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The sun., 1895-03-15

broadway ana Third Avenue Liaes DIE
putting kiagsbridge Road.

The Aldsrmen's Committee on Railroads gave
a public hearing yesterday on the application Of
the Metropolitan Traction CompanJ for per-
mission to extend its lines along st. Nicholas
avenue. Eleventh avenue. and Kngsbrdge road.
The Third Avenue Railway Company wants to
operate in practically the same territory. Each
wants to lay tracks from l25th street TO tho city
limits. There has already been hearing on the
application OF the Third avenue company.
the hearing yesterday a petition was pre-
sented from the West End Association asking
that the Hoard grant the application of the
traction company, since that company pro-
posed to carry its passengers down town on tho
west side. and not on the east side. as the Third
avenue company proposed to do. Others were
heard on the same side. Edward I;auterbach,
for the Third avenue company, said that that
road was the pioneer In the upper part OF the
olty, and that II now stood ready TO develop
Kingsbridge road. To give the permission 10
his company would mean sompetiion when the
franchise was Offered at public ahction, hut to
give permission the traction company would
preclude the Third avenue company from bid
ding. for II they outbid tho company that re-
celved permission they would have to transfer
passengers at l25tll street, and two companies
would have 10 divide the g cents fare.
Several persons spoke against the granting OF
railway rights in st. Nicholas avenue at all.
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THIEVES IN RED BANK.
They Get Away with 5000 Worth of Mrs.
r. W. McCIcnaR's Jeweiry.

RED BANK. March 14.-ijr. and Mrs. +. w.
Mcclellan recently moved here from Chicago
and they live on ono Of tho most fashionable
streets in town. Maple avenue. Mr.. Mcclellan
does business in New York city and commutcs.
Last night while the family. consisting OF Mr..
and Mrs. Mcclellan and Mr.. McCiel!an's mother.
were ut supper rotber put ladder up to the
window of Mr.. McClcllan's bedroom on the sec
ond story and got in and took 5000 worth of
jewelry. consisting of q pair of diamond ear
rings worth $500, two watches. and some small
articles. Mr.. McCiellan's mother went up stairs
to tho room just before the supper was
over. and. although she did not dis
cover the robbery at that time. she
probably frightened the thief away, for some
pieces of iewelry that had heen gathered to-
gether were found in positions which indicated
that they had been lett only because the thief
had been too hurried in his departure to grab
them after getting Them ready: 1t was no later
than 6:45 and hardly dark when the burglary
IL would have still been quite light. What
apnoys the people in general is that an
attempt was made in the same way to enter
the house of ex-Commissioner William Sutton
on Tuesday night. In the case of the Mcclellan
rObber the ladder used had been brought from
the next-door neighbor's barn. The attempt to
enter Mr.. Sutton's house was evidently nude by
street, and tho ladder used VAS taken from the
barn of Mrs. Lightbody, 40 lives next door.
The ladder was found at Tire Sutton house in
the morning. and the thieves must have been
frightened away. 1t Is supposed that u gang of
clever thieves are stopping here.
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NEGROES NOT REGISTERED.
Complaints or Race Discrimination Made
In south Carolina.

CoLUMBIA. 5. c.. March 1.-THE ten days for
general registration preparatory to elcctng
delegates to the Constitutional Convention ex-
pired at o'clock this afternoon, and immedi-
ately afterward G. w. Murray, colored. cx-
Congressman. and two colored preachers called
upon Gov. Evans with a request that he call an
extra session OF the Legislature to extend the
time OF registration. Not more than ten thou
sand negroes. they said. had registered. although
thousands of others had ridden and walked many
miles to county seats, enduring severe ardships
and then had been disappointed by delays to
which the registration officers Intentionally sub
jccted them. They complained bitterly OF dis
elimination against their race.
Gov Evans assured them that white men had
been treated in the same manner. The Colored
Ministerial Union of the State will renew efforts
in the Federal courts to set aside the registra-
tion law and collections will he taken up in
colored churches on next Sunday to defray the
expenses.
publish to morrow plan by which he ma int aims
the Constitutional C0nyention may qualify suf-
fraEe To insure white supremacy without
disfranchislng poor or illiterate white men. He
proposes TO permit to vote only those men able
to read who pay taNas on property to the
value of $500. or those who served in the
confederate army or navy and their descend
ants. Lawyers say the plan would not conflict
with the Federal Constitution.
The sun., 1895-03-15
BLUNDERS IN 4 BLAINE BOOK.
The Jury Decides that It Was Not Stnn-
dArd Marketable Llternture.

The trial Of the suit brought by David Thomp-
son against Albine Goodspeed. for alleged breach
of contract, in that she refused to accept tho
matter for campaign book on the lives Of
Blaine and Logan which he contracted to fur
nish her. was continued yesterday in the Su-
preme Court before Judge Beekman. Both sides
bad rested on Wednesday night, and the Judge
suggested that the attorney for the defendant,
stephen c. Baldwin. prepare a list Of the mac
curacies alleged to exist in the text OF the book
and because OF the existence of which Mrs
Goodspced refused to stand to the contract,
which read that the book should be consistent
with good authorship and workmanship.
When this list OF mistakes was read yesterday
it 0ccasioned much mirth in the court room. nd
yet they are not very good mistakes. The old
stone house" in which Mr.. Blaine was born in
ton. Ono pathetic sentence is as follows:
That's the packet James G. Blaine that runs
from hero 10 Pittsburgh The two people who
sleep in this graveyard little thought when they
died that they'd have son big enough to have
packet named for him. They died whom Jim
was young"
Then IL Is stated that Blaine was born in ls3o,
aud that his father died in 1850 and his mother
in 1871. In mention of Harrison's victory
over Tecumseh at Tippecanoe the author says:
"Tecumseh was not there" Ambition. lever
born" lacks nn ''e" to be intelligible. smith
ordered his men to lay down" is another gem.
There are moro than 200 instances Of bad gram
mar and bad spelling. The jury left the box.
but had agreed verdict for the defendant
before II got to the door
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TESLA AoAIN At WORK.
ne says that NiIiion Dollars wouid Net
Pay for what was nurued.

Hikola Tssla,the electrician. whose work rooms
and apparatus were destroyed by FIRE on We'd
nesday morning, was at work again yesterday.
Although not yet recovered from the shock oc-
casioned by his loss, he spent several houA In
drawing up the plans Of new invention. When
seen At his apartment In the Gerlach Hotel Mr..
Tesla was walking nervously up and down his
room. debating to typewriter.
"Yss, ain at work again." said he. in reply
to the reporters question. u have already be-
gun work on a new set OF rlans. shall now bs
obliged to work doubly hard to make up for the
most unfortunate loss have sustained"
When asked IL he could give an estimate of
his loss, Mr.. Tesla said:
mo. that would be very difficult. In a case
like this tho loss cannot be estimated in dollars
and cents. II It could be. might sey that n
million Of dollars would DoS pay FOR what has
been destroyed"
But you will doubtless bc able to replace
everything In time" eaid tho reporter.
II don't know" replied the inventor wcarily.
"Some things can never be replaced. A painter
may have commenced n masterpiece which Is
DESTROYED while In process OF completion: In
inspired by his misfortuie, as II sometimes the
case. Ncrved up by his loss, ne may produce
another masterpiece winch VIII make INN
"ln tho case OF an inventor it is different.
when. at one blOW. MI ms apparatus, MS ma
chinery, the work of months OF careful study.
are swept away. u is no easy matter TO replace
tho loss As said before, | can give no esti
mate of my loss as most persons would reckon
IT. man may spend 100000 In fitting out a
laboratory. which another man would not give
$4,000 for. some of my models. " he continued.
were boxed up ready for shipment. There
were few which had already been sent away.
The larger part OF my work, however. was q
total loss. Ibid not insure 1t, no no insurance
could cover its true value"
Mr.. Tesla said hat his electrical apparatus,
with which hc hoped to improve the electric
light had been destroyed with tho rest. There
were also other half-completed inventions OF
which he did not care To speak.
An my friends have been very kind to me-"
said he. II have 'ceivcd q letter from Mr..
Edison offering me the Use OF his work shops in
which to continue my experiments. He has
ehown me the greatest kindness and considera-
ton do not think. however. that will accept
the offer. shall probably within short time
secure other quarters in the city and begin my
work anew. have not as yet recovered suiii-
ciently from the shock Of my loss to make any
definite plans.
"Onc thing in particular has cheered me up n
good deal 1t was the kind editorial which ap-
peared about me in this mornings sun. am
deeply grateful"
II is estimated that Mr.. Tesla's loss aside
from the contingent damage will amount to be
tween $50, 600 and 800, 600 as much valuable
apparatus and complicated machinery were
DESTROYED.
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HOW HE FELL INTO THE HARLEM.
Chemist Archibald the Eictin ef Labora-
tory F4mes.

DIR. George Archibald OF 65 Prospect place.
who was dragged out Of the Harlem River at
the foot of East 10th street on Tuesday night
and sent to Harlem Hospital, was arraigned in
Harlem Court yesterday on charge of ntoxi-
cation. DR.. Archibald, who is Scotchman, 10
years old. took the degree of NJ. d. in Edin-
burgh and that of PHI. ID. in Berlin. lie was
chief chemist of the Ordinance Department of
the United States Navy dnring President Har-
rison's Administration. He was appointed by
Secretary Tracy,
In court he explained that he was not drink
ing man and was not drunk when he walked
Oret board. On the day OF his misadyenturS he
had been experimenting in the manufacture of
artificial oils for a downtown Arm. and had
used mothyl. alcohol, and ether in his experi-
ments. lie felt no bad effects from the fumes
he had inhaled in mis- laboratory until he went
up town on sixth avenue elevated car and got
off at 125th street.
Then he became dizzy and went to a saloon,
where he ate a sandwich and drank a glass OF
9iGGer ale. The next thing he remembers, he
says, was being lost on the east side of town and
talking 10 a boatman who promised to row him
To his home. He pulled out memoranda am
book to show the bOatman his address. lie had
$40 il the hook. He has not seen II since
Ha adds that ho fell overheard while trying to
step into the boat. Who the boaiman Is or what
became OF the memorandum book and money,
Dr. Archibald is unable to explain. Justice Div
Yer discharged him.
The sun., 1895-03-15
SOCIETY BUYs NEEDLEWORK.
sale at the W aIdorf by tho Society OF Deco.
rativs Art OF New York.

The Society of Decorative Art of New York
held it's annual sale yesterday in the ballroom
at the Waldorf Tho sale, which began at
o'clock and closed at O'Clock. was preceded by
n luncheon. The luncheon. the tea served dur
ing the sale. and the use of the ballroom were
contributed by Mr.. Boldt. the proprietor Of The
Waldorf.
Arranged about the ballroom in artistic array
was collection OF embroidered linen fancy
articles, and examples OF handsome needew2rk
which were calculated 10 tempt tho most sordd
person. The table linen proved particularly at
tractiye, but the sale Of sofa cushions aided
much In pling UP the profits,
Mrs Francis ?; kinnicutt, Mrs. William F.
Morgan. Mrs J. W. Pinchot Mrs j. X. Sturgis.
Miss Katharine Ncwbold and Miss Robbins
were among tho officers OF the society who
Quoted the sale. A French screen ana bed
spread, each valued at $3.50, were the most ex-
psnsiVe articles sold, During tho afternoon
about Sl,"5O was realized from the sale.
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Nv THE INrER EST or ART.
That, Mrs. Merin said, wss why she Let
eeuIptor Cieverna Make = Csst OF Her bre.

That Mrs. Merin Said, wss why she Let
Sculptor Cievernp Make = Cast oT Her Lea.
Mrs. Marie NORM. n handsome French woman
wearing sealskin and diamonds was one OF two
defendants tried in the General Sessions Court
in Jersey City yesterday for living together i'm
morally. The other was Etienne SaEnoI OF l32
Poplar street, who employs Mrs. NORM as house
keeper At a salary OF s15 n month. The com
planant was Gabriel Morin. Mrs. Morins hus-
band, an artist and sculptor. In addition to the
criminal proceedings MORN has Instituted n
civil suit. claiming $4,000 from Sngnol for
alternating his wfe's affections.
The Morns came from Paris in iSnn, and went
to board with Sagnol. They had two children.
In the following December Morin went away on
a hunting trip. lie returned on Christmas Day
to SEQ his children, and then went away again.
The next time his wife saw him was when I've
had her and Sagnoi arrested. Meantime Mrs.
NORM had taken her two children to Paris and
left them with her mother.
When Mrs. MORN returned she told SnsnOl
that she would have to work for u living. as hcr
husband bad deserted her, He offered her the
Il a widower with two daughters. ono is mar
ricd to Andre Clevcrnn, asculptor. aud the other.
whois l6 6yesrs old, lives with her father.
heard that his wife and Sagnol were living to-
gctllcr a. man and wife. Cleycrnn. Sagnol,a A
ed in tho hoiIsc for n time and he saw enough TO
convince hin, that Mrs. Morln was more to sng
mol than his housckecpcr. The witness said lie
had made cast OF Mrs. Morin's leg and loot.
and It occupied n conspicuous place Ia Saguols
pa srlor az one of his art treasures.
Sagnol denied that any improper relations cH-
listed between him and Mrs. MORN. lie said IL
was true that he had cast OF Mrs. Morins leg
made by Cleveran.
Mrs. Morin's face flushed when she took her
seat IN the witness hoX. She said her husband
left her because she refused toearn money Tor
him ut tho sacrifice ot her virtue. On being
asked about the cast of her leg. she hlushod and
said that 1t was tleyeran who suggested making
II. Her husband had made a cast OF her hand,
and CIevcran wanted tn try IL he could make n
better cast. She consented merely IN the inter-
est Of art.
The defendants were convicted.
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MISS M,KENZIE CILTY.
Convicted of Assault in the Second Degree
for Shooting at Commodore Hall.


Mary Helen Mckenzie OF Glen Cove, l.. L.,
was found guilty of assault in the second de-
gree by jury in the Queens County Court,
Long Island City, yesterday. The assault con-
sisted in discharging pistol over the head of
Commodore Daniel *. Hall of the Hampstead
Harbor Yacht Club, the headq quarters Of which
is situated on Garvie's Point. near the home OK
the defendant. The case was called Wednesday,
and yesterday morning Miss Mckenzie took the
witness stand in her own behalf. Her mother,
who is 20 years old and very feeble, occupied a
chair in the court room.
Tho shooting occurred on the evening of July
0, 1892. Miss Mckenzie testified that she was
in the habit Of keeping a loaded pistol in tho
house. 1t contained blank cartridges on the
night of July o, and wishing to so To n neigh
boring store. and being afraid TO go unarmed,
she fired Off the blank cartridges out Of the win;
ones. She declared sho did not know that Com
modore Hall WAS passing the house. She stuck
nation. Then District Attorney Noble ask ed her
if sho was married. She answered that she was
single and always had been.
1ames II. Bayls was then called to the stand
He said he was married To the defendant at
Norwich by magistrats on Aug. D. 1860. He
years. The certificate OF this marriage was
produced in court. and eaosed a sensation in
Lawyer Edward 4. Payne, a member Of the
Hampstead Harbor Club and a brother-in-law
Ol JuuHb tco'lHtu tEuL lie Wpulu ilOJ
believe tho defendant under oath. James II.
Post and C. b. Gruman gave sim liar testimony.
The troubles between the club and the Ne
Kenze women began when they accused the
members OF setting fire to the Mckenzie house.
Miss Mckenzie was fined by Justice Crandall.
but this judgment was set aside on tho ground
that the offences were beyond his jurisd let ion.
She and her mother, who was also fined. then
recovered Sl0O each from Justice Crandall.
subsequently Commodore Hall had Miss Nc
kenZie indicted.
The jury was out about two hours. The ver-
dict was accompanied By = strong recommends
tion TO mercy.
The sun., 1895-03-15

Two OF ThsA Believed do Bo In the Hands
OF tho Police.

The Brooklyn police authorities have now two
men under lock and key who are believed TO DO
members of the reckless thieviAg gang who
have been cutting at the lead pipe in the cellars
OF HAT houses. and incidentally exposing tho
lives of the occupants by tho escape OF gas. In
many instances OF this kind recently tho
people in the houses visited by tho lead
pipe t!ends were saved from wholesale asphyx-
iaiiOn only through the timely discovery OF tho
escape ot the gas, John Thorpe, aged 20 years,
of !U3 Hamilton avenue, ard Patrick Ward,
aged 95, OF ".4 HTush street, are the suspects
arrested. For some time they have been selling
Lend pipe ht intervals OF two or three days at
Thomas O'Donnelrs junk shop in Hamilton
avenue and fiftrenth street,
They explained THAR they had picked IL up on
the street, but U'DCnnell finally became sus-
Dlcious and notified lhe police, On Wednesday
night, when Thorpe and Ward returned to the
junk shop with more lend pipe, twn detective
scrEcaHis were on hand and put them under
arrest; one Of the pieces OF lead pipe they had
with hem had tho stamp of the MetrOpOli itan
HAs Light Company. The prisoners have been
held Tor trial.
The sun., 1895-03-15
SITE FOR THE ZIG LIBRARY.
Members OF the Library Club Speak N
Favor OF Bryant Park.

The proposed combination of the Astor Lenox,
and Tiden library foundations was the subject
for discussion at q meeting OF the New York
Library Club held yesterday afternoon in the
library of the Young Mems Christian Associa-
tion.
j. n. Weeks. the first speaker on the subject,
said that the main object was to get together q
perfect reference library, where any one in New
York and It's vicinity could refer TO any book he
might desire to consult. As to the site for the
building. he said that II the neighborhood Of
Columbia College, Morningside Heights.
were selected the people arriving by trains at
the Grand Central station would be far from
their destination when they stepped from tho
from the New Jersey system OF railroads would
be no better off. IL Ii were near forty-second
street it would be easily accessible ironi all
Il: B. Poole said that proper respect should be
paid to the wills by which the Libraries were
founded. Otherwise people would no longer be-
70 the location" ho said, Fifth avenue, and
but It would not be central for other people. |
am in favor Of Bryant Park. The city needs
on On tho east @ side, and as lie building would oc-
cupy the site OF the reservoir nothing would DO
lost % to the @ city IN the way q park room: There
land, and he favored Rryant Park, Even with
the buildings AS p!Gnned. the city would have
10000 feet more park Toom than Is now left by
the reservoir.
George Baker spoke for tho north end OF Cen
trail Park as the educational centre Of the city.
The New Jersey trans would ultimately be
landed in that 9eighborhood by the North River
Bridge. he said. and the number OF New York
Central and New Haven trains stopping at l25th
street was increasing yearly.
Judge William W. Peck spoke OF the legal
aspect OF the matte er and expressed doubt
doubt whether the property ~ tIftL avenue and
purposes than those of iha Lenox Library. lie
favored the location Of the Consolidated Library
near Columbia College.
The sun., 1895-03-15
The nudsoA River OpsA to Newbursh.

NEwBURGH. March 14.-The Hudson River Is
free OF Ice from New York to West Point, dis
tAnce of fifty miles The ice from West Point
to Newburgh, ten miles further north, was
broken up yesterday afternoon by the propeller
Homer Ramsdell OF this city, which made the
trip TO New York in hve hours, arriving at the
Franklin street pier of the kamsdell line at
O:2O. This was the opening OF tho Hudson
River navigation for the season OF 1899. The
propeller NewburRh of the same line made the
trip to-day. The. steamer Emelne will begin
her regular trips between Iiaverstrsw and New
hurgh next week The ice from New hurgh
northward 10 solid, except where Il has been
broken mp for terIiage purposes. IL Is eLpeeted
that the leo between PCushkeepsle and New
buTGh will be broken up by next Monday.
The sun., 1895-03-15
DIVORCES ~ DELAWARE.
Tho LesisIaturo Has Had Forty-ons DO
Consider This session.

WILMINGTON, Del, March l4.-ConSiJerablo
time is being consumed by the Genera Assem-
bly, of Delaware, now in session in Dover. in the
consideration OF applications for divorce, AL
ready forty zone bills providing for divorce have
been received, thirteen in the Senate and twen-
ty-eRht in the House, OF these fifteen have
passed both Houses and one has been rejected.
In the case OF Legislative divorces a bill Is nrst
introduced in one OF the two Houses OF the Iisn-
eral Assembly. and when passed by that House is
sent To the other body. Upon being passed there
and being signed by the Speak OF the respective
Houses, It becomes law. Each House appoints
committee 10 take testimony anu report upon
the Individual cases. These committees are
busily engaged every afternoon now in tax
Ing evidence, Tho petitioners are usually
yutD.
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BROOkLrN'S NEW POLICE CHIEF.
lie Appeal. TO the Members Of the Force
Tor Their Cooperation.

Police Superintendent W. j. MckeIvcy OF
Brooklyn yesterday sent out this general order:
I'm entering upun The duties OF my off'cc, do
so with deep sense OF tho grave responsibilities
that rest upon ric. | am. however. conndent
that will receive The hearty support of every
member of tho force upon whom the success OF
my administration largely depends. Tho duty
OF maintaining order and protecting the prop
criy and persons Oi over million inhabitants
requires the strictcSt discipline and the most ex-
acting attention to duty, To the commanding
officers especially appeal for their cooperation
in my efforts to promote the efficiency OF the
force. IN the assurance that the results of our
united efforts will merit the confidence reposod
In na
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, Architect. Want Their Pixies.

Assemblyman La Fetra, at the request OF
some attorneys who arc interested, has intro
duced in the Legislature bill providing for tho
payment OF the prizes offered il, tho recen. com
petition for the best plans for the new munici-
pal building, There were l3+ plans aEd six
were selected Ms worthy nT prlhc. The hrst
prize was to be the selection Of the architect
who submitted ~ Rs the superyislng architect Os
construction Wnrn the building shOu. d be erect
ed. The other prize winners were 10 get $1,000
each Mr.. La Eetra's bill requires the Commits
sioners to chOuso the best of the six plans and
in lien Ot the prize provided Tor by the terms OF
srectedD would give To the successful architect
$1,000, the other i've 10 receive $1,000 each.