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The sun., 1897-01-24

He Can't Get n Clock That VIII RIM In the
Weather Bureau In n hirh Wind.


Weather Bureau is n high Wind.
One Of the Disadvantages OF living or working
up on tho top floors OF tho new very tall ONCE
buildings OF the city Is that It takes a great
deal OF mans time to keep the office clock
going. particularly when the wind is high and
the vibration OF tho building is something out
fthe ordinary. Nearly all the very tall build
ings stand alone. That 10 to say. they are sur
rounded By six or seven story buildings, above
which they tower high. and there they are ex-
posed to the full sweep OF the wind. and the
result is vibrations that can be felt In many OF
them. and can be seen IN oil IL q weight 10 hung
from the ceiling BY a string and permitted 10
swing. The Weather Bureau up on the top OF the
Manhattan Llfe building in broadway has had
heaps OF trouble with Its clocks.
"when We nrst came here" said Forecaster
Dunn. we brought our old clocks with US and
put them up They didn't run at all. we had
them INSPECTED. but nothing could he done that
would make them go. 40 sent on to Washing
ton and asked for permission to get clock
from one OF the big concerns whose clocks are
famous. i got my order and We got an electric
would be running one minute and would be
stopped the next l had an official OF
nS g"mpS came eIm "nS n sms.red with and
the batteries were changed and all that, but II
was no use. That CLOCK was taker away and
reputation a. u timekeeper and II lost II inside
Of n week. Tho very hrst wind that came 1t
began cutting up capers. The workmen came
back and they tinkerrd with II. They changed
the batteries and oiled the works, but nothing
would do. 80 It was taken away and a third
one took its place. IL acted precisely like the
other two. aud after II had been tried a while
the concern gave up the Job.
"I went to another concern whose clocks are
famous us timekcepers. told the head OF II
what q time We were having. and he said. Oh.
well hx that: We'll give you a clock that will
run In Il gale OF wind. and they sent up = clock K
and put IL In position. 1t ran about i've min
utes and then stopped. Nothing wonld make
IL go. The concern ssnt up Its most expert
work men. They took IL all apart and put it
together again and worked over IL for days; but
II wouldn't run. SO they tonk that away. | went
to smother concern. or to be more correct tho
representative OF another concern came to me
and wanted to put In n clock that they would
guarantee would run. So told them to go
ahead. They did 20 ahead making expsri-
ments. didn't hear anything Of them for a
| long time. Finally went to them and they
told me that they guessed they wouldn't try tn
put In one of their clocks. Now We have got !,
clock in that has been doing fairly well down
| stairs. | understand that ths nants In all the
big buildings have su ffered Just as we have. II
IL hard to imagine the extent OF tho vibration In
one OF the blg buildings unless you are In one"
while the Forecaster WAS talking the wind
YVES blowing forty-eirht miles an hour and II
| sounded in the room like the rolling OF the
| breakers on the seashoro.
The sun., 1897-01-24
sHEEHAy To ne 1RAxsFERRED.
That Said 90 Be Settled. No Matter How
the Captais's Trial ResuIts.

That Said 90 Be Settled. No Matter How
the Castsis's Trial ResuIts.
Tho trial of Capt. Sheehan, who Is accused Of
neglect OF duty in falling to suppress the policy
games in the West Forty-soventh street station
precinct, was continued at Police Headquarters
yesterday before Commissioner Andrews. There
has been talk that the charges against Sheehan
were prompted by q desire in certain quarters
to block his chances of promotion TO Inspector.
Commissioner Roosevelt advocated him as
candidate for Inspector. and spoke Of him pub.
licy as being an ofiicer well fitted for promotion
Commissioner Parker. It was understood. was
opposed to Sheshan. and II has come out at the
trial that te directed the work Of the detective
in getting evidence against alleged policy
places In Sheehan's precinct. II can be stated
that at least two Commissio ioners-Roosevelt and
Andrews-are behind Sheehan, and will SO o
Justice done him. 1t has been learned be-
yond any doubt, however. that Sheehan will be
transferred from the West Forty-seventh street
station s9Hn after his sa.s s a,spoSsn oi n ns
In the Vert Thirty seventh street station, will
succeed Shesh IN in West Forty-seventh street.
Perry StedJlr, the negro who claims to have
played po.lc, III numerous places In Sheelan' s
precincL. WAS recalled yesterday, and Lawyer
Grant went on with his cross-examination Of
the witness. Steddls said that he wished to
correct his testimony OF Friday that he received
no pay for his work In getting S eyiaenessi Den he
when did you discover that you were mis-
taken 2" asked Mr.. Grant.
Last night" replied Steddle.
did yon see detective Waters last night2"
Yes asked him for money to get supper"
"He did not suggest tnat you should come
here to-day and change your testimony 80 as 10
correspond with hisr
mo, he did not"
How 10 1t that you sworo before Magistrate
Smms that you never received any money for
your work and made no agreement with
Watersr'
Steddle became confused and said that no did
not know then that no had been paid.
Lawyer Grant anked him II he had been paid
since Dec $. On which date ho testified in court.
pay before that date, although he swore In court
that he was not paid.
Tho trial was al lou rned to Tuesday.
The sun., 1897-01-24
BINIEMEYER,s APPOINTMENT.
Said 60 Be . Favor TO tho Benedietiass--
sstoIII and tho Geraaa CathoIies.

BALTIMORE. Jan. 23.-Cardinal Gibbons has
received no confirmation OF the report from
Rome that the vacant Bishoprics of Whining
ton and Mobile have been filled by tho appoint
ment Of the Very Rev. Felix Hntemeyer and
tho Very Rev. Edward p. Allen. Tho report Is
received, however. with general credence. Sew
eral reasons arc assigned for tho appontment
OF Father Hintemeyer. The Benedictlne Order
10 quite strong In tho diocese Of Wilmington.
but Bishop Curtis 10 said to have looked upon
Its members with little favor. He Is reported to
have been under the impression that the Bene-
dictines iAbored too much for the order. and
not onongh for the general good. Tho appoint
ment OF Father Hintsmeysr. who 10 q prior OF
tho Benedictine Order. vas made. IL Ia believed. :.
with view OF bridging over the existing DIM
For some months before his departure from
America and since bis return to Rome Cardinal
s:i9 ss9mo1. ssia aDpSgs
the opinion OF the German element OF the
Church In America. which 10 re presented largely
In the Bensdictines, the Redemptorists, aud
o'nsWy nWSrn S,Hef Mar s.,olu nr., came to Americ.
a. the a1P PapaI % %LesS.s." continued this priest
"he ranged him-slf most decidedly with tho
Ssr. ~ny Of the HnsTeh T,n the asa ssos
KeAne. He has gone completoly back on that
attitude. has turned his back on tho,e whom he
called his friends then, and has since sided most
emphatically with the narrow wing, with tho
party which believes that ardinal Gibbons and
Bishop Keane are doing too much TO Amerl-
canize tho Church in this country.
whether he really held the liberal ideas
which he professcd 10 I'D In the beginning and
has since altered his opinion, or he Was simply
Diplomatic in his utterances and acts at first and
10 now showing his true colors. is . puZzling
question"
In addition To Bishop Haid OF North Carolina
and the new Bishop OF Wilmington the Bene-
dictines already have three representatives
amf ng American prelates- These are Bishop
Fink OF Kansa. City. Kan: Bishop Marty Of 81
Cloud, and Bishop Seid-nhuach Of Collegeville.
,lt nf
The sun., 1897-01-24
1HEATRE fIREs OF 4 TEAR.
The Destruetioa or Property and Loss OF
. Lin Particularly Great In 1890.

Life Particularly Great In 1920.
- a, ,,,
Inc year Just ehdod is according 10 internA-
tional stAtistics to bo included among the most
,.,.I r.o.rd. IN. n,nh.r ~ a.. ,h.atre Ara.
-, ,,, -
sweu As the numoer OF lives iost. Inc NUM-
Der of deaths s. in fact, larger than IL has ever
oa - o..oo -,
Tho Lyric Theatre IN Bucharest was the nrst
Of tho list and although the theatre was COM
r,.,.,v a..,ro,.d nm ,iv.. v.,e los, Tn. Font
p'so' ~ r.I - -, =.
street theatre disaster IN baltimore "aS 'hs
"a 30, ,,on A.. IN. Io.. a, ,hs hu,Ia;,v va.
~" nv 'o"A 49, ."e .o'' " 80 - 80 >N'
not so great. In January seVenty-three persons
were killed at q IRE which destroyed q
,-ooa.n ,h..,r. a, y.l.,.r,no.,.x In .op,h
-. ..s.
ern Russia. one OF the towns founded
The sun., 1897-01-24
short Weight In ConI.

A. E. Rode, inspector OF weights and measures
in Jersey City. is engaged In making n raid on
coal peddlers who give short weight to custom
ers. The peddlers sell the coal in bags. and each
bag is supposed to contain 100 pounds: but they
are very often short, and the purchasers, usu-
ally poor people who cannot afford TO buy In
larger quantities. arc Swindled. The Coal Deal
ers' Association called Inspector Rodes Rttep-
tion to the practice.
The inspector arrested William Taylor OF 38
Sussex street yesterday, and several more ar
rests are to he made. Taylor says that he sells
the coal just as he gets II from the dealers. lie
was bailed to appear for examination on
NV.In
The sun., 1897-01-24
The Thr..,.n.d Cut by ,a. 800" L,...

CHICAGO, Jan. 23-No conclusion was reached
at yesterdays conference between tho trafiic
managers OF the Western Freight Association
lines and General Manager Underwood OF the
800" line regarding tho discriminative tariff
tho latter intends to issue on traffic from the
Atlantic senboard TO st. Paul. With view OF
bringing about a compromise 1t WAS decided to
appoint n committee OF nve Cnnsisting OF Gem
eral Freight Agents Martin OF the SOo." liiland
Of the Milwaukee and ~. Paul. Marvin HuHhitt,
Jr., Of the North hwestern, Burton johnson OF tho
Wisconsin Central, aud Traffic Manager j. T.
Clark Of the Omaha. to consider plan Tor the
report TO a meeting to he held In St. Paul next
Monday. The 500" line agreed not to put its
new tariff ip effect until Jan. 30.
The sun., 1897-01-24
VESSELS DRIVEN Ashore.
Tho Captain orthe Little Minnie Remained
on H-r aud Lost His Life.

ST. JoHS's. y. F.. Jan. 23.-The brigantine
Little Minnie. Capt. JaGo. from Trapani for st.
Johns. with salt, was driven ashore at Senews
Island. forty miles south OF here. by incoming
ice last night and became total wreck. The
crew escaped by scrambling over tho brok on
icc on their hands and knees The Captain re-
malned aboard tho ship. Shortly after the crew
left a sea broke over the vessel. throwing her on
more.
HAMFAx. Jan. 90 Tho Gloucester schooner
u, pnna ,and h"rIna N h.avw snn,v s,,,rn, on
Thursday night, and the cook ana one seaman
were drowned Capt Macklnnon had one Of
his legs broken. The crew suffered frightfully
from the cold weather. being exposed nearly all
night.
The sun., 1897-01-24
Bnby show nt Law with GERRY.

benjamin w. Hitchcock, who says that Ell
bridge L. Gerry has threatened to shut of baby
show no proposes to give, obtained from Justice
Beek man OF the Supreme Court yesterday an
order requiring the Gerry society to show cause
tomorrow why IL should not be enjoined from
Interference. The Judge refused to grant a
temporary injunction with the order.
Mi. Hitchcock said that on learning that Mr..
Gerry had threatened to interfere with tho show
he called upon him and said he was willing to
have physicians appointed by the society or any
o1cer of the society present to that the chill
drsn were we'll cared for. Mr.. Gerry said hs would
would DO In violation Of section 202 OF the Penal
Code. 80
The sun., 1897-01-24
rHApNAN'S LATEST RAID.
. HOTEL KBEPBR FoR
iEh. .xrysE LAW VIOLATION.

u.I.s-ss for the Buiiding ssd
nfsepp thirty Rooms In It-Hs II
n,.,h,rx.d In tho Police Court s.e
-. NJ. WIZ Make IL Hos Tor oh~p~~s
-. c,spmaa Of tho West Thirtieth street
esp- .o5s another raid carly yesterday
nspvn and Charles S. Hinchman, who was
norp"s .sy. that papers have been prepared
MS,.,, anti for $50. 900 damages against the
iol .,.,D and formal charges against him will be
c.S'pih CAP 9TH the polio. commI''Ion'r. tomorrow
hsd W. w. Hipchman m tho proprietor Of the
pljou Hotel. Do" anu oof 80 ~.
. s.e,oct yesterday morning Chspnan' soeoin-
49, he Policeman Schultz, went Into tho
esis and srresseu - ,..,.,.
s.u.d Joseph Wright wbom Nne Csptsin
p..a ri,h yiolstlng the Exolso law. The
raid was failure, a' 49,, Canr, -.
he.Iu mornips. discharged both men.
vroS az. that the action was wholly
Hpchmsn SAYS 'n.. - - -.
u,varranted by the lhcts OF tho cAse anu no
,'...a. IN get even. Chapman said yesterday
that be had conclusive e,'u.no, Nr,n snav ,,n.Nn
vss violating the EXCISE law " .oh'nt houo'
..n tbe hours Of 1 and 8 O'Clock In the
~'N,s =. his hotel is no hotel at all. The
net, IN the case seem to show that Can't Chap
- 4. in the wrong.
Ia a ntTnHtnTR
The Buou ho'e' 70 -. -.
,hs east side OF sixth avenue JUST north OF
s.,,,,.,h street. In times past It was tho noto-
rious Clarks Restaurant ""'.u Sep~ ,,
,ossd. Then the lower part was rcmodoiied
w, .,o,h.r man took II. He failed In q short
sna s'o.. o. ..v.r., ron,h. nm
tine and II was 'Aean. '.' ~"
M Oct last when Hinenmsn .ook siosso LOT
A.. ,..r. from its owner. L. 8. sire. for the
hw saIIaing In tho upper three stories are
.x,ess Ny sedrooms. hfteen over 5O2 and fifteen
tonHkos
ots csp, Chapman Says that Hinehman came to
DIE hlmac,sh,s ~ piaee. and as he already had nf-
,..s furnished rooms he wanted to run II a.
SSs Chapman Looked through ,hs plase and
hou.n, h. .,o,v Hlnchman told him that when lie
mss ss ,hs nlace A woman named Emily Ann
tie three Ppss Sss SSrs sSs ,s9 81 soa room. sn fSr
,sS Uinchman said that he had kept her a.
hnn.ss..ncr. hnusSs
Chapman see' Sc wAIen rsn ON aoss lone an
yset, ago when. says Capt Chapman.
~. immspssr made a com plaint against the
restaurant; she sag ,hat ,nrhd 1nssr m suSa na..
-. md moreover, she feared she might he
s.,dsS Cant Chapman says that she then made
s'rsct from The owners, and that Hinchman
h.a nS!e'ps tecsIred 70 s thIs informa,ou- said
r.n, ch.nman Yesterday, II decided 10 see in
S.ps.ilS was running the place as q hotel. I
ssro.S ssrsa IN ,h.r. tha night OF the Old Guard
s,ppp.Tub s,m IN. ~ Mace WAS full Of men and women
~. @ tnew hr .,sht and a good many Of them
a. ". ~, ,,b.n went in A few NIGHTS ago /
~, ~. -, NV d.tec,,yes over there and he
ZEN, III through the place and saw nothing but
,n'ss,,s.n sm,,p raom, in which there Mss no
na..i,ur. han made mn INV mind that
un.hms, v.s ,,ing Tho law and ordered
H., ~ .;o, ..lllnv Iounr after hour, He didn't
~, ~" ~ yest.rd.y mornine i got proner eyi.
an. and had nm arrested. I oyersiept and
s,t.,, ~, dn,., 10 rourt mill the csse had bcen
The sun., 1897-01-24
Died In n DeIiriuu, After Drinking Bsnsino
mad Wood Alcohol

MIDpLErowS, N.Y.. Jan. 23.-Charles Stevens.
q colored painter OF Central Valley, Orange
county. died there to-day Ms a result Of spree
which began week ago. When his wife gave
birth to child on Friday night he became SO
crAzed with delirium tremens that ho drank
everything that no could lay his hands on, In
Guiding u pint OF benzine and the same quantity
of wood alcohol. Finally, when he attempted
to swallow tho contents OF partially filled can
OF varnish, by superhuman EFFORT his wife
started to walk across the room he fell TO the
floor and Immediately expired.
The sun., 1897-01-24
Dsutist REID Says He Was Young ana In
cxperIcnced,

Motion was made before Justice Gaynor In
the Supreme Court Brooklyn, for Rllmony and
counsel fee for Mrs. Emma L. Reid, who is being
sued for an absolute divorce ty Dr. Henry W.
Reid, a dentist, OF Kingston, y. Y In his COM
plaint DR.. Reid states that when he married the
she was q widow with three children. He names
three correspondents, INCLUDING a dentist on
Third avenue. The defendant denies the allega-
tions aud makes q counter charge. Decision
was reserved.
The sun., 1897-01-24
Seeking 60 Remove n Receiver.

CoLuMBus, o., Jan. 23.-An application. sup
ported By atiidavits, was made to Judge Slough
ut Lancaster this evening for tho removal Of
c. |. Poston as receiver OF the Columbus, shaw
nee ana Hooking Railway. II Is claimed that
the application for the receiyership was made
for tho rpose OF looting the property.
The sun., 1897-01-24
brourA, No iilaxue to Hanburx.

Manager Emil l.. Boas OF tho Hamburg Ameri-
can limo said yesterday that the report that the
steamship Pirrie had arrived at Hamburg from
Bombay with several OF her crew III with plague
10 untrue. The Pirric referred to In the report
10 . sailing vessel. which loft Calcutta four
months before she plague appeared In India.
The mate OF tic vessel died ON tho voyage OF
were III with scuryy. II
The sun., 1897-01-24
compet,t,ye Exams. for Ellis leland.

Commissioner OF Immigration Senner re-
turned yesterday from a visit to Washington.
He says that the Immigration Bureau has
classified Its employees here and at other ports,
and that hereafter all appointments viii bo
made under civil service rules.
The sun., 1897-01-24
Busiuess Troubles.

George r. Love. surviving partner of John
Swan q Co., dealer In hardware at 33 Fnlton
street. made an assignment yesterday to John
I. SacxstI giving . preference TO Margaret c.
Love for S3.%03. The assignment was precipt-
lNtsd BY the death Of Mr.. Swan on Jan. Q.
The sun., 1897-01-24

INpIASApoLIs, Jan. o3-Judge Woods in tn,
United states Circuit Court has granted a de
cree OF sale OF the Louisville, New Albany and
Chicago Railroad.
The sun., 1897-01-24

Tho Government Directors Of the Union Pa
cinc Railroad Company at their adjourned
meeting in this city yesterday passed n resolu-
tion formally indnrsing tho agreement with the
the assent OF Attorney General Harmon.
The sun., 1897-01-24
UNION PACIFIC FORECLOSURE.
Formal Notice That tho 0oversoeat IL .
Party - the Salts.

OMAHA, Mob. Jan. 23.-In tho United States
Circuit Court this afternoon . petition WAS
fled for the foreclosure Of tho Union Pacific
Railroad. The action 10 brought through At
torney- General Harmon by direction Of Presi-
dent Cleveland. and It Is to foreclose the Gov
ernment's lion on the property and also the first
mortgage loan. It is asked that tho Master in
Chancery or others give a description Of the
property of the road Liable to be sold that the
value Of tho sinking fund may be determined
and provision made for turning In the money
and Applying II to the Governments debt.
The herald., 1897-06-10

to Boston. We did not see him. The
troops practiced with the machete, that
Is used mostly for front cut. The ma
chete Is heavier than sabre and WELD
ing Of one is hard work, but the men soor
learned to Use it with skill"
WILL NOT ACCEPT
CINCINNATI, O., June ga Com
mercial-Tribune reporter saw General
Cox tonight and asked him: Are you
going to accept the offer of appoint tment
as minister from the United States to
SPAIN"
General Cox answered promptly: II
am not"
His personal reasons are that he has
for several years been engaged in lit
erary work, and that it will take some
years to complete it and he cannot af-
ford to abandon 1t.
Furthermore. the position offered i'm
poses great responsibility and labor at
this time. But this is minor reason
General Cox has been offered profes-
sorship in the law department of Gin
cinnati university, which he will de-
cline for the same chief reasons.
TRAINS DYNAMITED
HAVANA, via Key West Fla, June
.9-The passenger train which leaves
Havana for Matanzas daily at a. m
was dynamited this morning about
twelve miles from the city by a party OF
insurgents. According to the official ac-
counts the object was plunder of $4,000
which was in the express car.
The officials had ordered the passenger
train to go ahead and a pilot engine tc
follow. At bend in the road terrific
explosion wrecked the engine, which fel
into pit twenty-nine feet below. drag.
ging three third-class cars after it. Al
the same moment another explosion
wrecked the pilot engine, which came te
the rescue, and 1t fell into the pit also.
Both engineers, one fireman, one con.
ductor and several soldiers were killed
and three passengers were severely in
jured, while thirty-tw9 suffered more ol
less serious bruises.
The two trains were dynamited will
electric machines and bombs placed or
culvert at the curve.
The body of an insurgent was fount
lying near the wire communicating will
the bombs. The military escort of thu
train quickly recovered, and opened fir,
upon the insurgents, who vanished to-
ward the cars, and drove them off,
Captain in-General Weyler is personally
inquiring into the charges which have
resulted from the expulsion of many O.
the political leaders, and is extending tc
majority what his press censor calls "s
generous pardon"
The herald., 1897-06-10
A MAD MARYLAND MOB
BEATS, HANGS AND SHOOTS A
NEGRO
He Had Already Been Sentenced to
Hang, But the Impatient Crowd
Couldn't Wait

PRINCESS ANNE, Md, June 9.-Will-
lam Andrews. the young negro accused
of felonions assault upon Mrs. Benja-
min T. KellSy was taken from the sheriff
here today and beaten into insensibility,
then hanged to tree by mob, imme-
diately after having been tried in court
and sentenced to death for his crime.
Andrews, who was but 20 years old.
came here from North Carolina. and
en- May 9Th of this year was arrested
for assault upon Mrs. Kelley. At that
time a mob endeavoredsto lynch him
but he was hurriedly taken to Balti-
more and confined in the Jail in that
city until last night, when he was
brought here for trial. Shortly before
noon Andrews was taken from the Jail
to the court house and arraigned before
Judge Paige. He was much frightened
and pleaded guilty. Judge Paige then
sentenced him to be hanged, and Sher-
iff Nelson, together with Deputy Sheriff
Dryden, started to remove the. prisoner
to the Jail. Just as they reached the
outer door some one shouted "Come
on boys, let's take the damned nigger!"
and rush was made for the sheriff and
the deputy. Blow after blow with clubs,
bludgeons and pistol butts were rained
upon the head Of the prisoner, in spite
Of the efforts of the officers to shield
him. Judge Paige ran out CT the court
room and implored the crowd to wait
and let justice take its course, but with
out avail. The sheriff and his deputy
were soon overpowered, and the crowd
pounced' upon the negro. threw hAm to
the ground and kicked him into insensi-
bility. Meanwhile rope had been pro-
cured, and picking up the inanimate
form, the mob placed the rope aroun1
the neck Of the dying man and, dragging
the body to tree within hundred
yards Of the court house door, threw
the rope over a limb and swung the body
into the air. Then dozen bullets were
fired into the body, and it was left
dangling until the coroner ordered 1t cut
down. No attempt at disguise was
made by any of those who participated
in the lynching.