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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-11-25
RUBY RING.
Mrs. Peck, who Appropriated 1t, Appears
to BE Insane.

Mrs. Peek, who Appropriated 1t, Appears
to he Insane.
Lillian l.. Peck Of 223 East Twelfth street
and her husband. Charles T. A. Peck. who were
arrested on Wednesday night on the complaint
OF James Mccormack. a jewellerof Maiden lane.
charged with improperly disposing of a valua-
bic ruby ring which he gave to them to sell, were
arraigned yesterday before Magistrate Cornell
in the jefferson Market Court. Mrs. Peck's con-
duct in court was such as to lead to a belief that
she is insane.
Mr.. Peck was examined first. He explained
that he had obtained the ring on consignment
In the hope Of being able to sell it with a profit.
My wife offered to see Mrs. Frank Leslie
about it on Monday last he said. She re-
turned in the evening without the ring. telling
me merely that it was all right. On Tuesday
she went to get the ring. but did not return. A
note which l received at 0 O'Clock in the even
ing told me that she had gone away to sing. but
that she would come over to the hotel where l
the ring with her. She did not come. and moth
ing remained for me to do but to, show my
wbst had nG'9 sa to Mr; Mfc2 ScTieSa. S 1oar til Hoh htm
that my wife Is mentally deranged."
Mrs. Peck had interrupted him repeatedly
while he WAS speaking. demanding to be heard
Il am the descendant Of an old and noble
family" she said when the Court was readyto
listen to her, Il have been most shamefully
treated. l. who am a lady. have been locked up
in a cell next to a drunken woman"
Then she turned suddenly upon her husband
and tried to push him away.
Go away. GO away she cried. Il cannot
tell my story II you are here. / want to tell the
Judge all about my childhood, all from the
very beginning. and you will listen to me. your
Honor?"
The case is very awkward" Magistrate Cor
in good faith. and / should like to discharge
him at once. but shall have to hold him for
another day to make sure. The final examina-
ton will be set for Friday afternoon at 3
O'Clock. In the meantime. I shall fix the bail
as low as possible. $500 in each case. so that
the defendants may be able to get out. The
mental condition OF the woman will have to be
examined into"
Mrs, Peck is a professional singer. and she
has been an actress.
The ruby ring is said now to be in possession
of a jeweller named Harper at 81 Maiden lane,
Mrs. Peck said after her arrest that she had
sold It to him for $500, her husband having
made her a gift OF the ring.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-11-25
SAT DEAD AMONG DANCERS.
Ida Henry Came to Her End Amid the Or
gies of n Bowery Dance Hall.

Ida Henry Came to Her End Amid the Or
gies of a Bowery Dance Hall.
Ida Henry. 30 years old. who spent the past
ton years OF her life about the Bowery. died
yesterday morning In the rear room OF the
"yigilant." q Raines law hotel at 100 HoTery.
while all the people about her were dancing
and drinking.
The room where she died is devoted TO dam
cling, and there was a Thanksgiving eve celebra-
ton there which extended into the early morn
ing hours. TIL orgies Of the place were at
their height when she arrived. and nobody took
any special notice OF her as she sank into a
chair and rested her head on q table. The
dancers whirled around the room to the music
OF a piano in the corner. and she seemed to
About 3 o'clock In the, morning one of the
other women took her by the arm and en-
deavored to arouse her. She got no response.
and a closer examination revealed the fact that
Ida was dead. Patrolman Hauk OF the Null
berry street station summoned an ambulance
from st. Vincept's Hospital. The surgeon said
the woman had been dead for some time. A
sheet was thrown over the body. the frequent;
ers OF the place left. and the. policeman stood
guard at the door until the dead wagon came
and took the body away. The dead woman is
said to have lived in Brooklyn and to have been
well connected.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-11-25
DIR. PIERcE,s SUDDEN DEATH.
Physician of ChristiansburE. Va, Dies at
the Morton House.

Physician of ChristiansburE. Va, Dies at
the Morton House.
man about 80 years old. who. from papers
found in his possession. Is supposed to be DR..
Edwin II. Pierce OF ChristiansburG. Va. was
found dead in his room yesterday In the Nor
ton House. He registered at the hotelon Tues
day evening and went to his room and was not
seen alive again. Yesterday afternoon one Of
the hotel employees in passing the room no.
ticed that the gas there was burning. The door
was forced open and the guest was found sit
ting in a chair apparently asleep. When an
effort was made to arous him it was found
that he was dead. Coroners Physician Will
liams said that death was probably due to heart
trouble. He will make an autopsy to-day.
TIL police learned that the dead man had
been stopping for a week at the Hotel Albert-St.
Stephen. at Eleventh street and University
place. He was thinking heavily. and the man
ager OF the hotel had requeNted him TO leave
the house on. Tuesday. He told people In the
hotel that he had come here to take a course ut
the Post Graduate Hospital Medical College.
arrival. Seven shares OF stock, in the Chris
tlansburg National Bank, a diploma from the
Virginia Mechanical and Agricultural College.
and o numbr of letters addressed TO DIR. EDWIN
H. Pierce were found in his poeketS;
RICHMOND. Va. Nov. 24.-Dr. Pierce was a
well-known. young virginian. who was ,gradu-
ated In medicine at the University OF Virginia
ten days ago en- route to New York. He wished
W. nj. Pierce Of the County Court OF Mont
gomery county, Va.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-11-25
CHURCH. MORTGAGE BURNED.
A Colored Congregation of Brooklyn Fro
at Inst from Debt.

A Colored Congregation of Brooklyn Freed
at Inst from Debt.
The congregation of the Bridge Street A. NJ.
E. Church OF Brooklyn held special services
yesterday in thankfulness for the fact that for
the first time in its history the church is free
OF all indebtedness. For more than . quarter
OF a century 1t has been striving to this end.
The congregation is the oldest Afro-American
organization In the City OF Churches. Tho
pastor is the Rev. DR.. William d. Cook. Tho
mortgage. worn and rusty with age. was
burned last evening in the presence OF one Of
the largest congregations that ever assembled
in the church. The document was placed in a
receptacle on the altar and set on FIRE. There
were many loud "Amens' and 'Hallelujahs'
as it was reduced to ashes. The congregation
Joined in singing Praise God from Whom all
blessings flow" After the hymn the con-
gregStion cheered and clapped their hands for
q long time.
for years striven under the burden Of debt,
shook hands warmly with each other and fell
upon their pastors neck and wept for Joy.
The present pastor was assigned to the
church two years ago. He began work imme-
diately to free the church from debt and by =
succession OF successful rallies he managed
to collect the required sum to lift the mort
gage. There is even a surplus that will be
applied to make some much-needed improve
ments to the edifce..
Prior to the burning OF the mortgage the
Rev. /. H. Bolden, the patriarch Of tho flock.
told OF the half century OF history OF the church
and OF the labors Of the various pastors to
wipe out the debt.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-11-25
EN-RABBI SCHUHL MISSING.
Nothing Heard of Him Since Friday and His
Wife Fears He Is Deranged.

Henry Schulz Of 20o West Twenty-second
street has been missing from his home since
last Friday. and his relatives have not sue
cccded in finding any trace Of him and have
asked the police TO look for him. He is so
years old. He was a jewish rabbi for a time.
having a congregation in Texas and afterward
in Cincinnati. o. About two years ago he re-
nounced the Jewish faith and became an ar
dent Christian Scientist. After leaving his
congregation In Cincinnati he came to New
York. where he has. lived ever since. some
time ago his health became impaired and he
had frequent fits OF vertigo.
Last Friday he determined very suddenly TO
go to Boston to look mp an insurance, scheme.
He said he was going 70 consult with a man
named Irwin, az As MIX street. Boston. Not
hearing from him. his wife t~eleGraphed to
Boston aud discovered that he had not visited
MIR. Twins ONCE. Mrs, Schulz reported his
Disappearance 70 the police OF this city yester;
10 look for schulz, Mrs. Schulz says that her
husband has been much absorbed with Chris
mind may have become derangsd.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-11-25
TWO MEN SHOT IN NEWARK.
One Fought Over Poker, and tho Other
Made Remarks About n Young Wife.

WIG EoHkht oN0T AohVi ia ~ otHtE
Made RemarkH About n Young Wife.
Augustus Williams, colored. aged 20. of
255ls Highland avenue. Newark. visited John
Carter Of Al Cutler street and they played
poker and fought. The furniture In the room
was wrecked and Williams retired with a
bullet wound In his right breast. He walked
a block and then sank upon = stoop. where he
waited until an ambulance took him to the
City Hospital. Carter escaped.
Frances MarAno. a travelling junk dealer.
aged 2G. OF 1852 North Sixth street. has a
pretty wife only Is years old. She told him
that during his business trips she had been
repeatedly lnsulted by Rocco Zarlllo. ,Z1rillo
went to Mareno's rooms last night. and. after
drinking wine with his host, made. an in
sulung remark about the Young wife, Ma
bullet struck Zarillo in the neck and the other
Jumped upon q horse and fed. Zarillo was
ton. Mareno rode toward, Bloomfield and
then discovered that he had nc, money, He
returned to his home; As he was leaving his
room with q roll Of bills in his hand he was
arrested By Policeman 6tee.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-11-25
LAND SUIT DECIDED.
The State Gets Title to 1900 Acres of
Adirondack Forest.

The state Gets Title to 1900 Acres of
Adirondack Forest.
ALBANY. Nov. 24.-The Appellate Division of
the Supreme Court, Third Department. has Just
handed down a decision which 1t Is believed
will end the litigation between the State and
Benton Turner of Plattsburg, involving the
States title to 1900 acres OF valuable Adiron-
dack land lying near Saranac Lake. and covered
with virgin forest growth.
The case was that OF the People OK rel. the
State Forest Commission against former State
Comptroller Frank Campbell. 1t was a pro-
ceeding in certiorari to review the determine
ton of former Comptroller Campbell In refus-
ing to set. aside II cancellation made by former
Comptroller Wemple. whereby the States title
ter of Township, "a. Great Tract i. Macomb's
Purchase. Franklin county. was cancelled.
The State and Benton Turner have been
Supreme Court Of the United States held that
the States title through aug tax sales .e to these
set aside a deed from the State Comptroller to
TTRRIE s prec witG %9d sas a heard @orf E bS The '@ den salei
duashed on the ground that the Forest Com
T6s Court Of Appeals, reversed this jgdg-
mept. and the case went back to the Appellate
the Appellate Division declared that. although
the cancellation OF the tax sales 70 the state
was illegal, IL would not sustain the writ. be-
cause II had no power to make restitution to
Mr.. Turner Of the moneys which he had paid
into the treasury Of the State for back taxes at
the time OF the cancellation.
The case went again to the Court of Appeals,
and that court decided that the Supreme Court
had power 10 award restitution. In this de-
clsion lust handed down by the Appellate Di-
vision the Comptroller's determination In re-
fusing to set aside the cancellation is reversed.
and Benton Turner is required To deliver to the
state deeds OF all his interest in these lands.
and the State IL required to pay to him the
amount nf these back taxes. aggregating about
$4,000 and interest.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-11-25
MRS. rREAr FOUND 4 ooLD MINI
While on n Shooting Trip with Her Husband
She Makes n Rich Discovery.

While on q Shooting Trip with Her Huhbnnd
She Makes n Rich Discovery.
One Of the richest veins OF gold yet found
In British Columbia was discovered about elk
weeks ago by Mrs. Alice NJ. Treat Of this city.
Mrs. Treat Ia tho wife Of Harry Q. Treat.
owner of the Van Anda mine In British Column
bia, who is in business at 90 Wall street and
lives at 30 East Fifty. seventh street. The
Van Anda mine is situated on TeXada Island
in the western part OF the province. The re-
Elon is wild and game abounds.
The fine shooting has led Mrs. Treat 20
make several trips there with her husband.
rs both are very fond Of tho sport. Mrs.
Treat Joined her husband at the ranch about
three months ago.
One day about ak weeks ago the two started
Off on a shooting expedition. They had tray
elled several miles east Of the ranch. when
they came to a small hill. MIR. Treat began TO
inve stigate. with an idea that gold might DO
search
discovered some ore shining near q large tree.
ore and the ground seemed to abound with y
Immediately laid out and miner were set to
Mrs. Treat returned to this city a week ago.
she said yssterday that aln9st all the ore
which IL almost double the usual Yield in that
region. A. large smelter has since been
erected and n mine is now In full operation.
Mr.. Treat, she said. will remain In British
Columbia for some time. as he expects that
the mine will prove to be one Of the largest In
my husband and l." said Mrs. Treat, have
made frequent trips about the island. and we
always take our picks in case we come upon
ground that looks as though Il contains ore.
Most OF the island is already staked out In
claims, but some have bean very Improbable.
TIL vein / discovered was situated on prop
erty owned by my husband. and IL was thought
previous to this that nearly all OF It had been
which has been In operation for several years,
has been very profitable, but the orc has rare
ly yielded more than $25 to the ton"
When the news OF the last discovery spread
through the region IL stimulated the old miners
to begin active explorations again, but up to
the time Mrs. Treat left mono of them had been
very successful.
Mrs. Treat is a daughter Of H. @. Graei. a
wine merchant. She made the journey from
Vancouver alone and is thinking OF returning
In the spring.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-11-25

WABHIh0IOh FOHECAsI FOB IHIDAI'
For New England. rain. turning To snow; COLDER
norheastcrly, shif.iDg IN n~orthorly and northwest
erly. gales.
For eastern EeU YOrkAEd Ets JsTssy. IH0W colder !
hiOh northiOessTlV SiHdA
For eastern Pennsylvania. partly cloudy prob
ably snow hurries; brisk noHthwosterly winds.
For the District OF Columbia. Maryland. Delaware.
and Virginia. generally fair: continued cold; brisk
northWestsrly winds
FOR western PennsylvAniA and western New York.
partly cloudy. with snow hurios' frssh 70 brisk
aoFthw sStsrly NtnAS,
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AEEIED.

"Wednesday. Nov. ~,
by the Rev. Samuel McComb Of New York dty,
Mary Ella Rgney, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
William RiGney. to Alexander Miller Of New
York city. at the residence OF the brides parents.
81 Penn ST.. Brooklyn.
THAYER-MOTT.-on Wednesday. Nov 20. 1898.
al the residence of the BRIDES parents. Ard
glass" Port Washington. Long Island, by
Friends ceremony, Caroline, daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs. Thomas Mott. to Francis Kendall
ThRyer.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-11-25

YirGinfd In ''yirginius." on Dec. IL, 1898. for
the beneet Of her father. Charles g. Porter.
Sno vas a well known actor In his day, m
ton, acted In London first In 1S4S and came
here two years later. Mrs. Barney Williams,
who lives uptown, was born in 1923 and was
dancing IN the ballet Mt the old Chatham Street
Theatre in 1913. Aunt Louisa Eldridge and
Mrs. Gilbert OF Daly's are promising candi-
dates for this distinction,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-11-25
THIEVES TAINTED A TURKEY.
Caught While Stealing One, but Got
Turkey Dinner in Jail.

Caught While Stealing One, but Got a
Turkey Dinner in Jail.
Edward Dolan of 412 East Twenty-third
street and John Connolly OF 1874 First avenue
were arrested at 2 O'Clock yesterday morning
while they were trying to steal a turkey from a
butcher shop at First avenue and Eighteenth
street. Connolly was standing on Dolan's
shoulders and reaching I'm through, the open
big turkey hanging on a rack. When Police
man Byrnes seized them they said they had
been unable to buy any turkey for Thanks
giving aud SO were tempted to take one from
the butchers.
At the Yorkville Court they were flned $40
each. and not being able to pay we're taken to
prison. where they Toasted on turkey and other
good things provided by the city.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-11-25
Two New York Preachers Called to Colo
RADIO Pulpits.

CoLoRADo SPRINGS. Nov. 24.-The Row. DIR.
B. B. Tyler. formerly of New York. has accepted
a call to the pastorate Of the First Christian
Church in this city. The Rev. Samuel II.
Bishop, formerly Of New York, has accepted a
call to the rectorship Of st. Stephens Episcopal
Church here. He will begin HIS pastoral duties
on Dec. ].
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-11-25
MARINE INTELLIGENCE.

MINIATURE AIMANAC-THIs DAY.
Sun riAes. g. 8 % Sun sets I 35 Moon sets. 4 81
HIGH wATEH-THIs DAY.
Sandy Hook. 8 LIZ Gov. Laid. 6 90 He'll Gate. 7 43
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-11-25

IS werkendam. from New York. at Rotterdam.


RAHED IRON FoREI0N FoRrs.
IS Britannia. from Queenstown for New York.
Sc Advance, From Colon for New York.
SIS Auguste Victoria, from Genoa for New York.
SIS Ems. from Genoa for New York.
IS Trinidad, from bermuda for New York,
as Athcs,f from Port Limon for New York.
Bs Andes, from Jamaica for New York.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-11-25
SHOT HIS NEPHEW BY ACoYDEv.
Bullet Took OF Young Birkett's Finger ant
Lodg ed in His Shoulder.
8Msiness Nutires.

Mrs. WinsIow's Soothing Syrup for Children
teething sDftenB the gums, reduces Inflammation. al
layh pain, cures wind cole. darrhHa. 2bc. a bottle.
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Acknowledgements. Nov. "a.

Sc Lauenberg. Spending, Antwerp.
IS Fontabelle,M Mckay. Demerara.
Bs OiZAba. Downs. Vera Cruz.
ss Mont Calm. Morgan, Bristol.
IS City Of philadelphia. Delano. Baltimore.
SIS City Of Macon. Savage, Boston.
u. S. transport MinnewAska, Gibbon, Ponce.
For later arrivals see First Pago.I
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-11-25
The Rise and
Growth of
American Politics
* SKETCH or
CONSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT BY
HENRY JONES FORD.
Cloth. i2mo. Price $3.50.

THE PURPOSE OF THIS WORK rs To
TELL THE STORY OF OUR POLITICS 70
As TO EXPLAIN THEIR NATURE n
TNTERPRET THEIR CHARACTERIsTICSs
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SptriAl Nutires.

PREPARE ior winter, RosburE', W.Si her Strips
exclude he !old. sole mEuGtAyICre.. ROEDSSA
;Ts IcE &. T1sphyIS
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5ttw Qualifications.
The Macmillan Company

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and POLITICAL hiST0Rr CAV AFFORD Td
OVERLOOK . , tbs EHlNENTGr SUoGEs.
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After the origin OF American politics 10
traced from their derivation in English polls
tics, their growth is studied in such a way that
the book presents a view Of our political his
tory from colonial times till the present day,
with present tendencies and prospects. Party
issues are referred to as they have affected the
formation of political structure
"COntains much useful information,
Ditliily and well put, and 1t might we'll
be used to advantage in high schools aud
colleges. "-PIbho Ledger. Philadelphia.
w cannot praise too highly tho
chapters on parties and party methods
and responsibilities. . The work ID
intelligent and instructive. "-Erenin6
Post. Chicago.
"The book is, more strictly than amy
other, a history OF political ideas az
they have given forms to American party
divisions and growths. The ana
alytical index is remarkably extensive fo1
SO small a book and gives an impressive
idea OF how very much is really con+
tanned within the small compass. "-AdA
~rertiser. Boston.
"a vaIuabI Textbook for every
thoughtful citizen. IL is a concise
account Of American DemOcracy."-
Tile outlook.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-05
DR.. DUNCAN TO BE ALDERMAN.
WILL FILL THE SEAT MADE VA
CANT BY ALDERMAN WILLY.

The Offer Said to Have Been Made
Take Place at the Next Meeting OF
COunciI-The AIderman-tO-Be Al
ready in'CIOse Touch With the Adj
mInistratiOn-At Present Mem
her of the Sanitary Commission.
The new alderman who will fill the seat
made vacant on Jan. by Maj. Thomas S.
Wylly, is said TO have been selected by
council. The name has not yet been given
TO the public, however. 1t is intimated
from reliable source that DR.. William
Duncan VIII be rendered the position. In
fact the probabilities are that the prof
fer has already been made TO DIR. Dun
can and has been accepted.
If DR.. Duncan accepts it will not be
the first time he has sat in council, He
was several years an active member of
that body. Having retired from political
life, he was, after an interval of several
years, elected a member of the second Nc
Donough council in 1898, but resigned i'm
Hiediately after the first meeting DIR.
Duncan was a candidate or mayor in
1895, being defeated by Mr.. Herman Myers
and was elected one of the three represen-
tatives from Chatham ON the Liberal tick
ct in 1895. His close intimacy with Mayor
Meldrim and the present admins tration,
besides his well known ability, and his ex-
perience in city affairs, all tend to make
the selection a proper one.
DR.. Duncan is also a member of the
sanitary board
Maj. Wylly, whom he succeeds in coun-
Gil, was also a member of the board Dr.
Duncan will doubtless continue as a MEM
Der Of the sanitary board. in which case a
citizen will be appointed to fill the va
cancy caused by Alderman WHY'S resig
nation.