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OVERRIDING the Bu.iness.
From he DsiroH free Pres.

"A man In my, business" remarked a very
successful solicitor OF life insurance. cam
be too careful not to be too enthusiastic in
his shop talk. or course. We must get in all
the argument We can, but II must be done
judiriousy. remembec when | began the
work. ! could scarcely find adJectiyes enough
to describe the excellence of my company.
One day. howeVer. got a set hack that taug ut
me valuable lesson. | had gone to hne
risk. friend OF my fathers man OF about
forty, and good for the limit, He wanted
5000 and wanted him, but / wasn't GER
tain of him. for he had his mind set on Hnoth or
company, Just the same | tackled him. and
the way talked up my company and It's very
superior advantages over all others was worthy
OF publication on circus poster.
80 Hold on minute. Charley he said. inter-
rupting me In gushing low Of encomium.
Hold on
What is it p asked thinking had him
Do you really believe all these things you
are telling msr
| most emphRtically DO
And do YOU want mo tor
don't want YOU to 20 into the company II
you don't
80 Well he said, quietly I won't GO into it,.
because. my boy. II I believed implicitly that
your eOmPanys policy embodied ~. the all
yantages to the insurer that you claim for It,.
I'll DO blamed H. | wouldn't commit suicide in
order to enjoy them
Then no smiled and lost him. but never
lost the lesson"
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DOCTORS COULD NOT SAVE HIN.
Daniel Henley seem. q. Have Rsss Deter
mined to End His Life.

Daniel Henley seems ts Have Resu Deter
nainsd 10 End His Life.
man registered his name as Daniel Hem
Icy at the Delaware Hotel. Third avenue and
Thirty-fourth street. on Monday evening. and
room SO. on the top floor. was assign ed to him.
At o'clock Hallboy William Schultz smelled
gas coming from room SO. Opening the door
no found the occupant on the bed and the gas
turned full on. Schultz turned of the gas,
opened the window. and. after scoldlpg the
man for being careless. went away.
About 10 o'clock yesterday morning an at
tendant smeled gas coming from tho room.
which was locked. He got key from the
clerk and found the stranger, who was lying
on the bed fully dressed, unconscious. The
gas was turned on full.
DR.. Ayres OF 151 East Thirty-fourth street
revived the u mhn and stayed With him an hour
watch Henley and at o'clock the patient
asked for drink. The Dor went to notify the
proprietor and when he returned n few min
utes later Henley was again unconscious. Two
Rbhysieions we're called but at t55 o'clock
Henley, II that was his name was about 40
years old. and weighed about 200 pounds. In
side his hat was written the name, \. Flynn"
On the front page OF MEMORANDUM book was
written. John Kerr; $40 West FoTty.second
street" Kerr who is employed on the ele-
man as one who had been seeking en- ployment
az the office Of the railroad company. Kerr
II was learned asst night that the. mans
in l3sth street, near Eighth avenue. and had
n wife
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Il RARE OCCURRENCE.
SIR. EcEenrode's Eel Catch Almost UnparaI-
IeiIsd In tie Annais or Fishing.
Ftom tie R.adins H.ruid

PROM u, R.adias H.ruid
A remarkable haul OF cells was made the other
day by Cosmos Eckenrode. who was fishing
along the Tulpehocken. There Is a variety OF
cells known as the tandem eel. which Is very
seldom found In this state, though com M on In
the " est. A popularity Of this variety Is that
they travel, when migrating. single file. about
six inches apart. and mnintain that distance
exactly during the time OF their progress II
one OF the lot shoots ahead too rapidly the one
following int ed ately grasps him by the tail.
In order to drag him back to his proper place
In the line. They appear to have a remarkab bile
instinct for distance. and the variation OF an
inch will cause the rear eel to exercise his
authority,to put the brakes on the one ahead.
one OF the travellers. a very remarkable cir
cumstance. as they seldom bite while migrat-
ing. As soon rs he had hooked IL he. OF
course, gave a haul on the line. which caused
this particular eel to shoot ahead. He was
Immediately grasped by the one following
one did the same. so that when Mr., Eckenrode
began to haul out he found a solid rope OF
cells; Dropping his, rod and line he Rrasped
the living rope and began to haul In hand
over hand. He kept hauling in and piling
up the eels until he was utterly exhausted,
when he was obliged to stop ana cut the con-
nection. He quickly ran for assistance. and a
take care Of his rare catch. When they were
oil gathered up and loaded on wagons II was
found that he had No pounds. About 500
worth were sent to the Reading market, and
the rest were distributed among his neighbors
The news OF his remarka BILE catch has spread
great many fishermen have been end eavoring
to repeat It, but without success. since. ac-
cord ng to naturalists, nm occurrence OF this
sort Is one OF the rarest in fishing.
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WOMEN IN NEW ZEALAND POLIrICs.
How They Worked aud Voted for Their
Candidates, and Elected Them, Too.

Prom he M birmingham raNv Post
IN the recent general elections for members
for the first time in any British colony every
woman over u years Of age possessed equa!
the colony. says a Wellington correspondent
developed remarkable keenness for politics.
They registered in thousands. and throughout
the whole election cam paign displayed most
laudable desire to learn their new duties.
Afternoon meetings for women only. at which
and the new electors instructed how to uS'
their votes. became part OF every candidates
work. Heckling there often was and that Of
the keenest description, so much So that 5 IN o
candidates are said 70 have declared they
Mould sooner Ss lace double gu, tie numDer OF men
With all the impulsiveness Of their aex. the
women became almost more partisan than the
men. and lucky was the candidate whom they
favored. For him were crowded and enthusi-
often showers OF bouquets when he sat down,
while In many cases the vote of thanks and
blushing eector who heard her own voice fur
the first time in public. Women thronged his
e9mmittee rooms. and canvassed for votes
be denied. The whole battery OF women's
arguments. personal and theoretical, was
eector who was suspected OF a leaning to the
other side. and. as has been said. throughout
ehs @ TOOK deep interest in the s Huestons at
issue and In the result Of the contest.
It is gratifying to be able to say that. as was
was wholly for good in the conduct q one OF
the most keenly contested elections that has
ever been held In New Zealand and in no case.
SO lar as can be ascertained. was a candidate
subjected TO the indignities which have at
other times disgraced political meetings. Dis
sent and disapproyal were Of course. FREE
4uently expressed; but such tangible forms OF
disapprobatlon Of the speakers remarks as
rotten eggs were but very rarely Tesorted to
and considering the length and bitterness OF
the contest, II Is pleasanter one to look
back upon than any previous one
The election day was a typical New Zealand
November day. The women. as rule. cast
their votes carly, SO as to avoid the crushing
which always. occurs In the afternoon and
evening. and they went about their tasks with
a gravity which betok on ed their sense OF their
responsibilities They showed. it is true. some
degree OF nervousness. and good many
when the eventiul hour arrived. displayed
some slight reluctance to enter the booths:
but that was soon overcome they saw their
more self-possessed sisters safely emerge
from the ordeal and receive their assurances
that It was yery, easy, The result was that
when the polls closed II was estimated that
one-third OF those who had recorded their
votes were women. and II il to tho credit Of
the latter that the number Of informal votes
was surprisingly small.
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New Corporations.

Incorporated to-day;
Julio Cigar Company Of New York: capital $1,000
and directors Julio HAteheL EmiLs r. CordeTO. John
Is PraIo. and Juan CuAdTado. New York city.
PiortneE Manufacturing Company OF New York;
capital $1,000 and directors GustAvs A Pfortner
lznAtA PfoEtueF Emil WeTz New York city William
lTmscheT, and HsoTge KunkeL brooklyn.
O. T.. Manufacturing company OF BROOKLYN. TO man
ufActuTe and sell machinery and appliances electrical
steam, or Otherwise. owned or Controlled by Alex
Church ward and william d Ferry: capital s2OOOO
and directors Marshall 4. Davidson, Joseph y Scboss
Harris stATkey William D. Perry and William A.
Drewett Brooklyn.
R0ysl Furniture Company OF New York city; capital
S2b.O and directors George NJ. Flshel, MAG Levy,
and Herman Levy New YORK city.
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PRESIDENT WEBSTER RESIGNS.
HE ksv. DR.. a. v. ". Raymoad Elected "a
Succeed Him Head OF Union College.


ALBANY Jan. 23-At the meeting to- day OF
the Board OF Trustees Of Union College held
mere the resignation Of President W sbster was
formally accepted. This resiRn alton was pre-
sented a year ago by Dr. Webster on account
o. his health, but the Board were reluctant to
.eeept It so long as there was hope OF his
recovery.
sx months' leave OF absence was given to
MN, ana he returned somewhat improved In
Asai'h' but II became apparent that he could
ny longer continue with Justice TO him self or
tSStl SU .ng; and his resignation was reluc-
sunanmous vote the Rev. DIR. Andrew Y.
Tan mond, pastor OF the Fourth Presbyte-
u wnqIeh IN Albany, was elected 10 succeed
h. ,"hsoster Dr, Raymond Is a graduate Of
WEvsteZv, In the class OF 1875 and has al
Esiis eeen enthusiastically Interested in it's
won lie is an eloquent preacher and has
keneral recognition as an all-Around
nAh He Is about 40 years old.
ChsISn1aIhlues OF the BOARD. consisting OF
and boIAns u. Brownell. Judge j. +. Landon,
hotIfr Ds Z, Alexander were appointed to
eaIlaS ~ RAYMOND OF his election. ThOy
serial hoh him at his residence here and pre-
taEsian,. hs matter which no said he would
WAS n a.o careful consideration. Dr, Raymond
tie piehlous to his pastorate here, pastor OF
Hs basseIterian church at Plainasld, n. j.
IiumnS11 oeen the President Of the General
association OF Union College.
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A good story about a lawyer IL going the
rounds. The occurrence took place SO long
ago that 1t is not within the recollection OF any
but the older disciples OF Blackstone. so IL will
pass muster. even though II 10 Q chestnut.
Ii seems that a tramp was iQdirted tor steal
not guilty. Having no counsel and being with
out funis ana Il total stranger. the Court as
signed his defence to the attorney in question.
The tramp was as guilty as man ever was,
but AS the attorney was young In practice and
DESTROYS Of grinding OF some OF his wire edges
task and entered upon its discharge with all
the zeal at his ommand. lie had absolutely
no defence. His client practically admitted
the theft. and sat through the trial In an atti-
tude OF detection and despair.
Nothing daunted, the Young attorney rose
dence had endowed him with tongue capable
OF almost anything. lie had his address at his
tongues end and tho manner In which lie
resled II OIL established his name in the COM
munity in characters as inelfaceable as the
rock ribs on old Gibraltar. lie held the twelve
at him In open mouthed wonder. Alternately
they laughed and cried, and people In the audi
ence followed their example. He pleaded the
hopeless cause OF the guilty tramp with
1.-THE eloguenee Of Burke. and when he had
finished the enthusiasm OF the spectators
took the jury just eight minutes to whitewash
the tramp and provide him with wings and a
halo. The verdict was for acquittal.
The tram so thoroughly surprised and
overcome with emotion that he could hardly
speak rose from his seat the Tears streaming
court room. Mister lawyer" he exclaimed
bTokenly you don't know mean / don't
know you. I-I-WAnt to thank you. I-I-An't
got no money but-but-hsre's that watch"
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MRS HAWKINS AND mr. DoxsEE
Mr. HswtIss Brsius = divorces suit-Mrs.
Hawktrs Denaut

A pretty drsssmaker the village jeweller a
suit for divorce. ard the absence Of promi-
nent business man are interesting tho village
Of Islip. I. /. The dressmaker IL Mrs. Martin
Hawkins the ieweller is her husband the
suit for divorce has been begun by Mr.. Haw-
klns. and the absent business man is Mr..
Henry Doxsee.
Mira Hawkins is a stylish woman. and since
her separation from her husband about year
ago. she has supported herself aud two
daughters by dressmaking. She has been
called the best-dressed woman In Islln She
is a sister OF Tom Richardson who was hunted
for two years ago ne a cave dweller and an
outlaw.
Mr.. Doxsee ls the junior member OF tho firm
OF H. Doxsee h Son. dealers in clam Juice. lie
lie a middle aged married man. That he has
paid Mrs. Hawkins crest deal OF attention Is
an open secret in Islip It is also known that
admiration for the. handsome dre.smekcr
While not living With his wife; Mr. Hawkins
tiona Mr.. Doxsee. was paving Mrs. Hawkins.
He did so In no mild terms Mr.. DONgee list
10 His Visits to 6e so
he called there a few nights ago, The
HS% d nss cot y iSIS fss a M:T
neighbors there was a four-cornered discus
sion that resulted in n general exodus from
Doxsee left town the following day on an ex-
tended business trip. He took his wife with
him
Mrs. Hawkins admits that her husband has
begun the divorce suit but denies that he en-
tered her home the other night. She says the
case will 90 to n referee and that she will enter
no defence.
Ito would not dare TO- act foot in this
house." said she last night She admitted
that MIR. Doxseo had called upon her and added
that he was welcome to visit her home as off en-
as he chose. she said further that Mrs
Doxsee had also called upon her.
They think" she said. that Mr.. DoNsee
has gone away for good but know no will be
back before long"
In speaking OF her husband Mrs. Hawkins
said she had set him UP in business five times
and that at present he was conducting n bust
ness established with money furnished by Mr..
Doxsee.
At present Mr.. Hawkins is out Of town and
his side Of the trouble could not be learned.
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"sr'sy tItY Street aHd Water Commits
alOnsrs Not Removed.

"A ne decision Of Gov werts in the case OF
y, s BOARD Of street and Water Commissioner
\, S wT CITY, whose removal was asked for
mayor Nanssr. was delivered to Mayor
,,-sNs Yesterday. The Governor declines to
70 the removal OF the Commissioners
ground that sufficient cause was not
sa' oen, he analyzes the charges made BY two
~ I,,'l''ses Of citizens and the conclusions Of
mayor lie says In conclusion:
AMI nave thus disposed Of all the conclusions
s@oHi''ed TO me. / am surprised. in view OF
broesssHgites made upon the hearing that the
iot SI,aiiiu gs against these respondents we're
lRnorir'na WIN more care and elaboration.
Oh ISis6uE 9ther and apparently notorious acts
paTr.oVtuutel, several hundred alleged illegal
dIrryconttS OF money most Of which upon In
lnttaihi,'I,s" would DO barredtby the statute Of
LIONS were embodied In vague and ia
r,11le charges, aud conviction sought upon
CnS,"g W., sAn doubtful statutory construction.
iory our lnNestigation OF the charges you
torI.t' sss Than dozen Of the ALLEGATIONS sup
Ia iLloI any proof whatever. and my view Of
''1'ius'ons as to those
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AIr. mumnslea.. Moot Coasr....

LAwRENCEBURG. Ind, Jan. l!t-Julius Hut,
hngton. agent at the Dilsboro Railroad sta
ton. whites away the loneliness OF his isolated
abode when not engaged in Official duties, by
training squirrels. cOons. eats. dog, and other
members OF the tOur-footed family His lest
performers are two huge cats, and to display
Of the tarif. and NJ once each cat viii get upon
a chair. facing each other aud begin a spT,es
OF most discordGnt yclla and screams. each 10
line stTiying 10 uutdo tho other in gTinHrcs
aud noise. while distoTting their bodies and
waving their tails in animated defiance. At a
signal from their master they leave their
chairs ana. standing on their hind feet engage
in q pugillstie encounter. Will generally euds
IN a genuine cat light unless prevented by
their trainer who settles tho conflict by dis
tributing little food to them as the revenue
for thciTtaTin speeches.
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sIo.-ou PraetisinE the schaeter Mass,
Nurse.

George Slosson. who is now practising for
the Cincinnati tourney. has surprised his
friends by adopting Wizard" schaefer's
method OF executing massea schnefer holds
his cue In the mass6 with the back Of his hand
turned toward his chest. the fracture OF his
wrist q year ago preventing him from holding
ward his chest slosson can make the masss
either way now. He has not made up his
mind. however. which is the moro effective
method.
Tho Student" 10 also dcvotinR great deal
OF attention to the left-handed draw. This
proves OF great service sometimes Sloeson
makes the draw with an easy, graceful stroke,
with no pull back" action OF the cue after 1t
strikes the cue ball He lets the cue slide
stroke 10 expended.
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1ENAFLY AT LAST 4 BOROUGH.
The Vote 1BI TO Iso-stray Voters Cor
rallied and Taken 90 the Polls

inc vote io1 TO ioo-strny voters Cor
rallied and Token 90 the Polls.
TESAFLY. Jan. 23-The citizens OF this place
are celebrating with bonflres and fireworks its
birth as q borough. The election which took
place to-day resulted In favor OF the borough
side by vote OF 1877 to 100. The borough men
are consequently jubilant and congratulating
themselves on the good work done. The polls
opened at o A. N. and closed at 7 Z. NJ whom
the result was awaited with eager interest
Some OF the most diRnified citizens drove
about picking up all stray voters and brinRin z
them to the polls In blocks The matter is
now settled. and the next thing In order 10 the
election OF the Mayor and Borough Council.
MayoEalty. Prominent among them are J.
Hull Browning. I; l. Culver. II. b. Palmer.
been foremost In aiding the IN movement which
began as long ago as 1891 and was bitterly
opposed In the courts.
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DAABURr sES .l1Rwnn
Fesrs Thst so,ns sFtbe Hu FAe,or,e. win
he nuru~d-Aa Apoaywous wsruirr.

hNREa that Bosne ~ TIE " " Eactortee VIII
he huru-d-Aa Aeoayuous w.rniue.
DANBuRY. Jan. 23-Ths poIloe are unusually
visllsnt tonight in guarding some Of
the hat factories An anonymous letter
was received TO-DAY By Mayor Andrews.
In which the writer pretends TO re-
veal plot TO burn two Of the largest hat
factories tonight The letter was written In
feminine hand, aud its author says that her
husband IL concerned In the plot which she 10
anxiousto Illustrate. She declares that tho let
tor is no hoax. and entreats the Mayor to take
every precaution. She outlines the plan OF
the flrobuRs, which IL to start a small
Gre in the southern section Of the city to draw
the Fire Department away from the centre OF
the city. The factories are then TO be fired.
The letter is believed to be the work Of crank
persecution is being taken to prevent any such
plot from being carried out The Fire Depart
ment consists OF four paid companies and ten
protsct the cenrs ~ the ety but so reSspond
tion design ed in the letter the factory dis
s No d.cs viii ). es Sy sa
Daniel W. Moeker, President Of the Hat Man.
n nraStIIs AssoGlstion Charles II Merritt;
other manufacturers received anonymous let
tiers this morning threatening their lives. The
issrs were gyen to the POLICE Six Of the
thelr employees two months ago are now
anxious to resume business and take back
their employees under the former conditions,
understanding with the unions The finish
ers' and makers unions have agreed to allow
their pembsEs to return to work in these six
accepted the propositions. and the result de-
Ponds upon the action they take.
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Mhsrs YsUsraay'. fire. w,r.

A M-l2 20. s3s Eat ll5,h street A. GialloYeuH
damage $40; sos. Avenue 0. Frisbsl MsrtinberE
damage shghti T46. iOl East ThirTy eighth street
John Barry, no damage 90. FirsI avenue aud
Ninety fourth street, u, Heuchens damage $50 Coz
10 80 ~ uelancey street, samuel Levine. DAMAGE
suxhis ] -, lbath street aud AmhtrgJall Avenue.
William Porter damage So
MI 90 AZ Nrst Il,rA street J. j. smythe. darl.
age $40. 40 81 West 18th street. John hYeFs dam
age al sLt b. - Hester street H. srhsaGtz dam
axe. -, aah Eaat l25th street. Mr. Upper
mann. damage $50 . Ia Is Weal Ninetesnth sirgst
Nss knnta. damage 500 no. 30 church street.
sh0aEAR BsudsT. damage Sl.lUO.
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CHICAGO. Jan. 23-DuTing a crush at the
County Agents once yesterday Mira Annie
LindgTen Of 90 Marion place. who was seeking
food for a sick husband and her children, was
80 seriously injured that she died last night.
hrS LindgTen Was one Of q long line OF poor
people, who in their i'm patience 10 10 waited
On began pushing and nghting. The woman 5
hip was broken. and she Was otherwise in
lursd Owing 20 her starved condition hsF IN
lurles proved fatal
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uoRsEMhN DEMAND THo sIDEWALKs.

A Committee from the Horse Owners Assoc
eiatioR Calls Upon Mayor Gnroy.
Col. Lawrence Kip. Mr.. David Bonner. Mr. F.
c. Lawrence. Dir. w. NJ v Hoffman. Mr.. VIII
liam r. Knapp. Mr. Hamilton Busby. and BIr.
Newbold Morris. committee from the Horse
Owners Association. called upon Mayor Gilroy
Yesterday to protest against Il single sidewalk
on the new speedway.
The Mayor said that. while he did not ron-
slider the question settled. he agreed with pub
lie opinion that the speedway should have a
walk on each side, He added that he had
asked certain members Of the Legislature to
act in accord with the demand for two side
walks As expressed by the people.
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Abused Tor WantIns 20 Rsforw.

Andrew A. Hsnlsy Of G3G Third avenue was
accused in the iorkyille Police Court yesterday
with breaking a pitcher on his wltes head.
Mrs. Hanley said that her husband was the
notorious badger worker known as Ambrose
10 reform. and because she would not get Vic-
tins for MIN. he had abused her. Once he
Kicking her Justice Koch held him for trial
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The doctors at Manhattan Hospital are In
terested In the case OF Frank Maranuchi. an
italian laborer who was brought to the hos
pital Monday night suffering from lockjaw.
When the man was received his Jaws were
set and he was unable to articulate. Yester-
day his condition was 50 improved that he
could drink without trouble.
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MILHoLLAKD REALLY MUSTN'T
Mistake the Republican State Heasauartsrt
for His Own.

Chairman Vim. Brook field felt tired yesterday
when he read that John Z Milholland and the
other members Of the anti machine Repub-
liCan Executive Committee had been allowed
TO hold q meeting In the headquarters OF the
State Committee at the Filth Avenue Hotel
Such permission. coupled with the fact that
Milholland's men have been getting most OF
the State patronage melted out to New York
City Republicans &C Albany seemed to indicate
State Committee beyond the Patterson or
ganization. Mr. BToOkiield made a vigorous
protest against the further use OF state head
quarters By any local faction.
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Caplarsa d.. slrI.. A,..lI.at.

AURORA. No. Jan. 23-Ths negro who as
ssultsd q l2-Year-o old girl at Verona on Sunday
night was captured near here this morning.
He was placed In charge OF Constable Berry
and started for Verona
There was a big crowd at the depot when the
train pulled IN. and owing to the fear that the
negro would be lynched here the engineer did
not stop. III the negro 10 identified by his VIC
tim M la hallaXad he VIII be lInchal.