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The sun., 1898-01-02
NAVAL MILITIA IN DEBT
the Brookiyn Battalion Has Hot Faid fer It'
Summer Camp suppiies.


It is alleged that the Second Naval Battalion
of Brooklyn is being pursued by angry creditors
who have bills against it for more than $1,000.
Complaints regarding this have been made to
officials at Albany. and some action by state
headquarters Is expected.
The Battalion was organized last spring. and
through its organization the Naval Brigade was
completed, and the office of Captain Commanding
created. Jacob w. Miller, who had commanded
the First Battalion. became Captain. George
W. Church. the provisional Commander OF tho
Second Battalion, died early in the year, and
Lieut.. W. H. Stayton, who had just resigned
from the First Battalion owing to dinculties
with Commander Miller, was made Commanu-
err In August tho battalion had its first cruise
going out in open boats on Long Island SOUND:
ON tho shore of Gravesend Bay, near Connolly
Pavilion. The camp remained open until oc-
tober.
During it's stay in camp tho battalion bought
It's supplies In Bath Beach. These supplies
have not been paid for. and some Of the trades
men are very anxious to get tholr money.
Fourteen hundred dollars is due to grocer
named Mooney, and smaller sums arc owing 70
several other tradesmen. creditor named
Frank has been writing letters to state omciais
demanding the payment OF his account
debts are due, but say that the explanation Is
simple. The State. they say, agreed to allow
$1,000 for the camp expensesl but has NOT yes
turned over the amount. The bills incurred
have been sent to Albany, and the money 10
pay them Is expected daily.
The sun., 1898-01-02
zHE NAMES OF PENSIONERS.
EoPraeF Comniissioner Murphy Tells tho Result
OF PubiishinE Them In 1893.

OF PubIsnlng Hhom IN looU.
WASHINGTON, Jan. l.-Mr. Dominick l.
Murphy, recently Pension Commissioner and
for many years connected with the bureau, is
not favorably impressed with tho idea OF publish
ing the names of the pensioners now on tho
rolls. Such publication was made in 1883, he
says. in an interview published to-day, when
Commissioner Dudley, pursuant to Senate
resolution. prepared the list with great care.
There were then on tho rolls about 100000
names. and 1t took hve volumes. averaging over
700 pages each. to contain them. At that time
there was considerable discussion OF the pension
system. and the belief that the rolls were per-
meated with fraud brought about demand for
ii do not recall that any pens!oners were
dropped IN consequence, says MT. Murphy.
was almost immediately deluged with applica-
tons for Increased rates. There was no cut
nF dow" de s Of as @ or 5hs se hs
Jumped up to over s22, 900. The attorneys, as
they undoubtedly had the right, TO do, used the
cesf1l. One Of these gentlemen told ne that
sent out a carload Of applications for increase
Ss Sha banE n 91s to
5,r Sorheod Of a77. .oSo. Z such q list we're psb,
large Volumes to contain he names m "a and the
other Information that would naturally accom-.
pany them. II. however, tho newspapers OF the
country we're supplied with the lists and were
70 publish the names Of those residing within
result. During the last Cleveland Administra.
ton many newspapers requested lists Of pen
sioners residing in their respective localities.
Commissioner Of Pensions. and the lists were
published in many places. I watched for the
any great good came. from these publications.
1t may be. however, that dishonest people were
deferred from applying for the governmental
bounty, but that is q matter for speculation"
The sun., 1898-01-02
! NEW YEARS. DAT At ALBANY.
Reception at the Executive RIansIon By tho
Governor and MRS. Black.

Reception at the Executive RIansIon By tho
Governor and MRS. Black.
ALBANY. Jan. 1.-The annual New Year recep.
tion at the Executive Mansion took place from
to p. NJ The Governor and Mrs. Black were
assisted In receiving by Mrs. Timothy L. Wood
ruff. wife of the eLieutenantGovernor; Mrs. Til
linghast of Troy. Mrs. Britton OF Brooklyn Mrs.
Ham of Albany, Mrs. Hoffman Of Elmira. Mrs.
Burbank Of Albany. Mrs. Stilman F. Kneeland
OF Brooklyn. Mrs. Henry W. Sackett of New
York. the members of the Governors staff. and
twenty-five members OF the Third Signal Corps.
The guests of the afternoon numbered less than
five hundred. chiefly personal and official friends
OF the Governor and his wife. including large
contingent Of the social set.
Mrs. Black wore an exceptionally beautiful
gown OF yellow brocade and pale lavender chif-
fon with garniture of heur do lis. Mrs. Wood
ruff was gowned in blue bayadere striped satin,
the yoke Of lace and bodice embroidered In jet
and sequins. Mrs Tillinghast's toilet was
magnificent lavender brocade, with narrow
rufiiing of white chiffon. Mrs. Black will give
three receptions at the Executive Mansion on
wednesdays. JAM IL, 10. and 20.
, The public reception given by the Governor at
the capitol at noon was not very largely at
tended. The Governor was insisted by all the
members OF his staff except Brig. Gen. Howard
Carroll and Brighten. William Ii. Hughes the
Chief OF Artiller and tho Quartermaster Gen
eral. who could not attend.
The sun., 1898-01-02
VALUE OF THE NAVY YARDS.
More Than $50. 900. 900 Invested in Real rs.
tate and Plant.

More Than $50. 900. 900 Invested I'm Real Es-
tate and Plant.
WARRINGTON. Jan. 1.-The property value
Of the various navy yards and naval sta
tions OF the Government is shown by official
figures to be In excess of 10000. 900.
of which $54 100000 represents the value of
real estate and chattels and 81. 900. 900 that of
machinery plant.
The Navy Yard at New York 10 estimated to
be worth little more than 81 5000, 900. and
that at Boston between 100000 and $l1.-
100000. The Norfolk Navy Yard is valued at
gu, 600 900 and that at Marc Island at $5.5o0,-
600. The ordnance factory at Washington is
valued at 81, ,OOO. 900. including plant and every
thing complete for the manufacture OF great
gums. The League Island Navy Yard 10 esti-
mated to be worth pa, 500, 900; that at Pensa-
Puget Sound $500, 900. while the valuation of
tho Naval Academy grounds Is placed at about
100000.
folk yards are reckoned far ahead of the others
as repair stations. The Boston yard Is at the
head as the place for the manufacture of rope,
chains, and anchors, while the Navy Yard at
Washington builds all the guns for the ships.
The Portsmouth Navy Yard. while practically
idle, Is estimated TO be worth to the Govern
ment SO, 100000. although not q single largo
ship has been repaired there In the history OF
the new navy. The real estate value of the New
York Navy Yard alone 10 sufficient to build two
arst.class battleships
The sun., 1898-01-02
DIR. sRERoW KILLED BIZ COCAINE.


He Used Ht to Relieve His Pain ana Tsok IN
Overdose. Probably by Accident.
DR.. Elton J. sherow. % years old. died yes
terday at his residence, 614 Lexington avenue,
from an overdose Of cocaine. Coroner Bausch,
who Investigated tho case, thought the over
dose was not taken with suicidal intent. The
Coroner learned that DR.. Sherow had been in
the habit Of taking large doses Of cocaine and
morphine for some time past to allay tho pain
he suffered from nasal catarrh.
Or. Sherow had been assistant to DR.. 8. O..
Jaques for q year. He had his laboratory in
the basement Of the house and slept upstairs.
He was Of o very studious disposition and was
fond of experimenting.
Yesterday morning about 8 o'clock one OF tho
maid servants heard o knocking at her door.
On going out she found DR.. Sherow in an ap-
parently dazed condition leaning against the
door. She ran and informed DR., Jaques, whose
office ls on the first floor. DR.. Jaques, assisted
Ills office and worked over him. trying to Il re. e.
store him TO consciousness. DR.; Jaques knew
that his assistant was in the habit q using CO.
When he had restored DR.. Sherow to conscious
ness he asked him II he had taken the cocaine
sherow could make.
lives next door, and he assisted Or: Ja9ues in
trying to restore the young man. Despite, the
efforts Of tho physicians, DIR. Sherow died at
9:45 o'clock. Drs. Hoeber and JaqueS were Of
the opinion that he had taken the overdose acci-
dentally. There was no reason why the young
man should commit suicide. sofar as DIR. Jaques
knew. sherow had no love affair, nor was he
in financial difficulties.
Sherow's fat er, who is n dry goods merchant
in Sing Sing, was Immediately notified of his
sons death. He arrived in town late last even
ing and took charge of his sons body. .sherow
was born in Sing Sing and was a graduate of
the College Of Physicians and Surgeons. He
took ,post,graduate courses at the New York
and Child's Hospital. Then he opened an office
for himself at 223 East Fiftieth street, but did
not stay long there. He became an assistant
70 DR.. Jaques about a year ago.
Coroner's Physician O'Hanlon will perform an
autonsY this morning.
The sun., 1898-01-02
COST OF RUSNIHG WARSHIPs.
Nearly 90. OOO,O0 Expended Last Year fol
the Maintenance or tho Navy.

Nearly 90. OOO, 900 Expended Last Year for
the Maintenance or tho Navy.
WASHINGTON, Jan. IA statement prepared
at the Navy Department shows the enormous
cost OF maintaining certain types of vessels in
active service. Nearly 80. 10000 was required
last year for the pay of officers seamen. stores.
coal. and repairs for tho vessels carried ON tho
Naval Register. OF this sum the Bureaus OF
Construction and Steam Engineering expended
a large part. To maintain the flagship New
York in commission for twelve months cost the
Government just $39l ,Os5. while the triple
screw flyers Columbia and Minneapolis cost re-
spoctively $263, ,267 and $29s.455. or the bat-
tleshp class the Indiana was tho most costly
vessel. with $323, ,695 paid out for her mainte-
nance. while the Massachusetts, attached to the
same station. required $3.50. 435 10 keep her
in service. and the Oregon Oh tho Pacihc station
$298,5l6. The fast armored cruiser Olympia,
flagship Of the Asiatic fleet, cost the nation for
one year $356.sS9 The flagship San Francisco
of the European station cost $242, $40, while the
Philadelphia cost $207,577. The second-class
battleships Maine and Texas were less expen-
sive to maintain In service and required ex-
penditures OF only $3.50, 900 each.
The official yacht Dolphin cost $l34, ,000 The
pay OF the officers and crew of the flagship New
York alone amounted to $237. .OOOi that of the
Olympia 5000, 900. and th,t Of the Minneapolis
S20I, 600. The triple. screw cruisers, next to the
New York. wei found tho most expensive ships
TO keep in service.
The sun., 1898-01-02
NEW CHICAGO TRACTION C0MPANr.
Cooperation Chartered 20 Go into Business Ex-
teBsiveiy on the south side.

tonniVety on tne south btue.
CHICAGO, Jan. 1.-Chicago 10 to have another
large street railway system. A new company.
incorporated at Springfield yesterday. has al
ready acquired by purchase twelve franchises
in tho southern part Of the city. Under three
or four of these grants thirty.two miles Of
tracks have been built and are now being
operated by the Calumet Electric Railway.
Before summer the new corporation expects
to have In operation 100 miles Of tracks. ex-
tending from Sixty.third street between State
and Stony Island avenues south, with extensions
to the Indiana State line.
The new corporation is called tho Chicago
Electric Traction Company. It has q capital
stock Of $2.0oO.0oo. and will at once issue
$1.5oo000 Of first mortgage bonds The capital
is supplied by bankers and business men in New
York and Philadelphia. Further issues of bonds
will be made from time to time the corpora
tion's enterprises develop. The Eastern cap-
talists backing the company are Samuel r.
Shipley and Henry Lewis OF Philadelphia, Isaac
L. Rice. Gustave J. Wetzlar, and Jules s. Bache
of New York city.
The Calumet Electric Railroad. whose securi-
ties swamped the National Bank Of Illinois, 10
the Loading asset of the new concern. This road
either controlled or owned most of the fran
chises acquired by the new corporation. The
existence OF the Chicago Traction Company 10
therefore In effect a solution of the Calumet
Electric problem that drove Banker Hammond
to commit suicide in the lake OF Evanston last
fall.
The sun., 1898-01-02
DIED ON HIS WEDDING EVE.
GE0R9H a. GBlGER sTRIOHBE nv
THE HOME or HIs BRIDE

NE Had Deeerated the HRopse with Bverareens,
Runt = Bridai Bswer, ane Rshsarsed the
Wsdding. when ne was suadsniy Over
eone-p,ed Before Rhysicisn Arrived.
BELMAR, N. j., Jan. 1.-GeorRe A. Geiger Of
spenkel, Pa, and Miss Lillian Irons, only
daughter Of Contractor J. r, Irons of this
place, were 10 have been married at noon to-
day at Mr.. Irons's house.
Tho house, all decorated for tho wedding and
hllod with wedding guests, is to-day ono Of
mourning. The prospective bridegroom died
suddenly last night after an illness Of less than
two hours.
The wedding day was also the hftioth ami.
versary Of Mr.. Irons's birthday, and the silver
wedding day Of himself and his wife. Prepara-
uons for the celebration Of all three events
were all complete last night. Quests from out
of town had arrived, presents which they had
brought were spread out for display, and the
wedding feast, with Its cakes and flowers, was
all spread in the largo front room.
The work Of decorating the house had beon
tho special work Of the bridegroom. Through
out the house he had placed laurel, holly, and
other evergreens In profusion. and in tho bay
window Of the front room he built an arch Of
holiday greens, under which the wedding cere-
mQny was to bo performed.
HIS work was finished at 8 o'clock In tho
afternoon, and then he vent to tho Belmar
were coming from .spenkel to attend the we'd
ding. About o'clock. after escorting his sis
chill. This passed OF in little while. and at
o'clock he took part In rehearsal Of the mar
tor OF the West Park Methodist Church, who
was to marry the couple, being present to in.
struct them.
When the rehearsal was finished Mr. Geieer
complained Of trouble In his head. and no was
induced to lie down upon o lounge. He re-
family became alarmed and cent for one DR..
Thompson, their family physician. was not at
home. The messenger went for DIR. ]. T.
Davison.of Asbury Park, but before he ar.
rived at the house Mr. Geiger was dead.
Suddenly pressing his hands to his head, hc
his last words.
Mr.. Geiger came to Belmar about year ago
to work as q carpenter for Mr.. Irons. In q few
months he became foreman, and held that
place at the time Of his death. He was ~
The sun., 1898-01-02
SPOTTED BY A BOY DErECT1vE.

Tho Mean swindler who Robbed Two Lads Of
Their Christmas Fund BrouEht to Book.
Charles A. Mccullough of 243 East 103d
street and Frank Tesseyman Of 3l1 East 10sth
street, each II years old, were at the West
Side Police Court yesterday as complainants
against Charles A. Robinson. whom they ac-
cused Of having robbed them Of their Christmas
money by fim-fam game. The boys had
caught tho prisoner themselves after week 9
hunt. The complainants are employed 40
cement boys" by the contractor In charge Of
tho construction on the Second Avenue Rail.
road. They received their wages on Christmas
eve and started out together to do their holiday
shopping. Mccullough had 90, which he In.
tended to exchange for pair of shoes for his
father. q hood and some gloves for his mother.
and lot of toys for several brothers and sis
ters Tesseyman had $3, which he, too, In
tended to devote to gift maxi, g. .,,... and
a man walking in front of them suddenly
in Ss hand
TOOK. boy,s hs said, opening the purse
s5 splseS tSS1S fSr ohrist%a" Hs DILL anu give you
After going into several saloons and pretend.
that I've promised to share 1t with you am
going to. You let me have what money you
have ss ny p share for finding tho purse and you
The proposition seemed fair to the boys and
they gave their $l2 In exchange for the bill.
They found that they had been swindled soon
as they tried to mako their first purchase, whom
The saleswoman laughed at them and said that
the bill was worthless, They re1g0rted the case
police station. He told them that they had
given away their money for Confederate bill,
and advised them to keep watch for the man
who had swindled them. The Captain also
gave his card to each boy and said that that
would secure the quick service of any policeman
whom they might call upon to arrest the thief;
Mccullough went over on the west side on
Friday to visit an uncle, and on Fifty-second
street he saw the man for whom he had been
straining his eyes ever since the night before
Christmas. Mccullough spoke to the swinder.
who promptly took TO bis heels. disappearing in
the basement OF q house at 52l West Fifty;
second street. The boy told his story and showed
the Captain's card to Policeman Steul OF the
West Forty-seventh street station. who went
with him to make the arrest. They found Robin
son In the basement, hiding under the cellar
stairs.
When the prisoner was arraiRned In court he
was fully identified by Mccullough and Tessey-
man, and Magistrate Deuel. held him in $500 for
examination next Tuesday.
The sun., 1898-01-02

A AipsFicas Iaea Thas mas met win Great
Eaver IN FereiEn Hsytee.


Faver IN FersiGn Esyies.
wAsHINsroN. Jan. l.-Reports received BY
the 0ffiee Of Naval 1ntslliRenoe comment upon
tho number Of tripls-screw cruisers under con-
struotion abroad and refer 10 the fact that the
United States was the nrst power 10 introduce
this type Of ship into the naval service.
All the largo cruisers Of tho unarmored type
lately designed are 10 have three screws and to
be Of great speed, with q radius OF action equal
ling and In some instances exceedin g. that of the
American flyers Columbia and Minneapolis.
The number Of ships Of this type seems to bo
steadily the increase, and where It is possible
to place triple screws to advantage tho foreign
naval powers are using them.
The hrst foreign vessel Of this class was the
Kaiserin Augusta, which came to the naval
rsyiow here four years ago, soon after being
completed. Then tho United States was build
ing the Columbia and Minneapolis, which
proved on their ofloial trials to be the fastest
warships Of heavy displacement afloat or late
both France and Germany have adopted the
ideas Of tho Navy Department as 10 such YES
sells, and recent reports tell of tho high speed
and great coal-carrying capacity Of the new
Germany now has either completed or in vari.
GUS stages OF building the Kaieer III. the Err
Kaiser Wilhelm Il, ana two more aTa OF more % than
l1,oOQ tons displacement on tho stocks. Italy
hab aibu tuIHyu hvT httontlOn 70 tuEoe-bOTe"
vessels, while Rpsgla has no fewer than flve, tho
Diana, Aurora, Pallada, Oslabya, and the Pores.
wioh. 1taly's triplescrew flyer will be named
the Tripoli. Russia's ave cruisers are all cred
Tied with having q sustained speed of 23 knots,
and are expected under forced draught and tho
most favorable conditions to exceed this by half
knot. None of them 10 expected, however, to
exceed the record OF the Minneapolis which ap-
pr1sched "a knots on a four hours run.
The Guichen. building for France, 10 reported
70 have engine power which should place her In
the lead Of the worlds triplo-screw cruisers,
while the Jeanne dare and an unnamed ship
now under construction at Toulon are expected
at least to equal the speed of the United States
ships. A new cruiser building for France at Tou-
lon will also have three Sorrows, but her ma
chinery 10 designed for speed not exceeding %
knots an hour. The Bouvet leads tho entire list
Of triple-screw yessels in displacement, having
tonnage exceeding $4,000. She 10 exceedingly
fast and has an enormous coal capacity.
The advance made In ships Of this typo con.
hrms the statement advanced by the officials OF
the Navy Department that the United States
have always been the 6rst country to recognize
the advantages Of moro than one screw in ves-
sells. This country. IL 10 said at the department,
was the frat to introduce successfully first two
1crews and then three screws In war vessels;
and IL fourth screw can be used to advantage
Engineer Melville has no doubt that the Amer
lean Navy will he the first to discover the fact
For the present he believes three screws are all
that can be worked to advantage on war vessels.
The sun., 1898-01-02
4 PRETTY YOUNG WoMAws THIRST.
Il Came Near BrinGinE . FIying Hudson River
Train UP short.

It Came Near Bringing . Fiying HUDSON River
Train Up short.
She was pretty young woman with big blue
eyes and trustfu looks, and she was coming to
this city on q Hudson River Railroad train.
While the train was speeding down the river
side at sixty miles an hour or SO sho grew
thirsty. and going to the end of the car began
trying to get glass OF water from the water
cooler. She tried in many ways to open tho
faucet. but without success Then she looked
about for the device that opened the faucet.
She caught sight of a lever just above her head.
the one that works the emergency air brakes. A
look of triumph came into her eyes and she
reached up and grasped the lever. At that
moment railroad man, who had been watch
ing her, sprang from his scat and Rrasped her
hand.
the train g.
She looked at him with shocked expression
and clearly resente ed his interference.
"I want q drink of water" she said.
The railroad man took her hand gently but
That viii not m ke the water run, but had
you pulled II tho train would have been brought
to standstill In hurry" he explained.
When she realized what she had been near
doing,she was very much frightened. hut she re-
covered and smiled her thanks when tho rail
road man showed her the simple trick OF work.
Ing the water faucet and handed her glass OF
Ice water.
The sun., 1898-01-02
HENRY GRIMM'S DEATH.
Killed BY o Nassau TroIIe, Car while Driving
TO His Home.

Henry Grimm. 81 years old. of Cedar lane.
woodhaven, L. l., was instantly killed by
trolley car 22l of the Nassau Electric Railroad
Company. at Liberty avenue. near Crescent
street. Brooklyn. shortly before midnight on
Friday He was a retired saloon keeper and had
been visiting his son Henry. who has a saloon
ON Liberty avenue. On leaving the saloon he
jumped into his light wagon, and. bidding his
son happy New Year. drove Off in the direc-
tion Of Woodhaven, He was driving on the
track when the car, which was coming behind
him. crashed into the wagon. Mr.. Grimm was
tossed into the street and under the car. and
was crushed to death. His wagon was wrecked,
ami the frightened horse ran away.
Mr.. Grimm 8 body was carried TO the home OF
his son at 1927 Liberty avenue. Isidore Gibler
the motormnn. % yeare old, of Al Bartlett
street, and the conductor. James Kelly, 90 years
old. OF lso Rockaway avenue We're arrested.
the Gates Avenue Police Court, yesterday morn.
Ing, held them each In " 900 bail to await OK
dangerously III with pneumonia at her home
and has not yet been apprised OF her husbands
d0atl.