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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-23

Underground Transit Folk TryinE TO Get
Around the stumbiIuE Block,


Tho Committee on Contract Of the Rapid
Transit Railroad Commission which has boon
designated to find out how noar any Of the
prospective bidders for building and operating
the tunnel road can come to putting up a Sl5,-
ooo,oOO bond held another meeting yesterday
In the Chamber OF Commerce rooms. There
were present President Alexander 4. Orr.
Charles Stewart Smith, George l.. Rivcs. tho
members of the committee, Lawyers Boardman
and Shepard, Secretary Lewis l.. Delufcld and
n number of representatives of surety com.
panies and Of prospective bidders for the con.
tract. Nothing was made known to Outsiders
OF what took place ut the meeting, but that
progress had been made satisfactory to the
Rapid Transit people became evident afterward
by the calling OF a meeting Of the Rapid Transit
Railroad Commission for 1890 A. NJ. on Mon.
day.
At this meeting tho committee IL to report,
and 1t will then be decided when the applica.
ton shall be made to the Appellate Division Of
the Supreme Court for the entry of an order
confirming the report of the special commission
In favor Of the building of the road; Then also
must hc finally determined what shall be done
In case the court refuses to rcscind the condi.
ton which 1t has made, that IT will not confirm
the report unless the Rapid Transit Railroad
bond in accordance With i section kanS 81 Of the Rapid
lfdisl TtullrOHU ACT. mat inc DOnu must Do
for the whole term of from thirty Ave to fifty
yeas, which the contract is to run, has been
people, who contend that such a bond IL i'm
possible. to get. What hope they have left
then Is based upon a belief that tho court may
be convinced that It was wrong either in fixing
the amount at such n large figure or else that
i R,o EXCEEDED It's powers in recurring that the the
bind itself in any way by a promise regarding
tho bond to be required.
II; has already been, intimated that q way
might be found to review the action Of the APP
pellate Division before the Court of Appeals, In
Ease the Appellate Division should either refuse
to enter an order without receiving the'stipula.
ton or should enter an adverse order, but about
this no one connected with the commission
would speak yesterday.
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next year and possibly for the rest Of tho pres
cnt season. Just which Of these propositions
she Will accept, II any, has not yet been decided.
NINE. Sombrich's tour has up to the time
and 1t was only her lack of ncquaint:
nnce with American methods that led
her to feel like returning to Europe. She
thought that 1t would DO possible to make n Sc
ries OF appearances here in opera at the Metro
tho circumstancos, such a season is practically
impossible. Since her arrival in New York she has
received by. oablo offcrS to sing In Germany,
Austria, and Russia, and, MS an answer must be
sent to these by Jan. lS, she will arrange her
plans by that time.
A. IL. Hummel completed the details Of hor
separation from Mr.. HirschberR, and Mt present
Prof. wilhelm Stengel, her husband, Is looking
after Mime. Sembrich's business affairs.
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POISONED BY CHEESE.
Five Lnundresses Made Ill After Eating Ten
Cent? Worth.

Five women employed in tho Sterling Laun.
dry at ISL West Thirtieth street were pois.
oned yesterday by 10 cents worth Of cheese
which they ate at their noon luncheon. Lotto
Eagan, 10 years old, of. 154 West Twenty
eighth street, bought the cheese in n delica-
lessen shop at 376 Seventh avenue. owned by
Mrs. Emily Bokens. She shared 1t with Mary
EaRan, her widowed mothor; Annie Hernes,
1s years old, Of All West Thirty-seventh
street; Emily Wehrcns 40 years old, Of BAT
East Seventeenth street, and Mrs. Sarah Dono-
hue, IS years old, Of 542 West Forty-fourth
street. The FIVE women, who IRE ironers in
the laundry, all ate freely Of the cheese.
An hour later Annie Herncs complained Of
sevcre pains in her stomach Her companions
laughed ut her, and tokingly warned her not to
cat cheese again. But when they were all
similarly affected they became frightened.
telephoned for DR.. J. S. Horsley Of 10 West
Thirty.fifth street.
DR.: Horsley hurried around to the laundry,
and found the five women writhing in pain on
the floor. He gave them an emetic. Cots
were provided for the women. and they were
put to bed. They awoke at 8 o'clock last night
The police of the West Thirticth street sta
ton were notified where the cheese was bought
and they questioned Mrs. Bokens. tho owner Of
the delicatessen store. She said she had
bought the cheese from a wholesale dealer
early in the day. A short time before Lottie
Eagan purchased l0.ccnts' worth she sold to
police some of the cheese TO submit to tho
Health Board for examination, and the re-
mRinder she will return this morning to the
dealer who sold it to her.
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DRANK WITH MRS. JOHNSON.
Miss O'Conneii. . Maiden Friend or the Deco
dent, Testines In the WIN contest.

Mtns O'Conne1i, . Maiden Friend or the Dece-
dent. Testines In the VIII Contest.
While the contest over the will Of Mrs. Mary
johnson waged by her cousins was progressing
In the Surrogatc's Court yesterday a complaint
was filed in the Supreme Court in an action to
partition the estate as II she had left no will.
The will left most OF the estate, which exceeds
half a million dollars, to Catholic institutions
and to the Rev. James w. Power, pastor Of All
Saints Roman Catholic Church. The new &C
ton is brought by Charles Shirley and Timothy
Donovan. cousins of tho deceased, and they
name all the other thirty.throo cousins and the
executors and benefciaries under the will as de-
PENDANTS. They say that the rents are being
collected by Daniel J. Quinlan, one of the exec
utors under the will, and they demand that q
receiver DO appointed to care for the estate
pending tho suit
1t 10 alleged that Mrs. johnson was of unsound
mind when she made her will. and that 1t was
procured from her by the undue influence and
fraud of Father Power. Peter Condor, and her
servant, Mary Kelly. one or all, and by other
persons unnamed. Mrs. Johnson died on March
10 last. Her will was executed April 25, 1896,
and there was q codicil executed the day Of her
death.
In the surrogate's Court Miss Abby o'Con-
nell testified yesterday for the proponents Of
the will. She said she had known Mrs. johnson
forty.nlnoy years, land had been her conndant. Sne
testified that Mrs. johnson had told her on sew.
eral occasions that she would not leave her rela-
tiyes o hve-cent piece.
Odd she ever express any opinion about
her relativcs7 A.-Indeed. she did. The Friday
before she died she said she'd beat Mrs. Healy,
her own first cousin, IL she ever came into tho
house.
On cr~oss.examinatlon the witness was asked
by David Mcclure for tho contestants:
Odd l understand you to say that you are
Mrs. 0'Connelli A.-Iou did not. am Miss
a regular old maid.
Now you have a foeman worthy Of your
Yes. he has" said the witness, drawing her
self up in an aggressive way. r-
drank, q ittlef A.-Mrs. Johpson never in.
OF beer. wine, or brandy occasionally.
Odd you leave It alone ! A.-No. sir; / took
q glass of beer.
Odd you ever hear her called Crazy Mary Z
A.-Neysr. She said, her people said she was
The witness said that Mrs. johnson frequently
complained that she did not get her rents or o
monthly statement from Lawyer Condor. Whom
Odd she say anything about the Catharine
street .propertyl A.-She said that she had
given 1t to Lawyer Condoni that he wished her
him for ali his trouble. Next day she was crazy
about 1t.
Q.-Did she say anything about Condor charg.
ing her commissions A.-She said he charged
Odd she exhibit feelingi A.-You bet she
did. She used a couple OF little words.
Q.-What were they A.-Why the hell don't
he give me my statements, and she called him
A few days before her death she told the wit.
ness that she had given the Market street prop.
erty to Father. Power because he had been q
good friend to her. The case went over until
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-23
Reception for Ml.. Nathalie Hatch.

Mrs. n. w. r. Hatch OF 81 West Fifty-slxth
street gave a reception and dance last night to
introduce her daughter, Miss Nathalie Hatch.
Among those who received were Mrs. II. Ash
ton Little, Mrs. IIttch's married daughter; Miss
Adelaide Fitzgerald. Miss Mildred i;awlns.
Miss Gladys Robinson. Miss r. .iril Agostini,
gerald. Among the guesta were .Mr ind Mrs.
Henry Bah"0Ck. Mr.. and Mrs. William Fam
+, Barlow, MR.. Wilinm Woodward, Mr.. and
Mrs. lt.ch!r d IiIrifhorur, Mr.. ard SIS. Edward
Winslu". l"nNi, i;,larrinrt Norris. Mrs. Jules
~l;eynHl. Mr.. ami Hrs. l'ul ,uhcrr Tac'mud.
Mrs. Arthur T., sullivan. Mrs. William l..
strong, Mrs. livALrd |. lu,5Irr"y, SIR. onl Mrs.
Gustav SChwah, Miss S,hNytb, AIR. nnu Mrs.
Hull ,Niehinm, ana Mr.. aHi Mrs, William Lam
man Bull.
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NO ANGELU Us At CHRISTMAS.
Connections by which the Chimes at d.
PntrIch,s Arc to BE RunE Not Vet Completed.

Pntrich'0 Arc 20 ne IunB MOI het Gonpletous
The Angelus, which is to be rung three times
a day on the new chimes of st. Patrick's Ca
thedral, will not be heard at Christmas, and it
is likely that it will be two or three months be-
forc the bells will be heard. They have been
In place in the north tower Of the cathedral for
SOME time. The delay occurred in putting in
the necessary connections by means of which
they are to be rung.
Wires have to be brought down 1876 feet to
the main floor Of the cathedral, where the bells
are rung by means of a keyboard. Nineteen
stone boxes are yet to be put in, one below each
bell, to hold the working mechanism and pre-
vent fire from the electric connections, The
intention is to have an automatic keyboard
which will ring the bells regularly for the An
gelus and also allow them to be rung at will.
The contract for this work has not yet been
given out. Several firms have offered bids
for 1t.
This set of bells was made in the foundry Of
George and Francis Paccard, which Is over 800
years old. the Oldest Of its kind in France. Each
bell is dedicated to n saint. The largest, 81.
Patrick's, weighs 1000 pounds and was paid
for by the subscriptions Of members Of the par
ish. The next four, st. Elizabeth's, st; Anne's,
st. Cecilia's, and st. Johns, weigh 400 pounds
each, and the rest vary In size down to 300
pounds. Except the largest, each bell was
given by an individual or by q religious society.
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TESTIFYING FOR @
An EGort to Break Down Mrs. Hotchkiss'
statements In the Murder Trial.

statements In the Murder Trial.
HARTFORD, Conn.,. Doc. 22-In the Sachse muir.
der trial at Middletown to-day the defence intro
duced much testimony In an attempt to impeach
Mrs. Hotchkiss and other witnesses for tho
State. Lawyer Chase, for the defence, endeavor.
Ing 10 prove that the fatal shot was fired by
some person other than the accused, asked for a
conversation between Vera. the four.year.old
daughter of Mrs. Hotchkiss. and Mrs. Hills, o
sister of the murdered man. but the remark was
not admitted. Mrs. Hills testified that she was
at the Hotchkiss house the night of the murder
and talked with Mrs. Hotchklss. The latter
said she saw two men after hearing the shot,
and that they went down the yard on the jump;
that she did not identify either. and that she
could not think OF any one who would do IT ex-
eral who might have done the shooting. but did
not mention Sachse.
Mrs. Hotrhkiss said her oldest child sat on the
lounge beside her husband, and had blood on her
Mrs. Hills saw no blood. She remained with
Mrs. Hotchkissf for a few nights after the muir
der, and the second night while sitting on tho
bed Mrs. Hotchkiss said II was strange every.
brains out. Mrs. Hotchkiss further said she
considered Sachse too big q coward to do the
shooting, While Mrs. Hotchkiss was away the
little girl. Vera. talked to witness. and she
quickly stopped when Mrs. Hotchkiss returned.
Lawyer Chase endeavored to get in evidence
Just what the girl said, the remark being
Mamma had tho gun" The State said Mrs.
Hotchkiss was not present when the converse
ton took place and the remark was ruled out.
A gun expert gave testimony about the differ
cnt kinds OF guns and shots and then the defence
put in expert medical testimony.
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DAVID $. r. LAMBERT DEAD.
Tho Victim OF the wilton Masked Robbers
Finally Passes Away.

WILTON. Conn.,, Dec. 22.-The death of David
s.. r. Lambert. who was shot by masked robbers
on last Friday night. occurred at 1:2O o'clock
this morning. He died without regaining
consciousness. The prolonged fight for life
saves the necks of the assailants il they are
over caught. because. under the Connecticut
law. II the victim Of an assault lives moro
than forty. eight hours tho crime Is rated as
manslaughtcr. which is only punishable by life
Imprisonment; The an opsy was held this at;
Burke, assisted by Drs. Tracy and Mansfield.
DR.. Burke found a bullet imbedded in the brain.
The bullet entered the head at the back and
reached the centre of the brain. A shot pene-
trated the left lung and lodged in the covering
Of the lung. The third bullet was probed for
but not found. 1t probably struck the thigh
bone and glanced off. The fourth wound. in tho
left arm. was simply superficial. Two scars on
the abdomen were evidently caused from two
more shots.
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ANorHER BRooKArN SHORTAGE.
The Old County Town Tax Arrearages Foot
Up Nearly 500. OOO.

County Treasurer-elect John W. Kimball OF
Kings county has learned that there is a short
age of nearly 800. 900 in the taxes of the county
towns. Former County Treasurer Adams. who
recently died, advertised Ia four papers that he
would sci! The property for non.payment Of
taxes. IIo charged each parcel with n fee
of 81; The property owners, in arrears OBJ
Treasurer from selling the property on the
ground that the fec charged WAS excessive.
These injunctions. which were made per.
manent. stopped The sale OF tho properties.
No other action has since been taken. The
books IN the County Trcasurcr's office show that
the shortage in. The old town of Flatlands Is
$?:4ea,o5: Flathush, 81, 2oG77; New Utrecht.
Sl7.464. 81, ana Graycsend, 500. s56.0l, making
u total OF sD5.ll7.i@. Assistant. Corporation
Counsel Brcckinridgc said Yesterday there was
nothing 10 prevent the County Treasurer from
selling the property il proper proceedings were
brou.ll,
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TR TO STOP RATE CUTTING.
An Important Meeting OF Railroad Men in
This City \ esterday Afternoon.

This City \ yesterday Afternoon.
Tho Presidents of tho trunk lines were in
conference yesterday at the Joint Traffic rooms
on Liberty street with the Presidents OF their
chief Western connections and with tho Board
OF Managers of the Joint Traffic Association re-
Rarding the subject of rates. and in particular
the restoration and maintenance of the rates
upon east.bound business. The Importance of
the subject was indicated by the full attendance
at the meeting. All the trunk lines were repre-
sented. and among their principal Western con-
nections. representatives were present Of the
Michigan Central. Lake Shore, Canadian Pa
ciic, Grand Trunk. Wabash, and the Pennsyl-
Chauncey NJ. Dcpew of the New York Central
and Hudson River Railroad presided.
journment was taken until this morning. It was
said that q series OF meetings may be required,
and that the matter may go over until after the
reached. Tho result, however, is expected to be
a new and vigorous attempt TO secure he main
tenance Of railway tariff rates on all shipments.
II is admitted that The situation has been badly
demoralized by serious cutting of rates. Losses
shown by the statements OF earnings made re:
Gently by the trunk lines. including those of
some of the Vanderbilt roads, made public yes.
terday. are asCribcd to this cutting OF rates, tho
roads having done u very heavy business so far
rs tho traiic which has passed over them ID
concerned.
The Board OF Managers of the Joint Traffic
Association promulgated new rates yesi eriay
in grain and grain products. this matter having
been referred 10 the managers Mt the meeting of
the Board Of Control of the association last Fri.
day. Tho rates on grain AM grain products are
fixed at 20 cCntsn hundred pounds from Chicago
to this city. representing n reduction OF 2la cents,
excepting That orr Is PIT on a bnsi; OF l7i9
aud on export corn from all points on the east
bank Of The Mississippi! River a proportional
cover shipments from POINTS hcyonf. The new
rates take effect on Jan J..
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-23
HELD FAST IN THE MUD.
The Painful Plight or Philip Miller in an A,
toria Bog.

VEtA HoA
Philip Miller, 10 years old. Of 346 West
Twenty-sixth street. delivers goods for r II.
Macy g. Co. He and the driver OF the wagon.
William Kent, while ON their way to deliver q
package on Steinway avenue on Monday night
a little after Z O'Clock, drove along the shore
road at Astoria. AS they did not know the
roads there very well, Miller inquired the way
of a man who was passing. He advised him TO
leave the wagon in charge of the driver and
make a short cut across what appeared to be an
open field. Miller took the advice.
He had gone probably three or four hundred
yards through some tall grass. when he plunged
almost to his knees into a bog. AS he loundered
about in the darkness; seeking for firm ground,
he sank deeper and deeper into the soft mud
until no was imbedded almost TO his shoulders.
His cries for help were not heard by Kent. As
the water and mud were like ice, he quickly be-
came so numb that he could hardly cry out.
Kent awaited his return for over an hour.
Then. thinking that something was wrong, he
sought for assistance. Failing in this. ho re-
turned TO his wagon, and at length fell asleep.
At 10 o'clock Miller was FOUND by four men.
who rescued him with a boat, He was taken
back to the wagon and driven to the Astoria
police station, where be was thawcd out and
cent home.
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NINE. SEMBRICH,S PLANS.
shs Parts with Manager HlrAchbcrE and Ma,
Decide 10 Remain In America.

Nine. Marcella Sombrlch, in spite OF rumors
TO the contrary, has made no arrangements to
return TO Europe, and it Is not yet settled that
her engagements in San Francisco will be
given NJ. 1t is not likely that she will go
there. 10 sho severed yesterday all business
relations with II. NJ. Hirschbcrn. who
had been her manager. Nine. Sembrich and
Mr.. HIrschbcrg agreed that their mutual In
terests would be better served II they sep.
Ara,ai. Sho is at present under engage
mont TO sing at the Astoria next Monday
morning, and at the Freundschaft Club
next saturday evening. She will appear
in The Barber of Seville condensed
la these occasions. For her own services
she rocel es 81 $50. and the same amount will
be PAID 10 her on Jan. ], when she sings with
Thvn'orr Thomas = orchestra at Chicago.
Mime. .'embrich's future plans are, unsettled.
ShJ mss received an Olicr from ono impresario.
Who has guaranteed her $4,000 for ten con;
cefts In The spring, beginning Ia April and
'ndIns in The m!ddlo OF May, and
$4,000 Cor twelve concerts 10 commence next
mon h.. = prominent tirm Of managers Is now
ptL .%.iHtill ".lh ho. foI = tour or this country
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GoMBossY C TO HIS PIANO.
Refuses to Remove II from HIS New Place In
spite or Cranes Mandate.

spite VI SFhhtb NhNhuutS
Max Gombossy, who achieved notoriety as n
Lexow witness as well as a keeper of concert
saloons on the Bowery. was summoned to the
Essex Market Court yesterday on complaint Of
Capt. Herlihy Of tho Fifth street station.
your Honor" said Capt. Horlihy, this man
has opened a dive in my precinct at 800 Bowcry.
He has n piano in n back room and colored men
are emplo. cd to sing in the place. He has sent
people throughout the district to advertise that
the attendance of disorderly women is desired.
He even had the audacity to hang out signs adj
vertising that he gave concerts In his place. He
has no concert hall license. When my officers
ordered him TO close up his dive he detled me-"
II do not see what l can do" said Magistrate
Crane. until you give me proof that he is vic.
latinH the Concert law
Counsel for Gombossy asserted that the play
ing of n piano was not a violation Of the law.
Magistrate Crane ordered Gombossy to remove
the piano.
He fatty told the Magistrate that he would
not comply with this order, and asserted that
he was acting under the advice of counsel. The
proceedings were dismissed for the time heing.
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BROOKLYN RAILROAD FRANCHISE.
Decision Favorable TO the Railroad Given in n
United states Court.

Decision Favorable to the Railroad Given in y
United states Court.
Judge Lacombe of the United States Circuit
Court handed down a decision yesterday upon
a motion for an injunction in the suit of Mary
7. Scccomb of Washington. Conn, against
Mayor Wurster, the Board of Aldermen. and
the East River and Atlantic Ocean railroad
Company, oil of Brooklyn, to prevent the Alder
men from voting to pass over the veto of the
Mayor a resolution granting the railroad com
pany a right to construct 1t surface railway
through certain streets, including Hicks street,
scssed at SIS, 900. EThe application for an in.
junction ~pcndente lite, ..suys Judge Lacombc.
Els granted as prayed for. so far as the pro.
franchise for more than twenty-five years, are
concerned. In all other respects the motion
is denied. and the preliminary stay vacated"
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GoId Comlnr rrom Au.trnIIa.

Advices from Australia report n renewal of
the shipment OF Australian gold to this country.
The steamship Alameda. bound for San Fran
cisco. has on board sl0O,Oo0 in gold consigned
TO the London. Paris. and American Bank, OF
which Lazard Freres OF this city arc the agents.
II was stated yesterday that while large guam.
titles OF wheat had been shipped from the
are not direct payment for wheat. but represent
the settlement OF balances owed to this country
In Lon ION. II - cheaper To settle these balances
by sending gold from Australia than London.
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BROsE PLEADS GUILTY.
Newark's Dishonest Discount Clerk Relieved
from n Long strain.

Discount Clerk Julius A. Brose. OF the State
Banking Company OF Newark, pleaded guilty in
the First Criminal Court Of that city yesterday
morning to two charges OF emEezzlcment. Ono
was for 5000 and tho other for $3.50. He was
sent to the county Jail soon afterward. Brose
expressed relief to one OF the detectives, saving
that the strain under which he had been living
for two years was becoming unbearable.
He owns u small frame house in Newark, but
Il is mortgaged for more Than 1t will bring at
forced sale. Yesterday he was sued for Il motto
OF only $40 in the District Court BY IA man who
house keeper said yesterday that the young man
was always short of money, and now owed $40
for board. He regarded him as a steady young
man trying TO live within his salary of 81. 800.
Julius Stapff. the cashier OF the'bank, said that
he had known BrOsu since he WAS u little boy,
and had always thought we'll OF him.
Brose's books were short 1900. He con-
fesscs that he took at least $500, and may
have taken 80. 900.