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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-20
BRoOKLYN NAVY YARD soANDlL.
Alleged Irregularities In the Purchase or Sup
plies for tho Marine Barracks.

Alleged Irregalaritics In the Purchase or Sup
piies for the Marine Barracks.
WASHINGTON, Jan. ia scandal involving
the administration of the marine barracks at
the Brooklyn Navy Yard will be the subject of .
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. which will DO begun to-mor-
row afternoon. Orders were issued by the Navy
Department to-day appointing q court of inquiry
ito consider certain alleged Irregularities"
there. with Capt. Merrill Miller as sole member
and heutenant-Co Commodore ]. D.. Jerrald Kelley
~ Judge-Advooate. The Judge-Advocate-Gen-
oral has already In his possession evidence tend
ing TO show q Questionable state of affairs in
connection with granting contracts for supplies.
Most of tho cases which will be investigated
the alleged irregularities extend over q period
of i've years. The regulations provide that
when any article In needed-a pewrit a
stove. coal, and other thinRs-bids must BIO So
cured from at least three responsible bidders
and the contract awarded to the one who offers
Government. 1t Is alleged that In one instance,
whore q lawn mower was needed. the authorities
Of the barracks wrote to a dealer asking
him to submit a bid, and, to make n pretenso OF
complying with the regulations, wrote letters to
two Of his employees at separate addresses. ask
IL Is charged. submitted bids. the dealer lower
than tho others. OF course he got the contract.
Another allegation is that presents were given
by dealers to persons who had to do with pur-
chasing supplies.
There is evidence in tho possession OF the Navy
on without the knowledge OF Lieut.. Col. John H..
Higbee OF the Marine Corps. the commandant of
the barracks, and the responsible party In max
Ing purchases for the Government.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-20
CHINESE LAUNDRYMEN,s UNION.
Az q Result or the strike or New Shirt washers
tho Old Organization IL RevivinE.

Al q Result or the Strike or New Shirt Washers
tho Old Organization IL RevivinE.
TIL Chinese laundrymcn have their eyes on
the new shirt laundry work and will try to get
a share Of it. The Chinese Laundrymen's
Union, which was in existenc1 a number of
years ago and became to all intents.and purposes
only a name when a Chinese newspaper which
used to Reprinted ceased publication, is being
reorGanized. Headquarters for the union have
been established at % Mott street, on tho top
floor, and its President is o mysterious Mon
golian named Tom Tel Mum. He was there for
a short time yesterday morning enrolling
names. Many of the Chinese laundrymen arc
also joining the Chinese Equal Rights league,
whose headquarters are on the second floor OF
% Mott street. This was organized about four
months ago to agitate for the passing OF a law
or IA change in the Constitution of the United
States allowing Cinnamon to become citizens;
1t was reported at the headquarters of the
striking new shirt laundrymcn at l31 Allen
street yesterday afternoon that Contractor
a force of forty Cinnamon to work had settled
with the union. His old employees will return
e tS TSsf t9, GSyinam ms Ra is % %i DC G= stPiEerS, WS OF
have settled with their employers. will return
10 work this morning.
the Chinese laundrymen. Hop Wah Of 112 Park
row said, yesterday afternoon,
M all lightee. Me union hclpee alice samee
Hop Wah had formerly a rival named Sam
Wah, at los Park row. The rivalry became 30
and set up shop elsewhere. He has another
rival. Sing Wah. at 1853 Park row. Sing Wah
says he also employs union help. and not TO be
outdone by Hop Wah. has a board at the door
Of his laundry on which are painted the words
in English:
THE Workinemen's Union Hand Laundry
Other Chinese laundrymen were anxious 70
convey the Id q that they have union laundries.
They were ready to talk on the subject, too.
A fight took place in the morning at Bar
nett's laundry. 10 Lispenard street. Three
pickets were told by the contractor to leave the
neighborhood. but refused. When no tried 10
drive them away.a fight followed. and Barnett
retreatcd to his laundry. The pickets went
away for fear of arrest.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-20
POSTAL RECEIPTS 1xoREAs1Na.

They VIII Ne %, 900. 900 Larger Than Last
Year-Only %. o 900 Increase in Expenses.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 19.-The Post Office De-
partment. in order to demonstrate more clearly
that the receipts are greatly on tho increase. has
prepared an estimate of the receipts for the
present fiscal year. This is based on the receipts
of tho thirty largest offices for tho six months
ending Dec. 81. These thirty offices furnish
39.74 per cent. of tho total revenue. az demon
strated by other years. Tho receipts of these
be $34. 912. 904 for tho year. This being 1914
per cent. of the total, 1t gives $3.50 52 .721 for
the year.
Each year. however. the second half yields
larger receipts than the first hall. but this year
The receipts 66S VIII be over $99. 600 600, as against
crease for this year will be about SO, 600. 900.
and the increase of expenses will be about
80. 100000. This leaves a net increase OF about
$5, 0OO,OO0 which will cut down the usual
annual deficiency nearly 80 per cent.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-20
sv1o1DB Ar TEE ooEr1wssTAI.
Accountant NEudEs or the new YORK Lirs Tn
surnneo Company shoots lliuiseiE.


Henry w. Nudge. an export accountant ON.
ployed by tho New York Life Insurance Com.
pany, killed himself yesterday morning in the
Continental Hotel. at Broadway and Twentieth
street, by shooting himself in the right temple
with a 32.calibre revolver. Nudge, who was
40 years old. had been in the employ Of the In
suranco company for many years and enjoyed
an excellent reputation for industry and steady
habits. He lived with his vito and a 16.year-old
son in Glen Cove. L. !. He registered at tho
hotel Tuesday night and was assigned TO q room
on the fifth floor. He wrote and mailed several
letters before he went to his room, directing tho
clerk not to disturb him IN the morning.
The gas in his room WINS burning brightly yes
terday when the chambermnid passed through
the corridor about 10 o'clock. She was startled
by the report of a pistol in MudRc's room, and
hurried to tho Office and told the clerk. Tho
latter broke in tho door. and found Nudge un.
conscious at the foot of tho bed. His right hand
still clutchcd the revolver. and his loft held
a Bible tightly. pressed to his heart. Ho
had evidently boon reading it just, before
he shot himself. As he. was still alive,
an ambulance was summoned. Nudge died be
fore 1t arrived, and Coroner yucca ordered the
cide's pockets were a gold watch and chain, S23.
his son Clements certificate OF membership in
ms, pSily5es tiobs, ln on tSs LONE @ p"iM sInnd R,S i : sS%.
and an Identification card OF a registry company.
A telegram from the officers Of the latter com.
pany gave his wife, Jessie G. Nudge, hor first
news OF the tragedy.
Contrary to his usual custom. Nudge had not
been at his home for two days. and his wife yes
terday morning asked his brother-in.law, Under
Sheriff j. J. Luystcr Of Glen Cove. to go to the
New York Lifo Company and inquire why he
had not been bono since Monday. A friend met
tuyster, on the Long Island fcrryboat and
showed him an afternoon paper containing an
to tho Coroner's Office and asked to have tho
body removed to, Glen Cove. Mr.. Luyster said
that he could assign no reason, for tho suicide.
He said that Mudge's domestic relations were
perfectly. happy, and that, so far as he
know. he had no financial troubles.
He said the dead man was executor for his sons
estate. which was valued at about $4,000. and
that, 80 far as he knew, his accounts us executor
were all right. Mr.. Luyster said that IL Nudge
had had any debts, his relatives would have
paid them all, SO that he had no need for worry
on that score.
MudRe's fellow employees. however. had mo-
ticed that he had something weighing on his
mind recently. and that he had used stlmulants
rather freely during the last few days. He at
tended to his duties as accountant as carefully
MS ever, however. The officers of the compeny
knew no reason for his suicide. 1t was under
stood at the offices that all his relatives were
well off.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-20
THIS CoTroN MILL PAYS.
nt Prospers by Making Goods That Compete
with British Products.

with British Products.
Providence, r. l.. Jan. 19.-The stockholders
of tho Warwick Cotton Mills held their annual
meeting yesterday and. although the plant has
been in operation only q year. the re- TT of the
Treasurer was 80 satisfactory that there was no
attempt made to reduce the wages of the opera
tives, thus making the mill one of the two cotton
mills in the State still running on the old scale
of wages. The mill manufactures fine sateens,
and uses Egyptian cotton exclusively. Its
product does not compete extensively with New
England mills, but comes into direct competition
with English-made goods, and finds n ready mar
ket. The success of this mill Is made much Of
by these manufacturers. who believe that the
way out of the present cotton mill dilemma lies
in making n different kind of goods from those
that most of the New ENGLAND mills have been
running on for years.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-20

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 10.-Dr. Arthur Herbert
Orpen. alias DR.. Herbert, who is wanted on the
charge of murder by tho police Of Auckland. was
arrested to-day on the steamer Alameda by Mar.
shall Baldwin. DIR. Orpen Is alleged to have
caused the death of Susan McCullum at Auck-
land by a criminal operation. The woman died
on Christmas Day. On Christmas night Orpen
embarked in the steerage of the steamer Ala
media. The police determined to arrest him
when they discovered that he had fed. The
police expected to find Orpen on the steamer
Peru, but he landed at Honolulu and took the
next steamer.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-20
Banaue. OF Confederate Veterans.

WASHINGTON. Jan. 19.-The Confed crate Vet
Grams Association of this city celebrated the nine
tieth birthday of Gen. Robert E. Lee tonight
with q banquet. Two hundred and fifty veter.
ans were present. Among tho speakers were
Private John Allen of Mississippi. Representa-
tives Otey and Lamb of Virginia, Gov. Simms of
Mississippi. and Senator Cockrill Of Missouri.
Special reference was made to the number OF
names carried on the pension rolls. Mr.. Allen
saying that he had thought at the conclusion OF
the war that there were a number of able bodied
men in the Northern army. but he had come to
the conclusion that they were all disabled, for
all tho survivors were carried on the rolls OF the
Pension Office.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-20
THE SULLIVAN COUNTY MURDEREss.
LiEzie Halliday Taken to FishkiIl to Have Q
New Set OF Teeth.
% EAST aOTH NT.. N. Y.

New Set or Teeth.
FIsHKILL, Jan. 1911 there is a person in the
Matteawan State Hospital who is very careful
Of her personal appearance it is Mrs. Lizzie
Halliday. the Sullivan county murderess. who
killed her husband ana two women. When Mrs.
Halliday first arrived at the hospital she
weighed only SO pounds. She now weighs
about 16O pounds. She takes great pride In
her dress. and has improved In many other
ways. 1t has been some time since Mrs. Halli-
day has had an outbreak. The last real had one
she had was when she attacked Miss Ward. an
attendant, and nearly stamped tho life out of
the young woman. Shortly afterward she com
planned OF her teeth, and said it was on account
Of the pain they caused her that made her SO
ugly al, times; 1t was found that she had
several decayed teeth. and she was allowed to
have them extracted. Yesterday she was
brought to DR.. Fred Moth of this village and
an impression taken for new ones. Mrs. Hess.
the matron, ACCOMPANIED her. She again visited
the dentists this morning with Mrs. Hess. and
the work OF fitting the new set was begun. DR..
Moth said that no never had a better behaved
person in his chair. After the plate had been
fitted she and Mrs. Hess walked up the main
street, Lizzie gazing in the windows as she
passed.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-20
WashinEtcn Notes.

WAsHINoToN. Jan. 19.-The bill for the sup
port of the District OF Columbia for the fiscal
year ending June 80. 1899. which was reported
to the House to-day. carries q total of pc, 5O9.-
log. which Is 1857. 1854 less than the appropria-
ton for the current fiscal year.
Extradition papers for Giovanni Gilferano,
held IN toronto on . GnaiEe o. ieioGi9psiy as,
sent by the State Department to Gov. Black
to-day.
councils OF Philadelphia was before the House
Naval Committee to-day urging an approPria-
tion for a fresh-water basin and a now dry dock
at tine League Island Navy Yard.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-20
Nominations By tho President.

WASHINGTON. Jan. 19.-These nominations
were sent to tho Senate to-day by the President:
United States Consuls-oScar Durante of Illinois at
Catania; Marcus r. Suizer Of Indiana Mt Liege, Bel.
GUM; Henry N. Hunt of Illinois at Antigua. West
Indies.
District of North Carolina
Charles D. Warner. Receiver of Public Moneys,
Cnur D'Alene, Idaho.
Samuel II. Crumbaugh OF Kentucky. Supervising
Inspector OF Steam Vessels, Seventh district.
II. Bemus. Jamestown. n. T.,
Frank w. James, Naples. N j.; Charles Burrows.
Rutherford. MI; Daniel w. Bedea. Shenandoah. Pa;
Charles +. Hunrich. Carlisle. Pal W. II. Baker,
Ridgeway. Pa. William Kerr 0albraith. Canonsburg,
Pa. Solomon 8. Ketcham. Overlook. Pa.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-20
One Hundred Meohauics win . strike.

A general strike which was in progress for
several days on q largo building at 500 Broad
way on behalf of tho carpenters was settled
yesterday. All tho mechanics. numbering 100
men. returned to work. The strike was against
the subletting of the carpenter work. tho car
penters' unions having been engaged for some
time in a hight against sub'contracting, which.
they say, keeps down wages.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-20
FATAL DRINKING BOUT.
Italian Dies After ImbibinE o Quart OF yyhis
key-saIoon Keeper Concerned Arrested.

key-saloon Keeper Concerned Arrested.
Nicola Mcraldo. owner of a saloon at 1927 West
Sixty-ninth street. where a fatal whiskey drink.
ing contest on a wager occurred on Sunday. was
hailed to the West Fifty-fourth Street Court
yesterday on a charge of violating the Excise
law.
Giorgio Farino. who lived in a tenement above
the saloon, went into Meraldo's place on Sun
day while intoxicated and offered to bet his
friend. Giorgio Franco. a dollar that he could
drink a quart Of whiskey AS fast as he could
pour IL down. The wager was accepted, and
the liquor was purchased from Pasqmaie Me-
noni. the bartender.
Farino. after drinking the whiskey, fell TO tho
floor unconscious. He was taken to the Roose.
welt, Hospital. where he died at midnight of
alcoholic poisoning.
The specific charge against Meraldo was for
selling liquor TO a man who was intoxicated.
Magistrate Simms hold tho prisoner in $1,000
for examination to-day.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-20
puusra, or tho Matthews Family.

NEwBURG, Jan. 19.-Four hearses met tho re-
mains of the Matthews family from New York
at the West Shore station at Highland to-day.
A large crowd followed the hearses to the ceme-
terry. The Rev. Mr.. Reynolds of Highland con-
Quoted the burial services, after which the
bodies were placed in a vault. Mrs. Matthews.
was u beautiful girl. the daughter of an ongi.
neer. and most of her relatives live at and near
Hiuhland
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-20
Receiver for . River steamssa. Company.

NEW ORLEANS, Ls., Jan. 19.-The Interstate
Transportation Company. which owns three
steamboats, in the bend trade. running between
New Orleans and Vicksburg, went into the
hands of n receiver to-day. Victor Won Schoelor,
a large stakeholder in the company, was APP
pointed receiver. The company suffered a great
deal during the summer from the interruption
TO traffic by yellow fever quarantine. and this
with bad collections prevented 1t from meeting
its obligations.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-20
BRyAS's NOMINATION CONFIRMED.
AIEs That or Edward u. ConEsp or Iowa as
Minister TO China.

WASHINGTON. Jan. l9.-The nomination Of
Charles Page Bryan of Illinois to DO Minister to
Brazil was confirmed by the Senate to-day. Mr..
Bryan was last fall appointed Minister to China,
but owing to the opposition of the missionary
element was transferred to Brazil, and Edwin
sent TO represent this Government at Pekin.
Mr.. Conger's nomination was also confirmed to-
day, as were also these POstmasters:
New ~York-Frank A. Mccoy. North Touawanda;
HaIritt L. Knapp, Shortsville; WI liam A. Hall. Han
Ger.
New Jersey-wiiliam II. Lushear, Short Hills.
Kentucky Edwin h. Linney, Danville.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-20
RAN AWAY FROM FALL RIVER.
One or the Striking Cotton Will Girls Thought
She Could Get Work Hero.

One or the Striking Cotton Mill Girls Thought
She Could Get Work Hero.
Annie Griffin, a 16.year-old girl Of Fall River,
Mass. who said she was one of the striking cot
ton operatives. was arraigned in Contro Street
Court yesterday by Central Office Detectives
Butler and DAILY on a charge of being o run.
away from her home.
Capt. McClusky of the Detective Bureau re-
ceived a Telegram from the girls mother yester-
day telling him that Annie was on the Sound
steamer Priscilla. The detectives were waiting
for her on the pier when the boat arrived and
arrested her.
~ know the dangers of a great city" she said
to Magistrate Deuel.. but / am a good girl and
am anxious to get work. l would have starved
to death in Fall River, and surely / thought
some one would employ me in New York. There
must be lots to do in such q big CITY,"
Magistrate Deuel. discharged the girl from
custody on her promise to return home. A rel
alive arrived a few hours later, and the girl took
the night boat for Fall River.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-20
Meuse 4 Pass che Immlgrauon nnl.

WARRINGTON. Jan 19.-TheH House Committee
on Immigration has decided to support the bill
which passed the Senate on Monday and which
now lies ON the Speakers table. When an op-
portunity is given. promise Of which has not yet
been secured from the Committee on Ruler. n
motion will be made by Chairman Danford to
put the Senate bill on Its passage. 1t is be-
1ieved that the House will pass the bill. although
several member Of the committee will oppose
IL. for the reason that certain provisions con-
tanned in the House bill of the last Congress
have been omitted.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-20
BiG beating In Cattle In Teras.

SAN ANTONIO. Tex, Jan. 19.-Four thousand
stockmen from various parts of Texas and other
Western States attended the annual convention
of tho Texas Live Stock Association. which has
been in session here for the past two days. The
greatest activity ever known In cattle trading
has taken place among tho stockmen themselves,
and IL Is estimated that the transactions in cat
tic here during the past two days aggregated
over 81. 000,0 900. Ono single deal aRgregating
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-20
PLUMBER AsPHExIATEs HIMSELF.
He Was bend when Hts Three Children Called
at His Shop for Money.

Thomas F. Downes, a plumber, who lived at
1856 Third avenue. committed suicide yester-
day in his shop, 1875 East Scventy-second street,
by inhaling Illuminating gas. Downes's dead
body was found by his clerk. Joseph Hyland,
when he went to open the store at 8 o'clock in
the morning. Tho suicide was sitting in a chair
by his desk. The door of the office was tightly
closed and three gas Jets were open.
Dowhes had been respondent recently. 1t Is
said. because of poor business. Ono of his en-
ployees sued him a short time ago and recovered
a judgment of $l2. A city marshal seized some
of the plumbers stock.
1t was customary for Downes's three little
children to call on him at tho store every morn
ing on their way to school. When they called
yesterday morning to get the usual cents which
he was accustomed to give them he was dead.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-20
American Steamship Company.

ALBANY Jan. 19.-rhe American and Asiatic
Navigation Company of New York city was In
corporated to-day to operate "a steamship com.
pany on the route eastward from the United
States through, the Suez Canal to. China and
pine Islands and Java. The capital is $25. 600
and the directors arc Edward 8. Seidman,
Daniel w. II. Burke, Richard Krause, Edwin
J. Johnson and II. Is. Roy.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-20
Ill, Board Censor In BluGh.m,ou.

B~INGHAMToN. Jan. 19.-The Ministerial Asso-
citation of this city have been Directing 80 siren.
uously to some of the show bills that have been
posted that hereafter all such bills will have to
be submitted to Chief of Police Meade, who has
been appointed bill board censor" The man.
ayers Of the playhouses have agreed to the
arrangement. and 1t ID believed that this
method will settle the question of indecent
show bills and also avoid an open war with tho
clergy.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-20
Jacob seewnron XIII. Himself.

Jacob Seewagon. 81 years old, who lived with
his mother and brother at 173 Tenth street,
Jersey City. committed suicide about midnight
on Tuesday by shooting himself in the head.
The bullet entered the right side of his temple
and lodged In the brain; causing instant death.
beck s. Betz's brewery. He had boon sicK for
several days and was Respondent.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-20
whore Yssteraas,s Fires Wore.

A.M-7;5o. 7A3 Seventh avenue. Mrs. Barnett.
damage Sl0j $3.50. 1895 Avenue A, damage SlOi
1918. 404 west Forty ninth street, Samuel spIer,
damage 5000; 1900. 20 sixth avenue. no damage;
IL $40. 1909 Avenue A. John Heinrich. damage e75.
!. M.-l;30. b87 Second avenue, JAmes Doris. dam.
age 0l0; $3.50. l30 Norfolk Htreet, Nathan Hirschow-
liz. no dambgei 900, 1865 Amsterdam avenue.
George Butler, no damage.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-20
ssaiskin Certificates FOR the Austrian Consul
Generals Family.

Mime. May Stockingcr and Mile. Eugene g.
Stockinger, wife and daughter OF Franz Stock
niger, Consul.GeneraI Of Austria at this port,
obtained certificates under the Pelagic Sealing
law from the Custom House yesterday respec-
lively for n sealskin Jacket and a sealskin shout
der cape. They will sail for Europe ON the
steamship Fuerst Bismarck on Saturday.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-20
PHILBRooK REMAINS DIsBARRED.
He Talks I6s. 500 Words. but Judge Knowles
Throws His Case Out.

Ao S'A "s'oOO "oFub' out SuuGo Auo"Ies
Throws Ills Case Out.
SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 19.-The case of Horace
w. Philbrook. who sued the Justices OF the
State Supreme Court and several attorneys for
$500 900 damages because OF his disoarment
from all the State courts. was thrown out to-day
by the decision of Judge Knowles of Montana.
The Judge held there was no proper ground for
action.
,Philbrook originally charged that Justice Har-
rison had been Influenced by corrupt motives In
that the entire court was venal. The Justices
took up the matter. and, after a thorough in
vcstigatiop, disbarrcd Philbrook, as there was
Philbrook brought this suit. He conducted his
own case. and talked for fifteen hours at tho
of 157. 500 words.