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7HEYRoBBED MURDo M,PHA1h,P p. M.

Burglars mt Corona Use Dynamite-McCullaEh
Queens Men Didn't Follow Them L onE Enough.
Burglars in the Post Office at Corona. borough
Of Queens, early yesterday morning blew open
the safe with a charge of dynamite, and got
about 500 In cash and $110 in stamps. and es-
capod. despite pursuit by citizens who had been
aroused by the shock OF the explosion. Postmas-
ter Murdo McPhail has been in Office only since
Jan. l.. He visited tho Office Sunday afternoon
to light q lamp that is kept burning all night.
His next visit was after the robbery.
The shock Of the explosion aroused Charles
Scloo. q groceryman. who sleeps over his store.
which adjoins the Post Office on the side at
which the safe stood. Scloo said yesterday that
he hurried into his clothing and went out to
learn the cause Of the explosion. As he stepped
out Of his front door ho was alarmed by four
pistol shots fired in rapid succession. He saw
a short. stout man running across the street to.
ward some vacant lots opposite tho Post Office,
and at the Same instant he heard cries OF Muir
der!' He ran out and met Jacob Schcll. n market
man. who was on his way, to work. Schell told
him that he saw two men leave the Post Office.
He said that one OF them fired at him. Scloo.
Schell. and some railroad men were joined by
John Lawrence. Il former Postmaster, James
Reagan. and W. w. johnson. all of whom live
man q short distance, but gave up the chase and
returned to the Post Office. which they found
pretty well wrecked by the explosion.
Detectives William Delaney and Frank Dono-
Newtown on Jan. l by Chief McCullagh. made a
careful investigation of the burglary and said
that the work was that Of inexperienced crooks.
Delaney said that he and Donovan had followed
n man in Newtown early on Sunday night whose
description tailed with that of the burglar who
fired the shots at Schcll.
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MACY & PENDLEToN ASSIGN.
Extravaganza said to Have Been' the Cause or
the Trouble or n Firm or Brokers.

Extravaganza said to Have Heen' the Cause or
the Trouble OF n Firm or Brokers.
Macy g. Perdlcton, stock brokers Of as Broad
way, with branch offices at 62l Broadway and
753 Fifth avenue, made an assignment yester-
day afternoon to Harold G. Cortis. The MEM
bers Of the firm, which was formed ON Dec. 1,
1893, are Charles c. Macy and ". F. Pendle-
ton. Mr.. Macy belongs to the Stock Exchange,
the Coffee Exchange and the Produce Exchange.
Mr.. Pendleton is q member of the Cotton Ex.
change.
The assignment was not made until after the
close of business in the Stock Exchange, and
business had COMO on as usual all day at the
office of the firm. Assignee Cortis said:
THE liabilities will ran over 100000, prac-
ticaly all representing the claims of local and
out-of-town customers, and the assets will not
cover them. Extravaganza is tho primary
arc. young men. They advertised largely and
til ir Office expenses wero heavy. They also
lived cxtravagantly. The business did not
come to the firm, however, to the extent antici-
pated. There were also some bad accounts.
Mr.. ,Pendleton has been very. Ill with throat
trouble. He has been operated on and was for
hidden by the, doctor six weeks ago to attend to
any business"
Both Mr.. Macy and Mr.. Pendleton have be-
longed to several clubs, but Mr.. Cortis said that
they had resigned from most OF them in an eff:
fort to cut down expenses. Some employees of
the firm have been discharged in the last six
weeks. The firms office at As Broadway is
very extensively fitted up, containing costly
carpets, furniture and oil paintings.
Prior to the formation OF the firm Mr.. Macy
and Mr.. Pendleton was cashier Of the firm Of
Post & FlaEg.
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REPAVE KINGsBRIDGE road.
Highway Cohimissioner's P~ercmptory Notice
to the Third Avenue Railroad.

Highway COMMISSIONER PercmptorJ Notice
TO the Third Avenue Railroad.
Residents and property owners along Kings
bridge road have made SO many protests con-
corning the condition Of that thoroughfare that
james, Heating, the COMMISSIONS Of High
ways, was moved to send the following letter
to the officers of the Third Avenue Railroad
yesterday:
1t appears from a report made to the Board
OF Public improvements by Chief Engineer
Iowle and transmitted to this department by
maurice F. Holahan. President of the board.
mat the pavemcn was removed from the road.
way OF Kingsbridge road over a year ago, and
nas never been replaced; and that the excavatod
material remains heaped up along the carriage
way, entirely closing the street to traffic. to tho
steat inconvenience of the public. Inas-
niuch as 1t has been decided by the
courts that the franchise for a rail-
road on Kingsbridge road was not legal,
aed ne permit issued by the COMMISSIONS
u ruolic Works to open tho pavement is
ansreiore void. you are hereby notified and
S,deted 10 promptly begin and eXpeditiously
nnish the work of filling in the trench opened by
IN 10 restore the pavement to good condition,
snu 10 remove all surplus material from the
ssttet II this work Is not energetically begun
Titnln torty,e!ght hours of receipt of this notice
Email De obliged to have IL done at your ex-
pehse In conformity with chapter 545 of the
'nAfter OF the city OF Now York"
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CANADIAN PACIFIC's OFFER.
A Proposition to Lease Part OF the Seattle.
Lake Shore and Enstern aiiway

lake Shore and Eastern Railway.
AT a meeting OF bondholders OF the Seattle.
Lake Shore and Eastern Railway, held in this
city yesterday. a proposition was considered,
which had been made in the interest of the
Canadian Pacific Railroad Company. to lease a
part of the property to that company at Q per
cent. upon the bonds for tho first year, 3 per
cent. for the second year and 4 per cent. there
after. with the option Of buying the bonds at
T7le in lieu Of the permanent guarantee at 4 per
cent.
1t was understood that bondholders repre-
sentiDs less than $7OO,O0O out of q total Of
$5.45O,OOO attended the meeting. While some of
the bondholders are willing to accept the Cana
dian Pacific proposition and have signed an
agreement acquiescing in it, a large number are
disposed to await the offer expected to be made
for the sale of all their bonds outright
the firm of Moore s. Schley. That firm
has issued a circular stating that such an offer
can proba bly, be secured. The Seattle. Lake
Shore and Eastern Railway includes the Seattle
and international Railroad. running from Seat
tie northerly to Sumas, WASH. a distance of
125 miles, connecting there with the Canadian
Pacific Railroad,
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nrAon on norr ronx our:
Author or Legal Text Books Made to Contrrb,
ute to the Bitcrsturo OF Divorce.

-
7 Charles +. Beach, Jr, who on November last
opened a law Office In tho st. Paul building with
Robert A. Allinr, was arrested on Dec. % in an
action for q separation brought against him by
his wife Annie. Justice DAILY refused yesterday
to set hsido.the order OF arrest.
Beach has written tho following legal text
books: Beach on Receivers" Beach on Con-
tributory Negligence and Beach on Modern
Jurisprudence In December, 1882, he mar
ried the plaintiff, who was n widow with four
children. While they woro in the Catskills In
the summer OF 1893 he met q widow named Mrs.
Drlscoll, who mad q daughter, and his wife says
that his affections have siPce been estrangcd.
In September, 1899. no went to Oklahoma,
where, In 1895, he procured a divorce on allega-
lions Of cruelty. Tho cruelty consisted in tho
main Of accusations by his wife that he was un.
faithful. lie married the widow Driscoll In
his wifo had the divorce set aside. Beach ro.
turned TO this country last November. The
1899. to his wife. was presented to tho court:
Il ain very guilty and have done you n griov-
husband should love his wife. feel very ten.
Hcr or you and very sorry, sorry for you; but
there is IN my heart no Response to the tender,
mockery Of trying to make you think l care for
EiSs when l do g gSs; b YOs h hSys So worn sv 9mMt AZ my
Of my higher and better self. You care nothing
for my in 1t eSn life. and ! haye been as Ss
ehairs asidc-as though ! had been in the desert.
My, love for you is dead. / will not mock you
with u counterfeit. We can never live together
again. 1t would DO a shameful travesty on o
husbands love for him TO consent to 1t. Let US
separate and each 20 our way In peace. without
making each others lifo otherwise than 1t should
be. -" Don't think that / will cast you
Off. i will care for you and the children. This,
OF course. Don't try to sec me. That will only
make the sore bleed more. When the house Is
rented / will go out and you can come and get
all your things and l will take care of what 10
left. When time has done its work to heal tho
cruel wound that these lines will give you, I
will come and see you and the children and we
shall do all we can to make the future comfort
able and happy. Don't worry for me-. l have
never been worthy Of your love. / am not
worthy of 1T now. God bless and comfort you.
God keep you always In the peace and happi-
ness you so well deserve
In denying the motion Justice DAILY says that
the movements of the defendant during the past
four years show AN indecision on his part about
his place of residence.
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FLAae ~ TER BnoApnAralrprn.
Farther Ott Tsiis Row ne neossea nuui.e.s
by n Circular 70 women.

- - NtECNhhE 70 "ohons
On tho trial OF Bruno Brotschneider, the mana.
ger OF the Broadway Carbon, for keeping q dis
orderly house, Joseph i. OFT, who was Jointly
indicted with Bretschnoider. gave the defence .
surprise by appearing in the General Sessions
yesterday as a witness for tho people,. Mr. OFT
said that he was Bretschneider's partner. and
that in 1896 Jared Flagg. a number of whose
apartment houses have been ralded by tho police,
became n member Of tho firm. OFT stated that
after he and Bretschneider had run the garden
Tor q while, FlaRg came along and wanted to get
into the firm. He offered to bring the receipts
OF the place up to $500 a day providing no got
20 per cent. Of tho profits. This offer was no.
fused, and then Flagg came back and offered to
raise the receipts up to $3.50 n day. This dcal
was mado, the witness said, and then Flngg
cent out cards addressed to tho Girls of the
Tenderloin." After that the girls came in
a Tho sand Kent thinEs going at a lively pace.
linen Police Captain Chapman put q damper on
tho business for q while.
We wanted FlagE to get out, said OFT, "but
and Flagg was frozen out"
He testified that he had seen many fights in
the garden. In ono Of them u blond young wo-
man turned brunette-that IL. shc lost her wig.
~Ott admitted that he had stated at an Excise
department. hearing that the place was respect
aole. He didn't remember swearing to IL.
Now he had decided to tell tho truth.
At recess Lawyer Neuborger. fol- the defence.
and Assistant District Attorney Lloyd had q lit
I'm going to have that man OF committed
on n charge OF perjury said Lawyer Ncu-
You're blufing," replied the Assistant Dis.
"Weii. you'll see" said Ncubersor; TN have
II you do replied Lloyd. "Ill have you ar
y, What's that - shouted Noubergcr; what's
-, Notdpin n more happsned; The prosecution
1ourned to this morning.
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WHo'D TAKE pENUs FOE a SOLDIER
Indignant Jersey Sons or Mars Won't nav,
Mor Kiud on Their Monument,

Indignant jersey Sons or Mara won't Have
Mor K,ud on Their Monument.
The Veteran Rights Association of Hudson
county, n. j.. has entered a vigorous protest
against the design recently selected for q soldiers
and sailors monument and also against award
ing the contract for the monument to a concern
outside OF the county and State. The figure
selected for the monument is that of q woman.
Comradc Patrick Henry O'Noill voiced the senti.
ments of his associates when he said: "The de-
sign selected is inappropriate for n soldiers
monument. Every soldier should protest against
such an incongruity. We want a soldiers
monument. and by a soldiers monument mean
a~monument with the figure of o soldier. cap, gun.
sword. uniform and ALL"
Secretary Charles r. Vale said: Tho design
selected is manifcstly inappropriate. We want
q soldiers and sailors monument and not o
statue of Venus. Minerva, or any other goddess.
Who would ever take Venus for q Union
soldier T. hr-
A committee was appointed to protest to the
Monument Committee. r4s&
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Can you imagine any moro
stylish coat, one more generally
becoming than the English walk
ing coat-fap pockets?
But everybody and his brother
took it up, with the result that
the style is dying, though dying
hard.
We keep ours alive by the
medicine of low price $15 where
they were $40 and 500; $13
where they were $23 and $685..
The same medicine has been
given to some few single and
double.breasted sack suits.
We could easily have sold
them all at the old price by
bribing our statesmen with pre-
miums but we don't do things
that way.
ROGERS, PEET & Go.
Warren and Broadway.
Prince and Broadway.
Thirty.BcCOnu and BROADWAY.
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$4,000 TO THE CHURCH.
Requests or Mrs. DedelI Principally TO the
D. X. Diocese OF Ohio.

Bequests or Mrs. Dedell Principally TO the
y. X. Diocese or Ohio.
The will of Mrs. Julia Bodoll. filed for pro-
bate yesterday. leaves 81 900 each to the Ameri-
can Church Missionary Society. tho Bishop
White Prayer Book Society, the American Tract
Society, the Protestant Episcopal Society for
the Promotion of Evangelical knowledge.
Trinity Church Home for the Sick and Friend
less of Cleveland. o.; $4,000 each to the Cor
p~oration for the Relief of Widows and Children
in the Protestant Episcopal Church Of Ohio. the
Theological Seminary of the Protestant Episco.
this seminary for disabled clergymen. to the
same trustees. to educate. young men for tho
seminary, to the same trustees for n Bedell
scholarship; $4,000 to the Protestant Episco-
pal Church in the Diocese of Ohio for its mis-
sionary committee, and 10000 more to the
Divinity School and college Of this diocese.
The rest Of the estate goes TO sisters, Elizabeth
James Henry Strong and Benjamin w. Strong.
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FINES, NOT TIRE GRAND JURY.

New Conditions Await. Raided Saloon Keepers
OF Hoboken. :
Recorder McDonough of Hoboken imposed a
fine Of So on each OF fifteen young men who
were caught by the police carly yesterday morn
ing in a raid on a saloon kept by Peter Pale
costro, at 201 Grand street. Palecostro was
flned 1926 on a charge of keeping a disorderly
house. 1t has been tho usual custom to hold the
proprietors of alleged disorderly houses for trial
by the Grand Jury. When asked why he changed
his policy; Recorder McDonongh replied that he
making tho raid. He intimatcd that saloon
keepers generally got clear when their cases
were removed from the city's jurisdiction.
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A cold wavo came down from Canada yesterday
over the lake regions and the Middle Atlantic and
New England states. and q slight touch OF the cold
reached as far south as Jacksonville. causing light frost
at that point. Yesterday morning tho crest OF the
wave was over New England. The coolest spot on
the map was Mortified. Vt. Ia below zero. The
wave was passing eastward rapidly. Fair weather
was reported in nearly all districts.
In this city tho day was fair and colder; lowest OF.
fetal temperature 24'; highest 80; average humid.
ity 90 per cent: wind northwest; average velocity
10 miles an hour; barometer. corrected to read to sen
level, at 8 A. NJ, 1871. 8 1. NJ, $3.50.
Tho Thermometer at the United States Weather Blu.
raau reRiAtered the temperature Yesterday as fnlloMs,
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HALIFAX, Jan. The cable from Halifax 10
Bermuda has been extended to Turks Island,
and the steamer Scotia is just completing the
laying of the line to Jamaica. Messages were
sent from Turks Island to President Mckinley,
Mr.. Joseph chamberlain. and the Governors
General or Canada. Tho message to the Presi-
dent was as follows: 49,
Gable from Turks Island opened to-day. May
1t tend TO strengthen the friendship between the
two great English-spoaking nations.
-. BABYLON WALKER. Acting Commissioner"
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Ex-F1RE CHIEF BUYS IRE HoRsR
HIcGm Provides for the OLD Ago or His Hermev
Faithful Servant.

The Fire Commissioners ordered, q month
ago, thirteen superannuated fire horses sold by
public auction. Ten of them brought fair
prices, and were disposed OF, and the other
three were sent back to the department sta
bles, as a sufficient price could not be obtained
for them.
Commissioner Scannell ordered the three to
be again put up for sale last Saturday, and yes
terday Secretary Docharty was informed that
former Battalion Chief Joseph +. McGill had
bought one of the horses for $50 and proposed
sending 1t to the country.
McGill retired on a pension three years ago,
and last week accidentally heard that tho do
partment was to sell by auction Pinch, the bay
horse which had carried him to so many flreu
while he was commander of the Fifth bat
talon.
He had a love for the animal, and decided to
buy 1t 80 as to make sure 1t would receive kind
treatment in its old age. It had done twenty
years fire service.
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For later arrivals see First Paso.l


SIS Eormannia, from New York, at Naples.
SIS Alliance, from New York, at Colon.
SIS MnEhauset, irnm New York. at dundee.
SIS HORROR, from New York, at Manchester.
SIS Hindoo, from New York. at Hull.
SIS Blackhcath, from Sew York, at Genoa.
SIS Po"ah0ntas, from New York, ut Trieste.
SIS karamania, from New York, nj Naples.
SIS Elirr!r, from New York. at Algoa Bay.
SIS ArRgonia. from New York, at COPENHAGEN.
SIS jersey CITY, from New York, nj Bristol.
So B"Galdor. from New York. mt Port Said.
IS Trojan Prince. from New York, at Naples.
SIS AbbaZia, from Trieste for New York. at St. MI
chacl's.
IS MaSsapequa. from New York, at Rochefort.
SIS StrathdCn, from New York at RochefOrt.
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The St. Paul at NowDort News.

NEWPORT NEWS. Va. Jan. 1.-THE American
line steamship 81. Paul arrived here this morn
ing and went at once to the Newport News Ship
and Dry Dock Company's yard for her
annual oyerhaullng. This Is the second ship the
American line has sent TO the yard here under
The St. Paul will DO dooked Tomorrow.
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sulphur Deposits on Ori.aba.

CITY OF MEXICO. Jan. 17.-An officer in the
Mexican Army recently discovered extensive
deposits OF sulphur in the crater of orizaba. He
organized a company, and tho latter just sold
the deposits TO q syndicate Of Americans for
$l50,000 gold. This syndicate obtained con.
cessions from the Government for working the
deposits. They are reported 70 be as extensive
as those in the crater of Popocatepetl.
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The wedding of Miss Florence Handy and
Ferdinand Louis Cross of Brooklyn was cele-
brated yesterday afternoon in st. Agnes's
Chapel In West Sinety.seoond street. Tho Rev;
O'clock. The bride was given away by her
father by adoption, H. Fleming Handy OF 81
Wost Ninety-second street.
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WANT TO HA1VE THE ASSESSMENTS.

New Rochelle Residents Think Their Property
Has Besn Appraised mt Too High y Figure.
NEW ROCHELLE. Jan. 1.-THE assessment
rolls Of this village were opened for public In
s~pection this afternoon. and among those who
protested against their assessments wore Adrian
Isclin, De,ancey A. Kane, Mrs. Delaney A.
Kane, Adrian Iselin. Jr., the New Rochelle
Water Company, William Isclin. Howard Pot
Adrian Iselin, who had the largest Individual
assessment, asked to have It reduced from
1882 900 to $l7l 900. Most OF the others asked
reductions of about 30 por cent. The assessors
will probably grant the reductions.
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Died.

URsT On Sunday. Catherine A., wife Of
Charles &. Bradhurst.
Relatives and friends arc invited to attend the fu-
neral services at her late residence. 80 Lincoln
Park, Newark, n. j., on Wednesday, Jan. 10, a.
liam.
CARLIsLE.-I this city. on Sunday. Jan. 10. Lo-
gan Carlisle, son OF John G. and Mary J. Carlisle.
In the 3sth year of his age.
Funeral services Will DO held at Scott Street u. \.
Church. Covlngton, KY, on Wednesday morning.
Jan. 10, at II O'Clock.
DELANO. AT +" AlGonac," Newburg. N. Y. on Mon
day. Ian. II. Warren Delano. in the seth year Of
his age. a..
Services at "Algonac" Tuesday afternoon ~ half
past g o'clock. Carriages will be in waiting at
SewburS on arrival Of Hudson River train. Inter.
ment at Fairhaven. Mass, on Thursday.
LEONARD. At lo9 West Esd st., Lena Adele,
daughter OF DR., George W. and Lena Morey Leon
ard, in the l7th year OF her age.
Notice OF funeral lator. Saratoga papers please
copy.
LESTER. in New Haven, Conn. Jan. IL, 1905. HaP.
rlet Shepard. widow OF Timothy Lester. aged 80
years.
Funeral services will he held at 428 Orange st., on
Wednesday afternoon, at half past Q o'clock.
Friends are invited to attend.
cMANN. On sunday evening. Jan. 10. Eliza
Renville, widow OF James d. McMann and dAugh,
ter OF the lGto Joseph and Elizabeth Renville. In
the Sgth year OF her age.
Funeral services will be held at the residence OF
her son. In law. George Forrest Johnson. p8 Wsst
Goth ST.. on Wednesday, Jan. 10. at Q i. u.
Kindly omit flowers.
MISER.-on Monday. Jan. IL, 1903. Jacob a. Minse,
In the 18th year OF his age.
Funeral services will 10 held at his late residence.
GIL East l30th ST., on Wednesday, 10th inst, 81
Up,
~TRENCS.--on Jan. II, 1893, at his residence. SOC
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HO.ton DeaalooL Gelunr serious.

nosIoN' Jan. 1.-The deadlock In the Board
i"t A!uerMen is still unbroken, although six bal
~, me were taken for President to-day. making
SSs. i9r no business can be transacted until
M Gsing onicer Is chosen. IL is possible that
Viii IfeheFal Court will take some action that
'oiSe asettlenIcnt OF the situation.
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The marriage OF Miss Anna H.. Jackson.
daughter of Mrs. William II. Jackson, to tho
Rev. William Walton Rutherfurd, took place
yesterday afternoon in st. Thomas's Church.
Tho ceremony was performed by the rector, the
Rev. J. Wesley Brown. L; D. at 8 O'clock; The
bride was Eiyen, away by aer cousin hSnert
and Miss Louise Frellnghuyscn Jackson, her
sisters, attended her as bridesmaids. John
Rutherfurd assisted his brother as best man.
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SUNDAYS EXCISE ARRESTS,

The Total 110 In the Enlarged ~City-Chier
McCuIiaEb Satisfied with the Result.
Mulberry street was gratihed by the showing
of excise arrests on Sunday. For the twenty
nine hours between midnight on Saturday and
8 A. NJ. yesterday the total number In the
greater city was 116. of which SO were In Man.
haitian and the Bronx. 81 In Brooklyn, 8 In
Queens. and is in Richmond. The orders of the
Chief had 30 much borne fruit,
II told the Captains" said the Chief, ito en-
force the law fairly, squarely, and uniformly,
but not 20 oppress the people, and they did, 1t
ia all right. No one has complained. It will be
30 every Sunday"