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New-York tribune., 1896-01-04
4 pvERrisEMENrs AND SUBSCRIPTIONS FoR

A DvERTIsEMENTS AND SUBSCRIPTIONS F0R
"A THE NEW YORK TRIBUNE WILL BE RE-
cEIvEp AT THE UPTOWN OFFICE, No Lac bysn. Sr9ae.
TiSEMENTS at the following Branch offices pa Esh,.;
ave. corner Twenty-thirdst: l52 sixth ls,
FouIth-"Ve., cor. Fourteenthst.. 600 Thfd-aNe, 'W
Third ave cor Forty -sevenh-st Io26 Thiri-aye near
sixty htsst; Los trst-ave 100 West Forty second 81
iie Columbus ave: 80 Avenue A. 1923 Thd-aNe;; %!
West Forty second st l6i9 Secondave b54 ThiId-ave
Thriave. 205l Third-aVc.. between One-rundred.
and twelfth and one hundred md thirteenth sts.
At the HARLEM OFFICES $50 East One hundred -and'
twenty hfthst ci3 Vest one hundred and twenty .nns
520 West onehundrcd and forty nfth bks ~ ~
p n, .. rpSulg 0oeS TRtAA 1
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THE NEW YORK SAVINGS BANK,

sTH AVE COR i4TH ST,
Tho trustees that the be credited
depositors January shall be Of FOUR
PER CENT. PER ANNG'M from 81 20 81
Deposits mad. before Ia viii draw interest
from Jan. l.
FREDERICK HrGHSON. President.
RUFUS n WOOD Treasurer.
WILLIAM FETSGNGER. SECRETARY.
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WEST SHORE R.R.

IraFr n IN0''7' '|
minutes earlier f.tu foot II FRANKLIN -;
$3.50 \. ". Daily local 90 Buffalo $500 - .
.:Bo A. VI. DAILY local to Albany ior 'aiskiu Mountains
and SARATOGA rlil,r 20 Albany. Suncass only.
o:i., 4 Dail> Albany Utica SyraruSe, Is"h'ser
iuntlo Nia.ara .als To.eio, Cleveland ami 'hieaF.
80 4 Vi. Daily. except sunday. G., 'atsA.ll Noun
i.,ns New Palt1 Lakes M0honk and Mlnnewaska. A.
hany. Saratoga. caldwell Lake George iHrl'r car.
.:po a.. VI. Daily. . .4t sunday. for AifdnN
600 u. VI. Daily for Albany. Montreal Ou'a syracuse
IfcN,sier Nuifao Niagara Fails, Toronto beNy4-
cleveland chicago and -. Louis.
6:.sO l.. u. Daily. .Nospt sunday for Newoufs. Anany
Sagat "a ana Montreal. Pailor ar q Kingston
..I5 4. VI. Daily except sunday. for Utca, syracuse
Rochester aue Buralo.
St5 4. Daily Albany Utica. syracuse rochester
Buffalo Niagara Falls. Toronto. Detroit. Cleveland Nni-
caso and -. Louis
~ t >ots tahlcs. parlor and slespnscar accom-,
uoIa'ious appN cty pces Brooklyn ana \rW fora. and
a stations Time tables ~ principal hotels For oihI
information address e. l. lAMhkkl.
Gen. Passenger Agent. Vanderbilt ave. New-fork
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ptI IsCI<AM ANNi AND WESTERN u. IL.
stations in New York. foot Ot barclay ana
Christopher streets .,,.,c
NESTIBtLED Tx ANS. ~ LINN Htffth


Direct route 10 NEWAKh. BLOOM ltLp. MoNrCLNH,
THE ORANGES. summit. B-Inafdssi!e Baskhs
Eise Ma.is. Morri-town, lassal, Paterson. Boon
ION. Dover Stanhoi'. NEWTON. Bi DDS LAM,
LAKE NpPAIDDNG. Htskcttstown, ScHOOl.LlS
MOI NTAlN. Mashingtor. ltili.I.iPSHJ Ri. EAStoN.
WATER Gar, SrRpl nSBU RG. Po'Ono Mountains,
SCRANTON. l1TTSrON, MllKESNARRE, NANIl-
COKE DANNflI.E NORTHU MBELANp. Mont
rose. BIN,inAMION. OXFORD. NORWICH, Water
vale UTICA. al, Ht1El.D SPRINGS. Cortland.
SYRACUSE. OSWE,iO. ITHACA. OWEGO. ElMIRA,
,ORNING. BATH. pANSNll.I.t. BUFFALO ana al
points Wi.Sr NORTIiNESr AND SOUTHWEST
7:5 a. M~BlNGHAMTON MAIL. Stops principal
oo1 A M-BIFFAI.O. SCRANTON. BINGHAMToNt
UTICA ri, HFiELD SIIlNGS. SYRACUSE aud
oSWE,iO EMPRESS. Pullman BUFFET Patlor cars con-
nect al Buffalo with train foI Chicago and points west
1 90 T. Nj cRANrON. MILkESBARRE ana ElMlkA
EXPRESS Pullman Buffet parlor can. -
400 T.. M-SCRANTON. WlIkESBAKRE and fisfM'
OUTH EMPRESS. Pullman Buns' Ia1lor cars
1880 I. NJ. ,panyl -iufralo Nestbned lAmtei ENpTess
for SCRANTON. BlNGHAMrON. ElMlRA 'F.
FALO Pullman Bufret Sleeping Car conneets al
Buffalo with train for Chicago and r2ints wr,. \,
30 Z. VI. dDaiiy.-BuFFALo. SCRANTON, BiNiHAa-
TON UTICA, SYRACUSE and OSWEGo ENFkESo'
Pullman Esiet Sieepets ....o... :.
TfCKT.TS AND PULLMAN ACCOMMODATIONS at u
Place s3 liToad"ay Tickets at ferry sta'ios ets
Broadway. III ithaso l2h-st. ~ West l-otn-st.
o5 Coumlus-ave.. NswYork 33s and 126 fultonst ana
lo6 Broadway Broo Time tables giving fuii nror'
nation all stations
WESTCOTr EXPRESS COMPANY Will call for and
check baggage from hotel residence to destination
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N EW HAVEN 81: Excursion. Sl.JO.-
~ Steamer RICHARD PECK leaves Pier - f. r. 4
- VI. daily. sundays excepted. arriving for train
to Meriden Hartford. Springfield. Freight steamer
leaves o T.. VI.
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[ cst an0 (cun0
StenMbJd(e.


ROSIoN AND NEW ENGLAND POINTS
- VIA SOUND LINES. WEEK DAYS ONLY
fALI' lt'N Ek LINE VIA Newport and Fall River. from
new Pier Is. y. X. foot OF MURRAY st.. .t :, n. VI
sIONINGrpN LINE. Via S'oninston. from New Pier
36. \ II owe block above ttnal-st. "A 500 4. VI.
NORWICH LINE Via New J.. ndon. from per \
next DesbIosScs st. 2 20 l.. VI
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INSTITUTION FOR THE SAVINGS

or MERCHANTS CLERKS.
~ - Union Square.
dividend has declared 10 deppsrors entitled thereto
under tho o., aws for the SIX and three months
ending December 81. lS'1. at the rate ~ FOlR PER
CENT per auuuni. a sums from - to $4,000 paya-
b- and after Monday. January -. 1896
Deposits received from an persons and not eNclu
eively merchants clerks and II made before
January !" VIII draw interest from January J.
Bank thpllltvs eNcpt"l from Ia o'clock a NJ to
3 O'Clock t. NJ SATURDAYS. IL \ VI. 60 - NJ
ANDREW WARNER. President.
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Ian
Net gold SG3 49, 2is $G2 7C0i' Dec s''o'--
Net legal tenders &C on,
on hand - 1O6 oGl g5f .1O7 1913 6ls Inc. s,s9ei
NJ, ~ 81 ~. 1OS Inc 3,j6 80,
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MONEY AND EXCHANGE.

Money or call was per cent and upward the
majority Of loans being made at per cent. Ilihe
money for al periods ruled AT per cent lhere
was a little better busipess doing in choice COM
mercial paper. the rate for al dates geheraiiF ie
naming unchanged at per cent. aithough d le"
transactions We're reported dt hlgher hsu''S' o''0
being Tor four months at II per cent.
The foreign exchange market was ou'' an"
err, c1osi,e ra,cs for actual business were as
follows
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10 THE HOLDERS or THE


Referring f. nilve notice 70 rotif~ the IOWA CITY
WESTERN RAILWAY COMPANlS First Mor;g:
l{suas ~, rcr.. lu4u.rt an lutesfueuf I'm fl.
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SHE SOLD THEIR TROUSERS.

Mrs Mary Moody who lives with three chill
irsn a. No ~ Graham-ave.. was aTralsned yes
tsrGav before Justice Goetting in the Lee Avenue
Police Court charged with larceny William Helm,
OF No GSl Fushng-ave.. and EDerhard lngod, OF NO.
l73 Hopkins-st. both taicrs gave the woman sew
eral pairs of unfinished trouscre 20 make UP. Iney
charged that Mr.. Moody sold taem Mrs MOODY
who carried her youngest child in her arms, told the
Magistrate that she had disposed of the trousers 70
secure food for children. and offered to sell hes
little uschoid effects get money 10 refund the
p-ice OF TIE goods As the womans husband haa
been arrested Thursday on complaint OF SCUM
Rrcokvn tailor for disposing OF sxty-four pairs
OF trousers Justice Goetting cent the woman 70 jan.
pendInC trial The Children's Society VIII taKe
charge Of the children.
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THERON SKEEL KNAPP.

Theron skee. Knapp. we.l-known member OF
the New-York stock Exchange. who live: AT NO -"
Cranl-av. Did suddenly Thursday evening
while attending services az the Clinton Avenue Con
g-oqotcual church lie had been singing with the
roc, ~ tho congrsga,ion and had Just finished when
his wife who sat beside him. heard him gasp ana
realized that he was H. Two o. tn ushers ca
red the sick man iato he .obby Of the churcn ana
, phvs!cian was summoned. bat Nj Knapp diea
bsfor, medlcql assistance coud reach him The
nhvsici,n said that his death III baby due to
heart disease.
Theron skcel Knapq was born in carboniale
Pom November 10 1871 lie received a public
schoo, education and al The age Of thirteen years
h. entered Churchill Institute. at New-canaan'
conn r. 1850 ne came TO New-Nork. and for
short time was employed in the drygoods house o.
,.app. Kent & Beckley in Chambers-st. lie then
entered tho banking house Of Var Week. Reed 4
uutr the firm was dissolved Amer the dissolution
of this firm MIR. Knapp became junior partner
IN The firm Of A. : Peabody & Coz which later b
came KNAPP 4 Peabody AZ 40. IS News ~
,v,s a fnemDsr o. the Omen Board Of BROKERS unlil
IL Consolidation with tn Exchang on May lS'
since mat time he had been an active member OF me
New ork stock Exchange.
Nj, Knapp vas one az the charter members
If IN. oxford club. but only remained n memp"r
about year. He vice-urf sident ana a truss"
nigSt Mission. n Wll.oughby-si. For thirty years
he y,,e a tea cher Of tn. Bible class and Lately ne
hid c,rrlel on ibis work principally IN n chapel a.
.,-,n,ir ana Grand ayes. watch IS connected win
,ho g in,nn Avenue Congregations. Church Of which
no v,as 4. frlc q deacon.
The funeral Nn b. held at the chap in wh'oh
he was much ,ntereat - to-;norro" altr h'
o'clock He VII be buried In Grocnwood Gene
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DEATH OF THOMAS PRossER SIR.
TIE AMERICAN REPRESENT ALIVE or KRVPP. THE
GERMAN GrHM iKER. srcCt MBs TO
GENERA. BREAKING DOWN

Thomas Prosscr go Tor over forty wears mem
Der OF tho firm o, Thomas Prosser Son In Cod
ST. New-York the American representatives, OF '"e
Krupp Gun Works o. Germany and former mem
Der % the Board Of Education Of Brooklyi d'1 AZ
his house No ioi S,uyvcsant-ave. yesterday after
noon after lingering illness tn" cause OF "eat"
was general breaking down. l'' hah moi "''"
able 20 work for about year
Thomas Prosscr WAS born In Worcester. England.
s.xty-scven years aeo. and came with his parents
10 tbs country wher b was nine years old. is
father Thomas Prosscr moved to Paterson. y. j..
ani cneagcd in the steel busncs there. In ISL
hts father Organized the firm Of Thomas Pros-er &
Son and began business ia Pat-st. near Coolest.
%cu-York The next year tn senior Pr's-'r
visited London 20 soc tn" hrs' International ~
posiiion there. and while ihc~c formed lasting
f-icrdship with Herr Krupp. tho founder OF thc
Krupp Gun Works and the father OF tie present
had Of the business Mr. Krupp requested Nr.
prosser 70 become the Ancr.cfn representative ~
th,s firm and the bushes relations establish
then have continued uninicrrupiedj ever Since.
Thomas Prosser & Son never i"if extensively H
war materials manufactured by no kfuIp Gun
Works their business being manly with railrolcS
steamship companies and marh,nerr mnnnfa -iurers
Win these Their dealings w'r" az nhl-' OF W.
luz 81 H. Iprosser moved t. BROOKLYN and about
is55 IN company with numbe. % other l'nsIsh
families he hough large irayt OF i.Fin @I -
The intention was to make pertinent f.nsi,h
colony on a small scale Thc scnrhr ""s iVn.'', -
be impracticablc. and Nj Prosser Vas 1ooI W. ,'o
oniv one OF the cOtcrie who remained IN IN" i"'H-
,v-third Ward He built typical English mouse
IN rhef was then the old jamaica plank ROAD a.
Sruvvesan,-ave near Banbrllge and 1nhnnc'!
as Here he had lived ever since. occupying neaf-
~ an entire city block with his yard and gardens
/ high wall partly surrounded his estate. Ny
prosser's membership la the Biook.Nn boafl %,
n no club and his tastes al ran along quo i'n,,
He is survived by widow a2d ten chllirci, hlS
oi1oe, con Thomas Prosscr. who VIII probably sue
ceel him as the head o; the Colds. house. lNr>
he f-es'
ss.e,d AZ No 3s7 Siuyvcsant-avc. The dead ner-
chant was 2 prominent member OF the Third I'M
t,r,an society al Gaies-avc. and Irving Pace. ot
which the Rev s H. Camp is pastor. The fun'rli
and the burial will be private
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RPOOKLYN NEWS N FUN.
THE TRIBUNE TO PUBLISH \ "Hr'A En-
BROOKLYN EDITION. BEGlNNlN"
NEXT MONDAY.

Greater N4w-York may be a near posslo'n's
49, remote one. but greater Tribune so lai aS
~. neonle Of Brooklyn are concerned VIII Dc
,.sucd FOR them rext Monday.
mage Of Brooklyn news has been puo'.S"'' ~
The Tribune every day FOR seVe'a' MeeN' =.
,ordsv however The Tribune VIII Des'n u
',,,.h two pages Of Brooklyn matter das.
,,.rshv completely covering the BrooEiy" "'''
consolidation and the allied questions o. ~.
..,.r,,ss,on and a referendum. which are "Ns's
- No NJ great interest and local important 10
some time will be fully and faiIIy 'res'e' '''
n-ooklyn news columns Of The Tribune. I'm ,o
The Tribune's Brooklyn us"s "ansr as the
...r,.a in the main sheet OF the paper as VIZ
cail'e - prooklvn has always been carried mere,
new new 80 that Brookyntes at home or @o'oaa
,', h. able to read news in which they are p.r
, we, pf Interested every day. no matter ""'s
thew may buy the paper
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time Is apparently good as It ever was. Nearly
fifty years ago he preached his first sermon ana ne
was pastor Of the Lafaycite-ave. church from the
dine Of It's foundation until three or four years ago.
when he resigned. and the Rev Or DAVID Gregg
came from Boston 20 succeed him
He WAS one o, the frs; contributors to The In
dcptnd-nt." and says that he wrote for the maya
zine d, the time when Horace creeey Johh u.
Whittier ard Mrs. stowe were among IT, contribn-
tors. Or. Cuy.er says that he owes his eNceIeh'
heath TO his wonderful power TO s.eep i can peat
any man in Brooklyn in sleeping match. he says
II was born and brought up on a farm. ana was
not cuidled. As good many boys are to-day
have worked on the temperance question all my
life. and the first speech ever mace was III 'ia5-
gov Hall. wh-n stood on the platform with
Father Mathew. tn great llsh tefnperance apps,
te. am Republican. but thinK great nTf'
OF Grover C.ev..ind $ courage. II made ms
take however. In adding wanton tnrrar T 4. az
ord % his message concerning TN tr.uo', 10 me
usa. \ war between England an An -iict "oa-u
b, A. bad a. 3 war between two ~ our states.
RE iq a strong opponent Of consultation and say
on tn subject. II believe in Brooklyn. her gran
that / am An ont-ard-out art!-consodauonst; l
90 even further than my esteemed friend Or.
that VIII be- tn means OF preventing 'his beautiful
am growing city from committing sH'c.;r W H.
York by the East River. and w are TOO treat "A
city 20 b. swallow w by T4mmahy IA, 81
psr cent he,,er governed tsan NeH-york IL or can
aope t. De- They cannot ~ me nen IN 90
mont that we can here. They cannot got tn class
~ mon k Schisren White and others - III the
offices ihere ard that ln Itself would MAKE great
difference IN administrative. Tn" very idea OF
civ OF over A million inhabitants giving up -
charter AMI sur-endering 80 h'rthright Why. rs
absurd On the face Of j. ] admit TIA; Ne"-i ork
The ua'on but hats rot business. It, not orr
purpose - build up Nen-York city or 20 evan
ss,iz. her IT,, tn, Tammany tiger stand Al the
Other end Of the Bridge. whore g. belongs. ani let
Tom Pau stand there too
ON SunIav evening Dr. Cuyle- delivered 4 force
IN. address IN the lafayette ave. cnurch on Amer
ist's duty On tho Armnliar massacrts. and pre-
sanfel a resolution -ugEcstiug th'' Congress s. art
n.ti-ra. sh-.f p'lon for the relief Of tho suffer
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NON-COWMITTAL on EXCISE
The MAYOR HAS NO DEFINITE POLICY To
ANNOUNCE AT PRESENT.
MANY PASTORS WILL SPEAK on THE susJEcr
To-MoERoW-IN FAVOR or ENFORCING
THE SUNDAY LAW.


THE SUNDAY LAW.
PENDING Mayor Wurster's declaration Of Motley on
the excise question, there is considerable c-,osit
among the police ana temperance people as TO what
that policy is going TO be- There Is = stronr p,o,c.
ment on foot IN favor of strict Interpretation an
enforcement OF the Sunday excise law and to-roo,-
row there VIII be appeals that question from a
number OF Brooklyn pulpi;s
twenty names were last "Wednesday said TO he
s.s"eu 10 circular sent out by The Rev Robert !.
Kent, but the list Includes sxty-eight pastors
who have announced their intention of speaking on
the subject at either their morning or evening ser
vices Blanks with the heading "a Time to Sreak Sc
containing declaration for the honest enforcement;
OF law as a basic principle of good government and
approving OF the enforcement OF the Sunday excise
law. will be circulated in the churches
one hundred and ten churches. representing fifteen
denominations. have promised to Cooperate among
them being several German CONGREGATIONS The
Rev. Or. c. Cuthhert Hall OF the First Presby terrain
church; the Rev. \. J. LYMAN of the South Congre-
gational Church; the Rev DR. Lyman Abbott Of
Plymouth Church, the Rev Dr. james : Chad
wick, of the Sumner Avenue Methodist Episcor g.!
Church. and the Rev. DR.. r. J. Kent of the Lewis
Avenue Congregational Church. are among those
VINO VIII speak on the subject at the morning
vice.
The Rev J. F. Nash, of the Church Of the Sacred
Methodist Episcopal Church; tho Rev. John F Car
Aber Banks of the Hanson PaS ChHTn 5
copal Church, and the Rev. Edwin Potter of the
Grace English Lutheran Church, with Others viii
speak on the subject in the evening.
Mayor Wurster continues to be on-commttal on
the excise question. He said Yesterday that ne knew
nothing about this excise movement among the pas
tors offically, and unit. committee should call on
him and speak Of the points at issue he would have
nothing to say.
1T makes difference said the Mayor
whether there are sixty or one hundred and sixty
pastors interested in this movement. How can |
Know anything about the matter until have heard
can't talk about thing Of which | know nothing
have no excise policy TO announce at present"
Excise Commissioner Joseph G. Hacker said Il
cannot tell you anything about Mayor Wurstors ex-
else policy. / haven't been reappoln;ed yet. and
don't know who my colleagues would be II ] shou q
be reappofntcd. | do to say anything
definite on the excise question this time
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wav or the other had 10 forego the privilege Al!
who did vote had been repeatedly Informed ny the
public press that the expression was merely tenta
five and not conclusive. 1t Is right that the cltl-
zens should demand fair opportunity to express
their opinions on important A subject am
convinced that the fair-mnded men OF this city
whose frs, demand would be for resubmission OF
this question to the people, count as many as ."
out OF 100 In the community. The political party IN
the LEGISLATURE that ventures to force consolidation
without reslibmsson Of the question TO the people
will be denounced by the men In iis own ranks IN
this city. .,. l., .,o ,,r;s.
There has great growth IN CIVIC proc
among Rrooklyntes within the last two years, ne
administrat,on OF Mayor Scheren has pointed our
The lines along which this city may come 70 pre-
eminent position among American cities SIS zoe.
ZION fronting on the ocean as wei as OF -\cM
York Bay its plans for public parks rs UNIQUE az,
great educa tional institutions or me secohi .I'.
and above ali the intelligence OF the great mass
Of lis citizens are coming 20 be esiina veg az ,he
Eel sioni0cance, Moreover II Is p-cuhafiy an
~ the four great cities OF this country New" olh'
Chicago Brooklyn and Philadelphia TWO are pi a.,
ticailv European cities. and two are IN!
Amer,can cities The Brookivniies 40 NOT "lsh 70
reduce the number OF those cltes mat sldhl loI
Amsrican,sm We expect 10 have our NM. an.
ideas respected By municipal admins, u'oiS
fo~ years 10 come, and in increasing numpr.S W. =
are Incoming a more and more uIt"IlnhS tdlt VI a
grea,er civ ruled over by the iorslgh l1lo~s III
Control Of Tammsny Hail. or by 'hc oosS u d" "'''
American machine.
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IN THE EASTERN DISTRICT
JrDGEs SMILED AND SHOOK HANDS.

VAN WhRT AND SCHNITZsPAN DEMANDED THEIR
BENCHES. BIT WERE REFUSED
Both Justices Peterson ard Murphy were at their
respective courts yesterday. but neither made any
attempt to hold court. During the morning the
newly elected Justice Van Wart accompanied py
his clerk William Allen. called ar the Second Dis
tr;ct Court where he made formal demand for
the scat from Justice Peterson. but was met with
a prompt refusal Then both justices smiled, shook
hands and separated. This action on the part or
Justice Van Wart was evidently in keeping with
the advice of his COUNSEL
Justice Schnitzpan. who was elected TO succeed
Justice Murphy was also on hand at the Third Dis
trict Court with his clerk ex-Assembly man Con-
raly. Justice Schnit2spln was armed with an ordsr
from Justice Gaynor. of the Supreme Court award
ing him DO session Of the bench Justice Murphy
read the document and declared that he would place
no obstacle in the way Of his successor, but sald
that he intended TO remain although he would not
do business. until the Appellate Court had handed
down a decision. Justice SchnitZpan then WlthdTe"
frO,n 10
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CAPTAIN sEWALL MOODY.

Captain sswan Moody. for many years w'l known
n rosn Interested IN the lumber trade, died sud-
DENY yesterday from apop.exy at his home No.
GfA 81. Mirk's-avc.
canaan Moody was horn in Enyhe.d Mass. De-
,enbsr rs. 1873 Receiving what was then com
mon schoo. education. ne removed at an early age
- the historic town OF Rowley. He was direct
descendant Of the French Hugucnots and grand
co, or copta'n Megill. Of evolutionary fame.
When about twenty years old he moved to A!5any.
In connection with his brother ne bousnt a
"r,or4r and beam interested "a the carryiHS
fr,6s b.tygsen Albany and New-Yo-k lumber usu-
30 forming the Grg@r part Of his cargo In t1is
husines. ne c0n'iauei ur.N about ten yenrs ago
waen he retired. \ ona time he owned thr-e
In $50 h married MIS- louisa r M asdi 9 o,
veeW-Yorx. He was one of ne foonderI OF inc
SNun ~ tsii ~ twenty fourth-s, and Nn,A ave.
in 'HenYork For nine years capta2 Moc1 H., wa" as
"a ieefer Of the choir IN tina, chnTci IN I'll ne
ox me his resdsnee in BrooS IN where ns mas
nvra t,ho,'.io-.st lie leaves widow soa and
tg-o daugH'ers
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AGAINST SPLITTING IN PUBLIC fLACE'

AGAINST SPLITTING IN PUBLIC PLACES.
TIM " II p. A. ENTERS PROTEST AGAINST
,,prr Full. or EVIL TO EVERY one.
A.. lanes scrlmgeour president OF the Women's
uaa,,h protective Association, occupied the chair
..,o,,,ov At an unusually lively meeting OF the as
.,,ia,ion at No 2Oi L!vngston-st. great usfI
- rho discussion was relative to the ofensNsne' %
mon who SPIT in and other pupic p'HoeS' ''''
en,llv n was urged by different members '""' -
one should take 1t upon hersei 10 seiNV a. ,,
slonarv committee OF one in an heroic eror' iooN-
,,, ,o t-o abatement OF what they believe 10 oe
n'9,,~. nuisance Mrs. Scrimgeour opener inc
meeting with few words about the Necessity o.
ir,nrss.'ng the youth Of Brooklyn WIN me "e''
az being clean In everything 49,,
Mrs A. J. Perry was called upon 10 'epo' III
,r,o,.ss Of her committee appointed 10 cali upon
..u.,,5s aud request cleanliness in their cars
Mr. pcrrv confessed that nothing had been zone
h.. her personally. Mrs ScrmSeour asKed Il i'eS
,c,, p setter Of the Brooklyn Heights system ni'
hc,, seen In reference to the matter Ms
p,,ynos Of The committee sad: we nave NO.
seen Nj Ross,er yet. but We shait pd's'' Oh
b,rr,ea him until he does something.
,,ss Hart said that the Atantic-aVe. ra'iro''
oe,ct,ls had hocn visited and that the CONDUCTORS
Nd been instructed to prevent the men passehse' >
a. far a. nossible from splitting on the noo' p"''
s,il Ms. Hart. Il don't believe TINS IS soins -
have very much effect. think II VIII NC ~
sary for rs 20 address protesting remarks u '' -
lenders Themselves In come cases have su'ceeu.i
in removing offenders by giving them Fepro4'"i"'
look - ho,t,,.a1 tina. Health Com
ior Emery could be prevailed upon 70 ehoncc
m'ssion't MS respect II there was no law bear
me nM ~ mn,u the point she believed one shouiu
be made Tor the purpose fan, Mrs Iilla Rich
.ht - ,he Hebrew Institute Of New ORR, en
panns tn plan Of nteresng ht5 w TT{s to Harry
the president Of the Law ~ "
society in New as to i MS Wor Was taken up
y.' y" ,,sn,ber protested aga'nsi the susns ~
% yaiks in the neighborhood OF the or's ii's"