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rEW JERsBrs VIEW eoTBrNoR.
Eester, ~. veerhess InstaIied In Place or
Attorney-Genernt GrirEs.

IosteRI -. Voofheeo Inntnlted In Elnce OF
Attorney-Geuern GriEEs.
TRENTON, Feb. 1.-Foster NJ. Voorhees,. Pres
ident OF the Senate, was installed as Acting
Governor of New Jersey to-day in place Of
Gov. GriERs. appointed Attorney-Gencral of
the United States. The m took place
in the Assembly Chamber. in the presence of
he Legislature, the State officers. and many Wis
itors. After the ceremonies ho was escorted to
the Executive Chamber by n committee OF SEN
ators and Assemblymen. and for two hours
held a public reception.
The official oath was administered by Chief
Justice Magic, with whom Senator Voorhees,
studied law at Elizabeth twenty years ago.
Then Gov. Voorhees, made n short address and
Secretary Of State Wurts delivered into his
Wurts said that 1t was a tims.honored custom
In New Jersey for thesretiring Governor to dc.
liver the great seal to his successor, rs part OF
the ceremony of an inauguration. In the alb.
sence of Gov. Griggs, who was detained in
Washington by his new duties as Attorney
General, II was deemed proper that the Secre-
tary Of state, with whom the seal was deposit
ed by Gov. Griggs, should hand 1t TO the Acting
Gov. Voorhees, win hold Office until the third
Tuesday Of next January. Ills successor will
30 elected nextSoyember. IL is understood that
Mr.. Voorhees, will be a candidate then. nj.
though some constitutional lawyer believe
that he Will be debarred by the provision in the
Constitution which says that tho Governor
shall BIO incapable Of holding that office for
three years next after his term Of office shall
have expired"
In the House to-day the Hudson county in.
vestigaling committee was authorized TO in.
vestigato all the counties In tho State.
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OBITUARY..

David q. King. m old resident Of this city,
died at his home. 223 West Fifty.seoond street,
ON Friday, at the age Of 81 years. He had been
in . weak condition for some time. and his death
was not unexpected. Mr.. King made a largo
fortune In real estate and building, and owned
tenement and apartment house property in all
parts of the city. He was one of the first, II not
tho first, to foresee the great value which tene-
mont property on tho cast side would have, and
tho row Of buildings which he put up in Madison
built in the Seventh ward. Al the pressure
of population moved eastward and uptown he
built tenements in the new districts.
William McMeekin, a well-known contractor
and builder. died yesterday morning in New
burg from heart disease. He was born In county
Antrim. ireland, in 1872. He built q large sec
Railroad through Newbure.. and the Quarter
masters storehouse and the building for cadets
and officers, quarters at West Point. He leaves
a widow and six children.
Owen Sullivan, said to be the oldest man In
Wisconsin. died in peleven in that State yester-
years old. He was q native of Ireland, born in
1893. came to the United States In 1888. and
He had married ave times and T2I" was tho father
Of seventeen children, nearly all of whom are
dead. He boosted that his picture had never
Mrs. Frederka Pobe. the wealthiest woman
and largest owner of real estate in Port Jervis.
died yesterday. She was II years old and WAS
widow of Jacob Pobe. whom She married in
this city In 1852. She leaves three sons and
ono daughter.
Capt. George w. Ellis, for three years Chair
man Of the Special Board OF Inquiry at Ellis
Island AMI the Barge Office. died yesterday OF
pneumonia at his homo at Hugucnot. $. j. 1Ie
was formerly Police Commissioner of Richmond
county.
Francis Quinn. for tho last twelve years tho
veterinary surgeon Of the, Dry Dock and East
Broadway street car line. died yesterday after
noon of heart disease at the compRny's stables,
Fourteenth street and Avenue IS. He was SO
street.
Felix Livingston, who held the contract for
selling food to the immigrants at the Barge Office,
died yesterday morning at his home. ll42 Madi-
son avenue.
Mrs. Charlotte Bush, aged Sc years. mother of
Thomas j. Bush, the wel-known turfman, died
yesterday in Lexington, KY.
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THE HARRISBURG CAPITOL.
Gov. H%astinEs Protests Formally Against tn
Award or Any Contract.

Gov. HastinEs Protests Formally Against the
Award or Any Contract.
HARRISBURG. Pa, Feb. 1.-Gov. Hastings to-
night addressed o letter to State Treasurer Hay.
wood. Secretary Of the Capitol Building Com
mission, protesting against awarding any con-
tract for the erection of q new capitol building
under the terms and conditions proposed
In tho public advertisement issued by the
commission and the plans and specifications
accompanying the same. Tho Governor
calls attention to the provisions of the act
creating. tho commission. and declares that
under the proposals and specifications II tho
contractor were to provide all the materials
and perform the work in exact compliance with
every detail the building would be neither COM
plete. treproof, nor ready for the use of the
General Assembly at its next session. He says
the plans contemplate q building manifestly In
complete both structurally and INTELLECTUALLY.
He complains that the commission only pur-
poses to erect the fractional part of a building.
whereas tho act calls for a complete structure.
Prof. Laird of PHILADELPHIA, the architectural
adviser Of the commission previous to the
break with tho Governor. was here last week
and examined the plans. 1t is believed that he
picked out tho flaws which formed the basis Of
tho Governors communication
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Shsrs Yesterdays Fires Were.

A. M.-5:3o. 34I East Seventy. third street, Antoine
oatrotled. no damagei 1885, lsss-o0 Park avenue,
no damage; 7:36, ll0 West Twenty'fourth street.
Robert Alexander. damage trhing; 1000. 1913 West
Forty ninth street. George Graham, no damage;
ll;lO. rs Lewis street. Emil schwartz, damage, $40.
+. M.--2;iO, 72 Eighth avenue, Benjamin Fox, dam
age $685. 8:lb. 230 East broadway, Samuel COIN,
damage slO0i $40, 28ll Third avenue. William
Newman. damage OF. 900; $500. 80 TO 81 West Forty.
NTH street, John Hosnlsky. damage trining; 6;B5, 10
EliLa6eth street, John Hassell, damage $40; $3.50.
h74 Third avepue. Charles Mlchnels, no DANA q;
$500. 6s to 90 Nassau street, Benkiser & King and
others, damage 900, 0o0i 7iib. 7D5 second avenue.
MRS: Murray. damage efbks;lb, 2o5 Bowery. Henry
Jose. AE0ost damage tEaninA
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a Negrs shoots = Waterman ana Is seen
strung Up-Au Alabama LynchiHE.

PA%RKERsBuRG. WA. Feb. 1.-Henry Draper.
q night Waterman at one Of tho long tunnels on
the Norfolk and Western Railroad In Bramweli,
Mercer county. was on duty last night about 10
o'clock when a negro camo along the track and
started to go through the tunnel. He was
stopped by tho Waterman, who has orders TO
allow no one to pass through after night on
occount OF the danger of being killed by
the trains. This enraged the negro, who
started to 20 through anyway. The watch
man grabbed him.. and the negro pulled his ro-
volver and shot Draper, killing him instantly.
Several persons happened to be hear the scene
Of the trouble, and n posse was organized.
They soon succeeded in capturing the negro.
who had run through the tunnel. He was taken
to Jail and placed behind the bars. A mob of
about twenty men went TO their homes, took
down their rifles, and went back to tho Jail.
where they had no trouble in getting hold Of tho
negro, who was crouchinR in ono corner Of his
cell. They took him q short distance from the
town and then strung him up to q tree. After
this had been done they backed away from him,
and each man fired on the dying man. Tho
could not be learned, and no ono seems to have
ever seen him before.
CENTRE, Ala, Feb. John Kellogg, negro,
who Yesterday afternoon attempted to assault
to school, ana took to the neiehboring woods.
was CAPTURED sixteen miles from the scene by a
posse of 100 men and q pack of bloodhounds
this morning. Kellogg was asleep. He had
travelled all night; When oysrtaksn he made
pray and then he was iynched. He admitted
that he was guilty and asked his captors to do
their work quickly.
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he LET HER BOY PLAY PooB.
IL was fer This That Mrs. willis smnshed NIF.
Coyne'h WindoWa.

Mrs. Mary Willis Of Church and Coney Island
avenues will be arraigned in the Flstbush Court
on Monday next. Her 16-year.old son Albert
confessed to her that he had been spending his
time at Coyne's poolroom. % Adams place. in
stead Of going to school. This amazed Mrs.
Willis. who is q church momber.
II shall stop 1t in short order" she said. and
off she went to the place.
She found 1t closed. Rapping brought no re-
Spouse. Determined to let Coyne know that she
was outside. Mrs. Willis. it is said. smashed n
window with a cobblestone. Coyne then opened
tho door and Mrs. Willis went in. Then some
one locked the, door. Six youths who were in
the place jeered at her.
"Open the door" she demanded.
No one did 30. Mrs. Willis then seized an ice
pitcher and sent 1t crashing through the window.
smashing threo more panes of glass. At this
point Coyne arrived with a policeman, who.
however. said he couldn't arrest Mrs. Willis
without a warrant.
Mrs. Willis was to court yesterday,
but the hearing was postponed by Magistrate
Steers. She said that anybody who allowed her
son to patronize saloons or poolrooms must
take the consequences.
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LAKE SHORE AND THE GENITAL.

President Galloway Starts for Few York and
Says There IL No Combustion Vet.
CLEVELAND, o. Feb. 1.-President 8. r. Cal.
laway OF the Lake Shore left to-day for New
York. where he will again confer with the Van
derbilts regarding the consolidation Of the Lake
Shore and New York Central Railroads. Before
leaving Mr.. Galloway was asked by a reporters:
Ia II true that the Lake Shore and Now York
Central will combine ."
81 cannot say"
Are the roads already combined Z" asked the
reporter:
Have you been notified that II the combina-
ton takes place you will BIO President of both
roads r.
1.-THE matter has not been mentioned to mo-"
said President Galloway.
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MRS. M,LEoN HAS 4 RIAL.

New York Chapter. ID. A. Re- Hndorae Nars.
Daniel HInnninE for President-GeneraI.
Mrs. Ferdinand P. Earle. Regent of the WASH
ingtou Heights Chapter. Daughters of the Amer
lean Revolution, says that hor chapter is pledged
to Mrs. Daniel Manning for President-Gen-
eral of the national society. Mrs. Earle
adds that she has every reason to believe
that the New York city and State chapters.
with few exceptions. are also pledged to
Mrs. Manning. who now occupies tho post Of
Vice resident-Genera and IL In o direct line
Of advancement; Mrs. Manning. who is tho
Treasury. resides in Washington during the
winter.
1t had been understood that Mrs. Donald Nc
Icons candidacy for this office had the indorse-
ment OF the New York city chapters.
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ANDREH NOBLE KILLS HIMSELF.

Once n Notice Was Posted on His Saloon Door
That He Would ne Found Dead.
Andrew Noble. a bartender. who lived at the
boarding house of Ferdinand Zwecker at 800
Union street, Union. Hill, killed himself with
strychnine yesterday morning. Three years
ago he kept a grocery store in Hoboken, and
was prosperous. He then opened q saloon.
One night about q year ago a sign on the front
door OF his saloon In West Hoboken stated that
he would be found dead in tho barroom in the
morning. A policeman who read the notice
behind the bar. He denied that he had placed
the sign on tho door, and declared that he had
no intention of committing suicide. Once he
attempted to shoot himself. but was prevented
by q friend.
He leaves a:widowr from whom he was sepas.
room was a letter addressed to his vito re-
q~uesting that his body he cremated.
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WEST SIDE BANKS CONSOLIDATE.
Tradesmen's National Absorbs tho Clinton and
VIII Fay All Checks on lt.

Tradesmen's National Abporbs tho Clinton and
Will Fay All Checks on nc.
The announcement was sent to the newspaper
Offices last night that the Tradesmen's National
Bank Of 26o West Broadway was about to abb
sorb the Clinton tstate) Bank Of 81 Hudson
street. The Clinton Bank is q little one, with
$500 900 capital and deposits under q million.
Tho Tradesmen's, which Is in the Wool Ex-
change building. has $75O.0O0 capital and Of
deposits and loans So Oo,o 900 each. 1t is a
Clearing House Bank. which the Clinton Is not.
Tho announcement to the newspapers came
instwo letters. Tho first was from i. e. Pitkin,
President of the Clinton Bank advising its Gus
toners that the bank has entered into an ar
.angement with the Tradesnen's National Bank
for the consolidation upon such terms as will
In our Judgment prove of material advantage
to the clients of the Clinton Bank, who will
thus be able hereafter, to rely upon the united
board of this bank are unanimous in cordially
recommending to every deposition. in his
interest," to at once transfer hi account to tho
Tradesmen's National Bank, where he will re-
ceive tho utmost. courtesy and attention.
Mcantime-a all checks drawn upon tho Clinton
National Bank, and you can continue until fur
Their notice to pay your bills with checks drawn
against the Clinton Bank rs usual."
President James McNnughton Of the Trades
mems National notifies the Clinton Banks de-
positors that ".having agreed. with the Clinton
hereby announces that pending the completion
OF details all checks drawn upon the Clinton
Bank by its depositors will be duly honored by
the Tradesmen's National Bank"
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Kate Lie Noir'. BODY Fake. to wash,pston.

w. w. Golway. brother-in-law of Kate e.
lie Noir, the woman who committed suicide al
tho Sturtevant House on Sunday night. was In
the city yesterday. The man who has been do
often with the suicide and took her out for tho
evening on Sunday, is well known TO MIR. Col
way, who said that he Is an old friend of the
family and enjoys its respect and confidence.
The body was taken to Washington last night.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-02
EXPENSIVE FOOD.

Provisions have been high tho past six months.
DOLLAR wheat" and corresponding prices for
other farm produce compel the housekeepor to
look closely at tho bills and practice all the
small economies possible. One OF these Ia UNI
dOubtedly 10 DO found in the manner OF cooking
food. The more II costs, the more reason for
seeing that none of 1t is wasted, Take roast
beef, Tor example. Cooked in the ordinary oven
heated by coal or wood, 1t often loses no much
as IS per cent. OF its weight. Roasted In II gas
range, II will lose. ON the average, only 10 or IL
per cent. The sharp, radiant heat supplied 10
The oven OF tho gas range makes the difference.
The saving is obvious. You can afford TO pa! 5
per cent; more for your roast beef II yoy are able
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THINK THEY ARE BOMBS.
Mysterious Jars with Wire Feunt
in Flushing.

Patrolmen Whiting and Moore of Flushing
took two things. which they suppose are dyna-
mite bombs. to the station house yesterday.
Each consisted Of an earthen jar about i've
inches high and two inches in diameter. A
metal plug, which is said to be zinc. covered the
opening of the jar. and protruding from 1t were
two pieces of copper wire. Attached to the
copper wire was q strand OF steel wire OF deli
cate fibre at the end of which was q metal ring.
Both Of the articles were found yesterday
Doncourt building, at IL Main street, within
ten feet of the entrance 10 tho Office of County
Homer Moore, q brother of Judge Moore, who
also has a desk in the Office. found the alleged
bombs when he arrived at the building yester-
day morning and handed them over to Whiting
and Moore; They will b sent To the Bureau OF
Combustibles to-day.
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WHO WAS THIS SUICIDEs

Killed Himself ut n Raines Law EHstel. whore
He HAD Registered as Mr.. Riordan."
A man who registered under the name of
"Mr. Riordan" on Sunday In q Raines law hotel
Mt 200 East Eighty.fourth street was found
dead yesterday morning. He had severed tho
arteries of his loft wrist and had also hanged
himself by n sheet 10 the hinges Of the door. The
sheet had slipped and the man fell to the floor.
where he bled to death.
Tho suicide was discovered by the clerk. In
one of his pockets was found a ticket numbered
Al. POS for q pledged cane in q Second avenue
pawn shop. He had no money. The body was
removed to the Morgue.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-02
SKATING.
DonoEhue and Hollis win at the Ice skatiaE
Palace.

Palace.
The one-mile novice race that was to have
been skated at Poughkeepsie was the attraction
at the Ice Palace last night and was viewed by
fully 1000 persons. There was an additional
attraction In a match race OF one mile between
Joe Donoghue OF Newburg. once the amateur
champion. and William 7. Let's Of Hoboken.
The former won by twenty yards in 8 minutes
Q l-5 seconds.
In the final heat of the novice race L. II. Van
derpool led around the upper turn. but fell be-
fore he had gone 100 yards. and L. G; Spence
jumped into the load, with J. w. Hollis and
II. q. Paulding close up in the order named.
Paulding shot into first place on tho seventh
lap, Spence dropping back into third place.
They kept their places until the backstreCch on
the last lap. when Hollis carr9msd against
regained his fcct. On the last straight Pauld-
ing and Vanderpool came together and both
fell, leaving Hollis to win. Paulding scrambled
10 his feet and finished in second place. with
yanderpool third. The winners time was
tested and vanderpool was placed second.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-02
Booalsr Durham Mus. Go to Prison.

MNNEAPoIIs. Mimi, Feb. 1.-George A. Dur
nam. the first and only Alderman found guilty
among those who were indicted for bribery in
this city. will in all probability have to serve tho
of six years imposed upon him. The
motion for a new trial was denied In the District
Court this afternoon. and his counsel have now
to the Supreme Court, which will be argued to-
morrow. Little hope, however,. Is entertained
by his friends.
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OLD oAB1vErMAKER DIES I1oNE.
His Furniture Made by HImselr-Olo o to
His Credit In Different Banks.

His Credit In Different Banks.
Ernest Brautmann, rs years old, was found
dead In bed yesterday afternoon in his room
in the rear tenemen at 515 East Fifteenth
street. Tho old man had lived alone in tho
house for fourteen years, and was well known
in the neighborhood. lie had saved up enough
money in his early ycays to live comfortably
in his old age. He had apparently been dead
about two days. Several letters found In his
room were taken possession of by the police.
An autopsy will be made to-day to determine
the cause Of death.
Brautmann. who was a cabinet maker by
trade. occupied two rooms in the house. tho
The rooms are we'll furnished. and choice
pieces of brlc.a.brac are scattered about them.
Bank books found in the dead mans posses
1t was said also that he had considerable
money invested in Government bonds. A
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T. L. THoMPsoN's SUICIDE.
no Was Appointed Minister to Brazil by Presi.
dent Cleveland In o

Me Was Appointed Minister to Brazil by Presi.
dent Cleveland In 1893.
sANTARosA, Cal. Feb. LEX Minister Thomas
L. Thompson, who was appointed Minister to
Brazil by President Cleveland in his second
term. committed suicide to-day by cutting his
throat with a bowie knife. For several months
he had been subject to decisions and feared he
would lose his fortune and friends. He was
not placed under restraint. but his family had
bathroom to wash his hands. and, quickly lock.
ing the door. drew the knife he had secreted and
could be forced open.
Mr.. Thompson was a native of West Virginia.
came to California in 1855, and had been
prominent In newspaper work and Democratic
politics. He was Secretary of State under Gov.
Stoneman. and served one term in Congress
Cleveland appointed him Minister to Brazil, and
no served till last September. He was 90 years
old
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-02
DON'T CHEAT YOURSELF.

1t pays to secure the best. Why not
use the genuine Carlsbad Sprudel Salt.
which is Imported from Carlsbad, and can
be obtained of any reliable druggist
For all diseases of the stomach. liver and
kidneys, the genuine Carlsbad Sprudel
Salt is without equal. 1t is especially
beneficial for chronic constipation. equity
and rheumatic affections. Be sure to OBJ
tain the genuine article, which has the
signature of "Eisner q MendelSon Co,
New YSrk."oa every bottle.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-02
BrsokIyn RidinE and Driving Club will Hold
. Horse 0hsw.

The question of q horse show under the AUS
pices of the Brooklyn Riding and Driving Club
was fully discussed at a meeting on Monday
night, and 1t was unanimously decided that
either a club exhibition or an open show should
DO held. A rumor to the effect that the enter.
prise would be dropped brought q storm of
verbal and written protests from ~horsemen, and
the meeting fell In with the popular sentiment
on the subject. A committee was appointed to
look into the matter more closely and to report
back 10 the directors of the club in two weeks.
Those se!ecs Ngao 70 al p u W WE S Snr "a means Hsw m ftne
ii. Salmon, L. II. Barnes. and ]. II. Walbridge.
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HunusEdon and broad Top.

PHILADELPHIA. Feb. 1.-The report Of the
Huntingdon and Broad Top Mountain Railroad
and Coal Company was submitted at the annual
meeting to-day. showing gross receipts OF $780,.
$4,000. expenses of 1855, 5l4. 90. and a balance
of $244. 025. 81, q decrease compared with 1896
OF $55, ls5. 100. There was a comparative total
decrease in tonnage OF 81, lSl tons. and a de-
crease of l0S.O47 tons OF coal, due to the
demoralized condition OF the trade.
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They Talk or . Rate war In View or the U.
r. Fast Trains.

OMAHA, Neb., Feb. lit is the opinion of tho
Omaha Railroad that the fight for fast train
service is seriously threatening the stability
of western rates. and that the situation pre-.
sages a passenger rate war. The announce
ment of the reduction In time by the Union
Pacific new management was followed yester-
day by the Burlington announcing a foster SER
tween Chicago and Denver will be covered In
PIN hour. In addition that company prom
ises the most superb special equipment ever
placed in service on a Western railroad.
Some predict that the Union Pacific will now
withdraw its threatened last train. and end the
the beginning Of q competition that will not end
for a long time. The Rock Island and Missouri
Pacific insist that IL the time Is changed they
will cut the rate 70 eQualizo the situation.
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DIED ON Il ~FERRYBOAT.

A.. NJ. Davis or RidgewOOd. y. j.. Stricken
A. NJ. Davis. 65 years old. Of Ridgewood,
n. j.. had an attack of heart disease while on
his way from this city to Jersey City on the
Erie ferryboat Delaware on the $40 p. NJ. trip
yesterday. He diod before the boat reached
her slip. The body was taken to Carey's under
taking establishment, and word was sent to
Mr.. Daviss family.
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Don't want Their Children Instructed on
AlcohoI'a Effects.
'tea On

BELLEvILLE. ILL.,. Feb. lin response to circu-
lars sent out by Superintendent Updike. the
parents OF children attending tho local public
schools have voted that they do not wish the
teachers to instruct their pupils with relation
to the effects OF alcoholic drinks. The issue was
raised by temperance advocates, who sought to
statute adopted in 1897. The vote on Superin-
tendenJ Updike's circulars resulted: Yeas.
$50; nays, ], 1884.