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The sun., 1895-05-27


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John A. Morris widely known through his
connection with the turf and as the owner OF
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o'clock last evening.
He was 5s years old His wife. and his cid
day. but cannot reach the ranch before Tues
day. Mr.. Morris's other son. David Hennen.
Helmuth.
Mr. Morris was stricken on Friday morning
with apoplexy' since which time he remained
ske.eh ol , .ne i..e VI Mr. % 'onii "A. Motifs
IN M this % country took ivoller interest in m rarins @
up to the passage of tho amendments of the
He built the Morris Park course in West
chester ate GO county at an outlay OF more than
s2'ooo'ooo' starting OUT with Inc intention OF
He saw nothing but glorious future for rae
ing. and he said at the time the work was
uesun ',. ne nau ai ". no anu n'
would 6e satisfied II the property paid the inter-
cst on the money invested
Money was % not spared In any detail of, Of con.
struction: and the drainage system 9lone cost
more than ooo; The cinG i ,t house was made made
he r, Sd sabns IN or any w oaner
pcrfection as possible.
n s so and he
that no horse was worth putting IN the stud that
could hot neSGtiate III ana tnat IL was ,he snrest
Mrs. Morris took almost as much pride IN
S
The $50, 900 orchestrion. which was placed in
ment of its kind, and Mr.. Morris was very proud
OF It, 80
He came to the grounds almost daily while
the club house and mammoth grand stand
were IN the course or erection; and when
tho first meeting was held at the
new track which was named Morri, Park, and
New YORK Jockey Club. the protector OF the
enterprise was very happy man.
! quiet way. lie owned the Cora, and was never
companion, on board;
The vesse! was built for comfort, and. while
for speed. few Of them were more homeiike.
In the winter the Cora was usually in COM
to carry her owner to Bay. Ridge. when tho
70 Atlantic Highlands, when the Monmouth
Park track was open.
The dead turfman and CAPITALIST was full OF
racing "reminiscences. and told many interest
ing taies OF the eampaign inauguratcd oy ms
father and Richard Ten Brock upon the Eng
A favorite story was of his shouting to Tan.
kersey, the rider OF Prioress IN one OF the great
English handicaps, to " Pull her." The mare
was heavy. headed. and would not run her best
unless the jockey took a good hold OF her.
n the excitement OF the nnlsh with RI Haklm
The sun., 1895-05-27
HEARING ON THE TRUCK BILL.
Austin Corbin md Others Who Arc with
Col. Warning In Opposing IL.

Austin Corbin md Others who Arc with
Col. Warning In Opposing IL.
There will be hearing In the Mayors office
this afternoon on the bill authorizing the Mayor
to issue permits for the storage OF trucks and
other vehicles in the streets at night. Street
Cleaning Commissioner Waring is opposed to
this bill because it will interfere with the clean
ing of the streets. Austin Corbn will appear
before the Mayor to oppose the bill. In letter
to Col. Waring, made public yesterday, he says:
II will go before the Mayor on Monday my
self and will bring two or three gentlemen
with me, but do not know how can well stir
up any considerable number TO go there. CON
gratulate you for the good work you have done.
every possible way. | hope the Mayor will not
be influenced by anything that may be said in
have done grand work In that direction. and
hope and believe that the Mayor will support
Miss Ellen Collins has forwarded to Col War
ing letter from the Rev. Daniel Redmond.
pastor Of the Woods Memorial Church. in Ave-
There ought TO be such q response to the call
that the Mayor and all others CONCERNED would
are ' Tor Wv what at the ON niissloner has already i
done. The difference now Is such AS to warrant
Se IN Of be cty Is Almost gone It Is
on which bad spoken. but I had not hoped the
change woul id come SO soon"
The members OF the Ladies' Health Protec-
tive Association and the Womens Political
League have been asked to attend and state
their views. They are said TO be practically
unit in opposition to the bill. They take the
ground that the presence OF trucks in front of
houses is the constant occasion OF most offen-
sve nuisance. One Of the women. in letter
TO Col. Waring. says:
1T seems to me that II the women OF New
York could only realize what 1t means to the
poor women and children TO have these endless
sources OF degradation, and indecency before
their doors they would rise In their might and
sweep them from the streets"
A big delegation of truckmen will urge the
approval of tho bill. They will oppose the argu-
ments Of the women as sentimental" and ask
for the approval OF the bill as a business neces-
sity.
The sun., 1895-05-27
KILLED At THE CHURCH DOOR.
brothers Shoot n Man Who Hnd vrouScd
Their sister.

LExISGToH, KY. May 26.--Archic Riley was
shot and killed by John Montgomery. and
George Montgomery was mortally wounded
by Riley mt Troy, in Woodford county. this
afternoon. The shooting occurred at the Pres
byterian Church just rs the congregation was
dismissed. and is thought to have grown out Of
the fact that Riley about two years ago wrongcd
Miss Ada Montgomery ard was forced to marry
her. after which he deserted her and their child.
Nnnt+;oTer, 'rerfd fSa 80 hiGl. na-- ~
striking nini On the arm.
Riley got out his pistol and shot ontqomery
In the breast. intiictng what will probably be q
fatal wound. John Montgomery, n brother OF
George. rnn up and fred on Riley from behind,
striking him just below the LEFT shoulder. the
bullet pi -rcng his heart.
The sun., 1895-05-27

The French line steamer La Champagne ar
rived here yesterday, reaching her dock a few
minutes before noon. There were SO cabin and
5l2 steeraGe passengers on board. Tho cabin
passengers quickly left the dock, and the immi-
grants crowded to the rail to be taken to Ellis
migration transfer boat did not come by 2
o'clock the superintendent OF the French fine
dock called mp Ellis Island by telephone and
asked when they were coming for the immi-
grants.
why notf"
because the vessel didn't reach the dock be-
fore IL o'clock"
But she did reach Il before l2 O'Clock"
"Well. the Commissioner and all the officers
are gone home now. and there Is TO one to send
after the Immigrants"
The superintendent was angry. but there was
no redress; The immigrants will be taken TO
Ellis Island to-day.
The sun., 1895-05-27
STEAMSHIPS IN COLLISION.
The Sycamore Hit Nv Unknown Vessel
300 Miles OF Boston.

BosToN. May 26.-The Warren limo steamer
Sycamore, Capt. Fenton, arrived at this port
this afternoon from Liverpool with her port
bow stove in and otherwise damaged by col
lision with an unknown two-masted British
steamer
Capt. Fenton says that Mt lO:1S p. NJ. on last
Wednesday. when his vessel was 900 miles east
from Boston Light, during dense fog. she came
in collision with a strange steamer.
The bluff OF the port bow OF the stranger
struck the Sagamores port bow just forward Of
the foremast and crushed in six plates above the
water line.
The Sycamore also sustained injury below the
water line, and had several of her iron frames
broken.
All efforts to learn the name OF the steamer
proved futile.
Signals could be heard from the other steamer
until O'Clock Thursday morning. when Capt
Fenton observed her outlines as she steamed
away on her course.
The sun., 1895-05-27
r "HOA7E AND UTERBICII
An ecdote for Which the Hon. Dwight
uwrence Stands Responsible.

uwrence Stands Responsible.
The Hon Dwight Lawrence, Librarian OF tho
Senate was down from Albany yesterday and
this is his latest ancCdote:
The Hon. Joseph II. ChOate and the Hon. Ed
ward Lauterbach were associated In suit Q
short time GgO and won. As the jury left their
seats Mr.. Lauterbach turned To- Mr.. Chuate and
said:
"Choatc. we won this verdict because we hap
pened to know more law on this subject than
our ndvcrsarics."
Yes Z" Qucried Choatc.
"Our, clients are rich, you know. a corpora
tion and all that" reJo!ned LnulcrbncM.
Yes 2" again replied Choatr. What do you
think we ought to charge. LauterbachI"
"Oh, $3.50 apiece"
Tut, tut" broke ont Choatc, imratieutly, and
he repeated: Tut, tut. You let me handle
this bill, Lautcrbach. III collect Tor rs both
\ short time aftcrward Mr.. Lauterbach WAS
in Mr.. Choate's Office in Wall street, and Mr..
Choate. handed out q check for - 300 as Mr..
LauterbaChs fec in the case, and said:
"Inuterbach, what do you think of that ?"
Mr.. Lnuterbach looked at the check. strOked
his beard for an instant. and. looking intently
at Choate, replied:
Almost thou persuadest me TO be Chris
tiau,'
The sun., 1895-05-27
SOLD 4 NEGRO 4 Gro.
A Janitor Held In $1,000 for Acting as =
Policy Aiddieman.

John Sedgewick, janitor of a fiat at 81 West
1O1st street, was held yesterday In 81, 500 ball
in the Harlem Court by Justice Koch for selling
q negro named Isaac Copeland Of eos West l22d
street three number gig for 10 cents.
Sedgewick was caught selling the gig by Po-
llceman jackson OF the West l25th street sta
tion. who arrested him as soon as the transac-
tion was completed. Sedgewick declared that
he had no connection with any policy shop, and
only took the negro's money to buy the num-
bers for him.
Justice Koch told him that. II this was so. he
was glad OF the opportunity To hold MIN for trial
for encouraging the man to part with his money
so foolshly.
Policy is a game peculiarly adapted to draw
ieRst afferd to lose IT, and IL is especially erSti
flying to find that the officer has secured SO clear
a case against you," Justice Koch added.
The sun., 1895-05-27
SHOT AT HIM IN CHURCH.
He MAD BETRAYED HER IND SHB
S0UGHT RErENGE.
She Found Him sitting with the Choir nnd
Fired Twicc-.ftc Fled, .timoNt Cniniared,
and the Congregation Fled with Him

She Found Him sitting with the Chotr ona
Fired Twicc-.Itc Fled, .si,noSt Cninipred,
and the Congregation Fled with Him
ORANGE, May 26.-Thc Onkwool Avenue Bnp-
tist Church, which has been nearly torn nsundcr
by the internal dssensions OF the colorcd men,
bcrs in the last year, passed through another ex-
citing experience this morning.
A colored woman tried to avCnrc her honor hy
shooting tho man who had BETRAYED her ana
had refused to marry her, and the sisters and
brothers jumped through windows, carrying
glass and sashes with them, In their cugerness
to escape the bullets from her revolver. Tho
woman was Bella White, 10 years old. anl the
man whom she attempted to shoot was Aul.ev
Brockcnbow: The woman SAID afterwar to
Judge Davis:
lie told mo could shoot him II he didn't
do right by me. He betrayed me. and tried 10
shoot and kill lin. wanted to put all seven Of
my bullets in him, so that he would suffer wils
the doctors were digging them out, Us lie aaA
made me suffer"
The Rev. Patton II. Matthews. who minister's
to the colorcd people of the church. had Just
closed his Bible. having announced his text for
the morning. when the front ,.oor was thrown
open and in stalked the nngered woman. Shs
marched down the middle aisle TO the choir
seats. Brcck kenbow. WHO sings in the choir. sat
near the pulpit with his back toward the lfont
door.
Just In front Of the pulpit tho woman slorned,
drew her revolver from her wrap. and aimed It
him. She fired two shots. Tho first wcHt
through his coat sleeve. burning hs arm. 'rhs
second lodged IN the woodwork OF the seat tnr
lirockenhow was not there when IL was fired,
lie was one OF thc scattering members most nf
whom began their flight before the FIRST shot
The woman left the church and walk I'd away
through the vacant lots. but men stopped her
and wrenchcd the revolver from her. She be-
gan to throw stones mt them and they were glad
to tnke To their heels. Sho walked hurricliy
toward East Orange. 4 hundred or more mrn
and women followed her, but she had u good
start and kept dodging around corners pni
through alleys until on Parl; avenue. IA mile
from the church. she was met by Detective Com
roy and Patronnn Potts of the Orange police
ana was arrested
At the police station the woman said thnt sho
and BrocEenbow had lived in the same house in
Thompson street. Fast Orange tor several Yeas
and for three years she Ind hccn a wife t,
Brockcnbow in everything except name. He hG'
promised to marry her repeatedly, aud final
last Friday was set for the wedding.
She completed her arrangements, but Mt 1. %
last moment iirockenbow refused to marry her.
she then decided to kill him. She went to New
York on Friday night and bought 2"-caibrs
even-chamber revolver. BroCkenDow made q
complaint Of assault and battery nsainst ths
woman. and she was committed to TIE county
jail in Newark.
The sun., 1895-05-27
FIFTY LOST IN ONE DAY.

Police Cared for Seventy Children Yester-
day and Saturday.
1t was reported at Police Headquarters yes
terday that fifty lost children were cared for by
the police on Saturday. That Is an unusually
large number for one day.
Following on this came list OF twenty lost
yesterday. Most Of these children were lost
near Central Park, where they had gone for
May parties.
The majority were reclaimed by their parents
at the Arsenal and at station houses near the
park. The Others were sent to Police Head
quarters. Most of the children were from the
lower east side.
The sun., 1895-05-27
sdVED BY 4 TROLLEY FENDER.
A Small boy Caught Up "s He Crossed .
Cur Track In Newark.

A trolley car fender worked admirably in
Newark late on saturday night, and saved the
life OF l3-ycar-old boy.
Several boys who were skylarkng in Null
berry street, near Clinton, scattered hurriedly
when policeman came along. William Porter
of Ward street dodged across the street to evals
the policeman. and did not notice the trolley car
which approaching rapidly. Motorman
brake, but seeing that he could not stop the car
in time. he stamped his foot upon the tripping
bolt and dropped the fender. Young Porter fell
into tho steel rack and WAS dragged out u
moment later by the policeman. lie escaped
without q scratch.
The sun., 1895-05-27
IRELAND ON FREE SILVER.
1HE ARCHBIsHoP SAYS REvITING
PROSPERITY MAY BE CHECKED.
An International Agreement Absolutely
Necessary n Free Silver. at the 10 TO
Ratio, 10 to Come-Cnpitni, He Thinks.
l. Disposed to Treat Labor Fairly.

A. International ARrceme Absolutely
~....,-r ,r rr.e Si,~er M Tho IA IN 4
:, ,..,.., m. ,,,,-,
"Auo'
Is dispose" '" S'
CHICAGO, May 26.-Archbishop Ireland of st.
Paul returned yesterday from n trip to the East
ard left last night for his home.
He was asked to say what he thought might
p-evcnt the tide OF prosperity. evidently now
inst setting In. from reaching its greatest
bcjsht and in his reply he suid this on the
sllyer question:
Tho present silver agitation might check
the period of prosperity which 1t seems is about
setting in .or us. l speak adviscdly. after re-
a,ction and feeling that may be criticised for
a. matter whether say il now or later2
without entering into the merits of the iiffi-
cult and intricate questions involved In q discus
sion of the silver phase or craze. would say
that so long as there is no International agree
mcnt between the great Governments OF the
world the commercial nations-an attempt on
the part of the United States to return to free
coinage of silver would be fatal to our business
prospcrity
THE United States is largely q borrowing
nation. A new country, undeveloped, is neces-
sarily borrower OF the older nations. and that
must positively be taken into consid Grafton
when we lightly speak Of changing tho form Of
our financial basis.
"It is ont of the question that we by ourselves
- ,..,. sn,ar ho.is to bo occ.nt. al IN, tho
balance Of tho world, willy niliy. We are an
integral part Of the general commercial world
..L.,a,,,r ,,.,, o,o-,, con,i,ont ,,d v,hat 20
eA''"uins o'ei .'''' NoA. ' "A' W.
propose or what fs proposed by those who favor
silver is only feasible on tho supposion that the
whole commercial world agrees with US to ao-
cept bi-metallic standard
What we borrow we must receive from
.,s.,u a.,
abroad, and the foreign capitalists Will not In
vest in our millions of securities IL they are to
% pald pscS tor tneir advances IN silver when
they can buy the bullion or that metal at 5o
cents on the dollar. They simply will not do It,
o,d 4, 4. on ,bsprd to,,v to ,nag,ne That yve ran
auu II - in aosu,o 1o'i' " 'A's0 '-'''' W. >"N
compel them 70 DO SO.
"Ihave said that we are necessarily one part
of the general commercial world. and whether
We like it or not. We must harmonic with the
other parts Of that world, far outnumbering us,
.nd if ,,o do not ,va o,ono r,rst heor tho con.e
~ - " Wv '' " -,
quences. Wo Gun only nope 10 MAINTAIN our
prosperity by maintaining with them cordial
",'u no"oi "''' e".en'
This to mo Is the simplest phase OF the silver
question, 1t is the easiest way Of consid ering
,rh,t ro .ho,1a .na sho,,5 M Az T,, uov %
"""' We '"'.iu A"o enou'u ~. w. AAo "' 20
very plain and clear. We are In no position to
stand aloof nor to restore nfdence In our busi-
,rstur,ions o,cen, by syreeino as we hav. IN
tho past as to cur financial basis In the marts
NJ III o world whore we m eet all that is in com-
The sun., 1895-05-27

Henderson Kept n Boxfu! Too Long and
Was struck with IL Bottle.

Dominick Henderson. ." years OF age. OF 3o7
East 1OGth street was struck in the right eye
with a soda water bottle while standing in
front OF his home at . o'clock yesterday morn
Ing. The bottle broke, and tho jagged edge Of
the broken glass cut the eye ball. destroying tho
sight. His assailant escaped.
1t appears that u cigarette cost Henderson
the sight Of his eye. His assaiant came along
smoking cigarette. Henderson asked for one,
and the stranger handed over his box.
Henderson fumbled over the contents until
the stranger apparently believed he intended TO
soda out OF his pocket and struck Henderson
with II. The wounded man was removed to
Harlem Hospital.
The sun., 1895-05-27
SHINE FELL INTO THE RIVER.

'A' 20 sleep on the Dock After Visiting
his Wife In Bellevue Hospital
The wife of George Shine, Al years old. of e71
tenth avenue, went TO Bellevue HospitaT on
saturday To be operated on. Her husband
.ea at the hospital late that night to see her,
,, a ar.er the visit started, as 1t was supposed,
an hour afterward some men on the pier
splasb 10y 5Tol OK East Twenty sixth street heard a
Two OF the mem ey o eres for help from the river
haS ,ahed nihed shine out OF the water lie said he
oysrhaardn asleep on the pier and had rolled
''@tu' lie was taken back TO the hospital.
The sun., 1895-05-27
BISMARCK ON THE EMPIRE.
Ho says That Germany WIZ Never Again
He Divided.

FRIEDRICHsRrH. May %. Replying to dep
utation that visited him from Holstein. Prince
Bismarck said that since lS+S two questions
had trou bled the German mind-the SchleswiR-
Holstein question and that Of the German fleet.
Both were inscparably interviewer. Germans
must be than full that the Danes. by their arro-
gance. reused German opposition to the climax
OF solving the Holstein question and the entire
German question.
Prince bismarck expressed himself as being
In favor of building cruisers rathcr than large
number Of irOn-clad war ships. In conclusion,
he declared that IL con now be safely said that
Germany would never again be divided.
The sun., 1895-05-27
The Beanilgton to Take the Place OF the
Philadelphia at Honolulu.

WASHINGTON, May 26.-Admiral Beardslee,
with tho flagship Philadelphia, has been ordered
TO return to San Francisco from Honolulu, and
on reaching homo to transfer his flag to the
new cruiser Olympia while the Philadelphia 10
undergoing repairs- Her place will be tax en- in
Hawaii by the gunboat Remington, which Is ex-
pected 10 get away from tho coast the last OF
HonoluiD FOR nearly nine months and is ssid to to
require extensive overhAuAng. The withdrawal
OF the flagship and tho Admiral commanding
the station from Hawaii 10 believed 10 indicate
that the Administration anticipates no trouble
there
The sun., 1895-05-27
TORE DoWNTHE STARS AND STRIPES
A Canadian MIIitiamnu Insults the Ameri-
can Flag.

LONDON, Ont, May 25,-Considerable feeling
has been aroused hero by an insult offered TO
the American flag yesterday during the cele-
bration Of tho Queens birthday. Richard Wag-
ner n German by birth, but British subject.
displayed from the second story OF his grocery
store the British. Swiss, German, and American
flags. Lieut.. Dennisun of the seventh Fusileers
OF this city forced his way through Wagners
premises and tore the stars and Stripes from
the window. Wagner will make complaint 10
the authorities. Dennison 10 ono of q Toronto
family which is notoriously anti.AmericAn.
The sun., 1895-05-27
Mayor Strong Gos. to SEQ Fireman Curley

Fireman Curley who was severely injured on
Saturday by falling from scaling ladder, was
reported last night at the Presbyterian Hospital
as doing nicely, and 1t is believed that ne will
recover. Mayor Strong. accompanied by his
son, went to sec Curley Yesterday afternoon. and
they made quite a long stay with the sick man.
Mrs. Strong sent some flowers to him yesterday.
The sun., 1895-05-27
He DROVE OYER rwo PERSONS.
The Second Victim Got In the Way While
stana Was Trying to Escape.

Joseph Staffa. young baker, of 12l Mulberry
street, while driving down Park row. near
Roosevelt street, at o'clock last night, knocked
down John Dopnelly OF 100 Bowery. The crowd
yelled at Staffa, and policeman tried to stop
him.
Failing In that. the policeman whsted for as
sistance. Other policemen came up, and, with
the crowd. ran after Statra. He drove to Chat
M ham SQUARE, and pursued by The crowd, rode up
Then he turned west. At Elizabeth street he
knocked down James Burdof OF 223 East Fifth
street.
A little further on he was arrested. He was
taken to the Elizabeth street police station
Donnelly aud Bendoff were little hurt,
The sun., 1895-05-27
A Bicycle Party stoned ON staten Island.

A man who gave his name as 7. Archibald,
and his address as 20 Willow place, Bayonne.
was assaulted while riding bicycle on Nander-
bit avenue Stapleton, $. l., yesterday. Ills
sailants We're Edward Ottn and Joseph Dona-
hue, both OF whom were intoxicated and were
throwing stones at the riders who passed.
Archibald, who was ono OF a party, stopped
and demonstrated with the men. and they
started to punch him. They were then arrested
and DOpRbue Was hned Slv.
The sun., 1895-05-27
The st. Lsuis Fog bound.

DELAWARE BREAKwATER, May 2e.-The In
ternational Navigation Company's new steam
ship, st. Louis, which sailed from Philadelphia
yesterday for her preliminary trial trip, was re-
a.dsnse fog at The Brown, about six miles up
the Delaware Bay.
The sun., 1895-05-27
An Un.newn Rlsysll.. Hurt wL,ls coa.t,ns

JAMAICA, May 26.-An unknown bicycle rider
was coasting down the hill on Flushing auenue
Just before dark last evening. when he suddenly
lost control of his wheel and collided violently
scious and taken 20 Pettits Hotel. He u be-
ueyed 10 DO from New York.
The sun., 1895-05-27
TWENTY BALA PLAYERS LOCKED UP
Mounted Cop Stniked Them and His Ten
Aids on Foot Nabbed Them.

Roundsman Merritt Of the fremont squad
TOOK ten policemen yesterday afternoon and
went TO catch ball players who go Sundays In
great numbers from the lower part OF the town
to play ball in fremont.
Merritt was mounted. The ten policemen
were In citizens clothes. Whenever they
found a crowd of players Merritt rode
toward them and scared them SO that
they ran To the sides Of the field. where the po-
licemen were In waiting. Twenty players we're
arrested; They were locked up Later three
The sun., 1895-05-27
Down the Bay to Nee. wh,tney.

The Hon. William Collins Whitney will ar
rive from Europe on Wednesday. A number of
his friends have made arrangements with Col
lector kilbreth by which they are to no down
tbs bay and receive tho ex-SecretAry OF the
Navy.
The sun., 1895-05-27

Use German Laundry Soap. It's tho Best.
The genuine has col0red woman on. wTappeT.-Adv.