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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-09-25
The Finest Cookery.

A leading New York restaurateur was asked
tho other day why he used gas brollers. He re-
piled, in effect, that he had to use them in order
to keep his custom. He said: THE class of
men who visit my establishment are good liv-
ers and connoisseurs OF good cooking. Our
chops and steaks must be of the very best quail.
ty and cooked In tho very best manner. I can.
those who cater to epicures. Any one In doubt
OF the practicability OF using gas for fnc broil-
chop OF a steak. cooked on the gas broilors."
This testimony is only corroborative of that
who have made trial OF gas appliances for cook.
ing. They simply will not DO without them.
Nor Is II only q question OF broiling. Whether
u Is for roasting or baking, cooking meat or
breadstuffs, II Is tn use ofgas which secures the
perfection OF cookery. The reason is perfectly
ing of a delicate and accurate chemica expert.
ment-notb laundering about In the dark, as you
are compelled TO with . coal range.-4dv,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-09-25
BUSINESS ~ES.
Robert III. Merriam Assigns Sheriff SEXES
Steamboat Riverside.

Robert II. Merriam. publisher. OF 81 Fifth
avenue, who has been President and Treasurer
OF the Merriam Company for several years,
made an individual assignment yesterday for
the benefit Of his creditors to Frank H.. Siger-
son. giving preferences for $735. Mr.. Merriam
had q receiver appointed on Thursday for the
Merriam Company, and his affairs are SO much
involved with those OF the company that it was
considered necessary for him to make a personal
assignment to get matters Strengthened out.
Last spring, when the company was making n
settlement with creditors. Mr.. Merriam gave his
personal notes for $50, 900 TO the creditors. re-
cciving in return notes of the company. He
appears as a creditor of the company for $780,
600. The notes given by Mr.. Merriam run from
six months to n year, while the notes he re-
ccived from the company were demand notes.
Deputy Sheriff Loub has received an eXecu-
ton against the New York and Mount Vernon
TRANSPORTATION Company for 81. O34 in favor of
Frederick G. Weed and two attachments in
favor OF George Tyroler for Sl.627 and Reuben
A. Heller for $669. Mr.. Tyroler's attachment
is on an assigned claim from William J. Stewart
for salary as treasurer and general manager.
The Sheriff took nosscssion of the steamboat
Riverside at Pier 43. East River. but permitted
1t to run yesterday. and also levied upon horses
and wagons nj the headquarters Of the company
in East Chester.
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sOHWENKFELDERs GIVE THANKS
Tho Ola PennsyIvnnia Sect Rcjoices After the
Manner OF Ita Forefnthers.

Tho ola PennsyIvnnia sect RcIoices AFTER the
Manner OF Its Forefnthers.
READING, Sept. 2i.-The 163d thanksgiving of
the old sect Of Schwenkfelders was celebrated
to-day below Reading. The meeting house at
Clayton was packed with people from Pennsyl-
vania, New York and New Jersey. This old sect
owns some of the finest farms in east Pcnnsyl-
vania, and they rejoice that their members live
in peace and are free of debt. They are descend
ants Of Casper Schwcnkfeld, and their fore
fathers fled from prosecutions in Germany in
1884. When they settled in Pennsylvania and
were safe they held a Thanksgiving service they
called "Gedachtnis Tag" This day has been
celebrated annually ever since.
In the first years the members worshipped in
private houses. In 1851 they built their first
log meeting house in the Hosensack Valley,
above Philadelphia. The onc-story meeting
house where to-day's celebration was held is in
n pleasant grove. Hundreds ate dinner in the
basement OF the meeting house. The bill OF fare
was fresh homemade bread, apple butter, and
water. Every other wooden bench was used for
a table. The service continued from $3.50 A. NJ.
to q z. NJ. just as their forefathers did. n hun
dred years ago. There was no deviation from
the strict rule. The Rev. William s. Anders of
Fairville. the Rev. b.. X. Meschter Of Worces-
ter, Pa; the Rev. Jonas Schultz OF Quakertown;
Prot. c. b. Hartranft OF Hartford. Conn.,; Prof.
Triebel, and other member of the sect delivered
addresses. dwelling especially on the privations
and hardships OF their forefathers.
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ACTORS, FUND IMPERIL ED.
Its Death May he simultaneous with the Birth
OF the Greater City.

OF the Greater City.
Some OF the officers and many Of the friends
of the Actors Fund OF America are alarmed
for its future. II has been said that after the
charter of the Greater New York goes into ef-
feet next January the Actors Fund will no
longer be able to draw from the city the annual
appropriation which has for many years
formed a considerable part Of its income. In
the last annual report, just issued, it appears
that the actual receipts of the year extending
from July. 1896, TO July, 1897. amounted to
$32, 2sl. 10. and the city appropriation for the
same year was S~l3,570.2i. II this large source
OF income is withdrawn from the fund and the
other receipts fall Off as they have done in re-
cent years, dark days are before this institu-
ton.
1t appears that the membership of the fund
reached, there now being only $50 members in
good standing on the books. On these same
books are the names of LAG members who
President and officers of the fund think that
some means should he devised to induce or
compel the members TO de their duty to the
fund and the dramatic profession generally to
give IA hearty support to this charity. On this
subject the President says:
THE largest paving membership we have
ever had was in 1887, when l,ss2 persons paid
dues. Why it should eyer have. fallen below
that I cannot tell you, but the fact Is IT has
steadily decreased since that time. It Is in
teresting to note, In this connection. that Of the
whole number OF the beneflciaries OF this year
members Of tho fund, While his fact illus.
tratcs better than whole pages OF written praise
the great breadth and absolute unselfshncss OF
our funds work, perhaps II also. suggests a
the matter Of enrolling in its membership with
80 much Indifference"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-09-25
IMITATION BRYAN MEN.
10 Father and Mother and All the
Relations OF This Hudson street League.

The fictitious Progressive Democratic League.
or Candidate Syndicate, of Hudson street, has
in it the Eighth Ward Silver Club. from which
Thomas Lough!in is a so-called delegate; also
the Thomas Loughlin Democratic Club, said to
hail from 55i Greenwich street-around tho
corncr-and the Fifteenth Ward Silver Club,
with John Loughlin as a delegate. What peo-
pie for society these Loughlins arc,
On Wednesday night the John Purcell Associ-
alton OF the Third Assembly district presented
q gold watch and chain to Thomas Loughlin,
the President Of the organization for tho past
sixteen years. All these so-called clubs are
made up OF members of the Tammany Hall Gen.
eral Committee OF the Third district. as are also
the Eighth Ward Silver Club. tho Sheridan
Democratic Club. the Third District Progress
sive Democratic Club. the Ninth Ward
Bimetallic Club. and n number of others.
faxed" into existence for the purpose
OF capturing the original Progressive Demo.
cratic League. In this they were thwarted,
however,, by the wide awake Bryanites, VINO
separated from them six weeks ago. and now
hold their regular meetings at 81 West Twenty
third street, tho headquarters of the Joint
Hudson street faction Is now composed OF only
hide-bOund Tammanyites. and II nothing more
than a nth wheel TO the Tammany band wagon.
The Third Assembly district imitation Bryan
men have already been rewarded by election as
delegates to the Tammany City Convention, and
they hope for several nominations in return for
their devotion TO the cause OF the wiRwam.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-09-25
A cour,.h,p OF rnlr., Years Happily Ended.

Lydia Gack and Herman Hollander. who
started counting thirty years ago. were married
yesterday by Dominic Berkmeier just after they
landed at the Barge Office from the Hamburg
American steamship Andalusia from Hamburg.
Hollander Is 55 years old and his wife ia Ave
years younger. He was originally a dilatory
lover. and his wife, who was then a maiden of
90, tired OF his b~ackwardness, married a man
named Gack. Gack died recently and Hollander
renewed mis- suit and persuaded Mrs. Gack TO
come to America, where he said they could be-.
gin life over again. They did not intend to mar
ry until he had started in business here. but
when he found that Mrs. Gsck could not enter
alone he called for u Clergyman.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-09-25
ENGLISH
MOSAIC VELVETS,
i'm plain coIorings.
9 and II feet wide.
w & j. SLOANE,
BROADWAY,
18th and 10th Streets.
Traction WORK STOPPED.
Electric Conduit Can't be Laid In Coiumbus
Avenue without n Permit.


Avenue without n Permit.
Gen. Coils said yesterday that the MctropolL
tan Street Railway Company had obeyed his
order and abandoned the work Of laying a con.
duit for the underground electric system beside
the cable conduit in Columbus avenue. between
Fifty-ninth and Sixty-ffth streets. Gen. Coils
gave the Metropolitan Company a permit to
repair its tracks in that thoroughfare. and tho
work Of laying the electrical conduit vas i'm.
mediatcly begun. No application for a permit
to add electrical motive power to the cable
power in Columbus avenue was ever made 10
the Public Works Department by the Metro.
politan Company, and Gen. Coils said he would
not allow the work to go ahead until all legal
forms had been complied with. The company
wants to lay the conduit in order to connect tho
Amsterdam avenue line through Fitty-ninth
street with the electric roads across town and
up Eighth avenue.
In explaining the failure to apply for permits
sion to lay the conduit for the underground
trolley, officials of the Traction Company say
that the roadway was torn up ostensibly for
repairing the cable conduit. but as the electric
conduit had to be laid the work was begun in
order to avoid the labor of removing the pave.
ment n second time. Gen. Coils was OF the
opinion that no harm had been done. He said it
was only a question of a short time when the
Traction Company would secure the permission
of the State Railroad Commission to continue
the work. However, he ordered the company to
desist until the necessary permits were granted.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-09-25
Jersey city and tho Erie rracL..

Justice Lippincott hoard argument in the SUI
preme Court. Jersey City, yesterday on an APP
p~lication for a writ OF certiorari to remove to
the Supreme Court for review the agreement
between the Erie Railway Company and Jersey
City for the elevation OF the company's tracks
In the city. The application was made by Will
liam A. Lewis, representing Robert NJ. Jarvis,
NJ. T. Connolly. Richard Grant, William Barr.
their property will be damaged greatly by the
elevation OF the tracks in the plans which have
been adopted. The plans contemplate tho clos.
Ing Of several streets and the depression of
others. and II they are carried out the property
OF the petitioners will BIO shut off and made
practically valueless. Charles l.. Corbin OPP
posed the application. Justice Lippincott re-
served decision.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-09-25
STATE TAXES FOR 1898.
Tho Amount Each County Will Have to Pay
Valuation Increaaed sIss. 272. I

Tho Amount Each County Will Have to Pay
Valuation Increased Slss. 2se. 7ol.
ALBANY, Sept. 24.-The amount of State taxes
which each county will have to pay under the
2.67 mills tax rate for the fiscal year beginning
Oct. l has been computed by Comptroller Rob-
erts. The taxes for next year are based on the
equalization Of realty values in each county
adopted by tho State Board Of Equalization on
Sept. Z. Tho total amount to be raised
in direct taxes for next year on the
oqualized value of real estate. which
aggregates 81 500. 1856. 694, is Sl2.O33 ,65l, of
which 81, 1Ol, 1856 is for school purposes. $2,947.-
$40 for canal and general purposes. and 81, $751;
6s4 for the State care Of the insane. The tax
rate for the next fiscal year is two-hundredths
of a mill less than that for this year, but the
eQualized value OF real estate has been increased
$l3s. 272, 791. which will raise in taxes for the
next fiscal year S2S1, Sl4 in excess of the amount
raised for the present year.
In addition 10 the amount OF the tax the State
will have other revenues aggregating about
SO, 50O.0 00, of which s., 300. 900 will result from
tho annual tax on corporations and the organi-
cation tax, g.. 900. 900 from collateral inner
itance taxes, and So. 500. 900 from the Raincs
Excise law. The est mated receipts under tho
latter arc So $50, 900. but They will be nearer
81, 0O0. 600. The accompanying table shows
the amount OF taxes on realty each county pays
for the fiscal year commencing Oct. l, as COM
pared with the present fiscal year:
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they Declare for Anti-WiEwam Un,on ana say
q Good word for strong.

The Executive Committee Of the Latin Ameri-
can Reform Union held a meeting last night at
the Hotel America, Irving place and Fifteenth
street, and completed arrangements for carrying
on work in this campaign similar tn that done
by the Union In 1891. All the members OF the
committee were present. G.. Petit Lc Prun pre-
sided. After the transaction OF routine business,
DR.. Henry L. BURNER offered the following pre-
anble and resolution. which were unanimously
adopted:
"Hhercos, Tho L~atin-American Reform Union
did all in its power to promote the cause Of good
government in 1894; and
"UhCreds, We can see no reason why Tam.
many Hall is any better qualified now than then
to assume control OF the government OF this city;
and
"IVhereas, We are still in favor of an econom-
ical, business like. and progressive administra-
ton OF civic affairs, and of their complete sepa-
ration from State and national politics with
which they should have nothing to do; and
"Whcreus,. We appreciate most highly the re-
forms that have been brought about 10y tho
present administration especially the vast i'm
proyement in the condition of our streets which,
tributed so much toward the astonishing do
crease in tho death rate; and
"Iphcrcas. We believe most sincerely that tho
administration which has accomplished 30
much should DO given an opportunity to con-
tinue its work to its logical conclusion; there
"Rcsoircd. That we earnestly urge the re-
nomination OF the Hon. William L. Strong as n
candidate for Mayor of the Grea er New York,
and cordially pledge him in such event our un.
qualified support" 10
There was applause when Mayor Strong's
name was mentioned, and several Of those pres.
cnt arose to say a good word for him. One of
the speakers said that there were 5000 Italian
voters in Greater New York who would stand
by a straight Republican reform ticket at the
coming election. The sentiment OF the dele
gates was that Tammany Hall must be beaten.
md thar N Canli np In pnrRanpffp rho nrinrinln9
OF the Republican party would do IT,.
A uni consisting OF the following was
appointed to reorganize the Unions district as
sociations: DIR. Henry l.. BURNER. G. L. lie Brun,
A. c. Gonzales, Julio Fcrri. Prof. Emil Bazerque,
Joseph Tucci, Julian Barada. Angelo IacChi,
and Edward Martorelli. Tho committee was
empowered to confer with other organizations
that favored union against Tammany.
The General Of the Latin-American
Reform Union will hold a meeting next Thurs.
day, when delegates from each Assembly district
in tho city will be in attendance.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-09-25
Arrested After SIX Years Tor Forgery.

John Detlef Schiemann, accused of forgery,
was held for extradition to Germany by Com.
missioner Lyman yesterday afternoon. The
offence 10 said To have been committed in Neu-
muester' Germany. six years ago. when Schie-
mann forged tho signature of tho custodian of
the SICK Iuhd OF the town to a receipt for 800
marks. or about $3.50.
schlemann and his wife came to this city three
or l9ur months ago and obtained employment
IN "a hotel AZ hockaway Beach. He was arrested
there Yesterday, The. prisoner said he was In
nocent ana would go back to Germany without
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-09-25
BROKE 1AWFER FRAYER,s WHEEL.
a Bicycle Collision on tho Boulevard Results
in an Arrest.

IN m hEfcoI-
While Eugene Prayer Of the law firm Of
Prayer g. Seaman was riding a bicycle up the
Boulevard last evening another wheelman sud
denly wheeled out of Sixtieth street and ran
him down. Mr.. Prayer was thrown from his
wheel and the machine was badly wrecked.
The two men got into a dispute as to who was
responsible for the accident, and the debate
had grown quite warm when Bicycle Police
man Scott appeared on the scene. The collid-
ing wheelman, who said he was Ludwig Leh-
MANN, a manufacturer of incandescent lamps
at % ST. Marks place, finally admitted that he
was In the wrong, and when he promised TO pay
for the damage done TO Mr.. Prayers wheel tho
lawyer said he would not make a charge against
him. Then Mr.. Lehman rode away saying
that he was going to SO West Sixty-flrst street
When he had gone Mr.. Prayer decided no
would make a charge against him. and he asked
the bicycle policeman to go after hmann.
Scott found his man on the steps of the house at
81 West Sixty-1rst street talking to a young
woman. When he announced his intention
of arresting- Lehman tho young woman be-
came excited and pleaded with the policeman
not TO make the arrest But Scott said his duty
was plain, and he lugged Lehman OF to the
Bicycle Squad station. Then the prisoner and
Lawyer Prayer had q consultation. at the end
OF which the latter announced that he would
not press the charge. As was leaving
the station the young woman whom he had
been taking to walked in, and they went away
arm in arm.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-09-25
ABUSED MAJOR GLEASON.
Horn Threatened TO Pound tho BiR Mayor and
Got Himself Locked Up.

David Horn, who lives at 1876 Ditmar avenue,
Long Island City, took an active part in tho
mass meeting which was held there n few even.
ings ago to protest against cutting Off the water
supply from Steinway. Last night, while Mr..
Mr.. Horn was walking in Front street. he saw
Mayor Gleason and n crowd of city officials sit.
ting in front OF the Mayors private office. Ap.
preaching them Horn singled out Joseph Nc.
Kinna, tho chief clerk of the Water Department.
and said:
II would like to know why my water taxes
are so nigh T.
McKinna made no reply. whcrcupon Horn
turned on Mayor Gleason and began TO abuse
him.
You're a nice kind Of a man to be Mayori"
no shouted. why. you ought to be lynched
for shutting Off our water supply!'
"If you wan; to talk about water you will
have to come around during business hours
replied Mayor Gleason.
Then Horn talked loudly about pounding the
Mayor.
~ you lay your hand on me" said Gleason,
"Ill knock you down."
Horn continued to talk loudly about the scan
dnl OF having such n man as Gleason for Mayor.
Finally n policeman was summoned and Horn
was locked up.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-09-25
The weather.

The storm which was moving northeAstward along
the coast was central yesterday a considerable dis.
tance to the east Of Long Island. No high winds wero
reported on the immediate coast, Rain fell in the
New England States and in southern Florida and
cloudy conditions prevailed over New York; else
where the weather was fair.
In this city the day opened cloudy and threatening.
clearing on toward night; highest Official tempera.
ture 64', lowest 54'i average humidity. rs per cent ;
wind shifting from southwest to west, average yeloc.
ity fourteen miles an hour; barometer. corrected 10
read TO sea level at q A. NJ. 29.s4, 8 p. NJ. go. 9s.
Total rainfull Thursday night OF OF an inch.
The thermometer at the United States Weather Nm.
reau registered the temperature yesterday as follows,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-09-25
Peoples League ana meur, George.

A meeting OF tho Peoples League was held
last night at 81 West Twenty-third street.
Charles V. Slower. President. spoke about the
nomination of Henry George for Mayor of the
Greater New York.
I'VE called last Saturday" he said. ION Mr..
George and asked him II he would be willing to
be our candidate should Tammany prove false
to tho Democratic creed and to true govern
mcnt. Up TO this time we have not received his
answer. All statements TO the contrary are I'm.
true. Should Tammany prove false, we will call
a convention for Oct. l and pose Mr.. George as
our candidate"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-09-25
Prsble Tucker Voted In Is0s.

Preble Tucker wrote to The Sun yesterday to
Say that he registered and voted In the election
OF 1896. When The SUN was looking up tho vot-
ing record of the real patriots on the Cts Or
ganizstion Committee. Mr.. Tucker told the re-
porter that he registered and voted from his
residence at l05 East Nineteenth street. This
was a mistake. Mr.. Tucker said In his letter
yesterday, that he registered and voted from a
hotel In Fourth avenue, whore no was living
temporarily pending the completion OF his new
residence In East Nineteenth street.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-09-25
Mayors Fund for tho CubaS woman.

The Cuban patriots wife, for whom Mayor
Strong is raising a fund, called on hin ycs,cr
day afternoon with her 2.year.old daughter,
who played around the office until the Mayor
finished a conference which he was holding with
Edward Lauterbach in the back room. THO
mother talked for nearly n half hour with tho
Mayor. When she was leaving she said she WAS
going to Cuba to lind her husband. The fund
which the Mayor Is raising for her amounts now
to nearly $50. THE Sun received for il ycsrcr-
day 81 from "Durnnt." 81 from q. X. OF But.
falO, and u. so AnOnYmou semi.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-09-25

FLUSHING. L. l., Sept. 24.-Tho Republican
primaries for the election of delegates to the
various conventions were held in the fourteen
districts Of this town tonight. In many of the
districts there were opposition tickets and hot
fights resulted. Well.informed Republicans
state that a large majority of the twcnty.eiHht
delegates from this town elected TO the Assem-.
bly, District Convention which will be held in
Jamaica tomorrow morning will vote to send
antiLow men TO the City Convention. II was
and the MACHINE men swept the Hold,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-09-25
BROOKLYN Mooushiners Convicted.

John FEEDER. Samuel Glazor and Morris Sha-
kowitz, who were arrested last December for
operating an Illicit still at AS Atlantic avenue,
were convicted yesterday In the United States
District Court In Brooklyn. Judge Tenney sem
fenced FEEDER and Glazor each to one year In the
penitentiary and to pay n fine OF ri. 500, and
S~hakowitz was sent to the penitentiary for
three months.