The morning call., 1894-06-10

years. The road was opened in 1878 and the
lease was modified In 1884 The New York
line cost for construction S2O.5OO, 600 and the
Metropolitan S23. 800, 900. The company has
bout 300 locomotives and 1000 cars IL car
rleS annually 2l5,0O0.OO0 passengers The
main lines are along the east side on Second
ana Third avenues two parallel routes from
III lower part of Manhattan Island TO Harlem;
tie Sl&th-avenue line, along the midway OF the
Island; the Mn h-avenue line near the Hudson
River, from south ferry 10 Central ParE and
the Harlem River at One Hundred and Fifty
NTH street. The railways are carried on cir
ders resting on wrought iron lattice columns
usually along the lines of the cuTbsIOnes and
Fl ON 81 10 Al feet apart. In some places each
side OF the street has Its elevated track, one for
uptown and the other for downtown cars.
Elsewhere The Orders run across the narrower
streets, and the TWO tracks are brought close
together over the middle of The street. The
stations are about One-third of mile apart.
aud In the busy hours OF The day the trains pass
them about every minute, drawn by powerful
locomotives.
HUTcHINGs. THE STRANGLER-J. v, City.
On the 10th of July, 1884 Frank Ernest
Hutchings murdered Phoebe Jeanette Simms,
native OF New York. "a years Of age, by
straDgling her In her room in the Brown House
on Howard street. The two had been living as
man ana wife, but In consequence of his con-
duct, 10 which she took exception, she left him.
lie went TO Bencia and was absent some time.
When he returned lie sought the Simms
woman, found her in her room and endeayoTed
to have her return TO him, but upon her refusal
he attacked her ana choked her TO death.
After the commission of the crime he went
away from the house, but was shortly there
after arrested, and when taken into custody he
confessed that be had killed. the woman, that
De deserved 10 be hanged for II and wanted 10
be hanged at once or just as soon as the law
would permit. Five days after the commission
OF the crime lie appeared In court, pleaded
guilty, and lie was 10 have been sentenced Oh
the 24th of the month"; but there was some
doubt as 10 the legality OF accepting plea OF
guilty. In case where the penalty was death,
on the I'D OF the month he was allowed 10
withdraw his plea and plead not guilty. He
was tried, found guilty and was hanged in the
County jail on the 18TH OF September follow
ing. Hutchings manifested less fear Of death
than any man ever tried In this city for murder.
BEST RECoRDs-C. f. S., Reno, New. The
college record for 1O0-yard dash was made by
Elwell j. Wendell. Harvard University, at Cam
bridge, Mass, May "a, 1881, 10 seconds; anna
teur, John Owens Jr.. Washington, ID. c.,
october IL, 1890. 8 As seconds. G. w. Stage
made the same record at Cleveland, Ohio, Sep
TENDER 2, 1893. W. 7. MePheI son. Auckland,
1891, and j. II. Hampton, Canterbury, 1892,
have the same record. This record has not
been beaten by any professional Pole vault
Ing, for height, &. L. BuckhOltZ of the Univer-
siIy Of PENNSYLVANIA, at New York, May %.
1893, 10 feet lois inches; amateur, England,
L. l.. StOnrs, southport, June 2, 1888 (parIiy
climbed pole, IL feet z Inches; America, w. ).
Rodenbaugh al Philadelphia, Pa September
II, 1892, IL feet 5$s inches. Throwing shot,
16 pounds. w. o. HickOk OF Yale, al New York,
May %, 1898 7-f0Ot run, Al feet and Is inch
amateur, George X. Gray, Chicago, ILL.,, Sep
TENDER 10, 1893, 7-fOot run, 46 Ieet and 70
inch. Baseball throwing, II. ii. Fireman OF
Cornell University at Ithaca. n. y, May II.
1879, 379 ieet Ga inches. There Is no record
OF amateur basebal-thrOwng. John Hatfield,
professional, has a record OF throwing the
ball 400 ieet ia inches at Brooklyn, n. Y,
October 10, 1872. The college records given
are those OF American colleges.
TRAPPING QUAIL-J. L. T.. Sites, Cousa
County, CAL The law of this Stale says
That every person who shall at any time net
or pound any quail, partridge or grouse, and
every person who shall sell, transport or give
away, or offer or expose for sale. or have In his
possession any quail, partridge or grouse that
has been shared, captured taken in or by
any means OF any net or pound, is guilty OF a
misdemeanor. Proof of possession of any
quail, partridge or grouse which shall not show
evidence OF having been taken by means of n
net or pound shall be 'pTima facie evidence i'm
any prosecution Tor violation of the provisions
OF TINS section that the person in whose possess
sion such quail. partridge grouse Is found
look, Killed or destroyed the same by means of
net or pound"
TWO FLAGS. ID. f., City. The Query
Column VIII answer any question to which an
answer can be Obtained bur when a question
IKE the following is sent the line Is drawn
there. IA child born at sea, what nationality
Is The child II lie father Is American and the
mother Is Irish, If the ship is coming from
emma 10 San francisco ana il is flying The
chinese aud American flags, and can that child
become President Of the United 5 aIes?" In