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The sun., 1898-01-08
HAS MAGoWAN FLOPPED9
wife No. . Says He Has Deserted Her-Recon
cilIntion with No. 4 Talked or.

TRENTON, n. j., Jan. 7.-Ex-Mayor Frank A.
Mcgowan and his two sons, Spencer and Donald,
left town this afternoon for a ten days "trip"
TO Old Point Comfort. The ex-Mayor said that
upon his return he would launch new company
and start anew in business. His friends expect
to see him back hero tomorrow morning. Ma
gowan had purchased tickets for Pocono
Mountain but gave up the trip. Last night he
was at the hotel where Mrs. Barnes s-Magowan
is living. but did not see her. This afternoon he
visited his fathers house and had an interview
with his daughter. Miss Emily Mcgowan. with
the purpose, it is said by his friends. of making
arrangements for his return to his family when
he comes back from his trip. Mcgowan said TO-
day that when he comes back he intends to live
with one Of his sons at a hotel.
Mrs. Barnes-Magowan tells different story.
She said to-day that Mcgowan has not told her
that he has So abandoned her or that ne EN- intends to
Toronto and visit her brother for few weeks.
BY that time he would be on his feet again. ho
Mcgowan. however, says she believes Mcgowan
has deserted her. She believes that the Court of
divorce as fraudulent because he was not a resi-.
dent Of the territory,
But shall remain In Trenton until the de-
III Mcgowan returns to his first iI wife, and
y3nr marriage to him Is declared Illegal, where
"Oh. on tho wide. wide world suppose.
will have to go to work and earn q living"
How about the story that you will rejoin Mr..
Barnes" was asked.
THAT is untrue. emphatically So have
never seen Mr.. Barnes or corrcsponded will him
since we separated. Our daughter Beryl is with
him. and may remain. Many Of the stories pub
lished about me are untrue. Mr.. Mcgowan
never spent the large sums of money on me he Is
reported to have DONE Even now am wearing
clothing paid for by Mr.. Barnes. Mr.. Magowans
business troubles are not due to me-"
Mrs. Mcgowan, the eX-MayOrs first wife. said
to night that 1t was true her two sons had gone
away with their father. She thought they had
gone to Mount Pocono. as she knew nothing OF
the change of plans. She said there had been
no agreement that Mcgowan was to return to
her home. but admitted that he had visited her
several times recently. What sort of recep-
tion he met on his return she said would depend
upon his condition and his behavior during his
absence. Mrs. Mcgowan said she was prepared
for a decision by the Chancellor upholding the
Oklahoma divorce. but that her suit had been
brought to ascertain her right to dispose of her
property and to learn whether she had a right
to be called Mrs. Mcgowan. While there was
doubt she could not sell or mortga her house.
which she might soon be compelled 10 do. The
decision In expected next week.
Mcgowan. who five years ago was reported TO
he worth over $500, ,OOO has been penniless for
several weeks. but last night he had funds and
sent Mrs. Barnes-Magowan $75. 1t is said that
friends are aiding him, believing that IL he sue
ceeds in disentangling his domestic affairs he
will be able to make another fortune in business.
The sun., 1898-01-08

A MsEnineent Entsrtainuaont FOR which $500
Invitntiope Were Issned.

Msgnineent Rntertatnuaont FOR which $500
1nvitatieRs Were Issned.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elbridge T. Gerry gave ball
last night at their residence. Fifth avenue and
Sixty-flrst street, for which 1900 invitations
had been sent out. Mrs. Gerry and her daugh-
tors, Miss Angelica Gerry and Misc Mabel
Gerry, received their guests in tho red salon ut
the right Of tho entrance and on the Fifth ave-
nuo corner. There was no cotillon, rs Mr..
Gerry objects to them at large parties, because
many Of tho guests go homo when they begin.
The small reception room at the right and thrco
large salons on Fifth avenue were thrown open
for tho use Of those who wished to sit out any
Of the dances. The art gallery and adjoining
law library, which extend across the rear of tho
house, were used for the dancing. In the
former stringed orchestra was stationed and
in the library tho Twenty third Regiment band
played.
The buffet supper wns q work of art. Tho
table crossed one end of tho dining room which
extends almost the depth Of the house on the
eastern side. The. salmon hoated on q sugar
lake in which ducks waddled. Even tho bas.
kets of what were apparently American Beauty
roses were all confectionery.
Among those present were: Mrs. Astor, Mr..
and Mrs. John Jacob Ast9r, Mr., and \, Mrs: IL Ed.
man. Lispenard Stewart, Miss Fair, William
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Hitchcock. Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry CLOVIS, Norman Whtehouse. Mr.. and
house, the Misses Cameron, Mr.. and Mrs; Lloyd
Bryce, Mr.. and Mrs. Almeric Paget, Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry Payne Whitney, Mrs Levi T.. Nor
ton. tho Misses Morton. MIR. and Mrs. Rhine
Mr.. and Mrs James A. Burden, Jr.. and Mrs.
Burke Roche.
The sun., 1898-01-08
sHoEArAKERS ON STRIKE.
Retwesn 400 and 500 Go Out on Account or
. New Rule Affecting Eight Men.

Retwesn 400 and 500 CO Out ON Account or
New Rule Affecting Eight Men.
Between 400 and 800 mon employed In the
shoe factory OF James A. Banister & Co., at
Newark. went out on strike yesterday morning
because of the introduction of q new system of
piece work In the bottoming department. In
which eight men arc employed. The work was
formerly given out equally to slow and rapid
workmen. Under the now system, when a work.
man finishes an allotted task he is first to get
new lot when 1t Is ready.
Mr. Banister said yesterday that the factory
was only temporarily shut down, and that the
difference which caused the strike was such
ii. His foreman said "Our good men were
satisfied, but they were coerced by the others.
There Is no dissatisfaction over wages or hours
and work is abundant. The new rule we deem
the fairest that can be made. The men are not
a unit in the matter. and we expect that tho
strike will be quickly settled"
The sun., 1898-01-08
Gov. Bradley,s App.a, for Cuba.

FRANKFORT, KY, Jan. 7.-Gov. Bradley Is
sued the following proclamation to-day relating
to the Cuban sufferers:
Whereas tho President of tho United States
of America has appointed committee, of which
Stephen N. Barton of Now York city is Chair
man. for the purpose of collection of funds and
clothes for tho starving and destitute Cubans.
which funds are to be sent to said Barton, by
him to be distributed free to Consul. General
Lee in Havana, it Is urged that committees be
formed in the various localities of the State for
the purpose Of aiding In this lawful and Chris
tian work"
The sun., 1898-01-08
EHAorURED HIS W1FE,s SKULL.
gtonecuttsP HsaIy. while Drunk. Struck Aop
with q Heavy MaIlet.

Michael Healy. q stonecutter. who lives at
1853 Third avenue, was held in tho Yorkville
Court yesterday to await tho result of injuries
he inflicted on his wife, Annie Healy. with .
heavy mallet used in stonecutting.
When intoxicated he had q quarrel with his
wife because she would not prepare food for
him. As she was going upstairs he struck her
on the top of tho head. As sho rolled down.
stairs he followed her and struck her several
more blows.
where II was thought that her skull had been
fractured. Her condition 10 critical.
The sun., 1898-01-08
WETLER TAKING TROUBLE.

A New Enauiry Hnto HIS Conduct Ordered-
Fears OF Cabinet Crisis.
Special cable Dsspatch to THE Sun.
MADRID Jan. 7.-The decision of the Supreme
Military Court that there was no ground for
prosecuting Gen. Weyler for the protest against
the language employed by President Mckinley
in his message to Congress was discussed by the
Cabinet at its meeting to-day. and 1t was de-
cided that further inquiry into Weyler's con.
duct should be held by Gen. Daban. the COM
mander Of the First Army Corps.
1t is feared that tho threatened resignation of
Gen. Correa, Minister Of War. because Of his dis
satisfaction with tho decision of the Supreme
Military Court will precipitate Ministerial
crisis,
The sun., 1898-01-08
Funeral or william T. Buckley.

The funeral of William T. Buckley. who shot
and killed himself at his home in Far Rockaway
on Thursday, took place yesterday afternoon.
There were services at tho house and interment
was had at Greenwood Coroner Guy will prob
spector .ii>1des for the borough Of Queens has
reques,i he Coroner to notify him as to tho
time u: nSAI that he may be present.
The sun., 1898-01-08
KuiorsrbooLsr Club Baohelsrs to Give . Ball

The bachelors of tho Knickerbocker Club are
to give ball, the date for which has not boon
fixed yet. but Demonco's will probably be the
scene of the festivity. Tho entire building.
with the exception of the public restaurant, will
be utilized. II is said that the list Of ball giyers
Center Hitchcock, Lispenard Stewart, Perry
Belmont, Hamilton Wilks Cary. Worthington
Navarro. Frederic o. Beach. Goold Hoyt
Creighton Webb, and Augustus @. Gurnoo.
The sun., 1898-01-08
Lotto. Crnb Gives a "YuIo Tide Eests."

The Lotos Club held "Yule Tide Feste" last
evening. All through the various courses and
in tho after time usually devoted to speeches
there was a succession of musical numbers,
ending up with vaudeville, entertainment
FooIe with yr Disportments." A ong the gen
try included in this description were Louis
Mann. Reginald Roberts, Dennis MSarS, lea a nna
most acceptably. The music WAS by the Apollo
Quartet and the s0lOlsts Of the Seidl orchestra
The sun., 1898-01-08
OTHER HANGINGs YESTERDAY.
'Afe" Negroes Die ON One scAHold In LouiSi-
AnH-Tw0 Negroes Hanged In Georgia.

NEW oRLEANs. La, Jan. 7.-Antonio Rich.
alias Creole, alias Joe Pierre, alias Joe Alex
"' and Bin Morris and George Washington.
negroes, were hanged to-day at Hahnviilc the
seat OF Justice OF st. Charles parish, for numer-
ouS murders. There was an immense crowd Of
negroes present, and at ono time the authorities
reared trouble. The condemned men died
ssS'aeIy, singing and praying while on the scat
.' ,Uu' Creole made a confession. acknowledging
~ ~is guilt but declaring that Washington and
% MosriS had nothing to do with the murder for
which they were convicted.
~ ossoie had committed eight or more murders.
ne seemed TO delight In killing for the pleasure
The sun., 1898-01-08
mr.. siooaGood Much BETTER.

John Bloodgood, who has been seriously Ill
with Bright's disease at his homo. s5 Clinton
place, was said TO be much improved last night.
His physician said that II no continued to Inn
prove as he did yesterday he would be up and
around In a week. The report that Mrs. Blood
goods mother. Mrs. II. T. Goodwin, 10 seriously
III turns out to have bsen untrue. She visited
her SON in-law last night.
The sun., 1898-01-08
Has Missing MRS. DC Grnn Killed Herself,

Mrs. Susan DE Graf has been missing from
her home, 2ss Even street. Williamsburg, since
Thursday. She is 81 years old, and had recent
ly been under the care OF a doctor. On Weines-
day night, for the first time In several months
Mrs De Graft went to church. On her return
she acted as IL she was demented. Between 10
and II O'Clock on Thursday morning she left her
house unobserved. In her bedroom she left a
note in which she recited all her imaginary
troubles Mrs DE Graft 5 son told the police that
he feared his mother had killed herself.
The sun., 1898-01-08
Prospective Home for the United Mebrev
Charities.

Solomon Loeb of Kuhn, Loeb & Co.. bankers,
has purchased from DR.. Aaron Wise tho south
east corner OF Second avenue and Twenty first
street. and will build on II a sevon.story Office
building, which, 1t is said he intends to give to
tho United Hebrew Charities.
The sun., 1898-01-08
Mis- Mabel Goraon's Retrothal.

Special Gable Dsspatch TO The Sun.
LONDON, Jan. THE betrothal is announced
OF the Hon. Rowland Charles Frederick Leigh.
third son OF Lord Leigh, and Miss Mabel Gordon.
daughter of Col. w. W. Gordon of Savannah, Ga.
The sun., 1898-01-08
LADY HENRY SOMERSET RErIRES.

Differences with Her Colleagues in Temperance
Work Said to Be the Cause.
Special Gable Despatch to THE Sun.
LONDON, Jan. LADY Henry Somerset has
given up all public work. She has resigned tho
Presidency of tho Woman's Temperance Asso-
citation. and will take prolonged rest, ostepsi.
bly, under the orders of her physician. 1t is be-
lieved, however that differences with her col
leagues in temperance work have greatly in.
huenced her retirement.
The sun., 1898-01-08
Frances Claim, to Ciippsrtou Island.
speetai Gable Despatch TO THE Sun.

PARIS Jan. 7.-The Libcrte declares that the
Official Gazette In lsI3 published a note an
nouncing the fact that a French vessel had
taken possession OF Clpperton Island and that
nobody protested against the action.
The sun., 1898-01-08

AMEsBURY. Mass. Jan. 7.-More than 800
employees OF the Hamilton cotton mills were
notified Mt noon to-day that on and after Jan.
II reduction of IL 10 per cent. will be made
in the wage scale; The employees will probably
accept tho reduction.
The sun., 1898-01-08
eERMANY 1T KIAo CHOU.

Te Build Fortihcations and y Dock-Runors or
an Agreement as to Corsa.
Special Gable Despatch to THE Sun.
LONDON, Jan. IA despatch from Shanghai
10 o news agency here says that Germany will
fortify Kiao Chou Bay and will build dock
there.
The despatch adds that the latest Japanese
reports are to the effect that an agreement will
probably bo reached by Russia, Great Britain.
and Japan restoring the status quo In Corea.
The sun., 1898-01-08
MASSACRE IN THE FRENCH CONGO
A Garrison, Fireen Natives. and Four Wone
Slain and Their Bodies Eaten.
sseotar Gable Dsspateh to TIE su

SSeofal Gable Dsspateh to TEE sun.
PARIS, Jan. THE Government has received
information that the Bondjos have attacked the
French Congo post at Yakole and massacred
the garrison together with fifteen natives and
four women.
After slaughtering tho soldiers. natives, and
women. the Bondjos roasted their bodies and
ate them. The Bondjos secured a large quan.
tity Of booty, including 10000 cartridges.
The French Congo authorities arc unable to
punish the Bondjos, as troops are not available.
The sun., 1898-01-08
WON'T STRIKE THIS YEAR.
Radical Change In tho CIoaLnakers' Methods
OF Doing Business.

Tho Cloakmakers' Union for tho first time In
years Is going to do business without its annual
strike and 1t has started movement to abolish
general strikes. Pursuant to this meeting of
representatives OF the Cloak Manufacturers
Association and the United Brotherhood of
Cloakmakers was held a few days ago at which
IL was agreed that none out lnenoers OF the
as TO wages and hours OF labor should DO re-
ferred to joint committee of manufacturers
and cloakmakers. II the Arbitration Commit
tee cannot settle the dispute then IL is to be re-
ferred to an umpire to be selected by both sides.
The sun., 1898-01-08
BRITISH TRADE IN 1897.
Failing or In Exports. Compared with
1890. shown by tho OmciaI Returns.

Special Gable Despatch to THE sun.
LONDON, Jan. 7.-The official returns of Brit
ish trade for tho year 1897 show that the m
ports amounted to 2451. .23s. .6s3, aS against
a44l ,s0s. .9O4 in 1896. The exports were 1884,
35O,OO3, as compared with 9240 l45.55l In tho
previous year. The decrease of exports was
largely in yarns. textile fabrics, machinery and
mill work.
The sun., 1898-01-08
Four FIremen killed at Glasgow.
Special Cable Despatch TO The SUI


GLASGOW. Jan. THE large chemical works
of Patrick s. Co.. in this city. were burned to-
day. An explosion occurred during the frc,
killing four trcmen and seriously injuring two
others. The loss was 100000.
The sun., 1898-01-08
Seth Low Gives saso to the Cuban Fund.

WASHINGTON, Jan. IA check for $3.50 from
Seth Low was received at the State Department
to-day as q contribution to tho Cuban relief
fund.
The sun., 1898-01-08
Suicide or = wealthy Lumber Dealer.

SAN ANTONIO. Tex. Jan. Frank ]. Beite
one of the wealthiest wholesale lumbermen in
the South, committed suicide at homo hero to-
day by shooting himself through tho head. He
was a native Of PhiladelDhiA and YAS % years
The sun., 1898-01-08
AustriA's EOremsst General Dead.
Special cabls DesDateA TO THE sUH.

VIENNA. Jan. 7.-Baron Won Schoenfeld. In
spector- General of the Austrian Army and COM
mander OF the Austrian military foEoss n case
6 Wal, dtsA to-day
The sun., 1898-01-08

N-'''-'
The price Is as nothing com.
pared with their value. There
are at this writing only 234 of
them in this store. That is the
reason we name such price for
them. They are principally
higher priced goods. All now ten
dollars.
I8 Meltons, E o T price $50
IL Paddocks, E Q T price $35
81 Kerseys, e Q T price S2s
o3 Kerseys, E Q T price $40
234
All the 3: o. T. srs and sta.so overcoats are
'''VA % fuli sssortment Of sizes IN the overeoass.
In the Paddoeks the sizes arc only small.
Early in November four thou
sand two hundred Overcoats
taken from E 0 Thompson were
on hand, in addition to full stock
of Overcoats made by the new
firm.
Nearly all the E o T Over
coats are now sold. Only 234
remain. Nearly four thousand
were sold in two months.
If there is one of the four thou
sand people who regrets his bar.
gain, we'll take the Overcoat
back to-day and refund his money.
We have now reduced the price
to a flat $40 for a final clearing.
Our usual rules apply to this sale a. well AZ
ali others: Money refunded at any time. This
store wants no customer to keep garment thna
I > not to his liking.
We are also clearing out all the
Suits remaing from the E Q 7
stock-at $40.
In our new goods these demand your attention.
The Super ChInchilla Beavers reduced foD
fhe Fur-lIned Overeoats $50.
Our Erieze Ulster Sac.
eE o Thompson's Sons !.
Se,s,ass S.,sy.s.S. S,otsSss, eIs,s,nr 245 Broadway
Clerical Clothing above Park flaeo
Open Saturday till 7.,o. M
The sun., 1898-01-08
SUGAR EXPORT BOUNTIEs.
An International Conference Likely Co no
Called to Abolish Theni.
Special Gable Despatoh TO TIE Sun

Special Cable DeSpdfch 10 TIE Bun.
BERLIN. Jan. Tt Is now regarded as prob
able that an international conference will be
called with tho object of abolishing sugar ex.
port bounties. Tho German Government has
consulted with Austria on the subject. and has
favorably replied to Belg.um's inquiries con.
cerning the matter.
The sun., 1898-01-08
Chiaa RsIeota Russia's Loan Proposals.

Special Gable DSSpatoA to THE sUN.
PEKIN, Jan 7.-The Government has rejected
the proposals made BY Russia for guarAnt teeing
Ghe new Chinese loan Of O00. O.0OQ
The sun., 1898-01-08
Always Ready.

A gas stove requires no preparation for
cooking. match and the touch of
finger start it. 1t is constant, tireless
servant, always ready, clean, neat and
convenlent--far cheaper than coal fire.
You who know how troublesome,
costly and dirty coal fires are will appre-
ciate the difference.
The sun., 1898-01-08

Susan w. Turner of Washington. ID. C., died
on Thursday at 10 Hancock street. Brooklyn
aged 82 years. She was n sister OF Prof. William
Turner, who was formerly employed in tho
Patent Office.
Richard Gray, traffic manager OF the South
ern Pacific Railroad. died at San Francisco yes
terday. He had been su fcring for two years
from paralysis. He was about so years of age.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-05-02
Our Yankee Tars On Ton.

The news Of the victory of Commo-
dore Dewey over the Spanish fleet in
the Philippines gains credence from
the source through which 1t reaches
this country. The cable from Manila
to Hong Kong is in Spanish hands at
its island end, and the news of the bat
tie was sent from Manila to Madrid.
A Portuguese commercial house re-
ceives confirmatory advices from it's
correspondent at Manila. We have had
sufficient experience with Spanish news
from Cuba to feel sure that any adj
mission of disaster to their fleet means
vastly more than what is admitted.
Cavite, off which the battle Is re-
ported to have taken place, is about
ten miles southwest of Manila, a prom
ontory jutting out into the sea. 1t is
apparent, therefore, that Dewey COM
ing on a southeasterly course from
Hong Kong, found the Spanish fleet
waiting for him at Cavite, with the
advantage of choice of position
NlSoiIliiie, We must wall IOI dulleH-
tic news. 1t is over 600 miles from Ma
Mia to Hong Kong, the nearest cable
station accessible to Commodore Dew
ey. He has doubtless sent a dispatch
| boat with an official report of the bat
tie to Hong Kong, and the report may
not be received here before Tuesday.
If later dispatches confirm these re-
! will be another affirmation of the ac-
curacy of Napoleon's maxim that
heaven is on the side of the heaviest
artillery. The Spanish outnumbered US
in ships, but we outweighed them in
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-05-02
A Foolish Defender.

with cheerful alacrity the Pioneer
fress comes to the defense of the repu-
tation as lawyer Of the corporation
attorney. 1t characterizes the criti-
clsms The has made upon his
public acts as "a foolish attack" for
Whlch there is not a particle of
ground. That reputation is bevond
the reach of the partisan venom of The
G o b E."
After which the Pioneer Press vao-
lures on thin ice; it discusses the law
1t maintains that that is law which
three judges of the four sitting in bank
say is not law in spite of the fact tba =
the lawyer whose professional reputa-
ton is beyond the reach of The Globe
Cpined that it was law.
And the Pioneer Press proceeds TO re-
state what the law is not, with the
same accuracy which characterized the
statement of the corporation attorney
on several occasions. ''The Australian
ballot law" says this understudy of the
corporation attorney, defines the term
general election as the election held
the first Tuesday after the first Mon
day of each even-numbered year. No
Democrat-Citizens' organization exist
ed at the last general election in this
state, as thus defined by law"
AS thus defined, perhaps not. Fo,
there was no general election held al
the time thus defined by law" The
first Tuesday after the first Monday OF
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-05-02
MATCHING OF OSTRICH EGGS.
The Hen Puts Them in a Hole and
Covers 1t All Night-The ROnster
Has the Day job.

From the ST. Louis Globe-Democrat.
There is money in raising ostriches. and
this fact has been demonstrated by the own
ers of an ostrich farm in Arizona" remarked
Col w. s. Hadley. of Phoenix Art There
are now about 100 ostriches on this farm. and
all the birds are doing well. The farm was
hrst started as an experiment, but IL has
proved to be a fairly good business venture
The ostrich has many peculiar habits and It
took some time for the managers of the farm
TO learn how to handle these Sahara des TT
birds. Fer instance. the female makes a nest
by scratching a hole in the ground large
enough to hold a bushel basket She laws
twenty eggs before she commences TO ST
the twenty eggs encircle the hoe in the
ground. Then the female kicks all the eggs
into the hole with foot. She sits a.
night, and the male sits on the nest In tina
day time. thus taking turn about until the
young osriches are Matched.
"A young ostrich must be one year cd
before 1t can be picked An ostrich has
scarcely any feathers en- its neck and breast
and is, therefore, an ungainly looking hi
The long feathers, known in the trade "a
These plumes are shipped TO New York. and
bring from 81 to SO per pound. OF course
these plumes are there cleaned and steamed
and, when fully prepared for the m inerf
ostrich Is worth from $40 to $40 and a
young one Is worth from $50 to $50 and they
are sold at those prices to menageriss and
geological gardens throughout the country
Another revenue comes 70 ths farm from the
sale of ostrich eggs. Persons buy them as
curiosities. paying s. apiece for them. II
has been found that the ostrich thrives splr n
didly on the alfalfa grass that grows wild IN
Arizona.
Sometimes corn Is fed to them. It is quite
amusing to see a long-necked ostrich swsl-
low whole ear of corn as easily as a chicken
swallows one grain of corn