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The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1897-09-27

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upon the fact that the new revenue
producing and business reviving tariff
is now in force. That business hence
forth Will revive under the new tariff,
there need be no doubt. OF course one
cannot get well as quickly as he be-
comes i'll, and the country's Industries
must not be expected to assume the
most prosperous conditions at once, for
1t has taken four years and over to
reach the bottom of hard times. We
may expect, however, to see business
improve now, and by another spring
labor ought to be fully employed
Schenectady IN. " Union.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-24
CHARLES EWING eREBN DEAD.
President or the Trustees OF Princeton +semi-
nary Stricken At o Meeting.


TRENTON. n. J.. Dec. 23.-Charles Ewing
Green, IL. D.. President of the Board of Trus-
tees of Princeton Theological Seminary, diod
suddenly at the residence Of Prof. William Lib
hey, in Princeton. at 5.45 this evening. He was
taken Ill while attending o meeting of the trus.
tees, and after being attended by DR.. Macdonald
was removed to Prof. Libbey's home. Here he
appeared to improve, and DR.. Macdonald and
Prof. Libbey were preparing to leave the room
when they heard o gasp, and. approaching DR..
Green's bedside, found that he was dead. DR..
Elmer of Trenton, who had been summoned,
arrived soon afterward and said that death was
the result of acute indigestion. which had caused
q blood clot at the heart.
DIR. Green had been a sufferer from indiges-
ton for many years, but recently his health had
improved. Two weeks ago DIR. Green's son,
John G. Green, died, and last week the family
left for Fortress Monroe. Yesterday DR.. Green
returned to attend the meeting in Princeton to-
day. His family. consisting of the widow. son.
Henry w, and two daughters. Misses Helen
AMI Susanna. will return to Trenton tomorrow
morning, having been notified Of the death this
Charles Ewing Green was born in Trenton in
was Chief Justice Of New Jersey from 1916 to
1863. and Chancellor. from 1860 to 1866. His
Chief Justice Ewing. He was graduated from
Princeton College IN 1850, Ia Ing received his
He studied law with his uncle. Judge Caleb s.
Green. and with Justice Edward @. Scudder,
and was admitted to practice as an attorney In
1868. Four years later he was made a counsellor.
and soon a~fterward was appointed Supreme
and published @. Il. Green's Reports. DIR. Green
At his death was President Of the trustees Of
Princeton Theological SepiRary and Of the
founded with money left by John g. Green. Ho
was a director and Vicc-Presldent Of the Tren-
| Jersey Railroad and Canal Con pany, President
Of the trustees of the First Presbyterian Church
Of Trenton. and connected with many charitable
and benevolent associatio 8. He was one of the
four residuary leaatees of tho John Q. Green es-
tate. A half sister. Mrs. William 8. Livingston,
lives In New York city.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-24
FERRYBoArs IN COLLISION.
Tho MopatconE's women's Cabin steve BY
West shore boat.

Tho MopatconE,s Womea's Cabin stove BY .
West Shore boat.
The Delaware. Lackawanna and Western
ferryboat Hopatcong was stove last night by
q West Shore ferryboat, said by some OF the
Hopatcong's passengers to have been the New
burg. The Hopatcong was nearing her Christie
pher street slip on her z o'clock trip from Ho-
boken when the other boat, coming up stream.
struck her behind the paddle boxes on the star
board side. A big hole was torn in the women's
cabin above the water line. The shock was 30
great that many Of the passengers were thrown
from their feet. Fortunately. the women's
cabin was deserted. the passengers having
crowded on to the forward deck in anticipation
of landing.
The boat made her slip without difficulty.
while tho West Shore boat proceeded on Its trip.
apparently uninjured. The Hopatcong carried
passengers back to Hoboken. and was preparing
to bring over another load to New York when
Capt. Heffern. the assistant superintendent of
the line, ordered that she be tied up for fear
that she might sink.
The officers OF the boat refused to say any,
thing concerning the cause Of the accident, and
after the order had been given to tie up. took
great care that no reporters got aboard to learn
tho exact condition Of the boat.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-24
D1sF1auREs HIMSELF FOR GAIN
A BeEGar Applies CnrboiIo Acid to Stimulate
Buslneas.

~ hekBAF hpptlcb ~
Buslneas.
ST. LOUIS, Dec. 23.-Judge Peabody to-day
fined John Cafferty $50 and committed him to
the workhouse for disfguring himself with car
bolic acid. Cafferty had been begging on the
streets. A month ago Policeman Goetz saw him
exhibiting a badly burned arm and explaining
that he received the injury from an explosion of
molten metal in a foundry.
On Tuesday Goetz saw Cafferty again, and the
wound had not healed. The begRar was taken
to the City Dispensary. where physicians dis
covered that the burn had been inflicted with
carbolic acid repeatedly applied. The acid act
ing as an antiseptic, blood poisoning was pre-
vented.
An investigation revealed that Cafferty be-
longs to a lot of beggars who make q practice Of
manning themselves in order to excite pity.
They lodge In two levee hotels and spend their
receipts for liquor. 1t is believed that this gang
has from thirty to forty members. There are
several women among them. Ono lad. a pal of
Cafferty, is found to have had q burn on his fore
arm for seven months. The police intend to
break up the gang.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-24
SsOO,O 900 FIRE IN CHICAGO.
The Tosetu Rssiaurant and the slusaey Bill
Hard Hall Destroyed.

Hard Hall Destroyed.
CHICAGO. Dec. GA fire which wiped out
what is said TO be the largest billiard hall In the
world and one of the best restaurants In Chicago
did damage tonight to the extent of nearly
$2OO.O 900 in the heart OF the business part OF Chi
cago. The upsetting of a pot OF grease in tho
kitchen of the Tosetti. a restaurant and beer hall
at lO4 and l06 Madison street, between Dearborn
and Clark. caused the fire. A few minutes after
the fire started an explosion OF natural gas
wreekea Lne en.re inferior T .n9 stSoashIleht;
persons In the crowd which had been attracted
BY the fire sustained injuries. Many moro were
sion and slightly hurt and several hremen were
injured, one being probably hurt MORALLY.
s,a ans b mII d4luao1tbx e three u rnnerfdo o . Of me w iHEf
were occupied by W;P. Mussey c asa billiard
hall. academy, and amphitheatre for eXhibi-
into a panic by the explosion OF gas. There was
although nearly all had TO make their way down
the fire escape Of the building. as the stairways
were cut OF by the wrecfage. A few were
SECOND, third, and general alarms OF fire
were turned in, and nearly all the engines In the
Effective work was done by tho department,
and the flames were easily confined TO the one
DANGER 9aIn1sPs 10 the adjoining baiIdinss. caused by
2 burst In a large natural gas supply pipe,
manholc In the sidewalk. Streams from a
half dozen engines were directed upon the
blazing Uas without effect, and II was abandoned
for a time, Later the %stopcock at the street
main was found and the gas turned of,
The water frozc almost as fast as II left The
hose n~ozEles; and In n short time, tho whole
front of the building was incased In ice. The
streets and were flooded, and Madi-
son street in front OF the blazing structure was
like q frozen pond. as was Dearborn street. The
blockaded cable cars were sheathed In ice.
Bursting hose drenched the throngs OF sDeota-
tors, whose garments trOEe Eun.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-24
sPRANG TO HIS RESCUE.
MIR. Meeks Injured while Trying TO Stop .
Runaway Horse-His Wife Thrown Down.

Mr.. Meeks Injured While Trying to stop q
Runaway Horse-His wife Thrown Down.
Hamilton v. Meeks. of the firm of Gardner
& Meeks, lumber dealers in Union street. Union
Hill. N. j., and his wife. were badly hurt
last night. While they were standing at
the corner Of Third street and Bergen
Line avenue, In that town, a horse at
tached to a delivery wagon became
frightened at n trolley car bound for Hoboken,
which Mr.. Meeks had Just signalled to stop.
Mrs. Meeks was in it's way. and she was thrown
down with great force. Mr.. Meeks had sprung
to her rescue. and had seized the horse by the
bit, but he lost his hold and was thrown to the
ground. His back was injured and he was rem
dered unconscious.
The injured couple were cared for by Drs.
Justin and Armstrong. who do not believe that
Mrs. Meeks's injuries are dangerous. One of
her ribs was broken and she was badly bruised
on the back Of her head. Mr.. Meeks will be able
to get out in a few days. His home is in Church
lane, North Bergen.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-24
Il WoMAN,s BODY VEG HTED DOWN.
80 Thinks Sailor ROnninEtOn-Drew Up Lace
and . sIIk Stocking ON MIa Anchor.

80 Thinks Sailor HonninG Up Lace
and = SIN Stocking ON His Anchor.
Thomas F. bennington. nm old sailor who lives
on Lofts lane, Flatlands, rolled Into the Sleeps
head Bay police station house yesterday after
noon and, with Capt. Brown for a listener. spun
the following yarn;
On Dec. ~ four young men hired the old
sailor to take them fishing In his catboat. They
cast anchor In half q gale four miles of Man
haitian Beach. Tho wind drove them during
the afternoon perhaps q mile and a
half. the anchor dragging. When they
pulled in the anchor they noticed that
a heavy weight seemed attached. but whatever
examining the anchor they found sticking TO IL
"pieces OF flesh, part OF a black corset embroid-
cred with pink silk, part OF a white skirt with
four inch,s Of lace attached, and a white silk
bennington decided that the object In which
the anchor had caught was a womRn's body
weighted down with stone or iron. He wanted
to 20 right ashore and tell the police. but the 9TH
ers wanted no trouble about the matter. ana they
threw the stuff overheard. The old sailor went
home, but at length his conscience troubled him
so because he tboughta murder had been done
that he could not keep his secret any longer. and
he hunted up Capt. Brown.
bennington says that he knows about where
the body was on that day. and IL the police
want to drag for II he will act as guide. The
police, however, are not very enthusiastic. In
corroboration of his story the old sailor gives
the name OF Fred Asselfeldt, a doOrmAn al the
New York Cotton Exchange, as one OF tho men
who were with him.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-24
No More peauu, yyh,.,lsrs In Topeka.

TOPEKA. Doc. 23.-Topeka has outdone Man.
kato, which stopped the singing Of the tune
after the Ball" by ord nance. To-day Mayor
Fellows signed the law which drives out the
peanut whistlers. For years the people of To-
peka have CRASHED their teeth whom the peanut
vender stood beside his screechIng machine and
watched their suffering with stolid Indifference.
But at last the city lawmakers were aroused
through a Greek who has defed the city author.
tiles more than once. The result was an ordi,
nance which will send TO jail any man who sets
one OF those steam peanut whistlers out on the
street and sets II going.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-24
KILLED ny A JUDGE.

Judge CaFikeF or TerFelI. Tex. Shoots Con-
stable James Dead on the Street.
DALLAS. Tex. Dec. 23.-Judge w. H. Cariker
met Constable J. i. James on q crowded street
corner in Terrell, Tex. this afternoon and shot
dead without warning. He then went to
the Chief OF Police and surrendered. The two
officials had frequently quarrelled. They had
one Of their customary war of words this morn.
ing. After the shooting Judge Cariker justified
his action on the ground that Constable James.
Siac9 min : ion tn LIN H luz nr s;e haa g ggGa Z
ker will have a preliminary hearing for bond
before Judge Rutledge tomorrow.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-24
HE HAS MADE HIS PILE.

MIR. Charles a. Piilsbary Retirss from Buai.
meas After Making 80. 900 900 In wheat.
ST. PAUL. MIMI. Dec. 23.-Mr. Charles A.
Pillsbury. who Is reported to have made So, OOO,.
600 in wheat this year. has resigned the man
aRement Of the English syndicate mills. 1t is
said that he foresaw that there would DO a big
shortage of wheat In the Northwest early in
August. and when a little later it was rendered
certain that fully 60 per cent. of the wheat of
this section was below contract grade. he bought
very heavily. He bought wheat oil the way from
80 cents TO rs cents. and sold 1t from 80 cent? TO
$l.o2. Mr.. Pillsbury feels we'll enough over his
recent work to retire from active business.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-24
Us POLICE COURT.
An Alleged swindle Perpstrated on the HGno-
rant Negroes or Newport News.

70" "U"VO "V"U
NEWPORT News. Va, Dec. 23.-The arrest
last night of Sam Gwynne on tho charge OF i'm.
personating an officer has disclosed the fact that
for some time past a wholesale swindle has been
pe ppo Iiyin9 IN those psrts n y tbbis nitY kno =
as the Rockets" and "Bloodhe d." It has
been discovered that a bogus police or justice's
flake" constables and "specials." whose duty
1t has been TO arrest ignorant people on minor
victims according to the size of their purse.
Sometimes these fines were as low as 10 cents,
all the man had, and on other occasions they
have been aB large as $50 or more.
Gwynne was arrested last night just after he
had taken a man into custody. He was armed
with a revolver, n billy, and a pair OF nippers.
He wore no badge. II is known that he has
made several arrests, and at least some of these
have been taken before Justice Henry F. Jones
tive from Roanoke, Va. Gwynne's father was q
Methodist clergyman.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-24
LOST GIRL AND LAWSUIT.
Farmer Fox Fencsd or Hts Lane to Spite His
ReiEhbOr Randolph.

New BRUNSWICK, N. j.. Dec. 23.-The farms
OF A.. r. Randolph and Michael Fox In Piscata-
way township djoin. For twenty years Mr..
Randolph's family have been accustomed to use
a lane that leads over the Fox farm 10 the farm
owned by the Buckelew family. One of the
Randolph boys courted one of tho Buckelew
girls and q son OF Michael Fox became his rival.
Young Randolph won and married the girl.
Mr.. Fox then built a fence across the lane and
defed the Randolphs to use II. Mr.. Randolph
sued for right OF way and the case occupied the
attention OF Justice Dixon and a Jury In court
here yesterday. The jury went out In the after
noon and at 9 O'clock this morning they returned
with a verdict of O cents for Mr.. Randolph.
This carries with it the right TO use the lane.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-24

Heroine OF "Nhen London Sleeps" Burned
In the Kerosene Scene.
We're do Mole. who is playing the heroine in
"When London Sleeps" at the Columbus The
atre this week. was thrown into the tank of
stage kerosene as usual last night by w. Miller
Farnham, who 10 the villain. Then, OF course,
the villain went to touch of tho kerosene. A
row of gas Jets on the inside Of the tank. when
lighted, served for this illusion. Farnham Lit
the gas and Miss De Noie's dress caught fire.
She hoped out Of the tank in . hurry and
fed to the wingrs/ where the flames were extin-
guished. She was sinRed about the face and
arms. but not seriously. She was sent to her
home in the Hotel MInot, at Eighth avenue and
125th street, and may not be able to appear to-
night.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-24
NINTH AVENUE THIRD TRACK.
Elevated Railroad Basy PuttinE 1t In Above
FiTty-thIrd Street.

Workmen began yesterday to lay a third track
on the Ninth avenue elevated railway, Just
north Of Fifty-third street. o point where hero
tofore there has been no middle track for the
express trains. The north-bound express trains
now switch from the middle track to the east
local track just below Fifty.third street and
travel some distance before switching back TO
tho middle track. This arrangement causes q
congestion Of traffic on the Fifty.third street
connection Of tho Sixth avenue road during the
relieved by the completion OF the new section
OF third track. II will take several weeks To
make the change.
General Manager Fransioli said last night
that the reason The change was not made before
was that the girders were not strong enough n
this point on the Ninth avenue road to sustain
tho third track. New and stronger girdsrs were
substituted for the old ones some time ago 10
permit the needed Improvement to DO made.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-24
TOSSED By WINTER SEAS.
kenainEton's Cbristmas BaGgage Soaked ~
stenm from q Broken Pine.

KensinEton's Christmas Baggage Soaked ~
Steam from . Broken Pipe.
The Red star steamship Kensington. which
arrived yesterday from Antwerp more than o
day late, met rough and frigid weather on her
voyage. She pitched and rolled as never before
on a winter trip and shipped many green seas.
nest by the tossing of the ship and fell to the
deck. breaking his arm, Several trunks IN the
before they were secured they smashed against
a steam connection and broke It,. Much Of the
baggage was saturated before the steam was
shut Off. The passengers whose trunks had been
nearest to the broken steam pipe were In bad
humor, at the pier. yesterday when they saw
what the steam had done to the contents of
their trunks. consisting In q large measure Of
foreign things intended for Christmas gifts.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-24
RICHARD CRoKER,s BROTHER DEAD.
ne Wan George. m Elder Brether. LenG As
sistant Clerk or the City Court,

George Croker, a brother of Richard Croker,
the leader Of Tammany Hall. died ut Rosebank,
staten Island, at tho home Of his brothor-in.law
Dr. William I. Jenkins, formerly Health Officer
OF tho Port.
George Croker was an older brother Of the
TammRny chieftain, and for many years hold q
public place as assistant clerk of tho City
Court, Tho fret that the general pub
lie knew Of his relationship to the
Tammany leader was about three or four years
ago, when George Croker suffered q paralytic
stroke. and went to Carlsbad to take q course
OF treatment. He never fully recovered from
the stroke, although no returned to New York
and resumed his duties in tho Clerks Office Of
the City Court, where he was employed up to q
short time ago. Mr.. Croker resided for many
years In the Twenty.third ward. He was never
prominent in politics.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-24

LAWYER on . Fence, Detective Mt the Lawyer.
and Doc ut tho Dcteoiive.

- = ~ NotocshN ~ tue
ana Doc ut the Detective.
Detectives Little and Wood Of tho Kings
county District Attorneys Office went to tho
home of Michael Miller, q lawyer, Of 500 Grand
avenue, Flatbush, last night to arrest him on o
charge Of perjury, They saw him enter the
house. and ringing the bell a few minutes later
they were told by Mrs. Miller that her husband
was not homo. They tried to get past her, but her
two daughters, Maud and Mile, helped her
block the way.
Little then ran to the rear of the house Just In
time to see Miller climbing over the back fence.
He grabbed the lawyer by the leg and yanked
him down. While thus engaged Miller's bull
dog appeared on the scene and began chewing
Little's legs.
He howled for help, and Wood. leaving his
female foes In front, ran around and beat the
dog off. Miller was locked up in tho Grant
street police station.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-24
Naval CADETS INSUB0RDINArE.

Third Class Undergoing Punishment for Dis
respect TO n Superior Onicer.
ANNAPOLIS. Dec. 23.-The entire third class Of
the Naval Academy cadets is undergoing pun.
ishment for alleged insubordination, The charge
Is that they behaved unexpectedly to a Lieu
tenant OF the navy who was In charge Of the
class. The class will be restricted until the
guilty ones confess. Meantime each cadet In the
class will be compelled, TO patrol the building
two hours every day and every night.
The cadets decided at a class meeting not to
divulge the names OF the culprits. II 10 consid.
have occurred during the Christmas holidays. az
It will undoubtedly deprive a number OF young
men of the liberty which they had anticipated.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-24
nla1s Mt the Everetr House.

An awning on the ground floor OF the Everett
House. Seventeenth street and Fourth avenue.
caught hre last night at IL O'Clock. 1t was
quickly extinguished. Some one is supposed to
have dropped a lighted cigarette on it.
Good judges win appreciate the excellence OF Bal.
lAntlne's Brown Stout. Burton and India Pale Ales.
Served a. the Holland, HoRm4n Manhattan, Waldorf.
Astoria, DelmOnlcoS. and Murray HUI Hotals.-AdV,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-24
MRS. CLUTE's MURDERER.

The Ceroner'S Jury Amrn That Albert HoR Is
the Guilty Man.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 28.-The Coroner's jury
to-day returned q verdict that Albert Hoff muir
derod Mrs. Mary Clute in the vacant fiat which
the woman had just rented. The victims head
was broken with a railroad coupling pin.
Hoff was not absolutely identified as the last
man seen going from the house just after
screams were heard, but what convinced the
jury WAS the testimony of two witnesses that
they had seen the coupling pin In Hoff's posses
sion for two years past.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-24
Novel Ac,L.n for Libel.

ROCHESTER,. Dec. 23.-An action has been
commenced by Frederick Payne, one OF the
prominent citizens Of Benton, against
Smith Loveioy Of the same place for
alleged libel. Tho defendant, as the
complaint alleges, was instrumental In
causing the piaintii to be hold up to rldiculs
and contempt in one OF Mrs. Jarley,s wax
figures at a public entertainment In Benton
Centre. ON the eve of Dec. 10.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-24

Troy, Dee. 23.-Mrs Catherine PennIfeAther.
go years OF age, was burned TO death tonight by
a nre which occurred at her home. II Willow
street, CohOes. from the explosion Of a lamp.
she was found sitting in a chair, her body hay-
Ing been burned almost to . criSG
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-24
Judge May shoot an E.cap,nr Prisoner.

THoMAsToN, Ga, Dec. 23.-J. II. Lifsey. a
committing Justice, some time ago was hearing
the case OF Amos Barnes. charged with felony.
AT the hearing the prisoner jerked away from
on the bench. fired at the escaping criminal,
instantly killing him: To-day Lifsey was placed
on trial. charged with murder. He WAS acqui.-
ted. as the law permits an officer to shoot an
escaping prisoner.