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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-30
COMING TO NEW FORKS BLoWoUr.
A Chieare Delerat,sn en- the wsy 10 see the
Greater City start In.

a Chicago DeleGattsn en- the Wsy 70 see the
Greater City start In.
CHICAGO. Dec. 29.-A delegation representing
the municipality and the leading clubs and
business houses Of Chicago left at l1:3oto-night
over tho Michigan Central Railroad for New
York, where they will participate in tho oele-
bration marking the beginning Of Greater
New York. .
The party may remain in New York until
Sunday night Tho heads OF departments OF the
Commissioners McGsnn and Corporation Counsel
Thornton. The Aldermen who will figure in tho
representation are Charles +. Gunther, Charles
Afling, Jr.. William II. Lyman. William T. May
pole. August w. Miller, and VIM. Mangler. Tho
clubs will be represented: Union League, i. i.
Bond; Chicago. O. Fred Kimball; Illinois, Will
liam J. Wilson; Uniyersity.f W. B; MCCLURE;
Athletic, N. @. BilllnRs: 1roquois, John w. Eek.
hart; Standard, Martin Emerich. The Board
OF Education's representative 10 bernard +.
RoEersi Board OF Trades, Charles d; Hsmii:
Stock EXchange's. Albert NJ. Day, and the Ii
brary Boards. +. Il. Herhold.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-30
DECLINES TO CLEAN CUsPIDoRs.

A Democratic FEDERAL JAnitor in Atlanta
Rebels Over WashinEton Orders.
ATLANTA. Ga. Dec. GA determined effort
is being made to Dust Payne. the holdover
Democratic j~anitor of the Custom House here.
Payne has under him four negroes. who perform
the work of cleaning the big Federal building
here. while he Is responsible to the custodian.
Henry Rucker. the Presidents negro appointee.
Yesterday Payne received orders from Wash
ington directing him to share the work OF his
assistants and clean cuspidors. He has notified
Ruckor of his refusal to do this, but says he
will retain his place and await developments.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-30
FORT SMITH IS HARD UP.

Can't ray S. for Its Nstes Duo to .
Water Company.
LITTLE Rock, Ark. Dec. 29.-The city Of Fort
Smith was sued to-day for pc, 900 by the Munich
pal Water Company for water service rendered
the city during the last five years. Tho original
claim was for Sic. 900. but tho city scaled 1t
down to the present amount and made out eight
notes, which the company presented to tho
City Treasurer as they became due. but the
were available for this liquidation. The com.
peny therefore brought suit and In due time
will obtain judgment against the city. which 1t
will hold until the claim Is paid with Interest.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-30
Aame. se,nbrleh aui,e m.

Nine. Marcella Sembrlch. who was to have
started to-day for Chicago to sing with Theodore
Thomas. 10 i'll with the influenza at the Savoy
Hotel. She contracted a cold on Monday morn
Der of Seville" The cold developed into a bad
attack of the grip. DIR. Holbrook Curtis advised
her under no circumstances to attempt the
journey. and she telegraphed to Chicago yester-
day that 1t would DO impossible for her TO keep
her enRARenente.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-30
Raines Law Taxes In Richmond County to re
CelIected by ComptroIIerC oler.

ALBANY. Dec. 29.-Attorney-General Hancock
has written an opinion holding that after noxt
Jan. 1. as Richmond county will become o part
Of New York city, 1t will DO the duty OF the
New York city Comptroller to collect the taxes
under the Raines Liquor Tax law in the Rich
Richmond county Treasurer. the duties OF the
latter being d~evolyed upon the City Comptroller
also holds that tho Queens county Treasurer
shall continue, after Jan. !, rs at present. to
collect the taxes under the Raines law in that
portion OF Queens county incorporated in the
greater city of New York.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-30

moval In this new department tho engineers,
onicers, and ~subordinetes, except the attoIneyn.
yides that the Brooklyn Bridge shall remain
open free for foot passengers at all times. Ills
enforce the Observation-Disclosures by the NUM-
cipai Assembly for bridges. The terms Of the
bridge trustees cease on Dec. 81, and the Com
missioner Of Bridges succeeds to the powers
heretofore exercised by these trustees.
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New Electric Road in wsstohe.,er County.

ALBANY, Dec. 29.-The Hudson River and
Long Island Sound Railway Company. with It's
principal office In New York city. was incorpo-
rated to-day with a capital OF 500. 900. to con.
struct a street surface road to be operated by
miles in length, from the New York Central sta Ia
tion In Yonkers to the village OF Pelham Manor,
near the New York city line. The directors are
WEIGH of Detroit. James #. Secor, Jr., OF Pei
Ram Manor; D. y; Halstead, Paul Gorham. and
Walter Il. Quick OF New York city, and William
L. Stout of Elizabeth, n. j.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-30
FILLS a PAUPER,s GRAVE.
Burial or . MAN who Onos Owned . Part
tho site or San Francisco.

SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 29.-In a pauper's grave
at Livermore. Alameda county. Fernando Mar
chena was buried yesterday. He once owned q
largo part of the site of the chief business dis
trict Of San Francisco. Marchena always
claimed TO be the first white settler ON tho pen.
insula of San Francisco, in 1912.
He had q Spanish grant to the lands lying be-
tween tho present Kanness avenue and the
Palace Hotel. Several times he tempt To
enforce his claims. but was met with deeds
which. he asserted. were forgeries. He gradu-
ally lost his grip and for several years lived In
supplied by Alameda county.
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The Fire Commissioners received yesterday q
letter from President Marshall Of tho First Aid
To the Injured Society suggesting that fremen
be taught the principles OF temporary treat
ment of the sick and injured. IN which tho
police are now being schooled. He offered to
send instructors to give lessons to the hremen
II the commissioner approved.
notified.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-30
TAxPATERs HOLDING OFF.
Many CitiEens or Flushing VIII Wait rsl
Greater New York.

Greater New York.
WHITEsroNE. L. l.. Dec. 29.-The Board of
Trustees Of this place has placed the warrant
for the collection of the village taxes for 1897 in
the hands OF Collector George Smith. The Col.
lector opened his ofice to receive taxes yester-
day, but few persons have called to pay up.
Many taxpayers declare that they will wait and
pay the taxes to the authorities OF the greater
city. who assume charge on Saturday. The
trustees have included In the tax budget 10 cents
on each 300 OF assessed valuation for the main
tenance Of the police, and II the police arc not
TO De retained Dy the city the taxpayers viii
salaries.
Judgment has recently been granted in small
amounts against the village of Flushing in cases
which would never have materialized had IL not
been that the city OF Now York was expected TO
foot tho bills.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-30
More Takers Island Pirates Arrs.,.s.

ELLSWORTH. Ne, Dec. 2e.-Deputy shsr,n
Frank W. Lunt thinks now that he has 60
oughiy smoked out the Tinksrs' Island Dirstss
who for years have terroriEed this mart 90 a.
Of SUM IN; td an ms raid Of the island last week tive
CHARLES. were captured and iooEaS M 'oIn ena
, ~ DSylo escaped. They were cApt1nsSI wSIpe
'efoAy In . camp on Moose Island by ~
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sale or virsisia Irsn works 70 q Hsv w..
eradicate.

Va. Dec. 2s.-ConErsssman Jsoob
Yost OF staunton. who is one of tho owner of
the Rich Patch Iron Works. left for Now YorL
last night to make the sale of the property to a
ihn ri Sorn syhdicate; Rich Patch is situated ON
GovinGt9n: Va and has the reputation of beins
TToory yaiuS3le property. The shannahanS a.
eSt' Inc price Ia said to be 100000. Nv"
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ANOTHER KLONDIRE EXPERT.
This Ono Thinks the Government Can't geKd
Prov1sions In This Winter.

HELENA, Mon. Dec. 29.-Henry Bratnober.
mining man and one Of the chief experts of the
exploration company 1.-THE Rothschild) of Lon
don, arrived In Helena early this morning. He
is just back from Dyea, where he has engineers
at work looking over the route for the proposed
railroad, which 1t 10 reported his company con-
templates constructing over the ChilkootP Pass to
the head of navigation on the other side of the
divide.
Mr.. Bratnober fears the Government will not
be able to transport supplies into the country
light, but 1t will BIO impossible to get in with
any large amount Of supplies this winter.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-30
TROUBLE FOR p. J. GLEASON.

SUED as Mayor. Hs Will Have 10 Dershd the
Suit at HiS Own Expense.
Two suits, each for 5000 damages, have been
brought. one against Mayor Patrick J. Gleason
and the other against Commissioner OF Public
Works John W. Moore Of Long Island Oily, Nv
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-30
Carpenter o.. or WORK Kills himself

John reich, a carpenter, who had been out of
work for q long time, cut his throat Yesterday
at his home at $50 East Tenth street, in spite
of the attempt Of his wife TO prevent him. He
ysas taken TO Bellevue .AOSpital. where by aled
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-30
Opposed to Trolley Tracks on the Bridge.

Argument was had before Justice Van Wyck
in the Supreme Court in Brooklyn yesterday on
the motion on behalf of Mrs. Lillian Cave, q
taxpayer, for an injunction to restrain the
bridge trustees from laying tracks on the struc.
ture for the use. Of SURFACE cars. Counsel said
travel dangerous. Decision was reserved.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-30
Bids Tor r.ishuns ola Hew York.

Tho Gas Commission met yesterday to open
bids for lighting the streets and public parks of
the present city for the coming year. Seven
bids were received from electric light com.
panies and eight from gas and naphtha concerns
for the lighting Of various sections of the city.
There was little or no competition. The bids
will have to DO .tabulated before the results can
be announced.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-30
Jumped Through tho Ice I.ts tho River.

TORONTO. Dec. 29.-John Burnham, a wealthy
lawyer. Queens Counsel, and ex-member Of tho
Canadian House OF Commons. drowned himself
to-day near Peterboro, where he lived, by jump
ing through the Ice into the river.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-30
r.sL Poison Because Msr Gina Diea.

Johanna Polsten poisoned herself with paris
green when her 3-year-old son Howard died
early yesterday at her homo at 496 East l2lst
street, A physician who was summoned carried
her to the Harlem Hospital. nearly two blocks
distant. She may die.
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Tamnany's Executive to Meet To.
Morrow.

The Tammany Hall Executive Committee has
been called to meet at 4:30 O'Clock tomorrow
afternoon to discuss patronage and other mat
administration.
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change tho whole as
poet Of life by their prompt.
healthful action upon the
stomach. kidneys. and bow
I make LIE worth living. zoe.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-11-19

that is due to our own obtuseness;
the statesman from the bifurcated Da-
kota undoubtedly understands 1t and
properly stands up against it as Rod
erick Dhu stood against the rock in
the pass But ordinary people, fellows
who are not statesmen of the Dakota
stripe, imagine that reciprocity with
Canada would merely mean that Ca
nadians might buy of our folks things
that they wanted and be taxed as lit
tie on them as possible, consistent with
the revenue needs of the Dominion,
and that, reciprocally, our folks might
buy what they needed of Canadian
production without being fined severe
ly for it by their own government. 70
all these plain, common, everyday
people such a reciprocity, instead OF
seeming absolutely ridiculous" ap-
pears to be very sensible. But they
aren't statesmen; that is, North Da-
kota statesmen.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-11-19
4 MERE MAKESHIFT.

We notice a disposition among our
Republican papers to whip the devil
around the stump" by proposing as
a solution of the currency problem, the
retirement of all United States notes.
treasury notes and national bank notes
in denominations below ten dollars ana
of all silver certificates above that de-
nomination. thus forcing into circula-
ton more silver, either in coin or us
representative, the silver certificates.
AS a dose of medicine that would nave
an immediate and lasting effect, cor
rectine some notions about silver anu
disillusioning the bulk of its worship
ers. the provision for smaller denonl-
nations of the silver certificates could
he eliminated and their retirement
forced by their redemption in the CON-
thus forcing out several hundred mill
ion standard dollars to be carried by
those whose purchases are in small
amounts. By the time the most de-
voted silverite had toted about IN MS
pockets from ten to fifty OF THESE
weights he would begin to doubt the
suitableness of that metal for his bust
ness.
Prior to 1888 the silver certificates
issued in payment for purchases OF
bullion under the Allison-Bland act
were issued in large denominations.
T,he bulk of them were above tens and
as high as thousands. The panic OF
1884 growing largely out of the unset
Ting caused by these purchases anu
certificate issues, with the demand on
the treasury for gold redemptions, was
met by Secretary Manning with sug-
gestion, adopted by congress- 10 au-
tborize the issue of certificates in de-
nominations below ten. This aVerteu
the more serious consequences OF that
panic. In view of the proposed extern
sion of Manning's plan it is worth
while to see what effect would be pro-
duced on the currency if congress au-
thorized it. The latest accessible report
of the statistician of the treasury gives,
in the treasury financial tables,
statement of the quantities of each
form of federal credit currency then
outstanding and in circulation. FROM
if we take the following figures:
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-11-19
vELAsQUEns CONFESSION.
Attempt at SeIf-Justifcntion Full of
Instantaneous.

MEXICO CITY. Nov. 1S.-A profound
sensation was made in the course of
the trial of the police officials charged
with the murder Of Arroyo by the pro-
ductiOn of confession Of the inspector
general of police NelasqueZ. Tt is
most remarkable attempt at self Justl-
ficaton, and falsely states that mob
of the common people lynched Arroyo
VelaSqueZ said in part. u entertain
the most enthusiastic admiration for
Cen Diaz. l have known him since
infancy when my pareLts taught me
to love and respect him. / saw him
at Guadalupe during the siege OF
Mexico. and since then l have enter
tanned absolute idpIatry for the man
who rules our country. Only two
families remained at Guadli0upe dur
ing the siege. one was that of Don
Susano MOntante, and the Other was
ourselves. When 1 reached my major
ity | resolved to serve Gen. DlaZ with
loyalty, though in inferior posts While
| was still young and with d salary of
only $50 a month had charge
of the private correspondence OF Don
Manuel Dublan Afterwards ! was
elected a deputy, and still later the
president sent me to occupy the cn@L
position of authority i'm my nauVe VII
lage at a time of religious movement
without parallel in the history of our
country, a movement involving serious
embarrassment to the government ana
all of it's representatives and every one
knows with what skill ! acquitted
myself in that difficult position as
friend as a partisan and as MeNl-
can
Velasquez then goes on to say that
no direct orders for ArroyO's killing
we're given but that the popuiace. all
ready strongly wrought up by the as
sault upon the president was urged by
suggestions to commit jhe deed. said
he: Il maintain that have done
service to my country i'm proving that
an attack on the president will be FOL
lowed by swift and terrible vengeance
of the populace for nothing but the
smallest hint is needed 20 arm the
hands of the populace and let loose
IFS furv on criminals. If l have COM
mftted fault it is the result Of my
enthusiastic admiration and love for
the president of the republic and l am
not able to measure the magnitude or
that fault"
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-11-19

some counsel when questioning witnesses for
the other side. 1t was evident to the spec
tators that the girl was growing nervous
under the strain. When court adjourned she
stepped down from the stand and tottered
over to her chair. She had no sooner dropped
into it than her head fell over on her
mothers shoulder, her eyes closed and the
roses vanished from her cheeks. In an in
slant a ministsFing Ntrio surrounded Rosa;
Deputy sheriffs7 Miesen and Jansen. While
Clerk Sundbergs5 the custodian Of secret in
dictments, chafef Rosas dimpled hands. Depu-
ties Miesen and Jansen sprinkled water In
her face. Under these effective ministra-
tons she came to" and the three gallant
gentlemen found their occupations gone. :,
In the afternoon, Attorney NcGhee resumed
his nagging cross examination of the girl
who, at last unable to endure it longer. turn
ed toward Judge Lewis with an appealing
look and said -
Your honor, I wish you would make that
man sit back ten feet away from me-
Then, falling back in the witness chair,
Rosa tainted again. AS her head fell over
to one side, Rosa's father, who was IN
court this time, rushed to her assistance and
lifted her from the chair. Then the court
took short recess, during which Rosa was
quickly revived!
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-11-19
PROFITABLE HUMOR.
4 Fathers Grim Joke and what It
DID for His Son.

There is living today on a farm in Con-
necticut a man who at one time was
whimsical writer of considerable local rapu-
tation. How far this reputation might have
Deen extended had he possessed industry in
proportion to his ability can only be guessed.
Not long ago he invited a few friends to
enjoy hunt on his place and the hospi-
tality Of his home One evening the host
was asked if M remembered what first sug-
eested to him that life contained such a
thing as humor. He replied:
"When 1 was about twenty years old my
father took me to town and ! was turned
over to doctor and another man. l was
asked some questions which / did not quite
understand, and then l was thumped and
measured. When it was all over and we
were hOmeward bound ! plucked up courage
to ask what il all meant. My father who
his manner said: You are insured. When
you are forty years old you will have 5000
1 was overcome for a moment, and then
asked: What if / don't i've whereupOn
my solemn paternal pIosenitcr answered;
Then | get il.
sumed grotesque shape, and one night [
wrote letter about it TO a chum whose
father was an editor. The editor thought
it was funny and printed it. with my name.
Later on my father died. Then | mar
ried and in time of course. took out more
funny as at first. But / have never resrct-
ted either the original policy enforced upon
me By the old gentleman or those which /
subsequently took of my own Tolition. The
first was the earliest and best Joke Of my
Young manhood; the others have checked
some of NV inherent laZiness by forcing me
TO al least do enough work TO keep up the
premiums.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-11-19
DREYFUS INNOCENT.
Victim of a Gang of BIackmailing
"JOurnaIists."

PARIS, Nov. 1S-The allegation that
Alfred Dreyfus, former captain of
French artillery, was falsely accused
and convicted by a court martial for
selling French military Dl71 rs to the
agents of a foreign government. con-
tinues to be widely discussed in Paris
and throughout France. From per-
son who is in the counsels Of the fam
lily, the correspondent Of the Associated
Press here learns that Their presenta-
ton of the prisoners case to the
French government, which caused the
present agitation, reveals a thrilling
romance with the gang of so-called
journalists" and stock jobbers who
beset the late Max Lebaudy, the
millionaire conscript. 1t is claimed
that the documents Dreyfus was
charged with selling to Germany We're
never really sold TO the agents Of that
country but were prepared IN lmlta-
ton of Dreyfus' handwriting to black
mail him, his wife being a wealthy
woman and he himself being in good
circumstances. The plot, it would
further SEEM was conceived in 1875,
when the wave Of JeWbaiting swept
over Europe. Dreyfus is of Hebrew
extraction and these jackals OF PARIS
ian society, casting about for FUNDS
determined to "bleed this wealthy
Jew"
A beautiful adventures, whose house
was the resort of a number of French
officers and foreign diplomats, is SAID
to have acted as the go-betWeen In
these shady transactions By invitation
Dreyfus was a frequent visitor TO her
house. In due course of time the plan
for the mobilization Of the French
army, which had been drawn up in a
handwriting which cleverly initiated
Of Orn6unPd
money was demanded for its surrender.
Dreyfus, however, it is said, refused to
pay the sum demanded, knowing that
the purchase of the document would
be an admission of his guilt and would
furnish ground for future eXtortion and
being aware that the fact that he had
been intimate with the woman, VINO
herself was a party to the plot, would
be considered part Of the strongest EVIL
dence> of his guilt.
Continuing, the friend Of the Dreytus
family explains that the newspapers
whose attaches were concerned in the
plot have constantly maintained war
fare against Dreyfus even up to the
present time, and that in consequence
the prisoners wife and family are
obliged to keep secluded. Attempts
have constantly been made, 1T IS alleg-
ed, to eXtort admissions from them to
be used against DreyfuS and 1t Is also
said that advances have been made to
Nine. Dreyfus, wife of the prisoner, in
behalf of the anti-Dreyfus press, offer
ing to cease all opposition to his re-
lease, ''for a consideration"
Finally, it is said, the plan for the
mobilization of the French army, which
Dreyfus is said to have sold to the
agents of a foreign government, was
comparatively unimportant document
the features of which were in the pos
session of all foreign governments, and
was easily fabricated by experts.