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The sun., 1895-02-15
ROBBED LOI SINGS LAUNDRY.
William Readily Identified by the China aman
and Held for Trial.

Loi Sing is the owner of laundry at 538
Broome street. Early on Sunday morning the
glass in his front door was broken in and man
climbed through the opening Loi and his as
sistant were both asleep in the rear of the store,
which is divided by a curtain. When they
were awakened by the noise they jumped out
OF bed and showed the curtain aside. They
found themselves facing the muzzle OF a pistol
In the hands of the man who had entered the
place.
he was at the cash drawer, which he soon
pried open, taking the contents, amounting to
Sl4. He then ordered the Cinnamon back to
bed, and, unlocking the door, went out into the
street.
When the Chinamen recovered from their
fright they hurried to tho MacdOuRal street
police station and told Capt. Price what had
happened. They also gave a good description Of
the burglar to Policeman John Hess, who
started out to look for him.
On Wednesday night Hess arrested William
Readily OF 81 Narck street as the man whom
the description fitted. He arraigned him in
jefferson Market Court yesterday morning be-
fore Justice Martin.
Both Cinnamon were in court, and they identi-
fled Readily as the man who had entered the
laundry. Justice Martin held Readily in $1,000
bail for trial.
The sun., 1895-02-15

peopIe IN ohio Cornplninlne About the EGeot
on tho FlSh and Game.

| CLEvrLASD, o., Feb i4.-Ohio's largest arti-
| fcial lake is known as 81. Marys RESERVOIR Is
situated IN the western part of the state, near
| the Indiana line, nnd covers 1900 ncres IL
serves ss feeder for tho Miami and ioCnnal'
| connecting Cincinnati with Toledo, and Is the
resort OF game during the spring and fall ana is
filled with fish ut all seasons ~ the year. AZ one
time aportsman made an annual pilgrimage TO
that region from all portions Of the state.
The reservoir IL not far from the centre " the
Ohio oil fields. Little by little the oil men, in
search Of new territory, hnNc cncroachcd upon
the land surrounding the watcrnntil now ring
of derrlcks cncirclcs Il. Not satisfied with
boring for oil on The banks tho oil nicn have
erected derreks IN tho water, and that + why
the people of that pnrt are now complaining.
Tho experiment was nrst tried in winter. 49,.
When the ice had becomr sufficiently thick
huge beams were dragged ont from the shore,
and the process ~ erecting 4 derrlck BEGAN
Holes were chopped through the ice, ana lhlcs,
wcrc driven. on which a platform was bHilt. n..
motive power WIS derived fiOm steam box
connected with thr boiler on shore. steam Mas
we'll was Il success. OIL wes struck III great
quantities, aud tho pump brought 50 inpGli
money into the pockcts OF Jhc owners thnt other
wells were projected IN tho lake. ,,
Then the complaints hegan. pcople sad
water umI Killed tie ilsh. IL was shown to Tho
satisfaction OF the state Game Warden that the
fish were dying from The cnccts oi tie OIL. anu
hc notified the company that some arrangement
would have To be made whereby the leai; should
he stopped. A Golfer dam was constructed
about tho derrick. but the oil still got into the
water, and the fish still continued To die. the
ducks and other gnnic that once resOrtCd to the
lake found another place after they discovered
that the lake was Favored with petroleum. The
STANDARD on Company offered to leas" the lake
from the state. paying 81 100000 IN cash. and
tho usual ROYALTY for the privilege OF working
wells. The public made such objection that the
state refused The offer.
Meanwhile other concerns have followed up
the example OF the company that bored the first
we'll and now many wells are located in the
water nj from quarter to II half mile from
shore. OIL continues to escape into the water.
and some people fear that some day tmay catch
fire. and then Ohio will have the novelty of "A
Il ,OOU acre CUntiugratiOn.
The sun., 1895-02-15
"I FELT AS THOUGH RATS
WE'RE GNAWING AT THE
COATS OF MY STOMACH"

Thomas DO Quincy, .hc author; Mr.. Adding.
ton. an English Undc.- secretary OF state. and tho
Dean OF Carlisle have all left this expression on
record in their writings. They were ali sufferers
from chronic indigestion or dyspepsia; OF which
III, horrible sensation they thus describe is a
symptom.
II Is caused by the action on tie coats ot tho
sto,,nsh OF poisonous principles set free by tho
accommodation ~ food. The same uoisons ru,rr
the blood nnd In time pruducc Rout, rhcuma.
tigtn, asthma bronchitis nick headache. nervous
pr,strntiun and many other local aud organic
troubles generally wrongly treated rs separate
ami distinct diseases.
other siCns or indigestion and dysrcpslr arc 4
lpnyiuess and distress after eating, bed taste in
thu mouth. dryucss os tho skin, variable mp
Petite Gatulency broken sleep, bad dreams. and
nightmares biliousness, fatigue and wearincss
without labor. ,Sc., &c. The body Is like
scpuichrc nnd the food lies putrid and rotten
within II. Iience the deadly poisons that bite
and Enaw like hungry rats.
rho best of all remedies Is the shaker Diges-
,iye Cortllnl. discovered and prepared by that
honest people whom we all have heard " and
respect 1t contains the healing virtues OF
mountain herbs, cultivated by the shakers only.
Taken rs directed by them, the Cordial expcls
the pOisons from the blood, ami by toninE and
righting tile stomach prevents the formation Of
more. II will drive ont thCse gnawing rats"
and scatter all the other miserable effects Of
that one disease indigestion or dyspepsia.
10 make sure whether this remedy suits your
case, try small tct,-gent bottle, sold by almost
all druggists. iHr.
The sun., 1895-02-15
mRs. LtEnERMAN,s rRIAn.
The Letters Accusing lIsr OF Arson Have
Becn NirinId Her Defeuce.

The trial OF Mrs. Ida I.ieberman OF SCI East
| Twelfth street for arson was resumed before
Judge MARITIME In the Court OF General Sessions
yesterday. Assistant Fire Marshal Lenz testi-
fed to having found In the wOmans house after
the FIRE quantity Of woollen aud linen clothing
partially burned, but no silks. There was also
q partially melted gas stove and the remnants
of lamp. lie talked with the defendant after
the fire. She seemed much dlsheartened, but
answered nil his questions promptly She told
him she was the last person to leave her rooms
before the fire.
O1icer Flood Of Police Headquarters testified
as to the receipt uf the letters by Superntend-
ent Byrncs informing. him Of the fire at 6?i
not I've found now. One was In Hebrew and an
other IN English. The FIRE department WAS in;
formed OF their contents. Fire Marshal Mitchell
was called. Hc too, told OF the receipt of the
letters. but seid that they had been mislaid,
office at lj7 broadway, said he had been en-
pnyed by Mrs. liebermnn to collect the amount
of the policy. lie called at the office OF the In
surance company, but the officials refused to
pay unless Mrs. l.ieberman appeared IN persOn.
She refused to do so and he had returned the
policy to her. Aaron Tyroles, another adiuster,
complied Il list of Mrs l.ieberinnn's losses, and
the total value a. no fixed 1t was S?OO.i5. She
Lawyer Levy then requested the prosecuting
attorney to produce the letter sent to Superin-
tenlcnt Byrnes by the Stems. but Mr.. Weeks
Abraham Teinberg, who described himself as
singer. said he was brother Of Mrs. stein.
Feinbers testified that at tho suggestion of the
Stems he had written the letter to Supern-
tendent Byrnrs informing him that the house
was To be fred The letter was in red ink and
was sent anonymously. His object was to- pre-
vent the fire. and. incidentally. to put u stop to
the IiebermHn wufnnn's attempts to induce
the Stems to start n fire In their place
Lawyer Moss Ia opening ;he case for the de-
fence said hp would prove that Mrs. Liebcr-
man was IL respectable woman and had worked
hard to support herself and her two children.
Her husband committed suicide in Chicago
four years ago, anl she came to this city and
opened a restaurant in BruOmc street. Her
business burned ont there and then she
moved to the Twelfth street house. Her arrest,
he said. was brought ahOut by the Stems |
through their hatred toward her. Stein wanted |
Mrs. Liebernan to elOpc with him. and she hud |
told Mrs. stein. The witnesses for the defence |
will be examined to-day.
The sun., 1895-02-15
swINDLER COLLINS HERE.
He Got Eighteen Pages or Advertisements m to
for His Bogus Programme.

John Collins, who was arrested a few days
ago accused of swlnd!ng business houses in
New York city by getting out bogus programmes
in the names OF the Long Island News Dealers
Association and the Long Island Railroad Asso-
citation, was yesterday turned over to the New
York authorities by Justice Ingram in tue Long
Island City Police Court.
1t now appears that the swindlng operations
were carried out on n more extensive scale than
at first supposed. Since the arrest of Collins,
Detective James Sarvls of the Long Island Rail
road has obtained possession Of an elaborate
programme purporting TO be issued by the Long
Island Railroad Association for a ball held in
Schwalenherg's Hotel at Borden and Vernon
avenues, Long Island City. on Jan. 81 last.
The hotel Is entirely without accommodations
for balls. and no such affair ever took place
there. But the bogus programme, which con-
tained about eighteen pages of expensive adver-
tising in which well-knOwn railroad supply
houses in New York city were well represented
gave the order of dance for the occasion and
also page and n half address to the friends of
the association.
Collins does not deny that he assisted in
manipulating the swndle The authorities are
of the opinion tnat he was simply. an assistant.
As only New York people suffered through the
swindie the New York authorities have taken
the case in hand. Collins was well supplied with
stationery OF the two bogus organizations.
The sun., 1895-02-15
Mr. Mortimer. Buteb.r,. Nil

Max hamburger, butcher Of Fifty second
street and Sixth avenue, recovered Judgment
in the City Court yesterday for S727.09 against
Richard Mortimer of this city and Tuxedo. The
case was tried before Justice Neuburger and .
jury. number of witnesses testified that the
meat was delivered at the defendants house in
Tuxedo after having been ordered by his chef
Mr.. Mortimer's defence was that he had en-
ployed the chef at IA fixed salary and that 1t was
agreed that the chef was to furnish all meats
pocket.
The jury found that the meat was eaten by
in favor OF the butcher of 1927 90. with interest
and costs.
The sun., 1895-02-15
AFTER MRS. HUNTERS MONET.
Claimant In ST. Louis Who VIII Have
Trouble In Proving identity.

County Physician Washington of Newark re-
ceived II letter yesterday from young man in
St. Louis, Mo-, who would like to establish the
fact that Margaret Hunter, who died on Satur-
day, is his mother. The writer signs himself
Daniel Hunter. The letter is poorly written and
badly spelled. The gist OF it is that the writer
read about the finding OF the body of the
woman. that his mothers name was Margaret
Hunter, that She lived in Newark, and that at
8 years Of age he was taken out West by an
uncle who was killed by Indians He writes that
he had been told his mother was wealthy and
tried to locate her in Newark, but could not sue
coed. He concludes by saying: II would like
to know II this is my mother. | am 24 years
old. Anser Address to Genarl Delivery, St
Louis, Mo. Dan Hunter"
County Physician Washington thinks the
young man will have considerable trouble in es-
tablshing a claim to the wealth of the dead wo-
man, as there are persons in Newark who have
known the old woman for more than fifteen
years and they have no knowledge OF a sou who
went West with an uncle.
The County Physician performed an autopsy
yesterday but found nothing to indicate that
Mrs. Hunter met foul play. He said death was
due u cold hunger and exposure. The body
has been embalmed and will be kept for several
days in the hope OF some relatives appearing to
claim IL.
The sun., 1895-02-15
AIR-B4G SLEEPING CIRS
One Serious Defect In the Novel Idea Of n
West PcnnsyiynnIn Man.

West Pennsyiynnln Mnn.
A western Pennsylvania man has patented n
new style Of sleeping car. Each car Is to con-
tain rubber bags of various sizes and designs,
some to be used as pillows. some as mattresses,
and others rs cushions. At nightfall these bags
are to be taken from the cupboard ard stretched
over steel frames. When that Is done hot air
from the locomotive is TO be turned on. and the
bags are to be dilatcd. In II very few minutes
the cushions mattresses and pillows will be in
hated for use and then the porter will put wire
screens in position to divide the sleeping
tions. In perhaps fifteen minutes the whole
sleeping car Will be ready for use. The next
morning all that it will br necessary to do is To
turn of the hot air, and SO cause the collapse of
mattresses pillows, and cushions.
The advantages claimed for the new patent
are many and various. In the first place there
will be Il decided lessenng OF weight for the
sleeping cars TO carry. Again. the fixtures of
sleeping hcrths take up IA very large amount of
room which the new patent designs TO save.
Then the time taken up for preparing the berths
and putting them up In the morning Is consd-
erable. II Is claimed, too, that another effect
of the invention will be to do away with much
of the discomfort which now seems insepara ble
from travel ON sleeping cars. \ soft rubber
cushion diated with hot air ought certainly to
he Il pleasant substitute for sleeping car mat
tress on u cold night, and soft rubber pillow
ought certainly 10 acquire some popularity
which hard laundered sleeping pillow has
never yet enjoyed
One detail the West Peunsylvania man does
not seem to have covered by any clause in the
patent and II is an important one. No prOvis-
Ion Is made for the abolition of the sleeping car
porter. This Is u serious If not fatal defect.
The sun., 1895-02-15
For support OF Flushing Ho.n,,.,

FLUSHING, y. y, Feb l+.-E. y. W. Rossiter
Treasurer of The New York Central Railroad !;
George Pople, President of the Board OF Super
vlsors; +. =. Morris, President Of the village
Board of Trustees; j. II. Quinlan. Postmaster;
John W. Weed. and a number OF others are at
the head of a petition placed In circulation to-
day calling on Senator Childs and Assembly
man Fairbrother to introduce and advocate In
the Legislature a bill authorizing the town of
Crushing to raise by taxation yearly the sum of
$4,000 for the support OF Flushing Hospital.
This institution has been maintained by volun-
tary contributions. The financial question has
always been n serious one with the management
which is now tired OF the struggle. The an
nnnncement Is made that unless prompt fnan-
closed. The public service rendered by this in-
stitution has been OF great value to Flushing and
AL acent towns.
The sun., 1895-02-15
RULES FOR OBSERTING LENT
Restrictions bv which the Roman Catholics
OF the Archdiocese VIII Ro Governed.

OF the Archdiocese VIII io Governed.
The rules and obscrvances for Lent have been
sent TO the clergy OF the archdiocese by Arch
bishop Corrigan, and they will he read TO the
congregations OF all the churches next SUNDAY
They are as follows:
All the week day, of Lent from Ash "wednesday
Feb. -, to Easter sunday April H. fast das Ut
pretept, on one meal, with the allowance OF mod.
The Church excuses from the obligation Of fasting
tbnt not OF abstinence from flesh except in
special cases OF sickness the inrn, those who
tainlng their growth whose ar, of an n.
hGusting or laboriOus character in pregnancy
or nursing infants, and those who enfccDlcd by
old Dge
Tho following dispensalons granted for this do
cese by the autl 'iiy Of the Holy Sea:
l. The use OF nlsn meat also OF eggs and white
meats, Is permitted at every meal the SUNDAYS OF
Lent and at the principal neGl ON Monday. Tue say.
Thursday, and saturday. with the exception OF Ember
Saturday and Holy Saturday.
1.-THE use OF white meats Is allowed every day in
Lent ut the evening collation., and also at the prnc.
pal meal ON the days On which the OF flesh Is
forbidden
lll-A small piece OF bread with q cup OF coffee tea
or chocolate, can be taken IN the morning
N:Where II ~ not convenient to take the pr nclpa
meal at IL 10 lawful invtrt tho order and tax
,N.-Dripp!ng aud lard may be used In the prepara
tior OF the kinds Of food which are permitted.
NlOn sundays there is neither fast nhstI Inence
but fish cannot be used with flesh meat at the same
meal at any time during Lent
Nil.-Ihose who are exempt from the precept OF
fasting ran partake OF flesh every meal dur.
lug the day when Ivy special inlult flesh meat Is per
mlttcd n the principal meal
The time for fulhng the Easter preccpt of com
munnn IN the archdiocese extends from the
day In Lent to Trinity sunday. inclusive
lent, consisting OF rosary sermon. and Ueued icton
VIII be held In the churches OF the city.
The sun., 1895-02-15
11RE ~ THE MERcHANrs, CLUB.
Ii Starts In the Kitchen. and Does Over
$4,000 Damage.

4 fire started in the Kitchen Of the Merchants
Club. at 331 Broadway, at q o'clock Yesterday
morning. Tho club occupies tho cellar base
ment and first and second floors of the building.
Above 1t are the premises of II. A. Lozer d Co.,
the Cleveland Bicycle Company, W. I. Smith u
sons. manufacturers of carpets and rugs; the
Brussels Tapestry Company. and Barnes &
Boyer. manufacturers of chenille curtains.
The kitchen of the club is in the basement.
The cooks gave the alarm. When tho firemen
arrived the smoke had penetrated the entire
building and had awakened Charles Vandykc,
the bookkeeper OF the Cleveland Bicycle Com
pany, who sleeps the premises. 1t was SO
thick on the stairs and in the hall that he found
II impossible to get down and ran to the window.
He appeared there half dressed. on the third
floor, forty feet above the pavement, shouting
to be rescued. The fremcn put up Il ladder,
down Tsn Which & he made MS way & 70 the street ,u
dren, who live above the premises of the Ma
tional Automatic Alarm Company. next door,
and hearing the changing OF the engine bells in
broadway wrapped themselves up In blankets
saw them. and shouting tnat there was no dam
ger. showed them how to get down by back
way into Thomas street.
Still nothing of the fire could be seen but tho
smoke. which poured from the cellar and pre-
vented the iireIncn from getting down there to
examine into the extent OF tho outbreak so
Chief homer ordered n third alarm Five min
utes afterward thirteen engines were flooding
the basement Of the building. The, streams they
turned in quickly placed the cellar three feet
deep in water and effactualy drowned out the
fire: BY o'clock it was thoroughly under con-
troll.
The premises of the Merchants Club were
chiefly damaged by water. The firms in the
upper part of the building suffered from tho
smoke. The damage throughout the premises
will exceed 5000. Most of the property is in
sured. Several of the fremen who went into
the cellar were nearly asphyxlated by gas which
The sun., 1895-02-15
Hroksr In JAN for Tea Months.

William j. Broadwel, through his counsel,
Col B. G. Chetwood, made an application yes
terday to Judge Freedman to be released from
Ludlow street Jail on $4,000 bail. Broadwell
is a broker Of 5B New street. lie has been locked
up in Ludlow street jail for more than ten
months, having been arrested on n suit TO re-
cover $4,000, which ii was alleged he had con-
verted 10 his own use, and which belonged 10
Ehenczcr 4; kinsey, member of the Chicago
board OF Trade. Kinsey charged in his com
plaint that he put in Mr., Bruadwells hands
S1S,03J30 in notes and securities and that
BrOadwell retained large part OF them.
Broadwell ad mits that he received the seCurl-
ties but says that the proceeds were tu be used
In speculation; that he paid Sai,l7O.44 Of prot
tlOn To the extent OF S21, 1OO.lT, and returned
81 1900 OF commercial paper, and that, after de-
ducting his commission, no balance remained.
The sun., 1895-02-15
GAVE HER PURSE TO THIEF.
How Ida Stosppei Lost Her Pocketbook
Containing 6IO3

Ida Stoeppel, a servant in the employ OF Mr..
Wolff Of 81 East Fifty-siyth street. has brought
an action against BloomiBgdale Bros. for the
recovery of Sl03. which, she alleges, was lost
through the negligence OF one of the firms em-
ployees. She says that on Oct. Il. 1894, she
went into the millinery department of Bloom
ingdales' and bought hat. in payment for
which she rendered 50 bill. While waiting
for change she turned her back on the counter
and was looking Mt herself in q mirror, to SEQ
how the new hat suited her. In the mean time
abe had left her poCietbook, containing Sgd in
bills and some trinkets valued at S1.5O, on the
counter beside her old hat.
While Miss Stoeppefs back was turned one of
the saleswomen noticed the pocketbook. and
taking II up, asked several customers whether
1t belonged 20 any OF them. Two women to
whom she offered II said it was not theirs but n
third claimed II as her property, and walkeu out
OF the store At once, taking the pocketbook with
her. There was IA scene when Miss Stoeppel dis
covered what had happened
IL appears that the money was the result OF
long saving, and that she was on her way TO
deposit 1t with the Rev. =. ii. Simons of the Ger
man Mission, - State street, who was in the
habit OF taking charge of her savings Bloom
ingdale Bros disclaimcd all responsibility In
the matter, but offered the girl S15 compeilsa-
tiOn. They claim that the loss and the manner
OF 1t are not proven and further thai the EN-
ployee was not within the scope of her duties
when she took upon herself to tind the owner OF
the property.
The sun., 1895-02-15
POLICEMAN wAGNER'SFEE.
MRS BENNETr SAYS SHE TOLD
MN TO KEEP THE CHANGE
when re Pais Her FIne for Istoxieatior
out OF Two "a Biiis-Aner They Drank
Together subsequently,, she Missed Her
p,rss Cout.tuipe ea0- wnunsr A rr-r sted

| when re Pais Her FIne for Intoxieatior
| out OF Two "a Biiis-Aner They Drank
| Together subsequently,, she Missed Her
| Purse ContsiniBE 500 Wagner Arrcs sted.
Policeman Frederick Wagner Of the Oak street
station arrested on Monday night Mrs. Edith
Bennett OF p32 West lJith street, and she was
locked UP on u charge Of mtuxicatlon. On the
way to the Tombs Police Court in tho morning
Wagner proposed to her to have II drink. When
they went into the saloon ho told her that II she
would give him some money tp pass to the clerk
he would have The case fixed. She told him that
she did not want anything fixed nS she was able
to pay her fine. whatever II would be. She was
fined So, which she paid.
On leaving tho court room. Policeman Wag-
ner was still soliritous about Mrs Bennctts wei
fare. and proposed that they should 90 to II
restaurant and have something to eat. While
waiting to he served they had several rounds OF
drinks. which Mrs. Bennett paid for, in so doing
exhibiting pocketpocket which contained $40.
Then policeman Wagner proposed that they
should 20 to another restaurant. where they
could he served without delay. lie left her os-
tcnsibly to see IL he could find suitable place
around the corner, and did not come back.
shortly after Wagner left her, she missed her
pUcketbOok and money.
ON Wednesday she called to SEQ Justice Nc
Alnhop and told her story as above set forth
She also said that she gave wagner two two
dollar bills to pay her line. mud that when he
handed the dollar In change She told him to
Keep II.
Justice McMahon sent for Capt. Sleyin and
the story Mas repeated to him. Mrs Bennett
made an aflidayit yesterday emb0dying tho al
legged facts In the case. Wagner. who had been
brought to the Tombs Police Court on sum
mons, was placed under arrest. lie was
held In $1,000 bail Tor examination un-
der section ~ Of the Criminal Code,
which makes it II felony for public officer
To accept u fee for performing, or emitting to
perform. his duty as an officer. The Offence is
punishable by imprisoninent for no, more than
ten years or fine Of $4,000. or both. Bail was
furnished by Edward COppcrs, plumber, at 1873
Pearl street.
Mrs. Bennett. who says she Is n respectable
married woman. would not accuse Policeman
Wagner Of stealing her lUcletbooS. The dol
ler change she gave him forms the only basis of
her Cuhlplalut