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Isaac r. Green. the Nestor of the Louisville.
KY. bar, died of old age yesterday. He was 81
years old and until two years ago kept up his
practice. He was born in Cambridge, Washing
ton county. Ny: In 1929 he wont to Illinois
s and later st e Missouri 80 In 1888 he went to Ken.
Of 1872 he ran ,away from home to serve as a
drummer boy, but his father caught him before
Hawk war. being a messmato Of Abraham Lin.
coin. He used TO tell of games of quoits no
played with Lincoln at that time.
Mrs. Sarah Cavondish Paxton, widow of CAPT.
Joseph X; Paxton Of the United States Army
and mother of Capt. Alexis r.. Paxton OF
N Nat o @%.ie Gu siS'e Of femss n1M Gn d dH.Y s %tth 1hs
burg; Mrs; Paxton was about 65 years old. and
the youngest daughter Of Capt. Job Whippie. de,
s~cendant OF a noted family OF seamon who dwelt
Dan"srs.' Mass. ~ 'A'em' Ipswich and
banker Of NeE Haven. died suddenly on
reside q few years ago. lie was born in Mad
ison. Conn, and was so years OF age. He be-
family, who have been for nearly half a century
prominent In New Haven banking and com
m nos' 4. , stra in The HIS bsa SErGGssG bas Charles "; ser9n,
night at his home. 2s3 Second street. OF age and
general debility. He was in his eiGhty-dfth
more than sixty years ago. lie engaged in tho
milk business. and retired thirty years ago after
acquiring a competence.
Mr.. Henry Ainsworth, father of the Hon.
Danforth f. Ainsworth, Deputy State Superin.
tendent OF Public Instruction, died In Sandy
Greek. Oswego county, yesterday. He was ia
years OF age, and was formerly an active ship.
builder.
Samuel A. Edgerley died at his home, ls3 De
Kalb avenue. brooklyn, on Wednesday. 81
years old. The funeral services will be held al
the Hanson Place Methodist Church at ii
o'clock tomorrow morning.
Annie Helgans, the wife of Alderman elect
Elias Helgans OF Brooklyn, died on Tuesday al
her home In Van siclen and Belmont avenues
in hor thirty-hith year.
John Cinnamon. a retired provision merchant
died yesterday at his home In New Brighton, 81
J.. He was 90 years old,
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II Proposed Ass.svaI or the state C.ap.

NIAGARA FALLS, N. Y, Doc. so,--Gen. Flsgler.
Chief of Ordnance of New York State, is not in
favor OF transferring the State Camp Of Instruc.
ton from Poekskill to Grindstoue Island. in the
6t. Lawrence River. He has taken much inter.
sst IN the discussion, but does not feel that an
GrindsIone is doubly Objectionable on Aeconht
OF its telng so ar removed from the main body
OF the state troops in Greater New York, and he
q company from tho Falls to GrlndBtonc than II
now Co.'s TO carry n regiment from New York To
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For the New District At.sr.oy to Begin or.

District Attorney olcott put half q dozen
clerks to work yesterday making up an index of
criminal cases pending. This index will DO
turned over to the new District Attorney.
OF them old cases. and forty .aix' indictments Tor
inanslaughter. including those based on the
collapse Of the ireland building ana Of the fac.
tory building in Forsyth street. Aside from
these cases there are over 600 indictments
which charge robbery. burglary. keeping dis
orderly houses or bucket shops, libaf, arson.
hlAckmAil. grand larceny and ASSAULT - =
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FIRFMEN THANK THE MAroR.
An illuminated Set or Resolutions rrsu the Fire.
meA's Mutual nsneat Association.

One hundred iremen in uniform invaded the
City Hall yesterday and presented to Mayor
Strong an illuminated set of resolutions passed
by the Firemen's Mutual Boneht Association
and thanking him for all that he had done for
the hrcmen during the three years of his ad.
ministration. James Halligan Of 81 engine
made the presentation speech.
In his reply the Mayor said that he was a
great adniirer OF the froWen, and that he hoped
year hereafter to some brave fireman who had
risked his life to save tho lives Of others. III
best room In his house.
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BRIDGE TRUSTEES WIND UP.

Brooklyn Gets TWo.Thirds Or the 0lDO. 900
surplus-PoIioe Salaries Raised.
The final meeting Of the Brooklyn bridge
trustees was held yesterday. and Mayors Strong
and Wurster and all the other members were on
hand. After all tho outstanding claims had
been settled there was a surplus of 1926 900,
Of which Brooklyn will get twO-thirds and New
York one-third.
On the recommendation Of Superintendent
Martin, the trustees refused to grant the appli-
fire a salute Of 100 bombs from the bridge at to-
nights celebration, 1t was decided TO make the
those Of the regular Brooklyn force" .
The trustees wound up the business by adopt
Ing resolutions euiogisttc OF tho two Mayors and
bic services.
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THE FEAR OF AoETYLENE GAS
Jersey City Fire Commissioner to Make an
nvOstigntion.

U0FuOy VVy II VOuHWtu8IOuoFB 20 MAKO An
investigation.
Tho Jersey City Fire Commissioners will hold
q special meeting this evening to determine
whether The use of acetylene gas shall be per-
mitted in dwelling houses, factories. and bust.
ness places in the city. In his search for places
whore the gas is being used Fire Marshal Con-
way has discovered that there are two kinds of
acetylene. Ono is the liquefed gas which was
made by the United States Liquened Acety-
lene Distributing Company. whose works
were blown up last Friday, killing two.m men.
Eugene Bonneville of 80 Beacon avenue, The
local agent. ssy.s 1t is not dangerous. 1t is
brought from Niagara Falls in hermetically
sealed cans, and used for illuminating pur-
poses in gas machines manufactured by Borne
vile. Until the Fire Board acts the use of gas
machines will not be permitted. The board
will probably consult expert chemists
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ALTOONA. Dec. 3o.-Adam Pfeffer. . passengss
on tho Atlantic OK press. Pennsylvania Railroad,
with q ticket for New York and a nrst-claaa
N passage to Hamburg, became violent-
~ insane on the train this morning after ieay-
gers with a revolver and knife. At ConemauRi
no leaped through. the car window and Wa
ground to pieces under a locomotive.
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College Polnt,s new Gas con.racta.

COLLEGE POINT. L. l.. Dec. 3o.-The Board Of
Trustees has signed contracts with tho Wells
bach Street Lighting Company and the Flushing
Electric Light and Power Company for eighty
seyen arc lights and 200 gas lamps. The lights
will cost $14.000 n yenr and the contracts arc
for FIVE years. Tho bills will be presented to
Greater New York for payment. The work Of
putting up the poles was started to-day.
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No Troop Transports Neeasa.

MONTREAL. Dec. 3o.-vice-President shaugh.
Messy Of the Canadian Pacific Railroad, whom
asked this morning regarding tho report from
SHANGHAI that tho British Admiralty has re-
quested the service Of the company's Pacific
steamships. Empress or India, Empress of China,
porting troops. denied that there was truth in
the
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-31

The nino members of the Republican City
Committee. which was appointed to supervise
the affairs of the Republican organization In the
borough of Brooklyn. have unanimously In
dorsed Col. A. Z; Lamb for the vacancy on the
United States District Court caused by the
death of Judge Asa w. Tenney. Col. Lamb was
long a partner with Justice Jesse johnson, and
is a stalwart Republican.
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FOR "GOoD DEMooRA1s."

Democratic Ciub Expects to Have van WICK
ana Croker Ne Now Years Guests
The Democratic Club will hold q reception on
New Years Day at the clubhouse. GIT Fifth
avenue, from 8 O'Clock in the afternoon until
midnight. All good Democrats are invited.
Tho Mayor, Mr.. Croker, and the heads OF do
partments In the new city's Government are OK
pected 70 DO present to exchange congratul1-
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LOnE rsIAnd city Defaults In Salaries.

Long Island City defaulted yesterday in the
payment OF the overdue salaries of the city EN-.
ployees. School teachers, policemen. hremen.
and other employees visited the ONCE of CITY
Treasurer Knapp during the day. but there
was no money to pay their warrants. Deputy
Treasurer Feisel said that there might DO
enough money on hand to-day 70 pay a part OF
the cityls obligations. The negotiations for the
sale OF 100000 OF revenue bonds, IL was stated.
had not been completed.
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Rumor. or war send whea. Up.

War rumors from Europe caused a sharp ad-
vance In the price of wheat on the curb yester-
day after the close Of business on tho Produce
Exchange. The May future. which had closed
at 93ia cents q bushel. advanced to 94ls cents on
the curb on transactions of about 90, 900 bushels.
in view of the possibility of a war scare that
might put up the price several cents over night.
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Insanity At,riSa,ea to Cigarettes.

John Foy, 20 years old. of IS Rose street, was
locked up last night In the Oak street police
station for beating his sister. He is apparently
to smoking cigarettes excessively.
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The harmony Of Q
woman's life depends
upon the perfect &C.
cordance of her mental


being. All the
emotions of love
and marriage and
motherhood have
CORE spoud ling
physical attributes
in the delicate
, special organism
! of her sex. If
these intricate
functions are dis
turbed by weak
ness and disease
her whole nature
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STREET sPRISKLERs OWE TEE o1rY

bNEVIoO % No Cot ON Unless UIA,OOO o. mack
Rents 10 Paid To-day.
Unless the $4,000 which 10 due tho city from
the Street Sprinkling Association for six
months water rents 10 paid to-day tho service
will be cut on and Corporation Counsel Scott
will begin an action to recover tho money. An
act was passed BY the. Legislature In 1893 CIV
the city hydrants for sprintling purposes for
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alabama PoDali.,s yyaa, q s,r.,rh, Tickle.

BIRMINGHAM. Ala, Dec. 3O.-The State Er.
cal for a State Convention TO put out a straight
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POLICE FAREWELL oALLs.
Many Biueeoats at Headquarters - souo who
Were to No Tried Game Some Dida't.

Many BIueeoats ut Headquarters - somo who
Were to he Tried Came Some Didn't.
The Police Commissioners sent out an in
vitation on Wednesday to tho force to come to
see them before New Years. 1t went out on
q general order from the Chief. The Commits
sioners were mentioned by nAme, all except
Parker. As a result his was the only office In
the building that was empty. A procession Of
bluecoats' went in and out at the other Com
missioners' rooms, shaking hands and bidding
them good-by. Some of them were unfeign.
eddy sorry; a few made 1t a party call. To-day
the rest will come. The invitation holds good
until tonight, when the board adjourns for
good and all, having filed the last vacancy in
the ranks and issued its report for Mayor
Strong's term. o.
A hundred policemen. moro or loss, came re-
luctantly In obedience to q legal
The board had given notice that 1t would sit
a s5s a ttoaSie 'S az se odhaRd ali u t fsvs sy ID successor TSs
men didn't like tho scheme. and sudden illness
seized the force. Policemen who came in from
stricken suddenly and mysteriously down and
sent word to Headquarters that they Tero Ill.
come to answer charges. Commissioner
Smith and Moss frowned as the record Of the
mysterious ailments heightened, and ordered
that police surgeons be sent at once to the
turned out to be mostly Inflammation OF tho
tSS Worse eR %a sA tSe at wss the R RfhllsePPo oIieeS Ssss
Thaddeus Murphy's case was reached and the
familiar answer was returned a woman In black
arose In the courtroom and said:
He amt sick; he is in McRoory's saloon the
Commissions Smith. raped for order and
demanded the woman's business.
He killed my brother" she said dehantly.
MStsar{fhy %S Who ov died in B Bel iie%1S'fHE& os pail1eop'F
Col. Smith waved her of. A few policemen
came up and confessed to wrongdoinR. The
board letsthem of. Then the case OF Patrolman
John Shay was called. He was charged with
was sick. He was taken suddenly Ill at mid.
night. reported his roundsman.
This is too much" said Mr.. Moss in deep
disgust. Step up here, Moran"
had said what was charged. The roundsman
said that he heard 1t. The two Commissioner
looked meaningly at each other.
Twenty days for Shay announced Col.
pay. unless he appeals to the courts.
Most OF the sick ones escaped. however.
Those who faced the music and owned up es.
capped, too. Policeman Austen was ACQUITTED
81 a charge sSo OF f "a a, 70 s prevent z burglary IN q
stood a lay figure clothed in a $500 sealskin
Bacque. The window was broken and the
sac9ue. taken. Tho policeman discovered the
theft, but the fuIrler claimed that he should
take any man half an hour TO Intuition that
eacque and gel II thrOuCh the window. he said,
Half an hour mArvGlled President Moss.
How many BUTTONS were there on It'll"
Seven" said the ~furrier.
The board smiled and acquitted the patrol
The charge against Policeman woodley, &C
oused OF clubbing m Kennedy on Nov. 2s
missed. Kennedy's skull was shown TO have
been fractured before.
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h-- Are winning favor everywhere
b1OOU . as a mild. effective family
Ollie cathartic. They stimulate
WIG the liver. remove all waste
SndleaVS the bowels in healthy condition. 2bc
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Net Money Enough Provided to Lish, the strss..

When the bids for the lighting of the publ,
streets and parks for 1893 were footed up yes
terday IN the Public Works Department it wa
found that tho aggregate was $lO8. 234 NOR.
than tho appropriation. Tho amount OF the an
preparation 10 II 200. $50 and the gross total Q
tho bids 10 VI, 1896, 5g4. The deficiency will b.
provided for by the now Board OF Estimate.
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The transfer or Br0oLIyu,s Dspo.lts TODAY.

The deposits In various banks, aggregating
about S9,OOO,O0O. to the credit OF the city OF
Brooklyn, will DO turned over by check to-day
10 Comptroller-elect Coler. and on Monday he
VIII deposit the money in tho same banks and
leave II there until q permanent plan for the
dlstrlbutlon OF these depOIltp has boon adoptad.
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Jake which my wife wants to give der present
too. lie is not relationshipped to me until Jake
marrics Katie. Den We would BIO fadder-in.laws
Git back ter Christmas said Reilly.
we'll. dots What I'm kicking on. continued
many outside oof der family peoples. She's
marked down a German prayin' book for Hop
Sing. dor Chinca laundrymans. und a bottle oof
cough medicine for Mr.. Kitzenheim. der under.
taker. She expectations dot all der peoples VIII
give her presents In return. Den We had yet
could a undertaken give in return she said
mebho yhen die she could get a sheaper
"oFd draw tn line there" said Reilly; "it's
ents to tn family undertaken whin she's thinkin'
but what can ] dor" asked Sinkers.
ord git a divorce" said Reilly.
"Vhati Git a divorce from der vomans What
! lover exclaimed The Sinker Man. mo.
q out an INJUNCTION. then" said Reilly,
Fan yer kin restrain Lena from givin' presents
ter amy ono yer don't like"
What costs such a injunctionf' asked Sink
about twinty.foi dollars. answered Reilly.
dot would be much sheaper as lettin' my
wife buy So more dollars worth oof presents"
said the Sinker Man; kin yer get 'em in any
hard ware store
Git what r.
"InyunctionS.'
No" said Reilly; yer git thin fer the ask.
In by applyln' to a mimber ay tho bar"
do Red Jerry keep dem g. asked Sinkers.
well" said Reilly, "well try him, but he's a
and got It,, for all the other coorts have ad.
and they did.
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1ENA,s oHRIsTMAs RUNS WILD.
Shakers Will Got an Ipjunetion ir She Insists
on RsmrmberinE the Underwater.

oinkers VIII Get an Injunction ir 0he Insists
on ~RsmemberinE the Undertakes.
The pockets of Sarsaparilla Reilly's overcoat
were bullying with bundles OF newspapers when
he went into tho little restaurant. The Sinker
Man glanced out of the kitchen and shouted:
Hello. Reilly; what's der matter init your
pockets sticking out of all dose nowspapersl
We're your name printed In some case r.
No." replied Reilly, but Owe been hshin'
through the advertisements tor SEQ n OF kin
foind somethin' suitable for the ovid woman's
"Oh, SO. for a present Christmas" remarked
Sinkers.
said present Christmas corrected tho
Sinker Man.
You name n Christmas prisent." added
Reilly. "Oi suppose ye have troubles av yer
own. Sinkors, no doubt so haver'
"Ach my" said the Sinker Man. moving his
arms in the air; nobody only my soul knows
my troubles. When dere hes yet more as one
ute. ] couldn't stand 1t at ALI You know
what, Reilly-you know yhatf Why I'm al
ways crlzy for der hull two weeks which comes
afore New Years around der holidays time.
Presentsi Presents! Presents! Ach my, my
heart makes ms feel sick TO my stomach when /
tink bout II. I'm crazy now since Wednesday
night, uni my wife Is yet crazier as me.
"Doing nowI Why. she spent forty.one dollar
last week and she says she needs yet hfty-two,
mitout %cOuntin' on der grocery clerks present.
She bought yet something for her sisters two
childS und for her brudder's daughters VifSiG
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children und for her unclo's nephew. und for
her grandfadder's mudder. und for her sister-in.
laws aunt In Germany-oh 80 many peoples dot
she only knows dem by countin' up"
Sure livery woman does that Mt Christmas
time" remarked Reilly, YEN have to get
buyin' presents for her relatives, for she always
remembers me wild q new necktie an q pair av
do she remember der minister, too. und der
insurance collector und der milkmani Do she
s said Reilly, but she gives III, milkmAn
well" said Sinkers. II tink a wife ought to
r~ecomemberd dot her husband pays for IL all. I
you'd even stand for der ministers present und
over init Katie's feller's ladder. Dot ! can't
stand at tall; IA drink barcolic acid first.
Keep COOL said Reilly, "a kind-hearted
woman1l niver forgit her relations
Hes no relation at tall" replied the sinter
toned 10 mel Can you explanation 4 y
III is my daughters ladder OF her beau. OK
planned Sinkers; dot is to say he is-vell ] am
my ladders dauRhter-but he Is der beau from
my ladders daughter"
"He is the beau of your fathers daughter"
repeated Reilly. meditatively; 'that-makes-
him-your sist er's beau"
mo" remarked SinkerS; how can my sister
have q beau when got no sister, He is my
THAT nd make him a woman" said Reilly.
why, no. continued Sinkers; listen und
III tell 1t In pieces, First you know my Katie.
dots my daughter"
Yes, said Reilly.
"Und you know she 10 keepin' company init Q
young mans named Jake"
"YiB OIL know that"
ven" said sinkors. "t IL der ladder OOf
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DEMANDS FOR ENooREs KISSED.
Fart OF the Metropslitnn Audience Genes to
the Singers, Rescue.

Fart OF the Metropolitan Audience Genes 70
the Singers Rescue.
There was o temperate spirit about the au-
dience at the Metropolitan last night which
made tho entertainment much more enjoyable
than It was on the preceding Sunday. The au.
dience evidently determined that the minority
should not drag out the programme to the in.
terminable length 1t reached a week ago. So
there were hisses-emphatic, ~resolute hispes-
when tho chatter for repetitions was kept up to
its usual exasperating length. Mime. Marcella
Sombrich was of course compelled to sing twice
after tho forid "voce di Prima Vera"
for that makes q strong appeal to the
taste OF popular audiences, and her
brilliant execution of that, as we'll as
the Proch variations, "Ah non Giunge," and
Chopin's song, "Das Ringlcin." aroused b T
hearers to q high pitch of enthusiasm. So did
her beautiful singing. of the aria from la
NoZZe dc Figaro" which displays SO well some
OF the best attachments OF her art and tho lovely
qualities of her voice. But pyrotcchnics are In
demand at the Sunday concerts-indeed, they
arc necessary.
Pol Plangon has not been in better voice since
night. and in tho air Nazareth" az we'll as in
the serenade from Tho Domination of Faust"
he displayed more richness and softness of tone
than any. previous appearance this year has
Jean Gerardy played with great skill Her
but there is a certain deficiency in the emo.
tional side OF his playing to those who re-
is an artist. The orchestra 'T Under Anton
Seidl was heard in the "Massaniello" over.
ture. Rubinstein's "Kammenoi Ostrow," GIL.
dances. Sig. Bevignani conducted for Nine.
Sembrich.
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Fruitess Search or the River Mt Harrisburg for
. Trace OF the MisainE Man.

Fruitess Search or the River Mt Harrisburg for
. Trace OF the N1issinE Man.
HARRISBURG, Pa, Dec. 19.-Two men dragged
the river front to-day from Reilly street to tho
Market street bridge. in an effort to find the
body Of the Rev. Samuel Spurrier. the aged
Bainbridge preacher and book agent, who dis
appeared mysteriously in this city on Thursday
night. One of his sons came here from Middle
town to-day and watched the men dragging the
river. He says the valise and papers that were
found are those of his father, and also con-
hrmed other marks of Identification in the pos
session of tho police. Where the valise was
found at Reilly street there was no sign of a
struggle. but n blood spot or two were discov-
cred on the steps leading TO the river front from
the street. The son of the missing man said to-
day that his father was subject TO hemorrhages,
Ind the fact that the blood on his papers is OH
the inside and not on the outside OF the pocket
book seems to Justify the theory that the
preacher was seized with q hemorrhago and
used the papers 10 stop the flow of blood.
All of Mr.. Spurrier's friends here scout the
suicide theory. They think that he was thrown
into the river by highwaymen. He left home on
Thursday morning for Mount Alto to sell some
land. and his friends say he was SO peculiar In
his business transactions that his family knew
nothing about his purchase of land. The boys
who saw the aged man going toward the river
on Thursday night say that he carried a cane,
and his son to-day told the police that his father
structed the police TO make q thorough search
along the river tomorrow. The river Is several
feet above low water mark, and the body may
have been carried below the city.