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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-26
Mrs. Leon Lord sues FOR Divorce.

Mrs. Bertha Lord of Paterson. n. j.. has begun
proceedings In the Chancery Court for divorce.
Her husband is Leon Lord, a builder. Tho pe-
tition has been filed by Warren Dixon. Mrs.
Lords counsel. and the case has been referred
to Master in Chancery Isaac domaine to take
testimony. The plaintiff was a society belle in
Paterson when she was married to Lord on Feb.
IA, 1894. The bill OF complaint alleges that
about three years after their marriage Lord be-
gan to neglect his wife for other women. lie
was an almost nightly visitor at Max Carls-
~tentions to the female talent created much talk.
Mrs. Lord left her husband and went to live
with her parents. Pending the trial OF the suit
she ID boarding with Mrs. II. Shadow at 25 Hud-
son avenue. Union Hill. The plaintiff does not
know where her husband is.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-26
nrH PENSION Run1Na.
All view pisasrity Gases Must Ne Referred 20
n special Field Examiner.


WARRINGTON, Aug. GA ruling has been in
force several days in the Pension Bureau to tho
effect that all new disability" cases where n
pensioner is now receiving n pension for one dis.
ability and wants another, must be referred to A
specjal field examiner to corroborato tho evi.
doncc Of the applicant and to look up the credi-
bility of his comrades or neiRhbors who have
acted as witnesses. This ruling has not as yet
gone beyond the Pension building. and the old
soldiers themselves have not yet had u chance
to c~riticise II, but in the office 1t has been the
subject of much heated 1t is alleged
that Il will prevent the granting OF thousands OF
pensions and delay tens OF thousands. 1t also
casts a direct slur on the credibility Of the old
soldiers as witnesses.
A large percentage Of all the new pension
cases now are "new disability cases. in which
q claim on one disability has been allowed and
further claim for other disability is made.
These claims have been coming in ever since the
war, but chiefly since 1880. There are thousands
of them. A soldier in his first claim for a pension
perhaps alleged only a gunshot wound in the
his first claim was granted he applied for a pen.
sion for rheumatism, contracted In the service.
o dsS S Uf nea aGE t a1i t sesS% aied and RS spsnsed / Of e l she
Tho new ruling is in relation to these cases.
at all, they have been allowed upon the best evi.
denoe obtainable through correspondence,
though some Of them were sent out for special
examination. Under tho new rule every case
will DO given TO the special examiner.
In claims of this nature atiidavits are required
from two comrade s in the service. physicians, or
other persons able to swear that the disability
was acquired in the service. The army physi-
clans are nearly all dead. They were ten to
fifteen years older than the soldiers as n usual
thing. and there are few of them remaining.
Heretofore the affidavits Of two comrades have
been sufficient.
Commissioner Evans is away in Buffalo. hut
Deputy Commissioners Davenport this afternoon
made this statement:
"Such q verbal ruling has been made. The
effect, however, will be, We feel assured. that
some soldiers who cannot now secure their
new disability pensions will be enabled to prove
their claims"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-26
THE DISCRIMINATING DUTY.
Some OF tho Nations whose Vessels Under Ex
iatinG Treaties Arc Exempt.

WASHINGTON. Aug. 25.-The United States
Leather Company OF New York. which imports
quantities of hides from Buenos Ayres In
steamers sailing under the Norwegian flag. re-
Gently inquired of the Treasury Department IL
hides so brought into the United States would
be subject, in addition to the usual duties. to
the discriminating duty of 10 per cent. under
section % OF the new Tariff act. because i'm
ported in vessels not of the United States.
Assistant Secretary Spaulding to-day decided
that under our treaty with Sweden and Nor
way the discriminating duty could not be
levied. He also said that while specific cases
have not yet. been brought before the depart.
ment with reference to Swedish, German. Aus
trian. Belgian. Brazilian, Danish. Italian, Ha-
waiian. Dutch. Russian. and Turkish vessels.
tho terms of our %treatries with these nations
are such as to exempt them from the discrimi-
mating duty. Whether the new Tariff act should
be construed as imposing the discriminating
duty in certain cases on British, French, Portu-
Ruesc, and Japanese vessels and vessels Of
some other nationalities has not been deter
mined.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-26
Colored War Veterans at Coney island.

Colored veterans of the civil wal went from
this city, Brooklyn, and New Jersey TO Concy
Island yesterday and celebrated the part that
the colored soldiers took in the historic battles
OF Fort Wagner, Port Hudson. Milliken's Bend,
Fort Pillow, James Island, and Honey Hill. Tho
celebration took place at Feltmnn's pavilion
under the auspices of the Thaddeus stevens
Post No. 255 Of Now York. and the William
Lloyd Garrison Post No. 2O7 OF Brooklyn, In
f BsrS SxSSihlnE Ao ome aa nnS ea posts i Assem-, SssemGle 10 a" nr Inc
cipal streets OF the island to the pavilion, where
there were speeches and dancing. ?,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-26
Victim or tho shadyside Cans May Die or =
Heating.

The Gutenberg. n. j., police were notified
yesterday that John J. Henry, % years old. of
Bergenline avenue. would probably die from tho
effects of a beating he received Sunday morning
at the hands of tho Shadyside gang. of which
Jack Mcclure is leader. Henry's skull is frac-
turod, his face battered and he Is also injured
internally. He attended a picnic on Saturday
REILLY, a cripple. started to buy some food. Near
herman avenue. Henry and the cripple saw a
ing bread and bologna and Henry asked them
where they obtained the bread. Mcclure, 1t Is
alleged, attacked Henry. Then the gang ran
two others, and all three have been committed
without bail to await tho result Of Henry's in
juries.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-26
sWINDLED A HOSPITAL MATRON.
Tho owtndier Gnve . worthless Check for 09S
and Got 0ll Change.

New ROCHELLE, Aug. ga swindler visited
DR.. H. ". Dalrymple. tho attending physician
at the New Rochelle Hospital, at his Office dur
ing a busy hour yesterday and. by representing
himself to be DR.. Dudley of Philadelphia. got
the doctors confidence. He said he was visit
ing H.. E. Dudley of 2s6 Broadway at his sum-
mer home in Port Chester, and that he wanted
to send a servant to the hospital to be operated
on during the time that he and his brother were
In the mountains on a hunting expedition.
"A letter Of Introduction to the matron, Miss
Newton. was given to him. and. after arranging
for the reception Of his e servant" he paid her a
$25 check drawn in his favor on the Lincoln
Bank by H., f. Dudley. Miss Newton gave 81
change to him.
The Lincoln Bank has returned tho check
found.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-26
LITTER CARRIER TO BE REINsrArED
He was Dismissed on Suspicion or Having
Robbed the Mails.

dous pressure brought to bear. it is probable
that the Post Office Department will reinstato
Jacob J. Reese. a letter carrier at Dayton. o..
who was dismissed from the service two years
ago on suspicion Of having robbed the mails.
Complaint was made by a charitable institution
In Dayton. Reese was found with a letter to
the institution in his mail sack, after he had
trip and was collecting mali. On this ground
he was charged with the robbery, but no indict-
ment was ever found against him nor was any
additional evidence discovered. The members
OF the Ohio delegation have been very active in
his behalf. both Senator Hanna and Senator
Foraker calling at the department to ask that
he he reinstated. Mr.. Reese does not wish to re-
enter the service. but feels that II he Is rein
stated it will operate to clear him from the sus-
picion now resting on him. The department will
reinstate him and no Will then resign.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-26
SUICIDE OF 4 HOTEL MANAGER.
Albert Tobias OF tho Windsor. Far Rockaway,
Kills HimseIr with Gas.

Abort Tobias or tho windsor. Far Rockaways
Kills HimseIr with Gas.
Albert Tobias, manager Of the Windsor Hotel,
Far Rockaway, L. l., was found dead in his
room. at 100 East Sixty.ffth street, yesterday,
with the gas jets fully turned on. and the door
and windows tightly closed. The police reported
the death to the Coroner's office as a suicide, but
Tobias's family say it was accidental.
Tobias and his family had been away for some
time. and returned home on Tuesday night. The
housekeeper let Tobias in about 8 o'clock, and
he Immediately went to a room on the top floor.
About 8 o'clock yesterday morning Michael +.
.Burne, an upholsterer. who was making some
repairs in the house, opened the door of Tobias's
room, and was almost suffocated by the volume
of gas that poured out, The dead body Of To
bias lay on the bed. Tobias was A years old.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-26
Thieves In Architect Qua,re,. House.

Architect Ernest Quaife's house, lao Randolph
avenue. Jersey City, was entered by thieves be-
tween 3 and 10 O'Clock Tuesday evening. 4! sch
of diamond studs and a quantity of clothing
were stolen. Mr.. Quaife's family has been In the
country for two months and he went out at 5
O'Clock TO get supper. When he returned at 10
O'Clock he found that the house had been ram
sacked from top to bottom. Most OF Mr.. Quaife'D
silver is in safe deposit vaults.
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The Post once Department Rejects the Park
Commiasion's Proposition.

WARRINGTON. Aug. 25.-The Post Office Do
partment to-day received q despatch from Post
master Van Colt OF New York to the effect that
the Park Commission had met and decided that
they could not permit the department to erect
o shed ON Mail street as contemplated. unless
the department would agree to extend the side
walk an equal distance. After discussing this
not use any part of its appropriation for this
purpose, as It would BIO improving city property.
and negotiations were declared off. On THU, ac-
Messrs. Heath and Shellenberger. should go to
New York tonight. 30 they decided to put off
their visit until some time In tho future. Mean
while Mr.. Van Colt will try to make Other ar
rangements to relieve the crowded condition OF
his Office, and nothing will be done until some
other scheme is presented.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-26
FOUGHT TO poIsoN HERSELF.
Mrs. RcKennn Struggled with n Drug Clerk
for n Package or Paris Green.

ELIZABETH. N. j.. Aug. 25.-Mre. McKenna
of447 Marshall street committed suicide at her
home last night by taking Paris green. In her
anxiety to kill herself she took an overdose Of
the poison. Her death occurred to-day. Mrs.
McKenna went to Schmidts drug store, on
Elizabeth avenue, and said she wanted some
Paris green to kill reaches. As she was about
to leave the store with the poison she told the
The clerk ran after her and caught her as sh0
went out the, door. A struggle for the package
followed. and the clerk took it away from her.
Mrs. Mckenna started for another drug store,
but the clerk telephoned to all the pharmacists
ounces of the poison and went back to Scsmsiditc:so'
where she shook the package under the nose OF
the clerk. Then she went home and took tho
poison. To-day when she was brought to con.
seriousness Mrs. Mckenna said she had changed
her mind, and didn't want to die.
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SUICIDE IN MArTEAWAx UNI.

Thomas Sullivan. an Inmate from This City,
Hangs Himselr with His suspcnders.
MATTEAwAN, Aug. 25.-Thomas Sullivan. an
inmate Of the State asylum of this place, COM
mitted suicide by hanging himself by his sur.
penders at an early hour this morning. At 2
A. NJ. Sullivan arose from his bed and entered
the toilet room connected with tho ward. After
ward followed sullivan and found him hanging
from a water pipe dead. He had been an in
mate of the asylum for the past eight months,
being sent there from New York city. Sullivan
had OF late been suffering from a peculiar illu.
sion, frequently beseeching the attendants in
his ward TO liberate him from the institution, a.
he wanted to go to the klondike.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-26
Match Monopoly In Colombia.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25.-John Bidlake, United
States Consul at Barranquilla. has notified the
State Department that the Government of Co.
ombiah has granted n monopoly to q private per-
son TO import, manufacture. and sell matches for
Twenty-Five years. From June, to January of
this year. inclusive, the United States sent to
Colombia %, 81 4 kilos of matches,
A kilo equals 2.2046 pounds. During the
same. period England sent 2l,12S kilos, Ger.
many, 81, 1877; France. Al, 247. and Italy, 1876.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-26
COUNT MUTSU DEAD.
One OF the Leading Statesmen or Japan Dies
at the Age OF 81 Wears.

ton received n cablegram from Toxic to-day an
nouncing the death OF Count Mutsu, formerly
Minister OF Foreign Affairs. He had been In
delicate health for several years. and resigned
his place in the Cabinet about a year ago on ac-
count of his condition.
Mr.. Munemitou Mutsu served as Minister to
the United States for about eighteen months,
in tho latter part of the eighties All the new
treaties made by Japan with tho United States
war, were negotiated by Count Mutsu. who, by
the war. received his title as a reward for tho
great ability with which he conducted the
Japanese foreign affairs during tho hostilities
with the Chinese. He was about 80 years old.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-26
Hoboken Acting Fire CHIEF Under Charges or
CArcIesAueaa.

Acting Chief Charles Suffel OF tho Hoboken
Fire Department ordered his men home from a
fro In the cellar of Simon's drug store, 900
Washington street. on Aug. l. being satisfied
that the blaze had been extinguished. Shortly
afterward Fire Commissioner F.. w. BENDER
came along, snielled smoke, saw q blaze, and
h%urrylng into the cellar found a barrel Of al
the Commissioner extinguished the blaze and
prevented an explosion. Then he accused The
Acting Chief of neglect OF duty and will hear
SuffePs defence next week.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-26
BOY DROWNED IN Il CANAL.

He was Playing with . Party or Children
when the Bottom OF . sluiceway Fell Out.
The bottom of an old wooden sluiceway in tho
Morris Canal, Newark gave way yesterday, and
Louis Goebelzack. 8 years old. who was playing
near tho edge of the lock at the junction of
River and Canal streets. was drowned. A
when young Goebelzack disappeared. Tom
McKenna OF Westerly. X. l., a cotton mill en-
ployee, Owed repeatedly to rescue the child.
The body was found an hour later.
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Suicides on the Atlantic Ocean.

L. de Bunt. a pantryman aboard the Red Star
steamship Soordland. which arrived yesterday
from Antwerp. jumped overheard when the
ship was two hours out of Antwerp. He had
been acting strangely. and was doubtless
demented. He was a native of Antwerp, and
was ~ years old. On Thursday last, in
midocean. Jean Michel Jacquart.a French steer
age. passenger, 27 years old, was found dead in
his bunk. He had taken chloroform. He was
buried at sea.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-26
THE BARREN ISLAND HU1sAxoE.
Prospects, That the State board or Health VIII
Soon Abate II.

Soon Abate Il.
ALBANY. Aug. 25.-The State Board Of Health
has concluded that tho residents in tho vicinity
of Barren Island have good cause for complaint
against odors arising from the rendering estab-
lishments on the island. DR.. George b. Fowler,
q member of the State Board from New York
city. is of tho opinion that tho time has arrived
to rid Barren Island, and consequently the New
York and Brooklyn suburbs, of this elering
works on the island. Some months ago the
State Board appointed Commissioners Smith
and Cassidy and Secretary Smeltzer to investi-
has been added 10 this committee, which will
meet in a few DAYS in New York and continue
its Investigations. The board has requested tho
committee to make an early report, on which
the board can take summary action to abate the
nuisances on tho island.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-26
This Ex-Convlot,a Head Gave Him Away. q

Adam Blatz. an ex-convict, Of $3.50 Atlantic
avenue. was arrested early yesterday morning
by Detective Sergeant Scanlon in the cellar of
Alonzo walton's produce store at 207 Flatbush
avenue, lust across the way from the Bergen
street station, Brooklyn, and held for burglary.
scanlon on leaving the station noticed a head
He made his way into the cellar and found
BlatE crouchod in o corner. .
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Tobin Cut His Throat Because II
figured In . Fight.

Tobin Cut His Throat Because He Got DiD.
figured in . Fight.
Edward Tobin Of 2l5 West Seventeenth
street committed suicide yesterday. apparently
because of a pair OF blackcned eyes he received
in a fight last Friday. His fellow boarders
guyed him over his Disagreement. Tobin
began TO worry over his black eyes and be-
moaned his misfortune constantly.
Yesterday morning after breakfast he re-
tired TO his room and cut his throat from ear to
ear with 4 razor. In order to make death GER
tain he also plunged the razor into his abdomen
several times. Tobin's friends can give no
other reason for the suicide than his chagrin
over the black eyes.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-26
Nv FAVOR OF BELL TELEPHONE.
Judge Goa Eujoins chmon Va, Authori-
ties from Removing Wire.

RICHMOND, Va. Aug. 25.-The decision of
Judge Nathan P. Goff of tho United States
Circuit Court was handed down here to-day,
perpetuating the injunction against the city in
favor of the Bell Telephone Company. Judge
Golf several months ago restrained the city by
Injunction from removing the poles and wires of
the company from tho streets here when the
franchise had expired. The grounds upon which
tho telephone company fought the city was that
merce system Of q general telegraph. Judge
Con decision will affect every city where the
Bell Company is operating, and it is probable
that this means the retention of the Bell system
in cities where there is objection to it.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-26
The HAtrle.h,p indiana Is All Right.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25.-Foars entertained at
the Navy Department that tho enforced stay of
tho hattleship Indiana in the water through tho
inability TO place her in any dry dock In the
United States had resulted seriously to her hull,
have been removed by the receipt OF the report
says that the battloship was in very gooacCndi.
ton when she went into the dry dock at Hall.
fax. and a scraping OF the hull and a fresh coat
Of paint were all that was necessary to put her
In BervicsAble shape.
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International Railroad Bridge.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25.--The Acting Secretary
Of War to-day approved plans for an interna-
tional railroad bridge over the st. Lawrence
River near Hogansburg, N. Y, TO DO constructed
by the Northern New York Railroad Company.
The consent of the Canadian authorities TO the
construction of the bridge has been obtained.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-26
BODY Eound on seabrirht.

% BRANCH. n. j., Aug. 25.-The body OF Q
man came ashore Off Seabright this afternoon.
The body was brought to the Morris Morguo
here. The man WAS 8 feet 3 inches tall, and
weighed l60 pounds. He was about &c years
old and a German. A fatiron without a handle
was found in one of the pockets of his trousers.
1t Is supposed that he committed suicide.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-26

A Lexington Avenue Car Gets stuck at
bowling Green.

a LeAInUton AVenue Car Get0 Btuck at
Rowling Green.
There was a blockade of the Broadway cable
cars at the Battery last evening, about 1880
o'clock, and many passengers were incon-
venienced. As a Lexington avenue car was
going north at Bowling Green. some OF the
machinery which changes the cable worked
badly: AS a result, the gripman lost the cable
and the car was stuck. The cars behind were
successfully brought TO a standstill.
Finally. one of the switches was used in place
OF the usual loop. and tho down-coming cars
this time a team OF horses arrived, and the un-
lucky Lexington avenue car was pulled on until
II reached the cable pulling north. This ended
the trouble.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-26
THREE HURT IN A RUNAWAY.

Ono Man Injured Severely and Two slightly
by Being Thrown from . Carriage.
While Hugo Kohlund. IT years old. Of 3s3
Grove street, Jersey City, was driving In a BUSH
ness wagon down the Old Mountain road near
the hundred steps at Franklin street yesterday
the breeching straps broke. The incline Is
steep. and the wagon crowded against tho
horse, causing 1t to run away. The wagon
turned over, and Kohlund and Rudolph Weber
and his son. who were with him, wero thrown
out.
Kohlund was bruised severely. and it Is
thought that he Is injured internally. The
Webers escaped with a few slight bruises.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-26
ELLIS ISLAND TO BE ENLARGED.
Plans for tho New Buildings to He Secured by
Competition.

Competition.
WARRINGTON. Aug. 25.-John L. Smithmeyer,
the Washington architect, who was appointed
superintendent of construction of the buildings
to be erected for immigration purposes on Ellis
Island to take the place of those destroyed in
the recent fire, has returned to Washington for
consultation with Treasury officials about carry
ing out the project. The first work. viii, be the
reclamation of about three acres OF land Tor the
for bids will be published without delay. Plans
for the new building will be secured by cOmpe-
tition between architects TO be designated by
Secretary Gage.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-26
Coure.ss. That He KILLED Farmer Marshall.

WAsmNoToN, Aug. 25.-Frank johnson, tho
colored man arrested on suspicion of killing
Farmer Marshall early on Tuesday morning,
confessed tonight to Inspector Mattingly. The
two had some words about n match and Marshall
struck johnson. who shot him In tho leg. The
bullet penetrated the bowels. causing death.
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arrived at the Brooklyn Navy Yard yesterday.
They were built by Babcock & Wilcox of Eliza
bethport, N. j., and each weighs thirty tons.
There are four doors on the front of each fur
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Appointments By tho Pre.,aent.

WASHINGTON. Aug. 25.-Tho President has
made the following appointments:
William r. Holloway of Indiana. Consul-Gen
oral to ST. Petersburg. and Frank j. Drummond,
Assistant Appraiser at New York, vice Joseph
G. Bigfin. TO date from Aug. ID.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-26
'''1N'eM sewer System to he E.an,n.a.

held hErh. n. j.. Aug. 25.-The City Council
whersSpp 'eial meeting tonight to devise means
exalnInno y was voted to nave the sewer syStem
nOI over n ~ expert civil engineers at a cost OF
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J. Turner OF Bridgeport. Conn.,. killed himself
yesterday in a lodging house at 332 West Thir-
tieth street by inhaling Illuminating gas. Tur-
ner hired a room IA week ago from Mrs. Van
Blarcom. the landlady. telling her that he had
come to New York in search of work. He was
not successful.