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The morning times., 1896-03-17
BoMBARDED WITH PIES.
Juvenile Burglars Assail Ia ker Wolff
With His Own Goods.
Bel1 York World.

The shop of Charles Wolff, a baker at
No. 2O32 Amsterdam avenue, has been
frequently burg IariZed of late by pie
loving small boys, and Wolff's feelings
were as hot as his oven. After closing
up shop at 10 O'Clock Wednesday night
Wolff concealed himself under the counter
and awaited developments. They came
at midnight in the shape of two boys who
opened the door with a skeleton key and Wig
orouSly attacked an appedzing row of
freshly baked nIince pies
With q yell WoIff sprang upon the Juvenile
intrudcrs. They were unarmed, but as
Wolff moved forward they met him with a
tremendous volley Of his own mince pies.
Huge hunks OF the toothsoTne dainty SnOte
him with resounding swat on Chinand chest,
on eye and ear. Hall blinded, Wolff dashed
ahead and colIared his aSsailants Just as
Policemen Deherty and Wendell arrived
on the scene.
The prisoners proved to be fftCen-year-
old Jimmie farrell of No. 5S2 West One
Hundred and Fifty-cighth street. and four
teen year old Francis Mcdonald of One Hun
dred and Fifty-eighth street and St.NiChOlas
avenue. Both were held for examination
in the Harlem court.
The morning times., 1896-03-17
HUBRARD's PACIFIC BILL.
New Scheme Looking to the Settle
ment of the Debt.


ment of the Debt.
Mr. Hubbard Of Missouri, a member OF
the Committee on Pacific Railroads, has
prepared a bin looking 10 he settlement
of the Indebtedness OF the Pacific Roads.
The measure directs the Secretary OF the
Treasury 10 ascertain the exact amount
due the government by the roads up to and
including July 1896. When this bas been
ascertained he is To demand of all roads
20 winch subsidy bonds have been issued,
that the bonds be paid on July l next. In
case they do not pay on the day named tie
is to take all their property. real and
personal, for the benefit OF the govern
ment.
the property for sale at the Treasury De-
partmenU. In case 80 one bids the amount
OF the government debt the attorney gen
eral is to bid it III for the government. In
case a purchaser Is found one-tbird OF the
purchase money is To be paid within thirty
years and thc balance in ten years, an equal
amount each year.
In case the property is not sold the
President is 10 appoint three government
trustees, after which ihc employees Of thc
road are 10 form an association and elect
three trustees to represent them.
These trustees are to manage the roads.
4 portion OF he earnings are TO be set
aside for the benefit of the employees. and
the net profits are to 90 toward tine hqui-
dation OF the debts OF the corporations.
All public lands not patented nor subject
to patent, granted he roads, are to be
restored |. O the public domain.
The morning times., 1896-03-17
MIR. HARLAN DID NOT ANSWER.
Law Class Asked Him the Status of a
Concurrcn, Resolution.

Concurrent Resolution.
Associate Justice Harlan. OF the Supreme
Court OF the United States, declined to
answer an interrogat"ry propoundcd by
one Of the students at Columbian University
last night, a Ia the effect Of concurrent
resolution OF both houses of Congress, with
out receiving Executive approval.
Justice Harlan was delivering one Of his
regular lectures before the students of the
law school. Upon mounting the rOstrum
the justice found the following written ques-
ton lying on his desk What j. the cf-
feet OF a concurrent resolution passed by
both houses OF Congress; and whether il is
required that il shall receive the signature of
the President before becoming opeFatiyc?'
The Justice read the question and then
declined 10 answer it, remarking that it
was too nearly connected with certain pO-
litical questions now being agitatcd, and
therefore he did not think II prudent to
express an opinion. as it might sattsc-
quently come up for hearing and adiudica-
tiOn before the SpprcTe court Mr.. Harlan
stated, however, that as far as he knew,
the question had never been before the
supreme court.
The question was prompted because or
the prevailing discussion Of the effect of
the possibility of tlfe passage Of the CON
ference report now being considered in
Congress in reference to the recognition
Of the beiligCrent rights Of the Cuban in
SIIr.entS.
The morning times., 1896-03-17
DEEP SHOWS UP NORTH.
Most Severe storm of the Winter
Along the Coast.

Along tue CustSt.
New York, March 16.-Fourtccn inches OF
snow on the leYel was the result OF the
storm, which began in this city at 10 O'Clock
a IN. Sunday and. turned to rain this after
noon. The storm wa The fifth OF the kind
OF the winter and the most severe.
When the snow fall began the temporal
ture was &c degrees above zero and the
rain fell when the thermometer registered
33 degrees. The wind was northeast and
blowing from, ten 10 eighteen miles an
hour. I
Low pressure in the southwest caused III {
storm, whose area was today from the
Mississippi to the Atlantic Ocean. IN
part OF this range there was snow, III the
rest rain so that, while New York, Albany,
Buffalo, Boston, Portland. Me, and Chicago
were mantled in white. there was a
drenching dOwnpoHr at PhiladelT bia,
Washington and Knoxville.
Locally the snow blsckade although far
greater than the others Of the winter i'm
pedcd neither pedestrians nor travel. The
storm did not in any way interfere with
navigation and not an accident or mishap
was reported.
The snow fail in New Jersey ranged from
| 10 inches to a half foet in depth. Trains
on all railroads were della yed. The roads
| in the country were almost impossible for
wagons and travel by foot was suspended.
| The heavy rain which followed the snow
caused CONSERVATION throughout those parts
| OF New Jersey which lay along the river
! valleys. The rain caused the snow To melt
| rapidly. and floods are threatened that viii
| be serious If the rain continues long.
Along the Delaware, Raritan and PaSsaiC
| preparations are being made for 4 freshet
The morning times., 1896-03-17

Policeman Vcrmllion OF the Fifth pre-
cinct cluhbed GrEnken prisoner inlo in
scnsihII!iy yesterday afternoon, and the
victim, after wg.tering in his blood for
twot5ours with recoucb other lilan The stone
floor and iron slatsef . cen, was transferred
to Washington Hospital in Il patrol wagon.
The victim OF Inc policcmans club was
Frank Nicholson OF No. 9U7 Tenth street
southeast.
The statements of witnesses make il ap-
pear that the act OF Policeman Vermillion
WAS brutal The brother and sister OF the
prisoner visited him at the station, and
appalled, at his wounds, implcred Lieut..
McCnthran thai physician be sent for, TO
which entrea ty they say, that officer turned
a deaf ear.
YermiliioH placed a charge of assault
gainSt Nicholson. All evidence that is
available indicates that this charge is not
true, aud waS prompted by Vcrmiilion $
fear OF the results which might follow his
action.
CHARGED AS DIS0RDERLY.
The charge OF disorderly was put against
Nicholson, but the charge OF drunk was
not.
From what could be learned the charge of
] drunkenness is the only one which should
have been placed against him.
The police claim that Nicholson is dan
! gerous character. Nicholson has been ar
/ rested before, but the police last night
| could not show in what way he was de-
! serving of the appellation of a bad man.
Nicholson WAS very drunk yeSterda V
afternoon. He sta egered along Eighth
street southeast in company with two
! friends, who were cScorting him TO his
home. He entered the tobacco shop at the
northeast corner OF Eighth and h streets
! and was elected by Clerk TTimble. Nichol-
! SOB was IraCtable. AT that corner tie fell.
/ He either could not riSc or would not.
! Policeman Eermllion crossed frCm the
west side of Eighth street, arrested NiCh0l-
son and called for the patrol wagon. A
crowd gathered. Nicholson was PROSTATE,
! and il wa stated that he offered no ph ysical
resistance. He probably cursed the police
/ man as most drunken men do. Nicholson,
| according To byStanderS, made an attempt
/ TO IiSc 10 his feet. but raised himself only
| on enc elbow.
STRUCK THE HELPLESs MAN.
| Vermnion lhen struck him Oh the head.
! Mrs Bear, who lives in the corner house,
1 saw this NermiliiOn struck him a gain
on the head Mr. Trimble inside The shop,
says he heard these blows struck. He
could not say how many We're dealt. Mrs
/ Bear could not remember how often she
| saw Vermillion hit ite helpless drunken man.
There were cries OF Indignation from
spectators, but Nicholson was loaded into
the wagon ana locked up in cell No. 6. The
! patrol driver said that Nicholson had two
pretty bad cuts on the head, but they
didn't amount 10 much.
| VIII Nicholson and his sister, Conely
| girl of eighteen. visited the station and
asked MCCathran 10 send for doctor
! The sister told The Times reporter thai
! the lieutenant refused to do so. The gi-
/ SAYS there were five ugly wounds on hel
1 brothers head. The arrest was made at
! o clock and the man was not removed tc
the hospital till after O'Clock
| At the hospital the surgeons would moi
say that Aicho!s0a's skull was not fractured
He viii not be able To appear in court today
The morning times., 1896-03-17
ALCOHOL FROM BEET JUICE.
Experiments OF a Nebraskan Show Al
H!gn Grade of Snirits.

H.gh Grade of Spirits.
Fremont Neh.. March I6 W. c. Peter
son, who l.3s been experimenting with a
process for the manufacture Of crude sugar
from beefS. has succeeded ia making crude
spirits from The juice. Saturday al tbs res
idence in Saunders county, IN the presence
~ Deputy Collector OF Revenue Matthew'S
Of Omaha AMI "A number Of Fremont buSi-
ness men. hc operated his still for the first
time. and succeeded in obtaining a spirit
which wa tested by ". II. Bruner and
rea chrd 1te high point OF i4O degrees.
The juice Is first treated by chemical
process upon which Peterson has q VaJent,
which removes from il all the albuminoids
and salt and Is then allowed TO fpTmcnt
after which q goes through the still. The
liquor obtained with only one disjilation
was OF ltght milky color and was said
by Matthews 10 be more like rum than
any other spirit II had the general smell
and appearance OF raw spirits and no
vegetable taste.
The bcriS used in the test were OF 8
per cent sugar content THe uartr CO.
efficient was not determined. Mr.. Peter
son states tlrat bectS OF as losc a grade as
i per cent sugar can he used.
The cost of Tie spirit, he asserts. is
much les 1!iau nat made from other sub
stances, and hc does not think that for
the manufacture Of the Faw spirit an
extensive plant Is necessary. Those posted
on the manufacture Of spirits are Of the
opinion t.t1t a high grade OF alcohol can
be made from The juice ard that a large
additional demand for beats VIII be thus
created.
The morning times., 1896-03-17
ARREST FOR WIFE MURDER.
Story of Il Plausible Georgian Was y of
Accepted by Coroner's Jury.

Gainesville, Ga, March 16.-Henry Pat
tprson has been arrested for wife-lnurder
Patterson is the Hall County mounta ineer
farmer who claimed that he shot lis wife
by accident last week. Patterson went to
Gainesville on Friday last and reported
that on the night before he had loaded his
gun and stepped out TO shoot chicken,
and that the gun failed TO fire.
He said that he went back into the house
for another cap, and in the attempt to
substitute it the hammer slipped and the
gun fired, sending the load into the head
OF his wife, who was lying on the bed
beside her little baby.
The story was not a plausible one and
when the inquest was held the coroner de-
manded an examination of the dead wo-
mans head. The relatives OF the young
man who had assembled and were seem
iugly bereavcd, objected and the cOroner's
jury returned verdict against the protests
OF the coroner that the killing was acci-
dental.
The morning times., 1896-03-17
NEW YORK CUSTOM HOUSE.
Chamber of Commerce Sends a Me-
mortal 10 Congress.

The New York chamber of commerce
lately sent 10 congress Il memorial urging
that a new Gust stonl-housc be constructed in
that city on the old site, bounded by
Wall. William and Hanover streets and
Exchange place.
The New York produce exchange yes
terday laid before Congress its memorial
urging the selection of what is known rs
the Bowling Green site Ii calls at
tention 30 the fact that the produce
exchange is composed of 5000 members,
and that by reason OF its capacity as a
commercial exchange, il handles The sur
plus products of the country which are
exported, and are thus more frequent users
Of the cuStom-house than members OF the
chamber of commerce.
Officials OF the federal government have,
they say, uniformly recommended the Bowl
ing Green site as the proper place fer the
new custom house. Among such officials
they mention three secretaries of the treas
ury, and ''cven the present collector, who
has been actively interesting himself in the
promotion OF legislation looking to the
construction of the new custom house on
the old site Instead OF the Bowling Green
Sifpp
The morning times., 1896-03-17
No TlIES TO The REBELS
Continued from Firs, Page

being used as drrots of supplies for gov
cTnmeHt troops.
In some cases, ike that OF CabaBas,
the troops demolished the town 70 prevent
the insurgents from occupying IT, Very
little Of tie distraction has been done
wantonly by either side.
When the insurgents led by Adceo en-
tered Pinar del Rio every town in the
province except the capital city wei
coined him with open arms, and no prop
erty was injured
Later the governments troops entered he
province and, moving in stroug columns,
disIodged the Insurgents from town after
town, establishing their own garriSons
there.
Thereupon. the inhabitants burned their
own town. and nearly the whole province
is now in aSneS. Spanish troops occupy
the city OF Pinar del Rio, the towns Of
Candelaria, ATtemisia and the port ColiIEa.
All the rest OF the province. is IN the hands
OF the enemy. Recently Spanish force
was sent to eStd blish a base OF supplies
at Guane Upon theappyoach ofthe column
the residents burned their town.
PRICES ARE HIGH.
! In the general devastation OF the Pinar
del Rio. tobacco warehouses have been
burned and the indications are that this
crop will not be permitted to reach the
! coast Banana and pineapple crops will
| also be interfered with. Shipments from
/ the interior 10 the sea coast towns have
been so completely blocked that at GUines,
/ in this province, COWS are offered for sale
! at S4 each: pigs. 81; turkeys, 70 cents, and
/ eggs and milk have no price.
. Here. in Havana, these things are worth
| four times the customary prices, and cod
! fish imported in large quantities for con-
sumption in the interior i Offered for one
/ and one-half cents per pound, but little
/ more than the duty alone.
/ Thousands Of peopie are destitute. and
/ Were ii not for tropical fruits and the tFopi-
| cal climate starvation would DC theirs
The morning times., 1896-03-17
STRIKERS IN A RIOT.
Baltimore Garment Wor kerS OBJ iect to
Employment of Non-U Labor.


Employment of Non-Union Labor.
Baltimore, March 16.-Riotous strikers
created considerable disorder this morning
in the central section OF the city and ca fried
the efforts to prevent non-union garment
workers being employed to the extent of
beating q policeman with a billy, draw
ing Il pistol on a woman, and attempting
to mob n nenunion man in his own house.
A numberof arrests were madeand several
policemen were roughly handled.
President Reichers said today that all
of the garment workers We're still out and
determined TO stay out for six months il
need be. There is no weakening, he says,
and the men are confident OF winning.
The clothing manufacturers are equally
sure of winning and assert that they have
enough help to tide over the dull season.
President RoSenthal OF the ManufdC Cturers'
Association, said that the backbone OF the
strike was broken, and now that the
Strikers began to appreciate that they were
defeated they were becoming desperate
and riotous.
The morning times., 1896-03-17
ADMIT THE WOMEN.
New Jersey Methodists Would Have
Them Vote in Conference.

Bridgeton, N. j., March 16.-The pFopo-
sitiou adopted by the Baltimore annual
conference, and submitted to the various
annual conferences of admitting women
as lay delegates to the gene raj con-
ference, came before the session of the
New Jersey Methodist Episcopal confer
ence today.
The vote resulted: For, IS; against, SO;
declining to2vOte, 4.
Another proposition that clerical repre-
sentatives te, the general conference shan
be one for every. siXty-five members Of an
annual conference, instead Of one for every
forty-five, was carried by a vote OF "A to
61. This viii reduce the representatives
from the NeR Jersey conference from five
TO three. l.---T
The morning times., 1896-03-17
Plumbing Firm,sReceiver.

Chicago, March 16.-The local branch
of the plumbing, gas and steam fitting
supply house of Peck Brothers and Com.
pany OF New Haven, Conn, which went into
the hands OF receivers Saturday, was
placed in charge OF Albert ID. Sanders,
the former mana ger, as receiver this morn
ing. the appointment being made by order
OF Federal Judge Showalter. In proceed
ings aRciIlary to the main receivership
The Chicago branch is said to carry a
$50, 200 stock, with debts of SOC, 600, and
accounts valued at Sc, 600.
The morning times., 1896-03-17
POLLY Is AN AMAZON.
She worSted Her Rest Man in a One


She Worsied Her Best Man in a One
Round Bout
Polly Lawson and John Nelson, both col
orcd, were arrested last night by Police
man Barrett and locked up at No. sta
tiun. the former on.a charge OF larceny and
the latter Tor disorderly conduct.
Both are vel known by the police.
Polly robbed John Cf s. ard J Ohm secured
warrant for her arrest. When Nelson
made his appearance with the officer
Polly'S blood fairly boiled. In a moment
both John and Polly were at each other
with their fists. and, contrary to expecta-
ton, Nielsen was badly worsted.
The morning times., 1896-03-17
MOI Too strong for Tayman.

Thomas Grady is six feet tail and strong
as bull. Last night he imbibcd too freely
and tried TO knock out his yoangcr brother
at the corner OF Twelfth and ID streets.
He would have succeeded but for the timely
arrival OF Policeman Tayman, who took
the man to the station house. He fought
the officer all the way and had to be
dragged along the street.
The morning times., 1896-03-17
Autonsr On Frnnk Bovee.

An autopsy was performed yesterday
afternoon on the body Of Franz; G. Bovee,
found dead Sunday, as stated il TIE Even
ing Times of yesterday. The au;opsy
Showed the primary c1use Of death 10 lie
fatty degeneration of-the heart, end the
immediate cause tie ACCIDENTAL iRilais ton
OF chlorolorm-
The morning times., 1896-03-17
THEY, TOO, FAVOR MCKINLEY.
Third Wisconsin District Caucus In.
dicates Presidential Favorite.

Madison, Wis, March 16.-The Third
Congressional district of Wisconsin viii
hold its convention here tomorrow TO elect
two delegates and two altcrnates to the
st. Louis convention.
At caucus tonight the delegates de-
cided to support Richard Never. jr., OF
Grant county and j. W. Rewey of Iowa
county for delegates, and b. H. Bancroft of
Richland county for alternate. The other
alternate was not agreed upon. r. c.
Boyle OF Vernon county will be nominated
for Presidential elector. The delegates
are for Mckinley for President.
The morning times., 1896-03-17
$500 a Month.

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The morning times., 1896-03-17
Cnrvalho Leaves the yyor,d

New York, March 16.-S. S. Carvalho,
publisher and second ce-president OF the
Press Publishing Company. which pub
fishes the World, severed his connection
With that Journal today. Mr.. Carvalho
when seen at his residence, in Brooklyn. to-
night, acknowledged that he had resigned,
but declined to discuss tie matter.
The morning times., 1896-03-17
RAILROAD CASES ADVANCED.
Important Suits to Be Considered by
the Supreme Court.

The Supreme Court of the United States
yesterday advanced for an early hearing
at he next term of court the case of the
Central Railroad and Banking Company, OF
Georgia, VS.. Wright, comptroller, etc. in-
volving a construction OF the tax laws of
the State of Georgia.
Also, the cases Of the United States VS..
the Winona and st. Peter, the Sioux City
and st. Paul, and the Union Pacific
Railroad Companies; suits begun under the
act of 1887, relating TO the adjustment of
railroad land grants, involving he right
of possession of large tracts of land in
Minnesota and Kansas.
The morning times., 1896-03-17
St Louis Browns Go to Texas.

st. Louis, Mo. March 16--Mauager
Harry Diddicbock and eighteen OF the
Brown Stocking Baseball pIa yers departed
this evening for Dallas. Tex. where they
will have four weeks practice. The cIub
is complete with the exception Of Cooley,
who is holding cut for $4,000. and Is Of
fered 81 500. Latham has been made
captain and predicts good showing Tor
St Louis in [ he race.
The morning times., 1896-03-17
FORGED a Pension CHECK.
James Crafty Locked Up for Trying
10 Collect 1t.

arrested by Detective Lacy yesterday for
forgery oi tie name OF Edward ". Whit
takCr.
Whitaker lost Il PENSION check fer $50
last week ana notified lie banks. Crafty,
il is claimed, found il, and is charged with
having forged the Endorsement.
The morning times., 1896-03-17
Railroad Branches Consolidated

Columbus, Ohio, March 16.-TEe Ohio and
PENNSYLVANIA branches Of the new Nypau0
Railroad Company were consolidated into
one company by articles Of incorporation
filed with the secretary OF State this
afternoon The capital of The new company
is $50. .GOU.Ooo. anI the Sec of tte state, "
the case. is 500. 600
The morning times., 1896-03-17
insurance Frauds Arrestcd.

New York, March f6.-WTMIaTa Daynes, an
agent; william y. Wolf, q broker, and An
drew j. .InsiGn, q lawyer, were arrested to-
night on Indictments fOGlsi by the grand
Jury today, IN nconncctios N-jta the fraudulent
Fire Lloyes Association. They were locked
up at police headquarters
The morning times., 1896-03-17
DEBS DENIES THE RUMoR.
Says the Telcgraphers Are Not Being
Organized for the a. r.. U.

UTE|fIIzVu
Terre Haute, Ind, March 16. Presi-
dent Debs of the American Railway Union
confirms the report from Pittsburg that
the telegraphers are being organized as a
division OF the A R. L.
He says the effort to drive them out of
the order will create sympathy for the or
ganization and strengthen them in demand
ing their rights.
7 1t will, moreover, tend to further the
doctrine Of the A. r. o., which is govern
ment ownership OF the telegraph. Debs
says the A. r. U. has organized the teleg-
raphers in more than fifty cities in this
country and has even formed organizations
in Mexico and Canada.
The morning times., 1896-03-17
Forty Lost Thnir Itres

Liverpool. March 16.-Advices received
here from Bona state that fully forty per-
sons lost their lives by the explosion on the
Matadi. The captain and four officers are
the only survivors of the crew.
The morning times., 1896-03-17
weu-Known Composer Dead

Berlin, March 16.-The Deaths announced
of Charles Martin Reinthaler, a wel-known
composer. He was born in Erfurt Oc-
tober Is, 1923. Most of his music was OF
a religious character. He composed the
Bismarck Hymn
The morning times., 1896-03-17

The art of writing letters is an accom-
plshment of which every woman should
strive to make herself past mistress. 1t
is FAR more useful for the ma tority than
attempts to write for the papers.