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Preacher HETRACrs PUBLICLY.
The Rev. mr.. Mauary Apologies for q Letter
He WroIo TO q Young woman.

The Rev. Mr.. Mauary ApoioEiEes for q Letter
He Wroio to y Young Woman.
ERR HAUTE, Ind, Dec. 19.-The Rev. II. N.
Manary to-day apologized to the congregation
of the Oregon Baptist Church. aud thus per-
formed the duty requ red of him by the council
of nine ministers which tried him on the charges
preferred by Miss Edith Sparks. 4 member of
the church. All tho specifications in the charges
were based on extracts from a letter he wrote
to Miss Sparks. The letter formed the basis for
the general charge that he had disgraced his
ministerial calling. The council met yesterday
with DR.. dubois, President of the Baptist
College at Upper Alton. ILL.,, as Moderator.
In the letter Manary snid that he had hold in
his arms more than twenty young women and
that he led another to worship him and then he
crushed her for her idolatry.-
Manary admitted writing the letter and said
that tho statement that he had hold Young
women In his arms was false. A . to crushing
the woman who worshipped him, 1t was said
that this was moro eSagReration, and that tho
young woman had never made the complaint
and is now happily married.
The motion to withdraw the ministerial fell
lowship was lost by a vote Of seven to two, and
a report WAS adopted In which 1t was said that
he had committed a great wrong; that he
church. all of which he has now done. Mr..
Manary graduated from the Methodist College
at Franklin. Ind. a few yours ago. and since
then has occupied pnlpits at Robinson and Mat
toon, III. He had resigned at NATION and was
spending some time at his old home in the
neighborhood Of the Oregon church when the
Sparks gossip began which resulted In the trial.
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avery State, II is provided By law that veterans
shall have preference In every public employ
ment. Even civil service reform laws don't at-
feet them, and once In place they cannot DO got
out except by death or resignation. And .
rood many thousand veterans who are drawing
mansions from the Government for disabilities
are drawing salaries from the national or State
or city governmental.
third suggestion made to THE SUN reporter
IN relation TO cutting down the rolls was to give
the Commissioner Of Pensions the power to
examine every pensionor who got his pension by
special act OF Congress, and in every case whoio
the pension was not granted by reason Of some
special act or acts OF bravery to strike the namo
from the roll, unless the pensIonor is en-
titled to q pension under the general law
or the Dependent Pension act. As for
purging tho rolls, that, It was said. can
be done in one way only. RoSxamine every
pensIoner. Have the determination made in
every case by special examiners whit arc not
subject to local influences. and make every pen
sioner stand on his merits. In case Of suspicion
40 to service. reopen the case entirely and inves'
tirato the proof. In other words, make honesty
the policy in the pension business, provide
literally for the worthy who are entitled to tho
nations bounty. but wipe out the cheats and
swindlers from the rolls. Congress can do 1t.
No other power can. W. J. @.
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OBITUARY 7.

EI.State Senator Henry Edward Bonesteel of
Eiobrara, Neb.. who died in San Diego, Gal. last
week. was we'll known In commercial circles In
the West. He WAS born In Oswego, and was for
q time q clerk In Cowdin & Co.'S silk importing
house In this city. His father moved later to
Milwaukee. where Henry BoneSteel and his
brother John became jobbers and retail
ers In general dry goods. They failed
eventually. and John returned East. His
brother went further West and prospered.
He established dry goods houses In Springfield
and Buffalo Gap, s. D.; in Niobrara Neb.. and in
other places. He engaged In pork packing, min
ing. milling and -four dealing, and nearly every
venture proved successful. A well he dug some
time ago In Springfield, Neb.. developed waIcr
plant which lights it,. Mr.. BonestecI was q
recognized power In Democratic politics in
Nebraska
Sir Frank Lockwood. 2: G. NJ. ?: for York.
died IN soI London ID Esste 5d Sir Frank ho c
DSrH,r~ SG at Il Sol"fSs Inn in Ha' lS SSSa,.e' and tt""SS
years later Vac made a QTeen,s Counsel. In
eral In the Cabinet OF Lord Rosebery. and about
II month later he was knighted, 1t is said OF
ise IN his his lie. and that no one K knew Ss' better i how
to obtain substantial compensation for breaches
of faith.
The Rev. Charles C. salter, D. D., the founder of
the Bethel and the Sailors and Ncwshoys' Homes
in Duluth cd at hiE residence In that city ycster
day OF Brights disease. His death has thrown
had worked among the poor, looking out for the
comfort of TIL sailors, newsboys. and others in
the lower walks OF lifC. His many meta Of Nod,
ness to and interest in the poor have made his
name u household word all over the Northwest.
DIR. Joseph Levi, one OF Albany's oldest ply,
sicians, died yesterday after iOrty'nine years
practice. He was born in 1920. lie leaves two
sons. physicians. and ono son, a p armacist. as
One OF the daughters is Mrs. Dr Herman Ben
del OF Albany. The oldest son is DR.. Maurice
J. Levi OF this city. who Is a member OF ting
State Board Of Medical Examiners.
Chester R. Bond, manager OF the Curtis Hotel
Of Lenox, Ii dead.
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DEATH FOLLOWS DEATH.
The Series or Rl,sfortunes That Have Amicte,
the Helm Family.

The Series or RIisfortunea That Have AFFLICTED
the Helm Family.
ARLINGTON. N. j., Dec. 1~9.-Funeral services
over Mrs. Mamie Richards. who was Miss Helm,
took place last night at tho house other mother,
in Magnolia avenue. Her death on Saturday
from typhoid fever is the latest. but 1t 10 feared
not the last. Of a series Of tragic events affect
ing the Holm family. Two years ago 12.year-old
George Helm was struck by q train and instantly
killed in front Of the Arlington station. When
tho news was told to his grandmother on the
day after his death she fell to the floor dead.
Tho shock had eone to her heart. Mr. Helm.
the dead boys father and tho dead woman's son.
was so unsettled in mind by tho double tragedy
that he was incapable Of looking after his busi-
ness. and within q few months he failed. Things
went badly fora year with the Helms. Then
came the one bright event, Mamie Helms mar
ri.ge to Chester Richards OF Pompton, a young
railroad man and an old friend Of the family.
Five weeks ago Mrs. Richards returned to her
mothers home and q daughter was born to her.
The young mother had Just recovered strength
and was about to go to her home In Pompton,
A few days later her father and her brother
VIII fell Ill OF the disease. Will died on Dec. 8;
the father four days later. 1t was intended that
Mrs. Richards. but she heard of It. and the shock
VIC 'kened her 50 that she was unable to with.
Meantime Mrs. Helm, Sadie. the s.year.old
daughter. and Harry. the 6-year-old son, were
taken with the epidemic. The boy Is recover
ing. and sadie; who is 1t 81. barnahae Hospital,
home.
Of Mrs. Richards commenced the young widower
left the house without any notice. and has not
returned. His friends feel considerable anxi.
ETY. about him, az II Is feared that his mind may
have become unsettled and he may como to
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LETTER TOLD OF MURDER.
MOTHER IN IRELAND STdRTs THE
INQUIRY LNTO DOGGET,S DEATH.

A scapenrace or OLD Castle Came BACK from
New York with Pockets Pail OF Money
Said In His = ups That re Had Seen the
"' '"" "'"PP'"''
Something further was learned yesterday
about the case of Peter Dogeot. in which muir.
der Is suspected Inc authorities admit that
the story OF the case. as told in THE SUN yostcr.
DAY morning, Is CORRECT lne man was killed IN
tho NC" iork biscuit company 3 cracker rae
,os, having fallen or soon ,hrown , u a : dorg 1S
rnIrinn On, whoro ho ro. cnt 20 rioooa hv ~.
revolving knives. The manner in which the case
WINS brought to the notice of the District Attor-
nev and the police WINS told YESTERDAY by Mrs,
Dean, IN aunt of Dogget, who lives at Al Spring
street.
According to this story Dogget had a sister
Mary. who Is in service in q family living in
Amsterdam avenue. DogGets death greatly
anecteu tnis sieter' ana wnon inc uetaiis were
furnished to her she thought OF proceeding
,san"". s. s ~. -. T,s
Dlnhean 70 represent ner at tno ,nquest. inc
'' 1hon. sIo month, ,,,or noo..,,, ,o,t, Mary
Dogget received q letter from her mother. who
uvo. IN oI,oa,,,e countv Meath Ire,and Tn
the letter Mrs. Dcsset said that a man named
Jack (Mrs. Dean didn't remember the last nnnne),
who had pone tn America some vears before.
W." a,.oN
hau returned 10 Oldcastlo Win money enough
to buy u farm and to keep himself and his friends
drunk about all the time.
Tho LITTER further stated, according to Mrs.
Dean, that this Jack had told some Of hIs
friends, while in his cups, that the money no
In Now York who had killed Peter Dogget,
whom they all knew az an Oldcasllo boy. Jack
said that another employee in tho factory had
! thrown Peter into q vat where the dough for
| the crackers was mixed and that Doggot had
been cut to pieces on the revolving knives.
Jack, according to Mrs. Deans recollection OF
! the letter, had been the only witness to tho
murder. and the murderer had given him money
10 get out Of the country as soon as possible.
Mrs Dogget asked her daughter to have tho
story investigated. The daughter turned the
letter over TO Mr.. Dinnean, who showed it to
the District Attorney, who asked the police to
investigate the case. Mary Doggct was seen
last night by a SUN reporter. She said:
II do not care to say anything about the letter
which ! received from my mother. Until that
letter came, however, / supposed my brother
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SUICIDE AT THE MANHATTAN.
A Salesman for Nicholson a Robbins Cuts nit
Throat ut the Hotel.

n unloomnn Tor McNeneOu q hODblno Cuto hln
Throat mt the Hotel.
F.. II. Weir of Chelsea, Mass, q salesman for
the wholesale drug firm of McKesson & Rob.
bins OF 81 Fulton street, committeds suicide yes.
terday morning In q room on the third floor Of
the Hotel Manhattan, Forty-second street and
Madison avenue. Weir was one of the sales
men for the firm in the New England field and
lived with his wife in Chelsea. Having finished
his fall trip. on which he sold holiday notions
for the firm, ho came to this city on Thurs
day, and took q room at the Manhattan.
Charles F. Scott, another salesman for the same
house, took a room near his. and the two men
spent Saturday evening together. Weir went
to his room about 1890 o'clock yesterday
morning. Scott went to his at the same time.
Scott went to the hotel office about 10 o'clock
and, finding that Weir had not been seen, went
E E9 eis FG %ad, Earring ns iss't tEsa " Weir rhs wns IT, H. f he
break in the door. Weir was found dead on IN
the floor with his throat cut. He had on only
his his under rni G,s el ,n t w and it ., was evident wi ,nt that he oe
his bed and had tried to walk afterward to the
wash basin.
suicide. Scott said that Weir had been do.
s%pondont for a year because his business was
! years. said that Weir was thought of highly by
has a sm @F' Sske als q Hno%a. M IRE c s6rn,fh1 on ms
of tho employees of Nick essen d Robbins.
was informed of the suicide and went to the
hotel to take charge of the body. Coroner
Dobbs will investigate the death.
Coroners' Physician Weston found among
Weir's papers several pamphlets on Christian
the Rev. X. Heber Newton was quoted as speak.
ing with approval OF certain parts OF the belief.
DR.. Weston said last evening that Welr's effects
disclosed no cause for his suicide. but that IL
was possible that Weir had been Ill and had un-
| successfully attempted to cure himself through
Christian Science. Weir hacked his wrist with
the razor before cutting his throat.
BOSTON, Mass, Dec. l9.-Frod l. Weir was
Dor in Boston Al years ago. He was edu-
Gated in Chelsea. and lived there until 1892,
when he went on the road for McKesson & Rob
bins. He was married to the daughter of james
+. f.. Eustis, n flour merchant of this city. His
marriage was q very happy one. and he was a
social favoritc in Chelsea. He was a member
Of the Review Club.
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LAFAYETTE's FIRE LOSS.
President WarneId Thanks sone or the Stu
dentn by Name fer Fighting the Flames.

pFealoout Wnrnolo Thnuk1 Some OF the Stu
dentn by Name fer Fighting the Flames.
EAsToN, Pa, Dec. 19.-Thero was Q crowd of
people about the Lafayette College grounds to-
day to SEQ the ruins of the fire in Pardee Hall
yesterday. 1t was possible to get Into the base
ment this afternoon and tho college authorities
were pleased to find that the steam heating
apparatus. the boilers. pumping station and
othe. heavy work there were intact The fire
did not burn through the first floor at any place
where it did damage to the basement. Dr..
Porter worked most of the day trying to save
as much as possible of his Herbarium collection
as was rescued by the students. Most Of these
were saturated and immediate attention was
necessary II the collection we: to be preserved.
DR. Porter has received various encouraging
kilograms from friends, who say they will assist
In replacing the collections missing.
the chapel at 5 o'clock this afternoon. He mon.
toned by name several of the studonts who had
been prominent in the work of rescue. Rlnehart,
Hill, Pierce and Clark, and thanked them and
all the students for their conduct. Ono
of the valuable collections lost was that made
by Lepsius. at the direction of the German Gov.
crnment, of the Egyptian monuments. It was
valued at $1,000. The Kemble collection Of
minerals, that cost ,$5, 900. IL gone. Not ono of
Library or Of the 10000 In tho Ward Library
was 81 we'd. The walls are all In good condition
and this Is a great saving. Tho insurance Of
100000 win cover the loss on the building, but
tho loss on apparatus 10 greater than tho insur-
ance OF $4,000.
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THE RE0oNCrL ED HIBERNIANs.
Jersey State Board Preparing for State and
National Conventions.

~ oNSt sE S@t SaS
National Conventions.
TRENTON, N. j., Dec. 19.-The State Board of
tho Ancient Order of Hiberntans of America.
comprising the State officers and Presidents Of
the county organizations met here to-day. A
resolution was adopted instructing the county
Presidents to communicate with the county
Presidents OF the Board Of Erin, with the view
of holding county conventions In January, at
which shall be chosen single county boards to
take the place of the rival county boards now In
existence. This is in pursuance Of the decision
made by Bishop McFaul us arbitrator of the
differences in the order.
The state Board also adopted q resolution ex-
pressing the sentiment that the Joint State Con-
vention shall make provision for raising mon.
cys to assist in defraying the expenses OF tho
National Convention, which, it has practically
been decided, shall DO held in Trenton next
June.
Tho State Convention will be held in Febru.
airy or March. on the Joint call Of the presidents
of the two existing State organizations. The
thanks of the State Board were voted to Bishop
McFaul for his services in bringing about .
reconciliation between the rival factions.
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MRs. mooRE AoousED OF MUnDEn.
The wire or the NeEro whose BodS was Ex.
humed on friday.

humed on Friday.
Mrs. Annie Moore, o colored woman, living
at 8 Mills street, Long Island City, was ar.
rested Yesterday by Detective Burden. accused
Of killing her husband, John Moore. He died
on Dec. 4 and was buried in Calvary Gene
terry. His body was exhumed on Friday last
and a depressed fracture Of tho skull was discov-
cred, besides what looked like the imprint OF three
fingers on his throat.
AT tho time of Moore's death Coroner Strong
requested DIR. Neil o. Fitch to visit the house
and ascertain II there was any suspicious cir
cumstance. and II not to toll the family to pro-
cure on undertaken. DIR. Fitch sent his assist
ant, DIR. Walter sickels, to the house. and DR..
Siokels questioned the widow and several friends
present. They assured him there were no
marks on the body and also that Moore had
been on a long spree. DIR. SicKels issued n Ger.
tifcate giving tho cause of death as alcohol
ism.
The police secured two witnesses yesterday.
They are Mrs. Ida Sullivan, who lived with tho
Moores, and Mrs. Ida Hamilton, who lives on
the first floor OF 8 Mills street. They are both
eolored. Mrs Hamilton says that on tho
said that she had "axed. her husband Iadpv with Il L.
moned to court or before the Coroner. Mrs.
EhInhtOn says LnaL prlOr 10 MIS-. MOOr6B VlSlt
with the shovel she heard Moore demanding
admittance to his rooms and threatening to
break down tho door. which was locked. She
says she clearly heard Mrs. Moore shouting
chat II he broke down the door she would fix
him. A little. later Moore came down. stairs
covered with blood, according to Mrs. Hamil.
ton. Mrs. Sullivan told the police that she
was In Moore's rooms on the morning of Dec. 1
and saw Moore lying on a couch. She says that
Mrs. Moore leaned over her husband and
seized him by the throat, and while she was
choking him ordered Mrs. Sullivan out of,the
place, while she sent Moore to hell. where he
belonged" Mrs. Sullivan says she fed from the
place, and ran to the house Of Mrs. Taylor, a
neighbor. She was not there very long when
she was told that Moore was dead.
Mrs. Moore was arraigned before Police jus
tice Ingram in Long Island City yesterday. She
denied the stories of both Mrs. sullivan and
Mrs. Hamilton. She denied having ever as.
saulled her husband. She said that several
times he had stabbed her, and she had not even
tried to defend herself from his assaults. She
admitted that she looked him out Of their rooms
down the door. but denied that she had assault.
cd him with the shovel or asked her neighpors Ia
keep their mouths shut after telling them OF the
assault. She said that Moore ripped over u bt
cycle that was lying on he landing and fcl
downstairs, and that she assisted him to their
rooms.
Justice Ingram remanded Mrs. Moore to jail
to await examination this morning. Moore
was SO years old, and his wife Is SO. They had
one child, u boy of u.
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NEW USE FOE SAWD UST.
Useful in the Manufacture or AcetyIone Gas.
the Now ulluminant.

the New llluminant.
OTTAWA, Dec. ia scheme has been laid he
fore some Of the lumbermen of Ottawa by which
the aawdust. which has been a serious nuisance
in the Ottawa River for many years, Is to be
utilized for the manufacture of calcium carbide
under tho process patented by Prof. Wilson of
st. GATHERINGS. Ontario. By this process the
sawdust. slabs. bark. and all refuse from saw
mills can be rapidly converted into carbon.
This carbon is powdered and mixed In equal
quantity with limestone, and the mixture Is
then subjected for ten hours to an intense cleo
trical current. strong enough to convert iron
into q boiling mass and lead into an explosive
gus. The result Is calcium carbide. q substance
very much like pig iron.
The mass Is broken into small humps by sledge
hammers and In that form Is shipped in tin cans
TO consumers. 1t Ia used for the manufacture OF
acetylene gas. and even In the present initial
stages Of manufacture II Is turned out 80 cheaplv
that n twenty.hv We candle-powcr light costa only
half a cent per hour. Ottawa offers unrivalled
advantages for It's manufacture because of its
unlimited water power and supply of raw ma
terial. The present generation, 1t 10 said. may
witnoss the extraordinary spectacle of drodKes
being employed to reclaim tho enormOu d.
gosits of sawdust at the bottom of tho Ottawa
River.
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FIRE At A HOUSE WARM1Ne.
Democratic Politicians In Chicago Stamped,
from q burning Building.

Democratic Politicians in Chicago stampede
from n Burning Building.
CHICAGO. Dec. 19.-Fire was discovered In tho
new clubhouse of the Regular Democratic Club
of tho Eighteenth ward on Washington boule-
ward last night, where 800 members of the club
had assembled to celebrate a house warming.
An elabo ate musical and athletic programme
had been prepared, and 1t was during an inter
mission and when the guests were scattered In
every quarter of tho building that the cries of
fire were sent from the parlor on the first floor. In
an instant the lower part OF tho thrce-siory
frame building was In flames and the smoke
leaping up the stairway mnde it next to i'm
possible for the inmates to find their way into
the n rrow h .llway and down the stairs. Fully
100 men were penned in in the basement, and
when the shouts Of fire reached their ears all
seemed to realize their peril and a stampede for
the stairway ensued. Several were severely
though not seriously bruised In tho panic that
ensued. The building was not damaged exten.
siYelY.
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Mrs. Clara Mccoy. wife of Mr.. William Mo
Coy, a painter of 246 Palmetto street, Williams
burg. attempted to commit suicide yesterday by
swallowing carbolic acid. She Is 10 years old.
and was married TO Mccoy a little over n year
neo. They had since lived In his mothers house.
The Young woman and her mother-in-law did
not dwell In harmony. The would.be suicide Is
at 81. Catherine's Hospital, and her condition is
said to be critical.
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Thoir WaE0n Smashed by . L. I. n. n TPail
and they Escape Uninjured.

Frank w. Hill. 80 years old. of 37s Union
street, and Philip l.. and John NJ. Young, agod
respectively "a and 30 years. of 1858 Bergen
street, Brooklyn, went driving yesterday after
noon. and whom they were returning homo. al 7
O'Clock. they attempted to cross Atlantic avenue
at Stone avenue. As the horse reached the
west crushed into the wagon. hurting it in the
air. The men were thrown to the ground, hut
escaped. without q scratch. The wagon was
jured, was afterwArd shot. Hill informed the
police that no did not see the train until 1t wac
almost upon them. Engineer Whitman said
that the bell was constantly ringing Just be-
fore the accident.
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THE BODY CAME oOLLEoE.
Relatives or Joseph Lake SECURE His Remains
from = Railroad b Strategy.

HEFLIN, Ala, Dec. 19.-Joseph Lake, o former
citizen of Helm. died in Montana several days
$50. and q b other in Texas telegraphed here
that he had sent $500 to Montana with which
to purchase "A suitable casket and pay tho OK.
pense of having the remains sent to Hehin.
The casket containing the body reached Hcfin
yesterday. but came collect on delivery. Tho
relatives here were unable to pay the charges
and consulted'a lawyer, who advised them to
pay all of tho money they could raise. and II
the company. declined to release the body then
TO take II by force.
The company's representatives declined to de-
liver the body until the charges were paid In
full. and the relatives, were preparing TO storm
the express ofice when a deputy sheriff APP
pany, and delivered them to tho family for
burial. The Texas brothers check miscarrled.
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CONVICT IN THE PREsBYrERYs
The Rev. DR.. WIhrow's Statement TO His
Yellow CisrEymeu In CbieaEo.

Yellow CiorEymeu In CbieaEo.
CHICAGO. Dec. l9.-The members Of the Chi.
caRo Presbytery were surprised at their Last
meeting by an announcement made by the Rev.
John L. Withrow of tho Third Presbyterian
Church that an ex-conyict probably had gained
admission to the Presbytery In this city. DR..
Withrow said he would be the last person to at
tack tho character OF any worthy person, but
the appearances were against the accused, and
unless the matter was speedily cleared up there
was nothing left Tor the PresDytery TO do but
eject the orfencer from its membership. The
accused man is the Rev. +. NJ. Davis, who. It 10
o., who had served a term In the Ohio Peni.
tentiary for embezzlement. Davis denied that
he was an ex-convict. but has disappeared.