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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-03
LOST HIS SOLDIER "PANTs.n
How . Very Young Soldier Became Separates
from Fart or His Gay Uniform.

hAo" y very hOuug boIolef Became Separated
from Fart or His Gay Uniforms.
Some small boy is now rejoicing in that gain
which is the loss Of 11.year.old Harry Hewitt,
namely. q pair Of very beautiful military knee
brooches. blue. with q red stripe and brass but
tons. On the buttons is the monogram OF tho st.
Francis Xavier School Battalion, to which
Harry belongs. Yesterday he drilled in plain
black trousers. stripeless, to which his mother had
scwed ordinary brass buttons. far less glorious
than the real article, but the best that could be
done under the circumstances; and yesterday
there appeared in a morning paper this adver-
tisement:
T ~ST-Boy's soldier pants. dark blue. A suitable
~ reward given II returned to 247 West 25th.
1t was in this wise that the tragedy occurred
Having been to the tailor shop on Twenty-third
street. where the breeches were made. twice a
day on an average since they were ordered. Harry
found on Wednesday that they were at last
done. and disdaining the well.meant offer of the
afiectionately in his arms and went forth. Now
1t happened that on West Tweuty-fourth street
wS esi IN G pros snmne' PTfa hys Is W ,' Ter a c rSrhf doo gama
In which the boy at bat takes a run and kicks
the ball, then strives to get 70 first base before
none OF the players wasof his particular crowd.
his interest in the sport for the time overcame
trousers, so he hung around and from time to
time remarked loudly:,
Say, how does q fellow get into this game r.
could send her from here to the corner"
Presently one OF the players, having obstruct-
cd with his shins o misdirected effort on the
part of the others, an aching void In the game re-
suited. and the biggest boy among the players
said, condescendingly. TO Harry:
Hey, kiu! Want to come in T.
yep said Harry promptly.
Get out in the field. then"
At first Harry endeavored to play with the
trousers under his arm, but when in the progress
Of the game he came to be first bascman he
found this impracticabie. A smaller boy stood
on tho curbstone watching the game.
Say. kid" said Harry. keep watch of my
new pants, and whom l get through playing I'll
let you look at EN-"
Some fifteen minutes later some new boys ar.
rived and attempted to break into the game,
whereupon there was q fight, in which Harry
felt no obligation TO take part, as tho players
were not his crowd. But when he came to look
for the small boy and his bundle he beheld the
faithless guardian hopping joyously about the
edge Of the fray shouting:
"Sock IL to the son.of.a-Run. Paste him good.
Oh.h.h-h! That was a lollerr'
The new trousers were nowhere to be seen.
Harry went home in a condition which II he
were not a military man might be described ms
bordering upon, tears. Even the promise of hav;
ing his pants" advertised in the papers failed
to assuage his grief. The reward is waiting. but
up to yesterday evening the trousers had not
foturned.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-03
THE VAN VI E DIroRcE SUIT.
Mrs. Van Week Continues Her story or Neglect
ana Cruelty.

anu NEueIty.
BUFFALO, Dec. 2.-When the Van Week d.
vorcc case was resumed this morning Mrs.
Van Week went on the stand. and her testi-
mony was not finished when court adjourned at
SIP. NJ. The evidence seemed to please the de-
PENDANT, and he laughed and chatted with his
attorneys during the proceedings.
Mrs. Van Vleeck declared that when she had
the trouble with her husband in the library OF
their Delaware avenue home he said that he
would like TO pound her into n jelly. Then he
slapped her hard. This was in 1889, when she
showed him the letter she had received from a
heartbrokcn mother imploring her to keep her
husband from running a young girl. She said
that she kept the letter, thinking that it might
be needed some time. Then she recited how
the servants had insulted her and refused
to obey her orders after the daughter
assumed charge of the home. More than u
year ago her credit was stopped at all the stores
and she was unable to get anything for her per
sonnl use. She sold the family carriage, which
was an heirloom owned by Van Weeks father,
and some OF her jewels to get money for her own
use. On one occasion she said her husband
knocked her down and kicked her with his
heavy shoes. She had demonstrated with him
for his relations with other women, and i'll one
instance. instead Of denying the charge, he said
1t was another woman instead OF the one she
suspected. Her husband asked her to sign con
veyances Of certain lands. but she refused uD-
less he would pay her allowances and bills.
The defence, on cross-eXaInination, introduced
letters written by the plaintiff showing that
friendly relations existed between tho couple
after the date OF the alleged assaults. Mrs. Van
Week Will continue tomorrow.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-03
Tho Heuschci Recital.

A "Henschol Recital" Is too we'll known In all
its agreeable aspects to need any further doscrip-
ton, FOR Mr.. and Mrs. Hensohel do not neglect
america and Its discriminating, appreciative
audiences, but come over annually to refresh
us with their charming evenings OF song, which
arc as artistic in their quiet way as any musical
entertainment Of whatever sort or magnitude.
1t is pleasant to notice in tho lapse Of timo a
distinct growth and increase Of ability in both
singers. But II Is still moro satisfactory TO find
that Mr.. Henschol is continually the leading
spirit, the motive power, the transcendently
talented one, and that thus no not only
rules and guides even his wife's tasteful
rendorings, but that he fairly revels joyously
in his own performances, that he improves in
ease and in fluency of style, that his accompani-
ments, heretofore admirable in the highest
degree, are now 80 marvellous as to
excite wonder, even In the minds Of those
initiated in the noble art Of piano playing.
execution Of Brahms's difficult song. so whilst
terms, Of exceIIcnceNso comprehending and
s a. the e. same time SO explanatory; Each
titled Spring" the accompaniment echoed
the voice with q ring that gave the true, bird;
were indeed a Sccssks woodiand and had esscE Esrs
soSscVeIGn tairfnnu Wiuo wltnin lts ieaiy depths.
songs and lives in them. He Is Henry the
Fowler" when he sings Locw's ballad, and he
Ia the lovelorn swain wandering by tho brook
and pouring out deep woes to every object along
the pathway when he. sings Schubcrt's Miller
Songs Mr.. Henschel ia an adept, too, in dis.
covering exquisite songs and in grouping them
suitably, so that his programmes are quito re.
markable in interest.
Among the most charming of the songs sung
by Mrs. Henschel may be named an old Cornish
song, Where Be Going T. and the three in the
ss's MarsU FoouP' an Md nd Fr By Se0 sdns. anS %si
Henschel's own Spring"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-03
ACCUSED OF DOUBLE CRIME.
a Farmer Arrerted for KILLING His Fnther-in-
Law aud Attempting TO KIN His WIre.

PoTsDAM, n. ". Dec. 2.-Howard Burt, a
farmer and business man, who lives five miles
from here. is undergoing an examination hero
to-day charged with the murder of his father
in-law, Asa Briggs, and the attempted murder
of Mrs. Burt. his wife. On the evening Of Nov.
10 n man entered Burt's house at Hannawa
Falls. near here, and shot Mrs. Burt through the
arm. pounded her on the head with the re-
volvcr, and then shot Mr.. Briggs. Mrs. Burt's
father. who was 80 years old. Mr.. Briggs after
ward died from the effects Of the wound. Howard
Burt was not suspected. and Morris Savage. n
semi.vagrant, was charged with the crime, but
he was discharged after his examination. After
ward many suspicious circumstances pointing
to Burts guilt were discovered. He was mr.
rested on Saturday last. His examination be-
gan today in the Potsdam Town Hall, before
County Judge Swift. Although the man who
did the shooting was masked, Mrs. Burt. her
servant and her 14.year.old son sworc to-day
that Howard Burt was not that man.
Burt has not thus far satisfactorily explained
his Whereabouts at the lime tho shooting was
done. He WAS spending the afternoon in Pots
dam. He was seen about half past 8. and was
not seen again until half past . in the evening.
His accusers say that he walked to his farm
from Potsdam and did the shooting, and then
walked back ana got his team and buggy Mt the
hotel. The examination will not be concluded
for several days.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-03
r.. non. Horace PluaLe,, Here.

The Hon. Horace Plunkett, member of Parlia.
mont for South County Dublin and President OF
the Irish Agricultural Organization Society. ar
rived here on the Germanic yesterday. He Ia on
a business visit to tho West and expects to be
In this country about five weeks. Mr.. Plunkett's
interest in the various aspects OF the Irish ques-
ton is we'll known, and he was chosen President
OF the l. A. o. ). as y recognition Oh his having
been the originator OF the work which that Al.
ciety directs and encourages. lie was returned
TO Parliament in 1892 by the party generally
recognized as anti-Irish. but for several years he
out Ireland, anu has been instrumental In form
ing q series OF cooperative combination which
now include 1900 members and embrace all
the agricultural productive industries.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-03

Poleh.German which Nine. viarda spoke. No
Not only did he spoak HE own lines In n tongue
tioreien to him, but he had TO repeat tho cues
stood by Nine. Vlarde. Some OF the actors to
Wnom she spoke In German quito missed tho
s,knlncance Of the lines, and she had to repeat
mem peroro right answers came. The expert
ihost OF h polyRlot performance proves that the
I,me i9r such efforts has quito passed aw9y.
OF great talent, and 1t is Il doubtful II In the i'm.
provemont OF public taste such q thing can ever
pc acceptable again. The American sense OF
numor grows moro acute every year, and when
2 heroine begins the impAssioned story OF her
lael IN g tongue foreign TO tho audience rs Wen
as 10 the persons on the stRgo II takes n God.
but ludicrous.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-03
rEIEGRzPH HEADED HIM OFF.
Jersey Hotel Clerk Arrested. Charged with
stealing a8eB.

Detective Clos. in charge of Police Headauar-
tors in Jersey City, received a despatch from
Pennington, n. j., about z o'clock last evening
stating that Frank Bennett had absconded,
taking with him $500 belonging to his employer.
w. Howard Lake. The despatch stated that
Bennett had been traced 10 Bound Brook, where
he. boarded O Lehigh Valley Railroad train for
Jersey City. Detective Dalton went down to
the Pennsylvania Railroad station. and when
the train arrived at 8 o'clock he and Special
Officer Kelly recognized Bennett from the de-
scription furnished them and placed him under
arrest. Bennett was taken to- Police Head
quarters and 1927 was found In his possession.
He will he held to await the arrival of officers
from Pennington. He refused to mako any
FIRMINGroN, Dec. 2.-Frank Bennett OF Bay
onne was a trusted clerk at the Hotel Fleming
ing, where he had worked for n long time. This
evening Foreman v. ]. Chisholm OF the Postal
Telegraph Cable Company gave him $329 for
his employer, ex-Sheriff W. Howard Lake. BEN
nett Disappeared. 1t was found that he walked
a railroad ticket for Bound Brook. He alighted
from tho train at Bound Brook and took the
next I ain for Now York. The theft was soon
discovered by Landlord Lake. and teleRrams
were sent along the Lehigh Valley Railroad to
all conductors. Bennett was discovered on pas
Benger train 4.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-03
Died.

Dec. /, at his residence. 341 West
S7th st, this city. Luther s. COnklin. In tho A5th
year OF his age.
Services at house, Friday. Sd inst. IL O'Clock. In
terment al convenience OF family.
ENAitEST On Wednesday. Dec, !. 1897. ut Madi.
son. y. j., Daniel DcmarcNt, son Of the late n u.
Demnrcst, aged 81 years.
Funeral on Saturday at = =. NJ. from his mothers
residence. ~ Mount Pleasant ave. Newark. n. J.
Friends are invited to attend.
MOORE. On Monday. Nov. go, at Bergen Point. y.
j. Martie Holmes. wife ~ Charles C. Moore.
Funcral. services at Waret0wn Friday noon.
LEY Nov. 80. after a short Illness. at his
residence. las East 3ith St, Robert T.. son Of the
late Thomas RCiiey, In the 5ath year OF his age.
Funeral from st, stephens Church. East 2sth ST..
where a solemn mass Of requiem Will be celebrated
on Friday at half past 10. Relatives and friends
are respectfully invited u attend. Interment In
Calvary Cemetery.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-03
PosED As "J. p. MORGAN, JR."
Another Man Posed ~ Hts Coachmnn. and
Together They Buncoed Taylor Out or SGs.

Another Man Posed az Hts Coachmnn. and
Together They Buncoed Taylor out or SGs.
Frederick Taylor. a lumberman from Fort
William, Ont, arrived in New York last Mon
day on his way to London to spend the holidays
with relatives. He bought n second-class ticket
on tho Adriatic, and had 1858 left. Is he was
leaving the steamers pier a man went up to
him on West street and asked for n match.
Taylor gave 1t to him. Then the stranger cx-
planned that he was J. Pierpont Morgan's coach.
man, and that he was going TO London by the
Adriatic with Mr.. Morgan and his invalid
nephew. J. Pierpont Morgan, Jr.
Il want to find somebody who is going across
on the Adriatic," he continued, to help take
care Of the young man. It's worth $50 to some.
body"
I'm going on the Adriatic." said Taylor.
land I'll take the job"
The stranger was delighted. He said he
wanted to sec Mr.. Morgan for q moment and
conducted Taylor to the bankers Office on Wall
street; Taylor waited in the corridor while he
Too bad. : he said. when he came out: The
They went to Fortieth street and Fifth avenue
and the stranger pointed to a man coming down
There be Is now, he said. and going up to
the man be d9tted his hat and said: Good
SGoos morning, John, /" was the answer.
have hired a man for you" said the coach.
man.
and the answers being satisfactory. he said:
"Well. / will hire you, Mr.. Taylor. BY the
way, Ii you have any money you had better have
il deposited so that you can get a draft"
Taylor pulled the $6s from his pocket. The
alleged Mr.. Morgan eounled i. A.,
"Here, John, take MI. Taylor to the bank and
get him a draft for, this mUney. payable at my
bankers office In LONDON" he said, as he put
the money Into the envelope and banded II to
John"
John" took Taylor TO a dry goods store In
Third avenue and told him to walt outside until
Taylor walled In vain for his return. Then he
reported the facts 10 Capt. McGlusky at Police
Headuuarters. On his descriptions. Detectives
Campbell and McDonouRh arrested Two men
yesterday and took them to he Essex Market
lor as the two confidence men. The one he
identified as John !" said he was John n. Smith
styiishly dressed, said he was Franklin ID. Parker
q SEQ LenoX avenue. They said it was a casc OF
mistaken identity. and were held in $1,000 bail
ench.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-03
NEW DETECTIVE SERG EAyTs.

CHIEF McCuliaGh Appoints Three Mayor
stronE's Policeman Made . Roundsmau.
Policemen Francis Hughes and Thomas Mona
han and Roundsman John McCauley were made
Detective Ser2eants yesterday by Chief Nc
Cullagh. Policeman William Kennel, who has
been on duty at the Mayors office, was made a
rounGsmnn.
The Chief said yesterday that there was an
error In the report which he made to the board
in the matter OF the Defective Bureau. In the
reorganization which the report proposes there
will be need OF 1919 detective officers only, In
goants and as many detective officers at Head.
quarters and 3 each outside for SO precincts.
Thus there will be a saving OF 40 policemen.
Bureau which the Chief is sure will follow.
Forty.nine patrolmen's pay aggregates $69, 900
n Yanr.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-03
rArsr r1IEs % ours 1r wAers.
srassser EATER pss,es . story AhOut TIE
warder. Bushneii 4 Giessner works.

Hrapnrer Wauer meuiep y story About tie
wsraer. nushnen = eie-suer works.
Stories which have reached this city from
Springfield, O.. regarding a cut in wages at tho
harvester works OF warder, Bushnell G. oless-
per are declared most inaccurate by Manager
Bauer OF the works, who is here in attendance
upou the annual meeting Of the American
Society Of Mechanical Engineers. Gov. Bush.
nell Of Ohio Is Interested in the works and an
Implication has been made in the reports that
wares were maintained until election was over
and then reduced.
The cut is made" one report says, "by
means Of the annual readjustment OF prices for
piecowork. AZ a sample of how the readjust.
ment works, the men working on binder frames
received 80 cents apiece last year. whereas this
wear Inc price has boon cut to % cents"
Mr.. Bauer says hat the only change made Is
upon these binder frames, and that the cut was
from as cents each for moulding them to %
cents. "The frame spoken Of" he said yeeter.
day, "was q new style last year, and we liked
upon IS cents as. q proper price Tor
and his helper could make an average of twenty
helper and pays him $l.75a day. This left for
earning for a moulder is $3.50, we concluded
to cut tho price to % cents. 1t Is said that 500
men are affected by the change. As a matter OF
fact. there are Just four monlders who, make
these frames, and no one else is affected by the
channe."
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-03
THIRTY MILK DEALERS FINED.
Thirteen In . Williamsburg Court on Conn
,plaiut OF the Health Department.

Thirteen In . WILLIAMSBURG Court on Conn
plant OF the Health Department.
Justice Lemon in tho Even Street Police Court.
williamsburg. yesterday imposed fines on tho
following milk dealers who were prosecuted by
the Department Of Health for selling impure
milk: Henry Bedell. dairyman, OF Ridgewood.
S35; Charles Wingcr. % Reid avenue. $l5;
Charles r. Koch. 100 Hamburg avenue, $l5. and
George Hay OF 80 Seigel street, Charles Mutschler
OF l4O Hamburg avenue. Edward Blcndcrmann
Hamilton avenue, John Gilotzki of $50 Oakland
street and George Holm Of 1877 Meeker avenue.
Lewis OF 1875 Grand street. Charles Sackman OF
90 Troy avenue and Joseph Wieswecki of 100
North Sixth street. were also arr"igned, and on
Henry Specht of 27lS Fulton street was let go
under a suspension of sentence.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-03
JUDICIAL VISION AND NOSES.
Deiiveranco by Justice Gaynor ON seeinR
beyond Them.

Justice Gaynor was angry yesterday morning
when he learned that the jury in the Nicholson
divorce case had been unable to agree upon a
verdict after being out twenty.three hours.
Lillian E. Nicholson. the daughter Of William
E. Campbell. n public school principal, sued
Charles +. Nicholson for an absolute divorce.
The defendant denied all the allegations and
alleged that he was being prosecuted.
When the Jury announced that they had been
sorry, gentlemen. that you have boon unable 10
agree on n verdict. There was no reason for a
disagreement. 1t is II perversion and a mis-
c~arriaRe of justice that IN this case no con-
clusion was reached. Any ono who could not
see into this case cannot see beyond his nose"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-03
NEWARK QUITS sour BUSINESS.

Ne Free Rerectories 20 he Established This
Year-Little Poverty There.
There will be no soup houses in Newark this
winter. The question was raised by members
OF tho Citizens Committee which has had the
diatribution of food In charge for several win.
ters, and 1t was answered by overseer of the
Poor William A. Baldwin. He said that there
were few cases Of poverty due to lack of work,
and that nearly all OF the applicants for aid
were " regulars, such as ne had all the year
sons who needed bread and coal. He said that
there were about 600 families on tho books ali
the time, but that the number was smaller n "
than early in the summer. Others In charge Of
charities said very much the same thing.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-03
DOYLE KILLED HfVELASD.

So says a Coroner's Jury-The Immediate
Cause or the Fight Not Known.
TRENTON SD. Dec. 2.-Coroner Disbrow's jury
to-day found that Clarence Doyle killed Amos
Haveland, near Windsor. on Tuesday. Doyle is
in jail. At the hearing to-day 1t developed that
Mrs. Haveland, her twcnty.three.y carold
son Fred and her seventeen-year-old daugh.
ter Lizzie were unable to spell their names.
None of the witnesses could tell the imme.
diate ca 50 OF the fight between Doyle and
Haveland,, but it grew out OF the refusal of the
latter to buy sEectuGles for his hve;year-old
that Sam Mitchell said that ANY man who
would let his daughter go blind for the sake Of
but 70 what extent none of the witnesses could
say.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-03

The first OF the De Coverly dances for this
season was given last night at Sherry's. Mrs.
Charles Foote and Mrs. Valentine received the
guests. Dancing was informal up to midnight,
when the supper ~ as served. There was q CO.
tiiion later, led by +. Raymond Lefferts and La.
mont Dominick. There were no favors; in fact,
none are ever given at tho De Coverly dances.
The list OF patronesses remains the same as last
winter, with the exception OF Mrs. Gustav
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-03
MISS GOES VIII SUSTAINED.
Nearly Two-thirds or The Estate spent In Over
Two Years Litigation.

Two EenrB' Mitigation.
~BINGHAMToS. Dec. 2.-The long-contested will
case of Miss Carrie f.. Coe came TO an end on
Tuesday at Oxford. when Judge Gladdiug de-
cided the document to be valid. Miss Coc.
%spinster. left IN estate valued at about $45, 900
when she died a few years ago. She dis.
tributed tho property 10 near relatives,
and gave n portion to the Presbyterian
Church at Oxford md TO some char
fable institutions. To her two ncphcws.
James md Alfred Coe. she bequeathcl only
$500, and This was the cause of the contest, as
they claimed that Miss Coc was not In her right
mind when the will was made. George II. Coe,
n brother OF the deceased woman, came In for
the largest share. and was made executor. The
case has been in court for two years or more.
and about two.thirds of the estate has been
spent In litigation.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-03
cHAFING-DIsHL ID ZIP START A FIRE
welah'a Apartments Wrecked-Ho ana An
other Man Badly Hurned.

While James A. Welsh wns heating water in
a chatting dish in his apartments at 81 West
Twenty.seccnd street yesterday tho alcohol
lamp exploded and set the cushions Of a couch
ON fire. Mr.. Welsh burned his hands in trying
to smother the blaze. The building is full of
studios. The commotion caused by Mr.. Welsh's
efforts to fight tho fire started n small-sized
panic among them. Arthur Tenant and his
wife, whose apartments are next door to MIR.
welsh's, ran in to help him.. Mr.. Tenants
clothes caught fire, and Mrs. Tenant threw "A
blanket over him.. Both the men got out safe
then. -
Artist Mckay. running out with a bundle OF
sketches. encountered a policeman and appealed
to him to send an alarm. The policeman pre-
ferred to make sure, and went back to see where
the fire was By the time he had found it tho
firemen came also, summoned by the, %Janitors.
MIR. Welsh's apartments were wrecked. The
loss is 81, 600, He and Mr.. Tenant were quite
badly burned. Their injuries while painful are
not serious, however.