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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-08
NOMINATIONS BY TEE PRECEDENT.
4. u. Thomas TO Succeed Judge Tenney-New
York Postmastera.

WARRINGTON, Feb. 1.-THE President sent the
following nominations to the Senate to-day:
William H. Powell. Collector OF Internal Revenue
for the Thirteenth district of Illinois.
Christopher c. Wimbish. Surveyor OF Customs for
the port OF Atlanta, Ga
Collectors of CuBtoms-Henry 7. Dunn, for the dis.
yrict OF Brunswick. Ca; Joseph II, short. for the dis.
trict OF vicksburg. Miss, and Frank Il. Lee, for the
district OF Galveston. Tex.
C~onsuls-Lewis VI. Berg OF Texas. at Durango. Mex.
Eco; Frederic W. Cooling Of Illinois. at Newcastle, New
Lisbon, Portugal.
George q. Covell. attorney. aud A oren Wheeler.
marshal. for tho Western district OF Michigan.
Edward IL. I homAs or New York, District Judge for
the Eastern district OF New York.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; Charles l.. Hammond.
Quincy,
New York: Bryan g. Dayton. Mlddletown; Edward
v. Hard, Cobleskill: Fred q. Maggie. Dunkirk; John ID.
Van Nostrand, Flushing; Nathan Van Wagenen, New
Paltz; John Dwyer. sandy Hi; Levi A. shove, brew.
ster; u; Titus Coan, Albion; Robert NJ. skillen, Akron;
Frank 4 Holmes, New Berlin; Fred O'Nell. Malone.
New Jersey: HI Is. Robinson, Rahway; Alfred Il.
Aessler. Upper Montclair.
Jacob II. Thieriot. appointed Consulat Lisbon,
was for many Years commercial agent at Frei.
burg, Germany. His retention at Freiburg was
promised senator Plat OF New York. and when
the office ~ FreiburR was changed TO u Con.
sulate. and Theophilus Liefeld appointed, Their
iot was, at Senator Platt's recommendation,
Transferred To Lisbon.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-08
0UINLAN COULDN'T GONE.
Chemical Rank Directors Overhaul the Book.
without Him.

w. ]. Quinlan. Jr.. lately cashier Of tho
Chemical Bank. was to have been present at a
meeting of the directors yesterday TO explain
certain transactions on which the directors
wanted to be enlightened. His brother called
at the bank instead. and said that Mr.. Quin,
Ian was suffering from nervous debility, and
could not attend. The directors went on with
out him. At the conclusion of the meeting
President Williams said that there was moth
Ing for publication. At Mr.. Quinlan's house In
Brooklyn 1t was reported that he Is simply suf-
fering from the shock caused by the circum-
stances surrounding his resignation.
At the close OF the communion service In EN-.
manuel Baptist Church. Brooklyn, on Sunday
Quinlan and his family were passed. The reso.
lutions emphasized the strong belief of the
church in the Christian character and integrity
Of Mr.. Quinlan.
ST. LOUIS. Feb. 7.-Francis @. Cradle left the
Planters Hotel to-day. but his destination is
not known. His baggage was sent to the Union
Station this afternoon In time to catch an east
bound train. He was accompanied by his wife
and mother-in-law.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-08
HETTY GREEN OFFERED HELP.
The New Bedford Banker wouldn't Fake It.
MILL Men Unfair. She Says.

FALL RIVER, Mass. Feb. 7.-Hetty Green,
who arrived here on Saturday night, left on the
boat tonight for New York. She said to-day
that when in New Bedford some time ago she
offered a bank President oil the money needed to
tide over the present trouble, in hopes that bust
ness would improve later. The offer was re-
fused. She said that she did not believe the
course taken by the mill men fair or just.
NEW BEDFORD. Mass, Feb. 7.-Harriet Pick
ering. tho champion OF tho women weavers.
predicts this evening that the mill diff.
Guilty will be at an end before the week Is
out. Mrs. Pickering has been in consul
tation with President Soule of the Dart
mouth mill, who has promised to bring her
plan for the settlement Of the strike before the
manufacturers. The mill operatives. as a whole,
do not express any confidence In o settlement
until an Improvement is shown in the price of
cloth. and none OF the mill mon has given any
one one a reason to hope for a change soon.
afternoon that IN attempt would be made
to start the machinery next Monday. Ed.
sutta Mills. says that he has no KNOW.
edge of any such intention. The opera
tives seem TO place faith in the rumors. Alta
meeting of the Central Labor committees 1t was
voted to use every honest effort to prevail upon
operatives who are inclined to weaken to hold
out o few weeks longer.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-08
TALK OF 4 LOCKOUT OF PRINTERS.
Tho Typothetac and typographical Union No. o
Mt Odds Over q strike.

Tho Typothcta and typographical Union No. o
Mt Odds Over y strike.
A strike that began two weeks ago In tho
printing office of the Fless g. Ridge Company,
Sixteenth street and Fifth avenue. has caused
trouble between Typographical Union No. 9
and the Typothete, composed Of the employing
printers in book and job offices. The strike
began with the feeders. who went out to enforce
compliance with the union rules. Later the
pressmen went OUT and on Friday last tho
strike.
There was talk yesterday of a lockout by the
Typotheta Of the members of the allied print
nm, ,nio TRACES tn IN 9ook ana }oo o of tho 70 prias she
was held yesterday forenoon at their head
quarters in the Downing building, on Fulton
street; to consider what action should be taken
willing to talk of 1t.
The Fless s. Ridge Company has the contract
for printing Judge and Lesffe's Weekly. Accord
ing to President DonnellY of Typographical
Union No. 8 the talk OF a possible lockout was
started to scare the printers. He said n lockout
feeders and others in book and job offices.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-08
JAMES Il. cRoAx COMMITS SUICIDE.
The Custodian or the City Hall In syracuse
Found Dead in Hts Room.


SYRACUSE. Fob. FLAMES e. Croak, q Demo.
cratic politician and custodian of tho City Hall,
was found dead in his room at noon to-day. He
had committed suicide by u%nscrewing the cap of
an inch gaspipe in his fiat in Noxon street. He
also removed the tips from the gas burners md
turned the gas on full head, Croak's body lay
Supervisor Of the Third ward. and was made
custodian Of the City Hall by Alderman Frank
Matty, for whom he had heeled in the municipal
elections.
Pending against Croak at the time of his death
was a suit for divorce brought by his second
wife. whom he had abused. The principal
charge Of cruelty was to the effect that he drew
the woman, about the house by her hair,
stamped on her PROSTATE body. breaking three
ribs. and then drove her to the roof in her night
half frozen.
.Croak, about n year age, began q 800, 600
SANDER suit against Mayor Mcclure for calling
him In a public meeting of the Common Council
"a ballot bog s%tuffer." but this was recently dis
continued. He met his wife on the street on
Sunday, and. after q half hours conversation,
In which she refused to have anything more to
do with him. he went home and made deliberate
preparations for suicide.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-08
LABOR UNION INCORPORATED.
Cloaknakers Change Their OrEauization to
Gain Legal Standing.

Cloakmakers Change Their OrEauiration to
Gain Legal Standing.
The Cloakmakers' Union has become q cor.
poration. and its articles of incorporation have
been filed at Albany. Secretary Koplewitz said
yesterday that the principal reason for incor.
poration was to give the organization a stand.
ing In courts of law.
"The union will be, in fact. q trust" he said.
We will supply cloakmakers TO the manu-.
facturers. and though we cannot legally order
mcnts the employers make with them are not
carried out. We can take a leaf from the book
Of our employers in a business way"
Sixty cloakmakers struck yesterday in the
shop of Contractor Genewitz at 20 Mercer
street. to enforce the acceptance of the schedule
evening the following manufacturers had
agreed to the new schedule of prices: Meyer
Jonasson & Co.. A. Friedlander & Co., the Syn
dictate Cloak Company, and Laird, Bonovit &
Levy. These firms employ in all about $500
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-08
IT'S no! FOR THE KLoNDIKE.

Machinery for tho Gold Fields BEING Hustled
AlsnE in Factories working Overtime.
The Fletcher Iron Works of Hoboken. the
Nixon shipyards of Elizabeth, and the Lidger-
wood Iron Works of Brooklyn are all running
overtime to I'LL orders for machinery to be
shipped to the Klondike. The machinery must
be shipped within the next two or three weeks
in order that the goods may reach Alaska when
they are wanted. At the Fletcher works three
Yarrow water-tube engines arc being construct
ed, to be used In boats that are to ply on the
Yukon River. The ,Nixons are building some
chinery for use in the mines is under construc-
tf0n.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-08
CHICAGO BANKS TO CoNsoL1DATE.

The Continental National to Absorb tho Inter-
national, n State Bank.
CHICAGO. Feb. 7.-Another consolidation of
Chicago banks has been arranged for. The Con-
~tinental National. organized in 1882, will absorb
the International a State institution. organized
in 1872. The Continental ranks among the
largest national banks of the city. 1t has a cap
ital of So. 900 900 and a surplus OF over $500. 900.
showed loans Of 1904. 544. and deposits OF SI5,-
2i6.O55. the International has n capital OF
count of 1915. 500. and on Jan. 10 reported to
the State Auditor loans Of 81, 1ss. 126. and de-
posits OF 8 l.332,345. About the only change In
the roster OF the Continental's officials, 1t is said.
will be tho entry of b. Lowenthal, President OF
the International into the directory.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-08
CINCINNATI DEMo0RATs ACT.
REORGANIZATION or tho Party In Hamiiton
County Decided On.

County Decided On.
CINCINNATI. o. Feb. IA largely attended
meeting of Democrats tonight at the Gibson
House took action that was designated by sew
eral speakers as 1.-THE most momentous in the
history of the party in this city," This was for
the reorganization Of The party in Hamilton
county, the Chairman. ex.Congressman j.
F. Toilette, being authorized to appoint q
committee for that purpose. The movement
grows out of dissatisfaction with the work of
the Democratic fusion delegation in the Legis.
lature, which among other things opposed tho
Mayor in creating new municipal boards. Allen
o. Myers, one of j. II. McLean's political lieu
tenants. is Q leader in the movement. Another
nard, was publicly singled out as a person who
would not be received into the new county or
RaniZat. On.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-08
CIunie's Lively Day with Insurance. Men.

. SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. reinsurance Commits
sioner Clunie had q lively day with foreign and
American fire insurance companies. Various
companies whose bonds have been declared in
valid decided to apply to Judge Morrow of the
United States Circuit Court for q restraining
order Ia. prevent Mr.. Clunie from interferine
with their business until the courts had decided
the law. A
Half an hour before they made this motion.
however. Mr.. Clunie warned all the Companies
they had furnished. So the motion had to be
modified, and the Judge granted a temporary
restraining order,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-08
l.. i. n. n. to Carry Cuban Relief Supplies

The Cuban Relief Committee having desig.
mated Feb. Is as the date on which it will re-
ceive donations Of supplies from residents of
Long Island, the Long Island Railroad Company
has announced that all such goods will be car
in New York city without expense. The COM
pany has prepared special shipping tags which
Committee.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-08
KNOCKS HER INsULTER DOWN.
MIR. Swan Attacks the Man whom His wife
Aceused-BoIh Arrested, but Lot Go.

WITT U"Hu y u WIKI VvUUW HE WHO
Ac~cused-Beth Arrested, but Lot Go.
Horace Swan. who has an insurance Office ON
Liberty street, is in the habit of meeting his
wife at the foot of the steps of the elevated rail.
road station at ll6th street and Eighth avenue
when he returns homo at night. Mrs. Swan,
who is a noticeably good looking woman, in
formed him when he met her last evening that
u man standing near by had insulted her. ~
Swan walked deliberately up to the man and
struck him. knocking him into the street. Be
up. and both men were hailed to the West l25th
street station. where tho man who had been
knocked down said he was j. A, Alexander. a
civil engineer. living at % West 10th street.
He made q charge OF assault against Swan, but
when. the Sergeant explained that q counter
charge OF disorderly conduct might be made
against him he withdrew the complaint. Both
were let 20.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-08
nEoE1rERs FOR PA1Rpo1xr co.

A New Bedford Manufacturing Concern to Go
Dat OF Business.
NEW BEDFORD. Mass, Feb. Tin the United
States Circuit Court at Boston to-day, on tho
voluntary application Of the company, President
Charles A. Cook, Gilbert Allen. and L. NJ. Snow
were appointed receivers of the Pairpoint Man
ufacturing' Company. Notice was served that
tho company will wind up its affairs.
The COMPANY employed 200 hands.
Tho liabilities will exceed $500, 600, while the
capital stock OF $685. 900 will be entirely wiped
out. Tho Pairpoint Company is one of the
largest manufacturers Of silvcr-plated ware in
the country.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-08
MIR. Aston LOSES HIS SUIT.
Justice Rrowa Decides That the Mary Powell
10 Net Liable for Running Down His Launch.

AsNot Liable Tor Running Down His Launch.
FIsHKILL LANDING. Feb. 7.-Word has Just
been received here that the case of John
Jacob Astor. who sued the Mary Powell
steamboat for $5, 900 for running down a launch
of tho Nourmahal in New York bay last sum.
mer. has been decided by Justice Brown of the
United States Supreme Court in favor of tho
Mary Powell's owners. Mr.. Aston was non.
suited. The attorneys for the Powel's owners,
Fullerton & scharps, OF 45 Broadway. New
opinion. The plaintiff Is to pay the costs, which
viii amount TO about 5000. The launch was
valued at pa, 900. Capt. Anderson of the Powell
was on the forward deck when tho launch was
sunk. Sailor Anderson. who was running tho
launch, jumped from the craft as tho steamer
struck her and hung on to a guard support. Ho
was rescued without getting wet.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-08
Prs.lasat usle In nunaro.

BUFFALO, Feb. 7.-Tho train carrying Presi.
dent Dole of Hawaii and his party did not reach
this city until about IL O'Clock this morning.
President John N. Brinker of the Pan-Amerlcan
Exposition. \. C. M. Lautz, G. w. Miller. and II.
w. Beardsley. Secretary OF the Chamber of
Commences OF Niagara Falls. were at the station
TO greet the distinguished guest. Carriages were
taken TO the lroquois, where o reception was held
for an hour: President Dole visited Niagara
Falls this afternoon. and this evening WAS he
GueStAtA banquet 81 the lroQuois H0te.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-08

WASHINGTON. d. c., Feb. IA telegram re-
oeiyed ut the State Department to-day from
Capt. Merry. the United States Minister to Mic
aragua, confirms the information that a revo-
dictionary outbreak has occurred in Central
America: Tho revolution is in Nicaragua, how.
ever. and not in Costa Rica, as at first reported.
NO details are given In Capt Merry's despatch.
The United States ship Alert IL AZ San Juan del
Sur, where the outbreak is supposed 10 have
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-08
sloxemen,s OF NNar.hip..

WASHINGTON, Feb. IA cablegram was re-
ceivea from Commodore Howell to-day announc-
ing the departure OF the San Francisco and Ban
croft from Genoa for Lisbon, where the Helena
now awaits their arrival. The arrival of these
ships leaves the Mediterranean without naval
Representations; Other movements Of ships to-
day were as follows:
The brooklyn has sailed for Hampton Roads
on her cruise to the West Indies and northern
ports OF South America Tho Marblehead left
at the same time for the Dry Tortugas. The
Raleigh has arrived at Singapore. en- route TO
the AsiAtic station.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-08
POLICEMEN CLEAN OUT 4 SALOON.
Let Go BY the Two BIuecoats who Wore
Sent TO Arrest Them.

Sent TO Arrest Them.
About 10 o'clock last night a small boy en-
tered the West Thirtieth street police station
and told the Sergeant on duty that two men
were cleaning out the Cairo Cafe at "a West
Twenty-ninth street and that the proprietor,
Joseph Oussani, wanted policemen sent there.
Sergeant McDermott sent Policemen Fields
and Sullivan, Two men found In the saloon
were arrested. While they were going down
Twenty.ninth street toward the station a crowd
gathered about the prisoners at Sixth avenue.
When. the policemen came out of the crowd
rived at the station Oussani was there to make
a complaint. The Sergeant asked what had be-
come of the prisoners. Fields and Sullivan said
they had let them go because there was no com.
p.lainant as far as they saw. 1t is said that
their action may lead to charges against them
and that the reason the prisoners were let 70
was that they were policemen.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-08
HASN'T INA the CHA1MErrE.

DeaiaI or . Rumor That the Morgan Liner
was Going TO the Yukon.
There was a rumor at the Maritime Exchange
yesterday that the Ladue Gold Mining and De-
velopment Company Of the Yukon had bought,
for use on the Pacific coast, the Old Dominion
liner Roanoke. tho Morgan liner Chalmette and
the Mallory liner State of Texas, all coasters.
rumor as far as II concerned tho Chaimette.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-08
BARTENDER STEALS 5000.
Illness or the Owner and HIS Brother left tho
Saloon at His Mercy,

Patrick F. McKeon, who keeps a saloon in
Third avenue near l25th street has been Ill
with pneumonia for some time. and until 70.
Gently his brother Patrick took charge of the
saloon. The brother finally became i'll and the
place was run by its two or three bartenders,
One OF these, known as Harry Stone, who has
held his place for about two months, disap-
tho cash registers, supposed TO be about 5000.
The police are looking for him in New Jersey,
letter TO his wife.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-08
Family Starving in q Cellar.

The police were notified last night that James
Waters. his wife. Mary, and five children, rang.
Ing from " to 10 years. were in a damp cellar
at 600 West l30th street In an almost starvin.
condition. Waters. q CLEARWATER by trada ing
been out of work for nine months, and his yxiSe
has taken TO drink. The children are pitiabiyy
emaciated. No'
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-08
Overall Makers Return to Work.

The shutdown in the factory of Sweet. Orr &
Co., overall manufacturers at Newburg. ended
yesterday. Henry White, Secretary of tho
United Garment Workers, said that tho whole
trouble was caused by q misunderstanding,
which had been Strengthened out.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-08
vessel Tor service On ,Le YuL.u,

WASHINGTON. Feb. TIA bill appropriating
100000 for the purchase or construction OF a
suitable vessel for service on the Yukon River,
Alaska. was reported in the Senate to-day by
Mr.. Frye OF Maine. from the Committee on Com.
AAerces and was passed.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-08

W ARLINGTON, Feb. 7.-Senator Hale to-day
introduosd, by request. a bill TO reimburse the
nfty persons named therein tsurviving officers
and enlisted men and widows OF those who hays
dledl Tor |" the difference between greenbacks
- sold. In their pay during the war, when
nelArio are rssfdents OF Biddeiord and ssoos Ne.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-08
KLoxD1KE RELIEF EXPEDITION.
Our Soldiers Mutt Leave Their Rifles Behind
Whom They Enter Canada.

OTTAWA. Ont, Feb. TIN answer to a ques-
tIon put to the Government in the House to-
night by the Opposition leader. the Minister Of
Interior said that armed troops Of the United
States would not be permitted to
tho American relief expedition to Dawson City.
The question Of allowing American troops not
under arms to do so was under consideration.
1t is generally conceded that an unarmed body
of American troops will be permitted to accom-
pany the relief expedition.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-08
Nelson weeks to ne Tr,sa RMS month.

Nelson Weeks Of hRckensack. N. j.. indicted
for granddaughter for causing the death OF
Aimee Smith. whom he left unconscious IN a
room IN q Third avenue hotel ON the morning OF
MARCH . last will be put q tidal 0A Feb "a n
the General bessionA.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-08
rWo DEATHS ON Id GAsooasE.
A Case or DiphthePIa ana Gao sf Typhoid
Fever I'm Her stesraEe.

stephanie Mania, 4 years old, a steerage pas
senger on the French line steamship La Gas.
cogne, which arrived on Sunday night and
reached her pier yesterday. died of diphtheria
IN Saturday. Antoine Bruno. % years old, also
q storage passenger. died of typhoid fever on
Sunday. The steerage of tho ship was disin-
fected at Quarantine.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-08
Death Rate Lever Than Las. Y~sbruar,.

The death rate for the week ending Saturday
last was only 1890 a year In the thousand AS
against 1854 for the corresponding week last
last vRar
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-08

Cottoh Exchhuuo BubsoFiptonb TOE Cuba.
r. A. {. Smith. treasurer of the committee ap-
pointed by the Chamber of Commerce, acknowl-
edged Yesterday the receipt of $3.50, subscribed
by members Of the Cotton Exchange to tho fund
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1898-10-28
Judge A. NJ. Hughes.

Judge A. M. Hughes was taken
suddenly ill early yesterday morn.
ing at his home near Columbia, and
passed away before medical aid
could reach him.
Judge Hughes had attained ripe
old age, being in his eighty sixth
year at the time of his death. Be-
fore the ills attendant upon old age
had taken hold of his physical frame,
he was prominent figure in State
politics and became widely and fav-
Orably known. In his political be-
lief he was staunch Republican.
Immediately after the civil war he
was elected Attorney. General of
this circuit, and afterwards he was
hOnored with the election of Circuit
Judge. He was man of broad
mental abilities, and filled the trusts
committed to his care with much
honor to himself. He was also a
prominent Mason, aud served for
three terms as Grand Master of the
Masonic fraternity of Tennessee.
Until this year he had not missed a
meeting of the Grand Lodge for for
ty years.
Judge Rughes leaves surviving
him wife aud six children, and
several grand children, besides other
relatives and large circle of friends
who will revere his memory. His
children are, Col. A. M. Hughes, Jr.,
of the United States Volunteer
Army; Capt. w. N. Hughes and
Lieut.. ]. w. f. Hughes, of the Unit.
ed States regular army; Mr.. e. d
Hughes, of Mt. Pleasant; Mrs. q. w
Clifford, of Nashville, and Mrs. Alice
Smith of this place
Awaiting the arrival of relatives
who are at a distance, the funera
services will not he held until Satur
day. The services will be conducted
Saturday morning in the First Pres
byterian Church, by Rev. f. B
Webb Burial in Rose Hill Gene
terry, with Masonic hOnors.