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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-12
TRYING TO BEAT BAKER.
Railroad Men Ask Gov. BLACK to Appoint r. y.
90 Keefe to succeed Him.

AeAtbt uNN HANb - " - shbSssta -
g.. Keefe 10 succeed Him.
ALBANY, Jan. 1.-the term OF office Of Rail-
road Commissioner Frank NJ. Baker Of Oswego
will expire Jan. %. Mr.. Baker was named to
I'LL tho vacancy caused by tho death Of Michael
Rlckard. who had been appointed on tho conf
mission as n representative of the railroad en-
gincers. 1t Is expected that Gov. Black will re-
appoint COMMISSIONS Baker for a full term
of five years. A delegation. representing
tho five steam railroad organizations Of
employees. waited upon Gov. Black to-
day and asked that he appoint p. F.
Keefe OF Rochester to succeed Mr.. Baker. A.. 4.
Luddington Of Middleton. representing tho
Order OF Railway Conductors. as spokesman for
the delegation. which. he said, was appointed
by all the railroad organizations to present Mr..
Keefe's name TO the Governor. declared that
when Mr.. Richard was appointed originally IT.
WAS agreed among the railroad employees that
he should be succeeded by a representative OF
the conductors. Mr.. Keefo. he said. would be
such q representative. and he was here to ask
tho Governor to recognize this agreement.
Gov. Black listened nttentively to tho delega-
ton OF railroad men, and merely said to them
that the appointment in Mr.. Bakers place would
have to he made soon, and that he would take
into consideration all that they had told him
and examine all Endorsements filed with him.
and would make his decision according to his
best judgment in tho matter.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-12

Wilhelm Schausely. a German. 50 years old.
who boarded with Mrs. Mnry.Johanson, ~janitress
ofthc tenement at BIZ East Eighty-cighth street.
hanged himself in n vacant fiat in tho house yes.
terday morning. He climbed on n chair to adjust
n moose about his neck. and, kicking tho chair
from under him. was left suspended to n tran.
SOM, of the door by the rope. He left the follow
5Tbe world Ia JarI M nrn.rv Tb.ro 10
nothing in sight. / am too old TO work and
can't get any work, so l am going whcrc there
is no work to do. Please notify my daughter.
Mrs: Gottfried Eberhnrdt, 4O4 East Seventy.
sixth street. My regards to all.
"WILHELM SCHAUsELY."
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-12
FUSION IN KANSAS.
All tho silver Forces Unite Against tho Repub-
Iicans.

TOPEKA, Kan, Jan. 11.-The Kansas free
silver Republicans held a meeting in this city
to-day and resolved to support the Populists in
the coming campaign liz Kansas. The rcsolu-
tions indorse the st. Louis silver conventions
platform and recommend n closer union with
the Democrats and Populists.
Tonight at a conference Of Populists, Demo.
Gratis and Silveri,e s an agreement for the COM
plete fusion Of the three forces was effected.
Resolutions similar to those adopted in the
convention were accepted. Both vigorously
denounce tho financial plan suggested by Score
tary Gage. It is believed that a joint call will
be issued by the three committees for II State
Convention to be held in June at which all the
opposition to tho Republican party will be
united on a State ticket.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-12
MONTE CARLO GAMBLING.
The Casino Shareholders Accept tho Prince or
Monnco's Terms.

Special Cable Despatch TO TIE SUN.
MONTE CARLO, Jan. 11.-The shareholders Of
the Casino. at a meeting held to-day. accepted
the conditions stipulated by the Prince OF Mon
AGO for prolonging the gambling concession un.
til 194T.
The forms involve the payment of Sc. 400. 900.
In addition to tho payments under the previous
contract, and include an Immediate cash pay
ment Of g., 100000 to the Prince Of Monaco per-
sonally. The company proposes to raise a loan.
which will result in reducing the shares by 20
francs Immediately and by 35 francs later.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-12
the RrooLl,n Democracy,s Home.

Tho Thomas jefferson building. in Court
square. Brooklyn. which has been tho head
quarters of the Kings County Democracy for
several years and was supposed TO DO under a
hoodOo until tho recent election. was yesterday
put up for sale under foreclosure proceedings
and knocked down to w. b. Davenport for
$25,OO0. Mr.. Davenport Is the Chairman Of Tho
Reorganization Committee OF the Thomas JEFF.
ferson Association. and the purchase insures
the continuance OF the building as the home OF
the brooklyn Democracy.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-12
4 "THoRoUGHBRED" IN BELLEVUE
Young Mycrs,s Tenderioin Career Lands Him
in the Insane Pavilion.

- sAEOTE MIN
In the Insane Pavilion.
Two policemen drove to bellevue Hospital in
a cab last night with n young man who pro.
claimed that he was Harrison Davenport Myers
Of 449 Lexington avenue.
The young man was suffering from excessive
opium smoking and alcoholism. He had been
turned over to tho police at tho Grand Central
Station by his family physician. who belongs to
the medical staff OF bellevue Hospital. with the
instruction that he be put in the insane pa.
yilion, as his mind was evidently affected by
his dissipation.
Myers. who is % years old. was fashionably
dressed. His first declaration on entering the
hospital was that he had been on q two months
jag, and wanted a fair trial. When asked his
business, he said he was an all.around sport and
gambler.
I'm q Thoroughbred" he shouted. every.
body in the Tendcrloin knows me-"
lie threatened to make it warm, for those in
strumental in, having him locked up. The di-
rcctory says that Mrs. Mason Myers lives at 449
Lexington avenue.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-12

zion crossing tho State House square marching
Hanna at once and "tnkc him by tho hand"
and they have taken him by the right hand until
II is quite lame. lie had n reception and an
ovation
or course, tho margin for him of success 10
narrow, hut 10 is believed TO be safe; and IL In
the common Spying OF the hour that, as lie has n
majority of all tho votes in tho Legislature, in
optic OF conspiracy. hypocrisy, fake. frnudulency,
bribery, and Islander. and nR all schemes OF In
gcnions criminaljty have been tried against him
In vain, nothing but murder can beat him., and
there will not DO murder.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-12
MoNTcLA1R,s MURDERED INFANT:
Arrest or tho Woman Said TO re tho Mother OF
the baby Found DecapitRtOi.

the baby Found DecapitRtOi.
MoNTcLAIR, n. j.. Jan. 1l.-Annie Burns. a
cook, was arrested last night on suspicion OF be-
ing the mother OF the infant whose headless
body was found in a lot near Hillside avenue
and st. Luke's place. She is now locked up in
the station house, and will be arraigncd to-mor.
row before Recorder Amos in Newark.
The woman is 25 years old and unmarried.
She was employed in the house Of John r.
Howard, q New York publisher, and her en-
ployers give her a good character. She refused
to mako any statement. save to deny that she
had given birth 10 u child. and she became hys.
tcricnl under the questioning Of the police. She
Is still Ill at tho station house. The police are
looking for a man whom they suspect of being
concerned in Tho case.
The head was found not far from tho body,
between two logs which bore marks OF q sharp
instrument, presumably n large knife. IL is
believed that the body was dccapitatod here.
DIR. Washington OF Newark. tho County Physi.
clan. performed an autopsy. which showed that
the child had boon born alive. Io thought that
1t was about 3B hours old at tho time of death.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-12

when the infant monarch arrives.
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Any special weakness or disease Of the
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ent times for the last five years, and always with
the most gratifying results, But the greatest
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was about four months ago when my last baby
was born. / was afflicted with child.bed fever
Instead Of sending after a doctor I used the Pre-
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was similarly afflicted and sent after the doctor
and took his remedies and died. ] am az yearS
old. weigh I47 pounds. the mother OF 1--WE chldES0s
and am enjoying the best Of health"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-12

ment was taken until o O'Clock tomorrow moSn-
ing. Tho claim given out at the Kurtz h~eadquar-
ters 10 that two members, not Droste and Love,
bu' ,w0 additional members from Cuyahora
county, who to-day voted for Hanna, will vote
tomorrow for tho cOmbine candidate. whoever
Gratis who refused TO -ote for McKisson to-day
have boen whipped into line. II was decided
atthe caucus tonight to push tho bribery in
vestIgntion at to-morrow's session. Tho boiling
Republican members are out in a statement de-
mhnding that these charges should be probed TO
the bottom hnforo n SanhlOr IL elected.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-12
Business

Benjamin II. Shulman. dealer in clothing and
mems furnishing goods at 433 Broadway. cor.
ner OF Howard street. closed up yesterday under
a bill OF sale 10 A. Shapiro for 81, 800.
Morris Roth. dealer in meats and poultry Mt
o Greenwich avenue. l6l East Eighty-fourth
street. and 26l2 East 18th street, made an
assignment yesterday. to Abraham Strauss.
Amalin Theune. dealer In musical Instruments
at 4i0 Eighth avenue, made an assignment
yesterday to Alfred Hughes.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-12
PROPOSED CHINESE LOAN.

The Chinese Government 10 Making DIM
entities for Great Britain.
Special Gable Dtspatch to THE Sun.
LONDON, Jan. 11.-Dospatches from Pekin say
that the Chinese Government is raising diff
cuitics in connection with the proposed loan by
Great Britain, and that the conclusion Of tho
negotiations is likely to be much delayed.
Moreover. there is some uncertainty rs to
whether adequate security for tho loan will DO
forthcoming.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-12
where Yesterdays Fires Were.

A. M,-9:35, 1870 Wooster street.. william II.
Crookston & Brothers, damage $40.
p. M.-4:25. ls Flushing avenue. Brooklyn. Bud.
weiser Brewing Company, damage $1,000; sos, 81
Catherine street. Joseph Braudes. damage trIning
$3.50. 2I2 East Forty tfth street. SOloman German.
damage olO; 700, l0S Suydam street, Brooklyn.
George schmidt, damage 05O; $3.50, 337 East TWEEN.
ty.nfth street. Mary Carlton, damage trIning; $3.50.
90 Essex street. II. German, damage trihinE.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-12

He would Like to Succeed Mr.. KImbnIl as
National Rank Examiner.
Walter b.. Atterbury of Brooklyn, who was
elected Chairman of the Kings County Re-
publican Committee. is a candidate for Ma
tional Bank Examiner to succeed William II.
Kimball of ST. Lawrence county. Mr.. After.
bury forwarded his papers to Senator Plat at
Washington yesterday.
1t was ascertained that Mr.. Atterbury's can
didacy has already boon brought to the atten-
ton Of President Mckinley. Secretary Gage and
Secretary Bliss. Mr.. Kimball was appointed by
President Harrison. His department Is New
York. Brooklyn and Jersey City.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-12
4 Consrc..man,s FREQ silver Lott sr ..Lo... "

WILMINGTON, Del. Jan. 1.-The Young Mems
Democratic Club of this city celebrated Jackson
Day this evening with a dinner. Speeches fol-
lowed, the principal speakers being Senator
Gray, and Senator Kenny. J.. Irving Handy.
sent q letter instead. The letter, which was
lost and not read, was an outand'out free
silver appeal,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-12
Will slntanrn Return to samoa,

Special Gable Despatch TO THE SCy.
LONDON, Jan. ia despatch to tho Standard
from Berlin says that Germany will not oppose
the return to Samoa of Chief Mataafa, who was
deportod to the Marshall Islands because of his
opposition to King Malietoa, II tho United
States and Great Britain consent to his going
hack.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-12
Nineteenih assembly District Contests Not Ad-
Snnced.

ALBANY. Jan. ll.-Tho Court OF Appeals has
refused to advance the hearing in the case of
Stewart and Okie. the two Cts who are in
yolveG in a contest with tho TammRny candi-
dates for Alderman and Assemblyman in the
Nineteenth district OF New York.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-12
Col. Gr"s,r'. Captain. for Homes, Primaries.

The election district association captains of
tho Republican organic ition in the Twenty.
first Assembly district, OF which Col. Abraham
Gruber Is the leader, met last evening and
adopted n resolution offered by Col. Grubcr,
pleGging their support to any plan that would
Insure honest primaries.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-12
Tho Pru.sian Diet Opened.
Special Gable Despatch to THE Sun.

Special Gable Despdfch to THE Sun.
BERLIN. Jan. 1.-The session Of the Prusslan
Diet was opened to-day. The speech from the
throne was read by Prince Hohcnlohe. tho I'M
perial Chancellor. The address was confined to
internal affairs. and was devoid of ~interna-
tional interest,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-12

Special Gable Dssputch hi TO THE Sun.
PARIS. Jan. I'm. Berlier, a well.known en-.
gineer, has submitted to Spain and Morocco q
project for tunnelling the Straits of Gibraltar.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-12
IL Uncle sam Driving n Bnrraln,
Special Gable Dtapatch to THE {

COPENHAGEN, Jan. 11.-There is much dis
appointment folt hero over the low offer made
by tho United States for tho Danish West
Indies.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-12
TIE RED NOTEBOOK AGAIN.
Grady ana Dry Dollar Turn UP with It Mt the
Mayors once.

Senators Thomas F. Grady and Timothy D.
Sullivan called on Mayor Van Wyck yesterday
and had a talk with him. They brought q little
rcd notebook much like that in which John +.
Carroll writes the names of tho men who are
rickcd out for office. The Senators and tho
Mayor looked over tho pages of the notebook,
talked, smiled and bowed, and then the Sena.
TORS went nway.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-12
Col. nlco VIII Rstara to A,Dany.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 1e.-Col. William g. Rice,
who has resigned tho office OF Civil Service Con,-
missioner, will return ut once to Albany and
engage In business.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-12
SIr. ana Mrs. ). PierpOBI Morgan. Jr.. 10 Live
In L0ndon.

J. Picrpont Morgan, Jr.. who has been admit
ted as n membe OF the Arm OF J. S. Morgan 6
Co. OF London, sails with his wife for England
to-day on tho steamship Toutontc. J. PIcrpont
Morgan. his father, IL now in London. =
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-12

When Baby
comes he is a
king, unless it's
a girl then she
is a queen ; but
some kings and
queens are the
unhappies of
>mortals. How
, will it be with
. Baby? To make
life happy and
successful the
ilotHCi ouYHl W
endow this little
sovereign with a
cheerful mind
and sturdy, ro-
bust constitution.
she cannot fulfill
maternal obliga-
unless her own
tn is at its best
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1898-07-02
Silence Laws In Berlin.

No other large city is as quiet IS
Berlin. Railway engines are not Al
lowed to blow their whistles within the
city limits. There is no loud bawling
by hucksters, and man whose wagon
gearing is loose and rafting is subject
to a fine. The courts have large dis
erection as to fines for noise making.
Strangest Of all, piano playing is
regulated in Berlin. Before certain
hour in the day and after certain
hour in the night the piano must be
silent in that musical city. Even dur
ing playing hours a fine is imposed for
mere banging on the piano.
German intolerance OF noise is not q
recent thing. Wallenstein, who de-
manded absolute quiet, had 100 houses
torn down in Prague and sentries
posted all around il the distance, to
secure silence. There is a tradition
that still further back in time Bohe-
milan shepherd, seeing the monk Adel-
bert asleep, blew on his pipe in mis-
chief. The monk called down tho
curse of deafness on him.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1898-07-02
wild Interior Of Patagonia.


Professor J. B. Hatcher, of Prince
ton university, has lately returned
from remarkable trip of exploration
in hitherto unknown region OF South
America-namely, the wild interior OF
Patagonia. He visited Washington
for the purpose of depositing with the
bureau of ethnology rich collection
of objects illustrating the mode of life
of the various tribes of aborigines in
that part of the world. Their coun-
try, too, is more than ordinarily in
teresting, being associated since the
earliest times with rumors of gigantic
human inhabitants and an astonish-
ing fauna. Quite recently some skele-
tons of birds that had heads as big as
those of horses have actually been
dug up. They stood at least nine
feet high, and had short wings, claws
like an eagles and beak like con-
doris. 1t is likely that they attacked
with success the largest mammals con-
temporary with them, being the big
gest fowls of prey that ever lived
Public Opinion.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1898-07-02
A New Railway Fog Signal.

A curious railway danger or fog
signal has been invented in Chiswick,
England, which has been adopted by
the Southwestern Railway. It con-
sists of large wheel placed at the
side of the track near station and
containing around its circumference
thirty-two barrels, each holding two
cartridges. A lever placed along the
rail is depressed by the passing train,
and it in turn pulls back and then re-
leases hammer which explodes two
cartridges. After the train has passed
the hammer automatically returns into
position to fire the next barrel. It is
connected by electricity with the sig
nails. and the man in the box can set
or disconnect it by pressing button.
The disconnection is worked by Q
magnet, which draws down the ham
mer and prevents firing. 1t is ex.
pected that the contrivance viii
shortly do away with the clumsy de-
tonators now in use.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1898-07-02
A Great and Growing Industry

The south is having q revival OF the
cotton industry that is almost unpar-
alleled. In 1890 the capital employed
in operating the manufacturing plants
In the southern states was $61. 100,-
600, and to-day it is estimated at $685.
600, 900. The number of cotton mills In
operation in 1890 was 254 and in 1898
it is 400. The number Of looms en-
ployed in weaving cotton goods in the
south was IA, 900 in 1890, and Is 3d.
900 in 1898; the number Of spindles
was liz, 900 in 1890, and is 667, 900 in
1898. Necessarily, with this enor-
nous increase in its manufacture, the
cotton growth has greatly expanded.
The crop In 1896-97 amounted to
1852, 7O5 commercial bales. Thu
value Of the upland crops, ct IN aver.
age Of 6.65 cents per pound, wal
1886, $40, 608, while the see island
crop sold for 90, OO0,958. The total
value Of the cotton produced during
the last year was therefore 1921, 81 ).
564, an amount which is quadrupled
by the process Of manufacture. al.
bany IN. ~ Journal.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1898-07-02
ALarre Yarn From Kansas.

An Emporia man heard disturb
ance in the night, and on getting up
to see what was the matter found his
bulldog engaged in q desperate strug-
gle with iack-rabbit. Concluding
that it was dangerous to interfere, he
went back into the house and shut the
door. In O short time the outside
struggle ceased, and, looking up, he
was surprised to see jack-rabbit look
ing in over the transom of the front
door. In the morning he went out
and found the bulldog dead in the
front yard, with marks of rabbit teeth
oil over his person, bearing mute tes-
timony to his brave and desperate
struggle. (Kan.) Repubh-
can.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1898-07-02

Naturally there are no figures more
perfect than those of the Japanese
young women. The children, up to
the age of fourteen, or as long as they
have the free use Of their limbs, are
models of symmetry. About that time
they begin to fasten long garments
about their hips, the effect OF which Is
to impede their gait and give them en-
awkward shuttle. In course OF time II
does worse, and interrupts the develop.
ment Of the legs and thighs. Among
the laboring class an additional miss
haping is accomplished by the practice
of carrying burdens from an early eye
upon the back, for the support Of which
broad straps are sspassed over the
shoulders and crossed in front, press.
ing directly upon the breasts. When
Japanese girl reaches the age Of six
teen without having undergone either
of the processes Of deformity, she is q
wonder to the eye, and remains 80 nm
tiltwenty-Ave, !or possibly little laterl
then she ceases to charm for . cersain
period In any way. excepting BY her
mannel, and that is generally preserved
to the last. But as she grows old, she
has a chance of becoming quite de-
lightful again. There is nothing nice1
than dignified and white-haired old
Japanese lady. She is always happy
for she is always much respected ans
cherished by her juniors, and at . GER
tain age the natural high breeding o
the race appears in her to attain it
crystallization.-The Ledger.