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Probably Ruptured . Blood Vessel In Her
Head ms She was Trying to Rise.

Mary Grace Wines. the 1s-year-old daughter
of Alderman Charles Wines, died suddenly at
her homo, lao East 115th street. yesterday
morning. The young woman had been an In.
valid for four years. When she was but 8
years old she had a slight illness. duo to an in
jury to the head caused by a fall. When is
years old she was stricken with paralysis. The
physicians attributed tho attack to tho old
injury and said that the girl could not expect
to live very many years. Yesterday morning
her elder sister Margaret awoke her at z o'clock
and set about preparing her breakfast. which at
about 7:3O O'Clock she carried up to the invalid.
The young woman was dead, a blood vessel In
her head having been r%uptured apparently as
she was trying to arise.
On Wednesday next Miss Margaret Wines
was to have been married to Mr.. Julius H.. Fox.
The death OF her sister will cause the wedding
To be postponed the second time. The first post
ponement was caused by the death Of Mr.. Fox's
father, six weeks ago.
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Pr.s,d.n, au,sG Back ., work.

President Lemuel Ely QuiGg OF tho Republic
can County Committee returned yesterday from
a short vacation which he took for a rest after
the campaign. He was at the headquarters Of
the County Committee yesterday attending to
tho pro.iminaric OF tho meeting of tho COM
mittee which will be held next Ihnrsday night.
the annual primaries for the election OF district
delegated who will choose the meHbsr0 OF the
County Committee for lSo6
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CAPMAKERs WILL STRIKE.

5000 Members or This Trade Vote to Stop
Work on Wednesday.
The east side hat and cap makers. numbering
5000, have decided to cease work in a body
next Wednesday. This was decided upon ut q
special meeting held last night in Now Star
light Hall. las Suffolk street. The causes of the
threatened strike u 0 u series of cuts in prices
made by the manufacturers and a prolongation
of the daily hours of toll.
Under the old conditions tho average weekly
earnings of individual hat and cap makers were
Rl2, $15. and $lS a week, according TO grade.
Now they claim they cannot make more than
So, 90. and $40 a week Of sixty-four hours toll.
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KILLED ON THE ELETATED.

John Hermansen. . Riveter. Knocked or the
Structure by . Train.
John Hermansen. 40 years old. OF 166 Ninth
street. Brooklyn, a riveter in the employ Of the
Manhattan Elevated Railroad Company. was
killed yesterday morning while at work on
Sixth avenue. between Thirtieth and Thirty
first street. He was struck by . north.bound
train and thrown from the track into the street.
He saw the train approaching. but could not
William Barry, the engineer, was arrested
and taken to Jefferson Market Police Court.
He was rem ,nded from theme to the custody of
Coroner Tuthill. who pnroled him in the custody
of his counsel pending the inquest.
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HoUSESMIrHs' STRIK ES.
Nearly o Thousand Men Called Out for o Short
Time In Sympathy.

Nearly o Thou1and Men Called Out Tor o Short
Time In Sympathy.
A general strike was to have boon ordered at
noon yesterday by the Board of Walking Dele
gates on the Dun building. Broadway and Reade
street. to compel Milliken Brothers. iron manu-
facturers, to pay union wages to tho house.
smiths. A committee of tho Board Of Walking
Delegates was ut the place at the appointed
time and 800 men in various trades had stopped
work when it was announced that the firm was
ready to confer with the committee. The men.
who had not left tho building. were ordered to
resume work ON the building again.
A strike OF housesmiths on three new twelve
itan Hotel and of an adjoining building. VIII CHI
was ordered two or three days ago against Mil
liken Brothers. was extended to tho other trades
buildings. In view Of the approaching settle.
ment these strikers will resume work on Mon.
day.
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JUDGMENT IN FAVOR Of 81 EICHER.
Jnstinea In surrcndcrisG His Contract with an
Albany Paper New Derunot.


ALBANY, Nov. Is. - Judgment has been
awarded Mr.. John A. Sleicher. tho Supervisor
Of the City Record in New York city. by the
referee, in his action to vacate an agreement he
entered into two years ago to assume the debts
of an evening newspaper published here at that
time, and to manage it as he dee cd advisable.
The now defunct newspaper was the Stote, and
1t was started by Mr.. Edwin Atwell, a nowspa.
per mar of New York city and Washington
Tho referee finds that the representations
made to Mr.. Sleicher that the average daily
circulation of tho State was 5000 that the
weekly deficit for carrying on the business did
not exceed $3l9. and that there was no out
standing indebtedness. except n chattel mort
gage on the press. were not true, and that Mr..
Slelcher was justified in surrendcring his con:
tract whom, the day after he took possession of
the property. he found that the weekly deficit
was greater and the circulation much less than
had been stated. Shortly after Mr.. Sleichcr
refused to have anything to do with tho State
the paper went into the hands Of Q receiver.
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adopt Spain protends 70 beiievs that the Fed.
NCel onlctaie wink at arrangements tor violating
we neutraiity and navigation laws. More than
Increasing.
~JACKsoNyILLR. Fla, Nov. 13.-The tug Daunt-
soss 10 now hero under the guns OF the Vesuylns.
Snc arrived here last night and ig on the ary
a9ck. ~ 10 rumorod that another nhbustering
trip, Of tho .Dauntless was successful. She
landed three large oarroea.
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nrrnr :. RIoKs, Q. y. =.
r,otur. or the view cater Chessu b. n,
KniEhts &c Labor.

Henry A. Hicks, who was elected on Friday at
Louisville, KY, by the General Assembly Of the
KniRhts OF Labor to succeed James r. Sow.
ereiRn, resigned. 40 General Master Workman,
has been someth ng Of a conservative factor In
that organization. 30 much so that until re-
Gently no had been heard Of but little in some
years. He Joined tho Knights Of Labor not long
aftor 1880 and for n time was active in the
councils Of the order. Ho was at an
carly day selected as q delegate to Dis
trIot Assembly 40. He interested himself in
the Henry George campaign of 1886 and since
then hos been. perhaps. known moro nse Labor
present National Committeeman for New York
State in tho Peoples party. His heller was In
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TEIAS'S CATTLE BOON.
Prices GoinE Up-Mra Martins Purchase. on
which She EKpects to Clear ESQ. 900.

SAN ANTONIO, Tex. Nov. 13.-Texas is expo.
riencing q big boom in cattle. During he past
five days the cattle sales made here have aggre-
gated 81. 600 900. The prices OF the range cat
tie continue to advance and the excitement
among cattle men is increasing. 1t Is claimed
that the shortage in cattle throughout the coun-
try justities the present high prices. The big
gest single deal during the past week was the
purchase of 5000 head Of coming three-year.old
steers by Mrs. Anna Martin q shrewd cattle
woman of Mason county. The cattle wero
bought OF Charles Schreiner OF Kerr county and
the price paid for the lot was 81 SO. 900. Mrs.
Martin will feed tho cattle and. calculates to
clear $4,000 on them within tho next three
months,
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A v,.ro Dwarf KILLED by q rr.,..

JAMAICA. L. l.. Nov. l3.-CorninR johnson. Q
negro dwarf, was killed by q train at Brooklyn
Hills last night. He was familiarly known as
"Romeo," and had been brought North just be-.
fore the war by circus people. He travelled for
Years with shows. His last engagement was
with Barnum's circuB. Johnson's parents were
slaves. He was " years old. His height was
thirty-nine inches.
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.,.., rraas Coua.uou In n~arrl.bu,r.

HARRISBURG, Pa. Nov. 13.-Theo rders COM
ing at the plant of tho Pennsylvsnia Steel
Works are very encouraging for this time of
YEAR. The product OF the past week was an
average one, shipments being made as rapidly as
possible. There were 4,7l6 names on the pay
ron for r. osi s sSs, a EST IN ,h ss ssps g % sS9 last year
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TWO BOARDS TO UNITE.
Greater Now York Beard or walking Dele.
gates to Be Formed.

gates to Be Formed.
1t was stated yesterday that final arrange
ments are likely to be made this week for the
combining of the NeN York and Brooklyn
Boards of Walking Delegates. tho body to be
known as the Greater New York Board Of
Walking Delegates. A meeting OF representa-
tives of the boards was held last week, at which
1t was definitely decided that the two sho Id be
amalgamated.
1t present there is q difference in the union
wages in some of the trades in New York and
Brooklyn. The wages in these cases are lower
in Brooklyn than in Now York. but it had been
union men worked on New York jobs they
should accept nothing less thaA the New York
union scale of wages. 1t is likely now that the
nnion scale of wages in both Manhattan borough
and Brooklyn borough will be equalizod.
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NEARLY $4,000 FOR MRS. SMITH.

Tho Uniformed Psiice Contributed $4,000 Tor
Their Dead Comrade's widow.
The subscriptions in the Police Department
for the widow of the murdered Policeman
Frederick Smith amount to a total Of 81. 72l.7b.
or this amount SO. 6o5.7 was contributed by
the uniformed force, each patrolman, contribut-
amounts up to $40 for the Chief and Deputy
Chief. Tho Riot Relief Fund contributed 81 900.
Tho widow will have. with her husbands life
insurance, nearly or quite $4,000, besides her
police pension. Chief McCullagh will invest
tho money for her.
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II PITTS ER.

KeQu1ntttOn Tor L0uIo HoN0oII, Wh0 W0o Ar.
rested on Staten leland.
Albany. Nov. 13.-Gov. Black to-day APP roved
the requisition papers of the Governor OF New
Jersey asking for tho surrender Of Louis Roe
sell, who IL under arrest in Richmond, S. I.
Roesell is wanted in Summit, N. j.. on o charge
OF completely in the murder Of James G. Pitts on
Sept. 8. He and a companion broke into Pltts's
sauited the colored housekeeper. RoesoiTs
companion Is already in Gust dy. State Detect
i've Edward D. Kelly of Summit, N. j., left here
this morning for Richmond to take Roesell back
to Summit.
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Another Coed Roads Bill 70 Ne Introduced IN
the LNElnlnCure.

ALBANY. Nov. 13.-Assemblyman W. W.
Armstrong OF Rochester says he will intr duce
another good roads bill at tho coming session of
the Legislature. The scope of the measure
will. of course. depend upon future develop
ments have been suggested by various individ-
uals. but no one Of hem 10 taken seriously by
this State. An effort 10 being made to have
Gov. Black take a position In favor Of good
roads in his next annual message to tho LeRis-
lAIura,
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Yield or ChIapas.

oAxAcA. Mex, Nov. s.-The coffee yield in
the State OF Chiapas this year will DO 10000 900
pounds. which is a large increase over any pre-
bSoL bought By American coffee houses
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Nan DALI RacoverinE.

Dan DAILY, the comedian. who was Ill OF heart
disease, was much better yesterday. and his
nhvsician told him that no might act II he
wished 10. Manager Ledcrcr decided, however.
to let Mr.. DAILY res yesterday, so that there
would be no danger OF Gnother Illness.
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That there was = demand for . scholarly translA-
ton OF the famous French nOyelists great work,
THE Comedy OF Human Life" L shown BY the rsadi.
meas with which the public arc inquirtng about the
Ihs 0ebbis Publishing Co. Phladslphia. PA-Ada
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UNION PACIFIC's AFFAIRS.

Receiver Clark on HIS We % TEE CITY Tor .
Consultation.
81. LOUIS, Mo-. Nov. 13.-S. II. H. Clark, ono
of the receivers of the Union Pacific Railroad,
left tonight for New York, where he goes to
meet the other receivers and the reorganiza-
ton committee OF his road. With relation to
the report that he IL to be put at the head OF tho
reorganized Union Pacific, MIR. Clark said this
evening":
made President of the road l know nothing of
IL, and until am President l can say nothing
about any policy for the road"
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WITH Il STONE ABOUT HER NECK.
william Carr Pleads Guilty to MiS
Thros-Ysar-Oid Daughter.

LIBERTY. Mo-, Nov. l3.-William Carr. who
confessed to having drowned his three-year-old
daughter. Belle. In the Missouri River. pleaded
guilty In a court here to-day. No defence was
attempted. Carr tied a stone to his daughters
neck and threw her into the Missouri. The
prosecution asserts he was instigated to the
deed by the child 3 stepmother.
Judge Broaddus reserved sentence until Mon
dav
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neealo Dri,ep into Hls spinal Core.

ORANGE, n. j.. Nov. l3.-George Cahil. the
2l.months.old child OF Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas J.
Cahill of Burnside street, East Orange. fell yes
to-day afternoon while he held a sixinch darnins
needle In his mouth. He Immediately became IN
conscious, Tho needle WAS driven back INTO ms
tSrost- and Dr. bradshaw found that IL had
penetrated the spinal column and Injured Lhs
kpinal cord. He thinks the child will die
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-05
A WOMANS FIGHT WITH 4 THIEF.
STABBED IN HER STORE BY MAN WHO DE
MANDED MONEY.

STABBED IN HER STORE BY A MAN WHO DE-
MANDED MONEY.
Mrs. Martha Durrs working in her store, at
No 366 East Onehundred- and sixth-st.. yesterday
morning, when unknown man entered and
stabbed her three times IN the left arm, after tell
ing her to turn to him the money in the cash
drawer She refused to hand over the money and
bravely defended herself until she fell unconscious
In a room In the OF the store. When she
swooncd the thief away without taking any
thing. He is not likely to be arrested. the po-
lice have only n poor description OF him. Mrs
Durrs was not seriously wounded.
The thief was tall man. with red hair and
beard. He had a wire hoop. which were a large
number of keys. thrown over his shoulder. 1t was
near noon when he entered the store. Mrs. Durrs's
husband was away. and her little son was playing
I'm front Of the place. The assailant asked the
woman to buy A key. and. as she refused to pur
chase one he closed and boed the door and de-
manded money She replied that she would not give
him money and braced herself against the drawer
The thief Jumped over the counter and tried TO pull
her away. She struck him In the face with her nst,
and he then stabbed her She ran. screaming. from
behind the counter 10 a rear room, Followed by the
thief who quickly caught her. and stabbed her
twice in After being stabbed the third
time the woman tainted and the thief made a
hasry departure from the store. a little later a
customer discovered Mrs. Durrs lying unconscious
in the rear room, and called In a policeman
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-05
SAID TO BE DIRECTORY swIyDLERs.
THREE MEN ACCUSED BY DETECTIVES OF Skill
FUL OPERATIONS WITH COLLECTORS
VOUCHERS" BUT DISCHARGED
FOR LACK OF FORMAL
COMPLAl

Detectives Flay and Fogarty. Of Captain McClus-
ky's Detective Bureau. exposed a directory swim
die in the Centre Street Court yesterday morn
Ing They had arrested three men-Hugh T. Sloan.
twenty-six years Old OF No. 1872 Seventh-ave.
Brooklyn: William Mcmahon. twenty-eght years
old OF Emira y. Y. and Thomas Mallon. forty
years old who has a room at Halls Hotel Park
Row and Duane-st.-and had captured large guam
tity OF their paraphernalia. The prisoners were
arragned IN Centr, Street Court. but Magistrate
Mott declined TO hold them TO give time TO the Ce-
tectIves to get complaints against them In court.
and they were discharged
The detectives said to Magistrate Mott that the
Dupont Powder Company. OF No. 81 Pine-st. hnd
paid $500 to OF the men. but could not swear to
which one, that the same situation met with
I'm the with buchanan Lyall. of No. lOl
Wallst.. who paid so on a forged order for an ad-
vertisement in THE Buyers Annual" published by
the Reporter Company. New-York Another vic
tim is the firm OF Il. f. Kelley & Son.
The methods OF the men, the detectives say. are
to get the signature Of a firm. banks being the
easiest Victims to COLLECTORS voucher" which IS
a printed form stating that the undersigned has
paid 81 for advertisers copy of the directory.
The detectives showed the Kelley contract 1t was
printed on bond paper They said that The upper
voucher" had been cut on. that the words has
had been printed over II: that at the top had been
printed advertisers contract, and that the 81 had
been made SO
These fellows have az many as fifteen different
directories" said Detective Fay, FOR OF which,
The international Gazetteer, they were just ar
ranging for the printing OF title page when they
arrested. These the names OF OF
their directories. all of which alike. with the
exception or the title page: 'Mackeys Reference
Manual, The Howard Reference Manual and
Agents business Guide. The Mercantile Record
and General Business Reference. The Buyers
Commercial Guide and the Buyers Annual All
are made OF old business directories. which were
purchased of some directory concern.
Sloan Is wanted In almost every city in the
country" added Flay. FOR directory swindes His
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-05
TELEGRAPHIC NOTES.

Chicago Nov I'm the Shannon murder .,,
held I'm Wheaton. the jury rendered a verde, '' II;
ment at death by hanging. Edward Shannon nm y,
and killed his wife September rs 1896 az 's 10y
was boarding train at Belvldere for Chicago 'ie
Golden. H.. Nov flames Saddler eIebtoor
years old. who lived half-rnile north OF town Az
tempted TO shoot his mother last night with ar 81,
musket. The woman and he missed her bm,
the brecch or the gun blew and struck him In
the forehead. entering the skull and making a seri
wound. He cannot live. 1t is said thai he was
partly dementcd
South Bend, Ind. Nov 4.-John Talbot. n prom
inent young attorney OF this city. was arrested
last night on charge OF receiving stolen goods
interested alleged TO have been stolen from tho
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad near Walkerton mis-
county; in september talbot Is married and was
formerly In the office Of Mayor Maybury of De-
troit
Logansport, Ind. Nov. 4-John Mcintosh killed
Frank Pottmeyer this afternoon and wounded viii.
lam. Edward and Louise Pottmeyer. Frank Pott-
meyer a saloonkeeper. and he put Mcintosh
out because he drunk. Mcintosh returned
with double barrelcd shotgun. lie empticd two
loads into Franks breast and reloaded. shooting
arm. lie again reloaded and shot Louise in the
back. The wounded people will live. During the
melee William shot Mcintosh with revolver. but
the BALI struck rib and glanced of. Mcintosh
was arrested by the police after holding them at
bay for ten minutes
Richmond, Va, Nov. IA dispatch from Empora
says that Captain w. H. Briggs a prominent citi-
zen and late Deputy C Collector committed suicide
by shooting himself early this morning He was
about sixty-two years old He placed gun 10 his
right temple and used cane to move the trigger.
No Gauge Is known for the suicide
silver city ~ NJ Nov IN W Bremen OF
Globe, Ariz. "A well-known mining man, committed
suicide I'm a hospital I'm this city. About ten years
ago he took 100000 from his silver mines AT this
the suicide Bremen had been drinking. lie leaves
. widow and Q daughter At Globa
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-05
THE PRINCE or WALES ACCUSED.
CASE THROWN OUT AS AN ABUSE OF THE
PROCESS OF THE COURT

CASE THROWN OUT AS AN ABUSE OF THE
PROCESS OF THE COURT.
London Nov. 4.-Thefe extraordinary
case heard before the Lord Mayors Court to-day
when man named Hinde sued the Prince OF Wales
10 recover 10000 alleged TO have been wrongfully
paid him by the late Under Sheriff Croll. who was
the lquidator OF the United Kingdom Electric
Telegraph Company. The plaintiff declared that
the money belonged to certain Mr.. Allen. of
whose estate he the assignee and he further
claimed 100000 from Lord Suffolk. alleging that
the latter had suborned Croll TO commit perjury
before Lord Bramwell the trial, In 1871 in con-
nection with the liquidation.
Sir George Lewis. in behalf Of the Prince OF Wales
and the Earl OF Suffolk asked that the proceedings
be quashed on the ground that the allegations
were nothing more than a frivolous and vexatious
tissue of nonsense and he submitted an affidavit
10 that effect. The plaintiff then addressed the
Court, declaring that he had been told that the
Prince of Wales had received the money referred
10. and then proceeded 10 charge Lord Bramwel
with defrauding Aliens widow ont OF $50 900 in
order 10 obtain promotion and n peeraRe.
The plaintiff was stopped by the Court with the
warning to speak respectfully of judges. Finally
the Court closed the case and dismissed the action
which was described as being IAN abuse of the
process of the court"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-05
METHODIST SOCIAL UNION DINNER

The fall reunion and dinner OF the Methodist
Social unions OF NewYork and Brooklyn took
place last night In the st. Denis Hotel. Eleventh.
ST. and Broadway. The main purpose OF the gath
ering was TO discuss what problems the enlarged
city presents TO the Methodist Church. At the
presidents table were seated G.. Waldo Smith pres-
dent of the New-York Union; Henry c. VI. Ingra-
ham, president OF the Brooklyn Union, and Bishop
Andrews The discussion which began after the
dinner was led by the Rev. w. f. Anderson. OF
this city. He said that the amalgamation or the
two cities would undoubtedly result in ncaculabls
good TO the Methodist Church in Greater New-York.
The Rev. Z. 5. Tippie who also represented the
New-York Union. expressed himself in similar
strain and hoped for unihcation OF both organza-
The Rev. C. l.. Goodell and the Rev. d. G.
Downey. representing the Brooklyn Union. while
not opposed a blending OF the two unions, ad
vised in favor OF deferring that question, 10 be
decided al the next general conference OF both
bodies be held early next year
This latter sentiment, It was said, predominated
and the consensus OF opinion among the $50 repre-
sentatives OF the two social unions in attendance
was in favor OF postponing the subject until II Is
definitely acted upon by the general body.
Among those present were Judge o.. G.. Reynolds,
Brooklyn: John w Vrooman, A. II. Brummel J.
A Punderford. the Rev c H. Payne the Rev.
Herbert Welch. the Rev. John Riley Thompson.
the Rev Dr. Pardngton, the Rev. DR.. A. Longacre,
John Beatte and E. h. futile