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MRS. ooURTXEr,s Loss $500.
scuttIo Thieves Took Her Jewel Case while
the Family was at Dinner.

1cuttIo Thieves Took Her Jewel Case while
the Family was nc Dinner.
The burglary by scuttle thieves in the resi-.
denoe of William J. Courtney. the son of former
Sheriff John Courtney. at 1877 Warrington Park.
Brooklyn, while the family were at dinner on
Tuesday night. has not been cleared up by tho
police, and mp to q late hour last night they had
not been able to secure tho slightest clue to
work on.
The Washington Park house 10 the property
Of Mrs. Helen Courtney, the eldest daughter Of
ex-Register Hugh Mclaughlin. She was the
widow of DR.. Alexander Carroll. and was mar
ried to Mr.. Courtney about three weeks ago.
After dinner on Tuesday night Mrs. Courtney
on going to her room on the third floor found
that her jewel case had disappeared. 1t had
contained jewelry valued at $1,000. This 10 y
list OF the stolen jewels furnished by the police.
One gold pin, shape OF harvest moon. set with TWEEN.
ty.seven diamonds.
One gold pin. shape of sunburnt. oet with twenty.
One pearl pin. shape of flower. Ia carat diamond,
surrounded with pearls:
one gold ring, set with two diamonds. two oarats
One gold Princess ring. SGT with throe or four dia.
mondE and the same Of emeraids.
one gold Princess ring. set with thirteen diamonds.
One gold star. set with twenty.four diamonds.
One COLO sword pin. fancy make set with opals and
One gold ring. set with two large diamonds and one
One gold sword pin. set with small diamonds.
Mrs. Courtney called her husband. who tele-
phoned to Police Headquarters. Capt. Martin
of the Classon avenue station and Capt. Itey-
nolds Of the detective bureau ascertained that
the thieves had forced an entrance into the fiat
house a few doors below the Courtney residence
and had assembled to the roof. Then crossing
the 'oofs until they came to the Courtney house.
they forced open the scuttle with a jimmy and
deseended to Mrs. Conrtney's room.
This 10 the second time that thieves have
forced IN entrance into the house, but on the
former occasion nothing was stolen.
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BRoox1YS ELECTION CONTESTS.
Justice smith Orders Raiists 70 ne neoeuntea
In the Ebbetts ProcesainE.

Justios smith Orders naiists ts Ne Reesuntea
In the 1sbbetta Proceeding.
The application Of Nelson b. Killmer. the CITE
Union candidate for Assembly in the First dis
trict OF Kings county, for . msndamus ordering
that the ballot boxes In four election districts
be opened and the votes rscounted. was denied
BY Justice Smith In the Supreme Court In
Brooklyn yesterday on the ground that the
time limit had expired.
Charles II. Ebbotts, the Democratic candidate
for Councilman In the Seventh district Of Brook
Ign, obtained from Justice Smith yesterday an
order requiring the Board Of County Csnvasscrs,
certain inspectors of election, and the Police
Commissioner TO show cause why they should
not produce the ballot boxes in court and re-
count the vote In tho Ninth election. district OF
the Ninth ward, tho Second district OF tho
Twentieth ward, and the Second district OF the
Twenty.third ward.
In the Assembly district election contest be-
tween Samuel NJ. Hubbard and John e. Thorne,
arQumon was had before Justice Smith yester-
day. Tho County Canvassors have decided tina
MI. Hubbard, the Democratic candidate for As
sombly, was elected. over Mr.. Thorne, the Re-
publican candidate, by one vote. Justice Smith
said tho main question to b decided was
whether the ballot boxes could DO opened under
the present proceedings and on afidavits. Briefs
will be handed up tomorrow.
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Ill = OF. Arp 20 = Moosrn.
Collapse. or the Farewell Rrcsptien e marie
lloyo ana yNutn RILEY.

Lieya nnd Ve-tn RILEY.
p..- % u,,,
by way OF giving q hitting senu-oh " us
Marie Lloyd and Miss vesta Tilley. who are
,oor to ro,nr. ,..,s u..,,.h CONCERT halls with
W y Io'srm 70 the Eneisn ..a,,.rnsa
Atner'oah collars In their pockoUs' se"s,oluen
Of tho symphonic name OF Mooser. George
Moo-er. docidod 90 o,vo a Sorevell ball on Nov.
a.. sNo .w,nn.,,a
~. AS MT Mooser 10 not n person oI oAVohSiNo
reputation, his main claim to recognition being
n someVhat anocrvrh,I connection with n daily
'O"- ."poeryPnei -, 49,.
Taper IL was necessary TO get other anu oottor
known names TO bolster up the project. On the
atrenotb NJ n .,,oht ,conairtanee md n copsid.
~ VI q snent acquAlh'Snoo
eraoie supply OF native nerve, no sent 70 mum.
profession. md an var,ous pretexts. mostly
raise, got from them hypothetical perm'ssioh''o
use their names.
In one case he said that he was getting up tho
III h.nono
oali LOT MS newspaper. To nnother man ne e"'o
q long list of names. without warrant, which he
claimed In bavs .,r.,dv A. the Casino no said
-. ~. - 80 "ne"us' - =, Nj.
tnat tno Dali was 10 DC given In honor vi miss
Mario Studholmo and some Of her associates,
making NO men,iop xvhat,ver Of Miss LLOYD or
NJ NIL. ~ N~' :. ah,.,.as 90.
MISS Aiiiey' on tnat ground nc oo.aineu pof-
mission to use the namos of George w. Lederer
and &c rye b. Mcclellan. When the tickets
came out inscribed Farewell Reception. and
Ball to Marie Lloyd and vcste Iilloy.' these
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soUrH DAKorA DIroRcxa.
They stasa the rest " the Pia,u,,s Act. ),
pOon rrn0th.

SIOUX FALLS. s. d., Nov. el.-Tho validity Of
divorces obtained In South Dakota has mover
been questioned where the plaintiff has acted in
good faith. All tho States OF the Union rocor.
nizo tho validity OF South Dakota dccrocs.
whore process has been served upon tho dcfcnd-
ant mud whore an appearance has been mndo.
A divorce obtained by default is bio at
any time even In this State. where IL Is shown
that the allegations were untrue or that tho
laintif knew OF the whereabouts OF the de.
endant.
Judge Smith Of the First circuit recently SGT
aside q divorce which was obtained by forged
acknowledgment OF process. He has issued n
warrant for the culprit's arrest, but he has gone
TO Canada. Judge Smith says there is no cause
for darn over divorces procured In good faith
here. r. the parties to a divorce practice decep.
decree was conteatod in another State, 1t would
undoubtedly be set aside.
Judge Jones Of the Second circuit co firms the
statement OF Judge Smith and So does Judge
Andrews OF the Fifth circuit and Judge G,tfey
Of I + siS the v valid tSr OF eS South DIX Dseo pSPddS esPees
S S;S,a York i.wyFss,; ,, Mat ME- Me-, vY"ssa nm, Mrs.;
and a Kindred others eamc to sont6,
Dakota for relief; and none of these DEGREES has
and appearance made in every case. The, com.
mon error made by persons seeking n, decree
With little II ipo or no 'ne Short ,Ta and withoutthe %foPmaiiiy
OF notifying tho recronnt spouse; and it Is no
s nSa Sons b TO saw Ih ! 20 l per i Gsnt; of t those
their. attorneys in presenting their cases.
which only adds to their complications. In the
line of procedure in default, but very few. at
torneys like to take such a case. and the Judges
take plenty OF time for developments before
granting a decrce. When this lie done, however,
they not only stand ready. but are anxious, to
set aside q decree Of this kind upon n showing of
fraud or false Testimony. In no case does hon
osty pay so we'll as in obtaining q South Dakota
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QUIT WORK BECAUSE NOT PAID.
Arrival or the Pay Wagon Restores N
in Upper Second Avenue.

In Upper Second Avenue.
Because their pay was overdue. 15Oiron workers
Employed from Fifty ninth street to 116th street
on the Second avenue underground trolley road,
low in process of construction, quit work yoster.
day afternoon. The men said that two weeks
nay was due them on Tuesday. D. D. MoBean u
the contractor for the work, and at 1:3O o'clock
crowd of workmen gathered around his superinr
tendent, Mr.. Fleetwood, at the corner Of Seventy
ninth street ard demanded their money. He
told them that the delay was due to the clerks
slowness in arranging the payrolls. Some Of
the men became abusive, and MIR. Fleetwood
Jumped in his buggy and drove of.
Those of the men who were bent on making
trouble tried 10 induce others to quit work. Be-
tween Sixty ninth and Fifty ninth streets 100
iron workers were employed. and Of these 20
quit. While the men who had quit work were
marching up and down the street tho divtgion
superintendent became anxious. and tho polieo
seventh street stations were notified. Capt. Young
Of East Eighty eighth street distributed a SCORE
of his men along tho upper section Of tho road,
while Capt. Donohue Of East sixty.seyenth
street, with ten bluecoats, covered tho lower
section. At 9 o'clock tho pay wagon came along
and the Workmen were paid. They returned u
work and the police left the scene.
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TO PROTECT Loxe ISLAND CITY.

sixteen Policemen and FOrty-nine Firemen
Appointed TO Places.
Sixty.bve vacant places In the Police and Fire
departments of Long Ialand City were filled yes
terday by tho boards controlling those two
branches OF tho city Government. Sixteen of
the appointments went to the police and forty
nine to the fire service. Besides tho appoint
ments. Roundsmen Peter Farrell Patrick Ward.
and George Fitzgerald and Detective Thomas
Conroy and Patrolnen Owen Woods and Patrick
Downcy wore promoted to be sergeants. All
the uppointces passed a civil service examine
zion. They win report for duty at once. 1t
to- morrow night and, appoint n Chief of Police,
such - place having been created several years
ago by a legislative act. but never filled.
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where Yesterday. F,rr. Wore.

A, M.-I2;3o, 2lI Thomp, on street, Rocco BIacco'
damage $500; I:3O. Pier u. East River. damage $4,000
500. lG3 East Twenty fourth street. Anton SChaup'
lem. no damage; $500, l3G" First Avenue, II. Moss.
damascsln n;2O, tOl East l ittlNlT ct. James Kelly
da,uag tr.nIug; q: 80, B2T East Forty third street.
ThomuS TObcy. damage 3Th; 1880. $40 Fast Sey'
ntleth street. James DaLLcT. damage clio; II :o9. l.
trims
r, M,-l2;i1. Goa West Fortieth street, Harriet
TRy or, damagc $50; 4:OD. 4OG East seventy skin
street. owen Fanuar, damage 3l00i $50. John
street. N, WOolrteIn. dauIaEe 3GID: lO;tO. J ! Lis
penaId street. s. Jacobson & 90. damage $1,000,
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ST. Louis. Nov. 2L-LocAl business men are
gratihed over their temporary triumph in the
fight against the Joint Traffic Association Of
New York In the matter of extra fares for quick
service between st. Louis and New York city.
Commissioner q. II. Blanchard Of the Traffic As
ISOLATION mas notified the local authorities OF The
pOstpOnemenL "of tho effective date OF passen'
ger circular No. 749. prescribing extra fares on
ttast trains eons9minG, lsss Ihaa thiGty,thres
twenty-three and q half hours between New
York and Cincinnati. until the spring change or
time schedule, but not later than june l6v6.'
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-25
IN TERROR OF A BEAR.

The Animal Supposed TO HaSo KILLED ana
Partly Dovoured Its Master.
HuLLsBoRo BRIDGE, n. H., Nov. 24.-several
persons. hunters and others. report having seen
a big cinnamon bear proving about the out
skirts of the town! The beast in no wise re-
sembled tho ordinary native hear, but was a
snnf-Colored animal, with The fur rubbed off its
hide in large patches and a collar a bout its neck,
from which n link or two OF chain danglcd:
The bear is supposed to be- tho one that killed
its Italian owner. who was exhibiting It, at Con.
toocook recently. The body OF the Italian was
found In the woods, where h. had made a tenn
porary camp. One arm and the head had been
deroured. Citizens have organized a party and
set out to find and Kill the animal. .
The neighborhood OF Hillsboro is in n state Of
terror. Women and children remain within
doors. and wayfarers keep n wary lookout while
on the road,
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CROKER GOING TO LAKEWOOD.
Van wyck L. Going. Toe. and Dunn and Gar.
diner aud Carroll.

Van Wyck L. Going, Toe. and Dunn and Gar.
diner aud Carroll.
Richard Croker said yesterday that he will go
to Lakewood tomorrow and will probably re-
main there until next Monday. 1t Is not merely
a coincidence that other guests at that winter
resort during tho period of Mr.. Cookers stay
there will be M0yor.elect Van Wyck. Sheriff
elect Dunn. District Attorney-elect Gardiner,
and John F. Carroll. who. it is generally under.
Tammany Hall during Mr.. Croker's visit abroad
next year.
The presence OF these men in the same hotel
mites to talk over matters of patronage distri-
button. but Mr.. Croker said yesterday that moth
did not need to go out of tho city to discuss such
matters. and that ho ID going to Lakewood
merely for rest and recreation.
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o,HAN1oN AND DoxLIN IN LUCK.

To Ne Reappointsd nc Coroners' Physioians-
Dr. Wes,en'- Reappsintnent Lihely.
Coroncrelect Jacob E. B ,usch announced yes
torday at tho Coroners' oflco that he was going
to roappoint DR.. Philip F. o'Hanlon as Coronor's
physician. DR.. O'Hanlon 10 . Tammany Hall
Democrat, and Coroner Bausch says that in TO.
appointing him he is carrying out Mayorclect
Van wyck's dictum Of putting mono but Demo.
Gratis on guard. DR. O'Hanlon's retention has
also been sanctioned by Leader John c. Shoohan
and Richard Croker.
Coroner Fitzpatrick will reappoint DR.. Edward
j. Dunlin as his physician.
The two other Coronors' physicians in tho Dor
but 1t 10 said that Coroner-elect Edward W.
Hart will roappoint DR.. Albert T. Weston. Cor.
oner-elect Antonio yucca has not yet selected
his phypician.
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BARCUs SEES SENATOR PLAT.

GrubeF's Foenan Declares His Loyalty to the
Republicans Organization.
James 8. Barcus. VIII 10 leading q revolt
against the leadership by Abraham Gruber of
the Republican organization Of tho Twenty.hrst
Assembly district, called on senator Plat at tho
Fifth Avenue Hotel yesterday afternoon. He
was accompanied by State Senator John Ford,
Philip Block, and James w. Cryan.. who sympa-
thiZe with him In his movement. They OK
pressed their fealty to tho organization, and said
that they had no sympathy with the mon who
are trying to organize an attack against It from
the outside.
After Mr.. Barcus and his friends had seen
Senator Plat, Mr.. Gruber and Surveyor Croft
had q talk with the Senator ON the subject Of
Mr.. Barcus's campaign.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-25
$1,000 Fire In q Ninth stsry.

At IL o'clock last night Policeman Rutlede0
OF the Old Slip station discovered flames coming
from the roof of the Black building. at 90
william street. and rang an alarm. Tho IRE
had started in the rooms Of Snyder & Black.
lithoRraphcrs, on the ninth floor of the building.
which is eleven stories high.
The hreinen had hard work at first in getting
at the fire. but soon put it out. The damage
was $1,000. of which SIS, 900 was on tho stock.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-25
HesrasLa,s OmelaI Vote.

LINCOLN. Nov. 24.-The Official vote Of Ne
braska, as declared to-day, Is: Post (Rep.). 3d.
900; Sullivan Fusion). 1O2. s2s; Fusion ma
jority. $3.50. Last year Bryan received 49,.
825. and Mckinley lO2, 566; Bryan's majority
over Mckinley was 1860. The average vote
on State officers last yea was: Fusion. 111,729;
Republican loss. 8 per cent. Sullivan ran 1000
ahead Of his ticket. The total vote was 5000
less than last year. The most striking feature
Of the canvass 10 tho vote Of the National Demo
Gratis. In 1895 1t was 10000. in. 1890 5000.
this year 7l6; less than the Prohibition vote.
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mentioned either Mr.. Naok's or 0feidssnpupps's
name 70 him. The District Attorney bad great
difficulty. therefore, In getting the evidence be-
fore the Jury. but he succeeded after an hour Of
squabbllnR with the attorneys for the defence.
Court adjourned until tomorrow withou, wait
ing for Koehn's cross examination.
Among tho spectators in the gallery wore
Thorn's sister and hor husband, John Mlnker,
Of jersey City. They bowed 10 him. but did not
seek to talk to him.
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troller of the Currency Eckeis. who a ttendod the
annual dinner of the Chamber OF Commerce ON
Tuesday night. visited the downtown business
district yesterday. Mr.. Eckels returned to Wash.
ington in the afternoon. Mr.. Gage paid q brief
call at tho United States Sub-Treasury, later
visiting tho various departments OF the immi.
grant station at the Barge Office.
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D.a,L or lx,onalle Pioneer.

SAN FRANCISCO. Nov. PA special from
Ariz.. says that Arthur Harper. partner
of Joe Ladue on the Klondiko. and one OF the
pioneers Of the Yukon. died there Yesterday OF
c~onBumptlou. Harper contracted the disease
on the Yukon. and came down on the steamer
Excelsior In October last in search OF health.
His headquarters for several years had been at
Fort Selkirk, Northwest Territory. soon after
he reached here he went to southern California,
and was on his way to Phoenix when he died.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-25

10 not complete without sausage. and the best sausage
10 essential 70 perfect SatisfActiOn. THE best sausage"
means the famous Van Deuseu Sausage. 80 years the
fAyorite,
Carefully made from selected cuts OF corn'fed pigs,
with pure seasoning ono crackerso or aduiterantsl, by
9. A, Van Deusen, Hudson. N. y. Purity, quality.
nAyor unriyalled. AJAX your grocer.
Greater New York.
Dealers supplied and samples furnished by 4. p.
Gsnubg, so9 Warrington e., New York.-Adv.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-25
The Vote or Massachusetts.

BOSTON. Nov. "a Tho Executive Council
issued to-day tho official vote of tho State at
tine last election. The vote for Governor is az
follows: Roger Walcott, Rep. 1876. O05: George
National Dem, 1880 Tho1Aas c. Brophy, SO.
Sislist Labor party, s3ol; John p soon. Pro;
Socialists failed to poll tho requisite 3 per cent.
vote. and are no longer legally considered po-
litical parties.
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1t was stated yesterday that Supervisor John
A. Sleicher of the city Record has consented to
remain in office until Dec. 10. when all of tho
contracts for furnishing blank books and sta
tionery for the new city government will have
been let. Meantime q competitive civil service
examination will be held for tho selection OF his
successor in Office. AS supervisor Sleicher's
successor will probably have Il very short lease
Of official life. i ~ not expected that there will
belief in administration circles that Deputy
Supervisor Henry McMillen Will got the ap-
nOinImanI.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-25
n~a.leto. na,.srs Threaten . strike.

ALTOONA, Pa. Nov. 24.-At this morninRO
session OF the Bituminous Coal Miners Con ven.
ton, NJ. B. Ratchford, President Of the National
Minors Union, denied that tho convention
favored a general strike. A communication
from the IIazleton b ,rd coal region was read
which said that the miners there were ripe for .
prolonged and bitter strike and urged thai
orpaniZers be sent at once,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-25
Guanabacoa Attacked by tho Patriots.

HAVANA. via Key West, Nov. 24-The town
of Guanabacos, three miles from Havana, was
attacked last night by the insurgents under Col.
Aranguren. They plundered the well. known
store La GallegA, and secured a large amount
OF provisions and money.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-25

Tho Queens County Board of Supervisors has
directed Preston Il. Seaman. n Loug Island City
architect. to prepare plans for remodellIng tho
county Court House and for the building q n
now jlil in the re lr OF the present building, The
alterations and edition. II is expected. Will cost
fully 100000. Tho present conrl room has
been condemned by Ovcry supreme Court Jus
ticc who has ever held court there and by sew
eral Grand Juries.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-25

The light between Mayor Gleason OF Long
Island City and the New York and Queens
County Railroad Company and the Electric
Power and Hlumina tinR Company OF that city
over an unpaid bill for extra water rents will be
continued In tho courts. The Board OF Water
Commissioner yesterday directed Corporation
Counsel Burke to begin an action against the
TWO corporations jointly to recover VI, 7o0.6A-
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-25
TO PREVENT STRIKES.
Beard or Arbitration ComDoseA or nmployass
and Employees Takes or

ana employees uoibO0 or
PATERSON, N. j.. Nov. 24.-The more intslli.
gent class OF weavers OF this city have become
disguised with the frequency OF strikes for little
or no reason. and arc trying to bring about an
agreement by employers and employees to form
aboard OF arbitration to have cognizanoe Of all
matters in dispute between manufacturers and
look with favor upon the proposition. a. 10
shows a desire on the part of many employees
tators,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-25
DIED In a wnnausburE s,rs.,.

chester county. died suddenly OF apoplexy AZ
Broadway and Durham place, Williamsburg. at
noon yGsteTday., HI was 20 years old and Tor.
merry iyed IN Williamsburg. where he had real
tiyca,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-25

ELIZABETH, n. j., Nov. 24.-Mfs. Jane Wort
man. q domestic, of this city, died on a New Jer-
sey Central Railroad train tonight while on her
way here from Jersey City.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-25
JOTrISGS ABOUT TovX

THE Sun he; recsiyed 90 from Mrs.w r. Bsuus,a a
s sattSIas0arS' "a Tor hra- LAthroD's work AnaonG -
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-25
| The Telephone is to
| Steam what Steam
is to Walking.
1oDBURY,S FACIAL SOAP

WOODBURY'S FACIAL SOAP
will eradicate all blemishes of the skin, and render
the com plexion clear. soft and beautiful. Woodbury.
Facial Cream. for chappeu hands. face and lips. 10 I'M
equalled. Send 10c. for a sample of either and book
on Beauty and treatment OF the skin. Johu H. Wood
bury. Dermatologfst. 1877 West 42d st.. New York.
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POLITICAL NOTES.

According to the last registration there are $685.
liz qualified voters in England and Wales. 625. ea8
in Scotland, and 7s7.s5l in ireland. Al the Presi-
Dental election of Q year ago the total vote in tho
United States was l4.O7l. o97; but this total included
women voter in three Statea.