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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-18
BATTLES WITH YaoUI INDIANS.
The Regiment Sent to Reinforce Gen. Torres
Has Not Yet Reached Him.

ORTIZ. STATE OF SoSoR, MeS.. Dec. 1.-The
severe nghtng which has been in progress be-
tween the YaGui Indians aud Gen. Torres
force NJ Government troops for the past three
weeks has resulted in neither procuring any
importan' or permanent advantage over the
other. The Indians have suffered the heaviest
Losses In KILLED and wounded, but they hav"
not boon driven back from their strong pp'i.
ton. nun her OF long dispatches from Gen.
Torres to the War Department have been for
war-d from here during the past lew days.
and II T. reported that Cen Torres has re-
questad that he be provided with reinforce.
mcnfs without delay.
No word has been received here In regard TO
the Twentieth Infantry regiment Several
days ago II was reported that this regiment
had arrived at the mouth o, the laIui River and
would b" pushed forward to rpcnforcp Gen.
Torres command. They have not yet reached
Gen. Torres. and fears are entertained In m,li-
tary circles that they werr Intercepted by n
large force o. IauuiS sni may now be In a
precarious situation. Scouting parties have
been sent OUT by Gen. Torres TO discover. II
possiblo. tn" whereabouts Of the missing regi-
pen'. u telegraph wires In the Lower Yaqui
River valley have been cut by the rob aud
II IL imrosshln IN communicate with that
section except by mounted courier.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-18
More rrsubl. for Queen, Teachers.

Lawyer Eugene V. DAILY will ask Justice Gar
ro'son n' the Queens County Supreme Court
to-day for an order directing the Auditor Of
the Central Board III Education and Comptrol-
Ter Cn.er To show cause why the claims for
back pay Of tho Quorns borough lanitors. tho
clerks IN the Office ~ IN. Queens School Boari
not be preferred To- those ~ the teachers Mr.
Dav alleges that the salaries of these en-
ploy"cs wrr" made specific items in the budget
and were allowed aa such by the Board OF Esti-
mate, The School Board has no right. there
ere. he says 10 compel these officials To take
less thnn thor full salaries. II this cont ention
l. sustained the fund OF S52,OOO now available
o. pay the t'nch.-s' salaries for the months OF
October. November and December will be- re-
duced by about SlOulD
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-18
1BE REr. ". HARsHA's REsrGyATIo
His Letter Read to tho Church. but No
Explanation or Il Publicly Made.

Any members OF the Second Collegiate Dutch
Reformed Church OF Harlem who expected to
learn at the service Yesterday why their pastor.
the Rev. William J. Harsha. had resigned were
senior pastor OF the church. read DR. Harsha's
letter OF resignation without comment before
the morning sermon. The letter Is dated Nov.
II. IL reads - follows:
To re Consiorp 81 ne Collegiate Reformed Church Of
Kdricn.
DEAR Brethren; For sun ,ient reasons I ask for
leave OF absence from ny pastoral dut e, from this
date. also tender my resignation As pastor OF the
Second Collegiate Reformed Church. To take effect
Jan. I. 1909. and be: yonr acceptance Of the same
further wish you TO unite with me in applleA-
ton TO the Chassis u New York for dissolution Of
the pastoral relations between the Rev. william J.
Harsha and the Second Collegiate Reformed Church.
WILLIAM HARruA.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-18
HE HAD A POOR OPINION.
MARRIED. TUTCE IN 1898.
Mr. and Mrs. srck-rs Happiness IL Now
Nearly Two Ncnrs Old.

The following advertisement appeared In the
Married" column OF a morning newspaper
yesterday:
SECkEL 0ARRAwAY.-O On Saturday evening.
Jan \. 1898. ia jersey city n j.. by Justice Of the
Pace Julius Jarock: on Tuesday, Dec 20. ispS. in
New York city. by the Rev. DR.. Saphtali Reiter OF
Temple ABRAHAM. En- lyme H.. daughter OF Mr.. and
Mr., John NarraSAy. OF TArrytown, y. T., to Harry
W. srcLel. of New York.
At Harry " Seckers address In this city a
SvS rCportrr was told yesterday that Mr.
Seckel and his wife had lived there for some
time and had lett for Chicago on Saturday
night. Mrs, seckel's mother keeps a boarding
house.
TtNRYTowN. Dec II -Johr Gnrrnway Is the
Janltor Of the public schools at North larry
town; He said o-ninht that his daughter had
married contrary to the wishes OF himself and
Wife, but that the parents had become recon
c'lci and had sent TO Mrs. Scck"l sewing
machine week ago aud had received from
her letter acknowledging H. He and his wife
wanted their daughter To marry n man In
HhstnS--o on the Hudson in whose moth"r'S
household she had worked. Then ho aad that
Mrs Sccksl. after her private marriage to
S"ckcl, had gone to the courts TO ask protcc-
ton against this su,tOr's OPPORTUNITIES.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-18
ron NEXT VICE president.
Has Mr.. Woodruff Hopes or Is His Object
Merely TO Defeat Root,s Nomination.?

The day after Vice. President Hobart's
funeral THE SUS printed. without specific
quotation. the views OF highly Influential
national Republicans as 10 the Vice Presiden-
tai nomination at the next National Conven-
ton. These Republicans said then that the
nomination belonged to the state of
New York aud that Secretary OF War
Elihu Root was the best man In sight. They
added that II was desirable that the Republican
organ zatiCn ~ the State should speak up for
Mr. Eoot This cannot be officially done until
The y ate convention assemblies IN April next
innomlnai" drlegafes.at-large to he Rcpub-
lean National Convention. Meantime secrr-
,ihe support Of the New York State organiza-
ton.
Last week it was announced IN THE Sun
from New York Republicans, who came from
Secretary Root md Lieut.-Goy. Woodruff
might b." set asidi aud an outsider he noml-
rated, II was apparent that the friends Of Mr.
hoot hhd b"rom" convinced that Mr.. Woodruff
tSn, n nG IT, s"Sn err IN" n3miHaton Gnd
luDIIcans close 10 Pres dent Mckinley have
talI that, II the New Workers. get into too
nation may 20 to New Jersey again. and In
,na' event Attorney General Grggs would be
H.. man.
Yesterday morning n Democratic newspaper.
N despatch from Washington. told Of an al
,,nEel lntei view between senator Hanna,
mlt'er. and Lieut. Gov woodruff. It is stated
iHtt Mr. Woodruff hal u long talk with Mr..
lihnma IN Washington the other day when
ar OodruY went to Washington and. with
senator lepcw, advocated New York as tho
r,tH ~ which to hold III" next Republican Ma
lpnal Convention. In the legged interview Mr..
Hannah quoted AZ telling Mr., Woodruff that he
was all right in certain ways. but hat he was
mola national CHARACTER, This was gentle
way Of telling Mr.. Woodruff that he was not
~ enough POLITICALLY to be nominated for
Nlre'Ircsilrnt. Thcrn We're various other
alleged utt-IanccH Of Mr.. Hanna 10 Mr.. Wood
IN! and while they were friendly in n way
'i"y we're all cniculat0d To Il abuse the mind
o., Mr. Woodruff Of the notion that he was Vice
PRESIDENTIAL timber
II IhG alleged interview was submitted TO Mr..
woodruff at the Waldorf Astoria yesterday
hixrLuon Mr.. Woodruff admitted that while
~ Washington he had talked with Mr.. Hanna
hS 70 tho Vice Pres dentinl nomination, hut
Iur'hGr than TINT Mr.. Woodruff would not
60 lie said the conversation was IA rr-
~ Hoodruu has not given up hopes
o. ''lhcr securing the nomination himself or
2rMpl'hg strength enough in the New York
.""Shilon to defeat MIR. Root In order to have
W." nomination go to New Yorker not yet
Hhheiprur u last resort to send II TO New Jersey
r some other Eastern State. Mr. Woodruff
ias iirrady engaged headquarters in the Wal
i@u Motel Ia Phad"phin aud II TO visit the
pni br0therly Love next Friday to look over
w. GROUND ana H. necessary hire other head
quarters Tor the delectation OF delegates from
'Nrl states than New York
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-18
Court Cnlcndnr. This DAY.

Supreme Court spsciai Term-P~rt I-Motion
Domurrcrs-N liza. ii7b. ii7d, ii7a. Profsi rod
Par. 't9 tS.% . 's Sa t,ss .s.
300, aaaa. .o.s. XIII, tIis. tiis.. si3s
Par v-clrar. Cases from PAT ", Part vi
Clear CAGES from Part ", Part VII Clear. Elevated
II, r. Eases Trial Term: Part Clear. Preferred
1878. 1879 lco48. IlsSi, ii04I. ii67t, i024i
i2oIs Il4Hs, $3.50: payidson, Mayor. kc. Part
i"aos. tio7. iisls %s:s ai,. a6a. I SSsa Ss Si
50ai 6,s3 610o. 6fu6 6Gsn.5n2 1919 5pas bNt. i.
euir, .aois. ao,.2 ,nh1I7;, 4.4e 4oI!. 66ls, tiai
Part y;-Casc unfinished, Eases from Part III. Part
N-Clear; Gases from Pat III. Part VII. Case
9gnnnished in4n"sts Nos; 5::n; aatv. Day calen.
slst .2is, aaaa 694s, a,Nl. ti!t aasa. 81
1874. Part vIiI-CleAr. Cases from Part VII.
Part lX,-Ca unfinished. Cases from Part vii
Part N.-cicar. Cases from Pat VII. Lart XII
Cases from Part IL,
pt smrr"s,,e'v GoIT wtr ltstnw; Of
Joseph Schmtckenherker. Michael Wallace Peter
Muller, james :, Reilly, An hrny Il. MncaS, Christ.
ME NOR nj r;mA, NJ; Lima SchaeAer, at II A.
III. Trial Ttrm-Nos. lh2h. law, 1909. 1908. lbi7
1920, 1929. Estate OF John swinburne, a 1880
CITY Court Special Term Court opens at 10 A. M
Motions. Trial Term-Psrt Clear Nos. so
lln@. 900. 94t2 , is.i laoa, !ass looS aoNs, iaoa,
i2ai. Part II Clear Nos. 90 81, 1907. ESh. iiss,
,,.s; $50 ~ 1881 99", 1904, lsSa 1870, iss;,
it77 ,ssa p;t y-cis,r ss"si i iHSs SSSS
sis. a'si, I,, T7iG aH"s sill tii aGSsa S ss;s
Sdhi, 5000. 313:, 3ia2.3Td', 3id', 3IIt.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-18
Last OF tn. Kait.nborn Concerts.

Mark Hamburg was the soost last night at
Carnegie Hall and made what was announced
as his last appearance here with an orchestra
He Is TO play tomorrow night at Mendelssohn
Hall with the Knelsel Quartette and will then
disappear for brief period; He has been n
brilliant figure In the musical season, not nm
worthy Of mention along, with the, greater
name which In lust now the most absorbing
one In pianistic art. II Hamburg added 10
his brillianry fire and youthful spirit some
trace 81 Paderewskfs poetry aud magnetism,
the combination would he irresistible.
AZ ID was he played last night the List con-
oerto in fRt that he has given here before
with tho same brilinncy and superb technical
mastery that lao exhibited first NJ Hambourg
is a pianist likolyto be- heard here frequently
In the future. and the growth Of his genius will
be interesting 20 observe.
The concert was also announced ~ the
last to be given here this winter by the
Kaltenborn orchestra. The programme
The music dramas Of Wagner. in which Mr.
Seidl traditions. and Menaelssohn's "Midsum-
mer Nights Dream" overture, Grace Preston
sang "Dirinitifs d. sur which hns recently
been in active demand by contraltos as a
means Of exhibiting their vocal and dramatic
equipment.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-18
SANTOS CARGO on BOARD.
Tn. wiliowdono Arrives mt he Mississippi
rasses-Cofee to De Disinfected.

NEW ORLEANS. La. Dec. 1.-THE coffee
steamer Willowdene reach ed the passes this
morning thirty-seven days out from Santos.
The Willowdcnc reported that there were
sixteen persons In tho hospital sick with the
bubonic plague when she left Santos. There
was no person sick on the vessel when abe ar
rived here and there has been none sick from
was disnfcc,ed at Santos before being loaded
upon the vessel
The louisiana State Board OF Health de-
fiction. but to disnfect the vessel anew. to de-
tain her fifteen days at Quarantine and at the
end OF that time to decide whether there should
be nny more detention.
The indications are that tho Willowdepe will
he admitted then. although the Cotton EN.
change has protested against Ii and Mississippi
and Texas nave decided that they will have
nothing 70 do with vessels from SANTOS.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-18
WANTED-FivE HUNDRED CATS.
Must He willing to Accept Stu ations In
Manila as Rat Catchcrs.


Frederick Butler. a saloonkeepcr OF 1O3
Roseville avenue. Newark. says that he has
1O5 or 100 cats In his cellar and that he hopes
to get 600 and ship them to his friend. John
Montgomery. in Manila. who has written him
that the Government needs cats thore TO keep
down the rats In the storehouses. An
advertisement for full-grown cats at IS
cents each was placed in two OF the
Newark papers on SATURDAY. Whether II
was done by Butler, or by some body who played
a hackneyed joke upon him. Ia open to reason-
able doubt. hut Butler accepts the RESPONSE
bitty cheerfully aud IL getting "a lot OF hdver-
tsing out OF the affair a. well as plenty OF cats
He said yesterday that he would ship tho ca II
on q transport now loading nj Brooklyn for the
Philippines. He was awaiting orders He in
timated that the shipment was authorized 10y
the Government, but at the same time II was n
private speculation OF his friend Montgomery.
Half dozen neighbors visited Buffers place
yesterday afternoon looking for lost cats. but
he refused to show his captives until the time
came for shipping them. eat with seven
kittens was offered to him on Saturday even
ing. but he refused to tako the cat.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-18

The area OF hish pressure which brought on the
cold weather was central over the Atlantic Sistes
Yesterday, throwing on light TO fresh north and
northeast winds aud causing rain in the middle At
tLntc Districts and rain aud snow IN the Lake regions
and i'll New England Ii Ght III ~ fell in scattered
places In the upper Mississippi valley ~ the north
orn Rocky Mountain States; fair weather quito
general in the southern States
The temperature continued below freezing point
IN New England aud thence westward Ia Montana; in
the latt 80 ton II was growing colder onsaccOunt
of storm forming or moving in from the Nor h
Pacific coast. II was warmer In the Southwest and
IN this section after the morning.
In this city the DAY was raw, threatening with very
light snnw aud rain average humidity. Oa per cent;
wind north to northeast. average velocity six miles
an hour barometer corrected to read To sea level NJ
"a, NJ. OG3, = T. NJ, 3u,b6,
The temperature as recorded by the oflcial ther
mOmctcr. aud also by Tar SuN'S thcrmo meter at
the stro,t level, is SHOWN in the annexed table!
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-18
THREE GENERaTIONs Ov TRIiL
Two Brothers, Their Mother and Grand
mother Up for Mnrdrr-Thrcr Acquitted.

SCRANTON. Pa Doc l7-Court convened nj -
O'Clock this morning to hear the verdict Of tho
Jury which had been called 10 pass upon tho
case In which four persons. representing three
generations. were accused OF the murder ot
Thomas \. Quinn. Jr.. in Carbonate In last
August The prisoners were Thomas and .lo-
seph Gallagher. brothers. their mother Mr.
John Gallagher and her mother. Mrs Bridget
Dempsey.
In the street fight in which those four de-
PENDANTS and John :. Quinn, Jr, engaged. tho
elder Quinn WAS killed with a stone, The de-
PENDANTS attempted TO show that Quinn was
chasing Tom Gallagher; that young Quinn
ran after BOTH throwing stones. and that one
Of these stones struck and killed the elder
Quinn. The Jury convic'cl Tom Gallagher OF
mnnslauRhtcT and acquitted the others.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-18
One Union Trying to XIII Another.

The efforts oithc AmnlGama'ed Painters So
ctcty TO wipe ont thcVarnishers'U Mon by order.
ing strikos against It were brought TO the at;cn-
ton OF the Central Federated Union yesterday
by delegate McNcy ot the Narnishers' Union.
rh" painters wantius to Join their union. said
McN"y, but hardwood vanishing IL u trade
by ITSELF and we want to keep II to curse vea. ="
yarnish nrs mr." hiwher Than thoso ~ ,hn n.inti
ers. The complaint OF the vnrnshers was re-
ported Ia n committee. which will report next
sunday. About two wears ago painters de-
stroycd the Paper Hangers Union, which was
the highest paid union IN the building trades.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-18
Want. to Improve shore Drive.

Park Commissioner Brewer Ia examining
plans for tho improvement OF the Shore Drive
In Brooklyn. The drive is said TO DO one OF the
finest in the country. 1t overlooks the Narrows
aud Lower lay He IL anxious TO have a small
park at tho foot Of Sixty seventh street and
another al the Fort Hamilton terminus ri the
drive. The property At the foot OF Sixty-scv-
.nth street Is owned by l.. ", H,iss and Com
missioner Brewer says II could he secured for
city purposes for S45O.OOO. II the city acquires
II. the land could DO transformed into park
for ST.. 900
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-18
Bookkeeper Die. In the street.

Frank Lenclonl OF 1873 West Forty eighth
street. head bookkeeper in the employ OF
Mazettl. the caterer. walked mp TO a policeman
at Forty-sixth street and sixth avenue last
consiImp t ion and was feeling 50 much worse
that he wanted cab to yet him home While
he was talking 10 the policeman the man had u
hemorrhaRe. He died on the sidewalk before
an mbulance arrived.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-18
snys Tn.y'r. Machinist. I'm Disguise.

Isnac Cowcn. delegate Of the AmalGam
Engineers. declared ut yesterdays meeting OF
the Central Federated Unioa that the eighty
sailors brought hero by the American liner 81
built NJ the Cramps shipyards In Philadelphia
were machnists in disguise, and had been
brought over To take the places Of striking ma
chinsts at the yards, The e. T. L. appeared
To regard tho statement seriously but took no
action nbnut IT,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-18
Held for Hiss di Zorera,s Injury.

NaL,rr Eastman. tho driver whose cab ran
" ~, MISS llorence di I6rega in front OF tho
"a'Hori-Astorla on Saturday. was held on
large OF assault IN the jefferson Market
i'line court Yesterday. for examination to-
,mIInw afternoon. Miss oil I"rGga was not
ba'n.n, ~ court and 1t WAS sal. that she would
VI unable To appear Tor some time.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-18
"GRnYST0NE'' 4 PRIVaTE RESIDENCE.
Contradiction of tho Report Tint II Was 10
lie a Demncratic Club Annex.

The report that "Greystone. the home OF the
lite Samuel J, Tilden at Yonkers. IA to be con-
vertcd into resort for Iammany Hall men by
It's purchaser, Samuel Untermyer OF this city.
was contra ictrd authoritatively yesterday. A
business associate Of Mr.. rntermyer had this
to say on the subject last night
Mr.. Untermyer bought 'Greystone' for .
country house for himself and his family. Any
story that tho old place IL to be made an
adjunct of the Democratic Club is untrue
The purchase OF 'Greystone' il Mr.. Untermyer's
privatc Nlfar and no one has any interest In
tho place hut thar gentleman
Mr.. uniermyeris making extensive changes
at 'GreyStOne The interior OF the houso has
been almost entirety ripped out new roads are
being maic, and many OF the old trees about
thu grounds are hsng cut down Mr.. Inter
my"r and his family expect 10 occupy the hous0
next
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-18
Elkin, Gets IA New Railroad Charter.

CUMBERLAND. Dec II. senator Stephen d
Elkins has obtained u charter Tor the Coal and
Iron Railway Company TO build an extension
OF the West Virginia Central from Ekins. W
Va. TO the Forks, OF Grecnhrier River effecting
This will AFFORD the first through connection
from the southern 10 the northeastern part Of
West Virginia Ex-senator Henry o. Davis Of
Ekins. Col. Thomas b. DAVIS OF Keysor. ex-
Congressman X C. kcrens Of 81. Louis aud c.
NJ. IIendley Of Washington are interCstel
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-18
"BEGGAR JIM" nan sIO.Ooo.
II Was Found in the Feather Bod After His
DcRth.

PERRY. o. T.. Dec Thames Grayson. a
former Missourian. who has been living In the
Usage Indian country for nearly aquarter OF
q century. AMI who was thought to ha quite
poor. died last week. He lived in u small nut
with his wife He was always roorly dressed
After his death the fcnther bed on which he
died was cut omen aud SlOOO in gold taken
out. Other money and some valuahcs have
been discovered in Grayson's private boxes.
His wife saws she knew nothing OF the money
and was oiton hungry because her husband
plpadel poverty
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-18
CAR SHORTAGE IN VIEW ENGLAND
Energies of Transporting Departments Con-
centrnted Now in Moving Coal.

cehtrn'eu NOW IN MOVING eohi.
BosroS. Dec. 17.-Thsre Ia a serious Short
age Of freight cars in New Eng
land. local car accountant has said
that In the course OF his twenty-seven
years expcrsnce In that department
OF railroading he had never seen such "A ire
mendous volume Of business done a. that
which has been handled by his road during tho
and the other New England railroads have been
able 10 prevent any actual blockade OF traffic at
functions; IL has taken all the physical and men
u, powers which the car-moving departments
have to keep tho tracks clear.
During the last few weeks the biggest prob
lem presenting itself for solution has been the
moving Of coal from tidewater. There has been
4 great scarcity OF coal In New England. espec-
tally bitumiuous coal. SO that II has been pussi-
bic 10 bring soft coal here To Boston from Caps
Breton and sell It at profit after paylng the
duty OF 40 cents a ton.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-18
Boy Dies In "A Dentists Chair.

WATERBURY,, Conn, Dec. 17.-Andrew Ter.
rail- aged II. son Of George Tcrrall. master
mechanic. died in u dentists chair in DR. Virgil
uas for the extraction nf u molar. from which
he suffered severely, The father was with the
son when he took the anRsthetc and when he
died
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-18
May Form n Union Of Cash Girls.

The Central Federated Union took IN yes.
terday the question OF organizing a union Of
the cash girls In the department stores. Daniel
=. Jacobs. delegate Of the cigarpackers. talked
about their alleged grievances and said that In
the Christmas holidays they were kept ut work
until ii o clock ut night A committee was APP
pointed To investigate the matter.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-18
iruber surm,.e. That Quirs 4. After Him

Col. Abraham Gruber says that President
Quigg OF the Republican County Committee II
after him in the Twcnty-nrst Assembly dis-
trict. and that QuGg's ironds there. under the
leadership OF George G. Austin, arc going out
for his scalp Mt the March primaries. Col
Gruber asserts that Mr.. Quigg IL particularly
anxious to control the deegn'ion from his
delegates TO the National Convention. Cru
ber's friends maintain that he will be able to
keep his leadership in spite OF the opposition
OF MIR. QuigR,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-18

A swindcr attempted to secure $40 from
Thomas Burrell. Il butcher Of IL Clinton street.
Brooklyn on Saturday by means OF letter pur-
porting To he signed by Mrs. Fairchild. wife OF
Julian ID. Fairchid. president OF the Kiugs
County Trust Company. The note was taken
to Mr. Burrel by messenger boy, Mr.. Bur-
rell was suspicious and eommunica with
Mrs Fairchill by telephone. He learned
II was case OF swindle. Placing blank piecS
81 papcr In the envelope. he handed II to the
follow him. on Fulton street the clerk lost the
boy In the crowd
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-18

VICTORIA. b. c., Dec, 1.-THE American bark
COlusa, supposed to have been lost with all
hands of the Alaskan Coast, and a schooner
also report cd lost. are both reported coming in.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-18

OF all descriptions. whether you seek them or
have them TO dispose OF. make nse OF THE
SuS's advertising columns A Sun reader
customer-Adp.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-18
Hlsner wnr-. Thelr Sew Yrnr,. rro,en1

The men employed IN tho freight yards Of
tho Now York, New Haven and Hartfor Rail-
road Company. at Willis avenue and the Harlem
River. will receive as a New Years present an
increase In wages; IL will add $4,000 q year to
their collective salaries.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-18
500. 900 Pre- In Erie. IA.

ERIE. Pa. Dec. l7.-Firc gutted Jarecki's
Penn Building this morning in which wu7
the New York and PENNSYLVANIA Bell Tele-
phone Exchange. The loss IN 100000.