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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-08
MONTANA MINING co. Il LOTTERY
1t Lends TO Holders or Lucky Shares on y,
Security -N1anaEer Arrnigned.

1t Lends TO Holders or Lucky Shares on No
Security ManaEer ArrniEned.
George Jacobs. who, as the New York man
ager Of the Montana Mining and Investment
Company If Butte. Mont. has offices at IL Cham
bers street. was in Centre Street Court yester-
day afternoon in answer to a summons which
Magistrate Flammer had issued on the COM
plant of Capt. Dean of the Elizabeth street sta
tion- Capt. Dean declared that Jacobs was
violating the lottery laws.
Jacobs told Magistrate Flammer that his
company had n capital stock of 80, 00O, 900
and that the shares sold at 81 each. with
monthly assessments of an additional dollar.
The shares could be dropped, he said, after the
first month. Every month the company drew a
number of shares from a box, and the persons
owning these shares could borrow from So to
$4,000 on their personal notes, payable in
twenty years, no security being demanded.
''The Northern Pacific Railroad draws its
shares regularly" said he. land pays the holders
for them, and We, who own twenty mines, in.
s Ms bo OF q oG rS i on claim NSw th Vo same ns} privileges liac:
last October and we have done q rushing bust
Generalship of John Wanamaker the.mails were
closed to the company five times on the ground
however, that in each cas-. the company proved
to use the mails was restored to it.
Courts in:Montana had been called upon to ad-
Indicate on the legality Of its business. and
that In every case the company had been tri-
unphant. Kentucky. and other States had also
tried to mako trouble for the concern and had
failed.
Capt. Dean said that as soon as he notified
Jacobs that the law was being broken Jacobs
closed up the offices and came directly to court.
Inspector Jacobs Of the Post Office. who had
been notified by Capt. Dean to be present, said
that the present administration had no knowl-
edge of any complaint against the legality of
the company and declared that q rigid inves-
tigation would now be made.
Magistrate Flammer said no considered that
but that the techniceiities which could be raised
were so many and complex that they would
be out of place in a police court. On Inspector
Jacobs's promise to have the Federal authori-
ties investigate the matter. the Magistrate dis
missed the case.
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Grayeseua Hay zach, Club Nominations.

The annual meeting for the election OF onicers and
trustees OF the GrayeIend Bay Yacht Club will be
held on Feb. z. At the clubhouse. Cropsey avenue.
corner OF Twentieth avenue. BensonhursL The fol.
lowing amendment 10 the constitution will be sub
mittedi "The annual dues shall DO $50. payable
semi annually on the nrst day OF May and November"
The following have been nominated for oflcersi
Commodore, Edward T.. Morse; ~Yice'CommOdoTe.
George N, MackelaT; Rear Commodore, Richard II,
Moore; Mcasurer. Richard W.. Rummrll; presi-
dent. Cornelius Furguesou. Jri Vice President.
Thomas Cleary; Treasurer. Lawrence y. VII
nedyi Recording Secretary, James W. Wakeiee;
Trustees-FIank A. Bolles. Alfred A. Ehrlich. @. I'd
ward Gran, Frank @. Mason. William J. Morgan, n, n.
Norrisey, Henry w. Pfalegraf. r. Hudson Riley,
Constantine schubert; Robert H. sherwood. Il. d.
Weldon. John I. Woods. a
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sEAlsKIN COATS TURNED BACK.

Two Women Prevented by Customs Omcers
from Catering Detroit from Canada.
WINDSOR, Ont, Jan. 1.-TWO women living
here. who went to Detroit yesterday wearing
sealskin coats. were turned back by the Gus.
toms officers. They were asked when and
where the fur seals were caught and IL the ami.
mails were male or female, and, as they could
not. answer these questions, they were told
that they would have to go to the United States
Consul here and secure q certificate stating
these facts before they would be allowed to wear
their coats in Detroit.
One of the women said that she purchased
her coat ten years ago, and it was impossible to
answer such questions.
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rno COZ rHn nArrLrp NOME,


vTinsers rHenra tire lNorpe was Dead. apd seia
Out-lt vvasn't Deaa, but H'a Gene New.
II was announced as q flrst-class rattle for q
frst-class horse that could travel in frst-class
time. So all the brewers and dance-han pro-
prietors and uelicatessen men in Williamsburg
gathered that night at Grotz's Harmony Hall, at
1b7 Even street. The Krankcn Unterstetsen
verelns and the Piokleville singing societies
were willing to give up their meeting night
''yust for n little sport" and the members Of
the Grocery Clerks Union gathered with tho
delicatessens to discuss rafies and horses, while
they fabricated their throats with "yin an
yugar' and other Plattdeutscho beverages.
"Der man which trows six aces init der poker
dice is higher as der one which trows elk Sizes"
explained one of the crowd.
mo-" said another. "dot's not right; "six
skies boats yet six aces"
mot in poker dice" said the FIRST man; 1.-TWO
skies is yet hotter as one ace. but not skies by
aces full alone"
What is aces full r. asksd another member Of
the party.
"ITr explanation dot" answered the man who
know It all. '"Vhen somebody trows der dicos
init aces treo up und sixen along, dot 10 aces
full. But u aces are long n,it dor skies up. den
""Und four of a kind NIT a pair beats dot"
Five OF q kind is still Yet higher" added
dots which We call q strata ht," said tho bar.
Der; "but We can't der horse iaffie like dot. It's
better yet when We play der drop dead game.
Der man what's not as high as some other man
drops dead so soon he drops out OF der game
Den We would need q undertaken" said one
OF the crowd laughing.
Here's Undertaken Peth-Goorge Peth-und
his stables in der horse What We will rattle,
"Maybe the horse might drop dead, said I'm
dertaker Peth; The was sick when 1 iefe the
The rattle was hurriedly drawn of. resulting
in three men getting q tie. The mon who tied
were William Roth, Casper Level and VIII.
Undertaker Peth appeared anti whispered
that the horse was dead. Then he hurried
away. Going to his stable he teleph oned to Mr..
Grots, the proprietor Of the hall, saying, tho
other fellows that for a joke. Grot2 kept the
"Say, Croft" remarked Hewer, who,belieyed
the horse was dead, II won q third share In that
horse. GIVE me ten bottles Of wine and you can
have my share"
bottles"
The wine was delivered to the two share
"Tf Roth was here I'd give him ten bottles for
his share" said Grotz.
Delay and Hewer went away. and when they
had gone Grotz went around to Peth's livery
Roth, tho third shareholder. adnnired tho
horse when he saw 1t. He was told that the
horse was the one supposed to DO dead. Then
he sold his share to Grotz, but not for ten bot
ties.
While this share was being sold in thy saloon
some one took the horse back to Peth'H stable.
The horse had disappeared on the following
day when Grotz went to look for 1t.
ages and vows he will never have another rattle
In his place.
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The storm which was over the lake region and
passed over this city on Thursday night was central
yesterday morning on the coast OF Maine. moving
rapidly northeastward. It caused high northwest
winds on the middle Atlantic and New England
coasts. and rain and snow In the latter section. Else
where the weather was clearing or fair. except in the
Northwest from Michigan TO Montana. where IL wsA
cloudy. A second storm was forming over AinnesVsA
attended by warmer weather.
In this city clearing weather set In In the early
morning. and the day was fair; highest onicial tenn
ptraturo AZ, lowest 9s'i average humidity 90 poF
cent; wind northwest. average velocity 80 miles an
hour; barometer. corrected 70 read TO sea level. At Q
A. NJ. 1857 p. NJ. 5000.
The thermometer at the United States Weather Blu
reau r~egiatered the temperature Yesterday as folloMai
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REGISTER YOUR SEALSKIN.
THEN TOU CAN BRING 1T BACK
FROM EUROPE ALL RIGRT.

NPs- ,. Pierpont MorGan. ST., ana Mrs. Charles
lHaviinnd tire First 70 DO nt-Customs 0nnciais
BevisinG Means 20 Aalnimise tho Annoyarce
lncominE Steamship Passengers May suner.
Persons leaving this country who wish to
take sealskin garments with them must, TO
protect these garments from seizure on their re-
turn, obtain q certificate of ownership from
the Collector Of the Port before their departure.
Such certificates have already been obtained
by Mrs. J. Pierpont Morgan. Jr., who sails with
her husband on the steamship Teutonic next
Wednesday, and by Mrs. George Haviland Of
Paris, who is travelling in this country and In
tends to go to Canada. Mrs. Haviland had her
sacque, nun, and cape and her husbands
gloves registered.
The law barring. out ealskinstaken In pro.
hibited waters was discussed yesterday ct n
conference of heads Of departments called by
Collector Bidwell at the Custom House. The
subject Of the conference was means to mini
mize tho annoyance to Incoming passengers
session. So far the law has not been put In
operation because the Secretary Of the Treas
Sry ruled q 1t should = not not be made to affect St
act vas signed by President Mckinley on
The regulations provide for the sending of
all arriving sealskins to public stores for exam.
to have come from the forbidden waters. The
suggestion was made at yesterdays conference
and fayorably considered by both the Col.
lector and Appraiser, that temporary public
stores. for the convenience of passengers be
aftct the conference that IL this can be accom-
plished within the Law. 1t would probably be
done. There was no intention Of incom'co Cd
ing passengers with sealskins in their poses
sion any moro than was absolutely necessary.
Just whom the law regarding the destruction
OF skins will first be enforced depends upon a
construction of the term 'in transit" That
might mean that travellers who had taken seal
kln mi nj n 1 nnrnntrv Hob thnt-a hn0n ira W
cling all the time since the purchase of skins
bought abroad BY them prior TO Dec. 90.
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toe had been compelled TO give Tammany \
olean bill OF health, as pure az any political or
ganisation, civil service or no civil service.
mt. Driggs, the. new Brooklyn member. fol-
lowed Cummings In eulogiEing Tammany for Its
purity. patriotism, and benevolence. He cor
rected his .colleaRue'e statement regarding the
two-cent discrepancy In the Office OF the Ranis-
ter, saying that II was not q deficiency, but q
surplus In favor OF the officer. The trouble with
Tammany Hall, he said, In the eyes of Its de-
tractors was that 1t was not a Republican or
Mr.. Steele rep. Ind.t-Risht you are. Laugh.
Mr.. Burton (Rep., o. made n forcible
speech in support OF the civil service system
and the maintenance of the Law. The principle
had como to stay, he said, and was bound to DO
extended, and he appealed TO his political esso-
eietes not to engage In denunciation Of tho law,
but to conflne themselves to such criticism of It
as would give better enforcement and admins
A vigorous attack upon the civil service sys-
TEN was made by Mr.. Mahany rep. N. Y.Lwho
announced his intention to vote for the repeal of
the law if be could not secure It's modification.
Another defence and eulogy OF Tammany Hall
inRB OF the day.
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Opponents or the Civil Service Law win Their
First Fight.

WASHINGTON. Jan. 7.-Members of the Com.
mittee on Civil Service Reform. after the meet.
ing Of the committee to-day, said the advocates
of a modification of the law had won their hrst
fight, and that the committee would report .
measure to carry out their views. No action In
this direction was taken at the meeting to-day.
The several bills before the committee were re.
by the conference OF Republicans on the subject
was ordered to be printed. It was decided to
enter upon the consideration of the bill at tho
meeting next week. Hearings will be given, IT
Is understood, to persons interested for and
against the bill. A report is expected from the
committee about Feb. /.
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Custom. Duties In Peru to he Paid in Geld.

WASHINGTON. Jan. 7.-Copies OF a new law
promulgated by the President of Peru provid-
ing for the payment OF customs duties In gold
have been furnished to the State Department
by Irving b. Dudley, United States Minister at
Lima. The payments must be made in pounds
sterling. gold, at the rate Of one pound to every
under the existing tariffs. An additional tax Is
also prov ded for 10 he fixed from time to time
difference between the above ratio and that Of
the exchange market when 1t is elected to pay
The duties In silver. The revenue derived from
lie additional tax Is to be set aside as a fund to
cover the expense of importing English gold
cnin.
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Cabinet Discusses civil service.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 1.-THE meeting of the
Cabinet to-day lasted for an hour. Secretary
Alger has not recovered from his illness and
was not present. No matters of Importance
were discussed except civil service, and the dis.
cussion on this subject was, confined mostly to
to tho Senate. The attacks made by members
OF Congress on the Civil Service law were re-
ferred TO in a general way, but no Indication
was given of early Executive action making
changes In the existing regulations.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-08
Hill 20 Close the shsre Road In Front or Fort
MAmiiton.

wAsHTNNToN. Jan. T.-The Secretary Of War
transmitted to Congress to-day q draft of a bill
relating to the closing of 80 much of the high
way commonly known as the Shore road. also
30 much Of tho highway commonly known as
the country road, ms Is within the limits of tho
military reservation of Fort Hamilton, New
York. The highway in front of Fort Hamilton
proper runs Immediately under the muZzles Of
the rife gums now being and to be mounted on
the new em~placements and Immediately n tho
inch and other guns. The military authorities
want the power TO close these roads in time of
peace for the seclusion of the batteries from con-
slant public observation and for other reasons.
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Drovnea whIIe s,salIur CoaI.

PAssAIo. N. j., Jan. T.-Nicholas Kolyck. 10
years old. was stealing coal from q susque-
hanna car on the treslle across the Dundee
Canal this afternoon when no lost his footing.
He had a has. of coal on his shoulders and fell
into the canal. A mill hand threw a rope, but
Kolyck failed TO grab 1t. and went down stream
about 100 feet. He sank and was not seen
afterward. A Number of men searched for the
body. but Without success.
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II. rs., . New T,po OF Coa., Dersuoe Gun.

WASHINGTON. Jan. IA new type OF coast
defence gun will be tested at the Sandy Hook
proving ground next week, and on the success
Of the experiment may depend a considerable
The piece was made from one solid steel forg-
inv, and is the frat OF its kind ever manufac-
ment of the army conceived the Idea OF shaping
a rifle out OF a single piece OF metal, and he was
ordnance officer. They have been at work on
the gun for several years.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-08
TROLLEY PASSENGERS IN PAR1L
Car stopped on q Railroad Crossing Just as an
Express Train Hove in Sight.

hApEehb EAt - oibue
Troy, Jan. 7.-Motor car TIA OF the Troy City
Railway was on its way toward the city this
morning and when 1t reached the Second street
crossing of the New York Central Railroad
tracks the trolley slipped of the wire. The
motor car came to q dead stop and stood evenly
on the two tracks. The car was full of passen-
gers, most OF whom were on their way to work.
Meanwhile o New York train. which had
stopped at the Adams street station, had started
again and was coming rapidly upon the motor
car. Conductor Coon thrust his head into the
street car and eXcitedly cried:
&c out; every one of you. II you don't want
to get hurt"
The passengers leaped to their feet and rushed
wildly out Of the car. A that minute the troll.
ley was again attached to the wire. and Motor
man Hall put on full power. The car shot across
the tracks. and Just, as II cleared the last rail the
scraping the dasher OF the trolley car. Some of
the passengers were so overcome by the narrow
ness Of their escape that they hardly had
strength enough to re.enter the car.
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Annual Meeting Of tho Manhattan Chess Club

The Manhattan Chess Club held its annual
meeting at the assembly rooms, United Chart.
ties building. on Thursday evening. Tho Seore-
tary's report showed that the CLUB has over 200
active members. According to the Treasurer's
The club will shortly remove to its new quar-.
tiers in the same building. The election OF off,
GERS resulted as follows:
Charles A. Glberg, President; o. II. Hathaway, Vice
President Il. BeramJL Treasurer; o. simonson. Re-
cordiug secretHryi A. T, ~DoGharty. Corresponding
Secretary: Board Of Directors. J. S. Curry. T.. w. Dahl,
X. ". Ferguson. w. Y. Morse. Hector Kosenfeld. and
II. Dram smith
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-08
E,narinsn,a wlth HeIIow Feyer Gsrms.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 7,-superyising Surgeon
General Wyman of the Marine Hospital Service
has received a letter from DIR. ]. sanarelli of the
University OF MonteYideo, Uruguay, in refer
once 10 recent experiments with yellow fever
germs. DR.. SanaTelli says that he cannot offer
His serum as a sovereign remedy for yellow
eficacious whenever administered during the
early stages OF the disease. He, describes tho
method OF treatment which y 70 % USED IN sd
ministerinR the serum ana says that further exs
porimonta Are In pKoGree1s
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-08

WASHINGTON. Jan. 1.-THE President sent the
following nominations to the Senate today:
Consuls -Kavanaugh X. Kennels y of Mississippi. at
Para, Brazil, and William II. II. GRAHAM of Indiana.
at Winnipeg, Manitoba.
Charles Wright OF Michigan. to be Collector of In
ternal Revenue for the First district OF Michigan.
James II. Stone OF Michigan. to be Appraiser Of
Merchandise In the district OF Detroit.
Henry K. Boyer OF Pennsylvania, to be Snperin-
tendent OF the Mint at Philadelphia.
Robert @. Pearoe OF Illinois, TO he Surveyor OF Gus
toms for the port of Rock Island. Ill.
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Notes.

WASHINGTON. Jan. TN order to give Wal
lace Macfarlsne. United States Attorney for tho
Southern district Of New York, the benefit of
his resignation. the President to-day withdrew
the nomination of Henry L. Burnett. "vice Mao.
farlane to be removed" and renominated Mr..
Burnett, "vice Macfarlane resigned"
The Senate Committee on Library to-day re-
ported favorably a hill appropriating $50, 900
for a statue to Abraham Lincoln on the battle
field at Gettysburg, with which, the committee
says, his name will ever be connected because
otthe memorable speech he delivered there at
the close of the war.
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The Yale Hockey Team Downed at BROOKLYN.

~ ~ 1TB
The aggregation of hockey players who desig.
nate themselves as the Yale Hockey Team
met the Skating Club of Brooklyn In a special
match at the Clermont Avenue Rink last night.
Two twenty.minute halves were played. In the
first half clever work by the goalkeepers and
Hall OF the Yale team and Drapeley of the
Brooklyns prevented scoring by either team.
The second half was nearly over when the
Brooklyns got the puck by a series Of clean for,
ward lodges and passes. Drysdale sent the
the match. Wall scored for Brooklyn on a pass
from LopnsbpEy a few minutes iRa s,sr later nley of fh 1Se
zane, n steady drive through tho Brooklyn
team, backed by swift skating. This netted a
goal. Dolby scored twice more for BrookIyh.
making the final score as follows: Skating Cluo
OF Brooklyn. 4 goals; Yale. ].
A special skating race between lie Roy see
and ii. p, Mcdonald, at half a mile, was de-
cided in favor OF See. Time, l minute 20 20
seconds.
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DIR. John NJ. Buckley obtained a verdict OF sig
cents In the Supreme Court. Brooklyn, yester-
day. in his suit against Martin Bergen, a Jockey,
to recover $3,29s for alleged services as veteri-
nary. surgeon, trainer. and private secretary.
lie alleged that Bergen had promised TO pay him
only received 500. The defence was that DR..
buckley only accompanied Bergen as a friend
on the racing circuit. and that the defendant
gave the plaintiff S53 for pocket money.
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Hockey Club

BALTIMORE, Jan. TAT the North avenue Ice Palace
tonight one OF the best hockey games OF the season
was played. 1t resulted in a defeat OF Baltimore's
crack team. the Maryland Hockey Club, at the hands
of the MontclaIr A. c. of Nontclair, J. The latter
team shot two goals in the hr,t half, the scores being
made by ArChie Hart ana Arthur Williams.
Simonds and Clarke scored for Maryland in the sec
ond half. The tie was played ON, and IN seven min
goal. The final score was: Maryland Hockey Club.
FL Montclair A. C., y.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-08

RICHMOND, Va. Jau. 7.-Col. John Cussons,
for whose arrest a warrant was sworn out sew
eral days ago charging him with being about to
fight q duel with Gen. George J. Hundley, came
10 Richmond to-day from his country home at
Glen Allen and surrendered himself to the
e appear before the police court On Jan. Ia
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-08
Senator CuIIom mas No Desire 10 Succeed Col.
Morrison.

WASHINGTON. Jan. Ex-senator Cullom of I'LL
nois, whose name has been frequently used in
connection with the Craftsmanship OF the Inter.
state Commerce Commission, vacated by Col.
Morrison, said tonight that he had not the
slightest intention Of filing the office. II is
well known, however. that the President has
several times intimated to the Senator that he
might have the place.
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Two Candidates for the Late Judge Tenney's
Plaza.

WASHINGTON, Jan. ia delegation of New
Workers. headed by Representatives Sherman.
Hooker and Mitchell. called on the President to-
day to urge the nomination OF Representative
Fischer OF Brooklyn to the vacant Judgeship
for the Eastern District of New York. Gen. II.
F, Tracy 10 also here to recommend John II.
Allen for the same office. Mr.. Allen, 1t Is said,
has the support of Senator Plat. The Senator
went to New York this afternoon.
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The Durysa Gln,s to RrooLlsn Charities.

Francis Hyde. the executor of the will of 6. b.
Duryea. yesterday sold 200 lots on the Ocean
Parkway and Fort Hamilto avenue. Brooklyn,
to David G. Leggett for $4,000. The property
was left by Mr.. Duryea In trust in the interest
of nine charitable institutions. Four of these
are in this borough, and the Brooklyn charities
are: The Young Mems Christian Association,
the Polytechnic Institute. the Brooklyn Library,
the Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences. and
q society attached to Plymouth Church.
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Yellow Fever Dlsappsar,ar from Havana.

WASHINGTON. Jan. IA communication re.
ceived by the Marine Hospital Service from d.
M. Burgess, United States Sanitary Inspector
at Havana, shows that the mortality from yell
low fever in that city continues TO diminish.
Only two deaths, those of Spanish soldiers, were
reported for the week ending Dec. 20. The
mortality from intestinal diseases, typhoid,
from starvation. he says, continues high.