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The sun., 1898-01-13
WoRrHSs GENTS. HUrA BAD DDo1LAR.

Tho Proper Amount OF silver Used, Though
Somebody Tried to Get Some or Ht Out.
WASHINGTON, Jan. ia silver dollar was
received at the Treasury Department to-day
that was thought to bo counterfeit, although
composed Of pure silver in the alloy used in
Government coinage. The coin was deposited
at the counter in tho cashiers division by a
representative Of a Washington business estab-
lishment. who supposed that it was genuine.
1t was submitted to the experts OF the Secret
Service Division, where dispute arose on tho
question Of its genuineness, some OF them main
tanning that the coin was good and others that
II was bad. The result was that the piece has
been reserved from circulation on the ground
that it Is spurious. though made Of silver hav-
ing only the degree of base metal which is used
in tho Government mints.
The bad dollar. which is literally q 53-cent
dollar. is only few grains light in weight. and
tho experts, who at first believed that 1t was
genuine, accounted for this by the fact that
1t seemed to have been in circulation for some
time and had, moreover, been treated to an
acid or electro-plating bath, for the purpose Of
securing some OF the silver. The coin bears the
date OF 1886. and attracted attention in the
cashiers room by clumsy lettering In the words
United States of America" II was said. how
ever, that this might be due. II Lhe coin was
genuine. to poor stamping at the mint. the New
Orleans plant being especially chargeable with
poor coinage. The Goddess Of Iibertyss chin is
rounded to a degree which does not appear In
genuine silver dollars, and the execution of the
arrows in the talons Of the American eagle Is
not good.
The sun., 1898-01-13
MORE TROLLEY EXTENSION.
Metropolitan and Third Avenue Companie
Going UP to kinEsbridGe.

nEetropolitnn and Third Avenue Companies
Going UP to KinEsbridGe.
The recently arrived at agreement between
the Third Avenue Railroad Company. whereby
their conflicting interests have been harmon
ized, seems about to bear fruit in q way which
will be to the great benefit of the district be-
tween Manhattanville and Kingsbridge on the
west side of tho city. This notice. which ex-
plains itself, was sent out yesterday to property
owners along the Boulevard. the Kingsbridge
road, West 230th street, Riverdale avenue and
West 145th street, whore II is now proposed to
build electric roads, asking their consent TO tho
"Fhe metropolitan Street Railway Company
and the Forty-Hecond street. Manhattanville
have agreed to unite In applications to the
Municipal Assembly for twenty-fve-year leases
with renewals s permitted Sy law W TO fo
the accommodation of the residents Of the
upper part OF the city. consisting Of a double
system Of electricity. substantially the
Same as that now in use on Fourth and Mad
ison avenues, ON the Boulevard or Eleventh
avenue from 126th street to 175th street, on
146th street from the Boulevard to the Harlem
River sa on the Kingsa5srtdge ash road or I BroadWay y
1.-THE road on the Boulevard from 125th street
to teeth street to be operated by both anai eOmp?
and slot, but both using the same track rails.
The road on the Boulevard above 169th street
operated exclusively By the Metropolitan
road or Broadway and 23Oth street and River.
dale avenue to be owned and operated exclu-
sively by the FoEty-second Street Company.
The companies believe that this arrangement
will be for the convenience and benefit OF the
own advantage"
The sun., 1898-01-13
Welded At HER FATHERS B BEDs1DE
William n. Grnce's Daughter Married in the
Former Mayors Room.

William n. Grace's Daughter Married In the
Former Mayors Room.
The marriage of Miss Lilias Juanita Grace
and George Edward Kent was celebrated yes
terday at the bedside of the brides father, Will
liam r. Grace. Mr.. Grace was operated on re-
Gently to relieve him of q lameness from which
he was suffering. He is now convalescent, but
his family decided that no risks should be run.
Consequently Miss Grace and Mr.. Kent were
married in his bedroom, on the second floor of
his residence at 81 East Seventy-ninth street,
The Rev. Father McKinnon, rector of st. Ig-
natius's Roman Catholic Church, performed the
ceremony at $3.50 o'clock in the afternoon. The
bride wore u superb white satin costume
trimmed with point lace, caught with orange
blossoms. and tulle veil. She wore no jewels,
and there were no attendants.
Those present, all members of the families or
near relatives. were William r. GRACE, Mrs.
William r. Grace, Joseph Grace. Russell Grace.
Mrs. Alice Holloway: William g. Holloway,
ley Kent, Platt Kent. Miss Robinson. and Mr..
and Mrs. kellegrew. After the ceremony an
elaborate luncheon was served downstairs to
the bridal party. Tho decorations were as
elaborate as though there was large assem-
blage Of wedding guests.
Mr.. Kent, who practices law in New York, 10 q
grandson Of the late Chancellor Kent.
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NO sEMIN0LE oUTBREAK.
Tho Report That the Indians HAD Haassncret
n Number Of whites us Lenicd.


WASHINGTON, Jan. l2.-Commissioner Jones
Of the Indian Bureau this afternoon received a
telegram from D. NJ. Wisdom, Indian agent at
the Union agency, Muscogce. Indian Territory,
but who is now at Wewoke. the scene Of tho
alleged troubles in tho Seminole country. Mr..
Wisdom says that there is no truth whatever in
the reports Of trouble and Of the massacre of q
number Of whites In the Seminole country. He
says there is little excitement, and that the
Seminoles are quiet. The rumors Of trouble
were started by certain foolish residents OF that
section firing off guns last night and yelling like
Indians. thinking to have somo fun by friRhten.
ing the women and children. Troops are on
their way to the reservation from Fort Reno,
and no outbreak is feared. Agent Wisdom says
that there Is no doubt that one of the two Semi
noles burned by the mob was an innocent man.
Gov. Brown Of tho Seminole Nation. who Is in
this city. called on Commissioner Jones to-day
and informed him that he had telegram from
his brother saying that there would be no upris-
ing and thore WAS no trouble over the affair.
The sun., 1898-01-13
THREE REvoLvERs TO ONE.
Although DR.. Tyres Was Outnumbered In
Street Shooting He HiI His s1au.

AitbOuGh DPs TyFeS was OutnumbeFou In o
stPeet Shooting He Eiit His Man.
LITTLE ROCK. Ark. Jan. ia street shoot
ing. participated in by four citizens, one an ex
member OF the Legislature. took place to-day at
Eldorado. the leading cotton shipping port of
south Arkansas.
DIR. b. F. Tyree seems to have been the bone of
contention. 1t was charged that he had alien
ated the affections of Mrs. +. NJ. Belts the wife
of one OF the leading merchants of the town.
The doctor was walking up Main street when
accosted by Mr.. Belts. who was accompanied by
c. NJ. and G. B. Tucker. All four men had their
guns and all seemed to have been aware Of what
was coming.
When within twenty PAGES of the doctor the
three men pulled their revolvers and opened
fire. No less than dozen shots were exchanged,
when Belts fell to the ground, u bullet from the
doctors pistol having shattered his right arm.
DIR. Tyree took advantage of his position as
Betts's family ply sician, it is charged, and was
the cause of domestic trouble between Belts and
his wife. Belts represented Union county In
the Legislature of 1887.
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WERE MARRIED IN SEPTEMBER

Stanley 4. Beach, . Yale Student, and AIss
Curtis or stratFOrd Welded Secretly.
BRIDGEPORT. Conn.,. Jan. 12.-Last September
Stanley Y. Beach OF Stratford. a student at Yale
and a son of Frederick G. Beach. editor of the
Scientific american. whose summer homo is in
Stratford. and Miss Ellen Birdsey Curtis, also
OF that place. were married. The match was an
elopement, and not member of the two fami-
lies except the contracting parties knew of the
ceremony until to-day. when 1t was announced
by the young people themselves.
The father Of the bridegroom was astonished
and the parents of the bride were greatly sur
prised. Mrs. Beach is q member of one of the
best known families In Stratford and a belle in
society circles.
The sun., 1898-01-13
HIGHEST PEAK OF THE ANDES.
RIr. Fits eeraIa Describes mis- Accent or NIeun
Acoucnrun.
spcctal cable psspatoh to THn sux.

Special Cable Despdfoh to TIE Sun.
LONDON, Jan. l2.-The Daily Chronicle viii
tomorrow publishan interview with Mr.. Ffts
Gerald. the leader OF the expedition which on
April IL last assembled Mount Aconcagua, In the
Andes.
Mr.FitS Gerald describes the extreme difficulty
and danger Of the ascent. He had TO struggle
upward through deep masses Of rotten. rocky
material, sliding back two feet out Of every three
he advanced.
The party lived for fortnight in small rent
In the mountain side at an altitude OF 10000
The sun., 1898-01-13
HILL's BATTLE WITH DRINK.
isis Consuming Desire TO Reform Led Him ts
Commit burglary.

His Consuming Desire TO Reform Led Him to
Commit burglary.
SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 12.-The police have In
their charge Mulvey HILL n New York butcher,
who presents queer case of a drunkard who
has vainly tried to reform. Hill kept meat
market in New York. and says he mixed In pol.
itics. Finally liquor got such hold on him that
he decided to come to this city, away from his
old associates, and reform. Here. however. he
struck a worse drinking crowd than he left be-
hind him, 30 he committed burglary in order to
be sent to prison.
He was sentenced to two years and served
twenty months. When he came out. about four
weeks ago he thought he WAS cured of tho
drinking habit but after one week he sue
cumbed. and yesterday was brought TO a hos
pital for treatment for an extreme case OF alco-
treat where 1t will be impossible for him to get
liquor. He is an American of fair education
and good appearance.
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JACKSON Miss, Jan. l2.-The Legislature to-
aay adopted unanimously arousing Cuban reso-
iS''on offered by Senator Hardy. After reciting
,ne W t Lact that pD00O persons have been starved
January last, and that il ia the policy OF Spain
S%oeAicrni4ate tho Queen OF the Antilles" 1t
SSSiiiHilHs that the United States Government
iOrciby If IT must"
The sun., 1898-01-13
AN OLD PIoKPoCK UNMAsKED.
Kid HnIliasey's Identity Revealed in Court
Sentenced 10 Three Wears,


William Hallissey. who. the police say, is
the shrewdest pickpocket in this country,
Headed guilty yesterday in the General Sessions
to an indictment charging him with attempted
grand larceny in the first degree. He had been
arraigned in the court under the name of Will
liam Jones and said he resided at 1OS Twelfth
street. Brooklyn. He was charged with steal
ing gold watch and chain from Peter Brandt
of 455 Bushwick avenue, Williamsburg. The
theft occurred while Brandt was riding on a
Grand street car in this city.
In answer to the questions put to him by the
clerk of the court yesterdaytafter he had pleaded
guilty the prisoner said he had never been con.
Chief of the Detective Bureau, walked into the
courtroom.
81 have'this mans prison record here" said
Capt. :McClusky. Detective Sergeant Cuff,
who has arrested him several times is now in
That's who ! am" said the prisoner, "and
it's no use denying 1t now
He was sentenced to three years imprison-
ment.
The sun., 1898-01-13
HENRY WEIL's soSo,ooo ESTATE.
His -Four Daughters and GrandchiId Are tho
Sole BsneHciaries.

His -Four Daughters and GrandchiId Are the
Sole Benencinries.
The will of Henry We'll, who died last week in
the Mansion House. was filed for probate in the
Surrogates office in Brooklyn yesterday. He
owned the Columbia Theatre and many other
buildings The estate is valued at $95O.000.
The bulk of the property is left to Mrs. Caroline
w. Field, Mrs. Celia F. Wiley. Mrs. Julia Shaw,
and Mrs. Sara Butler. daughters of the testator.
The rest is TO be invested in first mortgage rail-
road bonds and the interest is to be paid to his
four daughters until his grandchild. Caroline
Field is Of age; then the principal Is to be given
to her; Mr.. We'll was over 80 years old; He
laid the foundation of his fortune in the furni-
ture business. He was famliarly known in
Brooklyn as "Uncle Henry"
The sun., 1898-01-13
WEYLER WILL BE PROsEcUTED.
He Reports for That Purpose bat Protests
Against the Governments Action.

AEaInst the Governments Action.
Special Cable Despatch to THE Sun.
MADRID, Jan. 1.-THE Supreme Military
Court. though it ruled that Gen. Weyler.
In protesting against President McKin-
iey's message to the American Congress.
had not been guilty of an offence within
It's cognizance, declared that his conduct
amounted TO an infracton of 1.-The military code.
which an ordinary court Of military jurisdiction
was competent to examine into. Hence the
governments direction to Gen. Daban. COM
mander of the First Army Corps. to hold further
inquiry into Weylers conduct.
Gen. Pacheco has been appointed to prepare
the case for the Crown. He summoned Weyler
from barcelona, and the ex-C Captain General ar
nHed here to-day. He Immediately reported
Tore the court.
Il Is said that he went TO the Ministry OF War.
mnefc ne protested Indignantly against tho
scton OF the Government In insisting upon his
prosecution. He was shadowed by police on his
journey from Barcelona.
The sun., 1898-01-13
The Eighty first Year OF Their Marriage.

ST. LOUIS. Jan. 12.-Iseham Mausby and his
wife, colored. are celebrating the eighty-first
year of their marriage. Mausby claims to be
lO5 years old, and his wife is six years his
Junior. They were slaves OF Capt. James Jen-
nings, who died in 1854.
from a plantation on the st. James River in
Powhattan county, Va; and brought here.
Mausby says he remembers distinctly the me.
teoric shower OF 1912. The couple have lived in
their present abode for thirty.soyen years.
The sun., 1898-01-13

INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. l2.-At an adjourned
meeting OF the representatives Of the Board of
MTaut and Commercial Club to-day ex-Goy.
stjaisurer sehoitze. Secretary of q committee to
sp,elt srr ald Tor the Cubans. Tonight the Gov
tbn tbnVr @ ISSUED proclamation asking for aid from
The sun., 1898-01-13
DoUBLE KILLING DUpLICArED.
Members or the Phlpot and Rundy Families
Again XIII Each Other.

Members or the PhilpOt and Bundy Families
Again XIII Each Other.
WINCHESTER, KY, Jan. l2.-The fight which
took place here on Christmas, when one member
each of the Philpot and Bundy families was
killed. was repeated yesterday. This time Bob
Philpot and James Bundy were the victims.
Both were drinking, and, meeting, they began to
quarrel over the Christmas fight. They were
street and renewed the trouble. They drew
their revolvers, and. after an exchange OF shots.
Bundy was struck in the head and killed. Phil.
pot received two wounds in the chest, one Of
which caused his death this morning.
The Bundy and Philpot families are large and
trouble, It is thought q new mountain feud
will result.
The sun., 1898-01-13
PADDED SALES OF STAMPS.
Post once Department InvestiEating New York
Omces.

Onices.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 12.-The Post Office De-
partment has discovered that certain Post
masters or superintendents In the Greater New
York territory have been padding their sales
and cancellations, and thereby increasing their
salaries. First Assistant Postmaster-G General
Heath declined to say anything on the subject
tonight and Third Assistant Merritt is out of
the city. The matter is now in the hands
of Chief Inspector Hamlet The method
of operating to pad salaries was fully
explained in THE SUN weeks ago. and attention
was called to the system in vogue in and about
New York. 1t is said that +. Il. johnson, the su-
perintendent of Station 4, Brooklyn, who was re-
alleged that he sold stamps at a slight reduction
in order to increase his receipts and thereby his
salary.
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NEWSPAPER MEN AGAINST HIM.
Detroit Journalistic Protest TO the President
AEaInst . Federal App0InInlent.

DeIF0It SouFhAIIsTH FFOteHt TO INC FFobIueHt
Against y Federal Appointment.
DETROIT, Mich, Jan. l2.-William Thompson
of Detroit. member of the Michigan State Sem
ate and for years a prominent politician. who
has asked for appointment as Collector OF Gus
toms at this port. suffered the humiliation to-
day of n vigorously worded petition signed by
seventy Editors and active newspaper men In
Detroit, being presented TO President Mckinley
The newspaper men charge Thompson with
contemptible treatment and declare that his ap'
pointmGnt would he a direct atfront TO the press.
Mcmillan having Deen Influenced BY the news
paper men TO renounce practically his definite
promise 10 Thompson. Thirty local clergymen
have also petitioned the President not 70 APP
point Thompson.
The sun., 1898-01-13

Ho May Assume the Nominal ms Well as the
Actual Leadership OF Tnmmany.

Actual Leadership OF Tnmmany.
Tho General and Executive Committees of
Tammany Hall will meet to-day, to organize
for the year. 1t is expected that John F. Carroll
will be elected Chairman of the Financial Com
mittee and nominal head Of the organization
although 1t was said last night that Richard
Croker might take this Office himself.
This story was not generally credited. 1t is
expected that James J. Martin will retire from
the Craftsmanship Of the Executive Committee
and that James b. Eustis. former Ambassador
to France. may be elected in his place.
The associate leaders and the Committee on
Organization will be abolished. The leaders of
the organization refused to talk last night about
the programme for to-day's meetings. and some
surprises are expected.
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Justice Newman. InIurles Fatal.

MADISON, Wis, Jan. 12.-Justice ii. w. New
man he Wisconsin Supreme Court who slipped
md fell on an 10y sidewalk yesterday, fracturing
his skull, died at noon to-day. Judge Newman
frst came prominently before the public in
1901, when he rendered Judgments in favor OF
for several hundred thousand dollars interest
on State deposits.
The sun., 1898-01-13
po1IoEMAN SHOT DE1IBERArE1T
DamagInE Testimony Rt tho Trial or Onicer
Hannigan for Wounsing n BOY.

HanBigan for wounsing n boy.
In Part I. of the Court of General Sessions
yesterday, where Policeman John J. Hanni-
gan of tho East lO4th street station is on trial
for shooting 17-year old Charles McNally. who
was playing football on Thanksgiving morning,
because the boy would not stop running when
ordered to do so by the bluecoat, George c.
Mosher who lives at 2023 First avenue, testi.
fled that he was sitting at the front window of
ing the boy. The policeman, witness said put
his hand in his hip pocket deliberately drew
his revolver and fired one shot In the air. Then
after chasing the boy for another half block,
Mosher said, he saw Hannigan level the re-
The The trial Nv will Be Go Continued to-day.
The sun., 1898-01-13

Big prices were obtained for the stock OF two
local banks at AN auction sale of securities at
the New York Real Estate Salosroom yesterday.
Five shares of the stock Of the First National
bank, OF a par value Of 300 a share, were
knocked down at $3 l65 "a share. and one share
of the stock OF the Fifth Avenue Bank. also OF
300 par value, sold ut 5000.
The sun., 1898-01-13

A considerable block of the stock OF the Second
National Bank, Twenty-tbird street and Fifth
avenue. has been acquired by James Stillman,
President of the National City Bank OF 81 Wall
street. md by William Rockefeller. who is one
OF the directors OF the last'named bank. MIR.
Stillman ana Mr.. ItOckefoller were elected di'
rectors OF the Second National Bank at the an
nual meeting OF that bank on Tuesday. and IL is
understood that policy of business co,opera-
tion will be inauRurated between the two banks.
The sun., 1898-01-13

PROVIDENCE, Jan. l2.-Handel u. Everett,
one OF the pensioners named in the list recently
printed by The Sun as residing in this city,
cannot be found. There is no such name In the
City Directory. and there Is no record OF such a
Hsrson In the AdjutAnt- Genergars Eep0rtAs
The sun., 1898-01-13
mutu., Life Turned ou. After 1, Had LEFT.

TOPEKA, Kan. Jan. l2.-The Kansas Supreme
Court to-day handed down an opinion in the
case brought by the Attorney General against
the Mutual Life OF New York. The Court
granted q writ Of custer against the company
doing business in the State without license from
the Insurance Department The company with
drew from Kansas on Dec. 81, and filed q mo-
tion To dismiss the case, which was overruled.
The sun., 1898-01-13
AIlsEed son or the Late Gov. Randolph In
DIsErace.

BOSTON. Mass, Jan. l2.-Eliphalet F. Ran
dolph. who said that his father was the late
Gov. Randolph OF New Jersey, was convicted In
the Superior Court here today Of forging draft
for 81 10 on Fltchburg. Mass. bank.
Randolph purchased ten excursion tickets
from Boston TO Jacksonville. Fla. last Decem-
Der, and paid for them with tho forged draft.
Then he sold the tickets TO Boston pawnbrokers
for about $50 each.
The sun., 1898-01-13
ACTRESS GETS ELECTRIC SHOCK.
Blanche Sohnson Rendered Unconscious at tbs
Columbun Theatre.

BIAncho 1oNnbon Hehuefed UncohhcIoub ~ tbD
Columbun Theatre.
While Blanche johnson, an actress. playing
with "a Ward of France" company at tho
Columbus Theatre in Harlem, was standing in
the wings at the right of the stage last night,
one of the actors Of the company, when hurried.
ly passing her in responding to his cue. knocked
her against tho electrical switch board.
Miss Johnson's hand came in contact with
both poles of ono Of the light switches. The
shock threw her to the floor and she was car
ried to her dressing room in an unconscious CON
dition. DR.. Muser of Park avenue and 10th
street was summoned. After a half hours
work Miss johnson was restored to conscious
ness and sent to her home.
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KILLED III. sweetheart and Himself

WILMINGTON. Del. Jan. l2.-At Hurlock Dor
chester, Md, to-day Il negro named Coleman
shot and killed his sweetheart, a girl named
Matthews. and badly wounded her companion,
named Hughes. Coleman then went home and
shot and killed himself. Jealousy was the cause
The sun., 1898-01-13
TOWN SEARCHING FOR 4 GIRL.
TweIve-Year-OId Child or Resident or q
Texas Town Missing MysteriOusiy.

Texas Town Missing MysteriOusiy.
DALLAS Tex, Jan. 12.-Almost the entire male
population OF Waxahachie, a town of 10000 to
1900 population. twenty miles south Of Dallas.
is out tonight hunting for the 12'yearold
daughter of James s. Davis. ono of the wealth.
est men in this part OF the State.
1t is thought that she has been kidnapped or
murdered. Tho little girl returned home about
O'Clock from school. About o'clock she was
seen on the sidewalk short distance from her
home, near the public square. No trace has
been had of her since.
Ats o'clock the fire bells of tho town were
rung. The situation was explained to meeting
at the City Hall and every man and boy yolun-
teered to search; Every building In Wsxa,
tonight and at IL o'clock the searchers are
closely dragging every part of the surrounding
country.
The sun., 1898-01-13
FOUND SITTING As He DIED.
Tho Body or Franklin CorIey Uncared For for
More Than Two Days.

Coroner Delap OF Williamsburg last evening
had his attention called to the death on Monday
morning of Franklin Corley, aged 30 years,
who occupied a furnished room with his brother
on. the top floor of Ia Marcy avenue. Corley
died of consumption. After his death his
undertaken. He WAS not successful.
Yesterday afternoon the landlord, William
II. Palmer, summoned policeman and the
The dead man sat In II chair with folded arms.
lie was in that posture when death overlook
undertakcr'S
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BIG FIRE AT YOKOHAMA.
A Cooiie Kindlcs n Blaze That Destroys . Lars
Amount or Property.

Amount or Property.
VANCOUVER. B. c., Jan. ia coolie lighted
O fire to warm himself, near the Yokohama
Railroad station. The fire spread to adjoining
warehouses;. which were all burned, together
with the goods stored therein. The loss suffered
by the delivery companies and owners of the
goods is estimated at million yen. in silk, rice,
and sake.
While the fire was raging a band of robbers
came upon the scene, overpowered opposition.
and carted away thousands Of yen worth Of
goods.