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The sun., 1898-02-06
DIED ON a FFRRYBoAE.
Mr.. Fairohild'a Head Piilowcd the Clothe
Bought for His Brothers, Funeral.

mr.. FairohiId'a Head Piilowcd on the Clothes
Bought for His Brothers, Funeral.
Nelson G. Fairchild. so years old. of 440 Gen.
tral avenues Jersey City Heights, who for ten
years was employed in the freight department
OF tho Starin Transportation Company on tho
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad
piers at Hoboken, visited this city yesterday
with his wife to purchase q suit of black clothes
to wear at the funeral Of his brother, Byron s.
Falrchild, an engineer who died on Thursday
at his homo. 21O Monitor street, Jersey
City. While returning to Hoboken on the
street limo shortly after o'clock. Mr.. Fairchild
walked out on the front deck to smoke, leaving
his wife in tho cabin. He had just lighted q
Cigar when ho fell unconscious. The bundle
containing the clothes was placed under his
head as pillow by one of the deck hands. All
efforts to revive him were fruitless. When tho
boat reached Hoboken he was removed to Police
Headquarters in ambulance. There City
Physician Simon pronounced him dead Death
was duo to heart disease.
The sun., 1898-02-06
AMERICAN FRUIT SCARE.
BERLtN MERCHANTS PROTEST
AGAINST THE PROHIBITION.

Thay say II Will lnerense the Price OF Fruit
Hnermeusiy-An RntomoisEist says There
Is Ne Danger te German Fruit Trees-AGrn-
rians worried Over American Herrrr.
sSsetai Cabs Despatch to TuE SUN
BERLIN. Feb. 5.-Tho figures which Horr Kne-
bel quoted In the Chamber show the Importance
Of the fruit import trade Of Germany. In the
three years 1s92-eA the imports exceeded tho
exports by 56,oOo.00o marks, In 1sas-95 by
90, ,OO0. 900 marks. and in 1S94-96 by GO, 500 600
marks,
The Agrarisn party is now complaining OF
American horses. DIR. Hahn made a great out
cry In the Chamber on Monday about the in
creasing importation Of horses. He said that
horses valued at over 4,5Oo, 900 marks had been
imported in the past eleven months. Herr Won
Mondel continued tho complaint on Thursday,
and Freiherr Won nHammerstoin- -Loxten, Minister
OF Agriculture, has promised an investigation.
Tho American horse has already attracted the
Governments attention. Hitherto thcro has
been no reason for interference.
The Emperor's decree against tho importation
Of American fresh fruits was countersigned by
Count Won Posadowsky- wohner, 1t was ga
zetted In to-night's Reichsdnseiger. The measure
does not affect cargoes already In transit.
Tho Berlin Fruit Merchants Association hold
meeting to-day and passed a resolution, which
will be sent to the Bundesrath, protesting that
the measure 10 bound to increase enormously
the price of fruit in Berlin. Tho eminent Stettin
entomologist, Heinrich Dohrn. declares that
tho fear Of the destruction OF German fruit
trees by the San Jos6 scale 10 no better founded
than the terror concerning the Colorado beetle.
which was expected to exterminate the potato
plant.
The German press welcome Mr.. Wilson'S ad.
mission that fruit diseases can be transferred
for long distances, and regard It as q justihca-
tion Of tho prohibition Of the importation Of
American fruits
The non-Agrarian Germans fear that the COM
mercial tension between Germany and tho
United States will be increased by the prohibi-
tion. Tho Cologne GdFette afirms that Chanoel.
lor Won Hohenlohe win never consent to any act
on the part Of Germany bearing the appearance
OF an Intentional breach or evasion Of her
commercial treaties.
The sun., 1898-02-06
zOLA's TRIAL TO MORROW.
The Goverument wsu' Let Hin Prevs His
CHARGES lr II Can l1eip ~.

Special Cable Despntch to THE Sun.
LONDON. Feb. 5.-AlthorRh the violent fea-
lures Of the public agitation in France have
subsidized for the moment, the country is await.
ing With il-suppressed excitement the trial OF
M. Zola, which viii begin at the Assizes on Mon
day. There ars some slight indications OF re-
viving sanity and recognition Of the frat pTin.
ciples of justice in Paris but IL is still certain
that tho Government will make every effort to
sihe inquiry and prevent tho introduction OF
evidence tending to prove M. Zolas oharges-
France has had another example Of tho high
handed methods Of the Middle Ages which tho
Government still dares 20 employ In country
which masquerades as n republican form Of
government. The public authorities do NOT
hesitate to violate tho secrecy Of letters when
searching for information OF any nature. IL Is
useless TO protest, but Deputy Delcasse thought
1t was going O step too far when tho Govern
ment, after violating his correspondence in the
mails, even betrayed tho knowledge thus OBJ
tained TO q newspaper. M. Meline admitted
that this was unfair and promised TO mako In
quiry, but postal espionage on large scale 10
admittedly common.
A Deputy who recently borrowed 100 francs
from colleague wrote saying that he enclosed a
bank note to discharge the debt But he forgot
to put tho money In the envelope, and, discov-
ering his error, he called on his friend and pro-
ceeded to refund the amount The creditor
however, asserted that the note had been duly
forwarded in the letter.
Both. in astonishment, demanded an expla-
nation of the Post Office. II turned out that
the official who opened and read the lettor, And
ing no inclosure supposed he had lost It. The
authorities, accordingly, supplied another note,
which was duly sealed in the envelope and for
vnrtled
The sun., 1898-02-06
BUDGET WoSr BE $4,000. 900.

Chances Arc THAT Ht viii ne Less Than the
Consolidated Budgets or Decembcr.
The work OF making the budget for the new
city has been nearly completed by the Board of
Estimate. which will probably put the finishing
touches on the job this week. The board has
already appropriated about SBs, ,OOO. 600 for the
expenses Of city departments for 1898. and there
are still several departments to be taken care
of. The only large estimate however. which 10
still held up is that OF the Board OF Education,
which has asked for nearly 97.O0o.ooo The
chances arc that OF least 81 100000 will be
Topped OF this appropriation.
But even IL the Board Of Estimate does allow
every cent the School Commissioners ask for.
the budget win be no larger. in all probability,
than the aggregate Of the amounts appropriated
by the various Boards OF Estimate In the several
municipalities and towns taken into the consoli.
dation for the expenses Of the city In 1893. The
chances are that It will be emaller by several
millions Of dollars. The QUITTING of estimates
done by the present Board Of Estimate is with
out precedent, the reductions running all the
way from 10 to 80 per cent.
The total amount appropriated by the various
Boards of Estimate In December was s6s.71o..
oO3.71. OF this sum the New York Board ap.
propriated $51 ,443. .843.64. the Brooklyn Board
S15. 172. .116.s4. the borough OF Queens 81, SAC.
1886. and the borough Of Richmond $447,-
6l7.67. From the amounts no appropriated
there is to be deducted S5.o4O, ,900.4s. the total
of the general fund. or unexpended balances and
liquor tax license money, turned In by tho old
city of New York for the reduction Of the tax
levy.
/ No matter how great or how small may be tho
budget fixed BY tho present Board OF Estimate
the amount to be raised by taxes this JSsr in
the present oity Of New York will not be
n-~A r.. a.. n - a
old Board Of Estimate. 1t amounts to S8s,.
11o.oo3.7l less 5000. .s00.4s. tho total of tho
general fund, or S83. .669. l03.23. II tho budget
appropriated by the new Board of Estimate ex-
ceeds that sum. tho excess win be provided for
by an issue Of revenue bonds which must. ac-
cording to the provisions OF the charter. be in
cluded in the tax levy next year.
The sun., 1898-02-06
SIR ROBERT PEEL's PICTURES.

An Action % Prevent HIN from selling the
Family HeirlaOnis.
aDsoiaI Cable Dsspatoh to THE suS.
LONDON. Feb. 5.-An injunction was iseued
to-day restraining Sir Robert Peel. grandson OF
tho famous Statesman Of that name who was
twice Prime Minister of England. from remov-
ing or diAposing OF the Peel heirloom pictures In
the gallery of Drayton Manor, Tamworth. the
ancestral seat of the Peels.
1t was shown that Sir Robert had attempted
to remove and sell certain OF these paintings in
order to pay certain pressing debts with the pro-
ceeds. In tho course Of the application for tho
injunction 1t was alleged in court that there
were forty.four bankruptcy notices out against
Paal
The sun., 1898-02-06
FOR ART COMMISSIONER TO PARlA
| w. A. Comm Withdrnws Becausa the Rtuo APta
federation Is Rot Unnninous.

w. A. CONN wihdraws Becausa the Fine Arts
Federation Is Not Unanimous.
= The socistiss- represented In tho Zine Arts
Federation met on Thursday evening to recon-
mend n candidate for tho post of United States
Art Commissioner for Fine Arts to represent
this country at the Paris Exposition Of 1900.
There ten societies represented In
the Fine Arts Federation. which includes
the Water Color Society. the Beaux-Arss
Society, and other artistic organizations
In this city. Mr.. William A. Coffin Of this city
had been selected, but at the meeting five Of tho
societies voted for him, while three voted for
Mr.. John Caldwell. He is a member OF the
Century Club, and was the only other
candidate proposed at the meeting. Two
Of the societies represonted at the meet
ing declined to vote. Mr.. Coffin. who believed
that the candidate Of the Federation should
be unanimously elected. and should receive tho
support of all the societies. sent letter Of with
drawal to tho committee appointed by the
Academy of Design And tho Society of Am sri-
can Artists TO control the matter of elections.
At present Mr.. Caldwell Is the only candidate
for recommendation by the Federation.
"Mr. Collins resignation has been received"
said Mr. Carroll Beckwith Of the committee last
night, and 1t remains to be seen whether
tho societies represented In tho Fedora
tion will agree on Mr.. Caldwell or nominate
another candidate to be recommended"
The sun., 1898-02-06
GIRLS LIFE MODEL HURT.
sHoWBRED NTH ICE, SNOW, AND
BROKEN GLASS IN THE STUDIo.

she was RosiaE nehina the Screen when a
BiE Icicie Smashed the shyI,sht Over uer
ana nm Avalanche Came Down - Arr
League Are Class Scared Model BADLY Cut.
The knocking In Of heavy glass skylight by
falling icicle yesterday morning injured one
Of the young women models at tho Art Students'
League very seriously. Tho model, Mias Bixby.
had just stepped down from her mornina's
pose before one of Mr.. II. Siddons Now
hrays womens life class. She was nude
She went behind the screen at the hack Of the
room to put on her clothes. Before most Of the
students had left their drawings there came Q
crash from the skylight above. Tho girls who
were sitting under the skyllght threw them
selves from thoir stools in their haste TO get
out from under the falling glass. Those who
wero directly under didn't take time to try to
crawl or jump. They rolled over and over on
the floor until they were out Of danger. The
avalanche of glass, ice, and snow that came
down where they had heen sitting justified their
fright.
The first thing that fell was piece of icicle
two feet long and ak inches in diameter. 10
foil on tho Htool Of one of the girls who had fed,
and smashed the stool. Then came shower OF
ice and frozen snow. 1t fell for fully ten SEQ
onds, and most of 1t fell behind the models
screen.
The students thought that she had boon killed.
Not sound came from tho other siae Of
the screen. Tho girls looked at one an
other with scared fnoes. No one of them
wanted to be the first to SEQ what
had happened. While men were still hesItatins
tho screen fell over and the model came stag
gering out toward them screaming One girl
tainted at the sight and nearly all Of them
The models body wss bleeding in many places.
There was q deep cut In her left shoulder from
the base OF the neck to the beginning Of the arm.
There was another long cut on the left side, be-
down almost to tho waist. There were fyo or
Six deep cuts on her legs. The girl was almost
crazy with pain and the students for the mo-
ment were almost afraid OF her. One OF them
charge.
Tho mems life class in the next room had
heard the racket and came to the door in o body
to know what was the matter. The Rirls ahouted
@naes MGSnson Iss Pss hsa n
summoned from the Rutland, in the next block,
The men meanwhile had brought towels and
warm warm water. and the Rirls had succeeded in gut.
be that her value as model was gone. .'''N y
II can ,I.M nSyer r pose pose again. she moansd. Il
DR.. Paige told her that II she would let him
the cuts would heal over without very bad scars.
don't care how much you hurt me. she
said III you can only do that"
81, The doctor worked over her for an hour; while
then dressed and sent to her home in Jersey
DR.. Paige said that the cuts would heal over
80 that the lines Of her figure would not be do
any scars on her body.
There was no afternoon session OF tho class.
The sun., 1898-02-06

TREASURY SILVER SHORT:
Tho Count Shows That Pieces or Lead Have
Been Substituted for sSO Dollars.

Tho Count Shows That Pieces or Lead Have
Been Substituted for $50 Dollars.
WARRINGTON. Feb. B.-The count of silver
dollars In the Treasury. which has been in
progress since the middle of last summer. was
completed to-day. The amount was found TO be
S1O3, ,653, 600, less S56 dollar coins which had
been replaced with chunks of lead BY q dishon-
est employee. The coin In the Treasury Is
counted at the beginning Of each Administra;;
tion in the United States Treasurers office, and
COOL by Daniel N. Morgan. the retiring Treas.
urer. The silver dollars are stored In vaults Of
the Treasury, being packed in canvas bags con-
tanning 81 900 each. Last summer. while the
count was In progress by the usual method of
weighing the bV rs. IL was discovered that Thomas
Martin, d coored laborer, had extracted mum.
Der of coins and replaced them with pieces of
lead. Martin was convicted Of stealing $2s and
was fined $50. Treasurer Roberta under the
circumstnnces. refused TO accept tho count by
the weighing method, and on Sept. 10 tho hand
count of silver dollars began. By this count
lead was found to have boon substituted in
place Of 956 silver dollars. The Treasury Do
partment officials say that O part Of the lead
must have been placed In the bags before tho
present count began. though the negro. Martin.
who had been employed In tho vaults for many
years believed TO be responsible for all Of tho
p0culations. The count four years ago revealed
none of the lead substitutes for silver dollars.
The sun., 1898-02-06
RxoH FIND OF OLD COINS.

sThoy Are mostly silver Pounies ana Moif
Pennies l1intea In the Middle AEse-
Special Cable Dsspatoh to TIE Bun.
LONDON. Feb. 5.-A large discovery Of old
English coins has been made at Peniouik. near
Edinburgh. 30 valuable 10 the collection, from
. historical standpoint. that the Grown authori-
ties arc taking precautions TO have it preserved
in It's entirety.
The discovery was made through tho action OF
o mole. 80 far 270 coins of tho Edward L period
have been unearthed. Tho coins were In
rouleour. Tho greater number arc silver
pennies and half-pennies minted between A. D.
1872 and 1907. The majority bear the London
impress, Canterbury comes second. ana Bristol,
Newcastle. and Durham marks also occur. Two
aro of the period Of Alexander Ill. who a.
cended the throne of Scotland In A. D. 1249.
The sun., 1898-02-06
BAroN RouoE,s oDD APPEAL,
Hta CitiHeus want tho state OF Lpuisiana to
Hun Itn Local 6iovernment.

New ORLEANS, La, Fob. 5.-Nearly oil tho
business mon and leading citizens OF Baton
Rouge the capital OF Louisiana, have Joined In
petition, which will be presented to the Louis
lana Constitutional Convention to meet in Now
Orleans next week, asking that the municipality
be abolished and that Baton Rouge DO placed
under the absolute control Of the State Govern
ment, In the same way as Washington city Is
controlled by tho President and Congress.
baton Rouge is n city of $1,000, with numor-
ous lumber and other industries, but good gov
ernment has been difficult thoro because Of the
largo number Of negroes. Tho business men
think tho evil can be cured by abandoning self
government.
1t is not likely that tho Constitutional Con-
vention will grant this request or that the State
of Louisiana will agreo to operate the munich
pallty OF Baton Rouge.
The sun., 1898-02-06
M,KIssoN MEN 90 10 CoURE

Restraining Ordor Procured ForbiddinE Rxs
puision from the Tippecanoo Club.
CLEVELAND, Feb. 5.-The attempt to expel
Mayor McKisson, Senator Vernon II. Burke.
Speaker Harry C. Mason. and Representative
NJ. +. Bramley from the Tippecanoe Club Twas
brought to n sudden halt to-day by the action Of
Judge Walter e. ong. who issued restraining
order.
by the attorneys for the accused. who waited
until tho noon hour and made their application
every body but themselves and the Judge: In
their petitions tho accused say they have been
timidation because of having exercised their
rights and privileges as citizens OF tho United
SIafa
The sun., 1898-02-06
KATZ'S GREAT soHEMEs.
Vns Was 10 Rob Museum-He DId 90 and IL
Now In an AsyIuul.
Special Gable Dsspa.sh to TIE Sun.


Special Cable Dsspatsh to TEE Sun.
bERIIN Feb. ga while ago Adolf KatS On.
nfed the Hohenzollern Museum, hid himself
WI the museum was closed. then annexed some
valuable rings, goblets. &C., and made his exit
through window. He chatted with sentinel,
Ahu Then walked of without interference from
any one. He sold some of the treasures and
presented others to his lady friends. which led
" MS arrest and condemnation.
on appeal Katz was pronounced o lunatic and
een' 10 an asylum. During the trial he tried TO
persuade the Judge Of his sanity by means
"hlch the Judge maintained proved his in.
.' ."'''S' VIZ elaborate plans to steal tho war
treasure OF Ss00Oo.OOO that is kept In the
sunus ssn lhnrn at spsndau. He also unfolded
mo!ec'S Tor entering the imperial printing
"oshS ana stealing the stock of new bank notes
sI aa 'of ~Fecking an imperial train by an explo-
son' Certainly his sensational plans and his
Ap'"htlion Of them showed \ considerable de.
soo e Oh Feasibility. but Katz went to the asylum
oil the same.
The sun., 1898-02-06
East srEAMERs TO TIE ORIENT.
British shippinE Companies Say So-Knot vss.
sels Must Ne Built.

British Shipping Companies Say 0O-Knot Yes.
sells Must ne Built.
Special Gable Dsspatoh TO THE Bun.
LONDON, Feb. 5-Tho shipping companies sub
sidized to carry the mails to India and tho far
East have decided to improve the speed Of their
service. They have suddenly awakened TO the
fact that the trans-Siberian railroad will como
into competition within Q few years. There is
not now one steamer engaged In tho Anglo
Indian passenger or freight service that is oapa-
bic of more than fourteen knots. The ordinary
rate even of the p. and o. steamers 10 ten knots.
A conference of the leading mon in the trade
has been arranged. The more far seeing among
them declare that they must start building
twenty.knot boats without waiting until Rus
ala completes the railroad through Manchuria.
The sun., 1898-02-06
KILLED WIFE AVID pARAMoUR.
George p. Tucker Commits n Double Murder
and Gives Himself UP.


PARKERsBURG, w. Va. Feb. 5.-George p.
Tucker, q wellto-do citizen of Crescent. Fayetto
county. killed his wife and her paramour. VIII
liam McAllister. yesterday. Tucker and his
wife have separated on several occasions and
about week ago he left home with tho inten-
ton, he said, Of remaining away indefinitely.
When he came home he found McAllIster and
his wife together and he Immediately began
shooting. Two bullets struck McAllister, both
passing through the heart. Another bullet
penetrated his wifc's brain. Both victims died
instantly.
Tucker son. who was in the house, attempted
to kill his father, but was prevented. After
Tucker had committed tho crime he walked to
Montgomery. and gave himself up to the au-
thorities. He remarked:
81 have suspected this for three years. and
when found 1t to be true to-day made up my
mind to have an end Of It."
Tucker drew, out what money he had IN the
bank. and employed an attorney to defend him.
About two years ago Mrs. Tucker chopped her
husbands head open with a hatchet.
The sun., 1898-02-06
TWO LINERS IN TROUBLE.
KAISER WILHELM H. AND Ia
BRETAGNE DID NOT GET our.

a Report That Ther wsre In csiiisien-The
Kat.cr wa. Aground. but WINS Pulled or
In nro,,x,, At n s,,,s.,u, or,,,a,-wroc,.
a., -,
s' '"" - WV '"'
Several of the liners that wcro scheduled to
sail vest terday morning did not get away until
late In the evening because Of the fog which
obscured tho vision Of the pilots, except at In
frequent intervals, from noon until after mid
night this morning.
Tho French steamship La BreteRno which
left her pier at 10 o'clock in the morning, the
same hour that tho North German Lloyd
steamship Rnisor Wilhelm H., bound for
Genoa. sailed from her dock in Hoboken. was
at a staudstill of the Hook at o'clock this
morning. She was only dimly discerniblc
through tho thick mist by the marine observer.
She had boon frat seen by the observer In rift
in the observation at 4:25. She was apparently
passing out then, but she had stopped whom
she was next seen.
Word camo up to the North German Lloyd
dock at Hoboken last night that tho Kaiser
Wilholm II. had grounded on the edge Of Ged.
ney's Channel while trying to avoid collision
with the Bretagne. A rumor had 1t that the two
ships had bumped each other.
The mon of the tug Pulver reported that the
Kaiser had grounded. and that the tug had
assisted In getting her off. She was anchored
in fve fathoms at midnight waiting for the
tide to rise 30 she could proceed.
The Merritt Chapman wrocking steamers Mer-
ritt and Chapman. in charge of Mr.. Chapman,
The sun., 1898-02-06
Mr.. waAAmsLer Divides Fronts.

PHILADELPHIA. Feb. 5.-In accordance with
an announcement some time ago. John Wana.
maker distributed this afternoon the amount OF
Sl7,492 among the $500 employees In his Phla-
delphla stere.
This amount represented tho cxcess In the
retail profits of the store during the month of
December. 1897. over the amount In December,
1896, SoIno of the employees received very
snug checks. The distribution ives made In
checks. Mr.. Wanamaker personally superin-
tended the distribution.
The sun., 1898-02-06
SIR EArrox sHxzs's s1eNAzURE.
a H,ot or other Cases In which ne Donioo Tha
re BFoto MS Name.

a Lot Of other Cases In which ne Denice That
re Wvoto his Name.
Special Cable Desparoh to TIE Sun.
LONDON. Feb. 5.-It will be remembered that
the recent verdict in the Sykes money lending
case imputed the forgery Of her husband's namo
to Lady Sykes. 1t seems that there are several
more cases pending involving large amounts In
which insurancecompanies and even the Roths-
childs are plaintiffs. In each case elr Tatton
eykes denies the signature. A ftse eaS5 hkS
been selected for the purpose Of proving tho
plaintiffs' contention that the signatures are
genuine despite Sir Tatton's donial.
Il was . part Of Lady Sykes's defence that her
husband 10 accustomed to deny his signature
habitually whom genuine. II the plaintiffs win
tho pending cases the significance of the yer.
dict against Lady Sykes will be destroyed.
The sun., 1898-02-06
MIKE M'DONALD's VEy1URE.
rhe Rich Chicago Gambler. with Others. to Start
Monte Carlo on an Island.

The Rich ChicaEo Gambler. with Others. to Start
n Monte Carlo on an Island.
CHICAGO, Feb. 5.-"Miko" Mcdonald. onco tho
king of Chicago gamblers. but now retired
millionaire, is at the head of party of Chica-
goans who have just purchased Fighting Island.
eight miles from Detroit on the Canadian side.
for the purpose OF establishing there a sort Of
Monte Carlo. II is n gigantic scheme, with
a capitalization Of s.. 900, 900 behind II. The
island 10 eight miles long. and has an area OF
2,5OO acres. 1t WINS sold for between 81 so 900
and S200000 by George Doble OF Detroit,
through X. o. Kinney. n real estate man of that
city and Chicago. H. ID. Curry has represented
Mike Mcdonald.
The scheme is to construct at once a race
track on the island. Already there is a hotel
there with about ! 90 rooms. There is a Casino
building and lighthouses icehouses. vineyards,
md special system OF water works.