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JUDGMENT AGAINST BENNETT.
The Kditor Must SEND vvillsm 4. Haas Around
the Vvorld Free OF Expense.

A Judgment against James Gordon Bennett
was awarded by Justice Wilmot M. Smith In
tho Supreme Court in Brooklyn yesterday In
favor of William L. Bass. Mr.. Bass alleged
thai MIR. Bennett had failed to make good q
promise made through the agency Of the Epen-
ing Telegram. In October, 1896, that news
paper offered to give to the person who made
the closest estimate Of the plurality of tho
winning candidate for President at the election
in November, 1896, n three months trip around
the world, paying all expenses, including hotel
accommodations, travelling expenses. inter
prefers, and guides. The contest closed on
Oct. 81. 1895, and Mr.. Bass alleged that no
came nearest to the plurality and was there
fore entitled to the trip. He wrote an esti-
mato on q coupon, which was received at the
office of the newspaper, that William McKin-
ley's plurality over William J. Bryan would
be 597, 00o. The real figures. he alleges, were
b97, $3.50.
He purchased 10000 copies Of the paper
and cut out and filled in the coupons with
varying estimates, which were sent TO the office.
He asserted that James Gordon Bennett failed
to keep the agreement entered into, and that
therefore the plaintiff was damaged to the ex.
tent OF $4,000. Justice Smith gave judg-
ment for tho plaintiff and ordered that Mr..
Bennett must give the plaintiff a three months
trip around the world free Of all expense, the
route to DO from Now York to San Francisco.
to Japan, to Hong Kong, to Singapore, to Cal.
cutta, TO Cairo, to Naples, to Paris, to London,
to Southampton, to New York. Justice Smith
also allows MIR. Bass $2s.Ss costs.
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CHEAP TELEPHONES FoRNE YORK;
". w. Holmes OF Detroit Says He IL About TO
Fight the bell Cempany Hero.


DETROIT. Nov. 26.-1f the information which
President William w. Holmes of the Detroit
Telephone Company brings from New York is
true, New York city is to have a $500 DOC tele.
phone exchange run by a new company that
will cut the rates down to the scale existing In
Detroit, namely $24 for house telephones and $4s
for business phones. Since Holmes started his
company here he has forced the Bell Company
to cut its rates so per cent. on city service and
80 per cent. on State service reached by the
new company. President Holmes made the
following statement:
"The contemplated deal Is the greatest tele-
phone movement that ever happened. 1t IL a
great thing for the Detroit Telephone Com.
pany, for it means that our success in operat-
the attention OF these Eastern capitalists and
that they have decided to try it in New York.
Heretofore no independent, company has
for q large city exchange without infringing on
the old patents; but the one invented and man
pfactured, by us has proved Its entire &dapta-
pany arc prepared to invest $4,000, 900 at
once in a SO, 900 telephone exchange for Greater
New York, and expect to add very largely to
Their plan contemplates the establishment
Of toll stations In every city of the Empire
present, without betraying confidence, give tho
names of the capitalists, but they mean bust
ness, and II the world knew their names 1t
He was asked If the Western Union had any
hand in this man9uyre and replied:
II cannot answer that
did not really mean @ long-distance telephone
system, he replied:
tbo ts n means ET With ' tbs yyu fbaiangs arr more Swsr than az
and is but a carrying out Of the warfare begun
a tR this and eify Now Pe YcptePPs sG %Rii s soon S Se IT 1t i Ike
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BELLEVUE TOOK HER DOG.
Miss Clausaen wouldn't Go TO tho Hsspita
without It-Both Entered ON the Books.

Miss Clausaen wouldn't Go 70 tho Hospital
without It-Both Entered on the Books.
Louise Claussen. 81 years old. of 50 Pekin
street, Providence. II. l., the woman who
walked into the West Thirtieth street police
station on Thursday night with a dog In her
arms saying that she was tired and sick, and
who. after Sergeant Mccoy had summoned an
ambulance from the New York Hospital, 70.
fused to go to the hospital because the sur.
geon would not take her dog. was received In
Bellevue Hospital yesterday afternoon.
A policeman found her sitSing in q boot
blacks chair with her dog in her lap at Tween.
had been taking morphine. An ambulance
was summoned from Bellevue and DIR. Stone
had not the heart to refuse the piteous en-
treaties of the woman that the dog be taken
also. They were entered upon the hospital
books as Louise Clausscn and dog" The wo.
man was assigned to the alcoholic ward, and
after much persuasion left the dog with the
matron.
The woman gives evidence Of refinement.
She says she was staying at a hotel on LexinR-
ton avenue with her sister -in-law, Miss Rankin,
She had forgotten the name of the hotel and
had been walking tho streets for two days In
search of it. Her father and mother, she said.
were in England.
AT 8 o'clock last night two men and a woman.
unusually well dressed for Bellevue callers
visited the hospital and asked to see her. They
were told that her condition would not allow
her 10 be seen and the woman In the party sent
up q note to the patient. The woman visitor
she said was a dear little thing, and received
every attention and care when at home. The
party left without telling who they were or
giving any information about the patient.
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ali directions. Some Of the marchers were In
jured.
A second procession from q western suburb
reached the Town Hall, but they were dispersed
by the police. The workmen later started with
q mob for the house Of Prime Minister Badeni,
but all the approaches were strongly guarded
by the police.
There was an anti-Governmen demonstra-
tion by thousands Of students and others out
side the Parliament buildings. but this crowd
was also dispersed. The excitement 10 intense
among the workmen and students, but 1t seems
to be limited to them.
Four afternoon papers were coni1scated by the
authorities owing to the accounts they printed
OF the sitting. Forty arrests were made on the
streets.
The Parliamentary occurrences led to q riot
at Gratz, the capital OF Syria. The mob Of Ger
man Nationalist and workmen, after q meet
Ing, wrecked tho office Of the Clerical news
paper. the Voltsblatt.
A squadron Of cavalry was summoned and
rode the rioters down. using their sabres. Many
persons were injured.
According to somo accounts President Won
Abrahamovicz, when the tribune was stormed.
WAS kicked and beaten until he tainted. The
Czechs and the house attendants rescued him
and assisted him from the
There is every reason to expect that the
dragooning of the Deputies will raise a ferment
Of q serious nature In the country. The excite.
ment is already intense, especially in Bohemia.
The Indignation 10 not confined to the bodily
injury sustained by those who were elected.
some Of whom were throttled and bad
ly battered by tho police, but the exer-
ercise Of force is regarded by tho
Opposition and its supporters as arbitrary coer.
cion of the most detestable kind by the Minis
tiers. especially Prime Minister Badeni and the
Governmental majority in It's own interest.
1t is declared that the coercion cannot be con-
strued as q disciplinary measure in defence of
the dignity of Parliament. Tho President is
the more mouthpiece of Count Badeni. The
orders to the police all enanated from the
latter, and sometimes were given directly by
him.
The leaders Of the Liberal parties met this
evening, and resolved to secure the indictment
Of President Won Abrahamovicz and Count
Badoni through the Public Prosecutor for o
criminal abuse Of their official powers.
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seven JuryHen Voted Guilty. Five Not Guilty
To Ne Tried Again.

Seven SuFynen Voted Guilty. Five Not Guilty
To Ne Tried Again.
1h jury in the case of May Kellard, who
was on trial in the General Sessions OH q charge
ofsuttering forged notes, filed into tho court
room last night and informed Judge McMahon
that they could not agree. The jury had been
out four hours, standing seven for conviction
and five for acquittal.
The trial had lasted a week. Miss Ksllard
was charged with raising money on two notes
bearing the forged signature of Mrs. Virginia
Wood. Mrs. Wood Is the wife of William O..
Wood, who was sent to the Middletown In
sane Asylum by a commission before whom
testimony was given to the effect that Wood
spent over 300 600 on Miss Kellard, and find
ing himself without money. forged his wife's
name to notes for large sums.
could not agree Miss Richards counsel was
about to mako a motion 10 have bail fixed for
his client when Judge Mcmahon said 1t would
be better to mako the motion on Monday un-
less counsel was-anxious to:furnish bail immedi-
ately.
Col. Hare said Monday would be time
enough. and then Miss Kellard was led back to
the TomDs.
Assistant District Attorney Lloyd announced
that he would put Miss kellard on trial again
within ten days.
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JURY BRIbING FLAGRANT.
A Knusns City JudGe says &c 10 Impossible {,
Convict a Wealthy Murderer There.

Convict n wealthy Murderer There.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Nov. 26.-Ross w. Lat
shaw. an ex.Justice Of the Peace and a promi-
nent politician, was arrested to-day on the
charge of attempting to bride q juror in the trial
OF DIR. ]. d. Goddard for the murder of Fred
Jackson. Latshaw is n brother of the attorney
for the defence. He is charged with Offering $75
to a juror to hang the jury.
Latshaw was released on bond to appear on
Monday. DIR. Easton Burchard, formerly City
Physician and prominent in local politics, Is
charged with n similar offence in connection
with the same trial. He will have a hearing
next Friday. Other arrests are expected to fol-
low. and a special Gland Jury has been called
to meet on Dec. 6 to investigate the charges.
The failure to secure a conviction in any i'm
portant criminal case in this county for some
time has created a scandal. There are now UNI
der Indictment or awaiting the action of the
Grand Jury in this county sixteen murderers.
There Is one murderer under sentence to hang.
aud he is a poor negro. The criminal Judge said
from the bench recently that 1t was coming to
be possible for a man to kill any one he chose in
this county without fear of conviction IL only
his bank account were in good shape.
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SHERMAN NOT TO RETIRE.
~" "eports to the Contrary Are Declared e
ne Without Foandnhen.

WASHINGTON. Nov. 26.-Those close to ProSi-
dent Mckinley said to-day that all hands had
become somewhat annoyed at the reports. con-
stantly circulated. to the effect that John shor-
man, Secretary of State, is to be retired. The
best information. obtained from those CONVEX
SAINT with the situation. is that President Mo
kinney has not the slightest notion of taking any
step That would lead to the retirement Of Mr..
sherman, and that no one is better acquainted
with the facts than Secretary Sherman himself.
MOST OF tho talk concerning Mr.. Sherman. 1t
was added. was started by certain persons in
the confidence of WhitelHw Reid. editor Of the
New York Tribune, who has desired very much
to succeed Mr.. sherman as Secretary Of State.
me straight information from the white House
Is that all the stories concerning the alleged pro-
posed retirement Of Mr.. sherman have never
had the slightest foundation.
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M1ssoUn1 PAo1F1o PAY REs1oRED.
salaries or the Clerical Forces In the General
Omces Back AT the OLD Grade.

ST. LOUIS, Mo-. Nov. GA Thanksgiving
proclamation that brought joy to the clerical
forces in the general offices Of the Missouri
Pacific Railway was issued yesterday announc-
ing a restoration of salaries TO the scale which
operated in 1898. In that year the salaries Of
the general office mon were reduced 10 per cent,
and the management of the road concluded yes
terday TO restore tho salaries to the old grade.
This Ia the effect Of u statement made tonight
by @. G. Warner. Vice-President of the Missouri
Pacific Railway. Another story, however, has
been current during the day. It was that an
Increase of salarysof 10 percent. had been prof
claimed by tho Missouri Pacific for all en-.
ployees drawing more than $50 per month. This
story also included mention OF u 10 per cent.
cut In 1893.
Vice-President Warner enphatically denied
that the circular would affect any one but the
clerical attaches of the general offices.
There never has been a 10 per cent. cut in
the wages of the trainmen or employees Of the
motive department, and az this circular restores
and does not increase wages, u Is clear those
men will not be affected. The entire sum in.
yolyed in this restoration is not more than
SO, 900 per month"
When asked for an explanation of the circular
Mr.. Warner said:
''The company felt that the men were entitled
to a restoration of their former scale Of salaries,
and, the. roads finances justifying the course, IL
was carried out
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CR0KER'S RESTING PARTY.
CANDIDATES. ELECT OFF WITH HI1r
TO LAKEWOOD.

sheehan Didn't Go. but John p. Carroll Dia.
whom tho Tamnan Men Look On as mr..
CroEer's Next Prony-lt May ne TIA,
There'i ne some Talk About Patronage.
Following is a list of politicians who went 70
Lakewood yesterday on tho $3.50 p. NJ. train.
and who, according to Mr.. Croker, have gone
there for three days of rest and recreation and
not to talk politics:
Richard Croker.
Mayor-elcct Robert A. Van Wyck.
County Clcrk.eloct william Sohmer.
Sheritf.electT Thomas j. Dunn.
District Attorney-eloct Asa Bird Gardiner.
congressman William snlzor.
samuel Cntormeyer. partner Of Randolph
sioner.
Joseph Koch.
Nathan Straus.
Andrew Freedman.
John NJ. Richie, who managed Mr.. Dunn.u
Bhrievaltyc campaign.
II they don't talk politics 1t will DO q wonder.
1t will be noted that Isegister-clect Fromme did
not 20 with the Others to rest and recreate. Il
was not necessary for him to do so. as he will
have an easy time when he goes into Office. He
will find the Registers office filled with care
fully-selected Tammany men whom no will nos
have to remove. The others will go into offices
where they will be called on to do a lot of hard
work in the head-lopping line, and Mr.. Croker
believes they ought to get plenty Of rest in adj
vance. He might tell them how TO do the work,
but he has said that they viii not talk politics
while they are away from the city. If they wore
going to there might be some significance in the
absence from the party of John G. Shcchan and
the presence there of John +. Carroll, who, il 10
generally understood, is going to run the ma.
chine after MIR. Croker gets it thoroughly
manned.
There are those who believe that ~politics will
be talked during the next few days at Lake
wood, and that when Mr.. Crokcr's party returnS
to the city appOintees for most of the good
places to be filled by tho new administration
will have been selected.
LAKEWOOD, Nov. 25.-The party went to the
Lakewood Hotel. of which Mr.. Nathan Straua
is chief proprietor. They were assigned to q
large suite Of rooms on the first floor. and dined
in the public dining room. They spent the even
ing in the hotel office smoAing and listening
TO the hotel orchestra. The conference, it is
thought, will DO held tomorrow. The party will
remain until Monday.
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4 PLOT IN A JAIL.
Nineteen Prisoners Heat . sheriff ana Make
an Attempt TO Escape.

INDIANAPOLIS. Nov. 26.-Nineteen prisoners
In the Gibson County Jail tried to break out
to-day. They made trouble at breakfast, and
when Sheriff Murphey went to see what was
wrong the nineteen men jumped up from the
have time to draw a pistol before HIS arms were
pinioned to his side by John Boyer, who threw
other of the prisoners grabbed the Sheriff by
the throat. and Others began to kick him in the
side and about the head. He attempted to cry
Out, Dat a hand was placed over his mouth.
The noise OF the scutiie WAS heard by Muir
phey's deputies ana they rushed into the corridor
with drawn revolvers. The majority OF the pris.
oners backed away as the deputies appeared, but
Boyer and two others continued TO beat the
Sheriff till they were knocked down with The
butts OF reyolvers. Boyer did not release his
hold till dubbed into insensibility.
Aherlh Murphsy wa badly injured
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SET FIRE TO HIS WIFE.
MInirnno Doused Her with Benziue and tn,
After Failing to Brain Her.

MInirnno Doused Her with Benzlue and Tar
After Failing to Brain Her.
ERIE, Pa, Nov. 26.-Antonio Minirano quar-.
relied with his wife early this morning, and,
after first failing to brain her, doused her with
burning benZine and tar.
Minirano and his wife entertained several Of
their countrymen late last night, and the hus-
band became very cross. After the departure OF
the guests he went to the cellar for moro wine,
and, when his wife followed him with a lamp. he
throw a hammer at her. and. missing the mark,
seized an open can containing benzine and tar
and threw 1t over the woman.
In an instant she was covered with fire. Her
shrieks brought in three boarders, who heard
the woman cry, "Tony. you threw that stuff on
me! You have killed met
The oil and tar burned into the woman's flesh.
and when the officers arrived the husband was
engaged in plucking the crisped flesh from her
body.
The woman died before an ante-mortem state
ment could be secured. Minirnno has been ar
rested.
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KILLED by A HORSE CAN.
The Front Rail Fractured JorEenaen's Skull
The Driver Arrested. but Not Held.

The Front Rail Fractured JorEenaen's Skutl-
The Driver Arrested, but Not Held.
William Wood Of 231 East Thirty -seventh
street. a car driver on the Twenty-third street
cross-town line, was discharged by Magistrate
Mott. in the Jefferson Market Court, yesterday.
after it had been shown that Woods car had
struck Frederic Jorgensen. % years old, of 2l3
East Thirteenth street, inficting probably fatal
injuries.
Jorgensen. with two companions, landed at
the West Twenty-third street ferry about noon
yesterday and boarded an east-bound car. He
stood on the rear platform. and as the car
swung around a slight curve he fell outward
and the front rail of Woods car, which was
going west, struck him on the head. He fell to
the ground unconscious. An ambulance sur-
geon found that Jorgensen was suffering from O
compound fracture OF the base of the skull. lie
was removed to the New York Hospital. whore
he died last night.
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necembsr wheat at so

A squeeze OF tho short interest in December
wheat contracts in the Chicago market was re.
fected In a sharp advance yesterday in the
same future In the local market. Both In Chi
oaRo and here tho dollar mark was reached.
Tho December future in the local market
opened at 9SAi cents a bushcl against osos cents
the close on Wednesday. advanced to 81 00as
and closed at 81. OOI-. The May future was also
strong, closing at 90 cents against olHs cents ON
Nadnnaduy
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THE LIGHT IN THE WINDOW OUT.
For Seventy Years N1iss Day Had Kept 1t Burn
" ing TO Greet Her Absent Lever.

y seventy hears mtnn Day Hnu Kept Ht Burn-
q" ing TO Greet Her Absent Lever.
SPRINGFIELD, Mass, Nov. 26.-Miss Lucinda
Day died to-day, at tho ago Of 90, in q quaint
little brick house In West Springfield, where
she had lived all her life. Seventy years ago
Miss Day had a love affair. Her lover was a
sailor. and on his departure for q voyage Miss
Day promised to place every night a lighted
candle In the window to greet him II he returned
in the night. He has not since been heard from,
but Miss Day refused to believe him dead. To-
night was the first time for seventy years that q
candle had not shone in the window.
With the exception of n year spent at school
In Now Haven. Miss Day lived all her life in tho
old house where she was born and died. Her
sis or is the widow Of Israel Bliss, for forty
years a missionary to Turkey, who was one of
the founders Of the American Bible House In
Constantinople.
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THE BLAUVELT DIVoRCE SUIT.
Testimony Takeu In the District Court In BIS.
marck. Nerth DaLotA.

nhFchs WITH DAAoth
BISMARCK. N. D.. Nov. 26.-The divorce case
OF Lillian Blauvclt, against her husband, Royal
Stone Smith of New York city, was heard to-
day by Judge Winchester OF tho District Court,
the PLAINTIFF having been q resident OF Mandan
for tho requisite ninety days. and now able to
bring suit for separation.
Blauvelt alleges In her complaint that she was
married to Smith in 1883, and that although he
has earned fair annual sums. singing and
teaching, he has preferred 70 live on her earn.
ings as singer, rather than himself contribute
to their support.
smith denies tho allegations OF his wife, and
put a letter in evidence, written by him to his
wife while she was at Mandan. offering TO with
draw from the case and not contest 1t for $500.
This has harmed his case.
Blauyelt's statements were corrOborated by
the deposition of Mrs. Il. M. Storm of New York
city. who was In the Judges chambers while
the testimony was taken. Smith appeared by
attorney only.
II is believed the Court will grant the divorce
asked for. Blauyelt ~tostiies that she averages
$4,000 10 $40 900 from her singing. She leaves
here tonight Tor st. Louis. whore she has an en-
gagemsnt.
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TWO MEN WITH THEIR rHRoATs "

Bodies Washed Ashore strengthen = Rumor
OF Mutiny ON an Oyster Boat.
ALEXANDRIA, Va. Nov. 26.-John Canter, liv-
ing near Washington. left his home some months
ago on . pile driver bound for Newport News.
Last week his body WAS found washed ashore at
Colonial Beach. in West Moreland, seventy
miles from here. The throat was cut from ear
to car. To-day comes a report that another body.
also with the throat cut, was found there yes
terday. A rumor has been circulating here
abouts OF a mutiny on an oyster boat, in which
four or Ave men were killed. In view of tho
finding of these bodies 1t has gained strength,
although nothing definite is known about 1t.
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COST OF THE COLOR LINE, 500.

Damages Awarded TO n Colored Girl Against
the Man who Rerused Her Custom.
ROCHESTER,, Nov. 26.-Ella Abbott, a colored
girl, got a verdict for 800 to-day In her suit
against Thomas Ryan, a restaurant keeper, who
refused to sell her n drink. Miss Abbott, accom-
panied by Charles Clark, a waiter at the Eureka
Club. went into Ryan's place one night last No
vember. Miss Abbott ordered beer and Clark
a sherry flip. They were asked by the waiter II
they know that drinks cost 25 cents each thore.
"1don,t care IL they are a dollar apiece" an.
swered Clark.
The waiter refused 10 I'LL the order, and both
Clark and his companion began actions against
the proprietor for drawing the color line.
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SIDEWALK STOCK EXCHANGE.

Governors Indoors Decide TO Let it Alone for
the Present.
Tho Governing Committee of the New York
Stock Exchange has decided to do nothing at
present about providing quarters for the So
called outside securities market and endeavor-
ing to bring 1t under the control of tho EG-
change. The outside brokers are accustomed
to meet on tho sidewalk In front of the Mills
building, in Broad street, whore they get cold
rather get cold feet than be lugged under tho
Jurisdiction OF the Exchange. The dealings In
the outside market often aggregate 81. 100000
In q day,