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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-26
1DIIJO.

CLATK. At New York city, Nov. 90. 1897. Fannie
f. Clark, widow OF Col. Henry W. Clark. In the
4Oth year Of her age.
Relatives and friends are respectfully invited 70
attend the funeral from Trinity Church. New
Rochelle. n. y, on Saturday. Nov. 81. at p
Trains leave Grand Central at 2:o2 p. NJ.
HAHS.-At st. Louis. No.. on Nov. 80. 1907. Sarah
Elizabeth. widow OF Samuel Hays. aged SO years.
Relatives ana friends are invited to attend the
funeral services at the residence Of her brother.
David II. Morris, Is Humboldt ST., Newark. n. j..
on this Friday at 2 p. NJ.
KANE.-On Wednesday,, Nov. "a. Sarah Ann Kama,
the beloved daughter of Sarah and Thomas Kano,
aged II years and . months.
Funeral from her late residence. at 90 Union square,
on Saturday. Nov. %. at $3.50 p. NJ.
RAFFERTH.-on Thursday. Nov. 26. At her rest.
dcnce. SEQ East 18th st., Ann Rafferty,.
Relatives and friends are invited to attend the
funeral on Saturday, Nov. 81. at 9 P. NJ.
On Tuesday evening. Nov. 23. 1897.
Edith. daughter Of Julia II. and the late William
T. Ryerson.
Funeral services at the residence OF her brother-in-
law, Henry c. Lawrence. le8 West Ssth st.,
Friday morning. at 1880 O'Clock.
TALBOT.-Suddenly, at his residence. a5 East Asth
st.. Marcus II. Talbot.
Notice of funeral hereafter.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-26
TEACHERS CAN'T @ EFT THEIR MONEY.
The New Tax LAW Has LEFT Many Staten
Island Districts without Funds.

The New Tax Inv Has LETT Many Staten
Island Districts without Funds.
Many of the teachers in the public schools of
Richmond county are in straitcned financial
circumstances owing to the non.payment of
their salaries, due to. complications following
tho changing Of the law relating to the manner
in which the school tax shall be collected and
distributed.
Under the old law tho district collectors re-
ceived tho tax and paid 1t directly to the school
district. Under the new law the tax is col
lected with tho county tax. and distributed
through the Supervisors of the various towns.
In the old days the money was collected in
August, and thus was on hand when the schools
rTeopened after the summer vacation Sttin In the
carry balances OF several thousand dollars in
the treasury, the new conditions did not have
effect in any material way. Many of the small
err districts, however. have been unable TO pay
any bills for months for lack of money. They
appealed to the Board of Supervisors. but this
them, and in the end the teachers salaries had
to be left unpaid. Many of the teachers have
not received any money for over three months,
and, they are confronted by empty purses and
tradesmen clamoring for money and threaten
ing TO close credit accounts.
With some OF the teachers this has resulted
In actual hardship. One teacher smashed her
eyeglasses, and being unable to read without
them, had to appeal to a trustee Of her school
for money with which to have the broken
tense, repaired. In another instance a young
woman appealed to another trustee for sufii.
cient money with which to replacesher broken
kept off the ground. Just how long the teach
ers will have to endure the present conditions
Is a problem rot m but there re- seems e. Ito to be no OHM tmne .io
law says the money must be paid from has not
been completed. and viii take many days to
finished state, the hooks havingsjust been made
up by the Board Of Assessors.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-26
Mr.. DITMARS TALKS SNAKE.
MULBERRY PARK CHILDREN EN-
THUsIASTIO OYER HIS PETS.

ne Carries Snakes By the BsGfsl 60 . sehooi-
house. and the Boys ana Girls FiEht 10
Get Possession or the Reptiles - rare
or n Rnttiesnnko THAT Caught y Burglar.
The school children Of old Mulberry Bend had
n peculiar Thanksgiving treat last night when
Raymond L. Ditmars, the snake sharp OF the
American Museum of Natural History, laden
with bags Of live reptiles Of various Sizes and
kinds, journeyed down to the public school NJ
Mulberry and Bayard streets to lecture on
Snakes" Tho youngsters crowded In sueh
numbers to hear about the snakes that tho
doors were closed at 8 o'clock and lots OF the
childrenScouldn't get in. The girls outnum'
bered the boys in the building. They sat In q
somi-circlo in tho covered playroom around.a
big table on which Mr.. Ditmars carefully
deposited the imprisoned snakes.
Mr.. Ditmars told how It was possible for q
constructor to swallow an animal FIVE times as
largo as itself, and then produced his first ex;;
hibit. It was n kingsnake five feet long, and
ward to get staa0S close see' Views VeOAMs Mr.. pitmSrs said
that the snake was Q cannibnl, and was able TO
swallow q snake only Ave inches shorter than
leave. the tail of the victim sticking from its
mouth. producing the appearance OF q snake
up a garter snake next, and set the children
laughing when he said that he got II near Fort
h tnro " Became Sna that hat S E isy mother wsshs a Of brood ,sc SdH 6Pf
sNhS ~~eAH t"S AIB
thirty nine young snakes"
Then he stretched a big hog snake on the table.
1t had q snout and when Mr.. Ditmars, tor
mented it,.hissed, and made o great hit with the
Mulberry street children. Mr.. Ditmars got to
rattlesnakes finally, and he produced o fine live
RATHER, held II down with O long wooden point
and grabbed its head. The reptile Missed and
began to rattle at a great rate, to the evident Dc.
livht Of the boys. Mr.. Ditmars added to the
success OF this exhibit by telling Of a friend of
his who caught q diamond-back %rattler and
let 1t loose In his back yard to get rid of q pest
of surplus rats. The RATHER became tame and
used to sleep in the kitchen.
"One night my friend was awakened by a
great uproar in the Kitchen" said Mr.. DitInars.
"Chairs were overturned and presently he heard
tho groans Of q man. On going downstairs to
investigate he found the rattler coiled about a
ting for the police"
Mr.. Ditmars was particular to say, that his
friend was the authority for this snake story.
He dropped the RATHER into q bag and with great
care got hold of a big Florida moccasin. When
he held it's head and presented q lead pencil be-
fore IL, the reptile drove its fangs into the pencil.
This exhibit ended the lecture, and Mr. Ditmars
had barely expressed his thanks for the attention
of the Mulberry street children when the girls
and boys jumped up and made a rush for the
bags containing the snakes. The janitor had
some trouble In saving the table. But the
snake sharp had put the poisonous exhibit Out
of the way and there wasn't any danger.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-26
FAKIRs SPINDLE CHILDREN.
They Give . Bogus GIFT show Mt stapleton and
Are Chased Out OF Towa.

Are Chased Out OF Tows.
Two fakirs from this city reaped a harvest of
dimes from school children in Stapleton, 8. l.,
yesterday, through the medium Of . fake gift
show. The men engaged the German Club
rooms and advertised In all the public schools
that a show would be given "under the auspices
Of the ladies of the city, strictly moral In char
acter, and Endorsed by tho clergy and teachers
of the schools" The performance was adver-
tised to begin at 8 o'clock, and everybody was
urged to be present. rain or shine. or foreRo .
golden opportunity of getting a present. The
list of gifts ranged from an express wagon to a
lawn tennis set, and was sprinkled largely with
offers OF big dolls. skates, and other articles de-
sired by boy or girl. The price OF Admission was
fixed at ten cents. and positively no charge for
the presents"
Among the attractions offered were trained
birds, a magician, a Punch and Judy show, and
a vcntriloquist. When the curtain rose at 3:45
o'clock there were about three hundred women
and children In the hall. The Punch and Judy
performance lasted until 4:15 O'Clock, and then
one of the men announced that the show was
over. A howl went up from the youthful audi
tors, and cries OF flake" were raised. The
mothers in the audience marched for the stage
entrance and the fakirs made their escape
through a window. The boys rushed down
stairs with the girls and women at their heels.
The fakirs ran down Prospect street with the
boys stoning them and hooting them as they
the boys, who stopped to gather them up, thus
enabling the fakirs to get ABOARD u trolley car
in safety. The police were notified OF the
aWindle.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-26
CINARIES IN A BEA UTY MATCH.
Yellow BcIsinus. Solid Greens, Long Mottled.
and Norwich Orange.

HbtiO" ~ botto ~FNSnbf hfohA tttN
ana Norwich Orange.
In the hall at $3.50 Third avenue about 100
fluffy and sleepy canary birds roasted On their
pcrches last night, and blinked discontentedly
at the bright lights, while u crowd Of experts
discussed them. All the afternoon they had
been hopping about, chirping and singing in
their best manner, consequently they were tired,
but feeling the Importance Of the occasion,
they strove to keep awake, for this was the
annual exhibition Of fancy canaries, to which
the New York Pathological Society lends its
name. and there were prizes TO be gained. Birds
were entered for competition In sixteen classes,
and the experts said that the quality Of. the ex-
hibits was very high.
1t is not as vocalists that these canaries are
Judged. They are ornamental birds, and
though they sing with the tongue Of men and of
angels. 1t profits them not as much as u prop
erly spread tail or a gracefully extended neck.
Pose seems to be the principal consideration.
and the canary with a long tail and q long
that neck and tail point downward In almost
parallel lines, is the one to land the first prize.
Some OF the notable competitors were the bright
yellow Belgians. the Solid Greens, which are in
yellow, and the Long Notified caneries, with
peculiar markings of black upon buff or yellow.
Noticeably beautiful were the Norwich canaries,
not inferred in competition, which are largo and
cral no%n.competing birds. which. being round
and fluffy, could not compare in shape with the
slender, long.necked canaries. but which made
up for their lack of personal beauty by singing
most melodiously. The exhibition continues to-
day. and tomorrow. There are twenty OK
hibitors, mostly dealers. The officers of the as
ISOLATION are: President, James Morrow; Secre-
tary, Joseph kraus; Treasurer. George Scherb.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-26
ST. AUG UsrIYE's NEW AFFAIRS.
Their Dedication to Take Place on Dec. 10-A
sac, 900 Girt to . Brooklyn Church.

Their Dedication to Take Place on Dec. 10-A
SAO,O 900 Girt to . Brooklyn Church.
The three new affairs In st. Augustine's
Catholic Church at Sixth avenue and Sterling
place. Brooklyn. have been almost completed
and the dedication ceremony has been fixed for
Sunday, Dec. 10. by the Rev. K. w. McCarty,
the rector. They will add q crowning ornament
to this beautiful edIfce. as the affairs are said to
be the finest in this country. Tho cost of tho
main altar Is stimate at $4,000 and Of each
of the side affairs at S., 900. They are q gift to
the church by q few of the wealthy parishioners,
whose names, the Rev. Father McCarty says, are
never to be revealed.
The main altar is composed of American white
marble, with Mexican onyx and Corunna statu-
airy, and one of its chief will be the
splendid jewelled tabernacle, incased in q bur-
Rlar-proof safe. SO arranged as to appear and
disappear by means of an electric switch. The
four statues on the altar will DO those of st.
Augustine, st. Monica This motherl ST. Paul,
and Moses.
The statue Of tho Blessed Virgin, thanked by
statues of st. Joseph and st. Ann. will ornamen
the side altar on the epistle side, and a statue of
the Saviour, @ feet 9 inches in height. fianked
Mary Magdalen., will stand ON the sacred
heart or gospel side altar. The outer reliefs of
the affairs have representations of several Scrip
tural passages. The dedication ceremony will
be a notable event in the Brooklyn diocese.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-26
TWICE AssAILED WITH rITRIoL.
The Liquid Was Thrown In Mrs. Winsor's Face
by the Same Man Both Times.

u hltNutu NNAb hhEo"A ~ NhFh. NthbSE so
by the Samo Man both Times.
PROVIDENCE, r. l.. Nov. 25.-Mrs Ellen Win
sor, tho wife of Charles Winsor. a night watch
man at the new public library building. appears
to be the victim of a plot to blind or d~isfigure
her for life. Twice \ man whom she does not
know has thrown vitriol in her face. On both
occasions she has saved her eyesight by holding
her arms and hands before her face, but each
time her face has been badly burned by the
liquid. The last assault was committed Wednes-
day morning. She walked into her home about
$3.50, and as she closed the front door behind
her n man, whom she recognized as her former
assailant, rose from his hiding place and threw
the contents Of q vino glass at her face, A por.
ton struck the left side OF her face and burned
1t severely.
Tho first attack upon her was made two weeks
ago. She was bending over a washtub In her
kitchen. She heard footsteps.a and as she turned
she felt q liquid strike her face which burned
and stung like fire. She caught only Il fceting
glimpse Of her assailant. In each instance she
was warned the day before she was attacked by
postal cards, These cards were not signed and
stated that the writer was coming to see Mrs.
Winsor the next day. The case is q very mystic
rious one and has bafled the efforts Of the po-
lice.
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nm. aD1KE ON RECIPROCITY.
why ne pid Not Approve the ola Liberal Iaea
or Continental Free Trade.

TORONTO. Nov. 25.-Mr. Edward Blake, nom.
Der Of tho British House Of Commons for South
Longford, Ireland. and former leader of tho
Liberal party In Canada, made an important
speech at strathroy to-day. touching on tho re.
latlons of the United States and Canada, and
unrestricted reciprocity between the two coun-
tries. What he said was in explanation and
vindication OF his retirement from tho Liberal
leadership In Canada In 1901, n question on
which he has generally preserved silence,
In 1891 tho Liberal party, he said, went to
the country with the policy OF unrestricted
reciprocity with the United States, or conti-
mental free trade. lie fully recognized, as he
had long recognized, tho enormous and imme-
diate advantage OF the great practical freedom
OF trade with all countries, and most %partiou-
larry with the country that was coterminous
with ours, yet he was, convinced that a policy
which necessarily involved o great and general
Discrimination against Great Britain was not
merely lrreconcilable with our financial re-
Quirements, swollen as those had become. but
also included. Of necessity the assimilation of
public and It's practical control in the capital Of
the republic at Washington.
He was sat'sfied that IL would produce a bad
feeling in Great Britnin; that 1t would lead
toward severance from that country and to POI
lltical union with the States, and he believed
that his fellow countrymcn did not apprehend
these results and were not prepared to adopt
these conclusions.
While admitting the advantage to Canada Of
q reciprocal preference with Great Britain, he
OF practical politics and he was quite prepared
to say that he Endorsed, with absolute con eviction
OF its soundnoss, the action Of Sir Wilfrid Lau-
rier in England upon that subject.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-26
Is HE A SANDBAGGER7
A Detective Captures . Prisoner by Pretend.
Ing TO He Drunk.

A Detective Captures = Prisoner by Pretend
Ing TO He Drunk.
Joseph Murphy, 10 years old, who said he
lived at 800 East Thirty.1fth street, was re-
manded In the Yorkville Court yesterday on
suspicion that no was a member Of a gang Of
youths who have recently assaulted and robbed
men near First avenue and Thirty.fourth
street.
Detective Sahulka of the East fifth
street station was instructed to investigate tho
reports OF robbery. At /. o'clock yesterday
morning he pretended to be Intoxicated and
staggered down toward the Thirty-fourth street
ferry.
Near First avenue Murphy walked up to him,
took his arm and said he would lead him home.
The young man was taking him into n dark
alleyway when tho detective threw off his pre-
tense OF being drunk and arrested his guide.
At the station house O flannel bag was found
in the prisoners pocket, 1t was empty, but 1t
had the appearance of having contained sand.
The detective told Magistrate Deuel. that he be-
lieved it to be a sandbag used in the recent rob-
berries near the Thirty-tourth street ferry, and
asked that the prisoner be held to see IL some of
the men who had been robbed could not identify
him.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-26
BRAZIL'S ELECTION.
Rival Republican" Candidates. but Ne DIs-
turbances Up 20 Oct. no.

Rival Republican Candidates. hut Ne DIs-
turbnnces Up TO Oct. no.
Ex.Consul William L. Towno arrived yester-
day from Rio Janeiro on the steamer Catania.
When no loft Rio, on Oct, SO, everything was
quiet. The Republican party" Of Brazil was
divided into two wings. each with q candidate
for President. The election takes place In
March. Prudento Moraes, the present Presi-
dent, was at the head of one wing. which sup
ported Campos Sales. at present Governor OF
dent. The present VicesPresidonI Manoei Vic
torina, and the other wing of the party advo-
Gated the election of Col. Lauro Sodre, Repre-
Para. The two wings of the party. held rival
conventions, and wero supporting their candi-
dates In O vigorous newspaper campaign.
Stump speaking is not the custom in Brazil. AT
that time there was no sign of active hostilitles.
and MIR. Towne thinks tho reports Of trouble
must be eXaggerated.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-26

Lew Fees and Cheap medicine Threatsn q
split the GEORGIA Medical society.

SAVANNAH. Ca, Nov. 25.-An interesting dis
cusslon has developed In the Georgia Medical
Society, composed of practically all the ply
sicians of Savannah. Some OF the physicians
who have have had no participation in the
Savannah Hospital recently organized the st.
James Dlspensary, TO afford treatment TO the
poor at 20 cents and medicine at cost. This
because many of their ~ fees have been cut Off
by tho opening of the dispensary., There came
prominent ply siCianS at Il recent meeting of
The society, and the subject of the expu sion Of
those who formed the st. James Dispensary Is
ground Of unprofessional practice. This charge
grew largely out Of the fact that several articles
about the dispensary were published with the
names OF the physicians, and u was charged
thai they were seeking advertisement, which
is considered unprofessional.
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9. Voluntary " Contributions or $40 Each 70,
the school Directors Campaign.

the school Dlrectors' Campaign.
PoTTsvILLE. Pa. Nov. 25.-1he trial of the
school directors of West Mahanoy township Is
developing an unusual condition of affairs ex-
listing between tho School Board and tho public
school teachers. James f.. Gallagher. principal
OF the Lost Creek School, testified that twenty
nine teachers contributed $40 each for a cam
paign fund to keep the School Board in office
and to retain their positions as teachers. A
large number OF the teachers are relatives OF the
school directors. "The campaign contribu-
tions were purely voluntary, and the School
Board knew nothing about it, he added. Tho
fund was to hire teams. get out the vote, pay
taxes, and man the polls. One director held the
office for fifteen years.
NJ. J. Brennan and Thomas Dixon testified to
the existence of the campaign fund. NJ. II.
Carey testified as to the organization of the
fund. Miss Sabina Flahorty testified that she
had given up $40 for the fund. A number OF
the teachers gave testimony that they we're told
purely voluntary. Miss Sallie Palmer swore
that she understood that the fund was merely
for the protection of the interests Of the teach.
ers. A half dozen teachers testified that their
monthly salaries were $35 each, but that they
willingly gave $40 each. They were told they
could give any amount they saw MT.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-26
sARAH DOW IN THE RIVER.
Rescued by . Canal Boat Captain and Ret
cent Over Her Adventure.

Rescued by . Canal Boat Captain and Reti-
cent Over Her Adventure.
A splash in the river. followed by a woman's
screams. brought Capt. Fred Reed OF the canal
boat Geo. Hutchinson to the dock at the foot of
Baltic street. Brooklyn. In a hurry carly yester.
day morning.. II am here" shouted a woman
who was ~clingine to a pile in the water, and
Capt. Reed. with tho assistance of Waterman
Charles Brandt, quickly reached her with a ropo
and ladder and brought her to the dock. At the
Long Island College Hospital. to which she WAS
removed. the woman said she was Sarah Dow.
marble yard at that address. and the name given
by tho woman was also probably fictitious. She
hurried from the hospital. yesterday afternoon,
fusinR to give any explanation of her adven-
ture. The doctors uTmise that she had been
drinking. and. wandering to the dock, walked
overheard.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-26
EFT sHoorEn KILLS 4 GALE.
Mr.. HoIan'a Preference for Live Game May
Lead To ~ Damage SHIT.

ORANGE, \. j., NOV. 25.-Members of the Cen.
tury Club of this city who went on a target ex-
cursion TO Bayonno to-day were treated to an
exhibition OF sharpshooting not down on tho
programme, and as u result OF which at least
one Of the member may have 10 appear as de-
tendant in "a suit for damages.
While the target shoot, was in progress a
Young calf ran across the field. John j. Boian,
Tho President of the club, was unable TO resist
lie temptation when live gaine presented itself,
and rought the heifer down with u pretty shot,
scnding a bullet into her head just behind the
car. The calf belonged to a farmer, who threat
med 10 shoot Mr.. bOlan and who demanded
he declared was OF choice breed. BOlan offered
TO buy the carcass. to DO roasted for a barbecue,
but the farmer refused 10 take less than 500,
and the excursionista made their escape while
the farmer was looking for . constable.
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THE DOG QUESTION IN WAIVE co.
IL 10 Estimated That One-FouFth or tho Poor
Fund Goes Toward Supporting Dogs.

LYONS, n. Y. Nov. 25.-rhe Wayne County
Board of Supervisors has been confronted with
the dog question in several forms this year.
Sheep-killing dogs have got In their work to
a marked extent, and in many quarters 1t has
been asserted that q great proportion of the
poor funds were used to maintain dogs. The
northern portion OF the county, where fishing
and hunting, legally and illegally. occupies the
majority of the male Inhabitants, poor bills are
heaviest and dogs most numerous. Supervisor
Cyrus p. Fitch OF Butler, a philosopher of the
advanced school, secured the passage OF q reso-
for the hrst one. ~ for each additional one, and
So for all females. Whether this will result in
seen, but 1t Is believed that II will lessen the
amount annually contributed for the support of
the poor. Supervisor Fitch estimates that one
fourth OF the poor fund goes toward supporting
DORIS.