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Partner. Can't ASrss-

Bell. POLITE 4 Co. drug importers and COM
mission merchants at . Plat street. have dis
agreed. and want a dissolution OF the Arm
Davis kaufman. representing James POLITE
and Alexander Nielsen. two of the partners
applied to Judge Gildersleevs Of the Superior
eeiyer in an action brought against Harry w.
hTeiL ne fSd other Ps5tneE for dissolution;
was alleged on behalf OF Messrs Poiiitz and
Nielsen that Mr. Bell had overdrawn his ac-
count o.. 200 more than he was entitled TO,
Tuinous prices and TO make Improbable con-
tracts. Davis kaufman said that the firm Is
perfectly solvent. Tho firms inventory ON
Dee last put its assets at sl5 500; liabilities.
$1,000. The Jud Re refused TO appoint either
Partner as receiver. and the selection OF re-
ceINer went over until to-day
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Typh mt AfontcIa'r

MoNTcLArR, n. J.. April 1.-Two more vie
Tins OF the typhoid fever prevailing In this
town are reported to-day. Miss Julia Swenar-
ton died at Atlantic CITY yesterday afternoon,
and her sister, Miss Mamie. died at her homo
In Montclair this morning. Seaman A. Sweuar-
ton. the father, is at Atlantic City at the polnt
OF death with the same disease caught here
and young son is ut the same place III OF the
fever In mild form. Another son is at home
IN Montclar with q mild attack. Mr.. Swenar-
Atlantic City for only few days, hut a day or
SO after their arrival the fever developed
stimuli taneously In the travellers and at their
home here. and the only one In this family Of
six that 10 free from the disease Is Mrs. swen-
Rrton.
Credit Is given to the Board OF Health for its
prom pt action in stopping the sale OF the con-
taminated milk as soon as the infection was
traced directly TO that source.
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burglars 60 10 n Great Deal or Trouble 20
Secure 9JA and some Pap.r.

burglars Go 10 Great Deal or Trouble 20
Secure s54 aud some Papers.
Burglars blew open the safe In the store OF
T. Altschul Co. wholesale liquor dealers at
oS College place. some time during Monday
night. They got only S54 In cash. but they
also carried or securities aud papers which,
though not negotiable. will put the firm to
some Inconvenience. Among the things taken
by the burglars were . number OF dlstillers'
certificates. bonds. insurance policies q guam
tlty OF postage stamps. and . will. The roh-
berry was discovered when the bookkeeper en-
tered the store on Tuesday morning The
partition.
The warerooms OF Altschul 4 Co. are on the
ground noor OF u i've story building rear War
rem street The upper floors are at present
unoccuRled and carpenters are working on
them. The cracksmen helped themselves 10
the carpenters tools. which they used both
IN cutting through the partition and In attack
ing the safe afterward. Tho safe stands in the
private oiiioe at the rear OF the store. and can
not be seen from the street The burglars
iron door. which had the .combin alton lock on
SO they knocked of the com bin alton. Gun
powder was then brought into play and the
door was torn apart The moment OF the ex-
plosion was probably timed when an elevated
train was passing through Murray street.
The craftsmen left behind q lot OF burglars
them
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KNOWLEDGE

Brings comfort and improvement and
tends to personal enjoyment when
rightly used. The many, who live bet.
ter than others and enjoy life more, with
less expenditure, by more promptly
adapting the worlds best products to
the needs of physical being, will attest
the value to health of the pure liouid
laxative principles embraced in the
remedy, Syrup of Figs.
Its excellence is due to It's presenting
in the form most acceptable and pleas.
ant to the taste, the refreshing and truly
beneficial properties Of perfect lax.
alive efiectually cleansing the system,
dispelling colds, headaches and fevers
and permanently curing constipation.
1t has given satisfaction to millions and
met with the approval of the medical
profession, because it acts on the Kid
neys, Liver and Bowels without weak
ening them and it is perfectly free from
every Objectionable substance.
Syrup of Figs Is for sale by all drug
gists in 600 and 81 bottles, but it ia man
ufactured by the California Fig Syrup
Co. only, whose name Is printed on every
package, also the name, Syrup Of Figs,
and being we'll informed, you will not
accept any substitute il offered.
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Hugh Hardmaa EsjoIn.s.

Justice InRraham OF the Superior Court yes.
terday granted an Injunction restraining Hugh
Hartman Co. piano man ufaeturers. from
using the name OF The Hartman Piano "a
upon their manufactures The Injunction was
issued on the application OF Leopold Peck. the
successor OF the piano making hrm which
from 1912 until 1892 did business under the
n5m name Of The HArdman- Peck Co" In
and Mr.. Peck continued the business with
other partners. Mr. Peck claimed the right
TO the name OF The Hartman Plano Com
from manufacturing The HardmAn Piano"
Mr.. Peek also asked that Hugh HArdman be
established since 1872"
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George Fallon. who says that he lives at 1bo
East Twenty-eighth street. was arrAigned In
the Jefferson Market Police Court yesterday
accused OF Kidnapping nfteen-year-old Walter
Henderson OF Jacksonville. Fla On Tuesday
afternoon Agent Mulligan OF the Gerry society
said that he had eaten nothing for twenty four
hours and was without home. A man named
falon had brought him from Jacksonville.
promising to give him a good time here The
boy said that his mother was stewardess on
the Clyde line steamer Algonquin.
When young Henderson was taken before
Justice McMAhon yesterday afternoon for
commitment fallon came forward and claimed
him. Fallon was arrested and WAS held Tor
examination IN 81 COO bail
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THE sEvEN INJURED WILL RECOVER
Opinions AZ 60 way the wuiiamssurEh
Mouse Collapsed.

Opinions ss 60 way che wuiismsburEh
Mouse Collapsed.
The seven persons who were Injured on
Tuesday night through the collapse OF franz
house at 14o McKibben street, WilliamsburRh
will all recover 1t was not believed early yes.
terday morning that either Jsoobina Bruch.
aged z years. or George weimann. aged %,
would live. They began to improve. however.
Late on Tuesday night II was announced at
the wreck that the dead body Of John Kelly,
one Of House Mover Woods men. had been
found. This was Q mistake Kelly is alive.
He was one OF the nrst to escape when the
house went down. and he imm ediately left the
neishborhood. He was reported as missing,
and the fremsn and policemen searched for
him a. well as the others who were imprisoned
In the debris. At midnight Detective Camp
bell was infor med By some nremen who were
working to extricsts Mrs. Clifton that they
wa: sP Rs SSSs aVsty
posed corpse lay they found It was only a bun.
aIe o. , clones Mrs clifton was the only per-
A., The Coroner gave 4 as his opinion Yesterday
collapse couldn't have. happened. Nicholas
ssihaughnessy. the building inspector In that
terday but Would not speak Of the disss Ter.
ment, Builders who examined the wall said
that cheap labor and cheap material were the
cause Of the collapse. Tho wall. they said, had
every appearance OF having been put up In 9
was scarcely any mortar.
The work OF raising the house was begun
two weeks ago yesterday. and during ali the
time the house was occupied by its enants.
A building law prohibits the raising OF a build.
ing while II Is occupied. Woods who raiaed
the house and who was arrested after the dis
aster. was arraiRned In the Even Street Police
Court yesterday on q charge OF granddaughter.
He was held for examination.
Building Commissioner Bush said that in
his opinion. the accident was due 20 the care
lessness OF the house m over. who, In his haste
TO remove the blocking which held up the
building. allowed the weight OF the building
to rest on the green walls.
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PLYAIsTER LONGS WILL.
Three NIeces Have Brought an Action =,
Set Aside the Probate.

Three Nieces Have Brought an Action to
Set Aside the Probate.
The fact that Q new contest has been begun
over the will OF the late George W. Long. re-
tired Paymaster in the United States army.
came out before Justice Beach OF the Supreme
Court yesterday on q motion OF Henry H. Whit
mau. In behalf OF three nieces. for an injunc-
ton to prevent Charles H. Seymour. executor
and chief legatee, from distributing the estate
pending the action brought by the nieces to
set aside the probate OF the will
The will OF Long was sent TO the SurroRate's
Court from the Government II pital In WASH
ington In four pieces 1t was open to the pub
Hc and little piece containing the testator's
name was lost. A notice OF contest was filed
Ia the surrogate's Court By Longs sister.
Marion and his brother. William ST. Clair
Long. who commended that he was Insane and
that II he was not he had cancelled the will by
tearing II up. When the case came ON for trial
on Jan. 10 1898, tho objections were with
drawn and the will was probated.
The present contestants are the children OF
Andrew Kennedy Long. a deceased brother Of
at the Government ospital, escaped in April
1881, and came to this city He took a room at
30 West Eighteenth street. where he was
found suffering from morphine poisoning aud
he died few days later at hospital
In opposition to the motion IL was eontended
that the action to set aside the probate could
not be maintained. and therefore Executor
seymour should not be enioined. Justice
Beach reserved decision
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FIns.a FAmIIls. Dr,y.a Ga, By Fire.

While the storm was in progress at $3.50
o'clock yesterday morning lively fire burned
three houses and drove fifteen families from
their homes in Bayonne. The buildings were
frame structures on Avenue I. between East
Twenty fourth and Fast TweRty-ffth streets.
and were mum bored from 3O4 TO 5OS
All tie companies OF BaYonnss Volunteer
IRE Department responded 10 an alarm
shrieked from locomotive whistles and toIied
from tower bells. ines Of hose were laid
across the tracks OF the New Jersey Central
Railroad. and these STOPPED several trains. In
eludinE last mail and Royal Blue line
express
The houses adjoining those burned were
damaged The loss is estimated at $50. 600.
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New ssvs.y A.ei.r. s-s Hs.s-ii-s FlsAss
.en wat n ror Their Prstestiou-

New Ssvsey Aseisrs sus Hsss-iius FlsAsr-
.en Wsat II ror Thsir Frstestiou-
Senator Bradley Of AsbuTy Park introduced
bill in the New jersey Senate yesterday to
restrict the use OF pound nets on the Jersey
coast It IL not q prohlbitory measure In the
text but II IL designed to abats an evil which
has become notorious. and II may result in
making pound fishing so improbable that II
will be abandoned to the great satisfaction OF
anglers and hand-line fishermen along the
coast
Pound nets have almost ruined veaknshine
IN the bays and estuaries OF New Jersey. and
have had the effect OF driving hundreds Of OF
khore hand-line fishermen from the business
The owners OF the pound nets have controlled
thousands. Of tons. OF immature SsS IN ' the
PEARS that the nets have been set There has
ons .ssd By have ss been Hst to
NJ. Brsdi.y's bill was drawn b. the Fish
suggestions made BIZ residents Of Newark, IL
was seen from the fret that It would be. DIM
concurrence y was regarded as good policy 70
eonnne the bill t9 resso1able restrictions. The
in pound nets shall not be smaller than AZ
iRehss 10 pscsa SsS fss NO pSS.d net
Of another. The season for fishing with pound
nets is limited to between June Is and Sept
bill provides that the leader. or fence, leading
TO pound net shall not be over zoo feet In
length.
Opponents Of ,poupd nshine think that they
should be stipulated that the mesh in the
leaders should be hxed at four and q half
inches. and that II should be specifically stated
that pound net must consist Of only one
leader and one trap Otherwise. they say. the
net men will string out q series Of leaders and
pockets. as at present, and call It ali one
hat no Mound NET sbaIi estend mora than s16
feet Tor some other nxsd distsncel seayard
fne meshes that destroy millions Of small
blueish by Rilling them These fish are never
except By the waves. after decay has
set In.
II Is probable that there will be q spirited |
fight over the bill. and that there will be many
offered By both sides, There are |
twenty-seven pound nets on the Atlantic coast |
ot New Jersey. and seversl on the Jersey shore |
of the lower bay, The owners have . strong |
association. and have subscribed freely to de- |
Ieat any Legislation inimieal to their business.
They have the support. also. Of the Wholesale |
fsh dealers and the net and twine manufac-
urers.
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omeers OF the Society or the I.yi.g.i. Hos.
pitAt.

The annual election OF officers and governors
for the Society Of the Lying-in Hospital Of New
York city took place this morning at the head.
quarters OF the society. 314 Broome street.
These gentlemen were elected as governors to
serve one year. to April 10. 1895: Edgerton L.
Winthrop Frederic Bronson. Charles E Tracy,
George g. Williams. Robert L Belknap. Will
liam A. puer. F. Delano Wsekes, Edmund L.
Bayltes. Edgerton L. Winthrop, Jr.. George Il,
ander. and Francis s. Bangs After the cleo
tion OF the governors the m Getting was organ
lied. and these officers for the ensuing year
Mere elected: President William A Duer;
Vice President. George @. Williams; Treas.
Weekes-
committee was appointed to raise 500 900
toward securing grounds for q new hospital
An anonymous letter was received by the Sec
Ietary. stating that the writer would give
SlOOOOO 10 the society as soon as the COM
mittee had raised a slmllar amount
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J.as. Cowlsg .aa HI. Son Ill.

Judge Rufus B. Cowing. who has been pre-
siding In Part Of the General Sessions. was
compelled to adjourn court yesterday until to-
morrow and to go home He 10 suffering with
. severe cold. which has settled upon his hest.
One OF Judge Cowing's sons. W. T.. Cowing, .
stoek6roker who lives with his father at l'tS
with pneumonia Mr.. Cowing was a GRAND
Juror In the February term OF the General
Sessions and ACCOMPANIED his fellow Jurors
when they inspected the public institutions N
the islands He caught a severe cold and IL
developed into pneumonia
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-04-12
AUSTRALIAN TRoUBLEl
Plenty or burglar, aud Une.pioysa Mes
Who Won,t Break stone.

Flenu OF burGisrs aud Unenpioysd Mes
Who won't Break stone.
VANCOUVER. b @. April 1.-THE latest Aus
tralian papers received by the steamer Aravs
contain sensational accounts Of burglaries
and gatherings Of unemployed men. In all
the colonies the burglars have organized
themselves into bands. and in Sydney and In
Melbourne they have been making night
sorties. In New South Wales. South Austria
liza. and Victoria last month 1877 burglars were
captured and brought TO justice. John Nc
Kay. 80 years. old. shot and killed . burglar
who broke into his store Twsnty-thres
The unemployed In South Australia and
Victoria are becoming desperate. They APP
piled to Premier Patterson and Bir George
Dtbbs IN Populations Of more than thousand.
The latter replied:
Don't come bothering me- Ihave kept you
long enough. You viii not break stone for .
The dsputation returned to the city and
camped In the park. They were ordered of,
OF the men were put into prison
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Testing Cattle for Tuberculosis.

James McDonough. a veterinary surgeon of
~ Portland avenue Montclair. n. j.. is max
Ing tests with the Koch lymph on the cattle OF
the farmers OF his region. The epidemic OF
typhoid fever in Montclair which was traced
TO single dairy. has emphasized the neces-
eity on the part OF milk dealers OF drawiLR
their supplies from healthy sources. Thus far
mented has responded TO the test. This shows
that they have not got tuberculosis. On Mon
day night he Injected lymph under the skin
II. 4. Chittenden Of the Notch Farm DAIRY.
To-day he will test the cattle OF the Csdmus
Dairy at Fairfield.
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Life Refused to New Jersey Murderer.

TRENTON. Apri! 1.-THE Court OF Pardons
to-day refused to commute to life imprIson-
ment tho death sentence OF George Andrews.
the eolored wife murderer OF Washington.
Warren county. and OF August Bsrgerman,
who killed his brother at Stirling, Morris
county, Counsel Tor Robert Alden Fales the
Newark boy murderer were before the court
seeking TO have his sentence committed but
no decision was reached.
Paroles were granted TO John Walker OF Pas
sale and Henry Williams OF Burlington who
were sentenced to twenty years mprisonm emit
terms will Ell plrs soon
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-04-12

Police Justice Taintor Desiss . Motto. fos
the Prisoners Discharge.
Lawyer Joseph 7. Manee was held without
bail yesterday afternoon to await the action Of
the Grand Jury upon the charge OF having
caused the death Of Martha J. Fuller on March
IT, Justice Taintor devoted the greater part
OF yesterday to the case In the Tombs Police
Court The testimony taken was tho same as
that given at the inquest the only new
witness being Michael Gayigan. the elevator
boy At ia Nassau streot, the ONCE building
new light on the case.
Lawyer Brooks for the defense said he had
no evidence to submit and moved for the dis
charge Of the prisoner on the ground that
there WAS no evidence whatever connecting
him with Miss Fuller's death. Justice Taintor
denied the request
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-04-12
Al Actor Arrested for Forgery.

George T. Gaden an actor. 20 years old
whose stage name is George 7. lamar Was
remanded in tho Jefferson Market Police Court
yesterday morning 10 await the arrival OF
rsauisition papers from Pittsburgh. where he
Is said to have passed several forged checks
Gaden was arrested yesterday morning at his
home, ~ East Twenty first street on tels-
graphic order from Chief Of Police O'MATa Of
FittsbuTgh. II is alleged that he cAshsd q
forged check Tor 500 on the Chemical Bank OF
Gaden comes from san Francisco. lie has
been with the Laug hing Gas" Company.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-04-12
Local Post once Improv.m,u,,

Postmaster Dayton was yesterday notified
through the Treasury Department at WASH
inGton that the arrangements made by him
with United States Commissioner Lyman for
additional room in the Federal Building for the
purpose OF properly fling and preserving the
nTseords OF the Court have been approved.
ments OF the Federal Building will soon be car
lied out under the sanction OF PostmAster-
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-04-12
Taslor No Longer . Corasn s,us...

ITHACA. \. Y. April ll.-sOphomors Taylor
OF chlorine fame will not be reinstated in the
university He was not dropped for suspected
completely in the chlorine case. but for poor
scholarship in company with some thirty
others, and II can be stated on authority Of
President sehurman that there il no chance Of
his being taken tack. There will DTobably h
no new Developments In the chlorine case un-
I'll April ~, when Judge Forbes will Tseonyens
court; He has written 10 the District AttornsT
that he Will take no steps until that time al
loving Judge smith to bear the responsibility
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-04-12
For s,s.u.E MI. Rous,lloa.. B-,e...sr..

Mortimer T. Downing OF Washington was ar
raigned in the Jefferson Market Police Court
Yesterday. charged with the larceny OF brio
a-brae valued at S270o from Mira Margaret
Roudillon OF Rutherford. n. j. Downing was
arrested on Tuesday night at the Continental
Hotel. whore he has been stopping for several
on East Fifteenth street. In August, 1879
Mrs koudillon says that she gave him a guam.
tlty OF articles to sell for her; that he sold
them for $4,000. and has not paid her the
tsmber.
He denies that he sold the bric-a- brac. and
says that he kept the property as security for
claims amounting to SS.OO0 which he holds
for an examination on Saturday morning and
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-04-12
Natural Gas Near BaiI.,On.

BAILsToS, n. Y. April lis II. Kennedy OF
Johnstown. with an expert from Youngstown.
o.. yesterday visited the natural gas ariosian
well drilled last fall on the land of the Rev MI
MeChesney OF Malta Ridge. four miles east Il
this village. The dow oil the well was meas
uIed and 1t was found that II had not dlmip-
tshed, Mr. Kennedy 10 now preparing 20 siIN
that vicinity. aud will begin work next week
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-04-12
Gov. Flower Refuse. 20 E.tr.alt. HAVE.

ALBANY. n. Y. April 1l.-Gov. Flower has re-
fused TO grant the application OF the Governor
OF Maryland for the eItradition OF Charles A.
Halves. who is wanted for forgery. At the
hearing before the Governor to-day il was de-
Nslopsd that hawss is a Darolsd prisoner OF
fenced Tor . crime committed in this State
The Governor refuses the Tequisition on the
Is not free man. but Is still under the Juris-
dietion Of the ~ mira Reform Atory. and cannot
until he has been fully discharged from the
RefoFmatOrY, "
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-04-12
RarsI.r. Steal $500 worth OF Pipes.

The Colonial Cigar Factory at 1913 Bowery
was entered BY burglars early yesterday morn
ing and Sl0 in cash and meersehaum pipes
valued at $500 were stolen The thieves got In
by breaking one Of the bars Of a window on
roof OF an adjoining building. They left no
clue behind them except the handle Of a small
casa.
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Two C... OF Po~a,r EEprodsd.

MOUNT VERNON Ind. April 1.-THE large
store Of Frederick MoTeloeK. Tour miles 10 ~
town. was blown to pieces YESTERDAY - 'hs
explosion Of two large cans OF powder Three
men, Milton Brookings George LauE, al -.
Curtis. we're caught IN the umbers an Sers
severely burned aud are NOT exI scted " A'@
BTOokings died
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NswarL's New Flrs a.d PoI,e, Ch,,r,.

supsrintendsnts Brown Of the Police and
AstleI Of the Fire Department Of Newark have
vacated their desks having been legislatsd
out Of ofies b. the Republicans at Trenton.
service, Zach department had a Republican
ehlet All this time. Chief Henry Hopper took
charge oil the police yesterday. and Chief Rob-
ert KisrstsAd took the head Of the Fire be-
paTtmsnL
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RIvaI sapsr.I.ors be Qa..a. Couptr.

The Queens County Board OF Supervisors
rsorganized yesterday at Long Island City
against the protests Of Joseph stsinert and
Jacob Powell steinert wants to hold over on
the ground that Samuel J. Underhill who was
elected to succeed him, was q School Trustee
In the town OF Oyster Bay. and therefore dis
9ualihed 10 act as supervisor. Powell Is con-
testing the election OF Augustus Denton. who
was said 70 have beaten him BY four votes.
The Board submitted both contests to eX-As-
slstant District Attorney Fleming, who advised
that the questions must be settled In the eourtA
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-04-12
MAYOR sCHIkREN TO SEEK REST

Republican Place Hunters Have Worried
Hin TIL He Has Lost seiEeontroL
Mayor Schieren OF Brooklyn announced yes
terday that he was going to seek refuge from
ONCE seekers. He said:
Il have been elected In tho interest OF the
people. am not here to give patronage TO the
Republican party pure and simple or to any
business. and feel that must 20 away for .
few days / am losing my temper and that's
thslbest reason why know need a rest am
serious. The place hunters have worried me
SO that have lost my self control"