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THREE 60 rHRoUeHAF IRE ESCAPE.
A Child Fell Vtrst. HTS Brother Junpea After
Him. and Then the Mother Junped-Two Hurt.

A Child Fell first. Ris brother Junpea AFTER
Hin. and Then the Mother Junped-Two Hurt.
Victor Liebenstein, the 14-year-old son of q
cigarmaker who lives over his shop at 44A East
Ninety-hrst street, took his young brother Her.
bert out on the hre escape at the rear window
Of their home yesterday, to watch him fly q
kite. Herbert 10 about 8 years old, and. In
order to get a good view OF the kite. he stood on
a loose grating which lay across the opening In
the nre escape. The kite sailed we'll. and Her.
Der began to Jump about on the grating.
The grating was old and rusty. Pretty soon 10
broke. Tho boy fell through and landed on the
courtyard pavement, about ten feet below. His
fall scared his brother and he yelled to their
mother. who was doing homework in the rooms.
He then started to go 70 help bis little brother.
n order to get TO him quickly he jumped
through the hole where the grating had been.
He landed on the pavement and was scratched
q little.
Mrs. Lebenstein. who 10 IS years old, heard
shrieks and cries TOR help. She rnn TO tho
window and saw The two boys lying on the pave
ment. She lost her head. She Jumped out Of
the window. and through the hole In the nre
escape. and followed her two sons down. When
she struck she landed with force enough to
break her left hip. The neigh5ors thought the
entire family was trying to commit suicide. An
amoulance was called from the Preshyterinn
Hospital and the woman ami Victor were taken
there. Neither is dangerously hurt
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OBJECTS TO SUCH FUSION.
Chairman McConville OF tho Ohio Democratl
Doesn't Want . .'siIver Party"

Chairman McConviile OF tho Ohio Democrats
Doesn't Want . ..siIver Party"
COLUMBUS. o., July 27.-Chairrran McCon-
Vile of the Democratic State Executive Com
mittee held an important conference with silver
Republican leaders tonight relative to the
hoped for general fusion of all the silverites of
the State.
Elk. Congressman A. ]. Towne, Chairman Of
the Silver Republican National Committee,
Judge C. C. Harper, the Ohio member OF the
same committees; Gen. A. J. Warner OF the
American Bimetallic League; Col. ]. C. Rob
erts, who Is running a continuous show camp
meeting at Springfield. o., under the auspices Of
the Bimetallic League. were among those at
the conference.
1t was arranged that Mr.. Towne should deliver
an address at the Populist State Convention to
be held here on Aug. 10 as part of the effort now
making to have the Populists indorse the Demo-
Cri tic State ticket.
The silver Republicans. however. accom-.
plished nothing In their efforts to have one of
their number appointed on the Democratic
State Executive Committee. McConville was
authorized to name his associates on tho
committees. He, is opposed to naming
Democrat for at least a year. Towne. Warner.
and the others think this Is suicidal, and insist
that the silver Republicans and Populists must
be recognized on the committee with a Wow OF
dropping the name Democratic and forming a
party to he called the silver party.
.McConville Will have none OF this and prob
ably will rename last years State Committee.
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JACOB WORTH SIL N
he IL Back In Brooklyn. Hut VIII Not DO Any
TaIkinE-Whnt WeII-Inrormed People Say.

he IL Back In Brooklyn. Hat VIII Not DO Any
TaikinE-Whnt WeiI-Inrormed People Say.
County Clerk Jacob Worth came down from
saratoga on Monday night, and spent an hour
or so yesterday at his office in the Hall of Rec
ords In Brooklyn. He had Il conference in the
afternoon with some Of his fractional Republi-
can associates and received their assurances
that his political fences had not been disturbed
during his absence. Mr.. Worth seems to real
ize that he has already done enough talking in
regard to the rumored rupture between him
and Senator Plat, for he refused TO make any
statement to the reporters. He will return to
his Saratoga cottage tonight or to-morrow;
City Works Commissioner Theodore b. VIII
lis ID determined II possible 10 make certain
combinations through which he expects to be
able. to pull the props from under the Worth
tion. He has summoned his heutenants in tho
various wards to meet him in a few nights at q
Win DO discussed and an attack planned on all
W WIl,s weak s1d PBiE s fri.n IN the bsI,. Worth abh, lines; MT;
has made q serious tactical mistake in his re-
cent attitude toward the State leader, and they
propose TO reap as much advantage from 1t as
tricts which Mr.. Worth, publicly Illuminated
against, Seth Low whom he was a conspicuous
hhow up the ALLEGED incon sistency IN his pres
emit admiration for and advocacy of the Citi-
Fen ltor Pl. tt, 1t was admitted by Mr.. worth's
fTiec Us; mas At NO tine replied to the criticisms
been very fro II. b his against MIR.
Platt. and 1t was even said that Mr.. wo tn h Q
corps OF ~typewriters at work from 0 inrise to
sunset In hfs sottsge at Saratoga IN tlcking, of
said nevora word In reply. Senator Plat, it
was remarked. does NOT. play politics that way.
Some OF Mr.. Worth's friends had no hesitancy
r. Gazing ysstsEEday that he was afflicted with
declared In scientific words that there 10 no
medicine m on p,e earth that will cure the maiady
An OF Senator Platte friends. including Mr..
Payn and Mr.. Aldrich. have the friendliest
feeling for Mt. Worth. while others declare
thnt Mr: worth has been playing p%icayune poll.
which confronts the Republican party in the
State and the nation. The securing Of a petty
once. II was remarked. 10 not hlgh;class poll.
leader. even of a county In any State in the
Union. should recognize The responsibilities that
rest upon his shoulders.
Nevertheless. 4 was added. Mr.. Worth has
eseayed to play his game after his own lights,
His health 10 not good and his friends made
many excuses for Linn yesterday.
1t was ascertAined that Superintendent of In
surance Payn Is to have "a talk with Mr.. Worth
In an effort TO demonstrate to him the wise
course TO be pursued.
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TAKING UP NEW IDEAS

Whatever may Be said about department
stores, IL cannot be denied that they are Quick
to nnd out what people want Inventions and
appliances coming into general use they always
they are having SO much to say In their adver-
tisemcnts about gas ranges. They know how
the Ras range IL rapidly snperSedinR tho clumsy,
volc' mic coal range. and they know the roasons
why. With a gas range cooking can be done at
one-hRlf the cost OF n coal range, one-tonth tho
heat, and onc-thousandth the loss Of temper.
No wonder the use OF gas as a fuel IN increasing
90 rapidly, or that alert department stores keep
gas r nRes in stock Just rs much as q matter Of
course as they keep cooking utensils. II VIII
noon seem lust M ridiculous to get along with.
out n gus range "a II would 10 try TO cook with
nothing but an iron pot and a turn spit-ddr.
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P~ARDONED BURGLAR,
Gov. Budd Frees the an who Robbed tho
House or Buddfoltical Rival

SAN Francisco, JulE.-Gov. Budd OF Cali
fornia has pardoned arestored to citizenship
David Smith. sentcnceto eight years in San
Quentin for burglary the house Of NJ. NJ.
Estee, Budd's opponehn the last campaign
for Governor. Three ars ago, when Estee
was stumping the stai and his family were
away from homo in tb city. his house was
looted by Smith and Is pal. named Botkin.
They hired an expree,m and removed by day.
light many valuable rtles Of iewelry, dresses,
and furniture, the nekhors thinking they were
engaged by Mr.. Estee
When Mr.. Estee rtuned he found he had
been robbed OF all his ,vp wearing apparel. his
wife's best dresses. a vel as many valuable
Masonic gifts and melsnto. A number OF ar
tic!es. were found In tn panshops, and Smith
was identified as the nanwho pawned them.
He was q small wardpolician but tho case
against him was 40 tron that he pleaded
guilty. Why the Cover or sould pardon Smith
is unknown. RS he gave o waning to the Prison
Commissioners; The prtonhas excited much
comment here because d thdiovernor's politi-
cal hostility to Mr.. Estet
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SCRAP ON An EEVATED TEAM.
A Negro with q Knifs incs the Guards Until
Dinnrmed by DetectIvo.

A Hesro with q Knirs ines the Guards Until
Disnrmed by Detective.
Thomas B. jackson. Brooklyn negro, an
noye Cd the other passeers on a southboupd
Sixth avenue elevated ain after It left Park
place last evening. andas requested by one
OF the guards to lcavele train at Cortlandt
street. jackson declin, to do this, and when
the guard attempted fuse force to put him
OF the train he smashenis umbrella over tho
guards head. Whenrhomas O'Meara, a
guard on another car, mt to the first guards
assistance, jackson pud out q ~jackknife and
threatened to cut himo ribbons II he inter-
fered. The train was tte crowded, and there
was considerable excitent among the women
passengers during the NJ.
Central Office Detecte Furneisen happened
on the Cortlandt streeplatform at this stage,
and, grabbing Jacksourom behind, disarmed
him: As the negro st showed fight, the de-
tective handcuffed hi! before starting with
him for Police Headerters. Several times
on the way the negrottacked the detective.
and at Broadway and hston street Furneisen
was Obliged to call q liceman to his assist
ance TO get jackson tolulberry street. There
jackson said he was alend OF Mayor Strong,
and threatened the detiye with all sorts OF
indignities IL they LOCK- him up. When they
did 80 he requested TIM to send for Mayor
strong to bail him out.
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eonnAr KAxrs 2 srnADDLn
Ty,tus .. nsep .hs nsssey Issss psvs In TIE
rrarrrnna Conveneion.

BALTIMORE. July 27.-Tho Democratic State
| Convention will DO held tomorrow at Ford's
| Opera House. In this city, and promises to be
one of the l~iveliest gatherings held hore In many
years. Senator German arrived this afternoon,
and has been comforting with State leaders and
delegates with reference to the currency quos-
tion. This is causing him a world Of trouble.
He does not care to have any action taken at all,
and, II 1t were possible, would prevent any reso-
luton bearing on this subject from being pre-
sentod. As some of the counties. however. will
be represented by delegates who are out.and-out
silver men, and who openly avow that they will
ask for the Endorsement OF the Chicago plat
form, 1t will be impossible to ignore the CUES.
ton entirely.
With the Wow, therefore. Of preventing q fight
In open convention Senator German has boon
importuning the delegates not 10 press the mat
ter. but to permit the Committed on Resolutions
TO dispose Of 1t as they may see fit. He has Inn
pressed on them tho fact that the city 10 almost
solidly Tor gold, and II they persist In forcing
upon tho convention the silver plank, the city
will surely be lost to the Democrats. His argu-
ments have had their effect, for tonight some
Of the countrymen are wRverlng, but still they
insist upon some sort OF expression. They do
not want IL ignored altogether. The indications.
therefore, are that there Will DO a compromise.
forth that the currency OF tho country should DO
on u timetable basis, silver to be coined at such
ratio as may hereafter be determined by an in
VIII sehn" oifsr NO e0 oSseetion. s. o SnIs i how ever I the
matter come to an open fight, which now does
not appear to DO at all likely, the silver men
would probably win. To prevent discussion a
rule will be adoped to refer all resolutions to the
committee without debate.
Next in Importance to tho currency plank In the
platform come the nominations Tor State Comp
iroller and Clerk OF the Court OF Appeals. It Is
very probable that George A. Deakyne Of Caro-
line county will be the candidate for Comp
troller. while J. Frank Ford will be renominsted
for Clerk OF the Court OF Appeals. il Hurst,
the last Democratic candidate for Governor.
may preside over tho convention.
ANNAPoLIs, Md, July GIN county conven-
ton at Annapolis to-day the Democrats OF Anne
Arundel county UNANIMOUSLY Endorsed /. T.
Jones as Associate Judge Of the Fifth Judicial
Circuit. Delegates were elected TO the State
Convention, which will meet in Baltimore on
Wednesday to nominate u. candidate TOR Clerk
Of the Court OF A, peals and for Comptroller. j.
+. Ford will DO renominated for clerk without
opposition.
No reference was made to Senator Germans
candidacy for reelection. but some of the candi-
dates spoken of for the Legislature from this
county are known to be German sdherents. Mr..
Germans lieutenant. Gen. Bond, called the An
napolis convention to order.
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$4,000 BLAZE IN BRooKLrX.

Exoeisior Electric Company stock Damaged
BY Wator-A Tenement House Panic.
A IRE that was subdued In half m hour last
night caused damage estimated at $4,000 in
tho Excelsior Electric Company's four-storad
building fronting on willoughby street, be-
tween Navy and Raymond streets, brooklyn.
The flames were confined TO the ton floor. Five
streams Of water were sent into the building
from the roof. The company carries a large
and they were much damaged by water. There
was a panic in the tenement in the rear OF thu
building among several families OF negroes.
They had lugRed their furniture into the street
before the fremen and policemen could con
vince them that they were not in danger. Then
bed.
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sale or the Ion Parinc.

OMAHA, July 27.-Tidecrees OF sale OF the
Union Pacific Railroan the foreclosure suit
Instituted by the Govenent have been agreed
70 oy all parties TO the +, and will be entered
IN the United States 1rt here before Judge
Walter Sanborn this VIZ.
Ihe degrees were reced In Omaha this morn.
iihhg ~ Gen; John G. Cdn, special counsel Of
Union Pacific and OF tKansas Pacific would
re entered In Kansas. Dorado, Wyoming, and
Ctah. the other States inn CHI the Union Pacific
decree OF sale here.
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GEoReECoNDoN's Alter APPEARs
The Lac Sent TO Chicago 'om wv Work. Finally
Finds uissnren

CHICAGO, July 27.-Gorge london, the lii
tic boy who was sent o Chiago from New
York by his foster pants, hs at last been
claimed by his father, lichaei Condor, 1927
Union avenue. For thr days he lad was at
the Harrison street static while he police were
seeking his father. lerybod the police
could find of the name Condonwas taken to
the station TO identify theoy, but Without avail.
until last evening. whenhe boys ather walked
into the station 10 reclai him.
About five years agcCondon md his wife
separated. They had ur childrn, OF whom
George was the younge. He wasplaCed in an
orphan asylum on tho nth Side, he name OF
which Condor cannot member. AMI was after.
ward adopted by a Finch family named liza.
mour. who afterward emoved 10 Now York.
taking the child witlthem. Sine then The
father has not heard ,m him, and IMPOSED
the boy was doing welnd knew nothing OF his
presence in Chicago ull notified by the police,
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CLUBBED A CHILD's AssAI1ANr.
A Harrison Man Nearly Kills Hts Rosnu
and Then Calls the Police.

A Harrison Man Nearly KILLS His Roommat
and Then Calls the Police.
Bernard McGuiggan. IS years old. a bridge
builder. went home last evening with Dennis
Mccarthy of Harrison. a fellow workman. They
had several pints of beer. and Mccarthy went to
sleep. He was awakened about 10 o'clock by
the screams of his ive-year-old adopted daugh.
ter. Springlng up. he found ,McGuiggan-so he
alleges-maltreatinR the child.
NJ Carthy seized a club and beat McGuiRRan
over the head until he thought he bad killed
him.. Then he called in the police. McGuiggan
was inscnsibie and was carried to Police Head.
Quarters. where the county physician dressed
him taken to st. Michael's Hospital in Newark.
Mccarthy was permitted to remain in tho house
with the child and was not put under arrest.
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sul.sr Want. = Gsrman-Amsrlc.n Mayor.

The Association Of Ballroom and Park Pro
prietors and Managers OF New York and Brook
Ign and vicinity are going to have a meeting
this afternoon at Suffers Harlem River Park
to name a candidate for Mayor of Greater New
York. The ballroom and park proprietors and
managers are OF the opinion that the great
issue OF this campaign is personal liber y, and
they are going to demand that the German
American they name this afternoon shall be
nomin" ted by the Democratic party. In the
statement that they Issued last night they did
not say whom they would name. but II was said
the man would he William Sohmer. They said
In their statement that they represented more
q N 800 German-American societies in New
York and Brooklyn.
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DON'T BLAME III CONTRACTORS
Striking "Panta" Makers Want tho Manu-
Facturers To llaise Prices.

The striking knee pants" makers held a
series OF meetings all day yesterday In Wal.
halla Hall, where they did nothing hut listen to
speeches. Max Pine. who 10 supposed to no tho
leader, was the principal speaker. Early in the
keep them moving. p"
Ihe contractors were not prepared for the
i've OF the strikers says that ths
strlke Is really directed against the manufac.
tureTs' VINO VIII have to raise prices before tho
contractors can raise wages. The demands
with will be prepared to-day, will be Tor IN
average advance OF 80 per cent, ON pr sent
prize IS and a ten-hour work day. So far Tie girls
have kept away from the meetings,
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A POSTAL CLERK PROMOTED.
James 3. Fuller to Succeed Howard NeaEIe as
superintendent OF tho Registry Department.

Samea b FULLER TO SUCCEED HOWARD NeaGle a.
superintendent or tho Registry Department.
Postmaster Van Colt has appointed James
g. Fuller. a clerk in the foreign department of
the general Post Office, to the position of
superintendent of the registry department,
made vacant by the resignation OF Howard
Neagle some time ago.
Mr.. Fuller has been a Post ofice employee
more than twenty years and Is now SO years
old He has a war record beginning in April,
1861, and ending. May 10. 1884, when he was
severely wounded in the battle of Drury's
Bluffs.
"Mr. .Fuller's promotion" Postmaster Van
Colt said Yesterday, lis due TO his meritorious
work In, the postal service, but that is supple
mented by his record as a soldier In defence Of
his country. He is ono Of our best men,"
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SHE LOVED AND HE LOVED.

And She Knew She ..Couid Not Got Hin ~ sna
Tried . Little Poison.
AMMO Rice. a girl of eighteen, swallowed in.
sect poison in front of tho drug store at Do.
lancey and Orchard streets last night. She
was taken to Gouyerneur Hospital and will TO
cover. This letter was found in her pocket:
Il have no use for the world, SO l have taken
poison. / am In love, but l know l cannot eet
him. Good-by all from me-"
On the back of this was written the name
CHARLES King" King keeps q candy store In
marry the girl once, but that she broke II of,
and that when he Tried to make up with her AT
the ball. OF the Summit Club of f22 Delaney
street last Saturday night fhe repulsed him.
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M1xx1E DELAxD NOT FOUND.
The Stony Brock MISSING Girl Beiavea 70 Nav,
Drowned Herself.

Drowned Herself.
STONY BROOK. L l., July 27.-Minnie Deland,
20 years ole, who disappeared on Sunday nigh,
after church services. has not been found.
Searching parties have toured the woods and
dragged the bay without finding any trace OF tho
girl; Three persons say they heard screams IN
the brush on the road between Stony Brook and
Allan Ball. a sailor on the steam yacht Hal.
cyon. who lie believed to have paid some atten.
tion to Miss Deiand. was at the church on sun.
day evening. and accompanied a young woman
OF his acquaintance to her home. 1t is reported
friends believe that. piqued at apparent lack o.
attention, on the part Of Ball. Miss Drland
drowned herself in the bay. Ball. who aided in
for Stamford. Conn.
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COLUMBIA, ). :. July 27.-Gov. Ellerhe TO.
day received a deleg ,tion of ncrro,s npporu,cl
at II mass meeting last night. They prcscn ed .
paler. protesting gains: lynch lHw in ~OLll
Caroiin", an appealed 10 the Governor to us,
MS EFFORTS to. prevent IL The Governor eN'
pressed himself MS strongly OppOsel to lynch
press II.
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Thres Candidate. who moved p1tn...,

ALBANY. July 27.-There are three vacancies
among the special agents of tho State Excise
Department appointed from New York city. or
the eighteen candidates for such places who
recently tried the civil service Fitness" exum-
ination thirteen we're successful. and the three
who passed, highest are John A. Wilbur, Charles
T.. SANFORD. ami Ferdinand Dreyer, ali OF New
York city. They will be appointed special
agents by stale Excise Commissioner Lyman at
a salary OF 81. 200 and expenses.
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ENGLAND's NEW CRUISERS.

mr.. GoscheE says They Arc the Finest war
chips or tho Sort Yet Turned Out
Special Cable Despatch to THE SUI.
LONDON. July 27-Mr. GEORGE. Goschen, First
Lord OF the Admiralty. announced in the House
Of Commons to-day that tho Government IL
building four armored cruisers which will DO
able to fight with a feet, better than any
cruiser yet devised by this or any other country.
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Dying Man Says H.. Was Iieatrn necause He
WOuidn't Wrestle.

Frederick Bohle. 80 years old, OF 3ol En-s
seventy-ninth street, died in the G, rmtn Hoe.
pital last night and Daniel Brophy, VINO lives n
Ninety'seventh street, near First avenue, v.'
arrested, charged with being responsible for hi,
death.
Bohle. in an ante-mortem statement to Coroner
FitzpatriCk. said lhhl on May 81, while in IGu
saloon o. William Moriwick. at FIRST ven -
and Sovent S-ninth street, Brophy h ~tllcnSal
him 10 wrestle, an !. when he ec.ined Brophy
beat and chokud him.
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QUAY STOPS IN PHILADELPHIA.
HIS Conversation with Reporters Limited to
Some Obserxations On the Weather.

Some Observations on the Weather.
PHILADELPHIA, July Ex-senator Quay
made a brief stop in the city to-day on his way
to Brigantine Beach. He arrived last night, &C.
companied by Senator Penrose, but his pres
ence WINS not known to the local political COM
munity until this morning, when 1t was discov-
ered.that-he was at the Hotel Walton. He drove
during the day to the Pennsylvania Railroad
Office to call on President Frank Thompson, but
the railway executive was not in the city.
The Senator limited his conversation TO re-
porters to some unfavorab'e comments on the
weather. and could not be persuaded to say any
thing, on local or State politics. or the Fiery
start in tho state in submitting his candidacy
for reelection to the Senate to the popular
voice. The Senator will remain at the seashore
for ten days.
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LUNcHED ON NJ ohARK,s srooP.

mo Feddiers unsultedrs. Clark and
. Passerby 10 InteFferea.
Peter Clark Of 11Test Seventeenth street
won't to the Wost Thinth street police station
last night and said that IL o'clock every day
street peddlers ~congYated on his stoop-to
eat their lunch. Thestained the steps with
grease, and when y. Clark demonstrated
with them yesterday, o Of them insulted her.
a man who was pasR the house interfered,
and was immediltelpounced upon by the
pedalers and thrashe MIR. Clark was told
mat a policeman wouarrest the poddlers to-