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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-07
TIE HIanrchol Racitain.

There was a plethora of music in New York
yesterday, for those, at least, who were
obliged to attend q concert morn, noon, and
night. But even blase ears had 70 be
charmed by the pretty strains set forth
with 30 much taste and inesse by Mr..
and Mrs. Henschel, who gave their second 70.
citnl yesterday afternoon in ChickerinE Hall.
Mr.. Henschcl was vigorously applauded con-
tlnually, perhaps for nothing moro than his OK.
traordinary rendering Of schuberts MILLER
Song" Das Wandern," In which his accompani.
ment is made to take on q rhythm Almost
magical. and SO descriptive that one can see the
mill wheel ~revolve, turning in and out OF the
FLASHING water in a way that Is quito wonder
full. To produce q sensation with such a simple
piece OF piano work Is nothing short of marvel.
lous. yet that Is what Mr.. Hensohel does upon
tho minds of unsteady sensitive people.
Nothing TINT Mrs. Henschel sang was lovelier
than the Brahms song, .Schwslbe sag mir an"
songs "Mienon" and Idle Loreiei." Mr..
Henschel has altered oonsiderably from tho
original to suit his wife. but no has done 1t
%cleverly. az he does all his work, and the com.
poser himself could scarcely feel aggrioved or
offended by the result.
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CLOTHIER CHASES THIEF.
REsUJn HE ~ CONVEYED TO n
H0SPITlL, THIEF ESOLPE6.

me Ciothier Collapsed ArteP PuFsuinE the
THIEF Several niscks. and re Ne cenldn't
Tell what Ailea HIN fFsua want or Wtnd,
ne YVES Put Unaer Treatment at Roosevelt.
The efforts Of Joseph Napier of TAI Tenth
avenue to catch q thief last evening resulted IN
his being taken to q police station and later to .
hospital. and caused the following report to be
made by one of tho policemen OF the West
FortJ-seventh street station:
Joseph Napier, 30 years old. . clothier Of
TAI Tenth avenue. found at Ninth avenue and
Fiftioth street, suffering from nervousness."
The thief escaped with his booty.
Mr.. Napler's shop 10 between Fiftieth and
Fifty-hrst street, and his sidewalk. display Of
coats and suits has frequently been depleted by
the raids OF thieves. losses from this source
became 30 numerous that Mr.. Napier hired q
man to stand in front Of his shop and watch the
goods on the sidewalk. Whenever the man saw
q thief grab an article he was to notify Mr..
Napier.
While the watcher was on duty and the
clothier was in his shop. last night, . young
man matched an o~verooat and sped up the
avenue with i II. The watcher told tho clothier,
who scooted through the doorway and caught
sight of the tails of his stolen o~vercoat and the
heels of the thief as they disappeared in Fifty
first street. toward Ninth avenue. He chased
the thief through Fifty.first street to Ninth
avenue. When he was half way through
the, block. Napler's breath began 70 run short.
and when Ninth avenue was reached he was
nearly. winded. He kept on, however. and
started south after the thief. He was near
Fiftieth street when tho thief passed the over.
coat to 2 confederate. who, being fresh. ran like
q deer down the avenue. BY this time Napier
was gaspinR. but he tried to put on . little extra
speed. The effort did him Up and he collapsed
Tho avenue was full Of people and q crowd
collected around the clothier. He couldn't toll
what allied him, because he couldn't speak.
Most Of tho onlookers Thought that no was
drunk, and an enthuslastio homeopathic got o
drink Of whiskey, which was forced down the
exhausted mans throat.
Pretty soon q policeman came along and took
Napier to. tho West Forty.seventh street
station. The clothier was still unable to tell
what had happened. The Sergeant at the desk
was mystifed by Napler's strange guralinRs
and sputterings. and sent for q Roosevelt Hos.
pital ambulance.
DR.; MoNeider didn't want to give a snap
opinion on the case. and lugRed Napier of to
the hospital. When. after a long rest, tho
clothier was able to tell . connected, story, he
was sent home. and the policeman decided to
call the clothier's trouble nervousness"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-07
PERSONNEL BILL APPROVED.
The Naval Board Finally Agrees to IL By .
Vote OF o 10 o.

me NAVAL board Finally Agrees to II by q
Vote OF D 10 o.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 6.-By a vote Of 9 to 8 the
members of the Naval Personnel Board to-day
approved tho bill Of the majority for amnlga-
mating the engineer officers with the line. Tho
report, which will go to Congress with the draft
Of the bill, was also approved. Capt. Crownin
shield, Capt. Mccormick. and Chief Engineer
Kearney voted In the negative. They objected
to the plan provided for in tho bill of retiring
officers by selection to allow q frecr flow Of pro.
motion. They wanted the retirements to DO
made by chance. which the other members Of
tho board thought 30 obviously unfair to men OF
merit and ability In the naval service that they
very emphatically opposed 1t in debate and by
their votes.
Most of the details Of tho bill have been pub
lished in THE U N 1t provides primarily for
merging the engineers into the line and gradu.
ally abolishing the Engineer Corps. Engineers
who entered the service prior to the ending Of
tho late war will continue TO perform engineer.
rank. Those engineers who were commissioned
between the ending OF the war and Aug. 8, 1882,
envy was abolished viii have the option Of per.
forming engineering duty solely or fitting them
selves to do the duty now performed exclusively
neers or not. they will have actual rank. All
officers who enterod the service after Aug. 8.
yesrs to'd at it the Mna Ses'h for ib si duties nase wit
which they are not familiar, .
The, bill provides for voluntary retirement
10 to determine what officers shall be obliged to
those better entitled to advancement. Ali OH.
GERS retired under the findings Of this board will
receive Iis; e.. the e M next s. h Highest grade gr d, on NTH the . retired
Secretary Long will transmit the report and the
draft Of the bill to Congress without delay.
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A IN LONDON.
No Describes His work and Plans 60 TIE
Royal Geographical Society.
Special Gable DssDatch to suu.

HoIhh Nho
Special cabrs Dsspateh to TIE sul.
LONDON, Dec. 6.-Robort L. Peary. G. E.. U. 8.
N. tho well.known Greenland explorer, deliv-
cred q lecture tonight before the Royal Goo
graphical Society. There was present q largo
and fashionable audience. which included .
number Of leading Arctic experts. Mr.. f.. c.
Billie, the Danish Minister to Great Britain, and
Mrs. Peary were also present. MI. Peary who wore
the uniform Of his rank. recounted his ~explora-
tions, and outlined his schemes for the future.
The lecture was Illustrated with lime.light
views. During the course Of the lecture Mr.
Peary was frequently interrupted by applause.
His mention of the return Of his wife with "our
little girl born away up there" especially
elected n spontaneous outburst.
The calm. strong manner In which the speaker
described his determination to succeed in his
future plano carried conviction and fred his
audience to enthusiasm.
Admiral Sir Francis McClintook. T.. r. g., who
has served In four Arctic expeditions and who
discovered the fate of tho Franklin expedition,
expressed admiration Of the great work Mr..
Peary has achieved.
sir Clements Markham. President of the Royal
Geographical Society, in thanking Mr.. Peary
for his lecture. hailed him as the greatest glacial
traveller in the world. The audience adopted
by reclamation o resolution wishing Mr.. Peary
success in his future explorations.
Previous to the lecture the Geographical Club
gave a dinner to Mr.. Peary and y few other
Arctic explorers. Mr.. Pesry will lecture in
Scotland. and will sail on his return to New
York ON Dec. 10,
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ATTORNEY GENERAL'S REPORT.
Urges an HmproSed Form or Government fol
AIaaku-Other Recommendations


AIaHku-Other Recommendation.
WASHINGTON. Dec. Elm the repor. Of the
Acknowledgement made public to-day. several
recommendations to Congress are made. tho
most important of which urges an improved
form of government for Alaska.
"All the ordinary legal needs Of a Territory"
the report says. ARE afforded by the laws Of
Oregon and of the United States. But, while
the nature Of the system may DO unobjection-
able. it Is obviously inadequate in personnel
and local extent to afford protection and con.
troll 10 the vast interior Of the Territory. 1
earnestly urge upon Congress the suggestion
that a duplicate Of the present system OF gov
eminent be provided. with such fexibility aB
will enable IL to adjust itself TO the future areas
of greatest population for the region of interior
country as the wisdom OF Congress may deter
mine"
The Acknowledgment calls attention to tho
need OF additional Circuit, Judges. to the un.
necessary expenses imposed on ~litigants in the
a larger law library for the Department Of Jus
tice. to tho desirability of closer governmental
supervision of United States penal institutions,
and to the Importance of a law combining the
| Jurisdiction Of receivership and foreclosure pro-
c~oedings in the case of the great railroads to tho
court OF one circuit.
The report shows that of the 1894 civil snits
terminated during the last fiscal year. in 1872
Judgments were for tho United States, 3l4
against the United States, and !, 1928 were either
dismissed or continued.
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SHOT HIMSELF IN HER FIAT.
Earl Intended to xii Mrs. Lawrence ~ We'll
m Himself.

Earl Intonded to kill Mrs. Lawrenco ~ Well
~ Himsslr.
William II. Earl. aged 80 years. Of 1894 At
lantic avenue. Brooklyn. the son Of j. w. Earl.
an East New York undertaken. shot himself In
the head in the fiat Of Mrs. Minnie Lawrence
at 1867 Fulton street yesterday morning. and
died at st. Mary's Hospital at midnight. He
had been separated from his wife for some
time and his habits were erratic. He called on
Mrs. Lawrence yesterday morning and they
became engaged in n violent quarrel.
After a hard struggle the woman succeeded In
breaking away from Earl and ran to the street.
Earl. surprising that she had taken refuge in
the apartments OF Mrs. Moinke. the janitress,
in Me his ' hand. '" Hearing that Mrs. Lawrence was
looking for a policeman Earl returned to her
r' %Rs 1 psiic snG lsa nl%sf' last night that Earl had
been infatuated with Mrs, Lawrence since his
separation s% rsii.,oa from on ,h his sDp w,tS; 81 sn q, that 4&eSst,v he
j e stxS Of n sSo sR; hlisSsn ~ Williams FL anf h. f 5sSiss
his aHs lh M9% led to sHq his act. He stopped at the
Clarendon Hotel on ~ Sunday NJ hiy night, and q, sent q
is'iEs Earl r o. sos : T "a npii aS a Hs SiS'f IN 'w SifsSn &c
by the time you receive this message I viii
have passed beyond all earthly cares. Tho
.,'' v%srit sSES S Ssfr to nv'n me; I i can s Stand p'' e
mind for some time. ] can find no relief from
trouble in any other manner. The sucker who
is responsible for most OF my misery 10 w. II.
Davies. This apology of q man has driven me
1 no she Ana iSif h s.s %ill be sn ro!Ep S,ns SST for t. two M doasss =
II he is there whom I arrive there may be an.
other tragedy enacted"
Last Sunday Earl received a letter from his
mother, urging him to break of his demoraliz,
ing associations and return to his home. He
his mode Of life. Earl was employed In a re.
sponsible capacity in a leading Brooklyn dry
yesterday morning before he went TO Mrs. Law
rence's fiat.
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nay uave neen Buried UnwittinEiy BY An.
ether workman while poth We're Drunk.

NAY uavs seen Burisd Unwittinriy BY An-
ether wsrkn,an while noth Wore Drunk.
While several workmen were opening O trench
in the rear OF wonske's Hotel. on the Amboy
road, ct lakewood, s.. l., yesterday, to repair q
drain William Mcvey struck something soft
with his shovel. lie dug around the object and
disclosed somo clothing, and then fed to report
his find to the hotel proprietor, who summoned
the police. With their assistance McVey OK.
humed q body, which proved to DO almost un.
recognizable. There were no marks Of violence
20 for as q superficial examination showed.
The hotel was built last summer by Ludwig
Braun, q farmer. who lives In Egbertvillc. Ono
Of the men who worked on It was an English.
man whose name Braun thinks was Bill Ander.
son. After its completion he was put to work
digging the trench. He labored at 1t for several
days, and got drunk frequently on the proceeds.
At this time a Bohemian who worked for Braun
disappeared. lie too WAS in the habit Of getting
drunk every month on his $40 wages. Although
While the search was progressing Anderson
bet that bloody Dutchman is in tho trench"
Nobody paid any attention to him or his remark.
Anderson went on With his work: and early in
iIeft he remarked to Mrs. Menske: III pity the
person who is in this place II that trench iS ever
Yesterday Farmer Braun saw tho body and
said he thought It was that OF tho missing Bo-
II am sure knows all about this man. My
theory is that the two got drunk together.
When they sobered enough they went to work.
Tho Bohemian fell ~, and the other, fellow, In
his drunken condition buried him With
he was murdered. The body was found In a
sitting posture, as II the fellow had slid down
and fallen across the pipe. know nothing
about the man, except that he said he had a
brother living in Philadelphia, and that he was
foreman in a meat concern. To-day we searched
his clothing and found the meme John Dobs'
on a slip of paper. We knew him only as
John / am convinced that Anderson buried
him. and after he became sober was frightened
at the prospect Of being arrested. and, probably
thinking the man had no friends, said nothing
about It."
The body was removed to tho morgue In
Stapleton last evening. 1t is. that Of a man
about So years old and weighing about las
pounds. He was about 8 feet 2 inches tail and
apparently of light complexion. He wore q
brown mustache. The body was clad in n cheap
cotton shirt. blue ~overalls ovcr q pair Of gray
striped trousers, and q felt cap. The police pro.
Tess to have q clue to Anderson's whereabouts.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-07
WORK FOR GovERNMExr PRINTERS.
Nass or Documents to Ne Pat In Typs-Ths
DeluEo or Hills Begins In the House.

Nass or Documents to Nc Pet In Type-Ths
DelnEo or Hills Begins In tire Reuse.
WAsHrNGroN, Dec. e.-The Government Print
ing Office will BIO kept busy the next ten days or
TWO weeks getting out the vast bulk OF matter
transmitted to Congress to-day from tho depart
ments. much, il not all, of which custom re-
ouires shall DO put in type. As q general
thing. 1t Is q dreary lot of routine stun, mostly
itemized expenditures Of the departments and
bureaus. Besides this mass the printing ONCE
was deluged with bills introduced In the House.
The Senate escaped this infiction to-day, but
the foodgates will DO open tomorrow. Many Of
the bills introduced to-day have been on the
calendar heretofore. Among the new PROPOSE.
tons advanced were these:
BY MT. Faris OF 1ndianR-To repeal the Civil
Service law; also to prohibit the abroRation OF
a R Rn Mo- F ssseps for or f Gortb y tn, rnSi p psnsTo sm,0s
the Civil Service law 80 as to require the incun'.
p pss' the Gs 0 same p esS%in %afse ~, as e PFG psSairea .
ssssmin%tions to such matters s as the applicant
Is required to know In the discharge OF his
ment or bureau to approve the QUESTIONS for
draw the operation Of the law from officers for
whose default O superior officer 10 liable as his
official bond.
BY Mr.. Henry of Texas-To define trusts and
them. Mr. R18 Honry would !Id make people sop sll liable to
the penalties imposed by a State trust law for
IT'S violation, even IT the acts were committed
outside that common wealth.
BY Mr.. Dockery of Missouri-To change the
name of the Congressional Library to the Ma
tional Library.
BY Mr.: Lorlmer of nlinols-To establish postal
savings banks.
BY Mr.. Cooney of CALIFORNIAN amendment
to the Constitution forbldding the admission of
any State into the Union whose territory IL not
contiguous to that of the United. States. This
would settle the future status OF Hawaii.
By Mr.. Evans of neutrality-suspicious. the faith
and credit of the Government to the payment In
nRtl ~ Rta M rs nntalnnhtnr Ali tinno
and to tho maintenance of the par value In gold
Of, all silver dollars previously coined, and pro-
sufficient silver to be intrinsically on a par with
gold dollars.
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FROM a MOVING TRAIN.
Charles Brockway Tried to Kvaas Going to q
Hartford ganitarium.

Charles Drockway Tried to Evaae Going 70 .
Hartford sAnitarium.
BRIDGEPORT. Conn.,. Dec. 6.-Charles Brock
way. aged 80. son of Fl. II. Brockway of the
Ashland House. New York, who was on his
way to q private sanitarium at Hartford with
his father and an officer of tho institution,
jumped from the express train which passes
through this city at 1923 and tried to escape.
He has been drinking heavily for som time.
and this morning left New York with his father
and an attendant to 60 to Hartford. When the
train stopped at this city young Brockway said
he wanted to speak privately with his father
and asked the attendant to excuse them for o
few minutes. They started from the passenger
coach TO the smoking car next to 1t. Tho train
rate OF speed: When they reached the plat;
and, Jumped from the platform. He took
waved his hand Q. the departing train. When
the train reached New Haven q telegram was
search DO made for the young man. he was
again started for Hartford. but this time he was
carefully watched by his father and tho attend
ant.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-07
GERMANY AND FIJI.
Ne Confirmation OF the Report That Germ
Cruisers Were MT Port.au-Prince.

Ne Confirmation OF the Report That German
Cruisers were Mt Port-au-Prince.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 6.-Newspaper reports that
two German cruisers had appeared In the har.
Dor of Port-au-Prince. Hayti. and demanded
quick payment OF the indemnity claimed by
Germany for tho arrest and imprisonment of
Herr Lueders nave not been confirmed by any
Information received here. Mr.. Leger. the
Haytian Minister, spid that he heard nothing
from his Government since Friday. when every.
thing was pacific In the island. He was assured
by the German Ambassador in Washington that
the only vessels OF the imperial navy in West
Indian waters were the two scholarships which
months. Mr.. Logger was also informed by his
Government that similar assurances had been
given by the German Minister in Port-Au-
Prince. Little stock ia taken in the story here.
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shades Of Gsthstio conridernt,ona. Taev will
there arrive, we do nottdoubt. Meanwhile they
give piessnre to many by an approximately ade-
In the hret movement OF sohubert's beautiful
quarset, opus 20, for instance, several s~tacoato
chorus were distinctly out Of tune. In perfect
playlnK tnle could not occur. Then there should
pe greater reposo, loss noise, moro delicacy OF
shnainR. Ihere Is much to be accomplished yet.
upon this proersmms was GrioR's eonsts In o
minor Tor pia'o and violin. The plano part,
P ssys rSy a young and pretty girl, Miss
full touch, remarkable for. It's precision
and fooa to hear. Miss Thompson shows
carefully taught. She IL a pupil OF Mr. Mac.
Doweli and 10 evidently still but the exponent
Kaltenborn's playing showed TO admirable ad.
vantage in this duet. Both artists failed, how.
ever, 70 90 strict Justice to the syncopated pas
The second concert will DO given on Jan. IS.
Hermann Hans Wetsler at the piano.
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MR.. HOBART CONGRATULATED
For BrinEiuE About tho appointment or Gov
GriEEs as Attorney.Genera


WASHINGTON, Doc. 6.-vice- President Hobart
to-day in his room at the Senate end Of the Cap
itol received the greetings and compliments of
all the Senators and q large number of general
visitors. The vice.President is a very popular
man among all classes in Washington, and to.
day he was especially the subject of congratula-
ton for having SO cleverly brought about tho
appointment Of Gov. Griggs as the new Attorney.
General OF the Mckinley Administration There
were not four men In Washington besides the
Vice-President who knew that Gov. Griggs's
lame had been under consideration until the
appointment had been decided upon. and the
selection is another evidence Of the close and
friendly relations. social and political. between
the President and Nice-President of the United
States, The friendship between Mckinley and
Hobart has been noticeable ever since their in
auguration. and is in such marked contrast to
the relations existing between the previous
Presidents and Vice Presidents as to be a mat
ter OF widespread Comment Gov, Griggs's
selection seems to have given general saiisfac-
tion to public men. and very little criticism is
heard upon It,, even on the ground of locality.
There will probably be no opposition whatever
to his
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-07
MISS BRADLEY rs sE1Ecr1D.
Secretary LonG FornaIIy Invitos her to Chris.
ten the Battleship Kentucky.

Secretary LonG Formally Invites her 70 Chris
ten the Battleship Kentucky.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 6.-Unless Miss Christine
Bradley. tho daughter Of the Governor Of
Kentucky. differs greatly from most girls
Of 1e, she will act as sponsor of the
battleship named in honor Of the Blue
Grass State. Upon Miss Bradley's accept
ance or declination of an invitation extend
cd to her to-day by Secretary Long to break
q bottle over tho nose Of the battleship Ken
lucky will depend the settlement or the con-
tinuence of the controversy which Miss Harriet
cambridge Richardson has raised over her claim
to the right Of performing the act of christen-
ing. Secretary Long kept good his intention an
nounced In THE sun yesterday Of relieving the
embarrassment Of her father by asking Miss
Bradley to become the Kentucky's sponsor in Q
formal official communication such as 10 seldom
addressed to schoolgirls. Miss Bradley Is at
tending an academy at lexington, a suburb Of
Washington, and. as the note reached her some
time to-day, she will have plenty of time to
definitely make up her mind tonight. so that
Secretary Long will probably receive an answer
tomorrow.
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THE BUDGET FOR 1898.

An Increase OF 80 O0s. ol5 Over tho Esti-
mates for the Current Year.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 6.-Tne book OF estimates
Of appropriations for the fiscal year, beginning
July l next, shows an increase Of $i0.92s. al5
over tho estimates for the current fiscal year.
and S21. $50. 10S moro than the actual appro-
p%riations for the same period. The total 10
$462, 647, 1856. as against $421. 1890 for the
TT. Tho increase is made up almost entirely
Of estimates for Notifications and river and
harbor improvements.
or tho latter Secretary Alger says that the
total appropriation is not expected, but no de-
Bire5 to show what the projected improvements
will show when completed. 1t is recommended
that the salaries OF the three Assistant Score.
tAries of State De increased. the First Assistant
from 81, 800 to SIS. 900, and the second and third
from 80, 500 to "a. 500 each.
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Prof. Hufland

designated the Carlsbad Water
as the most vigorous stonc-dis-
solving and evacuating medical
ment. Carlsbad Water has proven
to be of great value in Catarrh of
the Stomach, Rheumatism, Govt.
Habitual Constipation, Torpid
Liver. Dyspepsia, Diabetes and
Diseases of the Kidneys.
Beware of limitations. The gen.
uine Carlsbad Water and Carlsbad
Sprudel Salt must have the seal
of the City of Carlsbad and the
signature of "Eisner & Mendelson
Co., sole agents, New York." on
every label.