
ard Broadway. thus making a cOntinu-
Gus cable line TO One Hundred and
nth street.
The evening world., 1894-02-13
IS DA CANA TO die /?
Brazilian Rebel Admiral Reported
in a Critical Condition.
Radlv Wounded in the Engagement
at Armacao Friday.
x.,nIicher Bullets Struck Him In
the Neck and Arm.
ropyrlsht, 1894. Associated Press)

p,o DE JANEIRO, Feb. 13.-Admiral
sa,danha da Cana. the rebel commander,
r,bo was wounded in the neck and arm
hi Mannlicher bullets during the battle
Of Armacao on Friday last, is In a criti-
cal condition.
II was at first supposed that the Adj
mira's wounds were insignificant. but
4. is said that he is so seriously injured
that he may die.
Everyeffort Is being made to save the
Admiral's life.
The evening world., 1894-02-13
DIED OF MENINGITIS.
Autopsy on the Body of Willie Hol-
land Held.

An autopsy on the body OF Willie Hol-
land. the sIxteen-year-old newsboy who
was kept alive by artificial respiration
for nearly fifteen hours. was held at
Manhattan Hospital at noon to-day by
Drs. W. II. Stewart. H.. b. Henson and
Supt. Belknap.
The examination showed that Holland
died of meningitis and secondary con
gestion of the lungs.
The evening world., 1894-02-13
Parish Councils Compromise Likcl,
(By Associated Press.)

LONDON, Feb. l3.-It Is generally
agreed that the objections OF the House
OF Lords to the Parish Council bill Will
be rejected by the House of Commons,
and that the bill will be sent back to the
Lords in its original form.
1t is expected that the Lords will agree
to a compromise arrangement satisfac-
tory to the Government on this bill. but
It is said that they will refuse to yield
on the Employers Liability bill.
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SUED FOR SANDER.
Tenney Accused Woodruff of Firing
His Own Store.

Daniel G.. renney, a dealer in racing
harness. is in ludlow Street Jail, upon
an order issued by chief Justice Ehrlich
In Jells f. Woodhuivs suit for 5000
damages for SANDER.
On Feb. 8 Tenney sold Woodruff
some goods. and the same night Wood
hulls place was burned.
Tenney, 1t Is alleged. accused Wood
null of setting fire 10 the place.
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MUST GO BACK TO MARYLAND.
loreh Boy Charged With Steal
inr H1,2O in Frederick CITY.

John Jurlx. aged seventeen n col
ored. was taken before Assistant Dis
trict-Attorney Terrence ]. McManus his
morning on requisition papers, and was
turned over to Officer George W.
BrIngle. of Frederick City. Md, to be
taken back TO that city. He is wanted
there on the charge OF stealing q, 200
dollars from his employer. John Will
Jams. a retired banker.
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Kentucky Farmer Murdered.
(By Associated Press

LOUISVILLE. Ky, Feb. i3-MadiSon Todd. a
wealthy farmer living between Waco and Rich.
mond, this State, was shot SATURDAY night as he
was sitting at a table reading a newspaper. His
murderer crept 10 a window and fred two loads
OF buckshot into his body, Hts young brother
VIII, with whom he had SOM trouble lately over
the settlement Of the family estate. and a negro,
Who worked for Told, have been arrested.
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Robbed His Employer.

Richard witkowsky. twenty-three years old, Of
Buffalo. was held for trial IN default OF 81, 900
bail in the Essex Market p lice Court to-day on
a charge Of grand larceny. Herman Art. a pawn.
broker, Of lgs Ridge street, stated that Witkow.
SKY vas formerly In his employ and disappeared
with Stl5 worth OF JeVelry ana $40 In cash. netcr.
tive krauch located WitkoWSky In buffalo and
brought him back on u warrant to answer tn,
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Gustav {. Werner has been locked up in the
Ludlow Street Jail 10 default Of $500 bail. A
IuHsment for 1893. ~ vas awarded TO the Edge
MI Mining Company against him. and It was re-
fn'.fu mat Werner was about to leave the State.
Hence his detention.
The evening world., 1894-02-13
DAVIES ON THE BIG FIGHT.
Jackson VIII Meet Corbeu where
the biggest Purse Is offered.
.Npy Assoc.sted Pressl

KALAMAZOO, Mich. Feb, l3.-"Par-
son" Davies, manager OF Peter Jack
son, was seen here last night regarding
the coming Corbett-Jackson fight, lie
said:
II am going to Mount Clemens. Mich.
The evening world., 1894-02-13
EACH TOOK UMBRELLAS.
Three Policemen Chase and Cnp-
ture Three Bold Thieves.

Three policemen appeared in the Lee
Avenue Court. Williamsburg, to-day to
prosecute three men for stealing six UNI
brellas. The men were held.
Last night Louis Schmidt. of 1875 Even
street: John Cleave, of 1853 Twelfth street.
and Fred Martin. of II Ever
green place, were walking along Broad
way together, They stopped in front of
Each grabbed two umbrellas from n
stand in front of the store and ran for
dear life.
were in the ~ne!ghborhood, n they
chased the thieves. Each officer caught
one man and two umbrellas.
The evening world., 1894-02-13
Rocknway Firemen's Petition.

FAR ROCKAwAY. L. l.. Feb. i3.-The volun.
teer hremen OF this place have petitioned tho
board OF Trustees to establish an electric IRE.
alarm system for the outskirts OF The village, in
order to better protect the large cottages Ia the
outskirts. Mayor Gilroy, Of New York: John
Good, John u. Chceyer and other wealthy New
Workers. own handsom" houses In locations 50 iso-
lated that a fre would be beyond the control Of
the hremen before thsy could reach the burning
building.