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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-04-10
LANGDON DISCHARGED Ed.
Philadelphia Authorities Fail to Find What
Caused AnAic McGrnth's Death.

PHILADELPHIA April 9.-Samuel z. Langdon,
who was held for the action of the Grand Jury
on suspicion of being implicated in the death Of
Annie J. McGrath. was discharged to-day from
custody.
District Attorney Graham. in announcing to
the Court his abandonment of the case, said
that he and his assistants had given a great deal
of consideration to the case. and had investigated
thoroughly the testimony available. AS a re-
suit he felt it his duty to say that the Common
wealth was unable to show the cause of death,
without which no prosecution could be carried
on. In the absence of this evidence he felt that
1t was unjust to hold Langdon. md asked for a
nolle PROSE- and his release from custody. The
formal discharge OF the prisoner followed
The discharge Of Langdon and the failure Of
the Commonwealth 10 ascertain the cause of
the girls death leaves the mystery unsOlvcd.
Annie j. Nctirath, who was 10 years old. was
found dead in the dwelling 1929 Girard avenue
on March %. LangdOn, who is 80 years old
and married. and the girl lived together as man
and wife in the house. Miss MCGrath died on
Sunday night, March %. while occupying a
room In company with her paramount, and
Langdon did not leave the apartment until
nearly twenty-four hours afterward. The body
was discovered by u servant after Langdon's
departure, and he was arrested on the following
day. A peculiar feature OF the case was the
futile effort Of DIR. Lefimann, an analytical
chemist, and DR.. Mattern, the Coroner's ply
stefan. to learn what had killed the girl.
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JAMATCAS SCHOOL ROW.
WHITE WOULD MOI SEND MS CHILD
TO the COLORED SCHOOL.

he Pays n Fine or aS Under Protest and
Says He win Carry Hts Case 60 tho
Higher Court--The school Board win
Force the Issue Regardless Of Cost.
JAMAICA. L. l., April y.-Stephen White. col
ored, was fined So by Justice Is. Frank Wood
this morning for falling TO send his children to
the colored school in the village. White paid
the fine under protest and gave notice through
his lawyer. Alfred c.. Cowan. that he would APP
peal the case. This will bring the school race
question into the courts for settlement, n thing
that is earnestly wished for by the residents Of
this village. The board Of school Trustees will
call a special meeting OF the voters to determine
whether the case shall be fought By the school
district In the courts.
Half tho colored population Of jamaica
crowded into the court room when White was
arraigned. Samuel d. Cisco. who defed tho
Court to collect tho fine In his case recently. was
present. Lawyer Cowan appeared for White
and Henry A. Monfort and Leandcr B. Faber
represented tho village. White told in detail
how lie had sent his children TO the white
school and they had been turned away. He
then Kept them home from school. He made no
attempt to disprovc the charge OF not sending
his children to the colored school, but rested
his case upon the question whether or not the
authorities could compel him to do 30. Justice
Wood fined him So, remark ing:
81 will give you until tonight to pay the fino,
49, - ~ 10 W. b"t a wa ''N "
to JAIL"
White paid 1t, however, evidently not caring
TO initiate Cisco's example Of defiance. Lawyer
Cowan said the case would be appealed to the
supreme Court Of. the United States II neces-
sary. He will claim that any distinction be.
tween whites and negroes Is n violation OF the
Fourteenth Amendment Of the Constitution OF
the United states.
I'm not a rich man. said White this morn
Ing, but I'm going to see why my taxes arc
not us good as those of the white people. and
why | must send my children 10 that pig pen OF
n school, while my white ncighbors send theirs
to II new and modernly equipped school close to
their homes. | have received letters of encour-
ugrment and offers of financial assistance from
colurcd people cvcrywherc. If the village is
wrong the taxpayers, among them myself, Will
have to pay the costa"
Isaac C.. Hyatt, Treasurer of the School Board.
said this morning that If the people voted at the
coming special school meeting to maintain the
colored school the Board would feel justified in
forcing the issue into the highest court neces-
sary, even Mt the risk Uf the village being de-
clared wrong and having big costs to pay.
There are between forty and fifty other colored
residents who Will be arrested AS fast as the
cases against them can be prepared unless they
send their children to the cUlored school. 1t Is
said that the White case will be made Il test case.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-04-10
4 WOMAN STOPPED HIS HORSES.
Truck Driver Arrested for IN Assault They
Were the Cause Oh.

Bicycle Policeman Brown while on his wheel
In Eighth averue. near Twenty fourth street, on
Wednesday afternoon. saw the driver of an un-
loaded truck assault n man who was standing
near the heais OF the truck drivers horses.
The man who was assaulted was the driver of a
wagon loaded with hay. He tried to turn the
truckman's horses aside as they were eating the
hay in his wagon. After committing the as
sault, the truck driver, seeing the policeman ap-
preaching, hurriedly climbed on his truck and
whipped IN his horses. A woman, who had
seen the unprovoked assault, grabbed the
horses by the bride, bringing them to n stand
still. by that time Brown had disinountcd
from his wheel and had nabbed the truck driver,
who was William Holmes OF - CLARK str ,et.
John Larkin of ~ West Thirty-tifth street.
the man he assaulted, was knocked down by the
blow he received. and became unconscious. lie
was sent to the New York Hospital. where he
soon recovered consciousness. and proved to be
uninjured except for n bruise on his face. lie did
not appear TO press the charge OF assault against
Holmes when the latter was arraigned in .jetfer-
son Market Court yesterday morning. and
Policeman Brown charged the truck driver
with disorderly conduct. Holmes was fined SO.
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The Comptroller Protests. hut tho Mayor
Says, Go Ii, Boys.

Tho Comptroller Protests, hut tho Mayor
Says, Go II, Boys.
There were hearings before Mayor Strong yes
terday on two bills affecting the water front.
One is for the improvement of the river front
between Bethune and Gansevoort streets. This
was not opposed, and the Mayor approved 1t.
The other bill authorizes the issue Of SO. 600. 900
bonds to build new piers at and near the foot of
West Eleventh street, the expenditure to cover
q period OF three years. A number of repre-
sentatives Of various trade associations appeared
to support the bill. Comptroller Fitch opposed
1t strongly, saying:
II wish to make an emphatic protest against
this issue of bonds. The city cannot afford 1t.
The constitutional limit of the city debt is
Sl84.000. 900. The net funded debt to-day Is
Sill. 0o0. 900, which, together with the proposed
Improvements now begun or likely to begin with
in q year or 80. including the 500, 600. 900 for
rapid transit. will rise to our limit. ] don't think
the manner In which this Dock Board Is now
crease In its funds or powers; l want to call
your attention, Mr.. Mayor. to the fact that the
their taxes in cash. not by checks as you or do.
Itell you. sir. that when these people feel these
things, as they will shortly. you will have to
:" would like to ask" said President o'Brien
have to pay fot these improvements 2"
I'M answer that" retorted Mr.. Fitch. by
s sst'n APPLAUSE al .s ssm ss1 fpom r.. d S%ek OF T the wsi
Why, the people who lease the docks"
answered MIR. o Brien.
Darwin r. James of the Board of Trade and
others spoke In favor OF the bill, during which
speeches Mr.. Fitch left. When he had gone,
tile Mayor said:
The Comptroller lays great stress upon the
fact that this bill win increase the debt and
responsibility Of the people. but he seems to
forget that these improvements will increase
the income of our Government materially, He
charges that we are now contracting obliga-
lions We cannot meet. | will say that 30 long MS
lam Mayor and can help II, no bonds will be is
IN the position she should occupy, as the greatest
In the land. only wish this bill. Appropriated
twice as much. will ApproYe IT,
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Five Children Die OF Diphtheria and His
wife Succumbs to Pneumonia.

NEW BRUNSWICK, April 9.-SIx weeks ago
John voorhees,. u farmer of Kingston, ten
miles from here, had at his home a wife and
five children. To-day he is alone on his farm.
Death has carried OIL every member OF his
family except a daughter, whose address is
unknown to him.
Late in March two OF Mr.. Voorhees, chill
dren were taken down with dtphtheria. The
disease soon spread to other members of his
family, and within two weeks two children
had died and two of the remaining three had
contracted the disease. The doctors said
they had black diphthcr'a, and that their re-
covery was doubtful. Al one time it seemed
as II the NTH child would escape, but later she
was stricken, and she died while the others
were still struggling with the disease. Then
another child died, and the funeral was hard
ly over when the nth was taken of.
Last week Mrs. voorhees, was taken down
suddenly with typhoid pneumonia. She died
ON Monday. On the same day n package was
received 5y Mr., Voorhees,. addressed to his
wife. lie recognized the writing as that OF
his daughter. who seldom communicated with
the family, having been estranged from them
several years ago. The box contained a pack
nge OF candy and "A letter, asking that tho
sHeets no distributed among the children.
This afternoon the funeral Of Mrs. Voorhees,
took place at the Methodist church A. Of Kings
ton
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-04-10
william Beldsu's Bankruptcy.

Judge Smyth Of tho Supreme Court has OK
tended the receivership Of John Crennan of New
Rochelle for William Belden, formerly a
wealthy Wall street operator, to cover the
claim OF Davis, Waters d Co., who obtained a
Judgment against MIR. Belden for S0Bl on Sept.
90, 1899, and never could collect 1t. Mr.. Belden
WAS xamined recently In supplementary pro-
whatever now, not even "a watch and chain; he
boards with a married daughter, and ms
brother, Dr. Belden OF Arizona, furnishes him
money for his personal expenses. His beautiful
country place at belden Point. which was run
he transferred 10 the Belden Point Company,
receiving stock in the company, hut no cash, IN
PAYMENT and II has since been sold under fore
closure.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-04-10
wEDDED AT IS, ~, AND OF YEARS.
builder Cases Third wife Was Widow
dame Blake.

Henry Case, II well-known Brooklyn con-
tractor and builder, was married on Monday
afternoon in Jersey city TO Mrs. Jane Blake Of
Brooklyn. The ceremony was performed by the
Rev. John Krapta. Mr.. Case is 81 years old,
and Mrs. Case Il one year his senior. Mr.. Case
was the builder Of Plymouth Church In Brook
lyn, the Long Branch and Coney Island piers,
the submarine sewer at Bath Beach, the Have,
never sugar refinery in Williamsburgh, aud
munv other well-known structures In and about
this city. Mrs. Case IL u member OF the
Wnmeu's Press club, and has written several
bonk.. In regard Ia his marriage and married
life Mr.. Case sald TO n SuN reporter last evening;
-" Nothing peculiar about il, Just got out my
horse and carriage and drove over to Jersey and
MAS married; came back and had u good dlnnor.
That's all there was 10 T.. Did Just the same
v.v when was married To my second wife
tNrnty-three wears ago. Shielded last
ii was rs when was married the hrst tlIne,
nnd was married a year later"
AIR Case does not show his % years. inc
p.,riy married couple are living at Mr.. Cases
home, LIZA Bedford avenue.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-04-10

Tho Grand Street Ferry Company to Ex-
change Sites.

The directors of the Brooklyn and New York
Ferry Company met Col. Andrew ID. Beard. the
President OF the new East River Bridge Com
mission, and H.. c. NJ. lngraham. the counsel to
the Commission, In the ferry company's office.
at Broadway and Kent avenue, Williamsburgh,
yesterday. relative to an exchange of property
near the Grand street ferry. on this side, which
the Bridge Commission wishes to acquire. Ex-
State Senator O'Connor was present on behalf
OF the ferry company. The company owns
property on a direct line laid out for the new
bridge. and when the Commission laid out this
line the members were under the impression
that the property belonged to the city. By law
the ferry cOmpany's property is exempted from
OndemnatlOn proceedings. A bill was present.
ed to the Legislature which paved the way for
condemnatOry proceedings.
When the meeting was over yesterday Mr..
Ingraham stated that il had been decided to
present TO the Legislature IA substitute to the
bill. which provides for .condemnatory proceed
ings. In the new bill New York city agrees to
give up "a plot OF land in return for the land
needed for the commission. The land desired
by the ferry company is to the south OF Grand
street ferry, and the property wanted by the
Bridge Commission To the north, whore the
ferry boats are now laid up.
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FOR MEDICINAL USE
NO l:uSel OIL
CUEkEIS
MONTANA JIM AND MS VIE.
Although he Is n Cripple She Had Hin
ArrnIEneh for Nnn-anpport.


Alexander +. Mcleod. Montana Jim.r who
for twenty years sought wealth in the Mon
tana mines, finally made n strike, and then
spent half his money In an attempt tn regain
his shattered health, limped into the York
vile Police Court yesterday to answer 10 the
charge Of failure to support his wife. Mcleod
now lives at 1856 Pearl street, and his wife lives
at East Patchogue, l.. /.
The two TODD side by side in the police court.
Mcleod gave his age us AZ years, but in ap-
penrnncc he Is n broken down old man. He is
suffering from partial paralysis. and moves
about with difficulty. His wife is many years
his Junior. She is erect and energetic. and her
black eyes flashed sIornfully rs she told her
story to Magistrate Deuel.. The two were mar.
ried nine years ago. and are childless. Me-
Leod SAYS that they have not lived together
since last October. when his wife chased him
out of the house at East Patchogue with a shot
gun.
When Mcleod was asked TO tell his story he
said:
I'm 1891, after ] had been almost twenty
years In the Montana mines, l made a strike.
l got $40, 900 out of 1t. Half I gave to my wife.
and the other half / took and went to Hot
Springs, Ark, where | tried to regain the use
of my limbs. After three years OF doctoring.
when my money was nearly gone, l gave 1t up
and anne back here. My wife owns real estate
ut Pntchogue, and has money in the bank. while
| haven't IA cent. Ny trade is brick laying.
but ! can't work at 1t now, and ! am try ing to
get II place as night watchman."
Il don't believe this man Is able to support
you" said the Magistrate.
We'll here / am said the woman drainati-
cally.
Yes. and there he is" replied Magistrate
deuel.. II discharge him"
'Incn l want a divorce right away said
Mrs. Mcleod. eXcitedly.
You'll have to go elsewhere" answered the
Magistrate.
oh, you mean. lazy. old hulk" Mrs. Nc
Leod yelled Mt her husband. IN make II warm
for you. Just wait till | get my hands on you.
III fix you. Lazy thing
The excited woman was forced from the
room. Her crippled husband hobbled into one
of the inner rooms and waited until his wife
was well out of the way before he ventured
out.
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Lundborg's
Perfumes
have always been oonsid-
cred the height Of luxury.
and mono Is more DELI
oately refined than
vio-vioIet.
SIMPSON "a rs HE'S NO DEADnEAD.
beyond This, the Row Among Jersey CITY
Reformerr Is Left Unsettled.

50
President Reuben Simpson Of the Jersey City
Reform Board Of Aldermen arrived at the City
Hall at 10 o'clock yesterday morning with
blood In his eye and q fixed determination In
his mind to vlndicate himself. Alderman Nc
Carthy had stated publicly after the meeting
of the Board on Tuesday night that he
had been removed from the craftsmanship
OF the Exhibition by Presl-
dent Simpson because he refused to help
carry out a little scheme Of revenge concocted
by Simpson and Alderman vermilye. The
President anu tho Alderman, Mr.. Mccarthy said,
had been unable to get deadhead tickets TO the
Academy Of Music. and they had City Clerk
Woolley prepare nm ordinance fixing a license
fee OF $3.50 a year for theatres. No license fee
Is exacted now. Alderman Mccarthy positively
refused to Introduce the ordinance. He says
that in retaliation President simpson removed
and put Alderman Vernilye In his place.
Frank Henderson, manager of the Academy,
supported Alderman McCarthy's statement TO
the extent OF saying that City Marshal John
Graham called at the box office one afternoon
And Rndr @st sec f9T two seats M f2r TIE pTss,dent rc OF thS
that IL the President OF the Board OF Aldermen
wanted any seats he ought 70 write a note ask
'Hf iSr the sHs tiako asG and Sit aid not rstur Mo"' away
President simpson found, city Marshal Ora
ham at tho City Hall and took him into IA private
room. Alderman Nermilye went with them.
and II reporter OF a local Newspaper, was invited
TO go. too. PRESIDENT simpson made n formal
and positive declaration that he never had asked
for free tickets or authorized anybody else TO
ask for tickets for him. City Marshal Graham
was ~fdgeting In his chair.
Did you" asked Alderman Vermilye, adj
dressing Graham. ever ask for free tick cts for
the Academy for Mr.. Simpson 2"
II don't remember ever having asked for any,
replied the City Marshal.
DO you know Of any time when Mr.. Simpson
asked you to get free seats at the Academy for
him 2"
IL don't remembers any such time"
Ara Won mot nTannrpn to aay that ynn aaRad
for tickets In Mr.. Simpsons name when you
were not authorized to ask for them ?"
That was too much for Graham.
Il have already stated. ~ he said doggedly,
that cannot recall any time when Mr.. Simp-
son asked me to get free tickets Tor him."
The. City Marshal would say no more, except
that he frequently bad attended to messages
for Aldermen. ana what he did in that line he
considered an official secret.
Alderman Mccarthy said that he would not
retract any statement he had made. and that
anything further he had to say he would say
under oath.
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STOCK EXCHANGE Politics.
Caucus OF tho Opposition Resolves to &c
Ahead with It's Cam pnign.

Just whether the Van Schaick opposition to
the methods and management OF the Now York
Stock Exchange, as represented by tho rcgu-
lar ticket for officers and governors nominated
the other day to be voted for on May IL. Is to
amount to anything. was discussed yesterday
before the second meeting OF the Van Setback
ers. which was called for $3.50. There was n
large attendance at the meeting. Certainly 200
of the brokers were on hand when Chairman
Van Schaick banged his gavel for order. 1t
does not appear that President Francis L.
Eames. just nominated fo- President for a third
term. regards the opposition with apprehen-
sion and ALARM for he was invited to attend
the meeting Of the kickers, and he did
not accept. In his place, however, came
vice-President II. II. Thomas. Mr.. Thomas was
there to defend the officers and governors from
the criticisms of those enlisted in the Van
Schaivk movement. William Morris Imbrie,
Chairman of the committee TO draft a platform
OF grievances and demands on which opposition
candidates to the regular ticket are to be nom-
mated. submitted the platform. 1t was a long
typewriter document, and II recites in detail
the grievances that have already been men,
toned in THE SrS. the chief Of which is that the
official quotations of the Exchange leak so lib
orally that the bucket shops aud small institu-
tions like the Consolidated Stock ana Pc
troleum Exchange secure tho quotations Just
change. greatly. the latter say. to tho dctri-
ment OF their business. Tho platform holds the
Gold and stock Quotation Company, owned by
the Western Union Telegraph Company. re-
sponsible for this state OF affairs, and IL de-
Tands that this arrangement be stopped forth
with and forever. The lmbrie platform also in
sists that the members Of the Exchange shall
have more to say in the management. that the
powers o! the governors are too nutocratiC. and
that the governors and the members should TO-
gether devise means OF preventing the bucket
shops and the small institutions from getting
the quotations..
Mr.. Thomas defended the governors and off,
GERS OF the Exchange as a responsible and cRpa-
be body of citizens who are working for the
best interests of the Exchange. He pointed out
that the present contract between the Exchange
and the Gold and Stock Quotation Company
does not expire until June 80, 1897, and that
even then thirty days notice is requisite before
the contract can be ahrogated.
Notwithstanding the remarks Of Mr.. Thomas
the lmbrie platform was adopted and a CON-
mittee was appointed to nominate an opposition
ticket.
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Purchase Of che Knoxville, Cumberland Gap
md LOuIsvlIle by the Southern.

The Southern Railway Company has acquired,
and will assume immediate possession OF, the
Knoxville, Cumberland Gap and Louisville
Railroad, extending from Knoxville to Cumber-
land Gap, Tenn, n distance of about sixty-five
miles of main line, and has sold the Cumber-
land Gap tunnel and connections to Mindless
borough, KY, to the Louisville and Nashville
Railroad Company, rcserving tracKage rights
through and over the same.
The southern Railway will thus obtain access
TO the important coal, iron. and other industries
OF tho MiddlesbOrough region. and establish a
junction for the exchange of business at that
point with the Louisville and Nashville Rail
road Company. The latter company has bought
the MiddlesbOrouRh Belt Railroad. which, to-
gether with tho Cumberland Gap tunnel and
that portion OF the Knoxville. Cumberland Gap
and Louisville Railroad which now forms tho
connection between the tunnel and the city of
Middlesborough, Will he added to its main line.
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Dinncuitics in the Path OF an Independent
Candidate In Jersey.


Justice Lippincott, in the Supreme Court In
Jersey City, heard argument yesterday on an
application for n mandamus to compel City
Clerk McDermott of Hoboken to provide for
August Bewig. an independent candidate for
Councilman, official ballots containing his name
and the names OF all the candidates for other
offices. AS the law has been construed hereto
fore an independent candidate could get official
ballots with only his name printed on them.
These were practically useless. as nobody cared
to vote a ticket with only one name on It. Those
who desired to vote for an independent candi-
date used pastors. Mr.. BewtR desires to have
two sets of official ballots printed for him. one
containing the names OF the Republican candi-
dates for other offices and the other the Demo-
cratic list OF candidates and Bewig's name.
Under the election. law official ballots are the
only kind that can be used.
Ex-senator Edwards opposed the motion for
the mandamus on the ground that Mr.. Bewig's
candidacy had not been endorsed by either the
Republican or Democratic City and
the other candidates had not signed his declare
ton that he was a candidate.
Allan l.. McDermott argued that the man.
damua should be granted. He said that II the
refusal of the City Clerk was sustained it would
destroy independent action in politics. No in
dependent citizen would run for an office II an
imperfect and incomplete ballot with only his
own name was to be issued. and independent
voters would he disfranchised.
Mr.. MclDermott said that, under such inter-
probation Of the law. II an independent candi-
date ran for Governor, he would be Obliged to
have affixed to his certificate of nomination the
signatures of all the factions and paroles in
every county in the State.
Justice Lippincott said he would give a deci-
sion this morning.