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New-York tribune., 1896-12-07
SENATOR HOlR Defends HIS BROTHER.
DENoUNCEs SHARPLY AN OLD SANDER ABOUT
PACKING THE SUPREME COURT.

Boston. Dec. 6.-Serator George F. Eoar. in q
letter printed in THE Worcester Spy" addressed
10 The Boston Herald" replies to a statement made
In speech by ex-Secretary Fairchld. of New-York
repeating the story that the United States Supreme
Court had been packed by President Grant to reverse
the decision in the of Hepburn against Griswold
Senator Hoar begins his letter as follows:
To The Boston Herald:
About a fortnight before the election. when on nv
morning paper that Mr.. Fairchild, formerly secrc-
the Reform club the statement often contradicted
that the supreme Court OF the United States had
Griswod. in which the court held the Legal Tender
act unconstitutional. At the dinner few hours
slander ever uttered upon the stump A few
days later relying upon the misnormation received
from some correspondent. you stated that owed an
apology to Mr.. Fairchild. | do no, suppose that Mr.
that he ndorsed He only made the too common
mistake OF adopting without Investigation an error
misstate the matter: stilI less do wrong to me
sired, is the habit Of political newspapers to
stand by a gentleman with whose opinions you are
SO have no controversy into which any element
Of anger should enter either WITH you or Secretary
YOU when you oSk caSrefuly at The facts viii Se
prevalent mistake. and will do justice to the memory
Of my brother.
apology to Secretary Falrchd II this thing were re
true should almost feel Ike hiding my dIshonored
man Judge Hoar was Attorney General il, the
Cabinet OF President Grant when these nominations
were made: Justices Strong and Bradley were
selected by him after the most careful and anxious
inquiry and named by the President upon his
Recommendation. While President Gran, dd not. Of
course surrender TO anybody the prerogacves or
duties OF his great office. there is 10 doubt that his
confidence in the Judgment Of Mr.. Hoar had great
deal 10 do with his sppoin OF these gentlemen.
as il had with the selection o. the Judges OF the
Circuit Court. which the influence OF Judge Hcar
rescued from. Senatorial patronsge much to the
satisfaction OF the profession ard to the advantage
Of the public. Judge IIoar TO the day OF his death
regarded the choice o, Judges with special
tIsfaction among the most important. fortunate
ara honorable public serviceNof his life
port OF his statements the facts and circumstances
attending the nomination OF Justices Bradley ana
Strong.
New-York tribune., 1896-12-07
ARRESTED fOR WORKING ON NNDif.
But THE TALLAHASSEE HAD TO BE UNLoADED
So THE DEFENDANT WAS DISCHARGED.

Rr,r THE TALLAHASSEE HAD TO BE UNLoADED,
So THE DEFENDANT WAS DISCHARGED.
The Sunday laws got William NJ. Connor into
trouble Yesterday morning. and incidentally brought
,bout a DISAGREEMENT between Magistrate Slmms
and the Police Department. Connor is dock fore
man employed by the Ocean steamship Company.
lie was arrested for permitting the steamer Talla-
bassee to be unoadel yesterday. William H. Wilson.
intendcnt Of the line. appeared In Connor :
behaf in company with Captain Haskins Of the
Tolla IA ssee. and told the following story
"Our boat left Savannah on Tuesday morning. and
was due here on Thursday Upon getting down the
savannah River Captain IIaskins found the weather
very stormy and determined layto off Tylee. He
remained there tweny-four hours. BY that time the
terrible storm had moderated to such an extent that
the captain decided TO push on.
.On Friday the weather, which had been very bad
became frlghtful. Ii showing fercely and the
wind was blowing gale. Head seas were encoun-
tered. So terrific the storm that, despite the
fact that full head of carried. for twen-
ty-eght hours the log showed that the Tallahassee
had not moved mile.
"M . o'clock Saturday morning Captain Haskins
and those on board fel, shock Examination de-
veloped the fact that the s;ufing-box had been
broken and the ship was leaking slightly. The ship
imped her dock in this condition at o'clock
this morning.
1T became imperative 10 get her cargo off mmedi-
ate.y Heretofore-that is before the Sunday law
w.nt into effective used TO obtain permission to
MacdouSai-st: station because IL was nearer put We
were referred 10 Deputy chief COrtr.ght. We
determined to go ahead anyhow knowing that both
the ship and cargo were in danger Mr. Connors
arrest followed our ship Is In danger Your Honor.
Upon hearing these statements Magistrate Simms
criticised the police, saving that II would be Just as
house on Sunday. Connor was discharged.
New-York tribune., 1896-12-07
HOTELKEEPERS UETRiJDLD.
STOLEN MONEY ORR ERs cAsIiED FOR THIEF
WHO HAD TAKEN ROOMS.

STOLEN MONEY ORR ERs CAsIiED FOR a THIEF
WHO HAD TAKEN ROOMS.
Two detectives Of the United States Secret Service
and special postoce inspectors are said 10 be search
ing for a man who has defraudcd New-Nofk hotels
bv tn. use Of stolen money-1rder blanks. which he
filled out himself About two weeks ago. according
to the report a man walked INTO the Gisey House
and registered as Charles r. Watson. N'w-i orK
Later In the same evening man. supposed 20 Dc the
same one went into the Grand Hotel and registered
as George B. Watts. Of Columbus. ono ABOUT ,
oclock the next evening Watts entered the motel ana
asked for his. mall \ letter was given him. AM he
st4nned aside to open =. Then he apparently took
money order of the envelope. and stepping up ie
the desk said that ne wished 10 pay his bill lie threw
down ne money ORDER saying Il, the same time. dli-
ogr;icalv that the order had come TOO ldi lOi lhe
p,efoffi r.. and he wished 10 leave town Inc oi"f
,ras for so and was dated Granville" ono. NoNein.'r
9i 1905 and signed by j. *. Jones. postmaster. Mr.
Ws,,s signed the order and received $'S Ia chaHg''
f,er his bill for the room deducted lai"r IA ~"
dsv the same trick was played at the Ghsey ho'sr
I~' aries r. Watson. and he, too. secured s'' III
change. r. . co,,.f.o man .nnoareI at
,he hotels and asked about the man VINO hid paS-'u
.ho o~da,s Then il was learned that IN" orders were
forrcd and that the banks had Dceh s'o'e"'
New-York tribune., 1896-12-07
CRITICISED by TEMPERANCE PEOPLE.

The New Woman and the Old Man" was the
subject of a lecture delivered by Colonel George W.
Balm, OF Kentucky before Il meeting Of the Amer
ican Tcmpcrancc Union at Chickcring Han ycsicr-
day afternoon. Preceding the lecture there an
interesting song service. including singing by the
American Temperance Union choir. the Wardcll
Male Quartet the members Of the Silver Ecll
Quartet OF the Golden Star Juvenile Temple l. o.
g. r. and cornct solos by Miss Anna A. Park
In introducing Colonel Eain to the large audi
encc DR. &. II. Mead. president OF the Union criti-
csed the Ranes law. Had this bill been named
rightly" he SAID lit would have read a bill for
the Increasing of immortality and violation of the
Lords day. Even Boss Tweed would have been
Al sha med frame such a bill. The next step will be
n bill to lcgalizc rum-selling the Sabbath. TO
protest against such measure we will call meet
take place in this hall"
New-York tribune., 1896-12-07
ALLEGED SILVER THIEVES in Co'fi'


Christian Just his wife Emma ana h"h'fnan
,,oohl.r charged with stealing silver from 'nc
v,oidorf were arraigned In jefferson Marker fo-
, ,.o,rt Yesterday and each was held III >l'W biii
,or rho Grand Jury. Since the trio have beeh ar
os,od Detectives Walsh and Gaddel. Of the west
rbr,ieth-st station, have secured about hi'y pawn.
,,oho,s rcpresentlng different articles, many OF
,,.h,ch are supposed to have been taken from 'he
U,.Idorf Altogether the value OF the property IN
Iua,na enoons knives. forks. ice cream cups ana
smou coffcc pots will amount 70 about $Vo ,
''' renresentative at the WALDORF was ~ coul'
a rlpv r,t morning and identified the prisoners.
Just and Koehler were Doll potm 'N''' vance, '
emnloyed only in rush reasons , ,,tao.a Tho
confessed the thcfts. ana lHpIlcat'u tnc
,pnr two prisoners in order TO get revenge lot
IWtnohlcr's attentions to Mrs. Just -
Hnnther alleged thief OF hotel siVefWhre was at-
r.i%ned before Magistrate Simms ycseeInaE; ~"
rash,,u .rnuce c.orcoran. OF No. 429 Sccond-ave.
Nc ,ras charged with stealing lot OF SILVER from
%iio rT,o, Renaissance No. ~ West r,y-third-st
my ,e 'ca,urdav afternoon Central Once Detecunc
v,nto eayv Corcoran go into pawnshop at no. |S
49, - ne followed and saw him trying 10 dia-
nsa ~ come sivcrware Picking up one OF IN.
nnicces Wade saw II was stamped WIN 'he crest vi
-. hotcI lie then arrested Corcoran -
' ~, cnnrt Yesterday Corcoran said that the SILVER
had bccn given TO him by nlhn haHtu ,nhItes
Ir",c,s v,ho has since gone TO Ireland lie says ne
IA 20, Lnov that any Of the property had brcn
o,n,on aItorcther the prisoner had about 80 worth
of snoons knives, forks ana othcr small hIuclefs
,rho manager of the hot j was In court. 6tt SAID
M hd T"rcoran had never worked there. Francis
however had but had gone away some ilnc ago
He Identified the silver saying IL had Deen lakei pc
fore Francs's departure. Corcoran was remahueo
untu this morning.
New-York tribune., 1896-12-07
ATTEMPT TO BURN SIXTY MEN TO DEATH

Wausau Wis. Dec. 6-Sixty of the men employed
by the Connor Logging Company at Stratford had
a narrow escap, from cremation The house in
which they were lodged is flimsy pine structure.
and when fire broke out at midnight they escaped
with great difficulty. Prompt work put out the
fire. and then It discovered that the porches
and sides Of the house had been soaked with kero-
sene Aside from the windows the only means Of
escape was through the door leading to the porch.
Had the fire not beeI discovered before II gained
headway. the could not have escaped. The
authorities of Wausau yesterday arrested man
named Diggman on suspicion Of starting the fire.
but he was Immediately bailcd out by friends and
hurried cuf OF town before ne could be on the
subject.
New-York tribune., 1896-12-07
TN WORK SALT MINES IN KANSAS.

, Kansas city Mo. Dec. Cat a conference OF
Omaha St. Joseph and Kansas CITY packers IL mas
boen determined TO form company and purchase
sou ,,,nes I'm the State Of Kansas. and hereafter
nroduce all the rock salt that may be needed In the
rackirp business of the three cities. One OF the
enresentatives Of the scheme SAID that the reason
90 forming the company the recent heavy In
cyease in the price of rock salt The main office Of
the concern is be In Kansas CITY and the product
"a 70 be distributed from this point.
New-York tribune., 1896-12-07
Joseph JEFFERSON DENIES A RUMOR

G, Louis No. Dec. G-Joseph Jefferson. who has
ho.r niaylng an engagement at the Olympic
Theatre here. this week. last night before the cur
tain denied the rumor that he intended 10 retire
from the stage. lie said. in part:
"On this. the last night OF my present engagement
u,sh 10 say some word Of thanks to you. say
rr"ssn. > ergagemcnt az think II will set right
renorf that is going the rounds OF my retire
ment from the stage When do retire 4 shall be
after II has been announced 10 tne pnpnc, nc ana
have health"
New-York tribune., 1896-12-07
Not EXACTLY ITTTRiRY.
BROUGHT OFT BY \ MAGISTRATES
CROSS EXAMISATroN.


Policeman Carmody Of the Leonard-st station. !n
citizens clothes entered IN" saloon ai so. =
Boach-st. yesterday morning ana ordered a glass
OF beer on Sundays the place IS known as the
Beach club. which can bc used as convenient
excuse for violating the cNcis" law. Carmcly
ordered beer. which was about TO be served g.
him until some recognized him. and the waiter.
William Hickey thercupon declined 10 sert" ~.
policeman unless he ordered "a meal with lis drink
As the latter y score 81 mcn drinking wiihout
eating. hc placed Hickey under arrest anyhow. and
later arraigned him before Magistrate Fimmcr
at the Centre Street Court on a charge Of yioat-
Ing the excise law An Interesting dialogue cnsucd
between the prisoner and the Magistrate.
You call this club When do your meeting
take place" asked the latter.
"Oh, AZ almost any old time
"Gcncrdily aitcr Midnight
NO. Sometime before. Sometimes after"
do your members have debates"
''l l-"-e-s. once IN y whilr'
"What was the subject OF the last debate"
You've got me. / can't remember"
"lIave you library IN your cluhroomsH'
'Why. sure
What books haye YOU there"
"Oh. tho cashiers books. and tho secrctarv's
books. and the book In viii We keep the minutes
OF the meetings
"Sow. 4 matter of TACT hnyc yoa over ~ccn
anything literary about the club Isn't 10 merely a.
dspensary for sin. beer aud whiskcy@' asked the
Magistrate conidcniially
you're about right. Judge was tho promp; and
earnest reply. which provoked burst of laughter
from the spectators.
Il thought So You are held I'm 80 bail FOR trial"
New-York tribune., 1896-12-07

An old train new schedule. The II n. m. train
for Boston now makes the run In ) hours and 40
minutes. The IL o'clock noon train has been dis
contnued-(Advt.
New-York tribune., 1896-12-07
MAGISTRATE TO rxcIsr INSPECTORS

Louis Book, ihir'y-fOIr years OIL. proprietor of
cafe a. No. lJ6 Thirl-ave.. sold four g'a-ses Of
beer Saturday nigh - Inspectors W 6 H1thman
and Moses +. Cohen 70, the S'at, Excise Bureau.
and they caused h, arrest 10y P0l.reuln Garry. of
the EIs: Twcn;y-second-s'. station. FOR violating
the Liquor Tax law. h~ had 40 AK certificate
H. Yorkvile Cour, yesterday morning Thomas q
Fennel moved hat Book be- dischlrg,i a. rho viola
tiOr OF the law had no; been committed la he
presence OF The officer that made fhe arrest. Mag
is,raie Crane refused 20 discharge Book. and Mr.
Feanel said that to-day he would Apply for a wrlt
OF habcas corpus IN .he Supremr c1Ir,.
This j. ihe nrst arrest" said Magistrate cNro.
that has been caused directly by the sac Excise
Bureau / am glad 20 see the bur-iu taking aa
ln,cres: IN this matter. The Raues lw should b.
amended that Safe Excise inspectors could have
the power Of arrest. II ihat were done NOR" cases
could be held In ihe courts. and the Iont This
lawyer raises could not he ilk"n
There Is another thing hat wani you 20 'ei
my friends Lyman and ii.lilard When man is
arrested for violating the law "a regards a ho'cl
license We frequently hear In the cour; iha, there
are not ten rooms in ic ho.el. bat only scven or
eight. Now ne fac, that IA hotel license has been
issued l. presumptive evidence thai the place has
ten rooms, and magistrates are force! 10 Is-
charge the man"
But. Your Honor" said Inspector Cohen. we do
not investigate the hoicS When man applies for
a hotel certificate and Gays hr ~. ten rooms. wc
give him the license without any invc-' 'igaiior"
That's what you have 10 bu-inc-s 10 do sharply
said the MAGISTRATE We magistrates canuO: l.a1.
l. should be- the business Of the Excise Bureau
issue any hotel certificate until an nv,siigd ion mad
al the requirements of the law. II ihat wasfGone
there could be complaint wncl cases were brought
Inspector Cohen said tha, he would carry the
Magistrates message TO Commissioner iiiliard.
New-York tribune., 1896-12-07
WATER FOR THE CITIES.
p1.Ns TO SECURE SUFFICIENT SUP
PLY FOR GREATER NETWORK.

-. IMPORTANT SUBJECT THE LEGISLATURE WILL
HAVE TO OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES OF SUR 'EYs
ALREADY MADE IN THE UPPER HUDSON
r,r1EY Tile SOURCE OF SUPPLY
New-York tribune., 1896-12-07

Continued ON Third Page.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-08-25
SUICIDE BEFORE ARREST.

CHICAGO, Aug. 25, 1Sss.-Closely pursued
by police officers, with arrest inevitable,
and after a fruitless attempt to shoot
his pursuers, an unknown burglar turned
his. revolver upon himself, yesterday
afternoon and fell dead in the street.
Scarcely ten minutes before the unknown
man had broken into the residence Of
George Bracken, No. 5T Spauiding ave
nue., and attempted to rob the premises.
The dead man was of medium height,
with dark brown hair and sandy NOUS
tache. He was about twenty-six years
old, trihe over FIVE feet six inches in
height and weighed 165 pounds. He wore
a neat Prince Albert coat of diagonal
texture, a black derby hat bearing the
name of "Wallech Bros, 23S and 2t0
Bowery New York" a white shirt and
collar and a blue necktie ornamented with
solid gold scarf pin, fashioned like a
crown. His underwear was of good tex
ture and his general appearance indicated
intelligence and gentility. Not the slight
est clue to his identity, in the form Of
letters or papersi was found in his
pockets. The police are of the opinion
that he was a stranger in the city and
may probably be identified by New York
0ffiaa
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-08-25
DRINK MADE HIM a BURGLAR.
Miller Robs Saloon and Is Caught
at the Ferry

William Miller, a resident of Little Fer
ry, drank too much last night and ac-
quired what is known as a skate" His
load shifted and he had a decided list to
starboard when he brought up on the
stoop of a saloon in Union Hill at four
O'Clock this morning. He observed an
open window and climbed in for snooze.
When he landed inside he saw before
to plague him That bright row of bot
ties containing whiskey ana other spirits
was too much for him and he seized q
decanter and drank. A box of cigars next
attracted his attention and two sets of
ivory pool balls Just as if it had been
placed expressly for him there stood a
satchel
into this receptacle went several bot
ties of whiskey, nine boxes of cigars, the
pool balls and a few other things which
he thought the saloon keeper could spare.
Then after glass of beer, a pull at a
gin bottle, a swig at one containing ap-
plejack, topping off with brandy, Miller
reeled out of the saloon with firm grip
on the precious satchel.
s'Everyshings-shu he hic-
coughed; Pm loaded-hic-and SOS the
hic--satchel.'
He made his way to the nearest ferry
for New York, and about seven O'Clock
this morning he was just about to lurch
into the ferry entrance when police
man saw him and asked him what he had
in the satchel. Millerss reply was not
satisfactory and the officer yanked him
to the station house.
Miller was too drunk to be arraigned
before Justice Potts and he is now slum-
bering in police cell awaiting that honor.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-08-25
THE LAST TOUCHES.
Mckinley Polishing Up the Final
Proof of HTs Letter.

CANTON, Ohio. Aug Is, 1S95.--Major
Mckinley has been at work all the morn
ing upon the final revised proof of his
letter of acceptance He denied himself
to all callers and was toiling earnestly
with his long letter when carriage
drove up and Garret A. Hobart alighted
with his letter of acceptance in his travel
ing bag. Mr.. Hobart was not expected
on so early a train and consequently there
was no one to meet him at the station.
He was accompanied to the Mckinley
residence by H. H. Kohleast of Chicago,
whom he met on the train. Mr. Hobart
will not remain in Canton longer than
three hours. He arrived at 10:40 Major
Mckinley met him at the door and took
him into his study. The fieor was COW
cred with proof sheets The room looked
ike an editors sanctum and Mr. Hobart
laughing at the confusion and evidence
of the hard work, said =
Since you're in the letter reading busi-
ness, Major I've brought you another one
to look over.'
The two men then sat down and Major
Mckinley read Mr.. Hobarts letter and
discussed it with him. Mr.. Hobart in his
turn, read Major McKinleys letter, Each
candidate expressed the highest satisfac-
ton with the others letter of accent
ance. Major McKinley's letter will make
about ten thousand words and it win be
given to the public through the medium
OF the United Associated Presses on
Thursday morning Mr. Hobart's letter
VIII 1oiioW some days later
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-08-25
OUT HIS WIFE WITH 4 PLATE
James GlenfieId Wanted supper and
Not Patience

James Glenfeld and his wife Rose, of
No. Grace street. I've in anything but a
state OF happiness. James is an iron
moulder, 80 years old, and big strapping
man. Rose is slender woman with
rather delicate constitution. She was
not feeling well yesterday afternoon and
was late in getting supper for James
When ne came home and found his sup
per not ready he StorTned around and
sthrea tened to kill Rose.
She begged him to be quiet and to have
patience and she would have his supper
IN a few minutes.
Il don't want patience" growled the
big iron monlder. Il want supper, and
want it quick, too, see?''
The poor woman replied that she was
hurrying as fast as she could, when
same time picking up china plate and
throwing it at her. The plate struck
the woman in the head. and cut her
badly about the scalp and face. She fell
to the floor with scream, which attract
ed the attention of Pafrolman Rockford.
who was passing the house at the time
The policeman entered the premises and
placed Glenfield under arrest. He then
summoned an ambulance and had the in
iured woman taken 10 the City Hospital
Glenfield spent the night in cell at the
Oakland avenue police station, and this
morning was arrasgned before Acting Pc
the result of the woulan's injuries. Mrs
Glenfield is still confined at the hospital.
The room in her house where she was
hurt is covered with blood. large pool
is on the floor, and the walls are an
shattered over.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-08-25
REPUBLICAN, LEAGUE CLUBS.
An Effort to BE Made to Stampede
the Convention for silver.

MILWAUKEE,, Aug. %, 1Ss6.-On the
morning of the first session of the ninth
annual convention of Republican League
Clubs the reported efforts of delegates
from the Western States to capture the
convention for free silver seems to have
entirely disappeared Not many dele
gates are present from those States and
those who are here declare themselves to
be for the st. Louis platform. One of the
most prominent of these is &. B Bigelow
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of
Nevada He says that In his State there
are no free. silver Republicans: no one
is recognized as a Republican who does
not intend to support Mckinley and the
st. Louis platform
G. A. Stele ofOregon says that State
is Tor Mckinley and the gold standa I'd
and viii give the Republican Candidate
big majority.
The Convention met in Exposition Hall
which is handsomely decorated the pre-
vailing color of the hangings being gold
Instead Of the coats of arms the panels
are marked by immense reproductions
of the golden double eagle
Although the convention was called to
met at, ten O'Clock at ten minutes past
that hour half dozen delegates from
Iowa were the sole occupants Of the hall
and two hundred spectators and officials
fringed the edge of that part of the hall
and occupied seats in gallery.