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nononan or pRooknrN.
PeIIco TeieEraph Operators sue-Comu,issioner
eiu,tu Cutting Salaries.

ttNate NutiHk o"h"S@'
Ex-Polico Commissioner Parker Yesterday got
an order from Justice Gaynor of tho Supreme
Court directing Mayor Van wyck, the Board OF
Estimate and the Police Board to show cause
why they should not be compelled to rescind
their recent action in reducing the salary Of the
eight operators at Police Headquarters in the
borough of Brooklyn from 81, $50 year TO
$1,000. Tho order is returnablo on Monday.
Justice Gaynor has also granted James II. Ma
son an alternative writ to test the legality OF his
removal MS general clerk in the Tax 0hice by
Commissioner Fetner.
Police Commissioners York yesterday hnod Po-
liceman Michael Madden Of the Fifth avenue
station thirty-Hve days pay for being drunk,
absent from his post, and abusive to his rounds.
man. Leo G. McGowan Of tho Leo avenue sta.
tion forfeited twelve days pay for being absent
for twenty.four hours without leave. George
w. Rogers Of tho Gates avenue station was noti-
fed that ho would have to pay his Just debts
or that the money would be deducted from his
salary.
Charities Commissioner slmis OF the boroughs
of Brooklyn and Queens has dismissed Charles
Cannon and James Vance iny"stisa,t9rs. Inv hs,,. and
places. He also made the following reductions
In salaries: bernard Lamb. chief clerk. from
f from 81 800 % to 81 700; j. short jr clsfk from;
$4,000 10 $1,000; George Brown. clark from
fso0 from sisoo ' to 81. .Soo: PatreS Urcli. n.
vestigator, from 81. 200 to $1,000; ]. j.
O'Connell, NJ. D., examiner in lnnacy, from
in iunacy, from 81 800 to 81. 600; Balzar Kin
kei, messenger. from 81 900 70 5000; Charles
Kraushaar. clerk, from 81 500 to 81 600; Will
liam Sullivan. clerk, from 5000 to $720; VIII.
liam Murray. superintendent Of the almshouse,
from 81 800 to 81 900; A. e. Collins. head nurse.
from 5000 TO S42O; p MCGUIRE, keeper Morgue,
from 81 800 to $1,000.
Robert T. Brown. the Democratic leader in
tho Twenty eighth ward and Secretary OF tho
County Committee. Yesterday succeeded John
T.. smith as Secretary of tho Park Department.
The salary is S3. 900 n year.
Deputy Commissioner of Sewers Brennan has
appointed Patrick Fallon cashier and jeremiah
Cronin assis istant cashier of the borough depart
mont at salaries Of 81 800 and 81. 500 respec-
lively.
In the recent assignment of municipal Jus.
tices, Justice Ncu was assigned to Justice Fur
guesons place at Fort Hamilton. Justice Neu
refused to accept the arrangement, and the re-
suit was that no business could be transacted at
the Fort Hamilton court yesterday. He also
refused to surrender his place In the State Street
Court to Justice Van Wart.
The estimated expenditures for now buildings
for which permits hive been issued during the
week foot up S224, 800
AT the meeting of tho borough School Board
last night resolution was adopted providing
for an addition to the Erasmus High School at
Flatbush for the accommodation of 500 moro
pupils. The work is to be completed in Sop
Lember.
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FAKE WIRE rAPpERs xABBED.
They Are Let Go. but the Peiice Copnsonte
Their Jpoaus rtaut.


Two men who were arrested under fictitious
names in Sixth avenue lsto on Monday by De-
tectives Armstrong, Valley and Roidy OF the
Central ONCE were discharged in tho Centre
Street Court yesterday on tho statement OF the
detectives that they had arrested tho men on
suspicion and that they had no evidence on
which TO ask that they DO held. Tho mon gavo
the names Of William Oakley and George Kauf-
man, The police took. possession OF son,o tele-
graphic apparatus that they found In two
rooms used by the men.
Capt. McClusky said that tho mon were sup.
posed to bo professional wire tappcrs; that they
had the tcleyraphic Instruments set up In the
two rooms apparently connected With tho
street and the general telegraphc system, but
really connected only with each other, and that
the men entrepped any gullbo bettors thoy
could get hold Of on tho representation that
they had tapped the wires and had carly news
OF tho results OF the racos Tho strangers did
the betting and the wire tnppors" profitcd.
Capt. McClusky expected that tho prisoners
would be discharged. His object in ordering
the arrests was attained whom ho had cleared
out the rooms of tho wire game mon. lie
said that somc OF the san,c gang had boon
caught in st. Louis for swindling man out of
$4,000 and others In Phiadolphia for doing
man out Of So, 900. or course, their dupes were
also trying TO do crooked work.
The sun., 1898-03-02
Jersey Cit,'s water Fight.

The Board of Street and Water Commission
ers of Jersey City was served with formal no.
tice yesterday by the Morris Canal and Bank
ing Company and its lessee. the Lehigh Valley
Railroad Company. calling attention TO tho fact
that some Of the bids for now water supply for
the city. presented on Feb. 23, 1893. propose TO
tnke waters for the use of Jersey City which
have already been appropriat tod aud arc in pub
lie use for the purposes OF the Morris Canal un.
der legislative authority. and cannot thereto
the notice declares. be diverted and appropri.
ated to other uses.
The sun., 1898-03-02
THE MURDERED oERMAN SENTRY.
No Political Significance in the Tragedy Near
ktno Chou Uny,

SAN FRANCISCO. March 1.-Reports = from Kiao
Chou Bay show that the recent murder Of Ger
man sentry was an act of private vengeance.
When the news Of a probable attack on Chino
was received, detachmant Of German sailors
was sent to Chino. They missed their way at
nightfal and persuaded an old Chinese to act as
their guido.
The old mans son. who lived in Chino but
was paying visit to his parents, was angry be-
cause his father consented to act as guide and
followed the party. When he reached Chino
he found that his opium shop had been robbed
This increased his rage against the foreigners
and seizing a knife he ran at tho German sen
try. and before the man could ward Off the blow
nearly severed his head from bis shoulders. The
sentry fired a shot and then foil dead.
Tho soldiers rushed In and captured the muir
derer. He was d small. feeblolooking Chinese,
and the marvel was how he could deal o blow
which nearly decapitated tho German.
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DoNNELLY SHOT HIS EIGHBoRs.
HE Three or n Family Whose Children Hat
QunrreIled with His Children.

NEW BRUNSWICK, March 1.-Bernard Dom
nelly Of South Amboy went to the homo of his
neighbor. w. o. Maxfield. last night, and after a
few angry words drew revolver and fired
three shots, each taking effect on some member
of Maxfield's family. The cause of the trouble
was II quarrel between children of the families
who live on Bordentown avenue.
Donnelly called MaXie!d to the door and asked
in an angry voice. with an oath, why he allowed
his children to throw stones at the Donnelly
children. MaXteld attempted TO close tho door.
Donnelly drew his revolver and fired three shots
into the house. The first passed through the
fcshy part OF MaXreld's arm. Tho second shot
struck Mrs. MaXfiold in the arm. passing out Mt
the shoulder. The third shot struck w. o. Max.
fold. Jr., boy of years in the leg. Donnelly
fed.
and O'Toole. He was held under 81 900 bail.
The sun., 1898-03-02
FIRE TRUCK CoMEs TO GRIEF.
hut the Parrot Policeman smith Returned TO
Its Owner IL saved.

When on the way to what proved to be a
trivial fire In the tenement at Ill East Fourth
street. about 80 o clock yesterday morning, tho
rear axle Of truck o. which is stationed in
Elizabeth street, near Prince. broke just as tho
truck was being turned from Blocker street
into the Bowery. The horses were going slow
for the turn. SO nobody WAS hurt. Ono man
manned there TO guard the truck; and the Others
with hooks and axes. ran on to the fire.
One OF the occupants of tho building, Mrs.
Grages, had n pet parrot which she carried out
when the fire was discovered She said that sho
thought great deal OF tho parrot because when
once II flew away II had been returned TO her by
Policeman Frederick Smith, who WAS Rfterward
murdered In the Church OF tho Most Holy Re-
deemer In East Third street.
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AIMED At BRoTHERs; HIT 4 NEGRO.

Brother or n Former southneId Town OniceP
Uses a Pistol In a Family Quarrel.
Harry Keeley, brother of James D. Kelley,
former Town Clerk OF Southfcld, Staten Island,
was arrested yesterday in Clifton for assault in
the first degree in attempting to shoot two of
his brothers. William and John, at their homo
on Monday night. The boys got into family
quarrel and Harry drove the other two out of
the house at The point OF n pistol. After they
cleared the door he fired three shots at them.
Neither was hit, but one of tho bullets found a
lodging place in the thigh of Pierre Stoball a
colored man: Stoball's injuries are not serious.
keeley was locked up.
The sun., 1898-03-02
PART OF 4 BUILDING ooL1Ars
Twenty Newark Workmcn Escape Injury. but
One Is Slightly Hurt,

An iron girdcr slipped from its place in a
building undergoing alterations at 9l9 Broad
street. Newark. yesterday morning and parts of
the flooring and of the brick side walls of the
old and new portions of the building in the Sec
ond and third stories gave way and crashed
into the cellar. More than a score of workmen
had sufficient warning 10 get out of harms way
and escaped injury. Frederick Hcyman. a brick
layer who was at work ON a scaffold at The
fourth floor. went down in the crash. but fortu-
natcy landed on top of the broken timbers and
bricks. and when the dust cleared away 1t was
found that his only injuries were a few cuts and
bruises on his face and hands.
The sun., 1898-03-02

The Spring overcoats now on
sale go fast, but you can lasso
one if you don't put off till to.
morrow what you can do today.
Long or short; brown, black
or Oxford; serge or silk lined /;
mems or young mems.
Mems elo-ssrse llncd' sl5, silk lind.
Young mems, ss-sorgo lined; els. silk lined. .,
You can rope in an odd coat,
vest or trousers at the same
time; perhaps complete suit
last Springs. - I
Coats, IS; vests, $3.50; trou.
sers, $3.50.
ROGERS, PEET & Co.
Prince and Broadway.
Warren aud Broadway. ..
Thirty .serond and Broadyny.
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President Ne Garmo OF swarthmoro to Go to
Cornell

PHILADELPHIA. March 1.-Dr. Charles De
Garmo, President of Swarthmore College, has
accepted an invitation to occupy the chair of
pedagogy and philosophy at Cornell University.
Since the fall of 1892 DIR. De Garmo has been at
the head of tho Quaker co-educational in
stitution. and during that period has raised
the curriculum there to high stan
osophy at Swarthmore. and 1t was his dc.
sire to pursue work on that line which led him
to accept the offer made by the Cornell faculty.
Dr. Dc Garno is President OF the National EdI-
cational Association. and is also known through
series OF elementary text books which he COM
piled,
The sun., 1898-03-02
baltimore and Ohio Change or emo,al..

BALTIMORE, March 1.-The following changes
among the officials of the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad went into effect to-day: Edward 8.
King. commercial freight agent at Baltimore.
transferred to Philadelphia. with the same title
and duties; II. w. Atkinson. chief clerk to Gen.
eral Freight Agent Dalleher promoted to com.
mercial freight agent at Baltimore. in place OF
Mr.: King, and J. II. Bell. clerk in the general
freight office. promoted to chief clerk. in place Of
Mr.. Atkinson. Roger E. Lewis has been ap-
pointed contracting agent of the railroad. This
appointment is along the limo of promotion
instituted by the receivers
The sun., 1898-03-02
PAYS To CALL TRAMPs rRAMps.
City Has Lost . Lot or State Money By Po
IIteiy styling Them Migrants.

City Has Lost . Lot or State Money By Po-
Iteiy styling Them Migrants.
Tho Commissioners Of Accounts have made Q
report to tho Mayor concerning the commit.
ment of vagrants to Blackwells Island in the
past seven years. Tho report states that of all
tho persons arrested for vagrancy IN tho old
city OF New York from Jan. l. 1891. to Jan. /.
1898. not one WAS committed a tramp. and
the city lost thousands OF dollars thereby. The
State Is obliged to pay 80 cents a day for the
keep of each prisoner committed as tramp,
but nothing for those committed as vaRrants.
Tho report says that at least 60 per cent. of
tho 4O.595 prisoners sent to the Island as
vaRrants were really tramps. Nothing could
be done, however. toward recovering the amount
duo from tho state for their keep. because the
records OF tho commitments contained no ref
copy OF the report to each of the City Magls-
trates.
The sun., 1898-03-02

FRANKFORT. KY. March 1.-Representative
German Stout OF Woodford county this morn
ing introduced in the House O bill to repeal tho
charter of tho Southern Pacific Railroad Com
pany. This company does business on charter
passed under laws of this State. but has refused
to pay its franchise tax as other compa nies
have done. Suit is now pending in the Cir
cult Court for $4,000 for such failure. 1t is
on this account that the bill was introduced.
The sun., 1898-03-02
NEw SPORTING CLUB WANTS IT
Democratic Club Has Another Offer for the OLD
New Work Athletic Club House.

The Democratic Club is said to have decided
not to sell the Now York Athletic Club house.
but, instead. is considering an ofrer to rent the
building made by syndicate composed OF mon
TO the National Athletic and the Phenix Ath.
letic Club OF London, where high grade boxing
matches and similar sporting events can be
charge Of the disposition OF the property said
yesterday that the sypdlcate's offer would
probably be accepted. 1t 10 for ten years
lease.
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E,Liu. Tries Again to Get Rack.

ALBANY, March l.-Among the cases argued
In the Court OF Appeals to-day was that Of
Former Police Captain Joseph Is. Eakins of Now
York city. who appeals from decision of the
Supreme Court in the first department on mo-
ton for n writ OF certiorari to rovew tho action
OF the New York Police Commissioners in re.
moving him. This is the second time tho case
,t has been before the highest court court the former
7. McClelland argued the case for Eakins and
Theodore Connolly for the Board Of Police Com
misSiOnerS,
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LONE STAR LINE COMES OUT AHEAD.
The Beycett OF Texas Railroads Defeated Tenn
pornrily by the Ceurts.

GALVESTON, Tex, March latter several
days deliberatIon Judge David E. Bryant of
the Federal Circuit Court this morning perpet.
uated an injunction issued several weeks ago
restraining the Santa Fe. Missouri. Kansas and
Texas. and International and Great Northern
Railroads from demanding prepayment of
charges from the Miami Company. operating as
the Lone Star steamship line between here and
New York. The demand was made boycott
by the southwestern Association lines against
the Lone Star line. which Is q rival of tho Nor
gan and Mallory lines.
Judge Bryant holds 1t is in violation of the
Interstate Commerce act. Tho case will be ap-
pealed, but meanwhile the roads are restrained.
That 10 practically defeat of the boycott
The sun., 1898-03-02
TEACHERS LOSE y PER CENT.
Some In Long Island city Realize Or Salary
Warrants at n DiE Discount.

Some of the unpaid school teachers OF Long
Island City sold their salary warrants yesterday
at n discount OF per cent. All OF the teachers
would have taken advantage OF the offer, but
the purchaser did not want to invest such a
largo amount OF money. Those who could not
sell their warrants placed them In the hands OF
superintendent OF Schools Demarest, and no
will adopt the advice OF Comptroller Coler and
money. IL is understood that the only opposl.
tion TO the suit will be such steps as are neGes-
saIy to keen the legal record complete, Tho
city.
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READ THE REWARD FOR HIMSELF.
Alleged Murderer Weaver Quickly Disa ppeared
While ~ Man Went for an Omcer.

AHeEed M"raerer weaver quickly bnappeared
While Man Went for Onicer.
EAsToN. Pa March adam L. Weaver, tho
fugitive Bucks county murderer. is being pur
sued by officers in tho northern part Of this
county. He stopped at Charles Lutzs hotel on
Monday. lie and Lutz were acquainted. Lutz
did not know Weaver was wanted for murder.
During tho afternoon Lutz received a poster
telling of the murder and offering a reward for
Weaver. Without saying anything >Lutz hur-
ricd to Portland for an officer. Unfortunately
ho left the poster on tho hotel bar. The loungcrs
picked it up and all, Weaver among them. began
rcading 1t.
The next minute Weaver was gone. Tho last
seen of him he WAS running across fields toward
the mountains Tho officers Lutz brought back
are looking for tho murderer.
The sun., 1898-03-02
YALUATIoNs IN QUEENS.
HcmpSteAd Town Assessor Finds Consolidation
Rcduera YnInntion Three. e.eIghths.

Assessor Titus of the town OF Hampstead has
completed the work of apportioninG the prop
erty In the town taken into the borough Of
Queens. The record shows that 4.23s pieces Of
land hive been cut off from the town. reducing
the total assessed valuation about three
eighths. OF the lots In the borough section
2,25O are on maps Of land companies. The total
assessed valuation of the city end OF the town 10
eighty In excess OF VI, 100000.
The sun., 1898-03-02
NORTHWEST RATE WAR.

Report or the Trunk Lins Committee on the
Chances or mn Adjustment.
The report of General Passenger Agents Rob-
orts of the Erie and Daniels OF tho New York
Central. who formed the committee that went
to Montreal to look into the rate war in the
Northwest was submitted to the meeting of the
Trunk Line Passenger Committee yesterday.
The proposition or Messrs. Roberts and Daniels
that rates be restored on March Ia. preparatory
to a conference OF all lines interested on March
IL, has NOT yet been accepted Efforts are still
making by the Trunk Limo officials to bring
about n conference. 1t is not expected that tho
points OF dispute could be thus adjusted, but a
basis for arbitration might be established.
The sun., 1898-03-02
New President or tho mobile and Ohio.

Mr.. e. L. Russell. Vice-Prcsident OF the Mobile
and Ohio Railroad Company. has been elected
President to succeed Mr.. !. c. Clarke. who de-
clined reelection, but who remains q member
of the Executive Committee. Mr.. Richard Car
roll has been elected Vice-Presidcnt and general
manager. Tho other officers have been re-
elected. Mr.. Carroll was formerly general man
ager OF the Queen and Crescent system.
The sun., 1898-03-02
Gov. Hastings GolnE to California.

HARRISBURG. Pa. March 1.-Gov. and Mrs.
Hastings and Miss Hastings. Senator and Mrs
Cochran and Mss Cochran, and Attorney. Gen.
eral and Mrs. Mccormick will leave on Thurs.
day evening for q trip Of thrce weeks in Califor-
MIA. Gov. Hastings feels that he will bo per.
fectly safe in leaving tho State at this time. as
he does not regard the rumors Of war as at all
indicative Of imminent danger. Gov. Hastings
an honorary palbcarcr at tho funeral of VIII.
liam NJ, SinKcrly,
The sun., 1898-03-02

March failed to "come in like lion" In nearly all
parts OF the country. There was moderate dcpres.
sion extending from the upper lake region and upper
Mississippi Valley southwest to southern Texas over
this belt the weather was cloudy. with light rain in
parts OF the southern section and light snow. Else
where over the country the weather was fair ani
mild.
In this city the day was fair; highest oncial tenn
perature Al. lowest 2l'i average humidity 40 per
cent; wind westerly average velocity 10 miles
hour; barometer corrected TO be read to level at
eA, n 2p.9e. 3 =. N. 1000.
The thermometer at the United States Weather Blu
The sun., 1898-03-02
re.as Rarlroaas Mus. Pay the state IL 600. 600

DALLAS, Tex. March 1.-Final judgment was
rendered yesterday afternoon by the State SUI
preme Court. in session in Austin in cases OF
the State OF Texas against the Houston and
Texas Central and the Galveston, Harrisburg
and San Antonio railroads for sums approx.
mating 81 900, 900. The money was loaned to
the roads by the State from the public free
school funds in 1850.
The sun., 1898-03-02
street Railroads Paid the city SssI. sss. 10
In 1897.

According to statement prepared by Comp.
trOler Coer tho total receipts OF tho old city Of
New York in 1897 from percentages, franchises
and car license fees OF street surface railroads
was 1851, ,SS3, l6.
The sun., 1898-03-02
Praise FOR street Cleaner Mccartney.

At q meeting OF the West Side Public Improve.
ment Association yesterday a resolution was
adopted approving the manner in which Com
missioner Mccartney Is running tho Street
Cleaning Department. The association a so de-
cidcd to do all in It's power to aid Commissioner
Mccartney to keep the streets up to their pres
cnt standard OF cleanliness.
The sun., 1898-03-02
The shore Road ar Fort Hamilton.

Elijah II. Kennedy, President of the Shore
Road Commission. returned from Washington
yesterday. and stated that the bill now before
Congress providing for closing the Shore road
within the military reservation at Fort Hamil-
ton would be defeated.
The sun., 1898-03-02

Tho warrants for the January pAyrolls of the
School Board of Brooklyn have been signed by
the Comptroller. and tho money. S248907 81,
teachers In that borough
The sun., 1898-03-02
NEWSPAPER MEN IN OFFICE
As CHIEF or Recret Service. Deputy Fire mar
shaI aad CHIEF Deputy u. =. Marshal,

George +. McQuaid, a newspaper man. was
appointed Deputy Fire Marshal yesterday by
Fire Commissioner Scannell In place of Michael
O'Sullivan. removed. Salary. $1,000.
w. p. IIazen. who was superseded recently as
Chief OF tho Secret Service Bureau by John
Wilkie, a Chicago newspaper m an, took charge
yesterday OF the New York Office OF tho bureau,
relieving his brother, George w. iiazen. who
will bc in charge on the Pacific coast,
United States Marshal Shea has appointed
John A. Stewart, newspaper man. Chief Dep
nIY Marshal.
The sun., 1898-03-02

Frederick A. Ward has been appointed by
Justice Gaynor of the Supreme Court in Brook
lyn. referee in the suit OF Lawyer James c.
Church against the Nassau Electric Railroad
Company TO recover 100000. which he asserts
is due him for legal services The company con-
tends that Mr.. Church's bill is excessive.
The sun., 1898-03-02

WASHINGTON FORECAST FOR WEDNESDAY.
For NeIc England and eastern HSU York. fair:
UaridbIe pfnds becoming northedsferiu
For tho District OF Columbia Maryland and v!r'
Einia fair followed by threatening weather at night;
eA1terly winds.
For eastern Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Della
WsEe, fair; variable winds. becoming saStsTly.
The sun., 1898-03-02

Prince and Broadway.
Warren aud Broadway.
Thirty.second and Broadway.
The Advocate and news., 1898-05-18

For GENERAL STATUTES OF KAN
sAs 1897, compiled by Judge w. c. Webb
by authority Of Legislature (prlce $50,
address Kansas Statuts Co, Topeka, Kas'
The Advocate and news., 1898-05-18
Kansas Court of Appeals, Northern De-
partment Eastern Division.
No. 339.
s. 8. Matthews, plaintiff in error.
VS..
r. r. Robinson, defendant in error.
REVERSED.
Syllabus.

REVERSED.
Syllabus. Mahan, +. j.
In the fall Of 1887, Levers as agent for
Matthews, employed Robinson as attorney
TO put into judgment a note against one
TempletOn. In November, 1891, Templeton
without execution ever having been issued &.
paid to Robinson, as attorney OF record in
the case, 81 ,5S9.15 the amount OF the 1udg-
ment and interest. In the spring Of 1892
Matthews wrote to Robinson asking II the
payment had been made and Robinson an
sWered eVasively. Matthews again wrote
Robinson. demanding TO know II he had
received the money, and again Robinson
answered evasively. Matthews then went
20 RotinsOns place OF residence and he
(RObinson) admitted receipt Of the money