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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-11-27
4 SISTER SAVES A CRURCH.
when She Saw Fire In tho Sncriaty Sh,
shut tho Doors OF the Main Ruilding.

NEW brunswick. n j.. Nov. 26.-The sncristy
OF st. Peters Roman Catholic Church. one of
the largest and richest In New Brunswick,
caught fire this evening. 1t Is supposed a spark
from a locomotive set fire to tho roof. A Sister
OF Charity, entering the church. discovered that
the roof was IN flames. and a general alarm was
sent in. The Sister had the presence of mind to
shut the heavy doors between the sacristy and
the main building. This saved the church. as
the firemen confined the flames to the sacristy.
The sacristy was destroyed, only the stone
walls being left standing. Several thousand
dollars worth OF restments. the gold COM
munion vessels. n number of valuable pictures,
the chapel organ. and the church library OF
1900 volumes were burned, The loss is about
$50. 900, only partly covered by insurance.
The alarm was sent in from q box directly in
front OF Aliens Theatre. where n performance
was in progress. A panic ensued in the audi
ence, who thought the theatre was on fire.
Several women tainted and a few persons were
injured In the crush, but no serious accidents
occurred.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-11-27
4 BRIDAL COUPLE HELD UP.
Supposed HIghwnymen Play n job on DIR.
smith and His Bride.

MoSTCLAIR, n. j.. Nov. 20.-MIiss Katharine
Mullen. daughter OF Hugh Mullen, was married
last night to DR.. Raymond b. Smith at the resi-
dcnce OF the brides father. Tho Rev. A. II.
Bradford OBLIGATED. After the DR..
and Mrs. Smith entered a coach to be driven to
Newark to take q train for tho West. On
Bloomfield avenue the coach was stopped by n
man who jumped from the side Of the street and
caught the horses by their heads. soon another
man appeared and assisted in holding tho
horses. In the darkness two or three other
figures were seen skulkinE in the shadow Of
the trees.
The bridegroom commanded the driver to go
on.
II golly l can't, boss replied the colored
driver. de robbers got us suah,"
suddenly n voice from the side OF tho avenue
shouted. Make him set 'em up"
1t was then explained that the supposed high
waymen were friends OF the Doctor, md they
wanted him TO do " the right thing by the boys"
The Doctor promised TO 40 ahead and fix things
In but his cnptors :" fused To let him
go. While two walked by the SIDE OF tho horses,
three walked rs IL guard In the rcnr. AT the
American House tho Doctor was compelled TO
get ont and set 'sm up" before he was allowed
to continue his journey with his bride.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-11-27
CUT RATE POSTAGE STAMPS.
Story OF n $4,000 Speculation 90 CoIum.
bian Se's offered ut 81. as Each.

DtNh ~ !" A@1Nb
The announcement made by Albrecht Loewlt,
n city stamp collector. that ho has for sale
about $50. 900 worth OF the original unused
issue OF the Columbian 81 stamps at $l.75 each
has attracted the attention of local stamp OK
perts. Mr.. Loewit is q membcr OF many phllat-
ellie societies In this country, Canada. and Ger
many.
"Ther reason" he said yesterday, that / Am
able to offer these stamps at such n reduction is
that they are what il left OF a big speculative
purchase made Nv a collector when the Column
bian stamps were trst issued. The collector has
since died, and | am disposing OF the remainder
OF the stock TO close up the estate for his widow.
This collector had Sl25, 900 to invest about the
time Of the issue Of the Columbian stamps. He
was hesitating what sort of an Investment to
make with 1t. Al the time there was n perfect
furore to get the Columbian stamps. Tho
collector, by my advice, invested the whole
of tho 1925. 900 in full collections OF
out all but about $50. 900 worth NJ n Premium.
For the 81 stamp he got as high AS 81. They
are quoted at 50 apiece now by some dealers.
Tho profit in the speculative venture was so
handsome that 1t Is easy for tho widow To let
what Is left 20 at n reduction of % cents on
each 81 stamp. even though she Loses In addl-
ton tho interest $4,000 would draw had IL
been deposited In a bank or in securities draw
Ing interest. This loss " many times offset by
the previous profit on the other sales. Specu-
means s uncommon, hut, OF course. so large an
investment ns was made in this particular case
~ n record breaker. Tho return. however. waa
rapid and the profit sure, so IL ranked Il ms q good,
imeht. IT Is only one of many ways OF making
money"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-11-27
DISHONEST FoR HER BABT's SAKE.
Mrs. Sockmnu Pawned Dress Goods gho
nada,t Paid for to My Medicine.

Mrs. ockmnu Pawned Dress Goods ghe
Rada't Paid for to Huy Medicine.
Elizabeth Sockman Of 2l4 East Ninety fourth
street won't to the Harlem Police Court yester-
day, and. approaching Magistrate Cornell's
desk. said:
~ have come TO give myself up. l pawned
some dress goods to buy medicine for my dying
baby. Now he is dead and l don't care what
becomes of me-"
The Magistrate remembered having issued on
Monday n warrant for the arrest of the woman
on complaint of Robert Ness, agent for an in.
stallment house in Allen street. Continuing.
My husband Jacob is a paper hanger. He
has had no work for months. All our furniture
Is in pawn. On the afternoon Of Nov. 20 an
agent called. Baby had been dying for several
DAYS, We had no money to buy medicine. 1
Mr.. Ness showed some dress goods. He said
we could pay for them on i~nstallments. l did
not want a new d.ess. hu. l did wan: medicine
for baby.
II told him to leave one of the dress patterns
and that would pay the first installment SO.
money, but / could not lot my baby die. When
he had gone l pawned the goods and got the
The agent. who was in court. said no had
called on Monday and. not receiving the money.
applied for the warrant, II was given to Court
man taking care OF her dying child. When no
showed her tho warrant, she told him her story.
won't . arrest 5o sy you ! would Sant mot Sst i it cost sor me
nnd Magistrate Cornell told him he had done
The child lied on Tuesday. The father carried
tho body in q coffin to Long Island City. where
After Mrs. Sockman had told her story. Mug
istratc Cornell looked at the woman u moment
before he signed the papers In the case. Then
he said,
back here on Dec. 3. Try. in the meantime,
to make some payment on the goods"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-11-27
BUTCHERED AN AMERICAN.
Spanish Guerriiias Dragged OtaEo from His
Bed and Murdered Him.

Tho American citizen, Enrique Otazo, was
butchered by four Spanish g~uerillas on tho
night of Oct. 81. Otazo was q weli-to-do
farmer. He had just gone to bed when the
Fuerrillas broke into.his house at the town Of
Guayabales, in the district of Cienfuegos, and
saying that they acted under instructions r-
ceived from Capt. Marti. military commander
OF the place, dragged him out of the house. All
inquiries as to Otazo's fate proved %fruitleSs un-
til the guerrillas confessed while intoxicated
that they had macheted the American. which.
they added, WAS the only way to get rid Of
United states citizens. OtnZo WAS duly regis
tered at tho American cOnsulates in Havana
ana Cienfuegos. Two OF his brothers had been
previously murdered by tho Spanish. Another
brother lives In New York, and says that he
soon as no receives from Cuba certain docu-
ments- which no il now expecting in connection
with Enrique's murder.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-11-27
"RAPE or THE TAssELs."
War Between Sophs and Freshmen at tho
Baltimore wonAn's College Ended.

War Retween Sophs and Freshmen at tho
Baltimore WonHn's College Ended.
BALTIMORE, Nov. 28.-The sophomore and
freshman classes at tho WomAn's College ccle-
brated Thanksgiving together to-day. They
have been Mt war for nearly q week over what
10 termed 1.-THE Rape of the Tassels," While
tho freshmen were attending an entertainment
OF the junior class. the sophomores entered their
rooms and cut OF the tasbels OF ali the college
caps.
determined to have revenge. At every oppor-
tunity they would clip the tassel from the caps
OF sophomores, until the latter In self-defence
were com PEELED to cut or their own tassels and
min them on when the cap was To be used. At
times the freshmen watched for an opportunity
and stole mp behind the wearer quietly, drew
out the hat pins. and seized the cap before any
resistance could be made.
So the war went on with varying fortunes I'M
I'll yesterday, when a magnRnimous surrender
was made on the part OF the sophomores. At
the close OF tho chapel exercises there was found
hanging from ono gallery to another OF the
main hall OF GoucArr Hall, a long green string
from which dangled gracefully the forty lost
tassels.
The sophomorcs surveyed 1t with looks of
such admiration as an ordinary Indian might
have regarded ms many scalps. The freshmen,
however, made n wild dash toward the objects
OF their affection md soon appeared tTium-
phantly wearing the tassels..
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-11-27
COMPILATIONS IN KANSAS.
The PopuIists VIII Give Their Attention to
Insurance and Investment Companies.

Insurance and Investment Companies.
TOPEKA, Kan. Nov. 20.-The Populist con-
ference, participated in by over 100 leaders of
that party, which closed here last night, dis
cussed laws which will be enacted this winter
touching foreign corporations, and especially
life insurance companies and loan and invest
mont concerns.
Lifo Insurance companies. it Is contended,
will have to invest Mt least 10 per cont. of their
Kansas premiums in Kansas securities, tho
same to be deposited with tho State Treasurer.
Loan aud Investment companies will he nut
under the control of the state Bank Commits
sioner, who will have the same supervision over
them that no has over the state banks. These
concerns will have TO submit to u thorough
examination of their business by the proper
Official, and II they cannot comply with a rigid
investigation and snow that they are solvent
corporations, they will be prohibited from doin2
business in the state.
The Populist leaders declare that the thou
sands of wildcat money-lending schemes that
have been permitted 10 plumber tho state have
done more to destroy it's credit than Mi other
causes. The new law 20 he put on the statute
books, they believe. will weed out these credit
wreCkerH
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-11-27
srUBBs,s CIDER BARREL BLEW Up.
II Went ON in the Night and the Family
Though There Was m Earthquake.

BELLEvILLE, n. j., Nov. 20.-Frederlck
Stubs. Mrs. Stubs, and all the little stubbses
wero sad to-day because of the loss Of part OF
their Thanksgiving dinner. Between 3 and 4
o'clock this morning the Stubs house was
shaken from foundation to roof by an explosion.
The shock awakened tho entire family and they
ran in terror from their rooms, supposinG that
an earthquake was the cause OF tho commotion.
immediately after the shock the house began
filling with coal gas, and tho family ran TO the
windows for air.
Mr.. Stubs found the cause of tho trouble was
In the cellar. whore n barrel of cider had OK
ploded and knocked down all the furnace pipes.
Cider covered the cellar bottom.
Early in the month Mr.. Stubs sent homo the
barrel of cider, and Mrs. Stubs had 1t placed
near the furnace. The heat caused the cider to
Torment too rapidly. Before Mr.. Stubs partook
OF his turkey he was compelled TO pass the
morning bailinR cider out of the cellar.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-11-27
WEYLER,s SILVER BILLs.
He Orders an Issue OF SEQ, 900, 900 TO Take
the Place or the Gold Biis.

HAVANA. Nov. 2e.-Tho oGcfal Gazette will
shortly publish a decree issued by Captain-Gen-
eral Weyler ordering the redemption OF the
present gold bills in fifteen days, and a new
issue of $50, ooo,0 900 In silver BILLS in place Of
them.
A number Of planters consulted Gen. Weyler
to-day in order to obtain permission to grind
sugar cano ut their own risk. Their request
was refused, on the ground that the order stop
ping grinding was of q general character, and
would DO enforced without any exception being
made.
Lopez Coloma, who 1t was announced would
be shot this morning for the crime OF rebellion.
was keptin the chapel for the condemned for
twenty-four hours. He was executed this oven
ing. No reason was given for the unusual
delay.
Two trains on the Western Railroad were
frod upon by insurgents yesterday In the Prov
ince OF Pinar del Rio. Tho conductor of one of
the trains was wounded.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-11-27
sHEEHAN DOESN'T WANT TO OUR.
Back from Pittsburgh with n 5000 .
Contract-The Tammnny Situation.

-
Contract-The Tammnny Situation.
John G. Sheehan reformed yesterday morning
from Pittsburgh, whore hc has lust made q con-
tract for n 5000, 900 public improvement. He
asked about tho rumors of his retirement
from tho leadership of Tnmmany Hall, and no
said he had no idea who could be inspiring
them. He declared his intention of doing all
he can to secure n Tammany victory next year,
and evidenced almost an eager desire TO con-
tinue In tho leadership till such \ victory 10
won. He did not say in so many words that he
proposes to hold on. but what he said and the
things ho left unsaid, taken in connection with
some OF his ante-elcction uttorancos, conveyed
that idea.
To many friends prior to tho election Mr..
sheehan said that he would like to relinquish
tho leadership. providing the Tnmmany ticket
won. Otherwise no intended to stay in harness
until he could record q victory as the result Of
his dictatorship of the Affairs of the organiza-
ton. Attacks which were made on him
within the organization by County Clerk
Purroy and others strengthened him in
this purpose. and IL .wds said yestetday
that ssn;s Mr. Mst Sro nsS,is Sssd is # Tn pFs sss. f %e2 mr m sasS,
Croker's wish that, sheehen's leadership shall
be continued, and they might rs well reconcile
As to the possibility Of Tammany achieving
do y6tor are se elpro sped not only by Rcpablioans..
but by Democrats, and mono have been more
outspoken on this score than some OF the prom
inent men In the Wigwam. who refused to vote
for Bryan. This element say that 1t will DO
Impossible to get the sound-moneym men back
into line under q leader who supported the
Chicago platform and made tho appeals TO
class prejudice which Sheehhn made.
The Republican leaders say they don't believe
Mr.. Croker will take tho leadership, because,
they say, they arc going TO beat Tammany next
year anyhow. They predict that he won't take
the chance OF being defeated.
Al the Tammany Hall primaries next month
there will be an effort to turn down County
Clcrk Purroy and his friends in the Thirty
fourth and Thirty.ffth districts. EI-Assom-
blyman Louis Davidson and his friends in tho
Thirty-third will try to accom- plish the defeat
OF District Leader William H.. Burke. and. the
old fight against District Leader Charles Welde
in the Harlem district is on. with Benjamin I.
Rhoads as the rival candidate.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-11-27
TR USTs AND MONoPoLIRs.
Secretary Francis Says They Are = Danger
md Their Power Must He Curbed.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Nov. 26.-Something Of .
stir was created among the gold standard DEM
ocrats hero last night by q letter from I'D. r.
Francis, Secretary Of tho Interior. at, a banquet
In celebration of the recent defeat OF free silver.
After referring to the result Of the election. and
declaring that in his opinion 1t settled the fnan-
cial question. Mt least until. tho existing stand
ard shall have had a fair and thorough trial,
Secretary Francis said:
while l agree with the advocates Of sound
money in the fight recently made, there are
many principles advocated by some OF those
who have been advocates Of that cause to which
/ cannot subscribe. If some legislation is not
enacted to check the growing influence OF
wealth and clrcumscribe the powers OF the
trusts and monopolies there will DO an uprising
of the people before the century closes which
will endanger our Institutions"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-11-27
Kulcd in n bicycle Road Race.

New ORLEANS. Nov. 26.-The Thanksgiving
Day road bicycle race here to-day resulted in
one death and several serious accidents. The
race was for ten miles on Common. st. Charles,
and Carondclet streets. and was won by T. s
Allen In ~ minutes. There were n large number
OF spectators. On Common street soon after the
start one of the racers, Arnold Orr, ran into Rob.
ert Kennedy, an undertaken. who was watching
the race, killing him almost instantly. Orr
himself WAS dangerously wounded. and is now
in the Charity Hospital suffering from conges-
tion OF the brain, with little prospect OF rccoy-
cry. There were other accidents. but less Sc
r!Ous.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-11-27
WAS RAMP a DEFA ULTERs
Sudden Death Of u Rank Cashier Said Z,
Have S~auAndrred $40 900.

CIHcINNATI, Nov. 2G.-samueI w. Ramp died
suddenly at his home on College Hill yesterday.
Ramp formerly was County Clerk. then cashier
of the Thru National Bank for fourteen years,
and resigned 20 become cashier OF the Market
National Bank. of which Charles Fleischmann,
the millionaire distillrr and present member OF
the state Senate. is President. Ramp was IA
member OF the last state senate and spent
money freely In Colum bus.
Early last year Senator f~lelschmann prepared
to 90 to his summer home IN the Catskills and
ordered SlOO, 900 in cash from his private ac-
count In New York. He placed II in Cashier
Ramps hands with the injunction that IL should
not be touched unless drafts on the bank should
BIO SO heavy AS to exhaust the cash on hand. II
IL alleged that Ramp ,squandered ths entire
$3.50, 900 In stooka, wheat, and on the race
course. He was o. years old.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-11-27
Put Into Hamr.1 with Her Cargo on Fire.

HALIFAX. MS. Nov. 26.-The British steamer
wraggoe, from Wilmington. n. c.. bound to
Liverpool. which put In here last night with her
cargo Of cotton on fire, was hauled into a dock
this morning, and the work Of discharEing the
steam fire engine has been dumping water into
the vessel. Each damaged bale is dipped into
the barber as soon as taken from the steamer.
and is then stored on the wharf. The hold 10
filled with steam and smoke, and the work of
discharging 10 proceeding with difficulty. The
cargo in the after part of tho ship was NOT
touched by the fire. IL is believed the steamer
will not require more than slight repairs.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-11-27
WEYLER TO THE FARMERS.
They Must Take Their Corn to the Towns
or BE Treated ms Enemies OF Spain.

They Must Take Their Corn to the Towns
or BE Treated MS Enemies OF Spain.
HAVANA, Nov. 26.-Captain-General Weyler
issued n decree to-day notifying all growers OF
corn in the provinces of Pinar del Rio, Havana,
and Matanzas to gather together all OF the
corn still in their possession and transport 1t to
the nearest towns and settlements by Dec. 20.
After that date all corn found In the possession
of farmers will be regarded as contraband Of
war and it's owners will be liable to criminal
proceedings on n charge of disloyalty.
An official despatch has been received hero
announcing that a body Of troops under Gen.
Figueroa Rttacksd and defeated n band of insur-
gents at San Jose. In the province OF MatanZas.
Nine OF the insurgents were killed.
Ohicial ndvices have also been received OF the
defeat OF a force OF insurgents at Ell Cano. in
the province. of Havana, by Il body OF troops
commanded by Col. Durango. ten OF the former
being killed. The losses of the Spaniards IN
both engagements. according to the official de-
epatches, were only six men wounded.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-11-27
KENsISGToY FAILS IN THE FIELD.
a Horse show Prize Winner Comes to Grief
on ~ Hunt.

LAKEWOOD. Nj, Nov. 20.-Theo Ocean County
Hunt Club held an exciting run this afternoon
In which KcnsInGton, the prize winner in tho
Jumping class of tho recent horse show, refused
fences readily taken by Mr.. j. J. Dryers Lord
Lyon. The meet was at the Laurel House, and
the fret throw in was in the North Woods.
The second jump, a pretty double into a road.
yns approached by Mr. Dryer and stanton
Elliott, who rode kensinRton, almost side by
side. Lord Lyon made a beautiful Jump, while
Remington bolted and was left In the rear. At
the tenth jump KensinRton went down, throw
Ing his rider heavily, but Mr.. Elliott quickly
recovered and remounted.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-11-27
Mother Shopping, Child Fatally uurn.d.

Mrs. Peter Schmidt OF jefferson street, west
New York. left her four-year-old son Freddie
alone in her homo yesterday while she went out
shopping. The boy played with matches and
set a bed atre. Some persons Who were passing
by found the boy In flames. They rescued him,
but not before he was badly burned. DIR. JUS
tin, who attended the boy, said that his injuries
would probably prove fatal
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-11-27
PAINTERS RETURN TO WORK.
The st. Paul Building Strike an Expensive
Ono for the Strik orB,

THO bN. Il uUI ISuIIuIhE StFIKo IN LKDohUIVo
One for the Strik ors.
The painters on whose account the strike was
ordered on the st. Paul building because they
did varn!shers' work, and who were withdrawn
when the strike began. have returned to work.
1t is believed that as this upsets the plans of tho
walking delegates 1t will lead to q speedy end
ing of tho trouble. Some of tho strikers are
grumblinR ut being out OF work during Thanks
giving through no quarrel of their own with the
employers, The largest number OF people out
terers. There ara sixty of them out. and up to
now the strike has cost each one 500 in wages
lost. So far the only loss has been suffered by
the strikers.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-11-27
TWELVE SHOTS AND xoBoDr HIT.

The Marquis dc Montmert aad =. A.
Hutchinson. an American, FIGht . Duel.
LONDON, Nov. 2o.-A despatch to the Tele-
graph says that the Marquis de Montmort and
an American named J. A. Hutchinson became
involved In n violent dispute a short time ago,
which resulted in a challenge to fight q duel
being sent and accepted.
The duellists met to-day at Maisons Lanitte,
a short distance from Paris. and exchanged six
shots from pistols at twenty-five PAGES. Neither
man was Injured.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-11-27
Pmk,nston Falls Fifty Feet from a fridge

Richard Pilkington, 20 years old. OF 4lO For
ticth street, Brooklyn. fell last night from the
bridge over tho deep railroad out in Thirty
eighth street and Eighth avenue, that city, to
tho track, IA distance OF over iifty fcot. lie re-
ceived n fracture of the leg and severe internal
injuries. lie WAS taken to the Norwegian Hos
pitai.
it was near the same point that United States
Marshal Daniel Lake was killed "A fUw years ago,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-11-27
800 Horses for s~pau,nrd. In Cuba.

DALLAS, Tex, Nov. 20.-Thrce hundred West
Texas raised horses, occupying three special
trains OF eight cars each. passed through Dallas
to-day over the Texas Pacific Railway for New
Orleans. They were in charge Of Senior Alberto
Utget of Havana, Cuba, purchasing agent OF
the Spanish Government. Twelve subordinates
were with him.
The horses will be shipped from New Orleans
TO Havana for use In the Spanish cavalry and
artillery service. The average price paid for the
horses. which are of The average ranch-ralsed
Upecies, was $40 a hoad,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-11-27
A c~,oudsurst Hair De~stroys a Town.

Los ANGELES, Cal. Nov. @6.-The pretty little
seaport town OF San Pedro narrowly escaped
being washed into the Pacific Ocean on Tues
day night by IA cloud burst. Several streets
were cut to a depth of twenty feet by raging
torrents and n number of d wcllings were under
mined and in some instances carried down
grade and stranded on adjoining lots. Base
ments were flooded and n great quantity OF prop
erty stored therein destroyed.