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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-25
THROTTLED HIS CALLER.
DR.. SANDS MISTOOK HIS PATIENT
FOR 4 TRAMP.
George Tyler or Fort Chester. ReisE Ill. Made
an Early Call on His D~ocior-FearinE tho
Grip, He Was s1umed and HE Voice Was

George Tyler or Fort Cheatsr. ReisE Ill. Made
an Early Call on His D~ocior-FearinE tho
Grip, He Was Muni~d and EHIs Voice Was
Reduced to y GrowI-Troubi- Follows.
PORT CHESTER, N. Y. Dec. 24.-Upon waking
up. this morning very carly Mr.. George Tyler,
an elderly and wealthy resident Of this village
felt so generally broken up that he concluded
he was in for a siege of the grip. When no
tried to tell his Q pprehensions to the servant he
discovered that his voice was reduced to a
hoarse growl, which 30 disconnected him that
he decided to visit Immediately his physician.
DIR. n. ]. Sands. who1ives on North Main street.
Fearing to catch cold he swathed himself in a
blanket over which he put his ulster, wrapped
a thick worsted muller about his face, pulled
an ancient fur cap down over his ears. and set
forth in the carly morning light, the picture of
q well-fortifed Christmas tramp.
Nobody was up in the Sands house except
the doctors daughter. who had risen early to
see that the buckwheat batter had 'set" prop
erly. When she heard a ring at the bell, she
opened the door and found herself confronting
q formidable figure.
'Br-r.r-cluck. guroo-oo-oom." said the figure.
"What do you wantl" asked Miss Sands,
shrinking back.
"Droch plunR driefferum." replied the visitor
pointing suggestively at his mouth.
Under tho distressing circumstances Mr..
Tyler was trying his best to make his rebellious
voice explain that he had q severe cold and
wanted medical treatment. But his panto-
mime was still less reassuring than his attempt
at articulation. Miss Sands uttered a vigor-
Gus shrek that showed there was nothing the
matter, with her voice and tried to shut the
door; but the visitor interposed his foot. She
kicked 1t back, slammed the door, rushed up
stairs, and called to her father:
There's q big tramp trying to get into the
house. He demanded something to eat, and
tried to force his way into the house."
while the doctor was hastily getting into a
few clothes the visitor performed an energetic
fantastic on the doorbell.
"Ill Ak him." said DR.. Sands savagely. as no
ran down the stairs.
Throwing open the door. he grabbed the man
by the throat, rushed him off the stoop. and had
posed, tramp c%ontrved to utter with a voice that
sounded almost humansthe words:
know met
the man, and cleared away enough Of the muf.
fersfor purposes Of identification. Then he seized
the man again. this time by the arm, and
rushed him hack, to the house; At first Mr..
panied and ,horrifed apologies and explanations
changed his emotions TO hilarious amusement.
He went home In the doctors turnout, little the
worse for his rough handling, and was put ia
lay and chuckled all the morning over the doc
tors offer to omit the customary bill II he would
keep quiet about the matter. The offer was re
fused
your throat will ulcerate. and you'll lose your
voice, permanently and perhaps die into the bar
gain" it,,
and pencil"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-25
TWO NEW FLYING MACHINES.
Ono Has Anerican Eagles AZ the Motive Power
ana the Other Has storka.

WARRINGTON. Dec. 24.-Inventors of flying
machines have broken out afresh. Two OF them
consider their inventions as suitable for war
purposes and have sent descriptions to tho Ord.
nance Department of the army. with the In
formation that the Government can get the
right to use them II it will pay enough. Both
inventors propose to use birds for the motive
power of their contrivancea. One of them may
have obtained a suggestion from that seasonable
poem. The Visit. Of st. Nicholas." which con.
coursers thoy came" for his inyention Is based
on an arrangement for guiding a pair of
the birds of freedom from q self-levelling chair,
in which the operator sits. The eagles convey
the operator over the camp Of an enemy. and
the chair is SO well balanced, like the cars Of the
Ferris wheel, that he can obser 0 everything
beneath without difficulty. The other inventor
perverse air currents by, having a dozen storks
carry It in the direction he wishes to go. Tho
driver sits in the basket and guides the feath-
cred steeds. A drawing submitted with tho
description shows the storks harnessed six
abreast,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-25
CHASED THEM IN A WAGON
THE THIEVES HAD BOARDED a
STREET CAR
hauled the Car tho Crooks jumped or ana
Took to Their lHeels-TheP Policemen Finally
Ran Them Down ana Arreaied Then.

when Capt. Price and Detective savage Ovess
hauled the Car the Crooks jumped on ana
Took to Their meels-The Policemen Finally
Ran Them Down ana Arrested Then.
Capt. Price of the West sixty-eieht street
police station and Detective Savage while
walking up Amsterdam avenue yesterday af.
ternoon saw two suspicious-looking men cross
ing the avenue at Eighty-hrst street. Savage
was sure one of them was a thief, SO the two
policemen began following them.
The suspected men walked rapidly to Eighty.
third street and, discovering that they were be-
ing followed, jumped on n south-bound street
car. The car was moving swiftly and before
the policemen could stop 1t or catch II 1t was
gone.
For a minute tho Captain was stumped.
Then no saw one of Florist Thorley's delivery
wagons coming down the street. Here was the
,'Stop!'T he yelled at the two oolored, mon
who sat on the front scat. Being in civilians
Clothes he was taken for q madmen or a robber;
the Captain seized the birdie
I'm a police Captain" he explained as he
vaulted onto the seat between the two colored
men and grasped tho reins. Savage jumped
on the rear Of the wagon and away they nj!
four blocks ahead and travelling at a rapid
rate.
up with the car. Before they could board it
the ~fugitives saw Savage. One lodged out the
front door OF the car and started west on Sew
enty-second street.
"in take this one" yelled the Captain, leap.
ing TO the ground. Savage took after the other,
who jumped off the rear platform and madd
down Amsterdam avenue.
Capt. Price is n %gprinter, and no overhauled
his man before a block was covered. The fei-
low. when run down. stopped and wheeled
clear round. Snatching a Jimmy which he car
ried, concealed in his trousers leg. he raised 1t
as though to strike.
Drop that or I'll break your head. said the
Captain, and the crook took his word for 1t.
He gave up. Tit other man ran west on Sew
enty.frst street pursued by Savage. and found
himself face to face with Policeman SpraRue.
He, too. surrendered.
At the station house The Captains prisoner
Bedford avenue, Brooklyn. Last, night the
police Recognized him as Patrick MeGio,n,
was arrested for burglary in 1891 md sentenced
10 five years In State prison. The other men
said he, was William James q Pals Wood
street, Philadelphia. A lock pick was found
on him. Nothing OF his record is known by
the police,
West Fifty.fourtb Street Court and remanded
for II rther examination. Capt. Price hopes to
connect them with a number OF petty burglar
les which have recently been committed in his
precinct.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-25
ILLINOIS CENTRAL REACHES OUT.
Decides TO Buy n Branch OF the LouiayIlIs and
NaahvilIe. or Build n Rival.

NAhuNtI Vt hhutiN n
LOUISVILLE, KY, Dec. 24.-The Elizabeth.
town Netrs to-day prints the following:
"The Illinois Central road has decided to buy
from the Louisville and Nashville Railroad the
line from Cecilian Junction to Louisville.
known as tho Cecilian branch, or it will Mt
once build an independent line to Louisville
from Elizabethtown. This is u settled fact, as
q mortgage lodged for record in tho Hardin
County Clerks office shows. The mortgage
places a lien upon the entire line Tor o., ll2.O00
In favor OF the United States Trust Company
OF New York, and states In the mortgage that
II is made for the purpose of purchasing the
Cecilian branch OF building an independent
line. Tho mortgage reads as follows on this
point:
1.-THE minoissCentral Company has agreed to
issue an additional 81 ,ll2. 900 par value of the
above mentioned Louisville division bonds TO
acquire said Cecilian branch or construct a
of the Chesapeake, Ohio and Southern Railroad
Company. with the terminus in Louisville at or
near tho intersection Of Oak and Fourteenth
Streets
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-25
LONG ISLAND CITY Is BROKE.
Municipal Employees Apply In Vain for Fay
Must Await = Bond Issue.

Several hundred persons with claims against
Long Island City visited the Office Of City Treas.
urer Knapp yesterday. In the crowd were mem
bers Of the Police and Fire departments. school
teachers and clerks, and others with audited
claims. They all had city warrants directing
tho Treasurer to pay them of, but no said there
was no cash on hand. and the city's creditors
were forced 10 leave with empty pockets.
City Treasurer Knapp has sold $3.50 900 Of
revenue bonds, but they will not be delivered to
the purchasers until next Tuesday. Many OF
the city employees have not received their sal
aries for several months.
The delay in Issuing the revenue bonds Is due
to political differences between the City Treas
urer's office and the Mayors office.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-25

Deur Persons Have Already Been Convicted
and Are Awaiting Sentence.

and Are Awaiting senience.
WARRINGTON, Dec. 24.-All the papers per
tanning to the recent prosecution Of pension
fraud cases in tho New York Pension Office have
been filed with Commissioner Evans by the spe-
cial examiner, A. W. Roome. They show that
four persons have been convicted Of defrauding
the Government and are now awaiting sen.
tence. Three others secured a postponement Of
trial. through motion of their counsel. until the
next term of court. The four persons convicted
were indicted at the current term Of the United
States District Court In the Southern district Of
New York. United States Commissioner Oakley
presiding. All the persons accused reside either
In New York or Brooklyn.
Edwin J. Wheeler was convicted on Dec. 81
on the charge of making false af1davits Of
quarterly pension vouchers, the vouchers hav-
ing been executed in favor Of Josephine Snyder.
q widow. She was also convicted of defrauding
the Government and awaits sentence. She had
sworn that she was still entitled to draw a pen.
sion OF So per month for q minor child. 1t was
disoovered by the Coy eminent officials that this
Harry Doty was also tried on a charge Of
fraud, and the outcome Of his trial rests with
Mary Z. Johnson was convicted Of swearing
to q false claim in connection with her widows
pension. 1t was shown that she had remarked
cealed in the execution OF her vouchers.
Joseph Lewis. Mary A. Haggsrty, and Thomas
Of the district Court. Joseph Lewis is accused
Of having made a false affidavit In connection
with the pension voucher of Mary A. Haggerty,
and at the preliminary hearing on Doc: 10 no
was held in q bond of 81 900 for tho action Of
the Grand Jury. He had sworn that Mrs. Hag-
gerty was still entitled to draw a widows pen.
sion. It was found that Mrs. Haggerty had
married Smith B. Lawrence.
Thomas Vaughn was indicted on the charge Of
making q false affidavit in the case of a widow
who not only had remarried. but wat drawing.
in addition to her widows pension. q pension
Vaughn is now In Ludlow Street JHil awaiting
trial at the next term of court.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-25

Frederick Rommcry, AS years old, a driver fer
the Otto Huber Brewing Company. and who
lived at 1902 De Kalb avenue. Brooklyn. was
thrown from his truck and killed on StuyvesaLt
avenue. near Quincy street. last night. While
driving along the avenue the wheels struck q
pile OF building material and the sudden jols
caused him TO pitch headlong into the street.
six children.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-25
COL. MoRRIsoNs SUCCESSOR.
Senator CuiIom Protests Against the ApDsint-
ment or Judge Paxson.

WASHINGTON. Dec. Ex-senator Cullom of
Illinois, Chairman of the Committee on Inter
state Commerce, called on the President to-day
and protested against the appointment of Judge
Edward NJ. Paxson OF Pennsylvania 10 DO Chair.
man of tho Interstate Commission in
place of William r. Morrison, whose term will
expire on Jan. /. Senator Cullom pointed out
that II this appointment should be. made three
residents OF States east of the Alleghanies. Tho
Senator said further that the West should have
one OF the places, and that Judge Paxson was
especially Ineligible because of his identifca-
ton with railroad interests.
President Mckinley answered Senator Cullom
by offering to make him Col. Morrison's sue
cessor, but the Senator declined, as he did once
before. Tho President thereupon made the
To appoint Judge Paxson. 1t In understood that
the selection is largely due to the influence of
Vice-President Hobart.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-25
PIG r o
Its Production Far in Advance or Any Point
Touched In Recent Years.

~ Sooeht y
The tide Of prosperity in the pig. iron trade
which began to be felt In September has con-
tinued. and on Dec. l, according to tables re-
Gently compiled, the production of pig iron in
this country had reached q figure far in advance
OF any that had been touched In recent years.
On Oct. /, 1896, only $50 furnaces were in
blast, and their capacity was but 49, s2 tons
a week. The production increased to 49,
279 tons a week In April Of this year and
then fell of again to ,I65. 1878 tons. on Aug.
Increased to 1876. SOC tons. on Oct. l to 600. 1873
tons. on Nov. 1 to 2l3, l59 tons. and on Dec. l TO
226, 024 tons a week. or the 19l furnaces in
capacity of 900, 962 tons n week, and 10 make
charcoal iron with a capacity of 6,06l tons n
blast
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-25

WASHINGTON. Dec. 24.-Instructions were Is
sued by Assistant Secretary Howell to the Col
lectors Of Customs at San Francisco and Port
Townsend to notify vessel owners and others In
their respective districts who contemplate en-
gaging In pela8ic sealing of the passage OF a bill
prohibiting such scaling in the Pacific Ocean
north of the 36th degree north latitude under
penalty Of forfeiture Of outfit, or maximum fine
Of $4,000 and imprisonment not exceeding ak
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-25
sudden Death OF Ealtor Fsnner.

BOLIVAR. n. Y, Dec. 24-E. NJ. Fenner. editor
OF the Democratic Times at Cuba, y. Y, was
stricken with heart disease on the street at
Olean tonight and died before a doctor came.
He was 80 years old. and came to Cuba six
months ago from Chicago, where he was cu,-
elOf. and his parents reside in Allied. =. \.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-25

John II. ConnorS. who was known In the Ten
derloin precinct as the Irish Baron and who
had a speaking acquaintance with nearly every
sporting man In the United States. died OF pneu-
monia on Wednesday In the Presbyterian Hos
pital. Connors was noted for his humorous say
ings and was an amateur entertainer OF great
Versatility. He was taken III a week ago at 147
thirty.eight years old
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-25

A decision which will tend toward raising the
price OF cod liver oil was given yesterday by tho
United States Board OF General Appraisers. Tho
board holds, In a case relating to an importation
Eastport. Me, that they do not come under the
class "intestines, integnments. and sounds"
which, under the Dingley tariff, arc admitted
free OF duty. The decision Is favorable TO tho
imposition OF a duty OF y OF a cent a pound.
against which the imDorterB Dfotestad.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-25

Job Throckmorton, merchant tailor at 1877
Broadway. made an assignment yesterday 20
George II. Barnes. giving u preference TO Kato
Th"roCkmorton for u, 900 for borrowed money.
Deputy Sheriff Whoriskcy has received an at
tAchmcnt Az inst the StOdder Puncturcluss Tire
Company of 81 Warren street for IL LILO in Ia.
y0T VI Leo IL. StVGGer. the Secretary. tE sAlArK.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-25
TWENTY VEN FIREMEN.
They Will Receive Their Appointments This
Morning rs u ChristmAs Present.

The Fire Commissioner appointed yesterday
twenty men as fremen, and the notification of
their appointment will reach them through the
mail this morning as a sort OF Christmas present.
Ten OF the men have done duty in the volunteer
fire service at Wakefield and City Island. They
are John Mack, James G. Darling, and Louis II.
Price OF City Island and William M. Carriers.
McParlan OF Wakefield; +. u. Reilly of 100 East
18th street, and Jacob Treade and Hugo Rosner
of 664 East l64th street.
The others, Henry +. Shanahan. Henry Lake
stain, Robert, Back, Daniel Roach. James 7.
Healing, Michael Hagerty. Joseph Butler. Ed
ward Hesly, Henry Bohme, and John Geary,
were takon from the civil service eligible list.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-25
Chscks for Il.sss.s $50 Mailed 60 Holders or
PaciAc Railroad Bonds.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 24.-Checks aggreRstlng
81. 1882. $50 have been mailed by the Treasury
to holders Of the bonds, issued in aid OF The Pa
cihc railroads. maturing Jan. l. or this amount
$40, 40O, 533 was payable at tho Sub!Treasury in
New. York. $3.50, es7. in Boston. 1924, 220 In
Baltimore, &l0s.420 in Philadelphia. Sl35, $40
In Chicago, $40, 100 in Now Orleans, %, 100 In
Cincinnati, 81. 100 in ST. Louis, and $1,000 in
San Francisco. Bonds representing some 81, 000,-
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-25
To Sell Its Church and Move Uptown.

Negotiations are pending for the sale OF tho
Lutheran Church OF the Holy Trinity, Twenty
first street. near Sixth avenue. the Rev. C. A.
Miller. pastor. The offer made to the oongre9a-
ton is not quite as large MS IT thinks the prop
erty is worth, but an agreement is likely to he
the church TO move TO the upper west side, the
exact location not having yet been decided on.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-25

Marcus b. Weidler, a ~cigarmaker. of 5 Somers
street, who is mentally dcranged. visited Police
Headquarters in Brooklyn yesterday mornin.
and said TO Telegraph Operator Bernard Conk-
ling:
I'm full OF electricity and want to sec the
man in charge here. want you TO close up all
Sergeant ConklinK humored him, and In .
short time two policemen entered the room ana
took Wcidlor to the Adams street station.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-25
Sock. to Restrain the ceutrar. Issue or Bonds.

Judge Lacombe. In the United States Circuit
Court. yesterday reserved decision upon an APP
plication for an injunction in the suit OF Charles
De Neufville against the New York and North.
ern Rail Dad Company. the New York Central
Railroad Company, and Drexel, Morgan & Co..
issue OF bonds under the mortgage said TO have
been delivered by the New York Central Com
pany TO the Central Trust Company of this city
on June l, 1897, securing $l0O,O00.0 900 of SO
ner cent. gold bonds.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-25
Another Vote BY Mayor wur.ter.

Mayor Wurster has vetoed the resolution of
the Brooklyn Board of Aldermen appropriating
%, 900 for furnishing some OF the rooms In the
County Court House. He contends that the City
Works Department and not the county inspec-
tor OF repairs, who was designated by the Alder
men, should have charge Of the work
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-25
freight EuEInss ColIae ON staten Island.

Traffic on the Staten Island Rapid Transit
Railroad was delayed for over an hour yester-
day morning by a smRshup between two freight
engines In the freight yards at ST. George. The
walked to the ~terryhouse. a quarter Of q mile
away.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-25
Secretary Bliss DlstriTu,es Christmas TurLsy..

wAsHINGToN, Dec. 24.-secretary Bliss to-
day presented every employee OF the Interior
Department who receives q salary OF $75 a
month or less with a big Christmas turkey.
This practice has not been In vogue among
Cabinet officers since Mr.. Whitney Was sscre'
tAry OF the Navy.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-09-12
she Fought In The
Philippine Rebellion
to AvenOe Her
Husbands
Death.

josephine Rial, the young widow who
was a leader in the Philippine rebellion
and the execution of whose husband was
one cause of the assassination or Pre-
mier Canovas by Angiolillo. is now IN
America. The rebels cali her the Span
ish Joan OF Arc. and few women have
had a more eventful career.
Mrs. Rial, whose marriage TO DR.. Ri
zal an hour before he was shot was un-
questionably the most thrilling or at
least dramatic incident of the Philippine
insurrection, Will come into public view
again She will soon leave for England,
where she hopes TO get some sort or CO.
operation upon the part OF the British
government IN the effort which she pro-
poses to make TO establish to the salts
faction Of the world that her husband
had absolutely no connection with the
Philippine rebellion She will ask this
cooperation as subject of Great Brit
ain.
Her sudden and unexpected appear
ance in America was very much OF
surprise. 1t was we'll known that Mrs
Rial was among the rebels. doing what
she could to encourage them in the
presence of a succession OF reverSes. but
it was not thought she could leave Lu-
zon island, the island of the Philippine
group that has witnessed practically all
the fighting, without being detected by
the Spaniards and then perhaps severe
ly dealt with.
Another surprise was experienced
when it was learned that the young
woman after consorting with the rebels
for months. making speeches. singing
songs and actually participating in en-
gagements between the contending
forces, had displayed unlimited courage
and nerve by not leaving the principal
camp of the rebels. but by boldly and
defiantly going 10 Manila. and going 10
the home of the aged mother of DR..
Rial a home that is necessarily watch
ed by the Spaniards.
Mrs Rial is indeed an interesting
character. She has not yet reached her
twenty-first milestone. Her young life
is full of interesting and dramatic
events. That she should be standing
like a warrior bold" armed with re-
volver. dagger and rifle. behind rebel
breastworks is perhaps only in accord
with the conditions surrounding her
when she first saw the light of day.
She was once known as the daughter
OF the regiment" a fine British regi-
ment. Now she is the leading figure in
the Philippine war. Mrs. RiZal was the
daughter of James Brackif sergeant
and schOolmaster in British regiment
stationed at HOngkong in 1876. Brackin
and his wife were natives Of Ireland.
honest, upright. highly respected peo-
pie Mrs Rial was born in Victoria
barracks Hongh0nS. A month or so
after the child's birth Mrs. Brackip
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-09-12
Hints For the HOUSEHOLDS.

II s. well 20 know that 81 salt fsh Is
wanted quickly the hah is fresheuei
much sooner = soaked IN milk milk
that e. turned being a. good FOR the
purpose as fresh milk
II icing runs or cake and VIII got
stick. -four should De sifto1 over The
cake and then wiped OF with so't
cloth before applying the icing.
Small quantity shaped git basket.
filed with sweet peas aua With The
handles - the baskets decorated ~i'h
blossoms n color ueTe The !avors - q
recent dinner.
When purchasing piaeappis. zsl~c,
one with IS green spfsy f~aves IN per
feet condition. Cut fh.s 'op from ihs
frU.t and plant o. IN pot ~ earth y
wlll gror ard be desirabls plant. look
INK woH augnE other green Disnfs Ia
The -I1.er season.
r. tle tea sleeper contains any cod
tea ard soaked i-avsF. nu matter ho~
7raau on ar19.snf. 90 not throw the mix
furc away. huf POUR n every FEES days
into tns cog glass water bottles. SHAKE
the bottles ueI and theu thoroughly
rinse fhen ln clear water Treated in
this manner. the inside q ire bottles
z..l remain bright and clear
Lf.ksa arm water is far better for re-
M t.rE aaer stains on gas thaa s.trer
~ ~ e1'f wat@s. After wash.ng ne
z sss~F should be B'1o6 - Drain f7r
rn1mert are then dried On one cis4E
towel aad roishs4 o. another.