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The sun., 1897-05-07
WoULDN'r REMOTE GEN. MARrIN.
Gov. volcott's Executive Council Refuses to
Dispince Boston's Police Commissioner.

""N. "oIcottH EtccutISe t"uhcH ReI"seh 70
Dispincs Boston's Police Commissioner.
pa..,.,, 49,
bosrcN' May o.-doV. "oicott to-day asked
p. Martin from tho Police Roord but this tbe
o,,,nn;i rat,,aod ., a1 h,. ,,. -, 49,. y. .h.aa
The removal OF Gen, Martin. who Ia the Chair.
man Of the hoard. was asked for unon tbe testi
-. -. ,,,s . '"'
Hohg given Dy hlmset AT the nearing OF inc
charges against him. or the conduct of Gen.
Martina sons IN tbcir varous bps;noss ont.r.
-. a, - o, 80 80 80, ~ ''i
prises the governor mas little TO say, but he re-
marks that father who cannot restrain his sons
go -. o- ''' p''' ".-'' 10 '''" 'e'uP'" "
1eh. Martin.
1t is probable, however. that Gen. Martin will
rouio, nc tbo vote 80 49,. ,.,,,,o,I . :, A. ..:x.,
20 .no VIZ VI .no eouieii ni,o 'ho ae'ion
OF the doVernor ID IN the nature or censure.
Gov. Wolcott has the power to remove Gen.
Marti, fro,, th m r,h, ,r,,ar.h;, ,,,;,ho,,. ,,,.
The sun., 1897-05-07
Bills VETOED AND ACCEPTED.
Mayor Says City Empioyees shouldn't Go to Al.
bany to Get More Pay.

Mayor says City Employees Shouldn't Go to Al.
bany to Get More Pay.
Mayor Strong has vetoed the bill permitting
the Fire Commissioners to increase the number
OF physicians in the Fire Department to four. to
raise their salaries from So 900 to $1,000 and to
grant them immunity from removal except for
cause. Tho Mayor said he did not believe in going
to Albany to get the pay Of employees Of the city
increased. He said. however. that II the Fire
Commissioners would come before the Board of
Estimate when the provisional estimates are
made and ask for an increase OF pay for tho doc
their request would be granted.
The Mayor also disapproved the bill providing
for the payment Of compensation to Rufus g.
Beardsee for services counsel to the Board of
Education. 81 have already saved the city 81
100000 by disappearing acts Of this kind, and
mean TO keep up the good work" he said.
The Mayor has accepted the bill to relieve the
Cathedral of St John the Divine from assess
mente arising from tho opening of streets and
avenues. Bishop Potter talked to the Mayor in
favor OF the measure.
The Mayor has accepted the following bills
also:
Authorizing the Register to destroy chattel mort
cages in his ofce whose life has pred.
Compelling builders, for the better protection Of
pedestrians, to erect parapets around the platforms
built sidewalks on the fronts OF buildings during
construction.
Exemptns the real estate Of the Montenore Homo
for Chronic Inyalids from taxation assessments and
water rates.
salary up to the time that his term OF ofice would
have expired.
The sun., 1897-05-07
ONO REPUBLICANs WORRIED.
There May he an Investigation In Ci1cinnati-
spirituaIiat Vote In Danger.

CINcISSATI, o., May 6.-Republican politi-
clans here and in Washington are greatly
wrought up over the recent developments hero
that seemingly indicate Wholesale corruption
among Republican municipal leaders. It Is
feared that systematic, searching investiga-
ton would result in disaster to the Republican
party in Ohio this fall. Another peculiar phase
Of the apparent situation is an announced de-
termination on tho part of the Spiritualists to
vote with the Democrats in certain close coun-
ties because the Republican representatives
from there voted for the Medical Diploma Ex-
animation law. which shuts out Spiritualist
physicians from practice in the State.
The Hon. ]. b. Townsend OF Lima, o., one of
spirtualist, Is quoted as saying that the follow
ing counties will thus he thrown to the Demo
Gratis at the fall election: Delaware, Marion,
Knox, Highland, Franklin. Hardin, Summit,
Preble. Morgan. Noble. and Adams.
CoLrMBus O., May 8-The Republican State
Central Committee. will meet here tomorrow.
Major G. w. 7. Dick, who comes as the repre-
sentative of Senator Hanna. arrived this after
noon and held n conference with Gov: Bushnell.
The arranged compromise al TO the time of
that the committee fix 1t for June % and "a.
No decision was reached AZ to temporary
Chairman. but II is understood that Senator
Hanna will propose either Congressman Gros-
venoE or s. NJ. Taylor. While these are both
anti Foraker men, Gov. Bushnell will not oppose
veniion yet undecided: A majority of the com:
mittec seems favorable 10 Toledo, and IL will
probably he chosen. Tho Foraker Republicans
s scont the idea that Charles L. Kurtz will be do
POSED as state chairman by Senator Hanna.
m{ ahe{ claim to have firm hold on tho party
The sun., 1897-05-07

Gov. Black Listens TO the Civil Service RE-
formers who Argued Against 1t.

Gov. Black Listens TO the Civil Service ne.
formers who Argued Against 1t.
ALBANY May 6.-Gov. Black to-day listened
for an hour and half to the civil service re-
formers, who appeared in opposition to Senator
Lexow's "Starchlcss Civil Service BILL" This
measure is the creature Of Gov. Blacks "ad-
vanced " ideas on the question Of civil service.
He spent more time in the preparation OF this
bill than on any measure introduced to put into
effect the many recommendations made In his
annual message. There were fifty prominent
civil service reformers present from New York
and brooklyn and other municipalities when
Gov. Black opened the hearing at noon.
The opposition was led by Carl SchurZ and
Secretary McAneny of the Civil Service Reform
Association. Mr.. Schurz made tho principal
was a violation of the spirit Of the civil service
provision Of the State Constitution. and that 1t
meant a return to the old spoils system through
the tearing down Of the present admirable state
civil service system. The bill purported to recog-
nize the advisability of a state civil service
scheme, yet 1t hagrantly violated this principle
Of civil government in every detail.
Civil Service Commissioners William J. Schief-
feiin and Charles W. Watson OF New York city
and Civil Service Commissioner Somers and
William G. Low and Alfred 7. White Of Brook
lyn, Dorman B. Eaton, ]. T. Owens, and Pres
ident Daniel Harris of the Federation Of Labor
also opposed the measure. Mrs. c. r. Lowell.
representing the women interested, spoke briefly
against II.
No one spoke in favor of the measure, as 1t was
thought undesirable to create any friction by
having Senator Lexow defend the measure
Gov. Black asked not one. question while tho
provisions Of the bill were being discussed. lie
preserved his usual discreet silence.
The sun., 1897-05-07

Twice In n Month Tho Police Had Broken Hnto
the Ola TruasmnLer' Room 10 See.

Twice In n Month Tho Police Had Br0ken Hnt0
the Ola TruHsmaLer's Room 10 See.
Charles i. Mcrriss, a trussmaker, was found
dead In bed late yesterday afternoon in bod
room adjoining his Office at 6s5 broadway.
Merriss lived alone on the top floor OF the build
Ing in which he has had Office for eighteen
years. He was not seen all day yesterday, and
late in the afternoon Thomas Craig. friend Of
his. bored hole through tho door OF his room
and saw that no had not got up. Then he went
to the police and the police broke open the door.
On the bureau WAS found noto addressed TO
Mr.. Dunnol asking in case OF his sudden death
that Charles Rand of l72 Richmond Terrace.
;. l.. be notified. The note al said his property
should 20 TO Belle Rand, his daughter.
Coroner Fitzpatrick said that his death was
removal OF the body.
Merriss had male trusSCs for twenty eight
years. generally on order from physicians. For
twenty-five years he had lived alone, sleeping In
a littlc bedroom on his shop. In the evenings he
sat on the doorstep of the .lOire building. He
had u sn0w-whitc beard and hair, wore n long
black coat and a tall hat md carried gold
headed cano. For twenty years he ate his meals
In the same restaurant near by, and in ali that
time il is doubtful II he ever went above Four
tecnih street. Three weeks ago the policeman
on the beat, not seeing him around all day, re-
ported to the station house tina, he WAS dead.
The door WAS broken open then, hut that time
the old man was only sound asreI. HO was
only 5S years old, his friends say, but he
looked rs.
The sun., 1897-05-07
WIRES T4MPERED WITH.
An Apparently Malicious Attempt to Ruin .
Jersey city Lighting Plant.


Numerous complaints have recently been made
that tho electric lights along the Hudson County
Boulevard are frequently out at night, so that
the road cannot be used by whcclmen or pleasure
drivers without great danger. 1t was thought
that perhaps the plant, which is owned by tho
county was defective, but a thorough examina.
tion showed that it was not. Superintendent
George NJ. Benson, after a careful investigation,
has come to the conclusion that tho trouble is
the result of malicious mischief. The trouble
began about six weeks ago. At irregular inter
walls short circuits were made and wires
grounded and in some cases cut. last Monday
morning Superintendent Benson received this
report from one of the dynamo men:
DEAR SIR Circuits !. ., and 3 are heavily grounded
and crossed with each other. Police Headquarters
telephoned that wires the Pennsyv ania Railroad
cults Had lively time here from the start. but
and then shut down. J. y. MCMAHON.
The wires under the bridge are inclosod in
rough wooden box. Superintendent Benson
found the box charred and the wire fused that it
was impossible to ascertan where the ground"
had been placed. hut he says there is no dou bt
that they were short-circuited and grounded As
soon as the ground was in operation tho
lights went out. This is the fifth time the
same thing has been done at the bridge
sngs srsn Ap On one GcSon ,Srso piece Of
In such manner that when the current wps
turned on short circuit would be formed and
the flame caused thereby would ignite tho bur
lap and cause II tn fall off. thus destroying all
trace OF the cause OF the trouble. The burlap
was discovered by lineman and removed before
the current was turned ON. 20 that the scheme
was frustrated
On another occasion long piece of soft wire
of No. Q circuit and spccd to tho uncovered guy
wire leading from tho pole TO tree. Tho guy
wire is within reach of any person passing. and
might have resulted.
The sun., 1897-05-07
DRANK WHISKEY FROM 4 HOSE.
Smith Filled Himself SO Full That He Neglected.
TO Stop tho Flow.

TO Stop tho Flow.
When Herman Hustcdt went down into the
cellar Of his liquor store at 2Ol Metropolitan
avenue. Brooklyn. at IL o'clock yesterday morn
ing he saw a stout, shabbily clothed stranger
sitting on the floor.
i've Just come from Greenpoint," the in
truder muttered thickly. I'm very sick"
Get out Of here" cried Hustedt. who had no
faith in the strangers explanation. The latter
staggered upstairs. and an instant later Hu-
stedt heard the noise of liquid trcklng on the
floor. He found "A demijohn of whiskey over
flowing near big cask. Tho stranger had
pulled out tho bung. fitted into 1t length OF old
rubber hose and proceeded to let it flow into
had found in corner. Hustedt dashed upstairs
and caught the intruder and handed him over
to cop from the station house around the cor
ner from the saloon.
I'm John Smith. n peddlcr, and live at 5l3
Grand street, williamsburg said the prisoner
to the Sergeant In unsteady tones. Then he
keeled over on tho floor in state OF collapse.
Hospital. The ambulance surgeon felt John
Smith s pulse and looked into his mouth.
Dead drunk. he said briefly, and drove away
again. John Smith was still helpless from liquor
last night. He had put the hose to his mouth
and filled himself up with whiskcy before start
ing to load up the jug TO carry Off. He had over.
estimated his capacity. Hustedt said that had
first John Smith could have got away with tho
big jug all right When he sobors up to-day
John Smith will have TO face the double charge
OF intoxication and burglary.
The sun., 1897-05-07
PLANTING FISH FRY.
Total or Is8. GEO. 900 Deposited In the
Waters or tho state siuce Oct. 4.

Waters or tho state siuce Oct. 1.
ALBANY, May 6-Unusual success has at
tended the efforts OF the State Fisheries, Game
and Forest Commission in planting fry in tho
various waters Of the State, according TO report
filed with the commission to-day by Commits
sioner Charles II. Babcock Of Rochester. who 10
Chairman of the committee having charge Of
this work. Mr. Bsbcock reports that since Oct.
last there have been deposited in tho public
waters of the State different kinds Of fish fry, as
follows: Brook trout. 1850. 900; brown trout,
$50, 900; lake trout, 600; rainbow trout,
10000; frost fish. 1O.6OO,O 900: whitefsh. H.
$50. 900; ciscoes. II 500. 900; tomcods. 44.675.
900; smelts, 45 900. .o0O-a total Of 1i3. 100000
fry.
The distribution OF pike fry IL now being made.
and the output will probably be at least 10000,
600, which will be the largest yearly plant ever
made by the state. The applications for pike
fry come from nearly all parts Of the State. One
hundred million pike eggs were secured. II
better facilities for taking care OF q larger num-
ber of pike eggs could have been arranged for.
at least 15O,O0O0OO or 200. 100000 OF eggs OF
this variety could have been secured. and at
trifinR additional expense. Our small pike
hatchery was filled to its utmost capacity before
the height of the spawning season was over
The sun., 1897-05-07
RESERVATION ON THE ST. LAWRENCE
Tho State 20 Advertise for Propoaals for tn
Purchase or Lands and Islands.

Purchase OF LANDS ana hsinnoD-
ALBANY May 6-This State to-day took tho
first steps toward the completion Of the plan to
establish State reservation on the st. Law
renee River on the New York side. Gov. Black
recently approved bill appropriating $50 700
to purchase points OF land along the st. Law
renee shore and islands in the river and for the
erection OF necessary buildings and wharves to
accommodate fishermen and tourists The State
Fisheries, Game, and Forest Commission has
charge Of the establishment OF the park. and
to-day authorized the advertising for proposals
for the purchase of lands and islands In the st.
Lawrence. 1t Is not expected that any islands
can be secured, as they are he'd ut high figures.
1t is hoped however. that the State will be able
to acquire many available points jutting out
into the river.
To the Anglers Association OF the Thousand
Islands is due tho credit of the establishment OF
a State reservation on the St Lawrence. The
Canadian Government is acting In unison with
this State, with the expressed ultimate object or
forming a grand international park on the ST.
Lawrence. Canada has already set apart twen-
ty-two islands In the river for public purposes
and agreed to make as large an appropriation as
New York State toward the establishment OF an
international park This question wns first
agitated through the efforts which were sue
cessful in having Canada allow our summer Wis
itors in the ST. Lawrence to fish over the line in
Canadian waters without molestation and with
out paying the IS fee formerly exacted OF New
York State fishermen.
The sun., 1897-05-07
ELECTION OFFICERS SCORED.
CHIEF Justice Lore Orders tho Hoard at Dover.
DEL. TO Meet Again.


DEL. TO Meet Again.
DOVER, Del. May 6.-The Superior Court this
afternoon granted tho writ of mandamus COM
pelling the ten Democratic inspectors of this
county to meet and canvass tho election returns
Of November last, and the respondents at once
took IA writ of error from the Court OF Error and
Appeals, and the cause will again be argned in
that court. Chief Justice Lore. who Is Demo
crat, read the decision and scored the election
officials without stint. Their contention that
they had met and canvassed the vote and that
they were now n defunct board he dismissed as
unworthy OF consideration. He devoted u half
hour Of scathng rebuke TO their further cont en-
tiOn that recent act, April ~. 1897, OF the
Legislature. abolishing tho makeup of the old
Board OF Canvass and creating new one. placed
them outside of The pale OF the court. He said:
No thoughtful man could contemplate such
a construction of an act without adherence. 1t
would be politic'.! suicide, and finds no sanction
in reason or authority, There is little doubt
hero that the Court OF Error and Appeals will
sustain this decision. 1t will secure 10 the Re.
pubicans t!io Offices of Sheriff and Coroner.
and II may also secure for them the five Levy
Court Commissioners.
The sun., 1897-05-07
DEMOCRATS AID QUAR-.
They Help Hin, to Advance the PittsburE
"Jack the Rippero Biii.

HARRisBuRo, Pa, May 6.-It was Quay and
anti-ouay In tho House to-day, and Quay
won. He was In constant communication with
his lieutcnants In the Legislature by wire and
longdistance telephone. and personally directed
the fight against Senators Finn and Magee. the
Pittsburg bosses, who have held the fort in Al
leghcny county against his repeated assaults.
Quay won temporary victory to-day through
an alliance with the Democrats who were mar
shalled by John NJ. German, Chairman OF the
Democratic State Committee.
\ bill was prepared by Liout. Gov. Walter
Lyon recassifying the cities of the State so as to
place Pittsburg in tho first group with Phiadcl-
phia and he placed in the bill provision which
authorizes tho Governor to appoint the Mayor
and other city officials within ten days after it
goes into effect. This clause gave the bill its
namc of Jack tho Ripper" because 1t rips F"
up the present administration of Pittsburg with
out mercy. few days ago tho bill was
reached. but the odds against 1t were so heavy
that the member in charge had 1t placed ON the
was pressed by the reformers in Pittsburg to
make another effort, and he made some sort of
the Democrats to-day for tho bill. They had
previously been lined UP on the other side. They
Sn
final stage, inasmuch as many supported II to-
day who are pledged against II on final passage;
Allegheny charged that It was an outrageous
popostion which was being imposed upon the
people Of Pittsburg in the guise Of reform. He
declared that Philadelphia is four times the
size of PittsburR, and yet the supporters Of this
bill would saddle upon the citizens OF Pittsburg
the expense of a charter such as Philadelphia
has. Mr. Tillbrook declared that the masses of the
people want tho change. Mr.. Stewart Of Phila-
delphia protested against the passage Of the bill.
He said Philadelphia did MOI want to be placed
in the same class as Pittsburg, and argued that
tho future under such conditions would mean
constant friction in legislation. What Phils-
delphia would want Pittsburg would not want.
Mr.. Crothers of Philadelphia made redhot
speech against the bill, and said the whole pur-
pose OF the measure was to oust those now in
office in Pittsburg and give their places to
others more acceptable to the hackers Of this
hill
The sun., 1897-05-07
ONE STRAIN OF TIGHEs BARRED.
james o. Has No Standing In tho Contest or
tho Sl. 500. 900 Will.

Another preliminary skirmish in the contest
Of the will of sir" Richard Tighe, tho Union
square millionaire, wns on before Surrogate Fitz-
gerald yesterday. By the will most OF the
81 500. 900 estate was left to relatives of tho
testators wife. who had died childlcss. About
fifteen alleged kin beyond sea appeared in con-
test Of tho will and their status was not dis
puted. Then Lawyer John NJ. Gardner tried to
intervene with twenty-four other alleged kim
mostly from this side, but the proponents of the
will and the kin already admitted objected, SO
motion had been made to require cause to be
shown why the twenty.four should not
get in. Lawyer Gardner finally decided to
withdraw all the names except that of James
8. Tighe, because he did not want tho Surro-
gates proceeding to bar him in any way with
regard to the rights Of his other clients, which
he intends to try to enforce in the Supreme
Court. Tho Surrogate tried 10 get counse! to
stipulate that James S. Tighe should be allowed
to enter the contest Professionally. having the
question Of his status adjourned until after the
OF the status of James s Tighe.
1t is alleged on behalf OF James s. Tighe that
Richard Tighe. the tcstator. had half brother,
also named Richard, and that James $. Tighc is
his son; Both Richards are alleged to be sons of
John L. Cadwallader,. in behalf Of bencf-
ciarics. and Edward IL. Moeran and Arthur A.
sisted that Lawyer Gardner disclose the name of
the alleged wife Of Major Robert Tighe. father
OF the decedent, from whom James s. Tighe Is
alleged to have sprung.
Lawyer Mitchell said yesterday that he had
affidavits to show that the mother Of James's
father. Richard, was one Mary Kelly, II servant
in the family Of Major Tighe. There Is no record
that the Major married Mary Kelly.
No evidence was presented yesterday OF James
s. Tighcs descent, and the Surrogate said that
he would deny the motion to allow James to in
tervene. but would permit Mr.. Gardner to re-
new the motion II no should subsequently get
evidence to show the kinship of his client.
The decision brushes away all present barriers
to the hearing of the will contest.
The sun., 1897-05-07
SAID TO NAVE sW1NDLED ELKs
A Theatrical Printer Charged with Passing
worthless Checks.


Worthless Checks.
Frank NJ. Edwards. who said he was thestri-
cal printer. with offices at 2lO West Fourteenth
street was charged with being fugitive from
justice when he was arraigncd in Centre Street
Court by Central Office Detectives Price and
O'Donoghuc yesterday. Price told Magistrate
Brann that Edwards was wanted in Philadelphia
for having passed II worthless check for $7J on
Eugene Lyons, theatrical printer. OF l23 North
Fourth street. Warren Stetson s. Co. OF 571
Atlantic avenue. Boston. were said by the de-
tcctives to be victims TO the extent of $l75.
julius Calm OF the Empire Theatre, who was
in court. said that he had cashed a worthless
check for Edwards for $75 on March II.
when ! found the check was no good, " said
Mr.. Calm, II wrote to the Great Western Print
ing Company Of st. Louis, whose agent he pre-.
tended to he. They answered that Edwards had
had no connection with them since the lst of
spondents that Edwards, by wearing an Elks'
pin. had swindled st. Louis Elks out of several
thousand dollars."
Magistrate Brann committed Edwards to the
T0mbs for thirty days to await the arrival OF
extradition papers from Philadelphia.
The sun., 1897-05-07
sPRECKELS AND HIS SONS.
He Ia Accused or Trying to Ruln Them Finau-
ciaily.

SAN Francisco, May 6.-The value of Ha-
waiisn Commercial Company's stock shrank
81. 100000 yesterday. There Is some public
Indignation against Claus Spreckels, who Is
alleged TO be using his influence In order to ruin
his two sons, Rudolph and Augustus. whose
entire fortunes are invested in Hawaiian Com
mercial. 1t is said that he obtained the sigma
lures OF the machinery manufacturers in favor
OF abrogating the reciprocity treaty on tho
promise that they should build the machinery
FOR his huge Salna beet sugar factory.
1t Is now known that the order has been
be begun upon the passage OF the bill allowing
free entry for TWO years 10 beet sugar ma
chincry. There is daily evidence OF buildozing
the beet growers to sign tho petition. If the
treaty be abrogated the trust Intends to close
the cane sugar refinery here and coniine work
to it's Hudsonville and Salina plants. throwing
out OF employment several hundred men here.
The sun., 1897-05-07
BRooKAYy DEMOCRATS ENROLL.
work for tho Greater Now Work CampaigI
InauEurated Last Night.

work for tho Greater Now Work Campaign
InauEurated Last Night.
The work Of organizing the Democratic forces
In Brooklyn for the Greater New York cam
paign was inaugurated last night, when the
books OF each election district In the First
Second, Fourth. Fifth. and Tenth wards were
opened for enrolment. No applicant who de-
cfared himself a Democrat was rejected.
Reports which reached Democratic headguar-
tors Indicated that many of the old barksliders
were returning TO the fold. and that somo dis
kruntled voters werc deserving the Republican
ranks. The enrolment will be continued in the
above wards tonight: Tomorrow night five
other wards will have their innings and within
ten DAYS the enrolment will he completed.
1t Is the intention OF the Democratic managers
TO retain their election district associations. but
the new County Commit tee will bo organized on
Assembly district instead Of ward lines. and tho
Assembly district will also he the basis for
representation in the nominating conventions