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The sun., 1897-12-21
KID Moor ROUGHLY HANDLED
Actor-BursIar Thrown Down stairs for Beat
ing hts wife.

Actor-BurrInr Thrown Down stairs for Beat
ing hts wife.
Kid Mccoy, the actorburglar, not tho prize
fighter, was injured in a Park row saloon brawl
Yesterday afternoon. 1t was at first supposed
that he was mortally hurt. but he insisted on
quitting Hudson Street Hospital last night de-
spite the remonstrances Of the physicians.
Mccoy 8 fame as burglar. according to Act
ing Captain McClusky. is principally derived
from the melodramatic manner in which he and
his fellow actor, Spike Hennessy. blew open q
safe every night for two years in the third act Of
in the West, and has had an excellent practical
education in the art Of pickiDg locks. In the
playbills the Kid was extensively advertised as
reformed" Whom the drama ran its course
and there was no further demand for "a real
burglar to crack real safe In full view OF the
audience Mccoy came precious near to being
begRar.
q contrivance Of twisted copper wire. which, ho
said could be used to make any lock safe from
picking. He went from saloon to saloon giving
exhibitions which tended to prove the fallibility
Of locks that were not fortified with his safety
Lately Mccoy has been working in the World
Hotel, 140 Park row, where many OF his kind
live. McCoys wife has been employed there for
month or more to do such cleaning as was alb,
solutely necessary. Once In long while NC
Coy himself would do scullion work about the
saloon.
trate Wentworth In the Centre Street Court
Mccoy went to the hotel and demanded money
from his wife. He was drunk and inclined "a
brutality. He struck Mrs. Mccoy several times
called for help. Her husband responded to the
appeal. and after kicking Mccoy down stairs
belabored him on the sidewalk with q bouncing
club He was arrested later and held in $4,000
The sun., 1897-12-21
BLAZE ON ELEVArED TRAIN.
Package er CelluIoid Combs Put Under the
seat Fired by tho Menter.

Package er CelluIoid Combs Put Under the
Seat Fired by the Heater.
There was some excitement among passen-
ger on two cars of an elevated railroad train
that pulled into the Twenty eighth street down
town station of the Sixth avenue line about
1880 o'clock yesterday morning, and, when
tho train stopped, the people waiting on the
station platform, which was well filed, shared
in It, for they saw smoke coming through the
door and windows of the last car of the train.
Passengers on that car and the one next to 1t
pushed and crowded one another off the train,
and guards hurried into the car to attend to
whatever was the trouble Two policemen,
who had seen the smoke issuing from the last
car, came up to the station.
Nobody could tell at first what was the mat
ter. There was no fire in the car and nobody
could be found who had seen any. but there had
been q great puff of suffocating smoke in tho
forward end Of the car and everybody in 1t had
been badly frightened. They all got off the car
as fast they could, and the guards found only
some smouldering paper, which they stamped
out. This was near the door.
The guards saw among the passengers a much
scared 16-year-old boy, messenger for Thomas
]. Taylor. a tortoise shell and celluloid comb
packages. They contained cellulod combs Of
b
city salesman. who had sent the boy downtown
with them. The boy had put the packages
partly under the car:seat to get them out Of the
way, as the train was full. Between the Thir-
ty.third and Twenty-eighth street stations one
package of the combs exploded or ignited, at
any rate combustion took place in It, and the
car was filed with the smudge in jiffy.
| The boy, with his whole package. continued
his sJourney on the train on which he had started
and turned up, at his employers deeply agi.
| tated and wholly unable to explain what had
happened; He knew only that there had been
| an explosion. no flame, lots of smoke and some
scared p assengers, including himself. and that
| there was nothing left of one of his packages
| of combs except the charrcd paper and ashes.
The other package was unharmed. The boy
| was not hurt. His clothes were not damaged
They smelled somewhat of the celluloid smoke.
The elevated car was not damaged and was
| continued In service during the day.
The first suggestion as to the cause of tho
| accident was that the heat of the steam pipe
under the car seat was more than the celluloid
| would stand. English cable dispatches some
| months ago told OF young woman passenger
| on a railway train in England who was burned
| to death in carriage of the train a result of
| the explosion OF her celluloid hair comb There
have been various stories and some denials of
the explosiveness of celluloid,. which Is a com.
pound of gun cotton and camphOr. 1t is used TO
Initiate tortoise shell as well as ivory.
The sun., 1897-12-21
TO nE11ErE x1oxD1KE MINERS.
Secretary AlEer ActinE Promptly In CarryinE
Out the Scheme.

Secretary AIEer Acting Promptly In CarryinE
Out the Scheme.
WARRINGTON. Dec. 2O.-Secretary Alger had Q
conference with Assistant Secretary Day Of the
State Department this morning about securing
permission from the Canadian Government to
send United States troops through Canadian
territory and for the admission Of the Klondike
relief supplies free of duty.
Negotiations with the Dominion authorities
will begin ct once, and probably lead to an invi-
tation TO them to participate with tho United
States in sending relief to tho miners. Scorer
tary Alger also sent cable message to William
A. Kjellmann. assistant superintendent of tho
Alaska reindeer station, who 10 now in Alton,
Norway, within the Arctic circle, directing him
to purchase 600 reindeer and secure o humber
Of LApp drivers at once, and to notify the Score
tary about the means OF sending them to tho
United States.
kilograms were sent by the Secretary to .
number of business bodies throughout the coun-
try asking for information to enable tho depart
mont to secure evaporated potatoes and onions,
and concentrated meats and foods of all kinds,
to send TO the starving miners.
The sun., 1897-12-21
The Weather.

Tho pressure low In the Ohio Valley yesterday,
where q storm was developing. 1t was raining in all
the Southern States Snow and rain fell in the Ohio
Valley and in part of the middle Atlantic States.
and snow In the lake regions the upper Mississippi
Valley South Dakota, Montana, ana Utah. Fair
weather prevailed the Pacific coast States. with
light frost at San Francisco and Los Angelica
The cold wave touched its lowest point In the mid
die Atlantic and New England States yesterday morn.
Ing and was rapidly moving eastward. The tenn
perature had risen TO- to go in all the central States
and similar rise 10 likely to take place in this SEC.
tion to-day.
In this city the day threatening. with tho
afternoon and dense fog toward night 1t the cold
est lay OF the winter far The
1879 at A. NJ; highest, go; average humidity "a
per cent; wind north TO northeast average velocity
10 miles hour; barometer corrected 10 read TO
level, at s A. M 3O.8S. 3P. NJ. 80,ls.
The thermometer at the United States Weather Blu
reau registered the temperature yesterday follows
The sun., 1897-12-21
.REvENUEs IN NOVEMBER.

300. 900 Less Than Last Year. ALTHOUGH Tn-
ternai Revenue Increased SH.26s.O9s.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 2O-Although the total
receipts Of the Government last month were less
by q 0O. 900 than those of November. 1896, the
collections of internal revenue increased consid-
erably. These collections amounted to $13.-
e59, ,296 last month. In the same month year
ago they were Sl2 7Ol 1863. or last month 8
collections. spirits contributed $S,671 .879, an
increase Of $S14,093 over the receipts from tho
Same source In November OF last year: to-
baoco, 81, $40 897, increase $43s. .66s; fermented
liquors, So. .249. .062. decrease G9091; oleomar-
gerne, 81 346 increase $40 GAL; filled cheese.
Increase 81 ,9G3.
The sun., 1897-12-21
Ia NoRMANDIE HITS LUoANIA.

Driftea Against the big CunArder nc Her Pier
and Qtove = Boat.
The French line steamship La Normandie
docked yesterday morning at the south side of
her pier at the foot of Morton street. North
River, short block above the Cunard steam
ship Lucania. Two tugs assisted the French
ship to got into her berth: The tide was ] rushing
parted and she drifted down against the stern
OF the Cunarder. Before the tugs could get con-
smashed against the Lucana. The Normandie
lost about twenty feet OF her upper starboard
rail- abaft tho beam, and a few stanchi0ns and
one of her lifeboats was stove. The Lucania
was not damaged and nobody was hurt.
The sun., 1897-12-21
clara nArton Say. she Has Not noen III.

WAsHNoToN. Dec. 2O.-Miss Clara Barton.
President of the Red Cross Society, Is living at
Glen Echo, suburb of Washington, ten miles
from the capital. The headquarters OF the So
ciety are at this point, which was formerly the
summer home OF the Chautauuua Society of the
United States. To THE Sun reporter who visit
ed her to-day Miss Barton expressed great sur
prise at the reports Of her serious illness, that,
cast over the country. She said that she had not
been al and does not expect to be. She Is at
tending daily to the work of the Red Cross. and
says hor health Is as good as could be expected
or wished for.
The sun., 1897-12-21
MovEMENTs OF WAR YEssE1s.

Tho Detroit at Pert m Prinee-Iho Torpedo
Boat Flotilia at 81. Augustine
WASHINGTON. Dec. 2o.-The Navy Depart
ment was notified to-day of the arrival of the
cruiser Detroit ct Port au Prince. Hayti. this
morning. The cruiser Marblehead left Port
su Prince for Key West at o'clock this after
noon.
Tho torpedo boat hotilla, whose projected
maneuvres In tho Gulf of Mexico caused such
o furor in Spain, has arrived at st. Augustine.
Fla.
Tho gunboat Newport, with the members Of
reached Port Limon, Nicaragua, yesterday.
The sun., 1897-12-21
GUM SLOT MACHINES ROBBED.
hoy or 10 Caught Breaking One with q
JimmJ-Held for Trial.

hoy or 10 Caught breaking One with .
JimmJ-Held for Trial.
Sfxty-three slot machines for dispensing chew
ing gum at one cent hunk were broken open
In various parts Of the city last week, and tho
cash contents were distracted. Over $50 have
been despoiled in the past three weeks. and tho
machine company has had sleuths watching
its property to try to catch the thieves. Over
800 must have been realized by them. as each
Roscoe Dewey. 16 years old. OF 139 Eighth av-
enue. was held for trial yesterday in the Jeffer-
rob one OF the machines in front of an Eighth
avenue shop. N. r. Ward, one OF the company q
force the machine open with q jimmy on Satur-
day. Several other boys wore with Dewey, but
Dewey mother, who was in court. said that
the boy was good and obedient and her only sup
port, but he was locked up in default OF 800
bail for trial.
The sun., 1897-12-21
ROoKHILL MAY 60 TO CHINA.

Bryan's Nomination. Withdrawn ana Ho May
ne Sent 10 Greece.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 2O.-Secretary Porter said
to-day that the President had withdrawn the
appointment of Charles Page Bryan to be Minis
ter to China. 1t is said that President McKin-
ley has lately thought that the appointment of
Mr.. Rockhill to the Chinese mission instead of
Greece, and of Mr.. Bryan TO the latter country
would have been q highly satisfactory arrange
ment In the light of recent events both In con-
nection with Bryan's candidacy and the state of
foreign affairs in China.
The sun., 1897-12-21
schooner l.. +. wh,tmore Wrecked.

PROVIDENCE, r. l.. Dec. 2O.-The threc.masted
schooner L. T. Whitmore, Capt. Haley. bound
for New York from st. John, N. b.. with cargo
of 800. 900 feet of deals for Simpson G. Clapp.
struck solidly on Catumb. midway the easteriy
end of Fishers Island and Watch Hill. at 2
o'clock this morning. huge hole was stove In
The crew of seven men were landed at Watch
Hill by Capt. Davis and his life savers.
The sun., 1897-12-21
WAS IYNon KICKED TO DEArHs
Coroner Mason Thinks 40. ana the FessIer
Brothers Are Held.

Brothers Arc Held.
An autopsy yesterday on tho body of Thomas
Lynch, who died on Saturday evening at his
home. lao Bayard street, Williamsburg. showed
that death was due to hemorrhage and peri
tonitis. Coroner Mason thinks a kick In the
groin brought on Lynch's injuries. Frank and
Jacob Fessler of rs Wythe avenue were ar
raigned yesterday in the Lee Avenue Police
Court and committed without bail for u hearing
next Tuesday. Lynch was employed In Tuttle
& Bailey's pattern shop at Wythe avenue and
North Eleventh street. Jacob Fessler Is en-
ployed In the same place. A week ago yester-
day the men had y dispute, and In the evening,
after leaving the building, they resumed II, and
Fossler's brother, Frank, 1t was said In court,
tried To act as DeacemGker. Both prisoners do
MED striking Lynch.
The sun., 1897-12-21
Glass FnctorIes to start Up.

ALEXANDRIA. Ind, Dec. 20.-The three win
dow glass factories of this city will resume
operations on Jan. l. giving employment to
l,200 men.
were employed in the Kokomo and Elwood plate
glass factories having accepted the manufac-
turers' proposition that polishers be paid for
piece work. the big strike is ended. Both fac
tories start up this week.
The sun., 1897-12-21
M.,,awoLs Celebrate Constellation.

The union of New York and Brooklyn was
celebrated by the Mattawok Democratic Club at
the wigwam, Gates and Throop avenues, Brook
lyn, last night. There were about l50 members
at the table. Addresses were MADE by Rufus
L. Scott, who presided Bernard J. York. John
L. Shea, Andrew Mclean. James ID. Bell, A. IL.
Tpick and W. B, Green.
The sun., 1897-12-21

WASHINGTON. Dec. Gothic Supreme Court
of the United States. before adjournment for
the holiday recess. reassigned a number of cases
TO the docket for reargument when the new
Justice shall have taken his place on the bench
were not among them. The Joint Traffic Asso-
citation case, involving the validity OF that
organization under the Antitrust law, will be
heard Fob. 81.
The sun., 1897-12-21
NEW ROCHELLE BULLDoa CASE.
Artist walker and the y. r. &. A. Cause ser-
Eeant Poweli's Arrest.

NEW ROCHELLE n. v. Dec. 2O.-serGeans
Clarence c. Powell of Battery B. U. 8. A.. sta
toned at Fort Slocum. was arrested to-day on .
warrant sworn out by special agent of the So
ciety for the Prevention OF Cruelty to Animals
on complaint made by l.. Dart Walker, an ar
tist living at II Park View avenue. Tho COM
plant alleges that Sergeant Powell. while rid
Ing on q bicycle in Residence Park on Nov. 24s
shot Mr.. Walkers English bulldog, manning 10
for life. Powell had hearing this afternoon.
He contends that he shot the dog in self defence.
and he asked for q trial by jury. The case was
adjourned until next Monday.
The sun., 1897-12-21
lo.Year-Old LAD Commita Suicide.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2O-Frank Matthews. q
virginian, 10 years OF age, employed as the
driver of a milk wagon, committed suicide to-
day by taking "a dose of Carbollc acid and lauda-
mum. An unhappy love affair is supposed to
have been the cause OF the act.
The sun., 1897-12-21
WOOD ALCOHOL KILLS Two WOMEN


they were 10th CharGe1 0t the Poor Yarn IN
PlaiuneId. N. j.
PLArNFIELD. N. J.. Dec. 2O.-Ann Kelly and
Mary Baird, 65 and 80 years old respectively.
charges at the poor farm. died there to-day
from the effects of drinking wood alcohol. The
charges have a day out once a month. Satur.
day was Mrs. Kellys day out, and she left the
poor farm early In the morning. She returned
at O'Clock under the influence of liquor, and
was put to bed. She was unconscious all day
Sunday, and as she had not regained conscious,
ness this morning the city physician was called
in. She died at 10 o'clock.
A bottle which had contained wood alcohol
was found beside her bed. Miss Baird was found
this morning In the same condition as Mrs. Kel
ly, and at o'clock this evening she died.
The sun., 1897-12-21
Poissnea by Mistake After she HAD Pasas,
the Century Mark.

WASHINGTON. Dec. 20.-Lucy Collins. colored,
believed to have been moro than 100 years old.
died 1t her home in Georgetown, on Saturday
evening. from the effects of q dose of carbolic
acid administered by her granddaughter
through mistake. The old lady had been Ill sew
bureau alongside one of acid. In the gloom the
granddaughter picked the wrong bottle, and
Mrs. Collins died shortly in great agony. Nearly
ali of her life, In slavery and in freedom, she had
resided in the District of Columbia.
The sun., 1897-12-21
Portraits Of gersey Cny,s Es.M.yor. rr.seatea.

The City Hall Commissioners OF Jersey City
have decided to hang portraits OF all the city's
ex-Mayors that can be procured on the walls Of
the assembly chamber. Tho portraits Of John
b. Romar, who was Chief Executive away back
in the early sixties, and Peter y. Wanser. who
years, were formally presented last night
The sun., 1897-12-21
Pl,t.burE Gao Compan nles Consolidate.

PrTTsBURs. Dec. 2O.-As a result Of negotia-
tions which have been pending for three years.
plans for tho consolidation of all tho gas COM
panies Of Pittshprg and Allegheny were COM
pleted today. The new company will have O
capital of $5. 900. .OOO and will build new plant
in Pittsburg to cost $500, 900.
The sun., 1897-12-21

SAN ANTONIO. Tex, Dec. 20.-Advices were
received here to-day that the prairie fires arc
still raging in Edwards and adjoining counties
west of here. A range upon which $4,000 head
Of drifting sheep were wintering has been
destroyed.
The sun., 1897-12-21
Mra Foster Admiued to The supreme Court Har.

WASHINGTON, Dec 2o.-Mrs l.. Ellen Foster,
the well-known temperance and political worker,
was to-day admitted TO the bar of tho Supreme
Court on the motion OF Mrs. X. d. Mussey. Mrs.
Foster ID No 10 of woman attorneys on the
seats of the court and the fifth TO be admitted
, on the motion OF a woman associate.
The sun., 1897-12-21
voarth Cla.. p.stnna,srs Appolnted.

WARRINGTON. Dec. 2O.-Eighty.hve fourth
class Postmasters were appointed to-day, among
them the following for New York: Bethany,
Genesee county. Ira Page; Hollywood. st. Law
renee county, A: c. Day; Jonesville, Saratoga
county, w. g. Shepard.
The sun., 1897-12-21
OHoKED TO DEATH At SUPPER.
a Piece or Liver Lodged In an Elderly MANS
Threat.

Peter Sweeney of 223 East Fortyfourth
street choked to death last night at the supper
table. Sweeney, who was a widower, "a years
ola, lived with his brother John.
When be returned from work last night John
cooked him n supper OF fried liver. to which he
sat down at $3.50 O. clock. He choked on the first
mouthful, and died within nve minutes
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-09-20
CATHOLIC CLUB GAMES.
A New series Of Events Inaugu-
HI rafed-

Members of the Catholic Club had much
to attract their attention at Baldwin Park
yesterday. The football team held its
first practice on the turf and the athletes
of the club engaged In their first series of
contests in connection with the new COM
petition which viii be carried on for prizes
offered by James Kelly. The events yes
terday were four in number. but the con-
testants were not as numerous as in the
last event. There were four contests.
The first was a seyenty-fve yards run.
handicap, with Jerome Buck on the
scratch. There were two heats and a
final as fellows:-
First heat-Won by Jerome Buck.
scratch; Tom Flanagan, 16 feet, second.
Time, 5 seconds. Second heat won by J..
Rafter. IL feet; ". G. NBraun, 5 feet, sec
ond. Time, 8 Alb second
Final heat won by Jerome Buck. Thos
Flanagan second, James Rafter third.
Time, 8 is seconds.
Running high jump-Won by Thomas
Flanagan, AZ inches. with a jump of 8
feet 33 inches, Jerome Buck, 11a Inches.
second, height 5 feet 26 inches; James
Rafter, 7 inches, third, height 5 feet /
inch.
Three-quarter mile ~ by jerome
Bulk, 80 yards; Thomas Kenny. Is yards,
second. James Rafter, AS yards, third.
Time, 8 minutes 81 econds,
Three standing 5umps-Won Nv Zom
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-09-20
JEFFERSON CLUBS STAG.

Tn reputation acquired by the jefferson
Club for its hospitality was sufficient to
crowd their comfortably appointed club
rooms at No. $50 Palisade Avenue, on Sat
urday night when an entertainment was
announced. The stag was opened by master
of ceremonies O.. Richter, who introduced
Louis Cast, the ''young Paderewski," who
gave some excellent limitations. The fol-
lowing artists then appeared in succession:
Joe Black. tenor solist; H.. Stokes, humorist;
the Messrs. Barnes, banjo selections Thomas
Golden, baritone ~soloist; William Gelicke,
coneertina and mandolin selections; FL.
Steckler in comic songs, accompanied by
Clipper Quartette; Royal Musical Trio, F.
Wolf, violin; ]. Scheurich, guitar; A. Pail,
mandolin H. Barnes, organist. The Hudson
Elks were represented by Messrs. F. Bunce
and Dick Haley. An address was delivered
by President George T. Mckay. The com
mittee in charge of the affair, to the MEM
bers of which much credit is due we're: o
Richter, R. Usher. A. Lehman, E.. J. Kohl
and N. Krantz.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-09-20
ALLARoUHD COMPETITION.
Members, Games of the New Jersey
a

" aE ."
Successful beyond the expectations of
the directors of the New Jersey Athletic
Club in the recent club competitions the
committee began another with the con-
tests Saturday afternoon at Bergen
Point. The results were very beneficial
in the previous contests and will be con-
tinued as long as feasible. In the con-
tests that have begun the games will con-
tinue for a number of weeks every Satur-
day afternoon. Considerable interest was
manifested in the races of Saturday, many
of the members witnessing them. Costly
prizes were presented. the winner in each
being rewarded. A handsome medal will
be awarded to the first, second and third
in the total number of points at the end.
The results we're
220 yard dash, handicap-Won by Thos.
J. Graham, 5 yards; Paul H. Christensen,
yards, third VIM. B. Bristor, scratch,
fourth. Time, Is seconds.
100 yard hurdle race, handicap-Final
James Fitzpatrick, scratch, second; E. H.
Whitlatch, 8 yards, third. Time, II 3-5
seconds.
Running broad jump, handicap-won by
James Fitzpatrick, s inches; with 20 feet
6 inches; William B. Bristor, 2 feet 6
inches, second, with 20 feet 3 inches; Thos.
J. Graham, scratch, third, with 10 feet II
inches.
One mile run, handicap-Won by Paul
H. Christensen. scratch; James Fitz-
patrick, IS yards. second; s. A. Park. 90
yards, third. Time, 4 minutes AZ seconds.
The points scored follow:-Fitzpatrick,
II: Graham, Il; Christensen. s; Bristor, 8;
Whitlach, /; Park, 1. The winner Of each
event will receive q handsome trophy.
The events scheduled for next Saturday
afternoon include a 440-yard run, throw
ing the discus. a running high jump, and
a. 22O-yard hurdle race. Z