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LOVE SOON FOUND THE WAY.
Young Beatty WEEDS Miss Sloan
in Spite of His Mother.
Stayed Away from Home Yesterday
and Wasn't Locked In.

ELIZABETH, n. j., July 2s.-John
Beatty, the young grcery clerk OF this
city, and Miss Annie Sloan have been
married in spite of the opposition Of the
groom's mother.
After Beatty got out Of his room, in
which his mother had locked him and
kept him prisoner. so that the mar
riaae could noe take place Thursday
night at the appointed time. he set to
work to carry out his part OF the mar
riage agreement. He did not want to
take any chances OF having his mother
interfere again, so he quietly got out OF
town with his intended bride last even.
Mettleship, a Presbyterian minister a,
Osborn Terrace, Pleasant Township. and
requested him to perform the ceremony
When the required witnesse were pro-
duced the minister married the couple
and they went to Newark, where they
stopped all night This morning the
couple returned to Elizabeth and went
direct to the house of the brides uncle
]. w. Orr. grocer. They will reside
with Mr.. Orr for the present. Young
Heat. Is employed in orr's grocery
Mrs. Beatty, mother of the grom, when
he was informed that her sons mar
riage to Miss Sloan had taken place,
declined to say anything except that
she had one all she could to prevent the
marriage. as he did not think IL was a
suitable match. That was all Their wa
to II. and she did not propose to saw
or do anything more regarding the mar
riage.
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NEW JERSEY NEWS.
TOP OF HIS HEAD BLOWN OFF
0ctogenarian Donoke Put q Mus
ket Muzzle to His Head.
Dependency Drove Him to Suicide
Berkhout's Leap to Death.

NEWARK, n. j., July 2S.-Charles
Doncke, eighty two years old. Of 20
Lincoln street. committed suicide last
night al midnight.
He had been respondent for some
time past, and that. together with the
sickness of his wife, caused him to
take his life.
He placed the muzzle OF n musket
close to his head. pulled the trigger with
his toe, and blew the top OF his head of.
1t is believed that Doncke's suicide
will have Il fatal effect on his widow,
who is very low to-day from shock.
Doncke was well known in Newark as
an eccentric character. He was very
popular among the German organiza-
lions. and his tragic death has caused
sorrow among his large circle OF friends.
The German organizations thought 30
much of the old man that they insis ted
upon providing him with a horse and
having him ride at the head Of their pa
rades.
Joseph Berkhout, twenty-six years Of
age, committed suicide late last night
by jumping from a dock at the Bridge
street bridge in Harrison. No cause
can be assigned for his act. His body
was not recovered.
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NO BEER TO MINORS.
Brooklyn Police Must Enforce
- the Excise Laws
-FsT
Commissioner wsIIes Issues En-.
phatic Orders.
outcome Of Mayor schieren's Little
Talk Yesterday.

All the members Of the BROOKLYN Po-
lice Department. from the captains up
ward, were corralled In Supt. Campbeil's
private office at $50 o'clock this morn
ing and were soundly lectured by Com
missioner Welles in relation to enforcing
some sections of the Excise law.
The captains. inspectors and Supt.
Campbell listened attentive,y to Commits
sioner Welles's speech. The doors were
closed. but at times Mr.. Weiles's voice
could be heard outside, and a, rumor
was current, that. the order. had gone
forth for dry Sunday" tomorrow.
Al the conclusion of the session the
doors were opened and the officials filed
out. 1t was noticed that the Inspectors
gathered together the Captains whose
precincts were included in their respec.
tive inspection districts and talked with
them yer earnestly. They all refused to
disclose TO the reporters what Commits
sioner Welles had said; Later on. how
statement in relation to the matter.
spoke to the captains" said he,
about the strict enforcement OF that
section Of the law which prohibits the
sale or liquor to minors. L told the
Captains that i realized that with the
force OF men we have 1t was impossible
10 watch all of the $500 saloons all the
time, but urged upon them the neces-
sity for doing, their utmost to stamp
out this evii.' ..I. :
Was anything said about enforcing
the Excise law on Sunday" he was
That question was not touched upon"
he replied.
Shortly afterward notice was sent
out over the police wires calling atten-
ton to the following general order
Issued to Supt. Campbell July TO-
you will direct the captains OF the
several precincts to have the law In re-
gard to selling liquor to minors strictly
enforced: You will order them to in
struct the officers of their command to
be watchful and diligent in regard to
the same. and in case Of a violation
rest the person committing the offense.
when minors are seen departing from
saloons with vessels containing beer or
other liquor, and IL the evidence Is not
sufficient to make an arrest at the time
the officer will report to his captain the
name Of the saloon keeper making the
sale. The captain will Immediately for
ward the report to this office. 60.
"A failure on the part of the police
officers to enforce this order will result
in charges being made against them
for neglect of, duty. Respectfully,
81. r. WELLIS Commissioner
To-day's action by Mr.. Welles was the
outcome OF conference held at the
City Haa Yesterday between, Mayer
sioners in relation to the subject. The
Mayor was dissatisfied with the manner
In which 'liuuor-dealers were allowed to
violate the law, and, IT. is said. plainly
intimated to these officials that unless
1t was stopped something would drop.
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TO CONTEST THE ELECTION
Woman Sunra4ists Say They HAD .
Right to Vote.

VINELAND. N. j., July 2s.-The
woman sufrragists who were not allowed
10 vote at the exciting school election.
held here yesterday, have determined to
contest the legality Of the election.
w. II. Wilbur. editor Of a local paper,
and Charles kughiey. proprietor of the
Nineland Water Works. who cham
ploned the cause Of the women. and in
sisted that they had q right to vote.
will figure prominently In the litigation
which will be brought to set aside the
election Of the ticket headed by o. H.
Adams.
Wilbur says that he has the opinion Of
the Attorney-General. saying that the
women had a right to vote. This infor-
nation was conveyed to him through
A. B. Poland. the State Superintendent
of Schools. whose sympathies are also
said to be with the woman suffragtsts.
When Wilbur produced the letter from
the State Superintendent, Chairman
Lord and Capt. Mcdonald, who were
guarding the ballot-boX. ignored the let
ter entirely, and would not allow any Of
the women, who were present In large
numbers, to cast ballot.
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MRS. BESf's SUDDEN DEATH.
Her Husband Says He Admins
tered Laudanum to Deaden Pain.
He 10 Cook. Employed at . Consy
Island Battling Pavilion.

Frederick Best, . cook forty-seven
years old, who is employed at Balmer's
bathing Pavilion At West Brighton,
Coney Island. is detained by the police
pending an investigation into the deat III
Of his. wife, Teresa. Best rushed into
the station-house at o'clock last
night and told Sergt. Spreckley that
Mrs. Best had been taken III and had
died before a doctor could be summoned,
Sergt Spreckley questioned him, and
after some hesitation Best produced a
bottle which he said had contained
laudanum. and admitted that he had
given quantity of the sdrug to his wife.
He said she had been suffering from
advised to administer laudanum to dead
EN- her pain. He bought the stuff from
druggist on Surf avenue.
Coroner Kene will hold an INQUEST,
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Jennie has been living at her uncle's
house for over a year. Her father, Lee
sing Hulk, is dead and her mother, an
her best to rear her five other ehi iln
Lee Toy is very fond Of Jennie and ID
said to treat her as kindly as his own
Sisughter r,.,, Fun Len, who is full
Lee Toy keeps grocery store and by
dint OF strict ,rS economy has accumulsted
snqs ,t the sun s Rorsion Of which
the q purest ray serene"
Latterly. Toy says. he has been miss
store. and yesterday, he says, he de-
tected his little niece in the act Of tap
ping It. In all s63 had been taken away.
must have taken 1t an, she could not
very well have disposed OF It alone.
BY close questioning Foy got the little
a. fourteen"year-oId chinese-Hmericss
girl, for safe keeping. Maggie II the
S Mary Who o. Is an ssid to i've WIN With 70
nese husband at ii Mott street
On the strength Of Jennie's confeas1sA
Mt Mr.: Lee Toy who = nn Chinese won,ct
house and demanded back the mon1g.
but said tia. was ali SO had even =.
out warrant to recover The SaianoS
In court this morning Jennie prattlsA
| as cheerfully As II wholly uncensc3Suq'
the sns nnS e her ssa sa tS
That. all right I sns.s ySa -
e.'f ss. tod s': N. asR e e: z:
Les 10y: On hs..ins thaa ns..iz
sharp look at Jennie:
, Fun Len: m, daughter he takes
he. a1f, I'D T: z! Jennie 'Nus DON'T tall
TO an "Evenins World" .repoetsr
Jennie said that her uncle trained h;f
after with the Christian teaching she
receives from a Mrs. Clarks and q Mrs.
Fogg. who do missionary work In the
Lee every night instructed her in the
mysteries of the Joss religion.
But don't like the Joss" said Jen-
derstand the English songs better than
And then i look SO funny in the Chinese
eo the only thine eare y
when we march around the big joss with
lighted sweet smelling tapers In our
hands.
/ like the Christian book best of ALL
Asked whether she knew who God was
she replied, Yes"
well. and what is Joss?"
"Oh, he's big idol with an ugly face
no good. don't like him at ALL"
Agent William II. King. OF the Gerry
Society, has Jennie in charge. The lit
tie culprit spent last night at the So
ciety's new rooms on Twenty-third
street and Fourth avenue. She was
charmed with the place. and said, "Oh,
| wish they would keep me there always.
Everything is made of marble and looks
SO lovely"
She will probably be sent back to her
mother in Chicago.
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SAID HE WAS TRlCKED.
stirix Gets an Order for HIS Arres,
Vacated.

The order of arrest in the case OF Chas.
stiriz, who was lodged in Ludlow Street
Jail on July "a lastw was vacated to-day
by Judge Fitzsimons, OF the City Court,
and the prisoner was released. Som
Brothers, wholesale grocers. at 1856 Wash
ington street. caused the arrest OF Stiriz
for alleged fraud in obtaining goods from
them valued at s67S.l3. They said that
Suriz represented to them that he owned
In bakery at the corner of Park and
Fourth streets, Hoboken when ne OBJ.
tained the goods, and had transferred
the same to his wife.
beer, tricked into coming over from New
Jersey to this State by the plaintiffs, who
were prepared with an order for his ar
rest
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DIED FROM No ILLNESS.


Mrs. Mary Morrissey. aged sixty.
eight, Of s7s Willis avenue. whose condi.
ton has attracted the attention of the
medical fraternity in Morrisania for
ing.
Mrs. Morrissey, without any apparent
positive illness. has been dying for the
last two weeks or more
Last December she suddenly deyeloped
an adherence for all solid foods From
that time on she subsisted chiefly on
liquid nourishment. In April, however.
her stomach rejected even most of this
sustenance.
DIR. ]. T. Byrne. Of One Hundred and
Forty-second street and Willis avenue,
VINO attended Mrs. Morrissey, tried to
eliminate from the digestive organs all
foreign substances. which he supposed
TO be accountable for the rejection of
nourishment. The patient continually
grew weaker. During all this time she
steadfastly refused to stay in bed, and
not until last week did her failing
compel her to lie down.
For nearly two months the doctor kept
mineral water. For lie past week she
has lived on a half a glass of mineral
water day and ministered by tea
spoonfuls at intervals.
Mrs Morrissey slept a great deal of
the time, which fact no doubt protra cited
her life.
She was a robust and hearty woman
up to the time Of her FIRST illness Iast
December. At the time OF her death
she weighed less than 100 pounds, having
lost forty.
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PIEReE - llnE
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HARRY WAS A HIGH ROLLER.
Took His Chums to Ooney Island
at His Unole's Expense
Sent to an Institution for the Pro-
lection OF His Family.

Twelve-year-old Harry Well was a
hard nut for Judge Moore TO crack in
the Court Of Sessions. Brooklyn, this
morning.
Harry is brlght-looking youth For
his years he Is a regular rounder. For
some time prior to June he worked for
and lived with his uncle, Joseph Gold
smith. a Myrtle avenue butcher.
the boy SIS to depos aso in bsE hs.ys
thSught MS hour for blossoming out az
a high-hyer had come. He invited half
a DOZEN boys In the, Eleventh Ward to
once at the island, Harry and his
expense Of Goldsmith. He gave thu thu
to Give @nH him and 1h he. bicycle msche 80
the machine for the day. Another man
was given SlU to show the boys the
sights and they had rides on the merry
peanuts and even beer.
~, AZ night the boys, returned to the
city where they INDUCED In the thrill
Ing ngg, programme presented by Buffalo
there late at night by a Central Ofice
detective.
When Harry was placed before
Judge Moore this morning he grinned
II don't know what to do with you,
What did you take the money for,
anyway"
Other boys told me to-" said Harry
Other boys can't tell you anything.
if anything wrong Is done in your neigh
borhood It's pretty sure to be you who
did IT. said Judge Moore. "You were
sent to the House of Refuge some time
ago for robbing your grandmother. now
It's your uncle. I'll have to send You
away again or you will ruin your whole
fanny. For the protection Of your rela-
ttves you go back to the House of
Refuge and Judge Moore watched
Harry as he tauntily sauntered off to the
pen.
Judge Moore then adjourned the Court
of Sessions until Sept g.
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ROBBERY At ASBURY PARK.
Railway Station Entered, 1928
Stolen and Trunks Ransacked.

ASBURY PARK, N. j.. July 2s.-Ths
railway station at Asbury Park was en-.
tered and robbed of $l2s last night. II
is believed that the thieves entered the
station before 1t was closed and hid
themselves in the ladies' toilet-room.
and that after the station was closed
for the night they ransacked the ticket
office.
The money stolen was merely the
receipts of the office that had been taken
In after the deposits had been made for
the day 1t Is impossible to say whether
or not any railway tickets were stolen,
but as the date of the stamp was
changed by the robbers there is hard
ly any question that they took some
tickets.
The thieves took 1928, which WAS In Il
tin box near where the sales money was
kept.
After going through the station, the
robbers broke open the baggage-room
and ransacked several trunks and grips.
Several other places were robbed here
last night.
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RUINED BY HOT WINDS.
Wfdespread Destruction of Crops In
Kansas and Nebraska.
(By Associated Pres

10Y hssoclAteu freSs
DENVER. July 2S.-Passengers arriv-
ing on trains from the East report that
destruction through Kansas and Ne
braska to all kinds of crops on account
OF the hot winds. Supt. Campbell, Of the
burlington road, says that figures Will
hardly express the damage that has
Two weeks ago It was estimated by
experts that Nebraska had contributed
VOC. 10000 bushels of corn to the world 5
product OF 1884. MI Campbell prophesies
that II will be necessary to ship corn
into many counties OF Nebraska In order
son.
Hundreds Of square miles OF the finest
looking corn hangs dry and lifeless over
an extent OF territory as large as the
state OF Pennsylvania or New York
Travellers also report that the high
ways leading eastward through Nebraska
and Kansas are already thronged with
dlshesrtened settlers. who have aban-
doned their homes and are hurrying
towards Iowa and Missouri for relief
from the almost unbearable heat. A Jim
1873.
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STOLE TOBACCO FROM A CAR,
Daring Freight Robbery on the d.
l.. and w. Road.

Jacob X. Simon. tobacco merchant,
or Utica, N. Y, brought to the atten-
tion Of the Hoboken police to-day, the
case of daring freight-car robbery.
Simon shipped seventy six cases of to-
bacco valued at $500, over the Del
aware. Lackawanna Western Railroad
from Utica to New York. The box car
containing the tobacco was broken into
and robbed when within a short dis
lance of Hoboken. The cases Of tobacco
were removed while the car was stand
Ing on siding.
Simon says that he saw Isaac Golduski
ana another man. supposed to be his
brother, removing the last case Of to-
seized him. but Golduski managed 10 Eet
away from him before he could cali
an omcer. Simon says Golduski ran In
the direction Of Jersey City. Golduski
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TOO DRUNK TO FIGHT.

John Damato and Michael Tioze, who
live in the Williamsburg Italian colony
were held In the Lee Avenue Court
Williamsburg. to-day on charges OF In.
toxication, fighting and carrying con
cealed WEAPONS.
The two men have long been admirers
OF Marie Coreili. a pretty girl who lives
on Havemeyer street. They met at the
corner OF North Eighth and Roebling
strsets last night, and began to night
and could not get pp again. - -
Policeman Edwards placed the. mer
under arrest shd when they were
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NEW GAS FOR RAILWAY.
1t Is Also Expected that tho Price
VIII he Made Lower.

RAILWAY, N. j., July 2s.-John Kean,
a Republican politician and capitalist, OF
Elizabeth. has purchased two-thirds of
the stock of the Railway Gas Company.
Mr.. Kean is at the head of the Eliza
beth Gas Company. and gas mains will
at orce be laid from that city to Rah-
way. when the gas works here will be
abolished and the city will be lighted
with Elizabeth gas.
Citizens OF Railway have been for
years compelled to pay $2.25 per 1000
feet for their gas. but II is stated that
the price will drop to sl.75 after Mr..
Kean gets his plans working.
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FOURTEENTH OFF FOR CAMP.
Accompanied by the Third Cat
ling Battery, Of Brooklyn.
Relieve the Eighth Battalion and
Thirteenth Regiment.

baptized by Fire. seemed q very ap-
propriate motto for the Fighting -Four
teenth" Regiment Of Brooklyn, Us It
marched out Of it's armory on North
Portland avenue, at II o'clock this morn
ing into the blazing rays of the sun, en-
route for the State Camp at Peekskill.
/ Col. Harry W.. Michel was in COM
mand of the $50 men who will spend the
coming week on Peekskill's plains.
Last night the .armory was busy
place. The. company quarters were filled
With men getting things in shape for the
Early this morning the men worked
hard filling the big vans with chests,
tr rn,. boxes and the like. which will
while away from home. One rcfrigera-
tor looked cool and smiling among the
big stock of me- ,handise with which
filled.
About 9 o'clock the wives and fair
friends or the boys began TO fill the gal
iiery which overlooks the big drill hail.
There We're some solemn faces among
them, but for the most part 1t was a
When Col. Michel booked over his men
at lO45 on the drill floor he saw the
largest and best -looking command he has
ever taken to the State Camp. He was
Nproud, too, to think that his regiment
lhsd risen to the dignitied position of oc-
||cupying the camp alone tais year. with
1.-THE exception of the Third Calling Bat
terry, of Brooklyn.
The regiment moved in heavy marching
Myrtle avenue. to Montague street, to
Einton street, to Atlantic avenue, to
south Ferry.
Louis Conterno, with his band of
wenty-eight pieces, LED the way. His
Command was flanked by the 'sheep-
Yin battery" of the regiment, under
rum Major Ruben L. Cornell a corps
thirty drummers, fifers and trumpet
The Fourteenth is the only regiment
mltted to take its own band to camp
As year.
from the foot of Atlantic avenue the
giment proceeded to the foot of White
IL street by ferry-boat. Two trains
er the Third Avenue, Elevated car,
epot where the 1880 train took them
,apt. .Haggstrom. Of Company G, is
sen eae o nas Of The aar ad
fnt. Mcnamara. of C. Junior officer
mSng the officers who accompanied
e. Foote. ou aT m St r. 4. snip snip
n, - surgeon is F.. I. Tetamore; InspeS,;
splain J; o. Wilson. Chaplain Wilson
preach to the boys in camp to-
he armory of the Third. Battery, on
en street, was also a bu,y place this
rning. The whole battery, of about
men, with the exception of the de-
already in camp. left the armory at
clock. and proceeded to New York
South Ferry taking the same train
Grand Central Depot as the Four
18th Regiment. The Thirteenth Regi-
nt of Brooklyn. and the Eighth Bat
on Of New York, will be relieved by
new-comeds to-day.
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HIRSH'S WILL PROBATED.
His Valuable Real Estate Left to
His Widow,

Surrogate Arnold to-day rendered q
decision admitting to probate the will
OF the late Kaufman Hirsch, who died
several months ago. leaving a large es-
tate, consisting chiefly of valuable real
estate in East Seventy-sixth street.
Mr.. Hirsch had been married twice
and left most OF his property to his
widow. Mrs Hannah Layman, a sister,
due influence on the part of his second
wife ana her relatives.
She alleged that her brother was very
charitable and used 10 give her money
either for herself or her crippled SON.
and in many ways showed an affection
fer his sister. When he was taken III,
Mrs. Layman alleged. she called TO seq
him bur his wife and relatives refused
to admit her
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HER BODY IN THE BAY.
Lovett Thinks His Wife Drank Tur.
|. pcntine.

Coroner Kene. of Brooklyn. was called
upon this morning to investigate the
death of Mrs. Harriet Lovett, thirty.four
years old, OF II Forty-second Street.
whose body was found floating in the
bay at o'clock this morning. The police
were notified OF the discovery OF the
corpse by the woman's husband. Will
lam Lovett; who called az the Fourth
Previous TO that Lovett had notified
the police that his wife had disappeared
and asked their aid in finding her He
said his wife had been on a spree for two
weeks. Last evening he begged her TO
stop drinking liquor and she quarrelled
wlth him. He, went to he'd. and fell
asleep At $3.50 he awoke and discover
Ing her absence concluded to notify the
police. He thinks that. she drank a
quantity of turpentine before she left. as
a bottle partly filed with that liquid was
found On tf BILE in the dining room.