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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-12-30
WASTED ny DISEASE IN Err.
Smallpox In Japan and Cholera and
Famine In China.

smallpox In Japan ana NhOierA ana
Famine In China.
SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 29.-The steamer Peru
brings news that in addition to the smallpox
epidemic at Japanese ports. cholera has revived
at Hong Kong, and though there are not yet
many deaths, the plague is increasing and
serious results are expected. The disease had
made much Roadway in many Chinese cities
and on the island OF Formosa. The Japanese
ports have declared a quarantine against all
cholerR-infected districts.
A severe famine is reported from western
China. 1t Is particularly severe in the city OF
Chuntung, In Szechucn. province. where there
has been u prolonged rain. causing floods which
have spread over vast areas OF country, destroy
ing almost the entire rice and vegetable crops.
The Inhabitants are dying by scores from
starvation. and to add to the horror of It, q
largo portion of the city, situated on a bluff at
u bend Of the YanRtse River. was carried under
the flood by n landslide. and about 5000 OF the
starving Chinese were drowned. The flood had
undermined tho base of the blum. and a portion
OF the hin. about five acres In extent. plunged
into tho water.
BoMnAY Dec. 20.-The health authorities re-
port that during the past forty-eight hours thore
have been III new cases OF bubonic plague and
$50 deaths.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-12-30
SHE sHor HIM IN THE NOSE.
Tho Widow Tok'a UncontroIInbIe Anger at
n MN Who Wouldn't Sing.

Mrs. Wilhellnina Cox was 10 cked up in Police
Headquarters In Newark yesterday charged
with having shot George Freund. Mrs. Cox
is n widow, 90 years old. and Freund, who is
about 25 years her junior. is employed In a
butcher shop. The shooting took place on
Christmas morning. and was kept secret until
yesterday, when Policeman. Nogel heard Of II
and arrested tho woman. All those impli-
Gated In the shooting live at 81 Springfield
avenue. where Mrs. Margaret Brennick keeps
boarders.
On Christmas morning. about 1 o'clock Mrs.
Brennick invited the boarders and dodgers to
partake of some Christmas punch. While
they were in her dining room Mrs. Cox
asked Fruend TO sing. He paid no attention
to her, and che repeated her request several
times. This provoked FIeund. and he finally
gave nor. 1t is said, an insulting reply. Mrs.
COX demanded an apology. hut Freund only
laughed at her. About . O'Clock Freund and
his roommate. George Wolfe. retired to their
room. Mrs. Cox entered as they were pre-
apology. 1t was refused. and she then pointed
a pistol at Freund and fired. She tried to fire
a second shot. but before she could do SO
Wolfe seized tho pistol and dragged her out OF
the room. The bullet went through the right
side OF Frcund's nose. 1t was found on the
floor by DR.. SOmmershoff. who was called in
to attend tho injured man. Mrs. COX felt
it is said she offered to pay the victim OF her
anger we'll if lie would keep the affair n secret.
She became hysterical yesterday when she
was arrested. She is reported TO be well to do.
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yelt.. I said to Mr.. Roosevelt; Roosevelt. why
didn't you let me know Of this q tho time you
sioner manning a member of the board was re-
ceiylng money through MI, tnsmlne 2 certain
conceal the, fact from the Commissioner, but
told him directly, for which he warmly ex-
WHEN, last spring, Mr.. Roosevelt began the
Investigation Of McMorrow's case the material
for the charges, AGAINST, me before the Mayor
charges OF corruption on the part of my col
leagues, made to me, and, l have treated every
one Of them as the veriest nonsense"
MT; Parker declined TO give any details re,
Earding what, he said about having been told
money. and he refused to tell the name of the
Commissioner.
President Roosevelt also made a later state
Information was given me last spring that
Two m9n had 6oastsd OF getting on IN the s r9rGo
Commissioner. One man denied point blank
having made such a statement. but the other
one. being confronted with certain Facts, ad-
A first McMorrow testified that he had paid
the money to q policeman. hut when confronted
with the policeman he said It was somebody
else. In his statement no said he understood
which made me somewhat uncertain how to
act, as the mere publication OF such testimony
S %sose n s9%e w sost S of Il 1ef1 iSto , Se an" ma msn
strovc to get at additional facts. as there
seemed reason to believe there had been
an effort made to blackmail several can
didates. but nothing. further developed. and l
brought the matter before tho board. When
the question came as to putting McMorrow on
trial, ] of course at once acquiesced In Mr..
Parker's suggestion that we cut out the portion
of McMorrow's statement which referred TO his
having been scld that the money vent to Com
missioner Parker. for this had no bearing what
ever on tho case, and was simply one OF tho
statements the man had made in order to bunco
McMorrow out of his money"
COMMISSIONS Parker's secretary called at
Police Headquarters last night, and said that
the Commissioner had been looking UP the
record of the two meetings whom McMorrow
was appointed and when he was confirmed.
At both the meetings. Dec. IL and Jan. 81.
Commissioner Parker says ho was absent.
His eNcretary also said that he was in
structed by the Commissioner to declare
that he had all along opposed .McMorrow
because he was unable to explain his dismissal
from the employ of a railroad company. MIR.
Parker and his secretary spent some time dur
Ing the evening at Headquarters In looking up
theLrecords.
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TORONTO, nAMIL1oxAxD BUFFALo.
A BOARD Representing the Vanderbilt and
Canadian Paclnc IntereRts.

The Toronto, Hamilton and Buffalo Railway,
which now furnishes the Vanderbilt system Of
railways with access to Hamilton. Toronto. and
all points in Canada, and TO the Canadian Iacilo
Railway. will connect with the Vanderbilt sys-
tenn Mt Suspension Bridge and Bufalo, under
the terms OF n contract made some time since.
The new road is controlled by the New York
Central and Hudson River Railroad, Michigan
Central. Canadian Southern. and CauadiAn
Pacific Hallway. and is II terminal linc AZ
Iording through connections to the conn
panies named Detween Toronto and slsprt--
sion Bridge and Buffalo. To-day at Mr. iegrws
Office III the Grand Central DePOl. The l'nRra
OF Directors, was reorganized, the following DO
ing elected directors: w. X. Vanderbilt, Ihhnh-
ceN, NJ; Depew., representing the New lor" yen,
trhl; IL. Is; l;edynrd, President OF the Mir!lssh
central: Q. +, Cox. Nice-Presidont of ne an
ada southern Railway. and I. i. Shauchnes'y'
Vice, PRESIDENT OF the Canadian fagiic, friree,,
sehtins those companies; j. y. brcN'eyr"w
Rochester and F..E. Peabody OF Bo.t'. Iho
poSTd elected the following officer: Irt',teI,'
j. y. BecRley; Vice. president. T.. q, SHAUN
messy, and Secretary and Treasurer, c., l. COA
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-12-30
THIS STATES CANALS.
Superintendent AldridGe's Report Shows
an Increase OF Business.

an Increase of Business.
LBANY Dec. 29.-The operations Of the
State canal system for the season Just closed
are treated exhaustively in the annual.report Of
Superintendent Aldridge. This report will be
submitted to the Legislature in Janusry. Su-
perintendent AldridGe is Rratiaed to learn
that The tonnage on the canals shows an in
crease for this year. The whole number Of
tons OF freight carried upon the State canals
during the season of 1906 was 3.714.s94. of
which the Erie Canal carried 2.742.43s;
CLarnplain. so2. 51O; Oswego. 57.245: Black
River. 81 .y53: Cayuga and Seneca, 54. 739.
The tonnage for the last season was 2l4.5SO
tons in excess OF that of 1895. The increase
OF tonnage on wheat over 1895 was 1873. 5U7
tons; on rye. 1850 tons: on barley. 20. 69l
tons: on oats, 103,434 tons, and on up .lies. FL
sos tons.
The superintendent reviews at length the
work done under the $1,000. 900 canal appro-
~priation. and says: "Contracts for 50. 50O.-
900 worth OF work have already been awarded
and work was commenced as soon as the canal
closed on Dec. J. and will in some cases be
prosecuted both day and night during the
winter"
The Superintendent states that $40. 900 will
be needed for the next fiscal year for the pay
mept Of the expenses OF lock tending and tho
ordinary repairs OF the canal. This Is the
amount appropriated for the present year.
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DIRECTOR CLAYTON GOES TO IA
Wants the Hudson County FrcehoIders
Combine Upset by the Courts.


Combine Upset by the Courts.
Leon Albeit made an application yesterday to
Justice Lippincott In the Supreme Court, Jersey
City, for a rule to show cause why n writ OF
certiorari should not be granted removing to
the supreme Court for review the action Of the
combination In the Board of Freeholders at a
meeting held on Dec. II. A majority of the
Freeholders had organized a combination to
control the patronage, and Director Clayton aud
five Of his Republican associates were left out in
the cold. The combination consisted OF ten
Democrats and nine Republicans. The director
got q tip about the combine. and early In the
meeting he suggested that u motion to
adjourn would be in order. One of his
fellow frozen-out associates took the hint
and moved to adjourn. Another one seconded
the motion. Director Clayton put the motion
and declared 1t carried. although there were
very vociferous shouts OF No. The director and
his associates left the meeting. The Combiua-
ton organized another meeting with Freebooter
Riordan in the chair and carried out the deal
which had been arranged. The director claims
that tho business done at that meeting was ille-
gal, and the writ OF certiorari is asked for so
that the supreme Court may determine the
question. Judge Llppincott will hear argu-
ment this morning.
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MADE 4 sAAARIED oFFIoER.
Queens County Trensurer'a Fees Abol.
isLed-Tnx MAte 10. Tho Towna

Charles l.. Phipps, Treasurer. elect of Queens
County. will go into Office on Jan. ! on a SALARY,
Mr.. Phipps will be tho first Treasurer in tho
county TO receive n fixed compensation for his
services. The matter WAS settled Mt n meeting
OF the Board of Supervisors in Long Island City
yesterday. \ resolution fixing tho salary at
$4,000 u year and allowing tho Treasurer 81. 600
for the salaries Of n deputy treasurer and two
clerks received tho unanimous support Of tho
board. The change Will reduce tho Treasurer's
yearly in one about one-Lnlf.
The sui Hrvis"rs spent the afternoon in mr.
ranging each WINS share of tho State and
county tu%c7 and fixing the tax rate. The tax
rate IN the own Of Hampstead this year on each
500 Of y''Gnntlon II ~iifty.siX cents higher than
last year INC largo increase Is due 70 the
enormous rNpense sustained by tho town in
commitlIi+ trhnps to jail. The law gives each
constable, 'pnty sheriff. md Justice a fee for
each ARE each Arrangement aud each mile
travelled Ia utking each tramp to inil. ~
The tow county, anu state taxes each town
and luuE i ~ civ will have 10 BAY and the
rates are ~ l'IinWs:
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-12-30
FOUR FIREMEN BURNED
Foreman whalen and Three of His len the
Victims OF n Back nrnught.

Four lremen were burned yesterday afternoon
at q FIRE In West Houston street at the corner of
Varick street. The injured tremen were Fore
man John Whalen, Assistant Foreman Diviney.
and Firemen Cornelius Collins and William
Shaw Of Engine Company 30. The men were so
seriously burned that they had TO be removed to
st. Vincents Hospital for treatment They will
recover. however.
The fire was in a three-story frame structure.
the ground floor of which is occupied as n
grocery by William Geoghan. While the fire.
men of Engine Company 30 were going up the
stairway of the building they were caught by n
back drought and were instantly envcloped by
flames. Capt. Whalen, who was the last one TO
ascend the stairway, called the flremen of
another. company 70. his assistance. and. al
though badly burned himself. he aided them in
rescuinE the men Of his command. One after
another they were carried out into the street.
Fireman Shaw is a son Of Battalion Chief
Shaw. who was killed several months ago at a
broadway fire. The lire at which the men were
burned caused only S25 damage and was
easily extinguished.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-12-30
snEL1oN AND 1EUnNGH WIv.
They May Now Take Onice as School Trus-
toes In Long Island CITY.

They May Now Take fhce ms School Truss
tees In Long Island city.
Justice Osborne Of the Supreme Court in
Brooklyn has refused to issue n mandamus
compelling the Board Of CaEvasscrs Of Queens
county to reconvene and deliver n certified
copy of the original statement of tho canvass of
the vote for School Trustees in The First and
Second wards in Long Island CITY TO the City
Clerk.
Frank shelton and Ferdinand Teubncr were
elected trustees in their respective wards, hut
asserted that owing to the neglect OF the can.
vassers to furnish the necessary certificate,
they arc declared from holding office. Justice
Osborne holds that under tho certificate of the
County Clerk the Trns,ecs can enter upon the
discharge OF their official duties. and thus be
prepared to defend their titles to Office in case
they should be disputed.
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FOR 4 STANDARD BEER.
A BnI Prescribing the Ingredients to He
Introdnecd in the Assembly.

ALBANY. y. Y. Dec. 29.-The Pine bill. which
the hop growers and some of the brewers of the
State will support, is being prepared by As
semblyman William Cary SAUCER of the Second
district OF Oneida county. who will introduced 1t.
The bill. should It become a law. will not inter
fere with the manufacture OF beverages called
beer for which either hop substitutes or malt
substitutes Rre used except to prescribe that
they shall be so labelled rs 10 prevent their be-
defined to be a compound of hops. barley. malt.
and water.
Assemblyman SAUCER will introduce the bill
at the request of the hop growers of his coun-
ties. The object of the bill, M he understands
IT. IL TO raise the standard Of the beer manu-
featured In this State 40 that II shall be known
the country over ms the pure product of hops.
barley, malt, and water, properly formented.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-12-30
STATEN ISLAND FERRY ExJo1NED.
Must Play Fair with tho Competing RniI-
road0 on tho Ialnnd.

Must Play Fair with the Competing Rnil-
roAd0 on tho Ihinnd.
Justice Truax Of the Supreme Court granted
an injunction yesterday restraining tho Rapid
Transit Ferry Company from discriminating
against the Staten Island Electric Railway Com
pany in facilities in fares for passengers using
both the railway and the ferry. The ferry
company is also restrained from charging and
collecting moro than 10 cents for one ticket
from passengers us,ng both the ferry and rail-
way and from discriminating in favor OF the
Rapid Transit Railway.
The injunction will remain In force until the
trial and determination Of the suit brought by
the Staten Island Electric Railway Company
against the Rapid Transit Ferry Company ana
the Rapid Transit Railway Company. The suit
now pending is brought to enforce an alleged
panies should be on an equal footing in respect
to fares for passengers.
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ACCUSED OF FORGING 4 CHECK.
George Gregory Arrested In Brooklyn on
Suspicion.

George Gregory Arrested In Brooklyn on
Suspicion.
George Gregory. who refuses to tell where he
lives. has been held for trial by Police Justice
Walsh In Brooklyn on a charge of attempting
TO pass a forged check for S25 on Alexander H.
Robertson of 20 Willow street. Tho check was
drawn on the Sprague National Bank, made
payable to H.. @. Bishop. and endorsed by Mrs.
Mary NJ. Rapp.. When Gregory asked Mr.. Rob
ertson to cash the check he also handed him this
note, which, 1t 10 said, he had also forged:
DEAR BROTHER: VIII you please be kind enough to
send me the money for the check which / enclose. !
Just received II Tor u present from q dear brother
who has been scnding mo one for the same amount
every year. have been Ill with u cold for several
days, and my boy Harry Ia sick abed. II you will
kindly favor me I will be very thankful. as would
like tho money because | need It. Yours in Christ.
Mrs. NJ. RAFT.
Mr.. Robertson suspected that Gregory was O
fraud and had him arrested. Other checks
were found In his possession.
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NKw C0AsrING STEAMER.
A Large and Speedy Bont for the Main
steamship Company.

Ste HmshIp Company.
The new steel steamship John Englis of the
Maine Steamship Company's feet, arrived here
yesterday from the yards of her builders. the
Delaware River Iron Shipbuilding and Engine
Company of Chester, and will so into commits
sion on Tuesday. She measures 3,Oa5 tons, is
3l4 feet and 1 inches long over all, 40 feet
beam. and l7i9 feet depth Of hold. She has two
steel masts. spreading fOre-and-Rft canvas to
steady her in heavy weather.
Her builders guarantee that she will make
seventeen knots an hour between her dock at
the foot OF Market street To her wharf at Port
land. She has triple expansion engines OF 1000
horse power. Sho has 1876 state rooms for iirst
cargo. The cost OF building her Mas 100000.
She will DO commanded by Capt. Albert Bragg.
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Hand I.auudrymen Not Anxious for u Rate
Hnr.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Str: In behalf
OF the Hand Laundry Protective Association of
New York city / wish to state that n rate war is
one OF the last things we intend to start. This
ah,ociatiUn was formed not for cut rates, but to
improve and uphold the standard prices of all
hand lnundries.
You will confer a favor upon the association
and lnembera In general BY correcting an article
published In an issue OF your paper OF date Dec.
go, 1896. Respectfully,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-12-30

The SLIM, handsome, young, gray-coated po-
liceinan who keeps account Of the number OF
visitors at the Aquarium pressed the little hut
ton OF his nickel register 1900 times bet Seen
10 A. NJ. and 1 T.. NJ. yesterday. He said that
about 90, 900 persons had seen the fishes since
the building opened. The tlIrUnEs yesterday
were made up largely OF women and giIls. WHO
showed moro interest in the pool where two
lively scnlS disported than IA any a! TIE other
unOls ard tnnEs.
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A petition from fifty residents Of Fifth avenue
was received by the Aldermen yesterday asking
them to adopt the ordinance restricting truck
ing on that thoroughfaro by barring heavy
Vehicles from Oct. / to June l every year he
tween . o'clock In the afteT aud Z o'clock
ia the evening. The petition was referred TO
the Committee on Streets.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-12-30
Cost or lighting RrooLlyu.

Brooklyn has la,994 street gas lamps and
3,431 electric lights. The total cost OF tho gas
for the streets and public buildings for the year
was less than slS5.OO0. while tho electric lights
cost 1867 sos.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-12-30
Kate Fields Ashes

SAN ~FRANcIsco, Dec. 20.-Tho ashes OF 'Ae
late Kate Field, enclosed in a copper urn. "e'o
taken East last night by Mr.. ChRrle' Il, IAi'nT
q Boston anu viii DO buried in the cemetery ~
Mount Auhnrn, N. Y.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-05-29
At THE HOTELS.

Mssoula, May 2s.-Guests at the local
hotels are:
At the Florence-B. w. Cooper Chi
cago +. w. Hutchinson. Lincoln, Neb.
NJ. r. Knowles and family, Hamilton: II.
l.. Palmer and wife. Chicago: Charles
Frankenthal. n. Y: w. NJ. Meek, Mil
waukee: John c. Donin. San Francisco;
w. G. Ronald. Seattle: Frank B. Myers,
Cincinnati; j. w. Bailey Lawrence,
Kan; William Santo and wife. Cleve-
land: T. IT. Whelan. Rossland, B. c.: NJ
]. Council Butte.
At the Rankin-L. G. Mosier. Carter: c.
c. Thompson, Quigley: C. II. Barnett and
Wife Hamilton: ]. f. Marion. French
town: =. \. Wolfe. l.. A. Barrette. Cedar
Creek s. =. Custin. Montrose. Col: Roht
Martin. Corvallis: r. Lodge. Rearmout.
j. T. Baier. Granite: Eva l.. Hay. Julia
Primley. Corvallis; Malcolm Morrison
Trout creek: p. T. Charett. Pardee: John
Murphy. city: c. Glassett Cedar Creek.
At the kennedy-H. L. johnson. La
Crosse. Wis; Charles Moser. Rear Town;
Martin Walker. Salt Lake: D. Laieunesse
John Slowery, Superior
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-05-29

From the Veteran of 80 Winters to the
SIN iil'st on Que ecged rider.
Missoula, May 2S.-Missoula is entitled
to the record of being the wheeliest town
in the state. There are more sorts ana
sizes of people in this city that ride the
wheel than can be found anywhere else.
Reference has already been made 10 DIR
Ives. So years old who is a regular ana
expert rider, and 10 the numerous iu-
venile bicyclists of the city There have
been one-armed wheelmen here for a long
time. and they do not attract attention
any more, but there was a wheel on the
street to-day that did attract all of the
attention that there was in the vicinity.
The readers of the Standard will recall
the sad accident last winter by which lit
tie Pete schanders lost his leg In the rail-
road yards. Pete was well known ALI over
the city by reason OF his activity and his
clever gymnastic work He was a verita-
BILE jumping jack and there was nothing
too daring for him to attempt 1t was this
daring that cost him his leg for he was
attempting to jump on a moving train
when he slipped and lost his limb Since
he has been lame Pete has chafed under
the enforced restraint and has made all
sorts OF trials 10 be as he used 10 be
even II he has but one leg that l. good for
anything. AT last he has found something
that he can do. and he does IL ali the time
that he can. With little assistance he
can mount a wheel and when he is on he
rides like veteran. With one foot he
makes the wheel spin as fast as many do
with two. and he Is an adept in the man
agement Of the rolling steed. He takes de-
light in sticking straight out the stump Of
his lost leg and with this projecting like
a boom he pedals down the streets As
happy as a lord. There is no one on the
streets as he passes who does not turn
10 look at him and his happiness IL con-
tagiOus. He smiles all over and rides as
fast as he used 10 go when he vas run
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-05-29
The CHIN NAN WINS
frisky Linemsn Attempted to Play
joke % the oacolian

frisky Lincman Attempted to Play a
Joke ~ the oagoIian.
Missoula. May 2s.-There was a live
~ tight near the north end of the
bridge this afternoon that furnished
amusement for big crowd of onlook
ers. Tom Sing. a Chinaman, was Sit
ting on one of the iron ratings along
the east side OF the Hammond block.
cooling off after a long walk. While
ne was thus pleasantly engaged, Jack
Walsh. one of the linemen on the cleo
tr1c light works, came along and at
tempted to throw the Chinaman over
the railing. The heather resisted and
the fight was on.
Walsh was a little drunk and the
Chinaman was a good scrapper. SO the
white man got the worst of IL. The
Chinaman was hit once and that was
a good enc. He carried away a big
lump on the side of his face hut he
made map 81 the Chinese enpfre ON
the face Of the white man. whose face
was bleeding freely when the polica
interfered Marshal Angcvine stopDed
the contest just in time OF there would
not have been anything left of the
lineman.
Tom Sing had Walsh by the lower
IT'D and the scat OF the pants and was
in the act Of throwing him over the
same railing that he had been so near
going over at the outset Of the combat
Hoth men were taken 20 the police
court whore complaint was preferred
against Walsh for assault. The Chi