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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-07-19
oar HoRsEs IN ABIxqDOx soU1RE.


residents Ceraplain ana Tle,r Cnstoainh Is
Hachea UP for S1sintaining = Hsisnnce.
Since tho hot weather began residents in tho
heiehborhood of Abingdon square have been
annoyed by the occupation by car horses. OF the
east side Of the square. The Metropolitan
Traction Company, which operates the Eighth
avenue limo. maintains an exchange station
there during the summer months, and for the
greater part of every twonty-four hours be-
tween twontSAvo and thirty horses stand on
the street ba' up against the curb.
For tho &C Nhtnienoo Of bicyclists there is an
asphalt strip each side of tho street, but In
hot weather al oclmcn hav to use the cobble-
stones to get tho square,. Complaints have
frequently bceh made by bicyclists, but II was
not until yesterday that residents In the
vicinity took decisive action.
William +, White. of 10 Abingdon square
ing,nnd told Capt. Petty that tho horses would
have to leave the square or he. must. He said
and happiness of the ncighborhood, and that
Il them; lie said that The noise made g tho
changing horses was kept UP the greater part OF
the night e nc Prevented people ,h from ndd getting .n,g
tho horses forced the people tc close their front
windows when the weather mado 1t most
NECESSARY TO have thom open. no
politan Traction Company" no said, and was
told to tako tho number Of every driver who
disturbed US In exchanging horses, and they
does, tho Same, and / can't stay up oil night
writing down numbers. Al far as the nuisance
Itself was concerned, tho company's officials
gave ne no satisfaction whatever.
Last night the noise became 80 troublesome
that i called the attention OF the policeman on
the post to tho fact and they stopped II, beside
sending away half tho horses" =.
Mr.. White assured Capt. Petty that he would
push the case, and asked that the man in charge
Of tho horses be arrested. Detectives Corey
and Gerighty, upon investigating tho case,
found that twcnty-four horses wcre standing
on the square, and that IL was exceedingly dan
gerous for bicyclists to pass between the stand
Ing horses and the cars. They arrested WI.
liam Bohen of 43o West Fifty-first street, an
employee of tho Eighth Avenue. Railroad
Company, charging him with maintaining O pub
lie nuisance. He will be taken before Magis-
morning.
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COULD NOT LIVE WITHOUT EVA.
So Wiuifrsd'a Mother Adopted tho Little Girl
and Both Arc HAPPY.

SAN FRANCISCO, July 1s.-Little Winifred
Ward, 0 years old. 80 loved her friend, Eva De-
voer. aged IL. that when Eva, on Thursday. was
taken to the Ladies' Protection and Relief So
ciety to save her from being beaten by her foster
father. Winifred grieved so she could not sleep
nor eat. TIC child lost flesh and spirits 80 rapid
ly that her mother became alarmed, and 1t was
decided to let her meet Eyu.
Yesterday afternoon they spent playing to-
Rether. The meeting was pathetic. Eva's hair
had been cut In accordance with q rule Of the
institution. Whom Winifred saw her friends
head she wept and begged that her hair might
be cut, but she WAS somewhat pacifed by the
assurance that Eva's hair had been saved to
cover dolls heads.
Then It was Eva's turn to weep when she
learned for the first time that she was really a
founding. She sobbed: II don't belong to any
one, l haven't any name and I'm all alone"
That settled it, and Mrs. Ward decided TO adopt
her and let hor be a sister to her own girl.
The children had known each other two and a
hall years, and had been lnsepsrable companions
until last Wednesday. whom Eya's foster father
beat her with a whip till the blood ran down
her back. Her screams attracted the attention
OF the neighbors. and the Protection society
took charge of the child. The doctor says Wini-
fred would have died IL the girls had been kept
apart,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-07-19
xIIrsrD nor MURDEnBR's rAEE
Yorur Kelso Toia Detectives fFom when ne
ssscnpca That Trn,up- Btiiled ISIS rather.

bEaEIHUN NM bNAE ~
PIrrsBuRG, July 1s.-Detectives McKelvoy
and Robinson, from whom Archie Kclso, the
alleged youthful slayer of his father, escaped by
jumping through a car window In Illinois. re-
turned homo to-day. In bringing the boy up
from Ponoa City, Oklahoma. the detectives tried
to get the story OF the killing from him. Tho
hendlcss body of Kclso's father was found In tho
Monongnhcln Rivor on sept. 20 last and tho
head was found buried in tho sand about 200
yards away on Sept. 20.
The boy told the detectives that on his tramp
ing trips no had become acquainted with two
hoboos. "Punxsutawncy Tom" and "Emigrant"
French. On tho night Of Sept. 10 he was with
his father, and they met the tramps and went
to the theatre.
The two tramps suggested to the boy that they
take the old man up to the camp the ncxt day
and &c blister =" him, that is, put acid on his legs.
arms, and face to mako them sore In order to
day tho boy took his father to the tramps' camp
The old man kicked on being blistcred, " said
inc boy, y and yelled and screamed 30 ina We
hnd to xS, sh,o r. So Sow we crossed ;hs riye f., Ana . d ! IG,r
1 went down to Elizabeth to get a drink. 1
returned ina half hour and mot Tom coming
"'Whers's tho old menl' I asked. In the
grove with French replied Tom; started into
old MANS mans sss dl"s iS 81 isS i e Up q and 4 wrapped spT fn Il
in my ceat."
The boy would say no more about tho dis
posal OF the head and body.
trqmPs weren't with YOU. mo, they weren't"
said Kolso. II guess you know all about 1t.
Thoy were on tho other sido of the river. had
trouble with the old man a yoar or 80 ago. and
hit him then on the head with n club"
How did You kill him T. persisted McKelvey.
But Kelso refused TO talk further.
1t is believed that father and son had an
alteration at the grove. and that the boy
struck him, killed. him. and then severed his
head and even cut off his shirt tab, which had
the initials of the man who had given the shirt
to the boy for his father. The head. when
found. was crushed on one side. as II from a
blow. The shirt tab was found. kelso has three
sisters. one Of whom is married, The others are
trained nurses, and all are highly respected.
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PoWDER1r's RISE CALLS THEM.
labor Asitators Decry Hts Appointment as
Commissioner-Genernl OF ImmiKrntIon.

labor Asitntors Decry Hts appointment as
Commissioner-S;enernl or Immigration.
The appointment of T. v. Powderly as Com
missioner General OF immigration by President
Mckinley has deeply offended the members Of
some of tho labor organizations here. Among
these Is the Central Labor Union, which spent
a good part Of it's session yesterday denounc-
ing the appointment. Henry Meisel, delegate
of the Bartenders' Union, who is an anti.Pow.
derby man. was Chairman of the meeting. There
were a few friends of Powderly: present.. but
they were shouted down whom they attempted
to say anything In his favor. The discussion
began with the introduction of the following
resolution by Samuel Prince. delegate of Cigar
Packers Union No. 251:
"ItcSolUed, That tho appointment of I. v.
Powdcrly us Commissioners of immigration Is
the greatest official insult ever offered by tho
Federal Government to organized labor"
In speaking to tho resolution Prince called
Powdorly a traitor to tho cause of organized
labor.
Delegate Farrell of tho Concord Labor Club.
declared that organized labor should denounce
Powderly's appointment in the most emphatic
terms: =" haye tried TO elevate Powderly," no
Knight"
several delegates charged Powderly with FIRST
being a free siIver man and then coquetting
favor OF the gold standard.
Delegate, AAcdiII Of tho rissterqrs' Un i@a
"None of the labor leaders are In the business
for their health. did all could to elect
many others would have done"
Delegate Johnstons of the United Carpenters
| and Joincrs declared that the whole discussion
WINS out of order, but Tho Chairman ruled that
Johnstone's point WA. not well taken. This de-
oision WAS appealed from. but the Chair wa,
sustained.
Il don't believe in this kind Of business" said
Delegate tombstone bitterly. at Is a matter
of fnctional feeling. II Sovereign had got the
appointment there would have been no OPPOSE
ton here
some ono shouted 'Powderly''s all right"
whereut there was a howl of derision.
Some OF You are sore at Powderly," con-
tinued tombstone, but he may be at the head
of tho knights Of Labor again.
$50 the victors belong tho spoils." said Dele
gate Mc(iill. "Powdcrly got there In spite OF
your ~catcalls. Isn't the poor fellow entitled to
all the rcward he can get for his dirty work."
ITS too late TO lock the door when the steed
ls stolen said Delegate Farley of tho Hexagon
we can't undo It,"
"A motion to table the resolution was lost.
More abuse of Powderly followed and the roso-
luton WAS carried.
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AAoME, srARvINo, AND DYING.
Tho Result OF Patrick Hayden'a Quest for Hi
Daughter ut Harrison. n. ,.

Tho Result OF Patrick Hayden'a Quest for His
Daughter Mt Harrison. n. ,.
A man nbou. 20 years old was found alone and
apparently dying In n house on Passnic avenue.
Harrison, n. j., yesterday. He WINS taken to the
Harrison police station, and the doctors who ut
tended him said he was suffering with starva-
tion and hernia. Whom ho revived he said he
was Patrick Hayden, 65 years old, of Provi-
dence, i. j. He had been out OF work for eleven
weeks In Providence. and had gone to Harrison
expecting to ind his daughter, Mrs. John Hook
he had visited her seven years ago.
Not. finding her. he had used the house to
slcep In while hunting for work. On last Tues
day he fell when leaving the house and hurt
himself SO badly, that he could barely crawl back.
since. Hayden said that he had a daughter
teaching school in KnightsvIlle, n suburb Of
Providence. His condition was so critical that
he could not be moved from the station.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-07-19
FEATHER" Rn Daiy's Bulldog Bites = Child
and Is Shot.

Wilson, a bulldog owned by Father" Bill
DAILY, tho turfman. attacked Mrs. Albert Owens
and her l7-months-old son, Calvin, while they
were crossing Days lane on Ocean Boulevard,
Ora vesend. about 10 o'clock on Saturday night,
and bit the child three times on the left leg.
Jockey DoSSett. who was in Days house, run
TO Mrs. owens's assistance. Doggett beat tho
dog of and took il ON a chain to the house, Mrs,
Owens hurried homo with her baby.
When Mr.; Owens, who is a policeman. got
home from his tour VI duty yesterday morning
and learned what had happened he started out
to kill the dog. He shot several during tho
morning. but couldn't find tho right one. At
last he went 10 Mr.. Days and told DAILY that he
must have the bulldog killed. Mr.. DAILY con.
sentcd and the dog was shot.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-07-19
WOMAN SHUT IN FOLDING BED.
It Was . Genuine Night Call That Excited Dr.
Duny's FRO Ir Not Suspicion.


DR.. Edward r. Duffy of 30l West Fifty.
eighth street is a little man. who has grown old
in his practice around the ncighborhool. and
differs from most Of his neighbors. ia that no "a
o Republican. Sometimes he fancies that tho
Tammany mon Of the neighborhood are playing
jokes on him.
DR.. Duffy hos got SO we'll along in years that
he has given up most Of his night work, and
when some one knocked violently ut his door
about 2 o'clock yesterday morning no was dis.
gusted. His wife had heard the noise at the
door and had already gone to the window.
hi she to T sd'Hc dow so to h,@ ass nv Vest sN sisty oae w ,trsss
folding bed. Then the doctor himself went TO
Ho saw a tall, burly man, whose gruf voice
soon reiterated the demand for aid. The doctor
calls. for he had given up that sort Of work.
tell you Dan Gallagher's wife had the bed
Hospital sent me to you to come down and see
~ don't go out on night calls any more" re-
"If you don't come I'll fix yez so you won't
never answer no call, night or day" was tho re.
=" You just wait two seconds and Til show you
about that" cried the doctor, who Is a fighting
bis coat. seized a stick X and ran to to the ine d So.e1 B Ut
his opponent had fed. The doctor went back to
There are no Gallaghers at 233 West Sixty.
first street. but Dan Gallagher and his wive live
at 236. Dan is a butcher.
Mr.. Gallagher buried his mother-in-law Satur-
day afternoon and the family were not seeing
strangers yesterday.
was nu ali ip true ee'F They say say tho Inc b 5Slai sRut 0e Sp ' ae
o'clock in the morning and that Mrs. Gallagher
was severely cut on tho forehead.
One o thin instAlment beds," the neighbor
called l.. Her family released her and a man
ran to Roosevelt Hospital for q doctor, but. was
told to call on some physician in the neighbor-
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-07-19
RAIN ON JERSEY GUARDsMEN.
Kite Flyer Eddy Sends Old Glory to . Height
OF 1850 Feet over tho Camp.

Kite Flyer Eddy sends Old Glory To = Height
OF $500 Feet over tho Camp.
STATE CAMP, SEA GRIT, N. j., July 1s.-Heavy
hover greeted tho soldiers Of the Fourth Regi-
ment this morning. Before shutdown, however.
the regiment was enabled to hold guard mount
and dress parade. DR.. John l.. Scudder of tho
Jersey City Tabernacle preached In the new
mess hall.
Col. Robert Smith met the limo and field on
Gers to-day. and 1t was decided to adhere strictly
TO the regular routine of camp duty outlined by
Brig Gen. Wanser. It was also decided not to
send the Ruardsmen to the ranges during the
weeks encampment. The men will come down
here Mt some future date, their expenses to be
Prof. w. A. Eddy. the sciontIhc kite flyer.
raised "old Glory" l,5o0fe abovethe tent tops.
He could not take the anticipated photograph
lie displayed chemical signal lights which could
be seen twenty miles distant.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-07-19
TEN IN CHAPMAN,s SCOOP NET.
Isis Men Made n Good Haul Saturday Might
Ono H0mRn's story.

ABin wen Wauo q 5000 Haul baturdny Might
Ono WomRn's story.
Tho crop of Tenderloin women arrested for
accosting men on the street wns larger than
usual yesterday morning. Capt. Chapman's
men had ten women in the Jefferson Market
Police Court. All but two of them denied that
they had spoken to the policemen who arrested
them. They did not deny that they wero pros.
titutes, but said that they were prosecuted and
arrested whenever they showed themselves on
the street., One woman asserted that it was
perfect folly for the policeman who had ar
rested her to swear that she had spoken to him.
him" she said. Everybody knows him, and
know him well. Whenever soc him coming l
cross to the other side OF the street for fear he
will arrest me. When no wants to arrest a
woman he goes and takes her right OF the street
without tho slightest excuse for H."
is II true that all these women know you r.
asked tho Magistrate.
- suppose they do" said the policemen.
"Thcn you'd better tell your Captain to nut
you on somo q: her kind Of work. THIS woman
ls discharged"
Two other women were discharged, but the
rest were fined SO each.
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called to Testify About Interstate Tramo.

PrrrsRuRG, july ls.-James McCrea, First
Vice-Prcsidont and Tranlc Manager OF tho Penn.
%sylyania Company west of PittsburR, left to-
night for Washington. subponaed az q witness
before the, Interstate Commission.
He says the several railroads, including the
Baltimore and Ohio and Chesapeake and Ohio,
are charged with having out freight rates.
Mr. McCrca says that all roads must furnish at
certain periods II printed list OF rates to the com.
mission, and that under the law they arc not
permitted to transport freight at less or moro
than the printed rates. lie will DO q willing
witness. rs. the Pennsylvania Company 10 onrs
ious TO maintain freight rates.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-07-19
MRS. CoLLEF,s DIVORCE.
II 10 Granted Ia Her ON tho Ground That He
Husband IL u Convict.

PERRY, Oklahoma, July ls,-Nettie Collcy re.
ceiyed a divorce from Frank Collcy hcre last
night. Colley was the Populist editor who was
scnt to tho penitentiary some weeks ago for
Matchmaking. Col!ey was once u candidate for
Congress from Oklahoma and was Chairman of
the Populist committee. He served a term In
prison for The theft of registered letters whilc a
mail clerk in Missouri.
His wife obtained adivorce on the ground thai
he was IN the ponitentiary. COlley's former
wife obtained q divorce on the same ground.
Mrs. Colley Is only 20. and has three little chill.
dren, Colley IL 81. His father u . wealthy
citizen y: Joplin, Mo.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-07-19
B,cycl,st Killed By n troopers Horse.

CHICAGO, July 1s.-The horse ridden by a
trooper going to the temporary enoampment at
Western avenue and Ninetieth street. caused
the death Of Frederick C. Billings. q bicyc,ist, in
Michigan avenue near Monroe street last
night. Billings was stamped on and tramplcd
to the ground by Trooper IL. C. Wagner on the
galloping horse. Wagner was riding on the
wrong side Of the street. He was arrested.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-07-19
A NEW CHURCH FOR NEW UTRECHT.
The Corner Stone or thc Evangelical Church
Laid Yesterday.

E"0 ~ IFuuBOTClT OHUTCu
Laid Yesterday.
The corner stone OF the New Utrecht Evnngel.
ical Church in Eighty-fourth and EiShty-hfth
streets, near Sixteenth avenue, Brooklyn, was
laid yesterday afternoon In the presence OF over
5000 persons. The Rev. Lewis Happ, the pas
tor, presided and made the opening address, in
which he spoke of the steady growth OF the soci-
city since its organization In 1890. Ar address
In German was made by the Rev. ]. @. Borke-
Mount Vernon, and one in English by the Rov.
j. A. Wezl OF this city.
be the only purely German church in tho Now
Utrecht and Gravesend districts. After its or
Ranization the society met for two years in the
building Of the New Utrecht branch Of the Y. M.
{. Association. and afterward in the public
church.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-07-19
THE CONGRESSIONAL LIBRARY.
Thorwaid solberE or Boston Appointed Reggie
ter OF COpyriGhta.

WASHINGTON. July 1s.-Librarian John rus
sell Young has appointed Thorwald Solberg OF
Boston Register OF Copyrights. This. next to
the Chief Assistant Librarian. Is the most i'm
portart place on the staff Of tho new library.
With Mr.. Sporord as his chief assistant in the
library proper, Mr.. David Hutchinson rs superin-
terdent Of the reading room. and Mr.. Solbarg rs
the head OF thn COPYRIGHT or business depart
cured three men specially qualified for
their respective posts and has laid a strong
feet library force contemplated by the
new law. Mr.. SolberR is a native American
citizen. He was born in ,Manitowoc. Wis. in
mitted an application for the office OF Register,
and depended solely upon his merit to secure
the place. Mr.. Solberg has served In the
library of Congress for thirteen years. and eight
years ago was selected by the Boston Book Com.
pany to take charge OF one Of its important do
partments
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-07-19
sheriff Called DIN to auen a Tramp Riot.

ST. JOSEPH. Mich, July ia riot occurred
among the tramp5 at Stcvensrillo last evening
and before the trouble could DO queiled several
tramps and citizens wero wounded. The village
officers and citizens were unable to quell the
disturbance and tho Sheriff and his deputies
were called tOr. Frank Seizer. John Gorman
jail. They sot ire to the structure and were
nearly sutfOcated. They were taken to the
County Jail this evening Tor safety.
and many disturbances have occurred this
summer.
Bowden. q natural lithia spring water. results guar.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-07-19
sra1rEHn arRHARD,s FORTUNE.
rr ne mas FALLEN Heir 60 aoo.o roc the ohncial
I~nfsrmntIon lna Not Rcachea MIS- FaIilly.

r~nfsrnntion 1Eas net Rceched His Faulty.
There was q rumor In Brooklyn yesterday that
william Paul Gerhard Of 80 Strong place,
formerly attached to Col. Warnings Office In this
city as a sanitary engineer, had fallen heir to an
estate of 100000 left to him by his uncle,
Adolph Gerhard Of Lelpsic, Germany, who wa"
said to DO n direct descendant OF Paul Gerhard,
Ne Lutheran divine and poet L was sal sad MAJ thss
Semlta Gerhard and DR.. Alfred Gerhard, OF
Loipsic, tho other heirs, wcro also each, lott
Q oimilar amount. The news was said to hayo
boon conveyed to Mr.. Gerhard. on Saturday by
cable. A sun reporter visited the Gerhard home
could not be seen, as he was iii. His daughter,
when the alleged legacy WINS mentioned, said that
Il my money had been bequeathed by Adolph
Gerhard no would probably have first -remem-
bered his brother, who is tho father Of William
Paul Gerhard. She declined to say whether
there was any foundation for the rumor.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-07-19
BOUNTF ON FRENCH FISH.
Canada Taihs or OmsettinE 1t by n Customs
Duty.

Duty.
OTTAWA, July 1s.-For some Time the Domin-
lon Government has been urged to impose a
customs duty on French fsh warehoused in
Canada, for the reason that the French Govern
mont gives q bounty 10 Its fishermen. The Ca
madam Government is considering a scheme to
impose a duty on French fish equal. at least, to
the bounty. This bounty covers the outfit on
the vessels, amounting, on the average, to So
per quintal on dry fish exported to America, the
Indies, and the west coast of Africa. and $3.50
foreign states on the shores OF the Mediter-
These bounties injure Canadian and Now
foundland fishermen, for So. so to "a Is the ordi-
nary price OF q quintt.l of dried Goldfish. so 1t Is
peileyed the government will be fully justified
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-07-19
A stoclmau Killed by a Detective.

Hot SPRINGS, g. d.. July 1s.-John Brown, n
stoccman of Sioux county. Neb.. was shot and
killed by Robert Wallace of this county near
tho State line yesterday. Wallace Is n detective
for a large cattle company and has always been
Thu eatened. That part OF the country has been
noted for cattle rustling. and 1t Is charged
that Brown acquired stock more rapidly than
honestly.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-07-19
LAWYER NABBED ron scoRoHINa.
Tells N1eEtstrato Crane He HAD n Sore Leg ana
10 Let Go.

Tells Meztstrato Crane He HAD n Sore Les ana
10 Let Go.
Lawyer Samuel I. Ferguson. who has an office
Mt 1872 Nassau street, was arrested on Saturday
night for scorching on Fifth avenue. Whom
arraigncd In tho Yorkville Police Court ycster-
day he told Magistrate Crane that no was q
lawyer, as IL that justified his conduct.
" shall not allow that fact to prejudice mo
The lawyer said the policeman was too fresh;
that he, was not wheeling fast; in fact, he could
not, as he had a sore leg.
II suppose you were riding your wheel to cure
your sore leg" tho Magistrate cynically re-
marked.
n honest. Judge. I have q sore leg. and
Never mind" nswcred the Magistrate. 1T
am not interested in sore legs. IN let you go
this time. but be more careful in the future"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-07-19
WHIPPING INSTEAD OF JAIL.
a sheriff interrores with n Georgia Custom d
the Presence or the Judge.

ATLANTA, Ga, July ls.-Recent disclosures IN
court procedure at Blakcly, Ga. by the Early
County Court have stirred up a storm of indig-
nation throughout the State. 1t appears that it
has been Its custom OF late to allow ~conyicts to
redeem part OF their sentences nv recoivino n
whipping. Yesterday a case came TO iiRht in
which = neRress convicted of the theft OF a pair
punishment as part OF the penalty. Tho
execution OF tho sentence was personally super
intended by Judge Arthur Powell Gray on his
teret, the woman would have been dashed To
death. The Sheriff ordered that the Remainder
Of the penalty be imposed In jail