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rorH 80 oUr K1rH eUrs.
BurEis, whom, Post shot, Had Himself shot
= Man That Dny-nurris MAY Recover.

Burzis. whom Post shot, Had Himself Shot
ma n Day-Burris May Recover.
PATERSON. N. J., Aug. 10.-Alfred F. Post
the Midland Park printer who shot George
Burris on Fair street yesterday evening. was
arralRned before Acting Recorder Noonberg
this morning on q charge OF assault with intent
10 kill. Ho pleaded not guilty and was com
mitted to jail. His counsel win apply to Judge
Barkalow of the Court Of Common Pleas and
GENERAL Sessions next Friday for Posts release
on ball. This afternoon IL Is announced that
Burris's condition is improved with prospects
OF recovery.
Post says that he had no intention Of inflct-
ing serious injury by the shooting. and that
for that reason he fired low and fast. IL Is said,
however. that some time ago when Mrs. Post
left home Post came TO. town with a revolver
and made the round Of the downtown board
ing houses for, Burris, as he believed the
presence In Burris's neiRhborhood last night
by the statement that he went downtown TO
deliver some printing he had done for the
saloon keeper adjoining Burris's barber shon.
Burris himself had done some. shooting yes
terday, and had lourished n revolver In several
saloons. On lower Broadway he was ordered
out OF the ealoon kept by Peter McCabe. He
turned on McCabe and pulled his revolver on
the saloon keeper. threw up his arm
and received the ball In his elbow. McCabe was
about this morning with his arm in a sling. but
90 far has made no complaint against Burrts.
The police, report that Post was, sobeEwhen he
known to have been drinking heavily yester-
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VISITING DEALERS oPrrAusz1c

The Club Conveniences of the M~erehantop
Association Appreciated.
The merchants registering at the rooms OF
The Merchants Association. like those OF last
week. come from all parts Of the country. and
all OF them are In an optimistio frame Of mind.
Some OF them tell glowing tales OF the condi-
lions existing in their respective localities.
especially in the agricultural districts; and all
Of them predict a larger business this fall and
winter than they have had for many years.
Among the callers yesterday was Sylvester
Rapier Of New Haven. KY. who said that Ken
tucky's condition was excellent BE spoke in
praise Of the work done by the Merchants AS
ISOLATION and said II must have great influence
In bringing dealers to New York. He thought
that one OF the pleasantest features Of the ass
ISOLATION, entirely aside from the reduced rates.
or anything OF that kind. was the ooInmodiouS
room fitted up for the accommodation Of visit.
ing merchants, where they can write their
letters at their leisure; read the daily and trade
papers, consult timetables. directories. &c-s
and In fact have all the convenienoes of o WELL
regulated business olub.
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ENGINE JUMPED THE TRACK

Passengers on q Ninth Avenue Elevated
Train Shaker Up ut South Ferry.
AS a ~four-car train on the Ninth avenue ele-
waited road was entering the South Ferry sta
ton last night the engine jumped the track.
and the train came to a standstill. The passen-
gers were somewhat shaken UP. but no one
was injured. although all were frightened.
Some OF the passengers who had stood up as
the train approached the station were sent
sprawling into the laps Of the folks who were
seated and on the car doors. All the passengers
climbed down from the cars and walked along
platform.
The engine, which was in charge OF John
Rockhard. left the Ninth avenue track at the
switch near the station and took the Sixth ave-
nue. track. One OF the coupling chains held.
and the forward car pushed the engine across
the tracks. Traffic was delayed twenty minutes
on the Ninth and Sixth avenue roads.
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CITY BONDS GO AT 1894.
COLER Awards TIE LOT TO THE
PRODUCE EXCHAEGE TRUST co.

vermiiye syndicats's BID was OI1,AOo
Higher, but Was Conditional, and With
ont waiting for the Courts the AWARD IL
Mado-LitiGation Il EHpeoted to Follow.
An the disputes which have arisen over the
bids recently offered for nearly S13,0O0.000 OF
city 3k per cent. gold bonds were settled for
the time By the Comptroller yesterday when he
awarded the entire issue to the Produce Ex-
change Trust Company at 1o4.9k. TIL Comp
troller gave out this statement:
Il have awarded the bonds 20 the Produce
Exchange Trust Company at their bid Of
10k.o&. The bid Of Vermilye 4 Co. ana Kuhn.
Loeb a Co. at 105!03 I deem TO DO conditional.
therefore invalid. The difference between
these two bids amounts to $11.400."
The whole trouble over awarding the bonds
arose from the fact that the vermilye syndi-
cate. which was the highest bidder for AL or
none" OF the issue. made it's bid subject to
the approval OF the legality Of the securities
by their attorneys. The Produce Exchange
Trust Company. whose bid was entirely free
from conditions. entered a protest against
awarding the bonds to the vermilyo syndicate.
and the matter was referred to the Corpora
ton Counsel for an opinion. Assistant
Corporation Counsel Connolly. acting for
Mr.. Whalen. decided that the bid OF
the Vermilye syndicate was legal and that
the Comptroller might accept Il. but Mr.. Coler
refused to abide by the decision. on the ground
that ex-Judge Dillon and other eminent au-
thorities thought otherwise. and he wos about
to throw ont all the bid and readvertise the
bonds when the Produce Exchange Trust
Company secured an order from Justice Dugro
In che Supreme Court returneble to-day. COM
Polling the ComptToller, to show cause why
the. entire issue should not be awarded to
that corporation. The. vermiiye syndicate
secured. a similar order in its ia
yor; and proceedings were begun yesterday
mandamus Mr.. Color tn award the securities to
the Produce Exchange Trust Company. In the
meantime the bonds were not sold and the
work for the. city under the authorization OF
the old Board OF Estimate could not collect
the money due to them.
The action ofthel Comptroller In awarding the
bonds to the. Produce Exchange Trust Com
PAM will probably result in q long train OF It'll
cation to nullify the award. It is known that
the ,yermtlye syIdicate 10 anxious to get the
made in good faith. that the condition concern
Ing the approval OF the legality of the issue, by
their attorneys was the usual form. and thatthey
are clearly entitled to the seeTIrities because
that OF the next highest bidder.
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ANTI-SWEAR LAW IS DEAD.
ALDERMEN JUMP ON 1T ALMOST
U~NLNIFoUsLY.

Tammnny Leader OF the Board Says That
the Threat Of Such an Ordinance Made
the Children swear-GuRGsnheimsr Sure
Croker Didn't Give Orders TO XIII IL.
Acting Mayor G~ugeenheimer's anti-swear
ordinance, which the Council unanimously
passed recently. got q setback in the Board OF
Aldermen yesterday. When It was called up
for consideration Alderman John II. Mccall. the
Tammany leader OF the board. moved that It be
laid on the table. He said that the statutes
already In existence provide for the punish
ment OF profanity In public places. and that the
quReenhelmer ordinance was Unnecessary.
Moreover. he said. the publicity given to the
matter In tho newspapers had caused IN alarm
ing increase In the use Of profane language
among the children Of the city. Mr.. McCall's
motion was carried by a n overwhelming ma
jortty. only two faint noes being heard from the
back OF the room.
Alderman Muh tTam.l had an ordinance
ready drafted making the utterance or use Of
profane. obscene or vile language In any public
street or conveyance. or upon any waters either
within the limits OF the city or under its juris-
diction. a misdemeanor punishable by q fine Of
from % to $40. or imprisonment not to exceed
ten days. but whom he saw the temper Of the
board concerning the matter he did not intro
Acting Mayor ~GuEgenhelmer said:
"A man who will object to the betterment Of
the morals Of the community IL beyond .crlti.
Setedj u I do t RSt a5 8SiiisV o. t NJ. SrossTa Ssc MsSsY
know that Mr.. Croker was In favor OF my ordi-
nance. When he returned nom Europe he
action Of the Aldermen speaks for itself"
THE defeat OF the profanity ordinance, IL
practically q license for free swearing in wide
open town" said one .ofthe Councilman.
or r he an snDi Sa% sSiS o s,sS 8, s sbs K TRsts5 was td 1ai 4
the resolution had become o law IL would have
cost me my entire salary"
The st. Andrews Society notified the acting
Mayor yesterday that it had appropriated
$1,000 to aid in the enforcement OF the anti
swear ordinance. The society intended to have
other prominent places calling attention to its
provisions. and the members were to act as
prosecuting witnesses, but the action Of the
In fhaaA nlano
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william scott'S PitiabIe Condition Described
by the Rev. Mr.. CrOSbio.

William scott'SPitiabIe Condition Described
by the Rev. Mr.. CrOsbio.
Tho Rev. Alexander Crosbie. pastor Of the
Westminster Presbyterian Church in Brook
Ign, has filed his report in the Supreme Court
in that city as committee Of the person Of
william Scott OF 500 Hancock street. who was
terribly beaten In q struggle with the inspect
ors OF the Bureau OF membranes Of this city
In front Of the box mandatory at / and q
VesaY street. where he was employed on Oct.
20. 1895.
DIR. crosbie says Of the S5. 600 verdict which
was awarded to Scott In his suit against the
city only $2.4S49o came into his hands. and OF
this $751; only remains. Accompanying the re-
Under which Scott was Injured and the state
ment that he has never fully Feeoyets I'D e9n-
His lips sometimes are, Quiyering. The eye
pupils sa are dilssed and DO not respond to light
The right arm Is. bent across the. chest; The
ist eI dend sdi and The . is 5afi Zen. 80 That tSe iSol
s f:is s5Ss sSsS Is i &, sSs III: 3 ah s: r /:
side Of the body and tho left side Of the body Is
f. a Sonditton q tonic spasm; There 4 2 vast,
is a supersensitiveness OF the right side OF
ieft. All the redeTes are absent. except the
cremasteric reflex. The temperature OF the
skin is lower ON the right side than on the left.
The pulse varies from 112 TO 40 and d. very
feeble. The respiration varies from SO to 90
and is VEN. irregular and very feeble; The
the base and apex Of the heart. Thero is an
upward curvature Of the spine below the napo
OF the neck, more pronounced now than at
first, From the time he became unconscious
he has been fed by forcing ffuid food into the
back part q his mouth"
Scott 10 % years old.
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BANKERS FURNITURE LEVIED ON.
Executions for Rent Against Charles #.
Phillips a Co.

Executions for Rent Against Charles II.
Phillips q Co.
The Sheriff levied yesterday on the office fur
niture Of Charles =. Phillips q Co.. bankers. OF
10 Wall street. rs executors for $1.o43 from
Stern d Rushmore In favor Of the Manhattan
Company and the Merchants National Bank
for rent OF ofices. The executions were against
Charles ,. Phillips and his son. Osmund J.
Phillips. Charles 2. Phillips was formerly
President OF the Columbia Bank of Philadel-
phla. Henry 8. Ives. the Napoleon OF FL
nance" made his heaqtqu15te5s at the firms
ssted 1t u said. with Mr., Ives and others
pany and other matters. Mr.. Phillips has
been interested in the past ten years
PRESIDENT Of the ,CumbsTiGnd Coal and Steel
Company and the Champion National Carbonio
Acid. Gas Company, and Wce-PresideEt Of the
Virginia Central Railway Company. At the
SfbiSS q ne pb hFm It h Tss p ssif bs yss e tSs o that
for, some weeks pact on account OF, sickness.
ment to make. Friends Of the firm expect that
the executions will be settled as soon as Mr..
Phillips is able to get back 10 business.
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TROLLEY CARS FOUR DEEP.

Amsterdam Avenue Committees Renew
Their PrOtest-want Two Tracks Only.
Representatives OF the Peoples Committee
and the West End Association called on Acting
Mayor G~ugRenheimer yesterday TO make an
other protest against allowing the Third ave-
nue. cable road to install the under trolley sys-
tenn on Amsterdam avenue. There are four
controlled by the Metropolitan Street RAILROAD
Company and two by the Third avenue line.
The Metropolitan CompApy'g oars are operated
wants to use the same power. and It has OBJ
tanned permission from the State Railroad
testants want the two companies to use the
same set Of tracks, and their representatives
their fRht.
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Neighbors Say That Reynolds Tried to Bury
Il Alive After Throwing IL Into the Fire.
PATERSON. N. J.. Aug. 16.1Thomas Reynolds
OF Huron street was arraigned before Justice
Wooley this forenoon on complaint OF Special
ofloer Mage OF the 8. P. @. A. who charges
Reynolds with attempting to cremate a dog o
few days ago. It lie alleged that in order to get
rid Of Q dog he built q flro in his yard and then
threw the animal into the flames. At first the
dog managed to get out. terribly burned, but It
ie asserted that Reynolds caught II and again
threw i into the fire, The, animal was almost
roasted alive by the time that its cries had at
tracted the neighbors. Some Of them came
into the yard and caught Reynolds about to
bury the dog almost alive. They put the animal
G. A., who investigated and caused the COM
plant to be made. Reynolds denies the accu-
sation and has demanded o trial for next Mon
daY
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Mrs. Lea1y Says Her stepmothsr nna 81.
Marysa Have Got Her Property.

Mary's Have Get Hor Property.
Rose N. Leary has brought an action In tho
Supreme Court against her stepmother, Lizzie
y. oorvin. and the Roman Catholic Church OF
st. Mary concerning the property 27p Broad
way. She says she drew $500 OF her savings
out OF bank in 1880 for the purchase Of the
house. her mother advancing most OF the rest
Of the cost. and tho property was put In the
name Of her father. Patrick j. Corvin. Sho and
her mother. It is alleged. had made the money
by keeping q boarding house. The purchase
price was $4,000. and $500 was left on mort
gage. 1t IL alleged that It was agreed that the
premises were to be held for the support OF
'Corvin and his wife for life and that the daugh-
ter was to have them at the death Of the sur
vivor. In order to carry out the provisions Of
the trust, It is averred. the property was decided
TO st. Mary's Church in 1890, the officers OF tho
church understanding that IL was In trust. but
the deed itself being absolute to the church ex-
cent that Corvin and wife were to have the in
come Tor life. Oorvin's wife died in February.
The church obtained authority from the su-
the property TO Lizzie J. Hurley In December.
1892. The expressed consideration was S14,-
800. Mas Hurley Immediately obtained o loan
Of 80, 900 on mortgage and gave 5000 Of Il to
the church. On Feb. g.. 1893. Miss Hurley
married Corytn. who. died last March.
The plaintiff asks that the court declare that
the property belongs t e her; that the church
must pay over the $1,000 and account for all
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HUNG HELPLESS ON THE W1REA
scOheld'S Life Saved by . BicyeiiSt Who
Had the Current Turned on.

6COuCAuIU AALO OoNOA W - OAlySAADe
Had the Current Turned on.
WHITE PLAINS. n. Y. Aug. 16.-James SEQ
field. aged 20. Of Lowell. Mass. a lineman en-
pIoyed by the New York Telephone Company.
narrowly escaped death from a live wire to-
day. Sccneld was fixing two cables. which are
being placed to connect the new Telephone
Exchange with the new wires. Close to the
pole on which Sconeld was working three
large feed wires TO supply power to the trolley
road are hung. In some manner the cable.
which is lead-covered. struck against q feed
wire at o spot whore the insulation was worn
on. and Instantly the maA received the full cur
rent through his body. the fluid entering BY
his hands and arms M leaving by his feet,
which were against the iron pipes running De-
meath the roadway.
Scoield was unable TO let 20 his hold Of the
cable until q man on 9 bicycle scoTehSd to t5e
Then Scofeld fell back on the little platform
upon which ne was working and lay there un-
conscious for fifteen minutes. when he was
removed toaa drug store and attended BY DR..
Zecharfe. he. revived and was, taken home.
His hands and feet were severely burned. A
large hole was burned In the cable. DR.. Zach
arie said that. had it not been fol-. the presence
OF mind OF the bicyclist who had, the current
shut o1 so promptly. the man would have been
killed.
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FOUND ARsEN1o IN HIS SUGAR.
Smarenbeck Says That the webers Tried to
Get Rid of Him Once Before.


H~AcKESsAcK. N. J.. Aug. 16.-Peter Smaren-
beck. IS years old. came to Hackensack this
afternoon and swore out a warrant before
Justice Heath for the arrest Of Max and Caro-
line Weber Of Fairlawn. on a charge of at
tempting to kill him by placing arsenic in his
sugar and coffee ON Aug. /. A quantity Of
sugar which Smarenbeek says he took from
the table after using some Of 1t and being made
sick was given to DR., st. John, who reported to
the prosecutor that he found. arsenic In 1t In
quantity sufficient to kill an adult.
The motive for the alleged crime Is found in
the fact that Smarenbeok some time since
entered into an arrangement with the Webers
whereby they were TO I've on his place. valued
at So. 600. and board him for life in considera-
ton OF his deciding the property to them. In
January, 1897, the, We6ers charged smaren-
beck with o criminal assault upon their daugh-
ter. a girl under Us years OF age. He declared
1t to be a conspiracy. but the evidence was so
conclusive that conviction appeared inevitable
until Bmarenbeck's counsel secured adjourn
ment of the trial and the girl was subjected to
o medical examination, when the prisoner was
acquitted on the doctors testimony.
Weber is employed in the dye works in Pat
erson, where ii is said he could procure
arsenic without being detected. 0ficers have
gone up to Fairlawn and VIII bring Weber and
his wife In tonight.
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SLOT MACHINES THEIR SPOIL.
I've Bold Thieves Persuade n Policeman to
Assist Them.
Two men drove up to Lynch Bros.'s saloon at
Fifty-ninth street and Third avenue on Nom
day IN u light wagon inscribed:
%. D. q. 8.

Thought So" said one Of the men. pointing
to q nickel-in-the-slot machine. Then the two
men walked over to the bar and called Dublin
Nike" the bartender. to them.
Here" said one Of the men. pulling an en-
velope from his pocket. Is an order from Chief
,Devery for that machine. We are representa-
sorry for You, but wen have to take that box
with u.s."
The man displayed q badge. which the bar
tender refused to recognize. The other man
stepped outside. called a policeman. and ex-
planned the matter to him.
looking ct the alleged order.
The men put the machine and the thirty or
forty dollars 1t contained into the wagon and
drove OF. Soon the fraud was discovered. and
Capt. McClpsky sent out six detectives TO get
the men. who had got several other machines
in the same way. The detectives gay they
know the men and that they will catch them.
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BATTLE IN 4 BRrCKKARD.
Strikers and Deputy Sherins Shoot ut One
Another at HaverstraW.,

Another at Hayerstraw.
RTAcK. N. Y. Aug. 18.-There was a fierce
battle this morning In the brickyard Of Peck d
Co. Haverstraw. between the strikers and dep
uty sheriffs. Gunshots and pistol shots were
hred. but no one was hurt Peck q Co. inn
ported twenty-five men and began work yes
terdAy for tho FIRST time since the strike began.
over two months ago. Several hundred strikers
have been around the yards for weeks to pre-
vent other men from working. while about 100
deputy sherifs, under command. OF Capt. Will
nhn SSlters OF Nyack. are on duty day and
The men brought up from New York City by
70 occupy . ,4ood-siEed house on the premises
last night. AZ an early hour this morning the
2%neap SMSEe awakened By SOUNDS Of SHOOTING.
house and through the windows. The men did
hH99t aSr9 show thepselyes for fear OF being
tilied. The deputy sheHffS, who were d short
olsIanc9 away. were aroused by the shooting.
and sixty OF them fastened to the scene. They
tound large gang OF strikers In a swamp Ia
'front.' OF the ,DrickyArd. and In a moment bull
lets We're Whizzing around the heads OF the
The deputies pulled reyolvers and returned
me nre vigorously, the gtukerg scattering and
no one was wounded. After this battle peace
nelenSa 2nc1 more, and work has been Ia prog
res u dAy In Peek a Co.'S yard
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eR1ErANor pAr - Krsronrsrrn


Against Their A-nseaanhenta.
T~ARRTTowE. N. Y. AUG. 16.-Grievance day.
a. usual. brought many people 70 the ONCE Of
the Board Of Assessors 20 protest against what
they considered excessive assessments. Az
William and John D. Rockefeller reside In
Mount Pleasant, and Il was known that they
would protest. much interest centred there.
Harry T. Dykman OF White Plains and Howard
II. Morse OF North Tarrytown were present and
represented them. Protests were filed, but the
hearing was adjourned until Sept. 1.
William Rockefeller asked that his property
be reduced from S2.165.000 to S3A3, 775. ~
ordered BY the courts. He says that the roll 10
unfair. unjust. and erroneous. because his
property IL nov nearly In the same condition
as when he bought It for $4,000. He says
that discrimination was shown BY one OF the
assessors through malice or prejudice. and.
while he only owns one-twentieth OF the prop
erty in the town. his assessment amounts to
about ~one-Quarter Of the roll He also asks
and assessed n. Mount Pieasent be transferred
to Qssning. Is Il IL occupied BY John J. Burns.
sna 20 sHgeseedt 70 him rs occupant and not to
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S SaS RiSS Ss 81 g. RSCS snd e sH Hsa7 sSp shs Sf re s = e.
e Ssl sse e &c sSst si Il g r SiissSi f e $3.50 t0E ra aS' SCia
$1,000 Tor the latter place, and the figure at
which he places Il 10 in accordance with the
requested 80 per cent. reduction.
M aaNIs p FS amer IR p aTssn SSTS SesSESd 1tS %
protests were flied. Q good. many. being mAde
against tkslr two and onS-Ssif mSSlioonp ssSsSs.
% asses.m TSs 1 bs 'SSaS SS7aDisR SCG 1867 ,t lsas G sSslr
aSp; rS SSSsSS Hy ISS NM "A SoS S1,9 u 81 81 "a s !
Grant asked q reduction from e110,000 to
$4,000. Mary Cunningham wanted her 5000.
.QOQ, assessment reduced tQ$4Q.QOO. and Mary
A. Benedict asked for q $4,000 reduction In
In Rye the largest reduction granted was on
the personal assessment Of Fanny Chrk, which
was reduced from $4,000 to. $4,000 on the
claim that she wa9 A ppnsresidsnt The per
sonal assessment fthe PortChesteI Street Rail-
way Company, amounting. to $4,000, wa9 en-
tirely sworn on. Tho total assessment In Rye.
which amounted g S14.oooooo last year. was
Whitelaw Reid's assessment on. Ophir Farms.
in the TOW Of Harrison was reduced from
100000 to $255.UO0. Mr.. Reid suggested to
the ASSESSORS that the latter figure was fair
and equitable, and it vas agreed on. The
principal complaints in Mhmaroneck were made
by william. Murray. assessed Of, S155,OQO real
and $4,000 personal property: the IaIchmont
Electric Company. assessed at $3Qy3In1, ana
three asked for . large reduction. but no action
was taken In the matter to-day,