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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-05-02
BURNED IN A COUNTRY HOTEL.
One Man Lost His Life and Others Were
InJured In a Fire at South River.

New BRUNSWICK, May lone man was
burned to death and several other persons were
hurt ut a fire in South River this morning. The
hre was in George Allgair's hotel, on Reid
street. Allgair was awakened at about3 o'clock
this morning by an unusual noise In the bar
room on the ground floor. BY the time he got
up the entire first story OF the house was in
flames. He gave an alarm and was about TO 90
down stairs will some other occupants Of the
house when he discovered that the stairs were
burned away.
Mr.. Allgair and his wife and four children
escaped from a second story window by means
OF q ladder. The ladder broke while Mira. ALL
gair was descending. Mrs. Allgair was slightly
Injured. As were also her children.
Louisa Tobeler. IA servant, and Paul TschumD-
ter, a boarder, were the last persons to learn OF
the hre.
Miss Tobeler jumped to the ground from a sec
onG story window, receiving Internal Injuries,
Tschumpter was afraid or unable TO jump
from the window, and was burned 10 death lie
was assistant foreman In the embroidery de-
partment Of the. Hermann. Aukman a. Com
pAny's factory. He was buried at South River
this afternoon. The hotelwas destroyed. w
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w. c. LOTUS & CO
MORTON'S SEED BUREAU.
Congress May Investigate His Purchases
and His Statements.

wAsHINGTON. May 1.-Mr. Baker Rep. y. H.
resolution providing for an investigation OF the
recent purchase Of seeds by Secretary
Morton. of the Department OF Agriculture, and
of certain alleged statements OF Secretary Nor
ton and Assistant Secretary Dabney in regard
to the conduct of Senators and members Of
Congress.
charges made against Mr.. Morton by Northrup.
Braslau. Goodwin Company of Chicago, who,
1t is declared. were the lowest bidders for
furnishing the last quota of seed authorized to
be purchased By Congress-, and says that the
secretary has issued an ex parte statement, in
which he does not attempt to disprove the accu-
s%ations of corruption and fraud alleged in the
charges.
Secretary regarding Congress, says that the
Secretary of Agriculture, in divers ways
and by sundry statements, has as
serted that senators and Representa-
have sold the quota of seeds allotted to them,
and generally that the seeds purchased for dis
tribution by them do not reach the persons for
whom they are intended. but are used by said
Senators and Representatives for the purpose
of private gain.
The section OF the resolution referring to
Assistant secretary Dahney quotes a news
paper article in which Mr.. Dabney is credited
with stating that Congressman instead Of
sending the seeds to their constituents often
sell them 10 jobbers for a mere song" and that
he personally knew of hundreds of Instances
where congressman had sold their entire quota
in bulk to some local dealers in Washington for
from SO to Sl5U.''
These extracts are from a speech made in
Tennessee and printed in a Knoxville paper.
For the purpose OF fully investigating these
mittce to be appointed by the Speak..
House and the Nice-President.
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Younger Society Invites Older One To Join
Invitation DeclIned.


There are two societies OF the Colonial Danes
of America. One was organized in 1880. Two
years afterward some disagreement arose in the
organization and a new society was formed.
The members OF the new organization called it
the National Society Of the Colonial Danes OF
America, and established its headquarters in
Washington. Chapters OF the new society were
established in each OF the original thirteen
States. The original society has only three
chapters-one in New York. one In Philadelphia,
and one In Baltimore.
The older society held a meeting at Sherry's
on Thursday afternoon. In the battle royal of
the Daughters OF the American Revolution the
meeting OF the Colonial Danes was lost sight
OF. The fact that they were not discovered
pleased the DANES immensely. But what they
were meeting ABOUT came out yesterday.
The DANES met at 3 O'Clock. Ii was 6:30
when they adjourned. The greater part OF the
three hours aud II half was devoted to discus
tional society to join that organization. The
reading OF the invitation fairly took the breath
away from some OF the original Danes. The
nerve exhibited by an OffshOOt organization in
to he fully appreciated.
The invitation was n most courteous one, and
the members of the New York chapter had little
to say about u one way or he other. Delegates
from the Philadelphia and baltimore chapters
did not hesitate to express their opinions, how
ever, and those opinions were not in favor OF
to take "A vote. lnasmuch ms there were no
votes IN favor OF accepting the Invitation IL was
declined.
In expressing the voice OF the society. the
Board OF Managers were instructed TO inform
the national society that, at present, -" the Colo
NAL DANES 81 America deem II lnndyisahlo To
accept the Kind invitation Ia join another 60
CirtY." And 40 there will continue u be two
societies Of the Colonial DANES Of America.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-05-02
PLACES FOR Web LIGHTSHIPS.
One VIII he ON Hntterns and Another OF
Fire Island.

WASHINGTON, May Tho project OF placing
a lighthouse Off Diamond ShOal, which has been
the source Of SO much discussion in the Light
house Board. is to be settled By placing one OF
the light vessels provided for in the Sundry
Civil bill on this dangerous point. Tho Board
for some time has questioned the ACCESSIBILITY of
undertaking tho expensive and uncertain work
OF constructing n lighthouse there.
1t has been commended hat u lightship would
ride the seas and stand the hurricanes off Hat
thirty miles out in the open ocean off Nantucket.
whirl around there. Three of the lightships
provided for in the bill are to cost $50, 900,
while the fourth Is to cost 500. 900.
Fire Island will have one OF the new ships,
which ia TO he fixed seven miles south OF the
present lighthouse and near the buoy picked up
by steamers bound to New York from the east.
Consideration Is now being given to the advisa-
billy Of moving the south shOal ship still fur
Their to sea in accordance with requests received
here from ship Captains and the maritime bodies
OF New York.
They say there Is only two or three miles OF
deep water inside. aud that in running to the
west II is frequently dangerous to head too far
MP to the north in looking for the light vessel.
They, therefore. request that she be transferred
seven miles further south and anchored In
thirty fathOms of water. and thus enable steam
ers to have plenty ot sea room on either side,
With the light vessel removed seven miles south
she would then he thirty-nine miles from the
nearest land and further out In the open than
any light vessel in the world.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-05-02
IN co URT.
A Girl, who says She Is Falsely Accused.
Sent to the island.

Policeman Cassassa of the Mercer street sta
ton spent Thursday night looking for women
who were soliciting. lie arraiGned three in
the jefferson Market Court yesterday. Two OF
them were old offenders. The third was n
delicatelooking well-dressed girl about 10
years old.
When told that they were charged with So
Letting the two older women merely nodded
that they were guilty, while the girl stood APP
parently dumfounded at her surroundings.
The Magistrate took no special notice CT ler,
but merely announced that the three were
committed to the workhousc. Then the girl
seemed to realize her position. and as the po.
liceman seized her to drag her toward tho
she was seen later in her cell by a reporter
and questioned about her case. She said She
never had been arrested before. and declared
testified that she lad solicited him.
II was standing at Thirteenth street an
Fourth avenue about 10. O'Clock last night, y
she said. when the police man. whom | did
not know. came up to me and asked II | would
go to a hotel with him.. Just then another
young man arpToache1a, ana said he Wished to
snh a said ?"" 'fhis sirl i, ne With pR' Sne. seei ''''''e'e''
Then he told me he Wa a n9'irem2n and
i that I ~ IN u uI,n / nFr wTo stood M near I"H by to- ar ar.
.est tho young man who spoke to me. When
l was brought before the Judge ! was so fright
have got to q. To the Island And the girl
broke down and sohhed.
A few minutes before court adjourned a
young man who said that his name was Louis
Hoey approached Magistrate. Mott and said
he would like to say something in the girls
Were. you present." asked the Magistrate.
Then you don't know anything, about the
and she will stay there unless taken out by
legal process"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-05-02
Pension Buls Approved.

WAsHINGToN, May l.-Among the bills Or
dered to be favorably reported to the House
this evening was an increase In the pension
OF the widow OF Gen. W. II. Enoche. a member
OF the Fifty-trst Congress, to $50 a month:
Also one increasing to the same amount the
pension OF the widow Of Benjamin l.. Beall, late
Colonel. First United states Cavalry. This
beneficiary, it was said. was the widow OF a
revolutionary soldier. now VA years old and
blind.
Among other bills favorably acted upon were
the following: Increasing to SIS "A month the
pension of Theresa PEBBLES. OF Jefferson county,
Ga. the widow OF a soldier OF the war
OF 1872, to whom she was married In 1854:
granting a pension OF ST. n month to Ada j.
Schwatka, widow OF the late Lieut.. Frederick
SchwRtkA, the Arctic traveller.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-05-02
Dr.. =. q. Moore ConvIstsa.

NASHUA, n. H., May l.-Dr. Joseph C. Moore,
the nnancier and journalist OF New Hampshire,
was convicted to-day OF falsely issuing the stock
Of the Manchester linton Publishing Company,
OF which he was'the Treasurer. The penalty Is
= nns not exceeding S., 900 or imprisonment not
exceeding hve years. There are Ave other in-
dictments pending, two charging Moore with
oveTissus Of stock OF the publishing company,
TWO charging him with borrowing money ille-
gally from the Derryheld Savings BANK OMAN
Chester. aud one charging perjury In that as
President OF the Peoples Fire Insurance Com
pAny OF Manchester he awore 10 . false report
made 70 the State Insurance Commissioners.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-05-02
STILL SANE AND MISSING.
Application for q New Trial on the Charge
OF Insanity Denied.

The friends of Daniel Levy were trying yes
terday to determine his exact position before
the law, and the probable course of his case.
Levy escaped from the charge of a Wards
Island Asylum keeper on Wednesday, while his
case was awaiting hearing before Justice Smyth.
on the application OF Levy's counsel, George f.
Holm, for his discharge from custody. since he
had been pronounced sane by a jury.
Lawyer Holm said yesterday that the hearing
before Justice Smyth would proceed on Monday,
and that he expected that Levy would then be
legally released from custody,
"Of course Levy ought not to have run away"
said Mi. Holm, but lie had been told that there
would he another delay In the case and that he
would have to 90 back Ia the asylum. Ii IL diff
cult 10 see what could be done with him II he
was apprehended, for the only ground on which
he could be taken into custody would be that he
was an escaped lunatic."
Lawyer DO IRncey Slcoll, who appeared
against Lew, made an application yesterday
morning before Justice Freedman for a new
trial in the case, hut his application was denied.
Levy's friends say that when no is legally re-
leased he will bring a suit for damages,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-05-02
little SISTERS OF THE QUILL.
Ladies' VIII Are to Publish II Book En-.
titled "a Qulver of QuIIIs.n

THE Little Sisters of the Quill" an assocla-
ton formed for literary and social purposes.
which has been in existence nearly a year. filed
articles of Incorporation yesterday in the County
Clerks office. The incorporators are Helen
Hamersley Stickney of 222 Fifth avenue, Louise
-'~ ran of 2l9 Madison avenue. Annie
last Thirty-fourth street. May
f 374 Fifth avenue. Narina
of 1913 West Forty-third
81. of l0l West Eighty-first
stree, renee Of 2S5 Lexington
avenue.
The obie> qting the association,
the Countess yplained to Il Sun re-
porter. Is to sec, right to the name.
The Little Sisters . blish next winter a
book containing contri, ms from each MEM
Der OF the association. II. membership is linn
tied to twelve, and the roll is complete at pres
ent. The book will be called "A CULVER Of
Quilts" and will contain ten stories of foreign
and local life and three poems.
Tie proceeds of the sale of the book will be
devoted to providing temporary homes in the
country. for Conva!esccn:s from The orthopcdic
Hospital. but the book VIII be put on sale on its
merits only. The stories will be from 1000 to
1000 words long. the book to contain about
45. 900 words. Besides the incorporators Mrs.
Elizabeth Bisland WetmOrr. Miss Margaret
and Mrs. Mason are member
Ofthe incorporatOrs. Miss Morgan is a daughter
of J. Pierpont Morgan: Miss Flint is a daughter
of Or. Austin Flint, and it on the stan of OEr
Miss tarrenter Is the author of " Girls Win
ter in India" and " Cairo and Jerusalem:" Miss
Winnie Davis is the daughter OF Jefferson Davis,
and author Of The Yelled Dnctor," published
last winter: Mrs. Stickncy is the wife Of Charles
d. stickney;. Miss Lawrence is the daughter OF
Justice Abraham Il. Lawrence.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-05-02
WOMAN SCORCHER NABBED
SEE RODE TOO EAsT oN 4 TANDEM
WHEEL WITH a NAN.

They Were Rseipe wtth Another Tandem
when Rieycie Fsiice nsn Schuessier Gave
sc Ovsrhnuied Them Because the
Man Got winded- Man Paid Both Fincs.
Among the bicyclists Of the boulevard she il
known as the Woman In Black. On the police
court records she appears ms Carrie witten. One
name Is probably about as near correct as the
other. She got into the police court records be-
cause the ordinary wheeling pace wasn't good
enough for her. and she took along with her, both
on the wheel and to the court, a companion Of the
opposite sex. They rode tandem; they were mr..
rested tandem; they were arraigned tandem.
and here the equality OF partnership ceased, for
he paid the double fine alone and II cost him
$40, which. his fair companion remarked, was
"dead easy
II is revealing no secret to announce that Miss
Wilton is not slow In any sense of the word.
Her ordinary bicycling costume consists OF a
jaunty black cap, n modish black jacket, well.
hitting black knickerbocke rs-not bloomers by
any stretch OF imagination OF otherwise and
BLACK SILK stockings. Moreover, Miss witten Is
q very pretty girl In that or any other costume.
Clad In this fetching costume she travels along
the boulevard, not only frequently defying the
law herself by her pace, but also melting others
principally of the male SEX to lawlessness In
their endeavor to keep her within view. Every BIZ
cycle cop on the boulevard has warned her: and
every one has arrested some of her pursuers for
reckless riding. Until late Thursday night she
herself escaped arrest; then Policeman Schuess-
Ter OF the bicycle squad overlook her and q man
named BrouRhton after a stern chase, which is
proverbially n long chase.
1t was about 10 o'clock on Thursday night
when the bicycle COP, wheeling gently along
tie Boulevard in the vicinity Of Seventeen
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-05-02
Inrormsr Arrested Tor MooashIa,us.

Max drsene, a hunchhack, who was arrested
on April ~ at geo Henry street for running an
Illicit still AZ that number, was held In $500
bail for the Grand Jury yesterday BY United
states Commissioner Alexander, IL Is alleged
thBL the raid Was made on information fur
nished by Louis J.; M"lyash, "a saloon keeper,
and LAWYER G%Ottlteh, Who appeared for the de-
that Mcryush was the real owner OF the still,
and that he had Informed against it to save
himself After GTeene's case lad been disposed
OF the internal revenue officers went 10 Merry
Ash's saloon al birmingham and Henry streets
and arrested him. Later he WAS held by United
States Commissioner shields in $1,000 bail for
completely ia the operations OF the still. Merry
ash has been arrested before Tor an offence OF
this Kind
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-05-02
FINAL 4RMORY GAMES.
Athletes aud Cyclists In Rare Form at the
Eighth Regiment.

The indoor athletic season was wound up
very pleasantly at the Eighth Reg ment .Armory
last hight. Company + of the regiment and
the Greenwich WAee!Incn Joined hands in the
catering. and their friends rallied round them
To such an extent that the spacious building was
com fortably throngcd.
The limited number OF events indicated an
early adjournment, but competitors turned up
In such numbers that heats were necessary In
almost every event. The wheelmen, as usual.
seemed to think they owned the building, and
while they furnished good and exciting spors
they taxed the energy and patience of the on
clals TO the limit. Protests cropped up with
embarrassing frequency, and some OF the club
dignitaries present were more prominent as OBJ
structionists than advocates OF the sport.
The honors OF the evening were pretty we'll
distributed. no club OF the many represented
scoring more than once. Goodman went from
scratch in the bicycle handicaps, and electrified
spectators by his speed in the trials, lie was
not "A success at the repeating game, however.
and third place was the nearest he got in either
anal,
Of honor In, the observation-disclosures run,
hut he conscientiously ran on the outside, whils
many Gs id hi Is r csaaS M ,Hs fG,l,ns We G;ra "itp made "de
good use Of hts llb' raj h%andicap aud won ny
yard from Donovan. WHO Looked As II he had
not punished himself "A hlt.
The reglmental band filled in the intervals
pleasantly, ana when the games were through
which was generally patroni1ed. summarize
S'S'yy ara E fny T H,gss FiGHi l beat "Gn G r. Nat A.
Har'hd 3Sme%;' a. & %g'ic"i. second = C"rlry, NrS
West size 4; g" Z iHst N ~ ai'", ''HMa, rros,
heal, won by IS, hE,oH >gw l"r,N, ~ .lign'
iIii"h A a. mira, Iimr. a. nut.- - ,r.unas.
one Mir lacyri.c la'r 'i2'il"ap 'lna nenI Won
hITH DO innm KtT,r, dr Wh,.rmrn. ,,Gr,i.h. tnlrd..
Tina z nNllntF- $50 IS 10 kN.N '~
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-05-02

defeated him. The Spanish loss is re-
ported to have been more than 200 killed and
about 400 wounded. The Runboats saved the
Spanish column from annihilation. Munez
retreated TO Manzanillo. leaving Garcia without
Gen. Caiixto Garcia shares with Gomez and
Like them he is a tried man, having fought
through the revolution of 1858 anu having been
one Of its most ardent instigators. He was
visional government thought 1T to remove
Gomez. His success, was phenomenal. One
guani, and Hoiguin succumbed to the dar-
Ing, young leader. But on Sept. 8, 1873,
while the main body of his command had
twenty men. remained a. san Antonio del Ba-
har; where. they were attacked by 500 Span
and his men were summoned to surrender.
Rather than die by the hand of a common exc
eutIoner Garcia placed the muzzle Of his pistol
In his mouth and fired upward. intending to
shoot himself through the brain. Instead OF
killing him the bullet entered his palate and
scar is very noticeable to-day. A mans An
ger can be inserted in the deep hole made
spared ed By the spaniards, and and after tnrS ter term ~o Of
Imprisonment at Manzanillo In Cuba and Va.
lencia and santofa in Spain he was set at lib
a prisoner. and was exiled to Madrid.
When the present revolution broke. out
Madrid. lie first went to Paris, and thence
came TO this city; arriving about eight months
ago. his one oblect was TO reach Cuba. He
was a promoter of the ill-starred Hawkins ex-
petition. and later was among those captured
on the Bermuda when she was seized in this
harbor as q filibuster.
He was released on bail. and subsequently
successfully embarked with sixty-two OF his
countrymen on boa-d of the Bermuda from
Somers Point. y. j., on March IL. The fol-
lowing week this expedition succeeded in land
ing In the harbor of Mariel. on the north coast
Of Pinar del Rio, only a few miles west of the
border line of Havana province. Until he
left for Cuba, Gen. Calixto Garcia had lived
with his wife at POI West 129th street, this
city. He is 50 years old.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-05-02
ENGLISH oooDs NOT WANTED.
veneEueIans Prefer American and Germa.
CommodItIeS

PANAMA, April 24-The star and Herald SAYS:
"Venezuelan papers report the visit to Ca
racas OF the representatives OF several English
and North American mercantile houses who
have extended their journeys To Valencia
Puerto CAbellO. and MaTacaibo, 1t is Said with
very favorable results, The trade OF MaTacaibo
Is almost entirely in the hands OF tho Germans
and at Cindad and Bolivar. though French
residents p~redominate, the principal trade ia
carried on by Germans aud North Americans,
itors. Almost the entire wholesale trade Of the
country appears to be gradually settling az Car
acAs since the opening, OF the various raj ways
calls attention 10 the fact that French com.
merce is gradually being ousted from VeneI-
uela-"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-05-02

Gen. t'sIizto enrcia's Patriot Forces said
60 Have won - Brtiiiant Victory.

The Cuban Junta. whose headquarters are Al
81 New street. has not, ne yet, resolved any
confirmation Of the reported victory OF Gen.
CalIxto Garcia over a column Of Spanish trools
under the command OF Gen. Munez. II IL re.
ported that the battle took place near Zarlja,
In the province OF Santiago do Cuba. Gen.
Munez. It Is said. organized a strong land col.
umn. supported by Runboats which he had or
dered to proceed up the Canto River. Munez,
with his land column, left ManSanillo. and, co.
operating with the gunboats. tried to prevent
Garcia from crossing the river. Garcia Of.
fected II junction with the forces Of
Rabi and those OF Mayln Rodriguez from
Camaguey, and he attacked Munez and
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-05-02

Fannie Erlmann, a girl OF 10, poisoned herself
with Paris green in her lodgings at 200 Delaney
street yesterday. She died a few hours later in
the Gouverneur Hospital.
She had been i'll for some time. A note writ
ten in German was found in her room. 1t was
as follows:
"Trouble, trouble. trouble has the good LORD
given to the poor and lonely. No one is to blame
for my suicide. | hope the good Lord will
tighten nv way into the next world"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-05-02
Citizea- May Become Guardians or Adiron-
dack Forests.

ALBANY, May l. Both branches OF the LegIs-
lAture which adjourned yesterday passed a con-
current resolution proposing an amendment TO
the State Constitution giving Ia the Commits
sioners OF Game. Fisheries and Forests. permis-
sion to lease 10 any person in the State small
parcels Of land not to exceed Ave acres in the
Adirondack preserve, upon which may he
erected cottages or camps. the lease to be at Il
n0mlual price, The state OF New York owns
about l.OOO.U 600 acres OF land in the counties
constituting the forest preserve, all of which is
practically within the Adirondack Park.
This proposed amendment was passed by the
Legislature last year, and will lie voted upon by
the people at next fail = election,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-05-02
Suicide from the Spree.

AS the North German Lloyd steamship Spree,
from Bremen and Southampton, was passing
Fire Island at 9 O'Clock yesterday morning at
full speed. Sebastian Crabenhauer, a steerage
passenger. jumped overheard from the port
side. Several officers saw him leap from the
rail. and the shin was stopped and circled about
in the neiehborhood where he had disappeared.
He was lost. His wife. who had accompanied
him on the voyage, said lie had no reason TO kill
himself. He was n lauOrer, SO years old, and
lived at Marshaltown, la.